Sio's high school friend, and host of the Joi of Social Work, Joi Britt joins the podcast this week to talk death, about sharing your story to heal yourself, death, therapy, and a trip down memory lane. Find Joi at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoiofsocialwork/ Website: http://thejoiofsocialwork.com/ Podcast Tour: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-joi-of-social-work-podcast-tour-1703049?aff=eand and follow us on IG @TakeTheLPod and subscribe and like!

This episode, Abdul, CEO of Afrofuture joins the podcast to talk with Sio about old New York, why Afrofuture is more than a music festival,  and the importance of asking questions and tapping into your network. Find Abdul and Afrofuture at: IG: @theruler02/@Afrofuture Twitter: @Afrofuture Website: https://www.afrochella.com (https://www.afrofuture.com/ coming soon) and follow us on IG @TakeTheLPod and subscribe and like!

Grammy award winning singer, 1/2 of See The Thing Is Podcast, and amazing friend Bridget Kelly joins the podcast to talk about her struggle with coming back home and feeling like a failure, dropping knowledge on Grammys selections, talking Beyonce and what are the real rules of UNO.  Find Bridget at: IG: @ambridgetkelly/ @seethethingispod Twitter: @IamBridgetKelly/ @SeeTheThingIs_ Website: https://seethethingispodcast.com/ and follow us on IG @TakeTheLPod and subscribe and like!

CEO and Co-Founder of Harlem Chocolate Factory Jessica Spaulding talks about being always being an entrepreneur, the lessons she learned and how her mentality has given her all the success.... plus a lot of jokes. Find her at:   Website - https://harlemchocolatefactory.com/   Instagram -  @harlemchocolatefactory/@jessofhcf   and follow Take the L Podcast on IG @takethelpod     Produced and edited by Sean Wellington

Honored to speak to one of my oldest friends Ronald Draper, and i learned more than i thought I would... about his art, Harlem pride, bring and apologetic dreamer... also why Ghetto Love by Jaheim is in his top 3 RnB albums because thats a challenge in itself.   Find him at:  Website - https://www.ronalddraperart.com/ Instagram - @ronalddraper_art   and follow Take the L Podcast on IG @takethelpod  Produced and edited by Sean Wellington

Welcome to our first interview. Denequa Williams - Clarke CEO of Lit Brooklyn, a luxury soy wax hand poured candle company. We talk about what success looks like, what its like living in a constant state of grief, being intentional with your partner, and a sweet reminder to Sio to close it the episode. Find out more about Denequa/Lit Brooklyn: Website - https://www.litbklyn.co/  IG - @litbklyn or @dwil and follow Take the L Podcast on IG @takethelpod

Welcome to take the L podcast. This is Sioban's intro, the pilot episode. Learn a little about where this podcast come from and what's to expect.