In this episode, our very own Morgan Mahdavi joins Mia for a conversation about their working relationship and how they invite accountability in relationships through transparency, genuine care, and radical trust and grace. 

Morgan shares how trust in their work opened the possibility for taking initiative on important projects, the most important ingredients for creating shared power, and how we can build a team culture that learns from past mistakes. Morgan ends with sage advice for leaders who want to focus on building teams that hold each other accountable.

In this episode, Alicia Bell explains how slowing down to make decisions as a collective can enhance the experience of Shared Power and actually ensure the work happens more quickly. 

This conversation dives deep into how fear of relinquishing control can keep us from sharing power in making decisions, why realignment is a necessary part of the process, and how to navigate and change societal expectations and assumptions through collective decision-making.

This conversation is about expanding what’s possible - even within conflict. Mia is joined by Rebecca Subar (they/them) and Aarati Kasturirangan (she/her) from Dragonfly Partners to discuss how nonprofit organizations and movement leaders can navigate conflict from the inside-out.

For this conversation, I’m joined by social organizer, educator, and curator, Mariame Kaba. Mariame explains how she finally entered the world of social media in 2010, why she thinks virtual connection will become even more prominent in the future, and how we can expand our experience of social media in healthy ways.

Lewis joins Mia to discuss how they both engage from within their Zone Of Genius in regular collaboration together, why solidarity is both a skill and a practice, and why shared power is a long-term commitment.

In this episode I talk with Brian Brady about how to manage personal relationships within large organizations, why the practice of vulnerability is a key component of developing shared power, and what practices Brian recommends to privileged people in leadership roles.

In this episode, philanthropic trailblazer and seasoned strategist Deborah Harrington joins Mia to discuss how we can redefine leadership in ways that diversify group thought, create a culture of trust, and build mutual loyalty.

For this episode, Mia is joined by Yashna Padamsee, a consultant for nonprofit organizations and movements with over 17 years in the field, to talk about the importance of sharing our origin stories within social change organizations and movements.

Mia and Lisa Marie discuss the problems with general DEI initiatives, the day-to-day practicing of shared power through collaborative learning and modeling, why Shared Power is for EVERYONE in your organization, and how to sustain this internal shift long-term.

In this first episode, Mia is joined by one of the podcast producers, Alysia Tate, to explain the intention behind the series, how we chose episode topics and guests, and why justice and equity work matters in every area of life (no matter your career choice).