On this episode, I discuss the journey that led me to decide to go get my Master of Education and Teaching Credential from UCLA even through I swear I was determined to be a Heart Surgeon. THE CHAIR (S2/Ep4) — What Was Your Major? I’m Your AWARD WINNING Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on their hair journey....

Dr. Ashleigh and I met in Johannesburg at a Fulbright meetup and ever since then we have had many laughs, deep conversations, and adventures together. On her episode, we dive into her world of research, higher education, HBCUs, and hair. Enjoy! Her Bio: Dr. Ashleigh Brown-Grier is a higher education expert specializing in internationalization at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies from Howard Uni...

Hey Beautiful People, In this episode you learn how the name THE CHAIR came to be, where my love for storytelling developed, and why the smell of a hair salon makes me smile. Enjoy! THE CHAIR (S2/Ep2) — Why that Name? I’m Your AWARD WINNING Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on their hair journey. You ca...

Welcome to Season 2! We are launching Season 2 of THE CHAIR, an AWARD WINNING Podcast with the first episode featuring my grandmother on her birthday! I call her Nana. Nana talks about her childhood being raised in rural Alabama, moving to Boston at 18 years old, and working in the field of dialysis for over 30 years. THE CHAIR (S2/Ep1) — A Different World I’m Your AWARD WINNING Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a ...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 1. Episode 100! I dedicate this episode to my Uncle Donald. He is the voice you hear when I open the podcast and his voice intermingles with my mothers when I close out. In this episode I share a poem, a letter, and the full audio of the last time we were altogether that I chopped up for the podcast. It is a moment to capture my love as I continue to move on in this world without him. Enjoy! THE CHAIR (S1/Ep100) — I Miss You Uncle Donald I’m Your H...

*Ian Lin's episodes were the VERY first I recorded on my podcast journey. Please excuse the rough audio* Ian and I met our freshman year in college. He a science major and I an anthropology major we never crossed paths in a classroom. It was laughing on the quad. It was jamming on the dance floor. It was always asking the question, are you free for dinner? Even though we do not live on the same continent anymore we make it job to see each other when we are. We saw each other in Taiwan when I ...

*Ian Lin's episodes were the VERY first I recorded on my podcast journey. Please excuse the rough audio* Ian and I met our freshman year in college. He a science major and I an anthropology major we never crossed paths in a classroom. It was laughing on the quad. It was jamming on the dance floor. It was always asking the question, are you free for dinner? Even though we do not live on the same continent anymore we make it job to see each other when we are. We saw each other in Taiwan when I ...

I met Kelly over 3 years ago two days before I left to complete my Fulbright in South Africa. My high school guidance counselor Mrs. Gayman introduced us as Kelly was looking to interview people for her series unpacking the importance and significance of a liberal arts education. I said I was down and that led to me being on my very first podcast episode ever. That beautiful conversation led into into another conversation a year later where I was invited back to be on her PBS Special in New Y...

I met Kelly over 3 years ago two days before I left to complete my Fulbright in South Africa. My high school guidance counselor Mrs. Gayman introduced us as Kelly was looking to interview people for her series unpacking the importance and significance of a liberal arts education. I said I was down and that led to me being on my very first podcast episode ever. That beautiful conversation led into into another conversation a year later where I was invited back to be on her PBS Special in New Y...

I met Kelly over 3 years ago two days before I left to complete my Fulbright in South Africa. My high school guidance counselor Mrs. Gayman introduced us as Kelly was looking to interview people for her series unpacking the importance and significance of a liberal arts education. I said I was down and that led to me being on my very first podcast episode ever. That beautiful conversation led into into another conversation a year later where I was invited back to be on her PBS Special in New Y...

We are nearing the end of season one. It is beautiful to say such a thing. Because we are coming closer to our close I thought I would share more about me. A bit more of my story. Where I came from. I hope you enjoy this poem. THE CHAIR (S1/Ep94) — A Piece of my Story I’m Your Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on t...

Emily and I met at Babson as I was pursuing my MBA. She connected me to resources and we began to develop a friendship. During our three part conversation we engage in talks of how she started her new venture as CEO of The Connectors, business advice and concerns, and her relationship to whiteness and various parts of her identities. Her Bio: Emily Weiner Emily Weiner is a systems thinking entrepreneur, business advisor, and mentor who has spent more than 25 years connecting people and ideas ...

Emily and I met at Babson as I was pursuing my MBA. She connected me to resources and we began to develop a friendship. During our three part conversation we engage in talks of how she started her new venture as CEO of The Connectors, business advice and concerns, and her relationship to whiteness and various parts of her identities. Her Bio: Emily Weiner Emily Weiner is a systems thinking entrepreneur, business advisor, and mentor who has spent more than 25 years connecting people and ideas ...

Emily and I met at Babson as I was pursuing my MBA. She connected me to resources and we began to develop a friendship. During our three part conversation we engage in talks of how she started her new venture as CEO of The Connectors, business advice and concerns, and her relationship to whiteness and various parts of her identities. Her Bio: Emily Weiner Emily Weiner is a systems thinking entrepreneur, business advisor, and mentor who has spent more than 25 years connecting people and ideas ...

This episode features my step grandfather, Joel. He shares what it's like moving to the U.S from Haiti at 9 years old, living life in New York City and Miami, his takeaways from being in the dialysis field for over 35 years, his hair journey, and that first moment he met Nana, my grandmother. THE CHAIR (S1/Ep90) — Looking Up I’m Your Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown center...

Ashley and I met as graduate students in Los Angeles. We attended UCLA Teacher Education Program. We bonded over identity development, Chance the Rapper, and our mutual respect for loving our coasts. Ashley talks about how she entered into the world of education, her pursuit of her PhD, and her hair journey. Her Bio: Ashley is a 2nd year PhD student in Educational Psychology at USC, where she studies how Black students build their sense of self and belonging in classrooms and gami...

Ashley and I met as graduate students in Los Angeles. We attended UCLA Teacher Education Program. We bonded over identity development, Chance the Rapper, and our mutual respect for loving our coasts. Ashley talks about how she entered into the world of education, her pursuit of her PhD, and her hair journey. Her Bio: Ashley is a 2nd year PhD student in Educational Psychology at USC, where she studies how Black students build their sense of self and belonging in classrooms and gaming en...

Naadirah and I met many years ago as campers, which envolved into coworkers, and ultimately one of the coolest people I know. She shares her world of camera work and hair transformation during her college years with us. I am grateful Naadirah and I are and will continue to work together on more passion projects. Naadirah did all the camera work as my director of photography for my first ever live roundtable and helped filmed other various interviews, which I am in the process of making short ...

Naadirah and I met many years ago as campers, which envolved into coworkers, and ultimately one of the coolest people I know. She shares her world of camera work and hair transformation during her college years with us. I am grateful Naadirah and I are and will continue to work together on more passion projects. Naadirah did all the camera work as my director of photography for my first ever live roundtable and helped filmed other various interviews, which I am in the process of making short ...

Kache and I met through my mom, and I am always a superfan of community organizers. Kache talks about working to serve and advise the youth and her hair journey as a PCOS Warrior and living with a rare autoimmune disorder. Her Bio: Community cultivator. Experience curator. Lover of the why. I'm Kache, an event strategist + program designer who helps people plan with focus and move with confidence. Root Werk didn't begin as a business. It began as a way of working. A rhythm. ...