Many of the conversations we have had on this podcast have been around subject areas or circumstances that many of us, but not all of us, go through. This discussion with Marissa. Renee Lee is one that can connect with everyone. Losing a loved one or having a really bad experience in life happens to us all. Marissa joins us to discuss the idea that healing from loss does not mean moving on, but instead that we need to strive to love those we have lost even after death. And when you really dive deep, you can sometimes find love that you didn't even feel when they were alive

Marisa Renee Lee is a called upon grief advocate, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Grief is Love: Living with Loss. Deemed "the friend we all wish we had in times of need" by Elaine Welteroth, Marisa is able to utilize research-based advice and wisdom to help others navigate the complicated and dark emotions we face when experiencing loss, offering unique insights for women and Black communities. 

In addition to her work in the grief space, Lee is a former appointee in the Obama White House and CEO of Beacon Advisors, a mission-driven consulting firm primarily focused on racial equity. She is a rabble-rouser of social healing: former managing director of My Brother's Keeper Alliance; co-founder of the digital platform Supportal; and founder of The Pink Agenda, a national organization dedicated to raising money for breast cancer care, research, and awareness. 

Lee also regularly contributes to The Atlantic, Glamour, Vogue, MSNBC, CNN and serves as an expert for Ritual's wellbeing app. She is a Harvard graduate and an avid home cook. Marisa lives in Virginia with her husband Matt, their newborn son Bennett, and their dog, Sadie.

Join us in this conversation to hear the small steps Marisa Renee Lee took to better navigate grief.

Want to learn more from Marisa Renee Lee?

>>Visit marisareneelee.com

>>Grief is Love: Living with Loss 

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We have focused a lot of our time on this podcast hearing from people who have done the inner work to not just survive but thrive. However, what do you do once you have that inner power? That's where Samara Bay comes in.  By redefining what power and authority sound like, Samara will teach us just how to use our voice to move the world toward a better tomorrow.

Samara Bay is an author and speech coach whose clients are candidates for US Congress, C-suite executives, international diplomats, high school girls, and Hollywood celebrities.  Her Penguin Random House book, Permission to Speak is a revolution in how to think about your voice and everyone else's.   I've never had a more timely guest-   Samara, you're just what we need right now and it is an honor to bring you on Small Steps. 

Join us in this conversation to hear the small steps Samara Bay took to use her voice to help lead us to a better future. 

Want to learn more from Samara Bay?

>>Visit ladialectcoach.com

>>Follow on Twitter @SamaraBay

>>Follow on Instagram @samarabay

>>Permission to Speak is available for pre-order now@samarabay.com, and it'll be available in bookstores February 7th, 2023.

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This conversation is with a special guest, Robert Walker, who is also my friend and mentor. Robert Walker is known to his friends and colleagues as Bob. Bob founded American Program Bureau (APB), to provide an open forum for individuals to voice their opinions and point of view. Today, APB has the largest speaker roster in the industry, from entertainers and politicians to business leaders and renowned public intellectuals. A pioneering force in the lecture industry, Bob and the team at APB Speakers created the medium for people to see the most exciting and popular personalities, hear cutting-edge ideas, and experience the leaders, activists, and innovators, unedited and unfiltered by mass media. 

Upon founding APB in 1965, Walker reinvented the traditional lecture by creating infotainment to transmit the innovative intellectual excitement of a dynamic time and an entertaining format. From colleges to town halls, community forums, corporations, and trade and professional associations, this fourth medium offered audiences what they could not get elsewhere. To this day, under Walker's guidance and leadership, APB's culture of innovation continues to define each era while always looking into the future.

Join us in this conversation to hear the small steps Robert Walker took to put purpose over profit and show us how to measure our lives by the impact we make.

Want to learn more from Robert Walker?

>>>Visit apbspeakers.com

>>>Connect on Twitter @Robert Walker

>>>Connect on LinkedIn @Robert Walker

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Watch Small Steps, Big Change on YouTube @Small Steps Big Change Podcast