Experiences of Being "Not Deaf Enough": "I was actually bullied by some people in the deaf community because they considered that I was not deaf enough."

Experiences of Race and Disability: "I would be in a group of four other black women, and we all really connected because of the fact that there can be the racism thing. But I also recognize the privilege of my disability it's hidden, it's invisible. And when it comes to race, it is a very different level of experience because you can see your race. And that was one thing we did make sure we recognize from the beginning. You can't necessarily compare it from apples to apples, but there is that likeness in the two experiences."

Podcasting Tips: "The easiest way to me is actually read your transcript and edit it. And I'm not saying you have to change everything and revise everything word for word. I'm saying clean it up, break up the sentence, make it more easier to read. Change the grammar mistakes, any spelling mistakes. Make sure you change those."

The Power of Podcast Transcripts: "My challenge had always been to them, can you read that transcript without listening to the audio? And how much of that do you actually understand?"

Invisible Disabilities Awareness: "42 million Americans have a severe disability. So this is severe, so I don't even know if they're counting like regular mild disability. But 96 of these disabilities are actually invisible, so people do not realize how many disabilities are invisible."

Invisible Disabilities and Public Perception: "Like I for one, mine is invisible. Most people don't think that there are people that will question whether or not I have a disability. And it's very frustrating because I'm like, how else can I prove myself? Do I need to go back to the way the stereotype for blind people wear dark black glasses, have a white cane. That's not realistic. I could still see, but there are things that if I'm out in public, there are things that do happen when I'm like, oh my gosh, I didn't see that. I feel sorry for little kids because I do run into them because I don't see them. I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. And they're like, What are you blind? I'm like, well, technically, yeah, I am."

Respect in Communication: "We need to learn to take a step back and think about the different scenario that we're in and instead of yelling out offensive things like, what are you, deaf? And be like, well, actually, yeah, I am."

Effective Communication in Mask-Wearing Situations: "One of the things I will say. There are scenarios where I've encountered people wearing a mask, and I never want them to feel uncomfortable in the sense of it's totally fine if you wear a mask, but we need to communicate in a different way because I still want you to be comfortable because people could be wearing a mask for their own personal disability themselves, and that they might have an autoimmune disease, that they're just really just trying to protect themselves. So I think that's something that lies on the responsibility of both people to be mindful of. It would be great if you took off the mask so I could understand you better. But at the same time, if you're not comfortable, let's find another way to communicate. Like touching, writing our notes on the phone and sharing it that way or writing things down. Just like little things that show you that you're willing to kind of go back and forth and communicate with one another in a way that both people feel comfortable."

Empathy in the Workplace: "Our lives do not revolve around your company. Our lives need to revolve around our personal life, and you need to learn to accommodate and adjust to fit people's needs, especially for people with disabilities."

2024 Business Strategy: "For me, I'm right now in the stage of where I'm just kind of like, trying to figure out what I want to do for 2024. And I think one of the things I'm going to do for 2024 is host a bunch of different challenges, like three day challenges that focus on each aspect of the business in terms of, like, we have your podcast, you have your email list, you have your website, you have brand design. And through those three day challenges, we're going to do quick things that you can do to have quick wins and make them accessible at the same time."