Madame Speaker Says
Madame Speaker Says is the podcast for women of colour ready to own the mic, drop that book and get paid like a legend.
Join Magogodi oaMphela Makhene - author, speaker and coach - for real talk, shortcuts and receipts to help you lead with confidence — on stage, on the page and way beyond the 9–5. No caucacity, no crusty old school leadership.
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61 episodes
Why I Kept Getting Certified Instead of Speaking Up (And What Finally Changed)
🗓️ BOOK One-hour Working Session — Let's unpack how you can speak up and get that intimidating opportunity, before creating another credential roadblock: https://calendly.com/love-kind-cure/speak-up-for-your-excellence-cloneCreden...
This Criticism About Her Speaking Style Turned Into A Viral TED Talk
🗓️ BOOK One-hour Working Session —Turn that criticism into your superpower : https://calendly.com/love-kind-cure/speak-up-for-your-excellence-cloneWorkplace feedback will tell you to tone down whatever makes you "too much" — too direct, ...
How I Turned My Biggest Flop On Stage into 5-Figure Speaking Fees
Why fear never disappears, and what actually separates speakers who improve from speakers who quit.Manifestation coaches will tell you the fix for stage fright is to visualize success until the fear disappears. It doesn't. Even Mi...
My Secret For Turning Talks Into Clients + Paychecks (Not Applause)
🎤💥 Learn how to Speak up for Your Excellence: [Kit link — evergreen]Sales coaches will tell you the money is in the follow-up. Wrong 🙄...The money is in the ROOM — and you're leaving it there. If your presentations, panel appearances, t...
Your Excellence Is Paying Everyone Else's Bills: How to stop funding everyone else's success and start owning yours
🎙️ 💥 Learn how to Speak up for Your Excellence: https://lovekindcure.kit.com/b80a66aa37You're invisible for months, nobody remembers your name — and then somebody needs to win, and suddenly your phone won't stop ringing. And by Friday.....
How to Find Your Voice Again After Life Knocks You Down
Learn how to Speak up for Your Excellence: https://lovekindcure.kit.com/b80a66aa37You don’t need to bounce back — you need your voice back. That’s not a discipline problem and it’s not unique to whateverknocked you flat. This is the...
They Loved Me, Nobody Hired Me: Why Your Talks Aren't Converting Into Clients
🎙️ 💥 Learn how to Speak up for Your Excellence: https://lovekindcure.kit.com/b80a66aa37They clapped. They cried. They told you it was the best thing they'd ever seen — and then nobody hired you. That's not a talent problem. It's not eve...
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Your Work Doesn't Speak for Itself - The Most Expensive Lie Brilliant Women Believe
Learn how to Speak up for Your Excellence - The Whole Damn Talk.We've told brilliant women one of the most expensive lies in the world--that if...
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The Overnight Success That Took 20 Years | Rachel Cargle on Building a Movement From One Idea
Rachel Cargle on the quiet years behind "overnight" success — building The Loveland Foundation from one Instagram post, self-knowledge, and real thought leadership.You keep watching other people blow up overnight. Meanwhile you've...
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Building Authority No One Can Take | Djamila Ribeiro on Power & Speaking Unapologetically
What does it cost to keep waiting for the world to confirm what you already know about yourself?Djamila Ribeiro's answer will stop you: "People didn't give the opportunity to me, so I created the opportunity — because I knew m...
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AI Wants to Erase You. Here's How I Use Clause to Sharpen My Talks & Essays.
What does it cost to let a machine make you sound smooth? Because the machine is trained for smooth. And smooth is forgettable.In this solo episode, Magogodi —host of Madame Speaker Says— goes deep on the move most people get exac...
She Grew Up Between Two Worlds. Now She's Changing How Money Moves Between Them | Alicia DeLia Part 2/2
What does it cost to put something sacred on a term sheet? For women in leadership and impact investing, this question is everything.Alicia DeLia's answer will stop you: "I don't think there's a cost in putting it there. I think t...
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Fundraising for Other People's Stories: Alicia DeLia on Taking Up Space in Impact Investing — Part 1
What does it cost to spend 20 years raising money for other people's stories — and then decide your story is worth funding?Alicia DeLia has been in the impact investing sector since before it had a name. She worked at FINCA Intern...
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How to Give a Keynote When You're an Expert — Not a Speaker
You said yes to the keynote. The panic slammed into you, right after.Because yes, you have the expertise. You have the receipts. What you don't have is a way to turn twenty years of knowledge into a keynote that lands. Because kno...
Dr. Kemi Doll: Your Excellence Is Not Enough. On Black Women's Health, Authority & Building in Public
You have been excellent your entire life. You did the work nobody else would do. You stayed late. You got the credentials. You built the thing — and then you kept quiet about it, because somewhere along the way someone told you that talking too...
When Failure Is the Point: Joan Godoy on Why Taking Up Space Takes Nothing From Anyone Else
You've spent years making other people powerful. You built the thing, ran the coalition, trained the leaders, held the room together. Somewhere in all of that — you stopped asking what you want. Not the organization. Not the mission. Y...
Fear, Faith & Afro Bubblegum: Wanuri Kahiu on Following the Idea That Won't Let Go
From Creative Vision to Cultural Movement: Wanuri Kahiu on Funding Bold Ideas and Building a Brand Bigger Than Your WorkIn this rich and unfiltered conversation, award-winning Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu — the director behind
Fame, Shame & The Freak Show Part II: Lebo Mashile on Turning Pain Into Power
From Body Shaming to Reclaiming Her Voice (Part 2): Lebo Mashile on Turning Pain Into PowerIn Part 2 of this raw and unfiltered conversation, Lebo moves beyond the origin story and into something even more powerful: what it act...
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Lebo Mashile Part I: Reclaiming Your Body and Power in a World That Wants to Silence You
From Body Shaming to Reclaiming Her Voice: Lebo Mashile on Turning Pain Into PowerLebo Mashile was publicly shamed for her pregnant body. Instead of shrinking, she turned her fury into a groundbreaking play about Saartjie Baartman...
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The Woman You're Becoming Is Waiting
Becoming the Authority: The Moment You Stop Waiting and Start Claiming ItYou don’t become powerful the moment everything is perfect. You become powerful the moment you decide you’re enough as you are.In this raw an...
Rescue Mode Is Destroying Your Authority
The Worker Bee Trap Women Leaders Fall IntoBeing the hardest worker in the room does not make you the leader. Vision does.In this powerful mini episode of Madame Speaker Says, host Magogodi breaks down a transition...
Your Work Has Outgrown Your Brand: How to Reintroduce Yourself
Reintroducing Your Next Level Self: When Your Work Outgrows How You’re SeenYour work hasn’t outgrown your ambition. It has outgrown how you are seen.In this powerful mini episode of Madame Speaker Says, host Magogo...
If You’re Good at Everything, You’ll Be Known for Nothing: Multi-Talented vs Multi-Scattered
Multi-Talented vs Multi-Scattered: Why Focus Builds Real AuthorityRange is powerful but focus is what builds authority.In this powerful mini episode of Madame Speaker Says, host Magogodi breaks down why so many bri...
Stop Being Inclusive: The Messaging Mistake Killing Your Authority
Narrow Your Message to Build Authority: Why Broad Messaging Is Costing You InfluenceBroad messaging feels safe but safety is not what builds authority.In this powerful mini episode of Madame Speaker Says, host Mago...
Confidence Is Not Authority: Why Structure Builds Real Leadership
Build Authority Without Waiting for Confidence: Structure Over Self-DoubtConfidence is not what builds authority. Structure does.In this powerful mini episode of Madame Speaker Says, host Magogodi breaks down why s...