This week is our last episode of the season! We get lit in the studio, answer your questions and get into the most important discussion of the season: our favorite Beyoncé songs. It’s been a journey, we love y’all and will be back soon for season 2!

This week we talk about how effective advertising techniques have helped (or hindered) social justice movements from We Are the 99% to Black Lives Matter. We also talk to Black Twitter matriarch, #oscarssowhite, #wocaffirmation and #noconfederate creator, April Reign (@ReignOfApril).

This week we get real and raw while discussing the difficulties of living in the Caucasian meccas of Minneapolis, and it’s pale sister city, Portland. We also discuss white life survival strategies with Soleil Ho (@hooleil) and Dez Ramirez of @onshegoes. Shoutout to Racist Sandwich and On She Goes for letting us borrow these queens … Continued

This week we beef over who works harder on creative teams (copywriters, duh) plus talk all things networking with The Coven Queen Alex Steinman (@stronglikemama_).

This week we shoot the shit and talk smack about ads that failed to impress with misrepresentation, cultural appropriation or just being wack. Experience our side eyes as we watch ads and discuss their wider cultural impact.

This week we talk all things mental health! We have an honest discussion about our mental health issues and what we’re doing for #selfcare. We also chat with wellness expert/brand consultant/neuroscientist/queen Nkechi Njaka (@NkechiNjaka). She gave us ways to stay sane in a cray cray industry.   Content warning: this episode contains discussion of eating … Continued

This week Leeya gives us all the tea on the 3% conference and chats with #bossbae Cindy Gallop (@cindygallop) about sexual assault in the advertising industry and doing shit you have no experience doing.

This week we get into the ups and downs of being labelled a difficult woman aka an angry black woman aka a woman. We chat with Black Twitter queen/PR powerhouse Alexis Wilson about white feminism and being the lone black lady at your company.   Also, if you’re not following Alexis on Twitter, you should, … Continued

BONUS EPISODE, BABY! We couldn’t get enough of talking tech last week so we caught up with product designer Jordan Obi, to chat about music startups, impressing teens with his dreads and the existence of black twitter.

This week we get rowdy in our first live show for Twin Cities Start Up Week!   We caught up with Mondo Davison (@TheBlackTechGuy) aka dopest founder ever to find out what the fuck a start up even is. We also played the best game of Low Hanging Fruit ’cause the questions got turned on … Continued

This week we chat with dope human Wale Agboola (@wa.deen) about the ins and outs of pro-bono work. We’re all for giving back to the community but how we do that while still valuing our skills + time? Find out in this episode.   This week we’re also joined by our freelance host Imani! Thanks … Continued

This week Shareina heads to the Here Are All the Black People in NYC. We chat briefly about barriers to entry into advertising plus listen to highlights from interviews she did with some really dope folks at the event. We also finally get an answer to the elusive question: where are all the black people? … Continued

IT’S AN ADVERTISING EMERGENCY.   In light of the recent Dove social ad scandal, we had to hop on the phone for a :15. We have a frank discussion about our reactions to the ad and look back at other ads that “missed the mark”.   Get woke and stay woke loves.

This week we talk all things mentorship! How to be a mentor, how to get a mentor + how to propose mentorship.   We also have our freelance co-host Imani James in the house! Huge shout out to our mentors Barbara Wiener, Joanne Torres and Monique Thomas for helping us find our shine.  

Welcome to Borrowed Interest Season 1! We are your #workplacewokebaes, Leeya, Shareina + Amalia. In this episode we discuss how we got started in advertising and how we got to where we are today.  

BORROWED INTEREST. COMING SOON. STAY READY. A little sneak peek at the season to come.