A Mixed Executive Perspective

Is standing your ground a strength, or does it depend on who you are?Grace Fooden Correy explores confidence, cultural identity, and workplace belonging through the story of a young Black woman she mentors. Educated in predominantly white environments and working in a predominantly white, male industry, this woman finds that the confidence she was taught to value becomes a source of conflict with her boss.In this episode of A Mixed Executive Perspective, Grace reflects on the overlap between mixed identity and living between cultures, the limits of changing someone else’s mind, and knowing when to seek a workplace that values you.When a colleague challenges you, do you hear confidence or disrespect? Would your answer change if they looked or sounded different?Follow A Mixed Executive Perspective and A Black Executive Perspective and share this episode with someone navigating identity and belonging.CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction: Identity and belonging 01:00 When confidence becomes workplace conflict 03:00 Knowing when to find a better workplace 04:00 Living between cultures 05:00 Confidence, disrespect, and who belongs

If Black America is living inside The Truman Show, where does that leave mixed people?Grace Fooden Correy explores biracial and multiracial identity through a powerful metaphor: mixed people as the seam in a painted sky, exposing the boundaries of society’s racial categories.From performing different versions of yourself to navigating spaces that never quite make room for you, this episode asks what it means to belong when your existence challenges the script.CHAPTERS00:00 Welcome and the question of mixed identity01:00 Black America and The Truman Show03:00 Where do mixed people fit?04:00 Performing identity and seeing the seams05:00 When your existence challenges the categoriesFollow A Mixed Executive Perspective, share this episode, and join the conversation. Remember, you belong.

Can parents act on their progressive beliefs while overlooking what their own children need?Grace Fooden-Correy reflects on Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay about her daughter’s education and connects it to her own childhood navigating a predominantly white private school and a Black public school.In this episode of A Mixed Executive Perspective, Grace explores mixed identity, race, class, school choice, and the emotional cost of appearing to be fine while feeling unheard. She challenges parents and allies to examine whether their actions match their ideals and whether children have a voice in decisions that shape their belonging.CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to A Mixed Executive Perspective 01:00 School choice and progressive parenting 03:00 The conversation Grace never had 05:00 Mixed identity and progressive hypocrisy 06:00 Are we actually listening?Follow A Mixed Executive Perspective, part of the award-winning A Black Executive Perspective platform. Share this episode with someone raising mixed children or navigating life between cultures.Until next time, remember, you belong.

When does cultural appreciation cross the line into blackfishing?Grace Fooden-Correy explores how white influencers can profit from Black hairstyles, features, and beauty standards without experiencing the discrimination attached to Blackness. She also examines the unintended consequence of the backlash: real mixed women being questioned, accused, and forced to defend their identities.This direct conversation addresses blackfishing, mixed identity, colorism, cultural appropriation, beauty bias, and the psychological toll of watching your identity become someone else’s costume.The message is simple: mixed women do not owe anyone proof of who they are.Chapters00:00 Welcome to A Mixed Executive Perspective00:44 When Mixed Women Are Told They Are Not Black01:20 What Is Blackfishing?02:37 Profiting From Black Features03:39 Colorism and Proximity to Whiteness05:31 When Real Mixed Women Become Suspects06:21 You Do Not Owe Anyone Proof

When people tell someone of mixed heritage to “pick a side,” what are they really asking that person to give up?Grace Fooden-Correy explores the emotional cost of having other people define your racial identity. Inspired by a young biracial woman who was told she was Black, not mixed, Grace examines how these labels can erase the love, culture, and influence of one parent.This episode challenges the belief that mixed people must reject part of themselves to be accepted. Your identity is yours to define, and genuine belonging should never require you to disown your family or your story.CHAPTERS00:00 Welcome to A Mixed Executive Perspective00:39 When Others Define Your Identity01:42 The Parent People Choose to Erase03:11 The Price of Picking a Side04:18 Belonging Without Disowning Your Story