season 3

On Facing Life Challenges (Guest Anne Mahlum) Big or small, life challenges are inevitable. If you’re here today looking for some motivation, or another perspective to approach a tough spot in your life… this episode is for you. Guest Anne Mahlum is an entrepreneur, innovator, and most recently founded [solidcore] – a boutique fitness company … Read more

Declutter Your Communications: On Being Socially Present Now more than ever, being socially present is a challenge for all of us. Which is why Jeanine W. Turner, Ph. D. joins us as a guest on Episode 8, to discuss her knowledge and research on communications, presence, and why it’s more than just ‘putting your phone away.’ … Read more

The Power of Vulnerability: On Being Your Authentic Self (Guest Dr. Priya Agrawal) Episode 8 is live, and Dr. Priya Agrawal, Global Lead for HPV Vaccines at Merck, joins Melissa to talk through why she strives to be an authentic leader, the power and energy that she finds in vulnerability… and why we all need … Read more

Digging Deep: On Discovering Your Identity (Guest Sidoney Samuels-Buckridge) On Episode 7 of Season 3… Sidoney Samuels-Buckridge, Head of U.S. R&D Employee Engagement at AstraZeneca and newly minted author joins Melissa to share her story.   Deeply passionate about people, Sidoney loves to mentor young professional women, especially women of color. Listen in as Sidoney and … Read more

Building Lasting Relationships & Intentional Community (guest Janina Lundy) Janina Lundy, Head of Emerging Audience Development at Amazon Studios & Prime Video, joins Melissa in Episode 5 of Season 3, to share her story.  Listen in as Janina walks us through her career journey and learnings, while digging into the importance that community and other … Read more

Building Lasting Relationships & Intentional Community (guest Janina Lundy) Janina Lundy, Head of Emerging Audience Development at Amazon Studios & Prime Video, joins Melissa in Episode 5 of Season 3, to share her story.  Listen in as Janina walks us through her career journey and learnings, while digging into the importance that community and other … Read more

Going Big & Facing Challenges(Guest Antonia Hock) Change is not foreign to Antonia Hock, Global Head of The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center. She joins Melissa to talk about how she has built her own personal brand and leadership style across various job positions and industries, and shares takeaways from challenges that she faced along the way.  … Read more

Finding Your Niche & Making An Impact (With Jana Rich) Supporting women and lifting each other up is what embodies The She-Suite Sisterhood, and is exactly why Melissa invited Jana Rich to join her on the podcast this week; her mission and work do just that.  Founder & CEO of Rich Talent Group, Jana first … Read more

Going For It: On Expanding Your Comfort Zone As A Leader (With Guest Oguchi Onyewu) Oguchi Onyewu (Guch) joins Melissa to talk all about his career, and leadership journey as a professional Soccer Player, entrepreneur, and Club Director. A Nigerian-American soccer player born and raised in the Washington DC area, Guch attended Clemson University in … Read more

Episode 1, Season 3 | Creating Your Own Rx For Well-being | Dana Rixter We’re back! Season 3 of The She-Suite Podcast has officially kicked off, and we are so excited for what this season has to offer.  Our first guest of the year is Dana Rixter, Director of DEI Culture and Retention at BAE … Read more