Piano Freestyle April 1 -1 at School of Music (UNCG)

Sometimes what makes you appreciate new spaces and places is moving around and making those places for your career. My guest this episode, Ashley Dash grew up in the South, but also traveled the world at an early age as a military brat and to visit family. Because of her parent's service in the military, she was even born outside of the United States in England. However, she actually grew up in South Carolina stayed near their to attend college and the first job she could get after her high-achieving college career was near her then home in South Carolina.

It was during that college career that I met her at a Monster.com career accelerator for high achieving college students. We reconnected recently over a Facebook video I happened to catch on a layover during one of my many recent bouts of domestic travel. I told her she had to come on the show after listening to her video where she talks about her many moves and I'm thrilled to feature a migration story and introduce how that ties into how we experience black urbanism.

Ashley Dash-Career Branding Expert and American Expat in America

I asked this question before, but in honor of this episode's guest, I'm going to ask it again: Are there too many planners? Gisla Bush, also known as GiGi the Planner, and a self-described urban planning career promoter seems to think the answer is no and goes as far to say there aren't enough black planners especially.

We also talk about what inspired her to create a personal brand in this space, encountering and overcoming ageism and other challenges in the field and what she feels planners, especially those who want to work in the government sector, need to do to be successful in the field.

The Black Urbanist Radio Show

Gisla Bush--Gigi The Planner Wants To Help You Get a Planning Job!

Storyteller of people and places in the body of a femme Black Southern American. Sometimes singer of rootsy songs. Sharer of dope podcasts and songs.

Kristen Jeffers, The Black Urbanist