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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Episodes
16 episodes
Building Unshakeable Confidence: The MAIN Character Method™ That Changes Everything
🎯 PART 3/3 - The MAIN Character Method™: How to Embody Unstoppable AuthorityReady to own every room like Beyoncé owns a stadium? This is where everything clicks. We're breaking down the complete MAIN Character Method™ framework th...
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Season 1
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Episode 114
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34:40
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Unpacking Why Brilliant People Hide (spoiler? you're not just humble)
🎯 PART 2/3 - Why Brilliant People Hide (Spoiler: It's Not Humility)We're diving deep into the real reason brilliant people stay invisible: the fear of judgment that makes you defer to everyone else's narrative except your ow...
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Season 1
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Episode 113
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27:00
Becoming the Storyteller You're Secretly Stalking (PART 1/3) - VISION
🎯 PART1/3 - Getting Clear on Your Vision Tired of nodding politely while dumber people mansplain your own brilliance back to you? Tired of saying 'someday I'll write that book' while the same plain vanilla people publish plai...
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Season 1
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Episode 112
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31:17
Breaking Into Global Cinema with Karabo Lediga - BONUS Episode
🎙️ BONUS EPISODE from our podcast sisters at Shades & LayersWhat happens when the dream your mother sacrificed everything for becomes your p...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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Living Big At Every Age with Maki, my mom!
Season 1 Finale with my Mom!This is it — Episode 10 and our Season 1 finale! And who better to close out this incredible season than my own mother, Maki Makhene, MSW? (But since I love you, I'm dropping a fun bonus episode next we...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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50:49
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Embracing Mistakes That Made Me with Magogodi
Real Talk - My Story Behind The MicThis personal episode reveals the mistakes, missed chances, and mindset shifts that shaped who I am as your host. I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing my story—the hard lessons I learned in m...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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19:40
Unpacking the True Cost of Female Entrepreneurship with Yvonne Biggins
The True Cost of Being a Female Entrepreneur 💼💥Tired of pretending it’s all fine? You're not alone.In this episode, I sit down with Yvonne Biggins to unpack her latest research on the real challenges women entrepreneurs face—a...
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Season 1
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Episode 109
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Side Hustling As A Corporate Baddie with Sewela Langeni
Balancing A Corporate Gig & Purposeful Side Hustle with Sewela In this episode, we’re joined by the powerhouse that is Sewela Langeni—a full-time corporate leader and the founder of one of Johannesburg’s m...
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Season 1
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Episode 108
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1:11:44
Becoming An IVF Mom with Courtney Montague
🎙️ ON TODAY's EPISODE - Becoming An IVF Mom While Building a Business What happens when a Type A, high-achieving entrepreneur faces the one thing she can’t plan, schedule, or control?In this powerful episode of Madame ...
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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59:11
Creating Worlds Without Bias with Anu Gupta
🎙️ ON TODAY's EPISODE - Creating a World Without Bias by Anu Gupta“What would it feel like to live in a world without bias?”It’s a simple question—with radical power. In this episode, Anu invites us to pause, reflect, and imagine. Be...
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Season 1
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Episode 106
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1:11:44
Unlearning Grind Culture with Dr. Kate Otto Chebly
🎙️ ON TODAY's EPISODE - Unlearn the Grind: Presence Over Productivity with Dr. Kate Otto CheblyWhat happens when you realize the voices that shaped you—school, church, whitewashed "success"—never actually had you in mind? Kate Ott...
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Season 1
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Episode 105
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1:23:31
Making Art & Leading Loud with Sarah Crowell
“She said, ‘They’re not really Black.’ I said… ‘Oh really?’”Instead of clapping back, Sarah Crowell told a story—and changed the room.In this episode, visionary artist and cultural strategist Sarah Crowell joins me to talk about the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 104
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45:26
Turning Grief into Rocket Fuel with Carla Fernandez
🎙️ ON TODAY's EPISODE - Grief as Rocket Fuel with Carla FernandezWhat shifts when you really understand that time is temporary?In this powerful episode, I sit down with @renegade.carla—grief worker, storyteller, and author of Rene...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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1:17:30
Building Business Abroad - Exit with Alicia DeLia
🎙️ ON TODAY's EPISODE - Exit Strategy with Alicia DeLiaTired of the grind? Wondering if there’s more to life than hustle and high costs in the U.S.? There is. And Alicia DeLia o...
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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1:16:43
Glowing at 50 with Felicia Walker
🎙️ ON TODAY's EPISODE - Your Power Glow with Felicia Walker Ever walk into a room and feel like your brilliance is dimmed by burned out skin? You're not alone—and this episode is your glow-up intervention.Beauty editor, entrepre...
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Season 1
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Episode 101
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