Episodes
Dec. 19, 2025
Cultivating Community, Curiosity, & More w/ Mia Kalish
Welcome back to the Intentional Intern Podcast! This week I’m joined by Mia Kalish, a senior majoring in Environmental Science at the University of Vermont with minors in Writing and Dance. She’s also an artist! She writes mu...
Dec. 12, 2025
Finding the Right Fit: Building Your Fashion Lane w/Bryce McAllister
This week I’m joined by Bryce McAllister, an assistant designer at Carter’s Inc. Bryce also owns his own clothing brand called JeansbyBryce: By You and Me. In today’s episode, Bryce and I talk candidly about his entire journe...
Nov. 17, 2025
Charting Your Personal Flight Path w/Bethany Long
This week's guest is Bethany Long , a student at Tuskegee University studying aerospace engineering. In this episode, Bethany and Amaya discuss all things aerospace, college, and career. From finding her love for space, lesso...
Oct. 14, 2025
Clarity, Fundamentals, and Filling Your Cup: An HR Mechanic's Guide w/Keith Shaw
This week, I’m joined by Keith Shaw— a leadership speaker, coach, and former Fortune 500 HR VP who retired from corporate to fulfill his purpose: helping others get clear on what they want and create a plan to achieve it. In ...
Sept. 2, 2025
How to Lead with Your Story: Lessons on Impact w/ Jay Cameron
New week, new episode! Meet Jay Cameron --the founder of Maximum Impact Enterprises, a company focused on travel, education, and empowering people through different platforms. Throughout the episode, Amaya & Jay talk about Ja...
Aug. 18, 2025
Unplugged: A Late Summer Check-Up & Check-In
In this solo episode, our host Amaya takes a moment to pause, reflect, and intentionally check in as summer winds down and fall approaches. Sharing personal insights and lessons from her journey (especially as a recent grad),...
July 4, 2025
Exploring the Levels of Leadership w/Dr. Tadé Ayeni
This week, I sat down with Dr. Tadé Ayeni, professor, executive consultant, and author. We dove deep into what it means to lead with intention in so many ways. We talked about the differences between managing and leading, bri...
June 20, 2025
From Coffee Chats to Career-Readiness w/ Marc Reede
Our first Summer Fridays episode is here,and we're starting off with an amazing guest who's a top lecture agent and the essential mentor--Marc Reede! Throughout the episode, Marc & I talk about his new book "The Coffe Code", ...
May 27, 2025
A Grad’s Guide to Becoming a Purposeful Professional w/Nnaemeka Ahaghotu
This week, we’re joined by Nnaemeka Ahaghotu, a recent Towson University graduate with a B.S. in Business Information Technology & Marketing! In this episode, Nnaemeka & Amaya share a candid chat about Nnaemeka’s lessons he l...
May 20, 2025
Redefining Success In Your Career & Life w/Daniel Horgan
This week on The Intentional Intern Podcast , we're joined by Daniel Horgan—visionary entrepreneur, CEO of CoLabL , and author of We Got This: A Pocket Guide to Thriving in Our Careers & Life . In this episode, Daniel & Amaya...
April 21, 2025
Bouncing Forward From Every Setback: Lessons in Learning w/Shai Boston
This week on the Intentional Intern podcast, we're joined by Shai Boston--a seasoned talent development leader, cruise industry expert, founder of Shai Boston, LLC, and podcast host of Coffee, Cocktails, and Clarity: Real Wom...
April 7, 2025
Shaping Stories that Speak to the Soul w/Valerie Vieyto
This week on The Intentional Intern podcast, we're joined by Valerie Vieyto, a soon-to-be graduate from Florida International University! Throughout the ep, Amaya & Valerie discuss the art of storytelling rooted in humanity —...
March 26, 2025
The Rhythm of Resilience in Music & Marketing w/Alethea Freidberg
This week on The Intentional Intern Podcast, we're joined by Alethea Freidberg — a recent graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Music Industry from USC’s Thornton School of Music and a minor in Cu...
March 10, 2025
Leading & Learning in Liberation with Crystle Johnson
How do we create real, lasting change in the spaces we work and lead in? This week on The Intentional Intern Podcast , we’re exploring this question with Crystle Johnson —a global DEI leader, liberation coach, speaker, and th...
Feb. 24, 2025
Mentorship, Marketing, Mentality, & More w/Zuri Godfrey (A Podcast Video Special!)
An Intentional Intern Podcast Video Special Is Here! This month, the Intentional Intern Podcast turned 2 years old! To celebrate, this week we have a video episode featuring Zuri Godfrey, a creator, marketer, and mentor. Thro...
Feb. 10, 2025
Emotions at “Work”: Love, Learning & Leading with Khadyajah Jenkins
In this special Valentine’s Week episode, we embrace love, connection, and emotional intelligence in the workplace with our incredible guest, Khadyajah Jenkins! In this episode, Khadyajah and I dive into her unique journey, t...
Jan. 28, 2025
Striking the Right Note: Passion and Authenticity in Music w/ Leslie Campbell
This week, meet Leslie Campbell, a senior at Virginia Tech majoring in Advertising! We're not talking about her major though. We're talking about her passion--music! In this episode, Leslie shares her journey to discovering h...
Jan. 14, 2025
Solo Episode: An Affirming Drive into 2025
It's 2025, and at this podcast, we don't have a resolution--we have the power of affirmations. If 2024 taught me anything, it taught me that starting out adulthood can be quite difficult, but having an amazing mindset to help...
Dec. 31, 2024
Turning Trials into Triumphs w/Alyssa Evans
We're ending the year with an inspiring conversation! This week on The Intentional Intern , I’m joined by Alyssa Evans—founder of multiple businesses, including the Atlanta Book Club, Grounded Marketing, Elocin Boutique, and ...
Dec. 7, 2024
Balancing Books, Law, and Leadership w/ Jesutomiwo Akinyele
Meet Jesutomiwo Akinyele, also known as Tomi--a sophomore at Georgia State University's Honors College and a future entertainment lawyer in the making! She also supports her fellow peers in career development through Insider ...
Nov. 21, 2024
Lights, Camera, Passion: Film & Storytelling w/ Maya Alford-Hill
In this episode of The Intentional Intern , meet our guest Maya Alford-Hill! Maya is a film student at Berkeley City College. Throughout the episode, Maya shares how her love for film and writing began, her unique storytellin...
Nov. 5, 2024
The Heart of Hospitality with Iniya René
This week we’re exploring the world of hospitality and tourism with a fresh perspective from Iniya Renee, a third-year marketing student at the University of New Orleans. Iniya wears many hats--and we talk about them right fr...
Oct. 17, 2024
Courage, Confidence, and Career Growth w/ Kisha Wynter
A students' declassified market survival guide is BACK! In this first episode of the new season, I sit down with the incredible Kisha Wynter—a seasoned leadership consultant, executive coach, and global inclusion strategist. ...
Sept. 30, 2024
Unlocking the Power of Communication w/ Brandon K. Hedgepeth
In this episode, I chat with Brandon K. Hedgepeth, a fellow podcaster! In this episode, we dive into the power of communication, how embodied communication shapes our understandings, and of course, podcasting! If you’re inter...