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Thriving in Intersectionality

Thriving in Intersectionality

Di: Dr. Lola Adeyemo
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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.

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  • EP 148: The Cultures We Carry and the Cultures We Create with Omar L. Harris

    EP 148: The Cultures We Carry and the Cultures We Create with Omar L. Harris
    Oct 16 2026
    We all bring a culture into the workplace. But how often do we stop to understand the experiences that shaped it?In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Omar L. Harris, former global pharmaceutical executive, culture systems architect, and author, to explore how identity, lived experiences, and career journeys shape the way we see the world, lead others, and influence the environments around us.Born in Pittsburgh, raised across different parts of the United States, and shaped by his African American identity and Islamic upbringing, Omar went on to build a career spanning four continents. His journey took him from pharmaceutical sales to international executive leadership, including a remarkable progression from intern to country president in Brazil. Along the way, he pursued a childhood dream of becoming a novelist, spending 12 years writing his first book while building his corporate career.Today, Omar draws on those experiences to help organizations build stronger workplace cultures. Together, he and Dr. Lola discuss why understanding people requires looking beyond their professional profiles, how curiosity and practical experience shape leadership, and why the culture an organization promises must align with what employees experience every day.In this episode, you'll hear:How Omar's identity, upbringing, and international experiences shaped his perspective on people and leadership.What his journey from pharmaceutical sales to executive leadership across four continents taught him.Why he spent 12 years writing his first novel and how that experience unexpectedly strengthened his corporate career.What it means to recognize that every person brings their own culture into the workplace.Why learning through experience is essential, even with formal education and professional credentials.How principles, priorities, processes, and practices shape organizational culture.Why character, not just skills and résumés, matters when building effective teams.How managers influence whether employees experience the culture their organizations promise.Omar's advice for emerging professionals on patience, curiosity, relationships, and understanding how organizations work.One takeawayThe cultures we carry shape how we see and engage with others. The cultures we create reflect what we choose to do with that understanding.About Omar L. HarrisOmar L. Harris is a culture systems architect, executive coach, founder of Intent Consulting, and author of nine books. Drawing on 22 years of global executive leadership experience, he helps organizations strengthen their leadership, team performance, and workplace cultures. He is also the creator of the WHOM character intelligence framework, focused on Work-Ethic, Heart, Optimism, and Maturity.Connect with OmarFree WHOM Character Assessment: https://characterdna.comIntent Consulting: https://intentconsultants.coGrow With WHOM: https://growwithwhom.comLinkedIn: Omar L. Harris — https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-l-harris/Send us Fan MailSupport the showThank you for listening to Thriving in Intersectionality with Dr. Lola Adeyemo.This podcast explores how identity, lived experience, and leadership intersect in today's workplace and beyond. Through conversations with leaders, founders, educators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers, we uncover stories and insights that help people thrive across the many intersections of their lives.💬 Share your thoughts: Have a thought or question about this episode? Send me a Fan Mail message directly on our Buzzsprout podcast page. I'd love to hear what resonated with you.❤️ Support the show: If these conversations bring you value, consider becoming a supporter. Your support helps keep meaningful stories, diverse perspectives, and new conversations coming.⭐ Help others discover the podcast: Follow, share, rate, or review the show.📬 Continue the conversation: Read my companion reflections, After the Conversation, on Substack.🌍 For immigrant and first-generation professionals: Join our free community at Immigrants in Corporate.Keep thriving in your intersections. Your story matters.
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    53 min
  • EP 147: Better Leadership Begins with Better Questions with Mike Lynch

    EP 147: Better Leadership Begins with Better Questions with Mike Lynch
    Oct 10 2026

    What if becoming a better leader isn't about having more answers, but learning to ask better questions?

    In this episode of Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Lola Adeyemo welcomes Mike Lynch, leadership advisor, executive coach, author, and founder of MJL Consulting Group, for a conversation about identity, curiosity, career transitions, and the experiences that shape how we lead.

    Mike's journey is anything but conventional. From ski instructor and whitewater rafting guide to boarding school teacher, 25 years in corporate HR leadership, and eventually launching his own consulting practice, each chapter challenged him to learn and adapt. Living and leading internationally also helped him recognize that his version of normal wasn't necessarily everyone else's.

    Together, Dr. Lola and Mike explore what it means to look beyond our own experiences, recognize the influence of identity and privilege, and move from good intentions to meaningful leadership action.

    In this episode, you'll hear:

    • How Mike's unconventional career shaped his approach to leadership.
    • Why curiosity and learning agility matter during career transitions.
    • What living and leading internationally taught him about culture and perspective.
    • How our identities influence what we notice—and what we overlook.
    • Why well-intentioned leaders sometimes stay silent during difficult workplace conversations.
    • What it takes to move beyond passive allyship toward active participation.
    • Why leaders must become comfortable admitting what they don't know.
    • Mike's advice for professionals navigating their careers and defining success.

    One takeaway:

    Better leadership begins when we stop assuming our perspective is the complete picture and start asking what we might be missing.

    About Mike Lynch

    Mike Lynch is a leadership advisor, executive coach, and founder of MJL Consulting Group. With more than 30 years of HR and leadership experience, including executive roles at Capital One, he helps leaders build more inclusive workplace cultures. He is the author of From Ally to All-In: The Five Stages of Moving Beyond Privilege and Becoming a More Inclusive Leader.

    Connect with Mike:

    • LinkedIn
    • MJL Consulting Group
    • Free Ally to All-In Self-Assessment Guide

    Connect with Dr. Lola Adeyemo

    Follow Thriving in Intersectionality for conversations about identity, career journeys, workplace experiences, and leadership.

    • Connect with Dr. Lola on LinkedIn
    • Explore Dr. Lola's website

    Enjoyed this conversation? Follow the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who is learning to lead beyond their own experiences.

    Send us Fan Mail

    Support the show

    Thank you for listening to Thriving in Intersectionality with Dr. Lola Adeyemo.

    This podcast explores how identity, lived experience, and leadership intersect in today's workplace and beyond. Through conversations with leaders, founders, educators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers, we uncover stories and insights that help people thrive across the many intersections of their lives.

    💬 Have a thought about this episode? Send a Fan Mail message directly through Buzzsprout. I'd love to hear what resonated with you.

    ❤️ If you find value in these conversations, consider becoming a supporter of the show. Your support helps us continue amplifying diverse voices, meaningful stories, and leadership insights from across industries and experiences.

    ⭐ Follow, share, rate, and review the podcast to help others discover these conversations.

    📬 Continue the conversation - read the companion reflections on Substack

    🌍 Immigrants and first-generation professionals can join our free community at:
    www.immigrantsincorporate.org

    Keep thriving in your intersections. Your story matters.
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    46 min
  • EP 146: When Your Language Doesn't Show Everything You Know with Douglas Brewer

    EP 146: When Your Language Doesn't Show Everything You Know with Douglas Brewer
    Oct 2 2026

    What happens when what you know is bigger than what you can communicate in the moment?

    Executive communication coach Douglas Brewer works with accomplished non-native English-speaking professionals who are already fluent—but don't always feel like the full version of themselves when the stakes are high. It's an experience he understands from his own journey: growing up in North Carolina, moving to China and becoming fluent in Mandarin, building a career in education and hospitality leadership, and later moving to Spain and learning Spanish.

    In this conversation, Dr. Lola and Douglas explore the relationship between language, identity, communication and competence. Dr. Lola reflects on how her own voice changed after immigrating to the U.S., while Douglas challenges us to consider how easily we can underestimate someone's intelligence or expertise simply because of how they communicate in a particular language.

    In this episode, you'll hear:

    • How Douglas's childhood as a performer eventually connected to his work in communication.
    • Why moving to China became a formative experience in language, culture and identity.
    • How teaching English to international hospitality employees led Douglas into training and executive leadership.
    • Why fluency doesn't always mean feeling fully like yourself in another language.
    • How Dr. Lola's communication changed after immigrating to the United States.
    • Why language and accent can influence how we perceive competence.
    • How learning another language can reveal different parts of our identity.
    • Why communication requires effort from both the speaker and the listener. Pasted text

    A takeaway to carry with you:

    “There are so many more cues to competence than language.”


    Someone searching for a word, speaking with an unfamiliar accent or saying less in a meeting doesn't tell you everything they know.

    About Douglas Brewer

    Douglas Brewer is an executive communication coach who helps non-native English-speaking leaders communicate with greater confidence and presence. A former university professor and hospitality executive, Douglas is also a multilingual adult language learner who brings his own cross-cultural experiences to his coaching. Pasted text (2)

    Connect with Douglas:
    LinkedIn: Douglas Brewer
    Website: www.thedouglasbrewer.com
    Fully Yourself in English Retreat: www.fullyyourself.com

    Send us Fan Mail

    Support the show

    Thank you for listening to Thriving in Intersectionality with Dr. Lola Adeyemo.

    This podcast explores how identity, lived experience, and leadership intersect in today's workplace and beyond. Through conversations with leaders, founders, educators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers, we uncover stories and insights that help people thrive across the many intersections of their lives.

    💬 Have a thought about this episode? Send a Fan Mail message directly through Buzzsprout. I'd love to hear what resonated with you.

    ❤️ If you find value in these conversations, consider becoming a supporter of the show. Your support helps us continue amplifying diverse voices, meaningful stories, and leadership insights from across industries and experiences.

    ⭐ Follow, share, rate, and review the podcast to help others discover these conversations.

    📬 Continue the conversation - read the companion reflections on Substack

    🌍 Immigrants and first-generation professionals can join our free community at:
    www.immigrantsincorporate.org

    Connect with Host Dr. Lola Adeyemo on LinkedIn.

    Keep thriving in your intersections. Your story matters.
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    43 min
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