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What if a shutdown could be your reset button? We sat down with digital strategist and communicator Afua Riverson to explore how a forced pause can surface buried passions, heal old narratives, and point you toward work that actually feels like yours. The conversation starts with a candid check-in on grief, time, and why a week of D’Angelo and 90s R&B can do more for your spirit than another round of headlines. From there, we trace a path many first-gen leaders know too well: the pressure to choose “serious” careers, the habit of overperforming to earn love, and the quiet cost of shelving creative callings.
Afua lets us into her turning point - health challenges and the radical question: Who am I without the titles? What she finds looks like a treasure chest: sketchbooks, museums, movement in nature, the old dream of fashion and creative direction. She builds a “joy list,” a simple, repeatable practice that grounds her when anxiety spikes and imposter syndrome knocks. We dig into the leadership skills that emerge from this reset - creative direction, innovation, and culture-building - and how those gifts translate into real value for teams and brands. If you’re navigating the prestige treadmill or wrestling with immigrant expectations, this is permission to pivot without apology.
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Chapters
1. Welcome And Shutdown Context (00:00:00)
2. Hosts Reflect On A Hard Week (00:01:05)
3. Grief, Music, And Holding On (00:02:43)
4. Legacy, Time, And Defining Success (00:05:16)
5. Introducing Afua Riverson (00:07:19)
6. If Nothing To Lose, What Then (00:08:42)
7. Immigrant Expectations And Survival Mode (00:09:45)
8. Unearthing The Treasure Chest Of Joy (00:12:31)
9. The Joy List As An Anchor (00:15:21)
10. What’s Still Holding You Back (00:18:57)
11. Imposter Syndrome And Community (00:20:09)
12. Naming Your Genius Out Loud (00:22:45)
13. Permission To Pivot And Dream (00:25:06)
14. Closing Reflections And Listener Challenge (00:27:31)
15. Thank You And Community Callouts (00:30:30)
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