Madame Speaker Says

Madame Speaker Says

Magogodi

Episodes 37
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

Madame Speaker Says is the podcast for women of colour ready to own the mic, drop that book and get paid like a legend.

Join Magogodi oaMphela Makhene - author, speaker and coach - for real talk, shortcuts and receipts to help you lead with confidence — on stage, on the page and way beyond the 9–5. No caucacity, no crusty old school leadership. 

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S2E132 Confidence Is Not Authority: Why Structure Builds Real Leadership

Mar 01, 2026 23m Bonus

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meBuild Authority Without Waiting for Confidence: Structure Over Self-DoubtConfidence is not what builds authority. Structure does.In this powerful mini episode of Madame…

S2E131 Rejected from TED? How to Turn Rejection Into Rocket Fuel | Pitch Mastery for Women Leaders

Feb 22, 2026 27m Bonus

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text mePitch Anyway When Rejection Is Likely: Authority Without PermissionWhat do you do when you pitch your heart out… make it to the finalist round… and still get…

S2E130 The True Price of Visibility for Businesses in 2026 | Cost of Visibility | Visibility Costs Explained - BONUS

Feb 15, 2026 26m Bonus

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meStay Visible When Backlash Is Inevitable: Authority in the Age of CritiqueHow do you step into visibility and authority when being seen comes with critique, backlash,…

S2E129 Authority in Crisis: Why Your Work Matters More When the World Is Burning (BONUS)

Feb 08, 2026 26m Bonus

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meStay On Brand While the World Is Burning: Authority in a Time of CrisisHow do you show up with authority during global crisis without being tone-deaf, performative or…

S2E128 If You Feel Called to More, This Episode Will Help You Stop Playing Small

Feb 01, 2026 15m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meIf You Feel Called to More: Stop Playing Small and Build a Bold Public VoiceWhat happens when you stop playing small and finally use your voice the way you were meant…

S2E127 We Are the Ones: Imani Ellis on Purpose + Building CultureCon

Jan 18, 2026 39m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meCultureCon's Imani Ellis: From Living Room to 12,000 People What happens when you stop waiting for someone else to build the thing you've been craving? CultureCon…

S2E126 The Real ROI of Public Speaking - with Ellen Yin of Cubicle to CEO

Jan 11, 2026 1h 1m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meFrom Cubicle to CEO: Ellen Yin on Turning Expertise Into Speaking RevenueEllen Yin went from corporate marketing employee to multimillion-dollar entrepreneur — without…

S2E125 Why Wanting Scares You More Than Failing: Your 2026 Thought Leadership Reset

Jan 04, 2026 33m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meWhy does wanting scare you more than failing ever will?In this solo episode, Magogodi Makhene unpacks why thought leaders, founders, and creatives shrink from naming…

S2E126 Speaking Without Filtering: Thought Leadership as Spiritual Work with Rha Goddess

Dec 28, 2025 1h 9m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meThought Leadership Is Spiritual Work. No Ego, No Performance.What if thought leadership isn’t about influence — but about responsibility?In this powerful conversation,…

S2E125 Why You’re Tired, Angry… and Weirdly Happy

Dec 21, 2025 37m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meTired. Angry. Happy. The Truth About This Year We SurvivedWhat if there’s nothing wrong with you for feeling tired, angry, hopeful, and joyful all at once? This week,…

S2E125 Organize Against Autocracy: From Fear to Action with Vanessa Priya Daniel | What Women of Color Teach Us About Power

Dec 14, 2025 1h 11m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meUnrig the Game: How to Organize Through Autocratic Fear with Vanessa Priya DanielWhat's your part to contribute when autocracy tightens its grip and fear becomes a…

S2E124 NonStop Productivity Is a Scam: The Lie Killing Your Thought Leadership

Dec 07, 2025 45m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meThe Productivity Lie That's Killing Your Thought Leadership (Why Rest Is Your Secret Weapon)What if the most powerful move you can make as a thought leader isn't…

S2E123 How to Get Paid to Tell Stories in Time of Resistance with Anna Malaika Tubbs

Nov 23, 2025 1h 20m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meFrom Stanford Grad to Paid Storyteller: The Thought Leadership Blueprint for Resistance with Anna Malaika TubbsWhat does it really take to build a career around…

S2E122 Stop Waiting for Permission: How to Share Your Story & Build Your Platform with Kutloano Skosana

Nov 16, 2025 1h 9m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text me📧JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER: Madame Speaker SaysWhy Black Women's Stories Matter - And How to Master Yours with Kutloano Skosana RicciYour story isn't just yours—it's a…

S2E121 Facing Bankruptcy, Finding True Currency with Art Chang

Nov 09, 2025 1h 8m Transcript

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text me📧 NEWSLETTER: Madame Speaker Says (Weekly Truth Bombs)Why 98% of Immigrant Businesses Fail (And What One Bankruptcy Survivor Learned) | Art Chang on Leadership, Small…

S2E120 She Almost Died and Came Back to Tell Y'all: Stop Letting These Jobs Pimp Your Integrity

Nov 02, 2025 1h 14m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meShe Almost Died and Came Back to Tell Y'all: Stop Giving These Companies Your Integrity for FreeWhat happens when you almost die—and then go back to work in a place…

S2E119 Skip the Book Deal: One Powerful Article with Kleaver Cruz

Oct 26, 2025 1h 14m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meSkip the Book Deal: One Powerful Article with Kleaver CruzTired of waiting for the "right time" to become a thought leader? In this episode, we sit down with Kleaver…

S2E118 Claiming Audacity: Building Thought Leadership For Marginalized Voices ft. Sisonke Msimang

Oct 19, 2025 1h 18m

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meBuilding Thought Leadership as a Marginalized Voice 🎙️✨Tired of waiting for permission to lead? In this episode, we sit down with Sisonke Msimang to unpack what it…

S1E117 Singing Survival with Joy Harjo - BONUS Episode - 2020 Replay

Oct 12, 2025 1h 12m Bonus

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meOur 2020 Conversation with Joy HarjoJoy Harjo—the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate, saxophonist, member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the woman who held…

S1E116 Nikki Giovanni on Toni Morrison: Why "The Bluest Eye" Still Saves Lives 50 Years Later

Oct 05, 2025 1h 5m Bonus

🙋🏽‍♀️Like this Episode? Text meBONUS Episode - From our 2020 Conversation with Nikki GiovanniThink poetry is just pretty words? Think again. Nikki Giovanni—who survived lung cancer, buried her best…

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