NORTH OF 40

Maahra Hill, actress and mother, who has made guest appearances in such series as Black-ish, The L Word: Generation, How to Get Away with Murder, Life in Pieces and Speechless now stars on the hit show Irrational for NBC alongside Jessie L. Martin sits down with Maryam Myika Day for North of 40. On this episode of North of 40 inspirations, the first of its kind, Maahra tells us what it means to her to be pleasing to God.

North of 40 is back with hard-hitting topics we want to share with you. New episodes dropping January 10th 2023. Be sure to like, share and subscribe. Audio clips courtesy of #ViolaDavis for #EssenceMagazine and #TrevorNoah for #TheDailyShow. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

This is the season two finale of North of 40 and we are honored to welcome Black Women in Media founder Judith Jacques-Laguerre. The Black Women in Media Conference and Awards powered by Opulence MD Beauty is the embodiment of that resilience. While the pandemic could have completely canceled the event, the Founder of Black Women in Media Judith Jacques-Laguerre made the recent 5th annual conference a virtual one. We talk about the challenges of making the conference work in the midst of a world-wide pandemic in the shadows of losing the most important woman in her life, her beloved mother. This is a real look at soul-shifting, as Judith took her pain and turned it into her power. We are thrilled to be able to bring this personal story of triumph to you. Judith is leveling the playing field of what it means to be a boss in all things including media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

On this 2020 Thanksgiving day, under normal circumstances, most of us would be watching the Macy's Day parade in the heart of Herald Square. A New York and holiday tradition capped by a stunning performance from the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. With Covid-19 still surging, the look of Thanksgiving Day parade is not too familiar. In keeping with tradition, Maryam wanted to bring something to the podcast that highlights the parade's special moments and the tradition it holds. Nothing is more quintessential to the parade than the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. This episode of North of 40 is unique as we introduce Jennifer Jones, the first African American Radio City Music Hall Rockette, and Erica Vaughn, former Rockette, dancer, performer, artivist. Jennifer, mother of two and trailblazer alongside, Erica talk about what it means to be a Rockette, the tradition of Radio City, and the soul-shifting moments that took them to a dancing career and beyond. We tackle Covid-19, the bureaucratic ladened Rockette machine and hope. They highlight their hopes for the future in this episode. Also, they break down ROCA :: Rockettes of Color Alumnae organization, why it's important to the legacy of American culture and you. We are honored to share this vital session with you. This episode was recorded at home via Zoom during Covid-19 pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

Faith and friendship is the theme for this bonus episode of North of 40. In a time when intuition and sheer grit can be the only thing that charts our way, finding fortitude and solid friendships certainly lends its benefit. Guest, Susan Pateras, wife, mother, businesswoman, leads by example. She gives two riveting stories of her journey that will leave you in tears. Please open your hearts to her life so you, too, can know what truly is for you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

We are gifted with all the tools we need to show up in our lives to win.  But sometimes we allow doubt rare up and then we ask ourselves, are we enough? Yes you are! This poignant episode takes a look at what it means to go after life as if your soul depended on it.  Are you waking up following your goals because you like them or love them?  Are you goals equivalent to your dreams? Are you living on purpose? Do you opt in to you?   On this episode of North of 40, Maryam takes a deep dive on quantifying your passion and qualifying your resolve with multi-hyphenate artist Keena Ferguson. This actor, choreographer, director, wife and new mom, who currently plays Leslie Davenport on Tyler Perry's Sista's on BET, is a NAACP Award winner and HBO nominee.  Keena gets real about how life will show up and what we need to do to bend.  Her greatest lessons and the mantra she uses to help her from spiraling out of control.  Want bonus episodes? Sign up at youarenorthof40.com to get started. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

When you have the opportunity to change your life, what do you do?  You dig down deep and you Live, Love, Leap.  Visualize, manifest and claim your future.  Keisha Senter is the prime example of going brave in order to make her life happen.  She shares with Maryam tools she used to create the life she wanted and recounts stories of how she continues to level set expectations.  Her experiences lead this spirited conversation.   Keisha is the Founder and Chief Impact Officer of The Solution Senter, a boutique public affairs firm dedicated to developing creative solutions to pressing global challenges.  Recently, she served as the Vice President of the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation where she led strategy, operations and development. Keisha was the Senior Associate Director in the President’s Office of The Rockefeller Foundation, where she led external affairs for the President’s Office and identified ways to leverage the President’s influence and brand at global convenings such as the World Economic Forum, Clinton Global Initiative, United Nations General Assembly and others. Keisha created and produced Insight Dialogues, a live-event and digital-content series focused on leveraging influential leaders and sparking global conversations and solutions to pressing issues. The series gained global recognition across 1,000 + media platforms including Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, Rolling Stone and won numerous awards including the Bulldog Media Relations Award and the Mercury Award.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

Family ties bring much responsibilities even as we contemplate legacy. This episode is a look at how we pass on the memory and legacy of our loved ones to our children and keep the memories of those we love alive, even for ourselves. Our heart strings commit us to legacy and my guest Casey Wilson, actress, comedienne — known for her role on Showtime’s BLACK MONDAY, she takes a very intimate look at legacy by sharing her journey of losing her mother, women's rights activist Kathy Higdon. As our mothers do leave indelible marks on our lives, Casey shares how her mother Kathy, not only left a lasting mark on her but how her transition showed up in Casey’s life right at the moment of her first big break on NBC's Saturday Night Live!   A life long dream she had was realized at the worst possible time.  Legacy shows up in the interesting ways, and Casey shares with us how she continues to move in a loving space to grant that journey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

VP of Global Policy at Global Citizen, my guest Liz Agbor Tabi talks -- Agility. Having served in the non profit sector, created global policy and built opportunities for some of the world's most impoverished communities, Liz shares her insights on what it means to be flexible in a time of global change. We talk motherhood, relational stewardship, travel, and love. This episode will show you that when the world is changing all around us, we must lean into the things we love. As we are currently in the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode was recorded at home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

Maryam returns to her roots, Harlem, with the final episode for season one of North Of 40.  Her guest and cousin, Danique Day-Loving,  Managing Director of Dapper Dan Atelier for Gucci, talks evolution with the unexpected twist in her career no one saw coming.  With over 20+ years in education, the former principal of a charter school in New York City, Danique decided it was time for a change so she joined the family business.  Recorded at the Dapper Dan Atelier in Harlem, these woman discuss life and career success, highs and lows; evolution and the right to choose yourself above all else.  Discover how Danique shifted gears by deepening her love of self, putting her relationship with family first, and created her life-plans to be all about a new vision for her “North Of 40" years.  Driven by passion, education and self love this woman walked into life's changes with confidence and humility, while never backing down on what she knows to be true. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

Celebrity business coach Bershan Shaw confesses to a big secret. She realizes her losing her friendship with Maryam was a real true heartbreak. After the death of Maryam’s husband, Bershan took to social media to announce his passing; an action Maryam took offense with. Now these life-long friends talk about how the have come full circle to forgive each other for this unprecedented mistake and the fallout wrath that affected their relationship forever. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

In journeying through the process of transition, Maryam realized one of the hardest thing she would have to do was to move her husband's body out of the morgue and onto a plane headed to Philadelphia, his final resting place. Joined by guest Maya Stojan -- actress and celebrity activist -- they recount the play-by-play of how she moved her husband's physical body onto the hull of a plane while using gratitude tools to heal her spirit by using THE MAGIC, a book by Rhonda Byrne. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

An amazing realization that Maryam discovered was that her circle became smaller after the loss of her husband; and there was an epic soul shift. Either friends didn’t know what to say or simply faded into the abyss of life. Some believed that death was a disease they would catch and Maryam was contagious. Discovering a new inner circle was paramount. Guest Destiny Rael, celebrity life coach and healer sits down with Maryam to talk about her own life affirming chance to redirect her inner circle when she confronted loss of her brother. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

How are you showing up in life after sudden change? Guest Randi Woods, MS, MBA, RN, takes a leap of love and faith as she talks how she was called to help her best friend transition to the afterlife. With her best friend battling cancer for a second time, Randi tells us how she used her friendship, her practical abilities as a nursing professional and her love vulnerability to help her best friend enter a new stage, death. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support

Host Maryam Myika Day shares her love story with her late husband, how she fell in love with her life, her aspiration and what happened on January 30, 2016. This is a show about soul shifting, leveling up your existence and never shaking your resolve to fight. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/north-of-40/support