Werk Stories Podcast: Women Of Color In The Workplace

Sometimes, dreams come true. However, instead of envisioning dreams as a passive, internally focused wish fulfillment, Joi Louviere took it as a challenge to work as hard as possible to win the competition.

The podcast pitch competition took place on June 13, 2021, at that year’s CultureCon At Home event.

The Creative Collective NYC’s annual conference, CultureCon, hosted break-out rooms, one-on-one chats, mentorship office hours, and skill-building workshops with a lineup that included Michael B. Jordan, Chloe x Halle, Regina Hall, and Ziwe.

The contest invited creatives to submit proposals for podcast ideas to win a laptop, a microphone, free podcast hosting with Acast for one year, audio editing software, and office hours with an Acast team member.

Louviere says of her pitch, “Werk Stories is a home for women of color to share their workplace experiences. Unfiltered, this space lends itself as a supportive community for the shocking realities of melanated employees everywhere.”

Louviere won the pitch competition, and what resulted was an Acast podcast called Werk Stories.

Louviere explains the mission statement she crafted for her project: “Werk Stories is a place for women of color to share their experiences in the…