Best of BA: C-Suite Edition ft. Black Girls Code CEO Christina Mancini

Brown Ambition

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Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Investing, Business

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This week, Mandi Money brings the BAFAM a special “Best Of” mash-up episode featuring two powerhouse women who’ve carved out space in the C-suite and beyond. From boldly leaving corporate America to building whole new tables (not just getting a seat at one), these conversations are all about self-belief, wealth-building, and trusting your gut—even when everyone else thinks you’re wild for betting on yourself.

This ep revisits conversations with:

✨ Christina Mancini, CEO of Black Girls Code [link to full EP]
✨ Gabrielle Gambrell, media executive at Hachette Book Group [link to full ep]

Both women share the real talk behind their boldest career pivots, what it takes to thrive in rare professional spaces, and why betting on yourself is the ultimate flex.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	Hey, BA fam, let's be real for a second.
0:06.9	And y'all know I keep it a book.
0:08.3	The job market has been brutal.
0:09.9	No, not brutal.
0:10.9	Trash, especially for women of color.
0:13.6	Over 300,000 of us have disappeared from the workforce this year alone.
0:18.1	And not by choice, but because of layoffs, disappearing DEI programs,
0:23.4	and stagnant wages that keep cutting us out of opportunity. Our unemployment rate has jumped to
0:29.1	over 7% while our pay gap continues to widen. I know all of that sounds dire, but here's what I want
0:35.4	you all to know. You do not have to wait for the system to save you.
0:39.5	That's exactly why I created the Mandy Moneymakers group coaching community. It is a coaching
0:45.0	community that is built for us by us. Inside the community, we're not just talking about how to negotiate
0:51.2	or how to get the job that you want. It's about finding purpose in your
0:55.6	career. It's about finding communities and others, feeling seen, feeling heard, and also having a
1:02.8	sounding board and a mirror to reflect your own magic, your own sparkle right back to yourself.
1:09.0	In this community, you'll get group coaching led by me,
1:12.2	but you'll also get peer-to-peer accountability with proven tools and resources that can help
1:17.3	you do what we have always done, sis, rise, even when the odds are stacked against us,
1:23.4	despite all the challenges, we will rise. If you're interested in joining the Mandy Moneymakers
1:29.5	community and having that support to bolster you and help you tap back into your magic
	...

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