Outside Voice

This week, the podcast gets a major glow up with the help of Brandi Pitts, Ulta Beauty’s senior VP of brand marketing and media. Pitts sits down with Zakiya to discuss the personal experiences that inspired her career in beauty, the ways brands like Ultra are working to make the industry more inclusive, and why when it comes to lip combos, more is more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Globetrotting ex-pat Evita Robinson is the founder of Nomadness, a thriving community of Black and Brown travelers that is disrupting the tourism industry. In this episode, the award-winning storyteller discusses how her passion-born business has helped to empower thousands of BIPOC tourists and give the broader travel industry a lesson in leading with authenticity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the executive producer of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, Bobby Carter has transformed the series into a cultural behemoth with massive impact on artists and fans alike. This week, the HBCU grad sits down with Zakiya to discuss how his personal music passion guided his professional journey, how his vision helped the once-fledgling series become a phenomenon, and why it’s become his mission to give Black music’s under-appreciated voices their flowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Few executives understand the power, importance and potential of Gen Z quite like JUV Consulting co-founder and CMO, Shaina Zafar. This week, Zakiya leads the 23-year-old wunderkind through a wide-ranging discussion that reveals Zafar’s POV on community building, partnership development and why it’s crucial for brands to have more Gen Z voices at their tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EGOT-winning R&B superstar John Legend is known for his chart-topping hits — but the pop culture multi-hyphenate also knows a thing or two about building a successful business. In this exciting episode, Zakiya sits down with the legendary performer to discuss the connection between his musical and entrepreneurial pursuits and how equity sits at the core of his many projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices