Thriving in Intersectionality
Thriving in Intersectionality is a leadership podcast exploring how identity, lived experience, and culture shape the way we lead, work, and build impact. Hosted by Dr. Lola Adeyemo — leadership strategist, researcher, and founder of EQImindset and Immigrants in Corporate — the show features thoughtful conversations with executives, founders, scholars, and changemakers navigating leadership at the intersections of identity and influence. Through interviews and solo reflections, each episode examines how leaders make decisions, build belonging, navigate complexity, and grow their careers while shaping more human, inclusive workplaces. Listeners gain practical insight, real-world leadership stories, and research-informed perspectives on culture, power, and professional growth. If you care about leading with intention, building cultures where people thrive, and understanding how lived experience informs leadership — this podcast is for you.
Episodes
144 episodes
EP 144: What Happens When You Stop Proving and Start Choosing with Trisha Daho
What happens when you've built a successful career—and finally ask whether the life you're building is actually the one you want?Trisha Daho had done what many professionals spend years working toward. She made partner at a Big Fo...
EP 143: Leading for Results Without Losing the Humans with Kathy Miller
What does it look like to pursue exceptional business results without sacrificing the people responsible for producing them?Kathy Miller started working on a factory floor at 17 years old. She went on to lead global operations acr...
EP 142: The Value of a Nonlinear Career with Kim Peirano
What if the parts of your career that look disconnected on paper are actually the experiences that make you uniquely equipped for the work you're doing now?Kim Peirano's career has been anything but linear. She studied te...
EP 141: The Strengths We Bring — First-Generation Leadership with Joaquin Martinez
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Joaquin Martinez, global energy leader, entrepreneur, author of The Super Generation, and founder of Mariposa Energy Consulting.Joaquin g...
EP 140: Belonging, Well-Being & the Systems That Help People Thrive with Dr. Melissa Durham
What does it take to create environments where people can actually thrive?For Dr. Melissa Durham, the answer has been shaped across many different parts of her life—as a woman, single mother, healthcare professional, educator, cli...
EP 139: From Best-Kept Secret to Trusted Voice with Kelly Schuknecht
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Kelly Schuknecht—marketing strategist, author, podcast host, and founder of Two Mile High Marketing—for a conversation about what it really takes to...
EP 138: When Caring Isn't Enough — Rethinking Burnout, Leadership & Workplace Culture with Ashley Gibson
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Ashley Gibson—founder of Meaning in Practice, psychotherapist, and former marketing executive—for a conversation that challenges many of the assum...
EP 137: Humanity First — AI, Leadership & the Future of Work with Stephanie Sylvestre
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with technologist, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and Avatar Buddy co-founder Stephanie Sylvestre for a conversation that goes far beyond artificial ...
EP 136: Rewriting Your Story — From Approval to Self-Loyalty with Lauretta Zucchetti
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with speaker, author, former Apple and Xerox sales executive, and transformational coach Lauretta Zucchetti for a deeply personal conversation about iden...
EP 135: Coming Home to Yourself — Identity, Rest & Reclaiming Your Voice with Delia Saenz Skinner
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with educator, researcher, and founder of Working with Delia, Delia Saenz Skinner, for a deeply personal conversation about identity, belonging, e...
EP 134: Beyond What We See — Identity, Psychological Safety & the Power of Being Heard
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with integrative physician, leadership advisor, and founder of The Mind Re-Mapping Company, Dr. Maiysha Clairborne, for a thoughtful conversation about i...
EP 133: Leading from Within — How Identity Shapes Leadership and Organizational Culture
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with leadership consultants, podcast hosts, and co-founders of ASQ Empowerment, Dr. Jessie Ferreira and Omar Ferreira, for a thoughtful conversati...
EP 132: Authentic Leadership Starts Within — Identity, Confidence & Leading with Courage with Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with leadership researcher, executive coach, and bestselling author Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard for a conversation about identity, authenticity, confidence...
EP 131: Capability Is Not Enough — Visibility, Identity & Opportunity with Vas Ramakrishnan
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with entrepreneur, immigration strategist, technologist, and human rights advocate Vas Ramakrishnan for a conversation about identity, visibility, opport...
EP 130: Beyond the Label — Dyslexia, Potential & Thriving Differently with Russell Van Brocklen
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Russell Van Brocklen, dyslexia educator, researcher, and advocate, for a conversation about learning differences, identity, confidence, and human potenti...
EP 129: Building What's Next — Career Pivots, Leadership & Reinvention with Shannon Russell
What happens when the career you've always dreamed of no longer fits the life you're trying to build? In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionali...
EP 128: Letting Go of Good for Great — Career Growth, Identity & Success with Amy Lenius
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Amy Lenius for a conversation about identity, self-wor...
EP 127: Invisible Layers — Identity, Leadership & The Weight Women Carry with Nicole Johnston
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Nicole Johnston for a thoughtful conversation on her intersections and key insights on invisible labor, workplace expectations, leadership, and ...
EP 126: Culture Lives in Biology — Presence, Pressure, and Leadership with Hanna Curman
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Hanna Curman to explore how identity, lived experience, biology, and leadership intersect—especially under pressure. Hanna shares how her...
EP 125: Doing More Isn’t the Answer — Rethinking Leadership, Burnout & Capacity with Rachel Edmondson Clark
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Rachel Edmondson Clark to explore how identity, lived experience, and internal patterns shape how we lead—especially under pressure. Rach...
EP 124: From “I’m Not Enough” to Curiosity — Identity, Belief Systems & Leadership with Yosi Kossowsky
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Yosi Kossowsky to explore how identity, lived experience, and internal belief systems shape how we lead. Yosi shares a d...
EP 123: Respect Isn’t Universal — Code Switching, Identity & Leadership with Dr. Julie Pham
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, host Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Dr. Julie Pham to explore how identity, lived experience, and leadershi...
EP 122: Beyond What You See — Disability, Identity, and Redefining Human Potential with Daniel Hodges
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Daniel Hodges to explore how leadership is shaped through layers of identity that are often unseen—and frequently misunderstood. Daniel s...
EP 121: From Workplace Trauma to Reinvention — Identity, Power & Navigating Career Pivots with Natalie Holder
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Natalie Holder—employment lawyer,...
EP 120: Unapologetically You — Identity, Leadership, and Career Decisions with Sabrina Parsons
In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, host Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Sabrina Parsons to explore how leadership is shaped through identity, lived experience, and the moments that challenge how we see ourselves...
