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
'Industry' BBC Iplayer - In Conversation with.... Mr K
'Industry' on BBC Iplayer charters the highs and lows of 6 graduates as they navigate the world of work, working in the finance sector as they attempt to land a perm role within an orga…
Hiding In Your Trauma
In this episode, I discuss workplace trauma.
Black women are often stripped of human emotion, instead, white fragility is protected and nurtured. Black women are taught that any show of …
"Calling a Black Woman difficult in Hollywood is like the kiss of death..." - By Janet Hubert ('The original Aunt Viv')
Labeling. It is the names we are labelled that can impact how we are viewed at work, how successful you are in a role can determine how your colleagues treat you. We often allow our col…
Self Sabotage - (Part 1)
We all need to take responsibility for the blessings we undo by opening our mouths. It's not everyone that must know you have a job interview or have the privilege of knowing where you…
New Kid On The Block
A follow on from the previous episode 'Scramble For Power' - I discuss the dynamics of being the new person and the added nuance of remote working. If it's not the acronyms and big word…
Scramble For Power
Whenever a manager leaves or there is a restructure in most cases there is always a scramble for power and in turn a coup. Where someone or a few make a power play for what they believe…
Split Personality - (Part 1)
I am an 'Ambivert' - A person who has a balance of extrovert and introvert features in their personality. People are often surprised to learn this about me as my social media personalit…
Run Me My Feedback....Please
Feedback is one of the most important things I have received in the development of my career and in the development of myself. Many organisations caveat committing to giving you feedbac…
Framing Is Not Just For Pictures
Over the last few years, I have come to understand the importance of framing information. What is framing information? Framing Information- is how you position information and communica…
My Hustle Started By Cleaning Toilets (including x2 Dilemmas)
In this episode, I will be discussing a recent comment left under a picture on the @toya_talks Instagram page. We have two dilemmas in this episode a young lady has recently been fired …
Barriers To Entry
Barriers to entry start in the home where often your confidence is knocked by constant comparison which then leads to self-doubt. Society then creates barriers in the form of ceilings a…
Briefcase Bandicoot
In this week's episode, I discuss a recent redundancy I consulted on for a Black Queen who honestly was at her wits end in dealing with her employer. I am proud to say (with her permiss…
DILEMMA: 'I am being undermined at work by the very person who hired me'. / 'Can I change my career in my 30's?'
This is a dilemma episode where you write to me [email protected] with your work-related dilemmas and I try my best to advise you and find you a solution.
Email me: [email protected]…
Open Office Showdown - 'Million Dollar Beach House' (Netflix)
Despite that the fact most of us are remote working there are some who have returned to the office I wanted to share with you the politics of working in open offices. I recently watched…
Discernment - (noun) 'The Ability To Judge Well'.
Do you trust your own judgement? Do you believe in your ability to discern? How have you developed discernment in your personal life and are therefore able to use discernment effectivel…
Fixed Term Contracts Are Not A Fixed Term Relationship
The current job market is bad in fact its the worst I have seen it in a long time not just in the UK but in the US and Europe this is, of course, a direct result of the pandemic and the…
A Sprinkle of Bullsh*t
Hi Everyone - I wanted to take this opportunity to discuss how the current climate of Furlough and the closing of the Furlough Scheme, the recession, and all the other issues plaguing …
Tone-lexia - Check Your Tone Sis!
Your tone in the exchange of instantaneous communication is your responsibility. Checking your tone is a soft skill that needs to be developed to enable you to send effective emails wit…
High Shoulders, High Hopes.
In this episode, I discuss the weight Black Women carry on their shoulders as we without a thought for ourselves protect Black men in the workplace, on the way to the workplace, and in …
Career Manifestation, Vision Boards & Energies.
In this weeks episode, we discuss vision boards and how I have used them in my career to manifest my goals and aspirations whilst also understanding the power of energies. The wrong ene…