Akeisha Johnson is the founder and Business Leadership Coach at An Inspired Story Coaching where she empowers her clients to create and develop their teams. She essentially helps create bosses that people want to work for. Akeisha was also the creator of The Oshun Project – a self-generated, non-profit program with a mission to bring green technology to Haiti, and she was the co-producer and host of the podcast Making It Work Radio.

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Here’s a glimpse of the episode:

  • Akeisha shares how her career evolved into being a business coach
  • The Friend Audit and evaluating relationships
  • Akeisha’s involvement in Haiti & the start of the Oshun Project
  • How Akeisha sustains her drive
  • Importance of networking and the people you surround yourself with
  • The main challenge female bosses struggle with
  • Why women apologize too much
  • Interpreting and applying feedback
  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace in the midst of George Floyd and the BLM movement
  • Akeisha’s superpower – dance!
  • What happens in the body when you’re triggered

In this week’s episode…

Sarah sits down with San Francisco native, Akeisha Johnson, founder and business leadership coach at An Inspired Coaching to discuss everything from Akeisha’s inspirational career, and how she uses her skills to help women acknowledge their accomplishments to the importance of cultivating discussion and conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Akeisha also shares her advice for women dealing with multiple identities and oppression, plus how to notice and address the physical effects of being “triggered.”

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