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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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Madame Speaker Says
Claiming Audacity: Building Thought Leadership For Marginalized Voices ft. Sisonke Msimang
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Building Thought Leadership as a Marginalized Voice 🎙️✨
Tired of waiting for permission to lead? In this episode, we sit down with Sisonke Msimang to unpack what it actually takes to become a thought leader—especially when the world wasn't built with you in mind.
We get into:
- 🔥The audacity required to claim your voice when structural violence says you shouldn't
- 📖 Why your belief in yourself has to come FIRST—before the book deal, the Ted stage, the validation
- 👁️ The power dynamics keeping marginalized voices off the megaphone (and how to reclaim it)
- 💪 Why Black women and marginalized storytellers stepping into public power literally changes everything
- 🎯 The difference between existing in public and being truly amplified
This conversation is raw, unapologetic, and absolutely essential listening for anyone building influence from the margins.
📚 READ - Sisonke Msimang's transformative works explore identity, narrative, and the power of storytelling
🔗 CONNECT - Learn more about Sisonke's work at REACH Fellowship
👉🏾TAKE THE QUIZ - Stop guessing what your vibe is. Take the quiz to discover your thought leadership type, your secret superpowers, and—let's be real—exactly where you're getting in your own way. Spoiler: it's probably not where you think.
📧 JOIN - Madame Speaker Says Newsletter Expect fresh newsletters every week or so, where I share bare truths, storytelling tips and plenty of F-bombs.
💼 READY TO ACTUALLY BECOME THE THOUGHT LEADER?
You've got the ideas. You've got the fire. Now it's time to get paid for it. I help high-achieving Women of Colour execs, founders, and creatives like you turn that audacity into authority and that whisper into a megaphone.
If you're ready to: 📚 Get your name on a book cover and cement your authority 💸 Command stages and keynote fees that actually match your impact 🥇 Own your space as a #1 voice in your industry
Apply for 1:1 Coaching and let's make your thought leadership impossible to ignore.
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👉🏾 TAKE QUIZ - Stop guessing what your vibe is. Take the quiz to discover your thought leadership type, your secret superpowers, and—let's be real—exactly where you're getting in your own way. Spoiler: it's probably not where you think.
📧 JOIN - Expect fresh newsletters every week or so, where I share bare truths, storytelling tips and plenty of F-bombs.
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Ready to turn your ideas into influence?
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