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Latest Episode

Lisa Nicole Bell
- THE SHOW This recap episode distills the core ideas from this season of Behind the Brilliance with fresh perspective on building a meaningful life and career without burning out, numbing out, or deferring fulfillment to “someday.” Lisa recaps key conversations...
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Lisa Nicole Bell
Lisa recaps the highlights of Season 16. Read More.
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Behind the Brilliance 105: Simone Missick

THE SHOW This week’s guest is Simone Missick. This episode is super inspiring. Simone opens up about her journey from waiting tables and holding on to the dream to kicking serious ass as the lead in Marvel’s Luke Cage series…
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Behind the Brilliance 104: Monique Woodard

THE SHOW This week’s guest is Monique Woodard, a venture partner at 500 Startups and one of the few black female VCs. During this chat, we talk about her early days, her career in the music business, her path to…
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Behind the Brilliance 103: Q+A

This episode is a Q+A where I answer 2 listener questions: one about how to upgrade your group of friends when your life is on the upswing and how to get unstuck when nothing seems to be working. In this…
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102 Kirk Moore

Kirk Moore

THE SHOW This week’s guest is Kirk Moore, the super talented writer who currently lends his talents to American Crime (ABC) and 13 Reasons Why (Netflix). This is one of my favorite episodes ever – Kirk was transparent, funny, and…
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Behind the Brilliance 101: Marlon Nichols

THE SHOW This week’s guest is Marlon Nichols, cofounder and general partner at Cross Culture Ventures. Besides being smart and founder-friendly, Marlon has had quite the career of his own starting out as a consultant and carving his own path…
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Behind the Brilliance 100: Joyful Ambition

This solo episode deals with how to pursue big ambitions with sanity and joy. I cover a lot of stuff: borrowing from the future, defining success, goals vs milestones, popularity vs purpose, and much more. It’s a dose of real…
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Behind the Brilliance 099: Doreen Bloch

THE SHOW This week’s guest is Doreen Bloch, founder and CEO of Poshly, a data company focused on beauty. Besides being one of my favorite people, Doreen is whip smart, super talented, and very passionate. During this chat, we talk…
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Behind the Brilliance 098: Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i

THE SHOW This week’s guest is Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, EVP of Diversity, Inclusion & Communications at CBS Television. After making a role for herself at Nike, she went on to do PR for comedian Sinbad before landing at CBS and rising…
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Behind the Brilliance 097: Q+A

This week’s episode is a Q+A answering questions on how I created my values-based filters that I use to make key decisions and why time is more important than money. LISTEN I cover: -why values should inform everything we do…
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"I'm a 40 year old woman and with every episode I'm exposed to diverse people, new ideas, books, and technology. Lisa is a great conversationalist and her guests bring such unique perspectives. This show is absolutely brilliant! [think The Oprah Winfrey Show in a podcast]."

Ivory Nelle

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"Lisa spans a large range of topics while maintaining the consistent theme "you can be better, if you are willing to make the choices and do the work". Her topics are fresh and relevant and her guests are interesting."

David M.

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"I love this podcast!!!! I look forward to it and tune in every week.I get so much from it personally and professionally. Lisa is smart, witty and soooo funny. Once you listen you MUST go back into the archives and get.your.self.together!"

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"Lisa Nicole Bell is a God send! This podcast is filled with gems, diamonds, chocolate, & so much more. If you're lacking friends or peers along the personal development side, this podcast is a comfort & provides so much information that will bless & change your life. I love this show & love Lisa!"

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"When Lisa goes on hiatus, I seriously question how I'll survive without this podcast. She gives all types of advice that's relevant no matter what field you're in and the interviews are the icing on the cake."

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