Black women pharmacists on the paths their degrees opened.
Black Women Pharmacists mixes guest conversations about pharmacy careers and side businesses with episodes centered on the host, including the book income that stretched her maternity leave. The talk stays practical: which internships to chase, how many weekly hours a coaching program takes, and why a new pharmacy needs a niche.
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Black Women Pharmacists is a conversation show about where a pharmacy degree can go. It is hosted by a pharmacist, Ijeoma, who describes it as a firsthand look at the life of a Black woman pharmacist. Many episode titles follow the same pattern, How This Pharmacist did something, and the answers come with specifics. Dr. Stacey's episode is titled 'How this Pharmacist Built a Cosmetic Pharmacy Business That Treats Alopecia', and the host asks her about a year off and the research it involved. She suggests students test their interest early with internships at companies such as Estee Lauder and Johnson and Johnson. The host looks up chemistcorner.com during the conversation and is openly surprised that its formulation courses exist. The same conversation turns to women's health and mentions research linking preservatives in hair relaxers to fibroids. Dr. Megan Freeland, invited back for an update, describes a four-month coaching program for pharmacists who want to write health content. She says it takes two to five hours a week, and students write blog posts during a portfolio phase. She also argues that time is worth more than money, because money can be earned again and time can't. The community-pharmacy episode is set in Williamsburg, a small town with two other independent pharmacies, one of them more than a century old. The guest makes a blunt business case there. A pharmacy that banks on prescriptions alone won't last when insurers take money back arbitrarily, so it needs a niche and a welcoming, spa-like feel. That episode also includes a reflection on faith the size of a mustard seed. In 'From Mixing Meds to Mixing Wax, How this Pharmacist Created Her Own Candles and More!', a guest remembers growing up when college, medicine and law were the expected routes and nobody mentioned owning a business. She calls community pharmacy work 'count, lick, stick and pour', and remembers colleagues using her first name instead of her title. Some episodes are about the host herself. In the fiftieth episode, she goes through the checks from a published book month by month and says they let her take three extra months of maternity leave without stress. 'My Life, Pharmacy Practice and The Future!' includes a Nature Made sponsor read, news of a pregnancy going well, a mention of future projects with newer pharmacy leaders, and a short explanation of why specialty pharmacy matters: it checks whether patients can afford the medications they need. The register is warm and full of exclamations, with plenty of 'I love it' and 'y'all', and the host reacts in real time to what guests tell her. A listener considering a side business could start with the candle or health-writing episodes. Someone thinking about practice settings will probably get more from the Williamsburg conversation.
Made for: Suits a listener who is studying pharmacy or already practicing and wants practical detail on how other pharmacists turned the degree into a business, a writing practice or a niche pharmacy. It also suits someone who enjoys warm conversation that makes room for faith and family.
What sets it apart: It skips abstract career advice in favor of specifics from people doing the work: named internship targets, weekly hour commitments, a small-town pharmacy's search for a niche, and the host's own month-by-month book income.
Black Women Pharmacists highlights Black Women Pharmacists practicing in various fields of Pharmacy. Join your favorite PharmaSista, Ijeoma, for a bi-weekly dose of bright, bold, Black Women Pharmacists and gain valuable insights on diverse career paths available after graduating from an accredited school of Pharmacy. Brown Skin Stories features inspiring interviews with Black Women Pharmacy leaders that offer sound advice and actionable strategies to help anyone interested in Pharmacy to step into the career that's right for them! Whether it be consulting, industry, academia, hospital, managed care, poison control, nuclear pharmacy and more, we've got all facets of Pharmacy covered here for…
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A pharmacist makes a grounded case for book income as a practical passive stream after publication.
Publishing serves as the episode's clearest proof point. After releasing a book in August, the host says she earned $488.24 in September, $1,313.76 in October, $1,383 in November, and $2,041.45 in December, with checks above $1,000 still reaching her bank account through April.
A practical look at the patience, testing, and persistence behind a patented alopecia-focused hair-care product.
Dr. Stacey's background in hospital pharmacy and cosmetic pharmacy gives this episode a grounded look at how a restorative hair-care product moves from idea to patent.
A pharmacist's public-health career becomes a grounded case study in turning expertise into freelance health writing.
Megan Freeland's career update frames a pharmacist's move beyond a traditional role as a practical look at what subject-matter expertise can become.
Dr. Jade L. Ranger explains how vaccine experience helped shape a Williamsburg pharmacy's niche.
Dr. Jade L. Ranger frames opening the Prescription Shop in Williamsburg as a matter of finding the right fit. After almost a decade in big-chain pharmacies, she and her husband, Dr. Henry Ranger, had to decide what local patients would actually support.
A pharmacist's path through community and hospital work opens a grounded conversation about entrepreneurship and career possibilities.
A pharmacist's shift into entrepreneurship gives this episode a grounded way to think about career reinvention. It follows her move from community pharmacy, with its counting, counseling, verification, and patient-facing rhythm, into hospital work shaped by rounds, chart…
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Ijeoma, host of Black Woman Pharmacist, says one book published in August brought in $488.24 in September, $1,313.76 in October, and $2,041.45 in December.
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