An Ex-Hip-Hop Video Director Turns Her Lens on Black Women's Health Ft. Lisa Cunningham

Brown Ambition

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Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Investing, Business

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Mandi sits down with Lisa Cunningham, a powerhouse creative and the Head of Marketing at the Black Women’s Health Imperative, to unpack her incredible journey from directing music videos to becoming a champion for health equity.

Lisa shares how personal loss and self-discovery shaped her purpose, leading her to use storytelling as a tool for change—especially in women’s health. Through her documentary Me Period, she’s breaking down stigmas around menstruation and helping young women and their caregivers access the knowledge and confidence they deserve.

Together, Mandi and Lisa dive into what it really means to prioritize your health, wealth, and wellness—and how those three things are deeply connected. They discuss:
✨ The role women play as health advocates in their families
✨ Why accurate health information is key to empowerment
✨ How chronic disease prevention and epigenetics shape generational well-being
✨ Navigating career pivots with purpose and financial confidence
✨ The importance of community and partnership in personal growth

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.0	When news broke earlier this year that baby KJ, a newborn in Philadelphia,
0:08.1	had successfully received the world's first personalized gene editing treatment,
0:11.9	it represented a milestone for both researchers and patients.
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0:39.8	Hey, hey, BA fam. It's your girl, Mandy Money. Welcome to the Washday Wussaw. I have a very
0:45.8	special guest for y'all today. Her name is Lisa Cunningham. Lisa is a visionary storyteller who's brought
0:53.2	her creativity from directing thousands, hundreds,
0:56.4	thousands of chart-topping music videos to producing campaigns that drive health equity.
1:02.4	As the head of marketing at the Black Women's Health Imperative and the director of a documentary
1:07.5	called Me Period, Lisa is changing the way we tell stories about black women's health, and I'm just really
1:14.2	honored to have you at Brown Ambition.
1:16.0	Thank you for having me.
1:17.9	I am honored.
1:19.4	You are a veteran in the podcast game, so thank you for having me on.
1:24.8	Geriatric podcaster, although we talked about just owning our age.
1:28.2	I may not know this. Lisa and I met, I don't know, three years ago.
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