'Disrupting' is about something very close to my heart, people who are daring enough to disrupt the status quo in their professional work or in the lives of others. It's a trip through the minds of people who aren't afraid to 'shake the table.'
I'm your host, Ashley Holt. I'm a TV Journalist who's spent ten years disrupting the news industry, but after losing my news job during layoffs at a major media company I'm reading to taking my Disrupting outside of a newsroom and an anchor desk.
You can follow me and my journey on instagram @ashleyholt_tv. Happy listening!
You would think a project that earned Oprah Winfrey's praises was strategized to perfection and went according to plan. You would also be wrong, at least if you're talking about "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man."
It's a Youtube series hosted by NFL Analyst and former NFL Player Emmanuel Acho and produced by Olympic Gold Medalist Morolake Akinosun. Their series got millions of views, trended on social media often, impressed Oprah and turned into multiple books.
In this episode, Morolake discusses how the idea came about, how they created a safe space for 'uncomfortable conversations,' how she and Emmanuel handled criticism from Black viewers... and you can't have an Olympian on the show and not discuss one of the most memorable moments in women's track and field history!
She reflects on what she does and does NOT remember from being in the infamous Rio 2016 4x1 relay when the baton Allyson Felix was holding hit the track mid-relay, but the women still left the arena wearing gold medals.
You can follow Morolake on Instagram: @msfasttwitch.
9 Apr 2024
Disrupting our realities at work and on TV with Preston Mitchum
If I had to describe this episode in one word it would be DUALITY.
We get into some very important social justice work just as much as we get into the reality TV mess!
I sat down with Bravo's "Summer House: Martha's Vineyard" Cast Member Preston Mitchum. When he’s not delivering iconic lines on Bravo, Mitchum is using his background as an attorney and civil rights advocate to be the CEO of PDM Consulting.
PDM works with businesses and nonprofits to strengthen or create DEI efforts that empower young people, Black people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
In our chat, Mitchum gives advice to people of color who want to speak up about inequality in the workplace and their white allies. We also discuss how he prepared for reality television, and he reveals which former cast member he wants back in the house (and why it will never be Phil 😇).
I do want to warn you this episode briefly discusses a sensitive subject, but not in detail.
You can follow Preston on IG: @preston.mitchum and PDM Consulting on IG: @pdmconsulting.
2 Apr 2024
Disrupting your regularly scheduled podcast: Cowboy Carter recap with Brandon Pope
Brandon Pope is a TV Host and Entertainment Journalist based in Chicago, he also happens to be the only human qualified to sit with me for this episode.
If you're a listener who hasn't met me personally, you MUST know that I am a VERY dedicated member of the Beyhive, Beyoncé's fanbase. So the day Queen Bey releases an album is like Christmas in my house.
Brandon and I spoke 14 hours after Beyoncé released her country-inspired album "Cowboy Carter."
Two warnings before you listen:
Take us seriously at your own risk.
We may hurt some other fanbases' feelings. We have no intention of extending a formal apology.
BEYHAW!!!
You can follow Brandon on Instagram: @bpopetv.
26 Mar 2024
Disrupting your boring charcuterie boards with Emmy Rener
Emmy Rener was only 18 years old when she was making a charcuterie board for a friend's event and a chef told her she was sitting on a goldmine. The timing was perfect and terrifying all at the same time. It was 2020, the year the world stopped and so many other businesses failed, but her flourishing business was only getting started.
With the encouragement and sweat equity of her parents Sophisticated Spreads was born, and eventually blew up after catching the attention of some famous actresses.
Not to mention Rener has found time to shift culture in the process. She invented the term "cheese influencer" to become one, AND you remember the Roman Empire Trend on Tiktok? She's the person who asked women what THEIR Roman Empire was, and I am still changing my answer to this day! That was trending for WEEKS.
I'll post the charcuterie boards I asked her to judge at the end of the episode on my Instagram @ashleyholt_tv!
You can follow her on Instagram and Tiktok @sophisticatedspreads.
15 Mar 2024
Disrupting your regularly scheduled podcast: Love is Blind recap with Alessandra Conti
We have to disrupt the way we usually do things on the podcast to piece together what in the world we can learn from this EXPLOSIVE season of Netflix's hit reality TV dating show "Love is Blind."
Dating Coach and LA Matchmaker Alessandra Conti gives dating advice based on the situations that played out on Season 6 of the show. She explains why a man offering to share his location is ACTUALLY a red flag, why she believes Clay REALLY said no to AD at the alter and she gives us the three nonnegotiables you MUST have in any relationship, or it's probably doomed to fail.
After you listen let me know, is love blind or nah??
You can follow Alessandra on Instagram: @matchmakeralessandraconti
12 Mar 2024
Disrupting the ability to be bamboozled by brands with Rachel Parrish
Rachel Parrish is a marketing executive who has worked with brands like the Chicago Red Stars, the NBA and State Farm. But when she's not working as a Senior Director of Marketing, Parrish is using her social media to analyze the biggest trending moments through a PR and Marketing lens. It's giving, "this is what they're showing us ... but here's what's really happening."
The point is to instill media literacy into a younger audience so they know when to trust and when to second guess.
She sits down with Ashley Holt to discuss what some of the biggest brands/people - namely Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj are doing right, and to share some constructive criticism.
And what I mean by that is, she answers the generation-dividing question: Did Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce on the map??
Follow Rachel on Tiktok: raechristine___
5 Mar 2024
Disrupting how we approach Mental Health with Dr. Ebony Butler
Dr. Ebony Butler is a licensed psychologist that saw how the mental health field wasn't sufficiently serving people of color, and Black women in particular. This is an episode you'll want to sneakily play for the person in your life that you've always felt could benefit from therapy!
Dr. Butler shares with Ashley the importance of 'doing the work' so you can determine what aligns with your true self, how to handle confrontations with your own vulnerability and of course, we dig through her social media 'truth bombs' that always have her Instagram comments on fire.
You can follow her on instagram @drebonyonline.
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