Category Archives: Podcast

Saying Goodbye to Hashtags+Stilettos

It’s the end of one era and the beginning of the next one! After almost ten years of blogging and 44 podcast episodes bearing the name, today I am officially saying goodbye to Hashtags and Stilettos and hello to… *drumroll* #TheSakitaMethod! Starting today, the Hashtags + Stilettos podcast is now officially called “The Sakita Method!”Continue Reading

Podcast: Remember Who You Are

Podcast: Remember Who You Are

On this episode, I talk about how I’ve been navigating my anxiety and fears during this current moment of uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic. For weeks I was having a hard time coming to terms with all of the ways that this has impacted my business and during those dark moments, a common thought keptContinue Reading

Podcast: Stop Playing Small

Podcast: Stop Playing Small

On this episode, I talk about some of the epiphanies I’ve had over the last year regarding how I’ve been playing small, making myself invisible and getting in the way of my own goals. I’m someone that is always encouraging my friends and podcast listeners to be their best self, ask for what they want,Continue Reading

Podcast: If You Drop the Ball, Pick It Up

Podcast: If You Drop the Ball, Pick It Up

After a long Summer hiatus, I’m back with a new episode of the #HashtagsandStilettos podcast! On this episode, I talk about where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to and address a topic that’s been weighing heavily on my mind. It’s about all of the unnecessary pressure and stress that we put on ourselvesContinue Reading

Podcast: TGIN’s Chris-Tia Donaldson on the ‘Crawl, Walk, Run’ Philosophy She Applies to Life and Business

Podcast: TGIN’s Chris-Tia Donaldson on the ‘Crawl, Walk, Run’ Philosophy She Applies to Life and Business

Chris-Tia Donaldson (@TGINCEO) is the founder and CEO of Thank God It’s Natural (TGIN), a company that manufactures all natural hair and skin care products that she launched in 2013. A few years before she launched the company, she wrote her first book called ‘Thank God I’m Natural: The Ultimate Guide to Caring for Natural Hair,’Continue Reading

Podcast: How Demetria Lucas D’Oyley is Writing Her Way to a Life on Her Own Terms

Podcast: How Demetria Lucas D’Oyley is Writing Her Way to a Life on Her Own Terms

  Demetria Lucas D’Oyley is an award-winning journalist and author who got her unofficial start in the world of journalism when she launched her first blog, ABelleinBrooklyn in 2007 which was all about the ‘misadventures of a single Southern woman living too far above the Mason Dixon.” Demetria’s hilarious stories, straight-to-the-point advice and wit earnedContinue Reading

Podcast: Shea Moisture Problems and 10 Tips for Marketing Consumer Products to Diverse Audiences

Podcast: Shea Moisture Problems and 10 Tips for Marketing Consumer Products to Diverse Audiences

About a week ago, Shea Moisture, a company that specializes in organic hair, beauty and body products designed to meet the hair and skincare needs of multicultural consumers across the diaspora who traditionally have been ignored by mass market companies, released an ad on Facebook focused on “Hair Hate,” that immediately caused a firestorm of controversy.Continue Reading