The Black Woman in the Corner Office
The Black Woman in the Corner Office is more than a podcast — it’s a revolution in real time. Hosted by leadership strategist Dr. Ebony Stone, this space was created for high-achieving Black women who are tired of surviving the workplace and ready to thrive on their own terms. Whether you’re burned out from code-switching, exhausted from leading without support, or questioning your next move in corporate America — this is your place to pause, process, and power up. Each episode delivers raw conversations, career strategy, and soul-level truth from women who’ve climbed the ladder, burned it down, or built their own. If you’re ready to disrupt the status quo, redefine success, and reclaim your joy at work — pull up a seat. You’re not just welcome here. You belong here.
Episodes
What if the key to thriving at work isn't finding the perfect company—but learning how to belong to yourself?
In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with Lynnae Brown, consultant, strategist, speaker, and founder of Belong to Yourself at Work, to explore what it truly means to build a healthy relationship with work.
Drawing from decades of experience in mental health recovery, leadersh...
What happens when your greatest strength becomes your greatest burden?
For many high-achieving Black women, success comes at a hidden cost. We become the dependable one, the achiever, the fixer, the leader—and somewhere along the way, we lose ourselves.
In this deeply honest conversation, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with LaToya DeShaun, Liberation Strategist and founder of The Patent Leather Project, to discuss th...
Leadership is rarely easy—but it becomes even more challenging when the world around us is constantly changing.
In this insightful episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with executive leader, author, and consultant Celeste Warren to explore what it means to lead with courage, conviction, and authenticity during times of uncertainty.
Drawing on decades of executive leadership ...
What does it take to become the leader you were created to be when there isn't a roadmap?
In this inspiring episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with executive leader, transformation strategist, and founder of Salt & Light Strategy Group, Caressa Bell, for an honest conversation about purpose, leadership, resilience, and faith.
Caressa shares her remarkable journey—from ...
In this episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with leadership executive, researcher, and author Dr. Takisha Robinson to discuss a challenge many ambitious women know all too well: trying to excel at work, show up for family, lead others, and somehow still find time for themselves.
Drawing from her doctoral research, executive leadership experience, and personal journey as a wife, ...
Ashley Varnado is a former corporate executive, strategist, wealth management leader, philanthropist, and speaker. After spending nearly two decades leading national teams and managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios, Ashley made the bold decision to step away from corporate America following a major health crisis and life-altering personal events.
She is currently working on her upcoming book, Out of the Yazoo Clay,...
There are some conversations that stay with you long after the microphones turn off… and this is one of them.
In this deeply transparent episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with transformational coach and entrepreneur Tracey Ilene for a conversation about resilience, reinvention, healing, and what it means to rebuild your life after trauma, layoffs, loss, and disappointme...
What happens when excellence is expected… but authority is denied?
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with Dr. Rehva Jones to unpack a reality too many Black women know—but haven’t always had language for.
From a childhood moment that shaped her life’s work to groundbreaking research on “appropriated value,” Dr. Jones breaks down how systems ...
In this powerful and deeply inspiring episode, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with Olympian, advocate, and entrepreneur Zara Northover to discuss what it really takes to pursue big dreams, stand firm in your purpose, and advocate for yourself—even when the odds feel stacked against you.
From representing Jamaica in the 2008 Beijing Olympics to navigating corporate challenges, Zara shares an unfiltered look at persev...
In this powerful and transparent conversation, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with author and podcast host Cassandra Crawley-Mayo to explore the question many high-achieving women quietly ask themselves:
Is my own thinking… holding me back?
From navigating corporate spaces as the first Black woman in leadership roles, to learning how comparison can rob us of joy, Cassandra shares deeply personal lessons from her boo...
In this powerful and insightful episode, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with co-authors Elaine Meryl Brown and Rhonda Joy McLean to discuss their latest book, The Next Little Black Book of Success: New Laws of Leadership for Black Women.
Together, they explore how leadership has evolved in a post-pandemic world, the importance of visibility in virtual spaces, and how Black women can navigate workplace challenges with conf...
Without this guest, this podcast — and The Power of the Pause audiobook — would not exist.
In this powerful, full-circle conversation, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with Detroit media entrepreneur Robin Kinney, founder of Motor City Woman Studios and co-founder of Audio Engineers of Detroit.
From riding in her mother’s Ford Tempo listening to Martha Jean the Queen…
To going door...
In this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Beth Baker Callen - therapist, coach, author, and unapologetic child of God.
Beth is the CEO of PASE and associates. She has been a mental health professional for the past 25 years. She is a graduate of Wayne State University, obtaining her Master of Social Work degree. She currently offers evidence-based psychotherapy services. She is the wife of Curtis and ...
On Saturday January 10, 2026 - The Black Woman in the Corner Office went live with a studio audience of 50+ and a dynamic panel to discuss building community as black women! The panel consisted of
Sheri Crawley - CEO of Pretty Brown Girl
Wendy Batiste Johnson - CEO of United Black Mothers of America
Beth Baker Callen - CEO of PASE and Associates
facilitated by your...
In this powerful episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, Dr. Ebony Stone sits down with Valencia Dantzler, affectionately known as The Gratitude Grandmaster, to talk about what it really means to choose peace—on your own terms.
From losing her mother at a young age to nearly giving up on life altogether, Valencia shares how a single act of gratitude interrupted her pain cycle and reprogrammed her mind ...
In this episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, I sit down with the powerhouse herself — Shalece Daniels. As CEO of Live As If, Shalece is redefining productivity through wellness. She co-founded Flow AI, the delegation-streamlining system that saves your time and your sanity. And because rest is a love language too — she also leads couple retreats that help partners reconnect so they can flouri...
In this week's episode, we meet Dr. Marcea - a physician turned transformational coach, author, and speaker. Dr. Marcea Whitaker is an award-winning international keynote speaker, physician, master destiny life coach, author, and radio personality. As CEO of In Full Bloom Health and Life Coaching, she empowers professional women to break free from their personal prisons and achieve their destinies. She is the ...
You are in for a treat.
In this episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, I’m chopping it up with the powerhouse herself — Dr. Nutrena Tate. This woman’s résumé? Longer than CVS receipts. She’s a nurse practitioner, professor, researcher, leader, and entrepreneur — and yes, she does it all with style.
We go way beyond “nursing at the bedside” and dive into what it ...
Episode Summary:
In this episode of The Black Woman in the Corner Office, I sit down with Lisa Stringer Bailey, a woman who has lived both sides of the financial coin. From the military to the conference room to entrepreneurship, Lisa gets real about the turning points that shifted her from simply working in finance to walking in her purpose as a financial educator and advocate.
We talk about what it looks like w...
In this powerful and heartfelt episode, you’ll feel like you’re sitting in on an intimate conversation between two long-time friends. Dr. Ebony Stone and Wendy Batiste Johnson—owner of Jagger Juliet and founder of United Black Mothers of America—open up about the realities of balancing marriage, motherhood, community, corporate life, and entrepreneurship.
Wendy takes us through her pow...
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