Mita Mallick

Wiley

The Devil Emails at Midnight: 
What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394316488

Also check out my first book:

Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394177097

Wall Street Journal & USA Today & LA Times Best Selling Author

Harvard Business Review

Contributing Writer

LinkedIn

Instructor

Fast Company

Entrepreneur Media

Carta

Global Head of Inclusion & Culture

Unilever

Leading the North American Diversity & Inclusion Agenda and Employer Brand, leading cross cultural marketing locally and global lead.

Head of Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing

Director, Diversity Outreach & Inclusion and Employer Brand

Head of Bodycare Portfolio- Vaseline, Suave and Dove Lotions

Pfizer

Product Manager, Chapstick, Consumer Healthcare Division

Avon

Led setting strategic vision and developing plans to restore growth to Color Trend, and developed white space opportunity both in Latin America and Europe.

Global Brand Manager, Global Color Cosmetics Division

Led setting strategic vision and developed plans to achieve 5 year CAGR of 22% and build Naturals to a $1Billion Mega Brand by 2015.  Business exceeded plan by +12%.

Promoted to Brand Manager of Naturals within 10 months of joining AVON.

Global Brand Manager, Global Skincare & Personal Care Division

Johnson & Johnson

Assistant Product Director, AVEENO® Body, Beauty Division

I am a passionate storyteller.  As a kid, I loved watching commercials instead of actual tv shows (still do!) I loved going to the store with my mom, studying all the new packaging and products on shelf, testing and trying new things.

But as a kid, I didn’t see many stories being told that included people who looked like me. I was the funny looking dark skinned girl, with a long funny looking braid, whose parents spoke funny English. Until it wasn't funny anymore. I was bullied by my peers for years. And I just desperately wanted to fit in. I wanted to belong.
 
Throughout my career, I have fought hard to ensure people like me are included.  Ensuring Black and Brown people were represented in campaigns.  Ensuring products we created were for all skin tones. Ensuring we were not reinforcing stereotypes. 
 
I believe diversity of thought doesn’t happen without diversity of representation.  When you have all those points of views, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds coming together around a table. Colliding, clashing, and collaborating- that’s when magic happens.  That’s when we come up with that one break through innovative idea, campaign, innovation- to authentically and purposefully serve customers and communities.

Because inclusion is a driver of the business.

Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact

I had finally found my voice, my confidence and I had found my seat at the table. And this was the moment in my career when I would no longer tolerate the following from bosses and colleagues:

❌ disrespect 

❌ gossip, rumors and lies

❌ manipulation 

❌ weaponizing personal information 

❌ having my work stolen

❌ being thrown under the bus for other people’s mistakes 

And that’s when it happens.

We suddenly get labeled as difficult, toxic, crazy, a troublemaker, crazy, bitter and complicated…

When we identify the problem, 
we suddenly become the problem.

And now we know better.

We won’t accept being the problem.

Why do you think we are labeled the problem when we are trying to create a better workplace for everyone?

Image: @riseinspiredwoman

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We are not intimidating. We are confident. We aren’t mean. We are direct, we get to the point quickly. We don’t have time to waste.

We speak the truth without shrinking. 

Because we aren’t afraid of the truth.

We have nothing to hide.

We voice our concerns for ourselves and for others.

We offer differing points of view to try and make the outcome stronger.

Others can mistake our clarity for attitude when they aren't used to this level of authenticity.

They call us entitled, arrogant, overconfident, too much, and a whole host of other labels which are absolutely laughable.

Our presence isn't the problem; their comfort is the problem.

When we move with confidence in our workplaces, 

Their insecurities quickly become exposed.

And we don’t apologize for our expertise and our experience and our genius.

We keep moving forward.

They can sit in their discomfort.

Because it’s not our job to make them comfortable.

#leadership #culture #MitaMallick 

Image credit: found on Instagram

Your circle decides your ceiling. Because you can't fly if everyone around you is scared of heights.

Or if they want to stay on the ground 

Or just not move at all.

The people you talk to every day are shaping what you believe is possible.

Okay, maybe they're good people, but good isn't always growth.

When you're surrounded by comfort, you stop chasing challenge. 

That comfort can keep you trapped to stay exactly where you are.

When you hang out with dreamers, you start dreaming bigger without even realizing it. 

Energy transfers, mindsets rub off. 

So pay attention to who you call when things get hard, who you celebrate with, who claps when you win. 

If they drain you, question you, or keep you small, it's time to distance yourself. 

If they only show up when they need something.

If they only show up when you can write a check.

If they get upset or angry because you say no.

If they only show up when it’s time to give unsolicited feedback or criticize.

If they only show up to control who else is in your circle.

It’s time to distance yourself.

Because sometimes the only reason you haven't leveled up yet... 

is because your circle already decided how high you'll go.

And it’s time to go higher.

#leadership #culture #MitaMallick 

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In a world that feels heavy right now, I remind myself that it’s the little things.

Waking up to the sounds of my kids fighting, then laughing, and fighting again.

Bumping into a former colleague I haven’t seen in years while holiday shopping

Sipping on coffee and eating cake while talking to a close friend on her comfortable couch

Finding a birthday card my dad had once written my son, and touching his beautiful handwriting 

And more.

And we remember the way the day always starts over, again and again, a restart, a do-over, a reset. 

no matter what happened yesterday. 

And we can find those little things again.

It’s the little things that keep us going no matter how challenging life is right now. 

I hope you always seek out joy and find gratitude even when life starts to weigh you down. 

There's so much to be thankful for, especially the little things

Image credit:
@moule_t Tiffany Moule on Instagram 

#leadership #culture #MitaMallick

Space To Exhale

Feeling like you just need a minute? A moment to rest, to breathe, to be?

Space to Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life is your invitation to pause. To release the grind. To reclaim your peace.

Written by Anthem Award-winning activist and Reiki Master Lisa Hurley, Space to Exhale is for:

💚 Anyone exhausted by hustle culture — this book offers gentle guidance for embracing rest.
💚 Anyone craving quiet and reflection — you’ll find meditations, breathwork, affirmations, and soulful tools to center yourself.
💚 Black women who are tired of doing it all — here, you are seen, supported, and validated.
💚 Black women ready to retire the “Strong Black Woman” trope — this is your soft era.
💚 Anyone dealing with post-election fatigue or burnout — this is your reminder to choose you.

Space to Exhale is about creating ease—bit by bit, step by step, breath by breath.

If you’re ready to live a softer life , this book is your blueprint.

Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and all major booksellers
Learn more at spacetoexhalebook.com

Author

Space To Exhale: The Podcast

Host & Executive Producer

The Great Exhale

The Great Exhale is an award-winning private membership community where Black women can relax, lay their burdens down…and exhale. It is a virtual space that prioritizes mental wellness, soft living, and psychological safety. 

If you’re a Black woman who is ready to take your cape off, take a breath, and rest, The Great Exhale is for you. Join the sisterhood today. www.thegreatexhale.com

The Great Exhale is also a strategic partner to companies who are ready to improve their hiring and retention as relates to Black women. If you’re a company that is ready to:

✅ Increase employee engagement
✅ Enhance the onboarding experience
✅ Reduce attrition and turnover
✅ Promote workplace wellness
✅ Diversify your talent pipeline

then let’s talk. Email us at hello@thegreatexhale.com, or learn more at www.itsthegreatexhale.com

Founder & CEO

Space To Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life.  

Say no to hustle culture, and yes to a life of ease. Lisa Hurley, Anthem Award-winning activist and Founder of The Great Exhale, provides you with an inspiring and practical guide to help you beat burnout, embrace rest, and live a soft, fulfilling life.

Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation manual, Space To Exhale is a self-help handbook that empowers you to remove your superhero cape, put your mask on first, and create lasting life-work balance. 

Lisa draws on her experience as a Reiki Master, community builder, and burnout survivor, sharing anecdotes about her trials and triumphs, as well as the tools that have helped her transform. 

Through healing modalities like affirmations, meditations, and breathwork, as well as her powerful Exhalation Point™ framework, Lisa guides you on a life-changing journey to help you:
 
 
* Know Yourself: Remember who you are, align with your values, and celebrate your strengths.

* Love Yourself: Practice positive self-talk, select your close circle, and prioritize rest.

* Be Yourself: Show up authentically, protect your energy, and live a soft, centered, serene life.

This valuable resource, filled with soft-life strategies and written with Lisa's warmth, wit, and well-earned wisdom, invites you to curate a life filled with joy, peace, and glimmers of delight. 

By sharing her belief that "Rest Is The New Success," she encourages us all to get off the treadmill of constant busyness: avoiding overdrive, and instead welcoming underdrive.

Space To Exhale is a balm for the spirit. It is "woosah" in the form of a book. It earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of anyone seeking to take a breath, redefine success, and curate a life filled with love, alignment, and peace—so you can move from merely surviving to vibrantly thriving.


Out now! Get your copy: https://www.spacetoexhalebook.com/

Lisa Hurley Official 

Founder

For The Culture And The Coins®

Yuvoice

Yuvoice is the online townsquare for superheroes. We are a pro-democracy, community engagement platform and an alternative to toxic social media. We gamify doing good and doing well.

We educate, inspire, and reward superheroes for creating international micro and macro movements. Using a secret, AI-powered algorithm and strong online community building, we aim to hit 1 billion users in a decade.

Our full platform launches publicly in 2025, invite only. You can sign up to follow along and to read honest, on-the-ground stories from our global editorial team.

Advisory Board Member

The Anthem Awards

Presented by IADAS and founded by The Webby Awards in partnership with GLAAD, NAACP, Feeding America, NRDC, WWF and Born This Way Foundation, the Anthem Awards honors the organizations, brands and people creating a world where purpose & mission-driven work becomes the status quo for all business across society.

Juror 

The Book Academy

Led by New York Times bestselling author Luvvie Ajayi Jones, The Book Academy is a comprehensive course designed to guide students from the initial idea to the final reality of a published book. Luvvie's journey as an author has been both remarkable and inspiring, with four New York Times bestsellers to her name in just eight years. Her books have not only changed her life but have touched the lives of countless readers, empowering her to retire her mother, achieve financial success, and gain access to new opportunities.

Founding Member

International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences

With a network of 2000+ intellectually diverse members, IADAS is an international organization that was founded in 1998 to help drive the creative, technical & professional progress of the Internet. 

Presented by the Academy, The Webby Awards, The Lovie Awards and The Anthem Awards recognizes excellence in digital creativity, European Internet, and purpose-driven work respectively, establishing best practices on a yearly basis, and thus pushing the standards of the work continually higher.

Executive Member

Founder, The Great Exhale™ | Award-Winning Activist | Entrepreneur & Speaker | Top 10 LinkedIn Creator in Inclusion & Diversity | Judge, The Anthem Awards | Forbes Featured | #ActuallyAutistic | INFJ | 🇧🇧🇯🇲🇹🇹🇺🇸

Lisa Hurley is a three-time Anthem Award-winning activist, second-generation Reiki Master, author, podcaster, and rest advocate. Her work centers Black women, and converges at the nexus of self care, community care, joy, and rest. Through her writing, speaking, and community-building, Lisa champions soft living for Black women. 

Hurley is the author of Space To Exhale, a transformational book created to help people beat burnout, embrace rest, and curate a soft life. Part memoir, part manifesto, part meditation guide, Space To Exhale is a self-help book that inspires readers to practice the pause and take time to exhale.

As a champion of rest for Black women, Lisa is the founder of The Great Exhale, a global virtual community dedicated to sisterhood, serenity, and soft living. TGE offers curated rituals, inspiring affirmations, and healing conversations for those ready to say no to hustle culture and yes to a life of ease. It is a healing hub where Black women can relax, lay their burdens down—and exhale.

An Executive Member IADAS, Lisa is also a board member of Yuvoice, and a Juror for the Anthem Awards. A respected figure, she has been honored as one of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs to follow on LinkedIn, voted as one of LinkedIn’s Top 50 Black Creators, and recognized as one of the Top 10 Anti-Discrimination Activists in the world. In addition, Lisa has been honored by Hush Loudly as an Introvert to Watch, and as one of pocstock's Future of Black America Top 50 Leaders. As a result of her activism, her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Adweek, and more. 

With a passion for speaking out that belies her natural introversion, Lisa is a prolific podcaster. In addition to being the Host and Executive producer of Space To Exhale: The Podcast, a five star-rated show that focuses on self care for Black women, she is also the Co-Founder & Co-Host of The Introvert Sisters Podcast, and a former Co-Host of The Tea on Tap podcast. 

With a strong belief in good vibes, Lisa is known for her inspiring affirmations on TikTok. In her free time, she enjoys bonding with her family, reading a good book, and expressing her creativity through fashion.

Of Caribbean heritage (Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica), Lisa is a world traveler with an understandable preference for warmer climes. Her love languages are sunshine, laughter, and naps.

Ready to exhale?
📚 Learn more, and order Space To Exhale: www.spacetoexhalebook.com
🎙️ Listen to Space To Exhale: The Podcast: bit.ly/STEPodcastOnSpotify
🔗 Stay connected: https://linktr.ee/lisahurley

Lisa Hurley

It’s the season finale of Space To Exhale: The Podcast!! 🎉🎉 Tomorrow, on Tuesday  November 25, I’ll be joined by my good sis (and my actual sis!) Sharon Hurley Hall (she/her) for the 30th and final episode of Season 1. 

For this very special show Sharon and I will share a rich and restorative conversation about gratitude as a tool for elevation. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 This Thanksgiving week, we invite you into a reflective space to pause, soften, and rediscover gratitude as a transformative force.
 
As second-generation Reiki Masters, we bring a spiritual lens to this dialogue, connecting gratitude with energy, embodiment, and ease. In this episode, you will get insights on:

🙏🏾 The link between gratitude and grace
🙏🏾 Staying centered during challenging times
🙏🏾 Making appreciation part of your daily rhythm
🙏🏾 Mindfulness and meditation tools to help you exhale
🙏🏾 How Black women can reclaim softness as a form of care

This 30th episode marks a powerful close to the first season. Join us, breathe deeply, and allow yourself to receive the gift of gratitude. 

Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, November 25 at 12 PM ET. Click here to tap in 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eYq-cJKB

Click “Attend,” and we'll see you then! This is your time to exhale.

P.S. Remember to add the event to your calendar so you don’t miss the show!
P.P.S. Invite or tag someone who you know would enjoy this convo. 

#SpaceToExhale #Thanksgiving #HappyThanksgiving #Grateful #Gratitude #TheGreatExhale #SharonHurleyHall #SARN #TheSpaceToExhaleShow #TheIntrovertSisters

Promotional image for Space to Exhale: The Podcast, hosted by Lisa Hurley. The design features a soft mint-green background with smooth fabric-like folds. The title “space to exhale: the podcast” appears at the top in modern sans-serif type, alongside a teal heart noting the air date: “Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 12:00 noon EST.” A banner reads “weekly inspiration for self care & soft living.” Below are two circular portraits: on the left, host Lisa Hurley, smiling in a white blazer, labeled “Host: Lisa Hurley – Author, Space To Exhale & Founder, The Great Exhale.” On the right, guest Sharon Hurley Hall, in a teal top and necklace, labeled “Guest: Sharon Hurley Hall – Author, I’m Tired of Racism & Founder, Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter.” A pink banner reads “Episode 30 | The Gift of Gratitude: Appreciation as Alchemy.” Footer text includes “spacetoexhalebook.com | #spacetoexhale.” The image evokes calm, softness, and community.

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