Be Better Than Your BS as she sits down with Keisha Allen, financial inclusion leader at Truist Bank, to break down the real truth about money, mindset, and leadership. From overcoming childhood challenges and speech impediments to mastering financial strategy and building authentic teams, Keisha shares actionable advice for anyone looking to take control of their finances, career, and life. Learn how to cut unnecessary expenses, tackle debt with the snowball method, build wealth, and invest wisely—no matter your income. Discover the mindset shifts, habits, and strategies that helped Keisha turn feedback into results, own every room she enters, and empower others to do the same. Perfect for entrepreneurs, professionals, and anyone ready to stop letting fear, doubt, or “BS” hold them back. Stream this episode now on Now Media TV or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

In this powerful episode of Be Better Than Your BS, aired 01-11-25, host Isha Grant sits down with Vikita Poindexter, CEO of Poindexter Consulting Group, for an unfiltered conversation about leadership, faith, and navigating high-stakes workplace challenges.

With over 30 years in human resources, Vaquita shares real-world insights on crisis management, executive accountability, workplace culture, and why people—not titles—are the true foundation of successful organizations. From overcoming self-limiting beliefs to leading with grace under pressure, this episode dives deep into what it truly takes to lead, win, and stay sane in today’s evolving business landscape.

Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, HR professional, or emerging leader, this episode delivers practical strategies, bold truth, and mindset shifts that cut through the noise. If you’ve ever had to fight for your seat at the table or lead during uncertainty, this conversation is for you.

• (00:00:00) - Be Better Than Youn BS With Resha Grant
• (00:01:24) - Basketball Star on Self-Limiting Beliefs
• (00:02:56) - Why I Started My Firm: A
• (00:05:57) - What Would You Do For Your Mother?
• (00:07:06) - The Importance of People in an HR Job
• (00:08:06) - The Importance of Human Resources in Leadership
• (00:09:59) - Be Better Than Your BS
• (00:13:22) - What's In Your HR Playbook?
• (00:15:51) - HR Executive Brief: Role and the challenges
• (00:21:33) - How to Become a Leader Through Communication
• (00:22:45) - Crisis Investigations: More Truth, Less BS
• (00:25:00) - Before Things Blow Up, Companies Need to Prioritize
• (00:28:36) - How Do Leaders Build Trust?
• (00:32:01) - Responsibility of a Leader
• (00:36:39) - Be Better Than Youn Bs
• (00:37:35) - What Is Your Personal Culture Statement
• (00:39:30) - Seems Like You're Always Leading With Grace
• (00:39:53) - What Made My Mother So Successful
• (00:42:08) - Never Give Up on Success
• (00:43:01) - BROKENNESS TO BREAK- THROUGH
• (00:44:13) - How to Heal the Broken Places of Your Life
• (00:46:09) - What does winning look like for you now?
• (00:49:11) - Vakita On Acting With Courage

What does it really take to lead with purpose, power, and authenticity—especially as a woman of color in sports? In this powerful episode of Be Better Than Your BS, host Isha Grant sits down with Lara Wilson, Vice President of Social Responsibility for the Dallas Wings.

From growing up in South Oak Cliff to shaping community impact inside the WNBA, Lara shares raw truths about resilience, leadership, mindset, and navigating male-dominated spaces without losing yourself. This conversation goes beyond titles and PR—diving into social responsibility, representation, activism, mental health, and what it means to truly lead with empathy.

If you’ve ever fought for your seat at the table, questioned your power, or wanted to create real impact where you are, this episode will challenge and inspire you to move with intention—and be better than your BS.

• (00:00:00) - Be Better Than You
• (00:01:42) - What is the BS that you had to push through to get to
• (00:04:18) - Dallas Wings Executive Vice President of Social Responsibility
• (00:05:39) - WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders on social responsibility
• (00:09:12) - Wings' Personal Culture Evolving
• (00:10:47) - Be Better Than Youn Bs
• (00:12:35) - Ladondra Wilson on the WNBA's Social Responsibility
• (00:18:55) - NBA players celebrate Juneteenth
• (00:22:22) - "I Want to Be a DEI Hire"
• (00:23:53) - Where Can People Connect With You? LinkedIn With Donda Wilson
• (00:24:15) - Be Better Than Youn BS
• (00:24:45) - Be Better Than You
• (00:26:12) - What Can Leaders Do to Be More Empathetic?
• (00:28:56) - Speaking Out: How to Find Power in Your Life
• (00:33:07) - Ladondra on Sports and Their Teammates
• (00:36:56) - Ladandra
• (00:37:49) - What Do Sports People Get Wrong About Working In Sports?
• (00:38:58) - What's that morning routine or night owl magic you do when you
• (00:40:03) - Cynthia Marshall on Having Lunch With Michelle Obama
• (00:42:02) - Cheryl Swoops on Her French 75
• (00:46:31) - What's One Thing That You're Learning From Your Career
• (00:48:05) - A Midweek Review for Leaders