In the second part of her comprehensive interview, Coline Witt sits down with Doug Melville: reputation management and international diversity expert, Stanford lecturer, Forbes contributor, bestselling author of 'Invisible Generals', interim CEO of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), and host of 'DM Me With Doug Melville.'

Doug breaks down what reputation management really means today, how skills and networking shape opportunity, and why AI is changing the career playbook—plus the story behind helping retire iconic food mascots, including Aunt Jemima.

In the second part of her comprehensive interview, Coline Witt sits down with Doug Melville: reputation management and international diversity expert, Stanford lecturer, Forbes contributor, bestselling author of 'Invisible Generals', interim CEO of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), and host of 'DM Me With Doug Melville.'
Doug breaks down what reputation management really means today, how skills and networking shape opportunity, and why AI is changing the career playbook&mdash;plus the story behind helping retire iconic food mascots, including Aunt Jemima.

Hosted by media maven Coline Witt, ‘Eating While Broke’ podcast is a new interview series centered around self-made celebrities, influencers, disruptors and entrepreneurs eating meals they once ate when they were broke. Episodes will also feature guest who are in the mood to recreate some of their favorite low cost meals. EWB guest will introduce the dish, as the dish is revealed to the host, before the chow down begins, while discussing life, some of the their most pivotal moments and more. In this intimate setting the interview begins with a journey of tales from the trenches not matter if you're Eating While Broke or Eating While on a Budget.

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DOUG MELVILLE - A Come-Up Served Over Rice (pt. 2)

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Coline Witt  welcomes Doug Melville—reputation management and international diversity expert, Stanford lecturer, Forbes contributor, bestselling author of 'Invisible Generals', interim CEO of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), and host of 'DM Me With Doug Melville' for an unforgettable conversation on career pivots, reputation, and the broke-college origin of his famous “Chicken McNugget Parm.”

Coline Witt &nbsp;welcomes Doug Melville&mdash;reputation management and international diversity expert, Stanford lecturer, Forbes contributor, bestselling author of 'Invisible Generals', interim CEO of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), and host of 'DM Me With Doug Melville' for an unforgettable conversation on career pivots, reputation, and the broke-college origin of his famous &ldquo;Chicken McNugget Parm.&rdquo;

DOUG MELVILLE - A Come-Up Served Over Rice (pt. 1)

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In this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt is joined by special guest Nina Lynn, a seasoned executive, founder of the Wonder Seed Foundation, and a candidate for Congress. They discuss Nina's background, her nonprofit work helping at-risk youth heal from trauma, and her advocacy for meaningful education reform. Nina shares her personal story, including her family's journey as first-generation immigrants and the challenges they faced.

Together, they cook Wonder Seed Wontons, a nostalgic dish from Nina's childhood. Nina also explains her motivation to run for Congress and her vision for bipartisan education legislation and mental health initiatives.

Tune in to learn more about Nina's inspiring journey and delicious wontons!

In this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt is joined by special guest Nina Lynn, a seasoned executive, founder of the Wonder Seed Foundation, and a candidate for Congress. They discuss Nina's background, her nonprofit work helping at-risk youth heal from trauma, and her advocacy for meaningful education reform. Nina shares her personal story, including her family's journey as first-generation immigrants and the challenges they faced.
Together, they cook Wonder Seed Wontons, a nostalgic dish from Nina's childhood. Nina also explains her motivation to run for Congress and her vision for bipartisan education legislation and mental health initiatives.
Tune in to learn more about Nina's inspiring journey and delicious wontons!

NINA LINH - Sealing Strength with Wontons of Wisdom

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Host Coline Witt welcomes Lakeisha Landrum Pierre, founder and managing partner of Emily Line Venture Capital, for a conversation about venture capital’s influence, the industry’s barriers for women and people of color, and why representation among check-writers matters. Lakeisha cooks a low-cost Colombian coconut rice with raisins inspired by her broke grad school days at Harvard, and shares her background growing up in Los Angeles with deep entrepreneurial family roots in real estate, including the impact of the 2008 crash on Black wealth.

She discusses choosing finance and business after briefly studying theology, the role of education and relationships in her career, and taking on major leadership roles early—such as becoming COO of a $10M ARR e-commerce startup at 20.

Lakeisha outlines how Emily Line Ventures invests in women-led and mixed-gender founding teams, typically at early stages (often around $500K–$1M+ revenue in the current market), and focuses heavily on women’s health areas like maternal health, endometriosis diagnostics and treatments, fertility, menstrual health, and menopause/perimenopause. 

Host Coline Witt welcomes Lakeisha Landrum Pierre, founder and managing partner of Emily Line Venture Capital, for a conversation about venture capital&rsquo;s influence, the industry&rsquo;s barriers for women and people of color, and why representation among check-writers matters. Lakeisha cooks a low-cost Colombian coconut rice with raisins inspired by her broke grad school days at Harvard, and shares her background growing up in Los Angeles with deep entrepreneurial family roots in real estate, including the impact of the 2008 crash on Black wealth.
She discusses choosing finance and business after briefly studying theology, the role of education and relationships in her career, and taking on major leadership roles early&mdash;such as becoming COO of a $10M ARR e-commerce startup at 20.
Lakeisha outlines how Emily Line Ventures invests in women-led and mixed-gender founding teams, typically at early stages (often around $500K&ndash;$1M+ revenue in the current market), and focuses heavily on women&rsquo;s health areas like maternal health, endometriosis diagnostics and treatments, fertility, menstrual health, and menopause/perimenopause.&nbsp;

LAKEISHA LANDRUM PIERRE - From Raisins to Returns

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DOUG MELVILLE - A Come-Up Served Over Rice (pt. 2)

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