SEASON FINALE SPECIAL! This week, Lisa welcomes Mike Krzyzewski to the Enlightened community. "Coach K," as he is known in the sports world, sits down for the seasons one finale of Enlightened to talk about four decades of making history as th

Stephen Satterfield - Nopa and Netflix: Recipes for Reclaiming Culture and Identity

Aug 24th, 2021 47m 15s

Food media entrepreneur, Stephen Satterfield, joins the show this week to serve up a small batch sermon on the power of conviction and cuisine. The founder of Whetstone and host of Netflix's High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transfo

The Enlightened Podcast Returns August 24th

Aug 17th, 2021 1m 10s

Hello, hello, hello! This is Lisa Borders and I just wanted to pop by to let you know we are taking a brief hiatus this week and we'll be back on August 24th with food writer and entrepreneur, Stephen Satterfield. Stephen is the host of this ye

MOGL Founders Ayden Syal and Brandon Wimbush - Moguls in the Making: Empowering Athletes in the NIL Era

Aug 10th, 2021 39m 39s

Golden Domers and moguls in the making, Ayden Syal and Brandon Wimbush, join me on this week's episode to share their Notre Dame origin stories and break down the novelty of the name, image, and likeness revolution in collegiate athletics. They

Toni Jones - Mental Health, the Motor City, and the Medicinal Power of Music

Aug 3rd, 2021 31m 35s

Former wellness coach, Toni Jones, is now an affirmation musician determined to help people revolutionize the way they think, behave, and move through life. This week, she joins me on the show to talk about the importance of grounding yourself

Renee Montgomery - Paving the Way: From Point Guard to Part Owner

Jul 27th, 2021 30m 29s

Renee Montgomery, the first WNBA player to co-own a WNBA team, comes to the pod this week to discuss everything from her decision to forgo the 2020 WBNA season, to 'controlling the controllables,' to her retirement in early 2021, to 'turning it

Idalis French & Katie Taylor - Women DO Support Other Women with WIN Scholars

Jul 20th, 2021 59m 18s

Enlightened welcomes Women's Impact Network Scholars Idalis French and Katie Taylor to discuss the differing paths that led to their improbable, but unparalleled friendship. In the pod's first duo guest episode, we hear from two women who put t

Kevin White - Happenstance and the High Stakes World of Higher Education

Jul 13th, 2021 33m 37s

Longtime Duke University Athletic Director, Kevin White, joins the show this week to discuss the high stakes world of higher education. We talk about the four-pronged matrix needed for effective leadership shopping and the importance of institu

Susanne Lyons - Prologue to Tokyo: A Look at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Past, Present and Future

Jul 6th, 2021 47m 25s

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has faced a firestorm these last few years with a series of independent investigations into a culture of silence and at times, the organization's underinvestment in athlete health and well-bein

Elizabeth Williams - Mechanics of Making a Difference

Jun 29th, 2021 41m 34s

The WNBA's Elizabeth Williams stops by the show to talk about the often unmentioned humanity at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement. From the Atlanta Dream to her own American dream, Elizabeth reverses her own history of hesitancy and

Pau Gasol - Parenthood, Pro Ball, and the 'Pau'wer of Helping Others

Jun 22nd, 2021 42m 35s

Six-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion Pau Gasol comes on the show to talk about the importance of the international language of sports and share how his work as a UNICEF ambassador ignited an extraordinary passion for helping children

Brooke Baldwin - Huddles Should Make Headlines

Jun 15th, 2021 51m 57s

Former CNN Anchor, fellow Atlantan, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brooke Baldwin, joins the show to drop some wisdom from her new book and we get some secrets from some of the world's strongest women — including and especially her!

Breanna Stewart - From Rookie to Revolutionary

Jun 8th, 2021 31m 6s

On this week’s episode, WNBA star Breanna “Stewie” Stewart calls in from Russia with some long distance love for the Enlightened community. We dive right in on her transatlantic travel, what it’s like to play with Sue Bird, and preparing to go

Alysha English - Making The Shift from Belonging into Being

Jun 1st, 2021 38m 48s

Creator, Community Builder, and Poet Alysha English sits down with me this week to unpack some deeply relevant and poignant experiences. Alysha shares stories about intuition, loss, and longing for home — and we confide in each other about the

Sanyin Siang - Life Lessons from a CEO Whisperer

May 25th, 2021 44m 17s

Dubbed the CEO Whisperer, world renowned executive coach Sanyin Siang joins me to talk about finding the blind spots in some of the world's most impactful companies and organizations. Sanyin and I discuss crossing ecosystems and the change that

Lizzy Jeff - Changing Culture with Cannabis and Sensuality

May 18th, 2021 57m 21s

Artist, alchemist, and activist Lizzy Jeff sits down with me this week for what can only be described as an awakening of the soul. We talk about changing the narrative around cannabis, the discomfort that comes with the fight for restorative ju

Zander Lurie - Celebrating People as the Center of Business

May 11th, 2021 32m 2s

On this week's episode, I sit down with Zander Lurie, CEO of SurveyMonkey, to hear stories about the importance of running a people-centric business. We discuss the nuts and bolts of working hard for your customer, the value of collective wisdo

Andrew Sealy - Being a Yogi and Steward of the Earth

May 4th, 2021 42m 54s

Acro yogi and Your Aligned Purpose founder, Andrew Sealy, joins me this week to discuss breath work, the value of meditation, and how having an 'innerstanding' can help lead to a better quality of life. We go beyond the traditional conversation

Sue Bird - The Keys to Leadership

Apr 27th, 2021 38m 36s

Four-time WNBA Champion, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and basketball legend, Sue Bird, stops by to share what parallel life lessons being a point guard has afforded her. She tells me about the importance of having a "see it, be it" moment a

Charles Hoskinson - Building a Better World with the Blockchain

Apr 20th, 2021 1h 15m

For years, I've been curious about blockchain technology and on today's episode, we have the expert — the man himself — Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum. We discuss the challenges of cryptocurrency and he shares

Grant Hill - Moving Beyond Fear To Create a Legacy

Apr 13th, 2021 49m 36s

NBA Hall of Famer, Olympian, Atlanta Hawks co-owner, and my brother from another mother, Grant Hill, joins me this week to speak on some unspoken truths. We critique the Rooney Rule, discuss the inherent value of having a sports background in t

Janet Hill - From the Bayou to the Boardroom

Apr 6th, 2021 59m 31s

New Orleans native and former Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, Janet Hill, joins me to share how a lightbulb moment at Wellesley set the trajectory for the rest of her life. The mother of Duke legacy and NBA legend Grant Hill, Janet talk

Wendy Clark - Developing Resilience

Mar 30th, 2021 39m 26s

Advertising is an industry built around the concept of 'leaving your mark.' Global CEO of Denstu International, former CEO of DDB Worldwide, and marketing master Wendy Clark sits down with me to talk about her personal story and making her mark

Stacey Abrams - Preach, Teach, and Serve

Mar 27th, 2021 1h 1m

You know her as New York Times bestselling author, voting rights activist, and Novel Peace Prize nominee Stacey Abrams. I know her as my sister in service and dear friend of nearly two decades. Together we reminisce about growing up with civic-

Elena Della Donne - Being Your Own Healer

Mar 25th, 2021 36m 51s

In this episode, I talk with legendary professional basketball player Elena Delle Donne. EDD, as she is affectionately known, discusses pushing through a chronic back injury, her battle with Lyme disease, winning the WNBA championship, and why