Black Bridge Mindset

Welcome to The Black Bridge Mindset podcast, where culture entrepreneurship and business intersect to fuel inspiration. This podcast celebrates the power of diverse voices shaping the future of business. From the small business dreamers to the big business disruptors, we’re here to uncover the untold stories, bold strategies, and cultural legacies driving the entrepreneurial spirit forward. Each episode we’ll delve deep into the challenges, triumphs, and transformative ideas that redefine success. Because when culture and ambition come together, the results are game-changing. So, whether you’re building a business, breaking barriers, or just looking for some serious inspiration, you’re in the right place. The Black Bridge Mindset: Where culture and entrepreneurship collide!

Black Bridge Mindset is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Black Bridge Mindset, a business show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  Empowering Communities Through Childcare: The Tysie Milliken-Benjamin Story

  Aug 5, 202653 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail From Court Reporter to 3 Childcare Centers: Tysie Milliken-Benjamin on Faith, Perseverance, and Building Agape Love On the Black Bridge Mindset Podcast, hosts Mike, Ken, and CJ welcome Tysie Milliken-Benjamin, a woman of faith and entrepreneur who owns three 24-hour childcare centers in Paducah—Agape Love Childcare, Ruth’s Childcare, and Agape Love Bugs Childcare—plus nonprofits Safe Place and Safety Nest. Tysie shares how she transitioned from cosmetology to court reporting, opened her own court reporting business, then followed what she describes as God’s calling into childcare in 2017. She explains learning through volunteering, training, and mentorship, overcoming a failed first center, clearing her record, navigating state regulations, funding challenges, and opening additional centers through perseverance. Tysie details her mission to serve working and low-income families, teach life skills and culture, support staff development, and enforce structure, while emphasizing her sacrifices, community impact, and her guiding question for entrepreneurs: “What is your why?” 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:35 Hosts Catch Up 00:57 Cleaning Lady Story 02:15 Meet Tysie Millican 03:45 Tysie Introduces Herself 04:30 From Court Reporting 05:36 Called To Childcare 07:48 Agape Name Meaning 09:04 Overwhelmed First Steps 10:18 Rules And Mentors 12:34 Legal Steps And Funding 15:25 Persevering Through Setbacks 18:24 Opening Second Center 20:42 Third Center Challenges 23:09 What Sets Her Apart 27:11 How Centers Are Structured 28:13 Why 24 Hour Childcare 28:53 Feeding Kids Right 29:49 Covering Essentials 30:23 Making It Sustainable 32:18 Steps To Open Center 35:10 Training Staff Growth 37:11 Strict Parent Boundaries 39:23 Pricing And Waitlist 40:37 Lessons For Younger Self 41:42 Proudest Love Bug Story 44:30 Contact And Giving Back 45:32 Hidden Sacrifices 47:03 Find Your Why 50:33 Sign Off And Collage 51:40 Paducah Podcast Invite 52:29 Final Thanks Goodbye Thank you for listening! Follow our socials! Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok Contact us: Email: blackbridgemindset@gmail.com Hosts: Mike CJ Ken

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  Episode #17

  Psychology & Charcuterie: A Journey with Maria Houston

  Jun 24, 202658 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail Creativity, Grief, and Purpose: Dr. Maria Houston Beck on Mental Health, Mentorship, and Beck Boards On the Black Bridge Mindset Podcast, hosts Mike, Ken, and CJ welcome Columbus-based licensed clinical psychologist and entrepreneur Dr. Maria Houston Beck, founder of Houston Wellness Solutions and Beck Boards. Beck shares how a high school psychology class and learning about mental illness and suicide in her family inspired her to pursue clinical psychology, with a career spanning trauma, mood disorders, grief, and work with incarcerated youth, including at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. She explains training paths (PsyD vs PhD), building a private practice brick by brick, and early business lessons like pricing, policies, and payment procedures. Beck also расскаunts how personal grief and hosting family holidays led her to create Beck Boards, offering charcuterie boards, grazing tables, a mobile cart, and workshops that blend food styling with therapeutic topics. She previews her participation in Columbus’ Color of Summer event and shares where to find and book her services. 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:35 Weekend Catch Up 02:35 Summer Plans and Festivals 03:39 Soccer Tangent 05:16 Meet Maria Houston Beck 08:20 Why She Chose Psychology 13:07 Clinical Focus and Juvenile Work 17:31 Mentors and Giving Back 20:24 Breaking Mental Health Stigma 23:52 Becoming a Psychologist 27:39 Starting Private Practice 29:03 Starting Private Practice 30:26 Brick by Brick Systems 31:39 Learning as You Go 32:52 Pricing and Policies Mistakes 35:55 Grief Sparks Creativity 40:15 Therapy Through Charcuterie 44:44 Events and Color of Summer 49:13 Where to Find and Book 52:39 Sacrifice and Self Care 55:29 Wakanda Peace Paws Finale Instagram : @beckboards Facebook : @BeckBoardsLLC Morning Star Counseling https://www.instagram.com/houstonwellness_solutionsllc/ Thank you for listening! Follow our socials! Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok Contact us: Email: blackbridgemindset@gmail.com Hosts: Mike CJ Ken

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  Black Bridge Mindset

  Chef J.C. Pinckney on Building The Bougie Palate: Scaling a Luxury Catering Business

  Jun 17, 20261h 6m

  Send us Fan Mail On the Black Bridge Mindset Podcast, hosts Mike, Ken, and CJ welcome Chef J.C. Pinckney, CEO of The Bougie Palate, a Tampa-based luxury catering and private chef brand inspired by her Barbados roots and love of Louisiana Creole cuisine. J.C. shares how she started cooking for friends during COVID, formalized the business in 2022, and learned entrepreneurship through free one-on-one support from the SBDC, including financial literacy, pricing strategy, and post-event “autopsies.” She explains why she avoids opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant, how she prices luxury catering (including retainers and paid tastings), and what customers often misunderstand about catering costs. J.C. discusses staffing, project management systems, marketing through social media and word of mouth, catering events up to 700+ people, and her goals to open a commissary/ghost kitchen, expand revenue streams, and create a cookbook and cooking classes. Website : https://thebougiepalate.com Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thebougiepalate Thank you for listening! Follow our socials! Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok Contact us: Email: blackbridgemindset@gmail.com Hosts: Mike CJ Ken

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  Episode #15

  Building Morningstar Counseling: Erica Hughes on Mental Health, Entrepreneurship, and Breaking the Stigma

  Jun 10, 202648 minS2

  Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Black Bridge Mindset Podcast, hosts introduce Erica Hughes, founder of Morningstar Counseling Services in Louisville, Kentucky, a practice supporting teens and adults through depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions with a gentle, empowering approach. Erica shares her path from sociology and criminology studies to Child Protective Services, then earning a master’s in mental health counseling and opening her private practice in 2018 without a formal business plan. She discusses learning business essentials like finding mentors, hiring support, getting an accountant, managing taxes, insurance, networking, and social media, and balancing therapy work with leadership, motherhood, and boundaries. The conversation covers increased openness to therapy post-COVID, especially among Black clients and men, how to suggest therapy sensitively, and ways to reduce stigma. Erica also highlights her children’s book, “The Courage Within,” and her goals to expand into hospitals and corporate mental health education. Instagram : @mstar_counseling Website : Morning Star Counseling 00:00 Podcast Cold Open 00:27 Madrid Jet Lag Banter 01:40 Meet Erica Hughes 03:17 Louisville vs Chicago Check In 04:19 Morningstar Services Team 05:23 From CPS to Counseling 09:01 Launching the Practice 11:19 Moving Through Fear 14:15 Therapy in Black Communities 18:00 Entrepreneur Lessons Learned 21:10 Creating a Safe Space 22:24 Therapist Self Care Boundaries 23:28 Minority Hurdles Ahead 23:54 Breaking Into Louisville 25:06 Building Without A Plan 27:08 Mentors And Mistakes 28:17 Boundaries And Self Care 30:39 Friends As Employees 32:37 Finding The Right Therapist 35:02 Proud Of Morningstar 36:18 Bigger Vision Ahead 37:38 Talking About Therapy 39:33 Dispelling Black Stigma 42:22 Children's Book Journey 44:16 Where To Find Erica 45:22 Culture And Closing Thank you for listening! Follow our socials! Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok Contact us: Email: blackbridgemindset@gmail.com Hosts: Mike CJ Ken

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  Episode #14

  HR In Your Business with DeShawn Barrett

  Jun 3, 20261h 8mS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on the Blackbridge Mindset Podcast, the hosts discuss Midwest weather and long TSA lines at Atlanta’s airport before welcoming Chicago-based people and talent leader Deshawn Barrett, Director of Talent Development at SpotHero, with 15+ years in HR and talent roles at ADP, PowerReviews, Victoria’s Secret/PINK, and more. Deshawn explains HR as a broad system beyond hiring and firing, covering benefits, fair pay, growth and development, compliance (including I-9s), policies, and balancing business needs with employee support. He shares guidance for entrepreneurs on when to use fractional HR or hybr...

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