Britt Happens, hosted by Brittany Sharpton, is an interview-based audio show where successful entrepreneurs, professionals, and thought leaders share unexpected career curveballs and discuss how they’ve rebounded and turned those setbacks into wins.
New York State Senator, Kevin S. Parker, Chairman of the Energy and Telecommunications Committee discusses his political experience and vision for New York City, as well as his inspiration for pursuing public service and the related challenges to serving in the public spotlight. Parker represents the 21st senate district which consists of many diverse communities including Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and Park Slope.
Tune in for a really fun discussion with political strategist and analyst, Shermichael Singleton. We talk #NickiMinaj and her COVID […]
Tune in to hear from Atlanta Councilman, Andre Dickens! Dickens is running a strong campaign in his Mayoral bid to […]
Don’t want to miss this super fun and informative discussion with City of Miami Commissioner, Jeffrey Watson! We discuss sustainable economic development market rate, workforce, and affordable housing, bolstering tech in Miami, STEM, and more!
Tune in to hear Miami-born attorney, small business owner, mother, and District 8 Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins discuss the future of digital currency, plans for transportation advancements in Miami-Dade, sustainable economic development, the challenges of balancing beauty and brains, and more!
Very excited to usher in Women’s History Month with my next guest, Theresa Therilus, Esq., the City of North Miami’s very first woman and Haitian-American City Manager!….and maybe Florida’s future governor?!?! Subscribe and tune in as we discuss Ms. Therilus’ interesting career path, building capacity for minority participation in development, Black banking, the legacy she hopes to leave at NoMi, why she eats challenges for breakfast, and much more! #BrittHappens #BlackGirlMagic
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm, but rough seas require creative, transformative leadership. Most of us want a leader with passion and energy to make things happen; but we also want to know that when crisis hits, our leader will take decisive action in a calm and professional manner. If “Cool, calm, and collected” was a person, you’d be looking at my next podcast guest and friend, Mr. Esmond K. Scott, City Manager of North Miami Beach, FL. Esmond is as hilarious as he is shrewd, worldly, super sharp, and charmingly unassuming.
North Miami Beach is the epicenter of Northeast Dade, a hidden gem, and mini paradise within our diverse County. NMB is a city bursting at the seams to take off and finally gain its own earned identity and personality. Tune in as we discuss Mr. Scott’s vision, challenges, and plans to further elevate his City to the destination of choice in South Florida!
Tune in for a much-anticipated, super lively, and enlightening chat with the man behind THE read of 2020! Louisiana activist, Gary Chambers, Jr., became a household name in the advocacy world this past June when a video of him brilliantly calling out East Baton Rouge School Board Member, Connie Bernard, went viral and shared by the likes of LeBron James, Madonna, and millions of others.
That moment at the school board meeting was only one of several instances over the years where Chambers used his voice and media platform to speak truth to power. Chambers is also fundraising for a potential Congressional bid for U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond’s soon-to-be vacated seat—Keep Pushing, Gary!
November 4, 2020 (Miami, FL): OPINION: #BallotBoxWithBritt Although the Presidential race hasn’t been decided nationally, it HAS been decided in […]
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Tune in to hear why Florida State Representative (District 80) Byron Donalds, self-proclaims to be a proud “pro-Trump, pro-2nd Amendment, pro-life” Black man, what inspired him to run for Congress, police brutality, his thoughts on the relationship between the Republican party and the Black community, education, criminal justice, and immigration reform, draining the swamp, and much more!