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.
Thriving in Intersectionality
Latest Episodes
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...