Toya Talks Podcast
Toya Talks is where culture, courage, and career collide.
Created for Black women first and inclusive of allies, this podcast unpacks the realities of the workplace through the lens of culture, life, and global events. From pay gaps and strikes to leadership, politics, and authenticity, each episode explores how the world around us shapes the way we live and the way we work.
Toya goes beyond surface conversations to deliver bold truths, necessary lessons, and unapologetic strategies that empower listeners to navigate the workplace with clarity and courage.
If you’re ready to rethink work, reclaim your brilliance, and be part of conversations that matter, this is your space.
Toya Talks: Bold truths. Real strategy. For us all.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 78 minutes
- Episodes
- 191
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
I Like Money
What happens in politics often happens in life. Despite the disgraceful leadership filled with 'alleged' dishonesty Boris Johnson has now allegedly signed a £1M deal with the Daily Mai…
Fifty
I am going to preface every episode by saying Baby Brain is real.
Having recently given birth I can confirm and agree that now experiencing Baby Brain first hand that it is defined as ……
With Interest
Betrayal - I've learnt that the greatest betrayal and need to then forgive is towards ourselves. Not trusting our instincts and second guessing ourselves are all forms of self betrayal.…
The Mothership
Following on from a previous episode 'Black Women Deserve To Be Loved In Public (PT1)' https://www.buzzsprout.com/761990/12678087 (Part 2 coming soon)
If this episode is now live it mea…
DILEMMA: My Boss humiliated me in front of my colleagues in an open office with a pop quiz about my job.' - Is this bullying?
This is a dilemma episode.
Please also refer to the following episodes referenced within this dilemma episode:
Episode 75 - 'No Called ID'
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WV3XJTNC5Xhm7q…
Black Women Deserve To Be Loved In Public (PT1)
A recent interview with Esther Falana on Good Morning Britain sparked debate regarding being over 35 years old being too old to be a mother/start a family. This was a topic not covered …
How Can You Be A King If You Do Not Have A Kingdom?
Following a interesting conversation at my recent hair dressers it prompted this episode about how we as women package ourselves and the flawed view of labelling men Kings for basic ele…
Princess Cuts - (Including x2 dilemmas)
We are too grown to not understand and accept that 'princess treatment' is a toxic and dangerous concept. Breeny Lee was dragged on social media for pushing the narrative that if you be…
Spirit Cry
When will you start seeing yourself as a business? Are you an Ivy Park or are you Yeezy? How will you use the leverage of what you bring to an employer to create balance and fairness? W…
Where There Is A Cost Code, There Is a Budget
They will have you believe that they have no budget to negotiate or to meet you half way. Their egos wont entertain a negotiation because they use this a a tactic to ensure you know you…
Full Disclosure - Dilemma Episode
In this episode we discuss the attempts to rent the rage of Black Women an example of this, is the video released by the Original founder of GrassFields calling the Black Community to t…
Professional Respect
In this episode we discuss professional resect.
In the work place respect from fear is temporary one should much more prefer genuine respect for what someone brings to the table eg: exp…
Quiet Quitting
Lets discuss quiet quitting defined as ' the practice of doing little or nothing while being present at ones place if employment'. - I define it as working smarter rather than harder an…
Bursting The Bubble Of White Supremacy
We as Black Women have a duty to ourselves to protect our self esteem, build confidence in who we are, our careers and the fundamentals of what makes us who we are. White Supremacy prot…
The Psychological Contract
In a society that makes us conscious of the differences we have, we as Black Women know in the work place we are like moving targets. But the reality is we often sign a psychological …
If You’re Not Signing, I'm Declining
This episode should have really been entitled 'A Phased Return' a slight play of words if you understand the context.
What happens in politics usually finds itself in the office includi…
Permission To Be Sick - Dilemma Episode
This is a Dilemma Episode.
I will also be discussing the recent repeal of IR35 and its impact on contractors/ consultants.
Email me: [email protected]
Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalksPo…
Business As Usual (B.A.U)
At the age of 96 The Queen of the United Kingdom passed away, this of course has given rise to topical discussions both on social media and within the workplace. The topic of the Britis…
S.O.S.S ( Save Our Soul Sister)
Policing your self esteem is a duty YOU owe to yourself.
Email me: [email protected]
Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalksPodcast)
Snapchat: @toyawashington
Instagram: @toya_washington & @…
PRESSURE
'You have to acknowledge someones win even if it is at the expense of your losses'
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Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalksPodcast)
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