Episodes
- Episode 4: Showing Up
Premiere: Wed Jan 27, 2021 @ 5:15pm PT / 7:15pm CT / 8:15pm ETThe promise of a new year is that it brings change, but as we saw at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, the white supremacy party ain’t over. In this episode, we talk about moving from rhetoric to action in 2021, so that we can make this the decade for Black women entrepreneurs.
With:
- Lisa Yancey, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- June Wilson, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- Lynnette Kaid, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- Episode 3: History and Systems
Premiere: Wed Dec 16, 2020 @ 5:15pm PT / 7:15pm CT / 8:15pm ETWe live our lives within systems. Some of those systems we know well, like work and family. But many more are invisible and weren’t designed to work for us. Let’s talk about how we can work together to change these systems.
With:
- Lisa Yancey, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- June Wilson, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- Lynnette Kaid, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
Mentioned in this episode:
- Danai Pointer, founder of TruNude (mytrunude.com)
- GirlTrek (girltrek.org) and their #DaughtersOf campaign
- Episode 2: We the People
Premiere: Wed Nov 18, 2020 @ 5:15pm PT / 7:15pm CT / 8:15pm ETThe Constitution of the United States was born of revolution, but it was also intentionally designed to exclude all but a few. We are again living in a revolutionary time, a moment of uprising, empowerment, and reckoning. And it’s time we had a serious talk about the Constitution.
With:
- Lisa Yancey, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- June Wilson, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- Lynnette Kaid, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- Episode 1: Power and Agency
Premiere: Wed Oct 28, 2020 @ 5:15pm PDTWhen was the first time you became aware of your own power and agency? The co-founders of The We’s Match share their aha moments, and talk about the ways each of us can use our power and agency to effect change in a time of deep crisis.
With:
- Lisa Yancey, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- June Wilson, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
- Lynnette Kaid, Co-Founder, The We’s Match
About Getting Unstuck
The Getting Unstuck series provides a conversational space where Black women entrepreneurs and investors:
- come together to debunk myths,
- celebrate what drives us,
- uncover the things that paralyze us,
- and build powerful relationships.
It's a space where entrepreneurs can talk honestly about where they get stuck when it comes to scaling businesses to the level that these entrepreneurs envision.
It's a space where they can share how they build their businesses despite an abundance of difficulties, and where investors can reveal what truly makes them say YES to investments.
It's a space where Black women entrepreneurs and investors are empowered to truly see and hear each other, so that together we can form extraordinary partnerships that will help shift inequities and pave pathways for more Black women entrepreneurs to thrive.
About Getting Unstuck
The Getting Unstuck series provides a conversational space where Black women entrepreneurs and investors:
- come together to debunk myths,
- celebrate what drives us,
- uncover the things that paralyze us,
- and build powerful relationships.
It's a space where entrepreneurs can talk honestly about where they get stuck when it comes to scaling businesses to the level that these entrepreneurs envision.
It's a space where they can share how they build their businesses despite an abundance of difficulties, and where investors can reveal what truly makes them say YES to investments.
It's a space where Black women entrepreneurs and investors are empowered to truly see and hear each other, so that together we can form extraordinary partnerships that will help shift inequities and pave pathways for more Black women entrepreneurs to thrive.