Offline & Unfiltered

Feb 04 2025 19 ep. 66 mins
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On this podcast, our hosts Lakisha and Megan engage in thoughtful and honest discussions on business and culture. Through interviews with industry experts, conversations with listeners, and reflecting on their own experiences, the hosts peel back the layers of the professional veneer and get to the human side of the workplace. Listeners can expect unfiltered conversations with real people across diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and have a few laughs along the way.

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Exciting Changes Coming to Offline & Unfiltered!

Feb 04 2025 10 mins  
TLDR; We're taking a break to do some cool stuff! We'll be back with a shiny new Season 2 later in 2025.It's been an incredible year building Offline & Unfiltered, and we feel so so lucky to have such great fanbase and platform to have thought-provoking conversations and a lot of laughs.That said, we need to walk our own talk. We have learned a ton this past year, a

EP18: Worth VS Worth It - A Honest Conversation on Compensation with Sonja Smith

Dec 24 2024 77 mins  
In today's episode, we give listeners a look behind the curtain on how HR professionals really feel about compensation. Spoiler alert: Not positively.HR veteran Sonja Smith joins us for an unfiltered conversation about one of the most complex and often frustrating aspects of work. With over 20 years of experience in HR and talent acquisition, Sonja breaks down why companies str

E17: Changing Where You Are For Who You Are with Kenyetta Hall

Nov 19 2024 54 mins  
"If you cannot be who you are where you are, you change where you are, not who you are.” — Caroline WangaWe're excited to welcome Kenyetta Hall back for one of our deepest conversations to date, the complexities of navigating corporate America as a black woman. Lakisha has wanted to have this conversation for sometime now, and we knew Kenyetta would be a great counterpa

E16 - Is it "spicy"? Or is it just right? with Jazmyn Lopez

Oct 22 2024 64 mins  
Can you truly be authentic in the workplace? How does one balance their own values and beliefs in environments that make that so hard? And... if you do need to GTFO, how do you build something that is true to your own vision?We dig into this questions and many more with our hilarious, honest, and impressive guest, Jazmyn Lopez. Jazmyn is the founder and thought leader behind Anthel

E15 - What's Your Bias? With Heeral Gudka

Sep 10 2024 75 mins  
It's been a challenging time for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and for the professionals working in this space.In the US, backlash and polarization has resulted in several well know organizations reducing or eliminating their DEI teams and programs. The Society of Human Resources Management recently made the decision to "rebrand" DEI despite the loud outcry from thei

E14 - Building Trust in Tech with Alice Hunsberger

Aug 27 2024 50 mins  
How should we be treating each other on the internet?Who is responsible for deciding what is or isn't allowed on any given platform? What happens when you hit that little "report" button? Moreover, what is it like to be the professional that might see the worst of the worst on the internet?In today's episode, we give our listeners a view into the world of platform T

E13 - The "Brilliant Jerk" Conundrum

Aug 13 2024 71 mins  
"No brilliant jerks"Netflix thrusted this phrase into the corporate vernacular in 2009, proudly asserting that they would not retain employees who were high performers but difficult to work with. Other companies followed suit, and the "no brilliant jerks" moniker remains a steadfast value many companies claim to adhere to in their hiring and cultural practices.Seems

E12 - Tales From The Internet - Digging Through r/antiwork

Jul 30 2024 62 mins  
Welcome to today's episode for a unique conversation. Megan, a borderline Reddit obsessive reads Lakisha, a reddit novice, a collection of tales from one of the most popular subreddits, r/antiwork. After each story we ask ourselves; Do we think the story is real?What went wrong here?What advice would you give the poster?What could someone do in a similar circumstance? Should th

E11 - Finding Deeper Meaning with Nick Duggan

Jul 16 2024 68 mins  
On this show, our favorite conversations are the ones that result in a shift in perspective. The ones that challenge us to put ideas and language around things we either believe strongly about, or never even considered. So, when our guest Nick Duggan wanted to discuss the concept of Workplace Spirituality, recognizing our host's vastly different outlooks on this topic, we knew

E10 - What Your Boss Is Thinking with Jane Yan

Jul 02 2024 73 mins  
People don't quit jobs, they quit bosses. If you spend any time on TikTok, you can get lost in the sea of clever, passionate, or comedic videos of frustrated employees complaining about their bosses. While these videos are certainly entertaining, rarely do we get to hear the other side of the story. This trend grabbed the attention of our guest today, who wanted to answer the q