On the season finale of Do The Work, actor, writer, producer and human rights advocate Angelica Ross sits down with Denise for a candid chat surrounding relationships, listening to your body, and loving yourself the most. Angelica opens up about her relationship with cannabis, the ‘perfect storm’ of her intersectionality, and the deep healing involved with transitioning. Be sure to check out Angelica’s upcoming project www.mypersonalphd.com! 

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About Angelica Ross: 

From the board room, to film and TV sets to Capitol Hill, Angelica Ross is a leading figure of success and strength, in the movement for Transgender and racial equality. A series regular on the ninth season of Ryan Murphy’s FX hit American Horror Story: 1984, and confirmed to return for the currently untitled season ten, Angelica is blazing a trail, kicking open doors, and building her own table with ample open seats. Angelica’s acting breakthrough came in the form of Ryan Murphy’s Award Winning FX hit, Pose — which follows NYC’s Black and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming ballroom culture scene, in the 80’s and early 90’s. Making TV history, the show features the largest transgender cast ever for a scripted series. Vanity Fair raved that “Angelica Ross steals many of her scenes as ‘Candy’” the brashest member of the ‘House of Abundance.’ Angelica Ross is the President of Miss Ross, Inc. and founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, a program that helps people lift themselves out of poverty through technical training, digital work creating a social impact, and bringing economic empowerment to marginalized communities. 

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Recommended Reading: 

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

On this special double-guest episode female founders Ali Kriegsman and Leigh Stein sit down with Denise to discuss their career paths and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Ali and Leigh get real about ditching feminist politics as a religion, sexism in venture capital culture, and conflicts in female-powered online communities.

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About Ali Kriegsman: 

A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and named one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," Ali has helped thousands of brands expand their distribution and sell in both offline and online stores all around the US and Canada through her multi-million dollar company, Bulletin. She is a salesperson, self-taught publicist, marketer, and growth strategist and has experience scaling both bootstrapped and venture-backed businesses. Her first book, How to Build a Goddamn Empire, is the no bullsh*t book on entrepreneurship you've always needed, and it is now available in both hardcover and audiobook formats. Using the questions she's most frequently asked as her guideposts, Ali writes about her experience launching and growing Bulletin directly from the trenches, and features words of triumph, failure and wisdom from 30 other women-owned businesses. The book has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine,The Today Show, and more, and is now available internationally in the UK, Australia, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, Germany and beyond. 

About Leigh Stein: 

Leigh Stein is a writer interested in what the internet is doing to our identities, relationships, and politics. Her five books include the critically acclaimed satirical novel Self Care and What to Miss When, a collection of poetry written about and during the pandemic. She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker online, Allure, ELLE, Poets & Writers, BuzzFeed, The Cut, Salon, and Slate. 

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Recommended Reading: 

50 Things Kate Bush Taught Me About The Multiverse by Karyna McGlynn

What To Miss When by Leigh Stein

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Beyond 8 Founder, Event Production and Agency Powerhouse Brittney Escavedo sits down with Denise to talk about the magic behind producing the Pyer Moss show at Madam CJ Walker’s estate, how to stay calm in stressful situations, and how her spirituality shows up at work. 

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About Brittney Escavedo: 

Born and raised in the Bay Area (Richmond, California) she was taught at a young age that she was capable of achieving anything that she put her mind to.

In 2009 Brittney moved to NY and worked for Seventh House PR, Factory PR, Sydney Reising Creative, Team Epiphany, Bureau Betak, among others as their in-house production team producing over 200 fashion shows and countless events over the years.

In 2016 Brittney founded Beyond 8, an experiential event production company whose clients include Pyer Moss, Solange Knowles, Saint Heron, Culture Con, Complex, Gucci, H&M, Atlantic Records, Master & Dynamic, and more.

She prides herself on the relationships that she has fostered over the years with industry pioneers and her ability to provide opportunities to creatives of color.

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Recommended Reading: 

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson