Conversations Beyond the Brand

About Conversations Beyond the Brand

Conversations: Beyond the Brand is where bold strategy meets honest storytelling. Hosted by Dr. Tashana Thompson, this podcast features purpose-driven business owners and nonprofit leaders sharing real lessons, mindset shifts, and the strategy behind meaningful growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Tashana Thompson

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jun 2025

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   How to Activate Your Leadership Superpowers

   You do not need to copy someone else's leadership style to become a stronger leader. Erika L. Davis joins Tashana Thompson to discuss authentic leadership, CliftonStrengths, self-awareness, values, and how leaders can intentionally activate the strengths they already have. In this conversation, we cover: ▸ Why leaders need vulnerability and authenticity to build trust ▸ How values and CliftonStrengths can help leaders recognize their natural strengths ▸ Why promotion requires new leadership skills ▸ What happens when women leaders keep showing up while running on empty ▸ Why leaders need to resource themselves before leading others ▸ How accountability and honest communication strengthen workplace relationships ▸ Why leadership is not about always being right ▸ How Erika's Exhale, Inhale, Transform approach supports meaningful change This episode is for executives, managers, founders, women leaders, small business owners, and professionals who want to lead more authentically, communicate more effectively, and create sustainable change. CONNECT WITH ERIKA L. DAVIS Website: https://www.exhalellc.com/more-about-me LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikaldavispecpq/ CONNECT WITH TASHANA THOMPSON AND BEYOND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Podcast home: https://beyondsolutions.biz/podcast/ Website: https://beyondsolutions.biz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashanathomas ABOUT CONVERSATIONS BEYOND THE BRAND Conversations Beyond the Brand is hosted by Tashana Thompson and goes beneath the surface of leadership, business, purpose, relationships, and personal growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Stop Waiting for an "Epic" Story to Build Your Personal Brand

   You don't need a dramatic origin story to build a memorable personal brand. Personal Brand Story Strategist Reme Mancera joins Tashana Thompson to explain how smaller moments from your journey can communicate your values, your approach, and what makes your work different. In this conversation, we cover: ▸ Why your story does not need to be dramatic to matter ▸ How personal stories can communicate the value behind your work ▸ What Reme's 10 Story Connectors framework is designed to do ▸ How to build trust through storytelling without oversharing ▸ How your personal story can help make a business pivot easier to understand ▸ Why multifaceted founders do not need to erase parts of themselves to niche down ▸ How to find the common thread connecting your past experience to your current work ▸ Why authentic storytelling can still be strategic This episode is for founders, coaches, consultants, service providers, creatives, and small business owners who want to communicate their value more clearly and create stronger relationships with the people they serve. CONNECT WITH REME MANCERA Website: https://www.rememancera.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reme-mancera-postigo/ CONNECT WITH TASHANA THOMPSON AND BEYOND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Podcast home: https://beyondsolutions.biz/podcast/ Website: https://beyondsolutions.biz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashanathomas ABOUT CONVERSATIONS BEYOND THE BRAND Conversations Beyond the Brand is hosted by Tashana Thompson and goes beneath the surface of leadership, business, purpose, relationships, and personal growth. Each episode explores the real stories, decisions, and experiences shaping the people behind the work they do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   What Physicians Should Know Before Starting an Independent Practice

   Going independent gives physicians greater control, but it also creates responsibilities many clinicians were never trained to manage. Healthcare attorney Angelik Holloway joins Tashana Thompson to discuss HIPAA compliance for medical practices, physician entrepreneurship, concierge medicine, medical practice ownership, contracts, non-competes, and the burnout that can come with high-performing professional careers. For physicians considering independent or concierge practice, this conversation explores the legal, compliance, and business planning questions that should be addressed before problems arise. In this conversation, we cover: ▸ What physicians should consider before building an independent or concierge medical practice ▸ Why healthcare compliance and business planning should happen before problems arise ▸ Common legal and HIPAA compliance blind spots medical practices can overlook ▸ Why Angelik left a toxic work environment and chose to build her own firm ▸ How her own healthcare experience led her into healthcare law ▸ Why burnout changed the way she defines success and structures her business ▸ How professionals can create meaningful work without sacrificing their wellbeing ▸ Why choosing a different way to work does not mean becoming less ambitious This episode is for physicians, medical practice owners, healthcare entrepreneurs, attorneys, women business owners, and high-performing professionals who want greater autonomy, stronger boundaries, and a more sustainable way to succeed. CONNECT WITH ANGELIK HOLLOWAY Website: https://www.aedmondslaw.com/angelik-holloway (https://www.aedmondslaw.com/angelik-holloway) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelikholloway/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelikholloway/) Edmonds Law Office: https://www.aedmondslaw.com/ (https://www.aedmondslaw.com/) CONNECT WITH TASHANA THOMPSON AND BEYOND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Podcast home: https://beyondsolutions.biz/podcast/ (https://beyondsolutions.biz/podcast/) Website: https://beyondsolutions.biz/ (https://beyondsolutions.biz/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashanathomas (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashanathomas) ABOUT CONVERSATIONS BEYOND THE BRAND Conversations Beyond the Brand is hosted by Tashana Thompson and goes beneath the surface of leadership, business, purpose, relationships, and personal growth. Each episode explores the real stories, decisions, and experiences shaping the people behind the work they do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on Conversations Beyond the Brand

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• Sharon Mahoney
• Rachel Boehm
• Susan Honea
• Sandy Petty
• Jonathan Kilpatrick

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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