Chatting with The Experts with Paula Okonneh

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The Power of Reinvention

October 08, 2026

Dr. Tanisha Guy, a nationally recognized thought leader with 26 years in mental health, 21 years teaching, and 17 years in private practice, discusses how setbacks can become the start of the greatest success. Dr. Guy explains pivoting into entrepreneurship coaching after being unexpectedly let go from academia and realizing clinicians aren't trained to be business owners. She shares how learning she had dyslexia (and dyscalculia) helped her understand her brain, complete her dissertation, an...

When Life Changes Without Permission

October 01, 2026

Ronalda Sullivan, founder of Dream Differently, transformational speaker, author, and coach, talks about women facing disruption and possibility. Ronalda shares how unexpected life changes shaped her message, including raising a non-speaking autistic son diagnosed after evaluations at Bethesda Naval Hospital, the end of a 22-year marriage, and decades as a veteran and civil servant. She emphasizes that one painful chapter doesn't define the whole story unless you stop turning the pages, and e...

Progression vs Perfection

September 24, 2026

Dr. Helen Holton, a leadership strategist, coach, author, and former Baltimore City Councilwoman,  discusses how perfectionism creates "perfection-driven misalignment," the gap between excellence and perfection that pressures leaders, teams, culture, and results. Holton shares her leadership journey, including self-doubt, overworking, feeling unseen, and the need to find one's voice amid conscious and unconscious bias, noting large numbers of women displaced from roles. She frames perfectioni...