In this episode of Beyond the Title, cohosts Dania Harvey and Christina Maksoud sit down with Dr. Keke Liggins — educator, nonprofit leader, and advocate for inclusive education to explore how education became her pathway to freedom.

Raised in circumstances that demanded resilience, Dr. Liggins discovered that learning was more than academics; it was access, opportunity, and the key to unlocking new doors. Now a leader with the Junior League of Sarasota and a faculty member at Florida State University Learning Systems Institute, she is committed to advancing equity, empowering learners of all abilities, and shaping the next generation of leaders.

This conversation dives into resilience, service, and her belief that when you give back, you get back.

On this episode of Beyond the Title, cohosts Dania Harvey and Christina Maksoud sit down with Greg and Michaela Wood for an inspiring conversation about identity, partnership, and purpose beyond roles and résumés. As parents of three homeschooled daughters, accomplished athletes, and longtime teammates in life, Greg and Michaela share how they’ve continued to grow as individuals while building a life together. From rowing and endurance sports to entrepreneurship and nonprofit work, they open up about reclaiming dreams that often get paused—especially in parenthood—and why helping mothers reconnect with their passions has become a shared mission through their nonprofit Moms Incredible. This episode is a powerful reminder that parenthood can shape you without defining you—and that the strongest partnerships leave room for both people to evolve.

Check out the amazing work Moms Incredible is doing at:

https://momsincredible.org/

Beyond the Title isn’t your typical networking chat or polished success-story hour. Hosted by best friends Dania Harvey and Christina Maksoud, this podcast dives beneath job titles to uncover who people really are once the laptops close and the emails stop.

Each episode features a standout professional from the Sarasota community—but instead of résumés and accolades, guests bring three words that describe who they are outside of their careers. The result? Conversations that get real, weird, and wonderfully unexpected. Because sometimes the CEO is a closet poet, the surgeon is a surfer, and the nonprofit director is deeply obsessed with chihuahuas.

In this very first episode, Dania and Christina turn the mic on themselves. Get to know your hosts as they share their creative and professional journeys, how their friendship came to be, their shared love of Jersey Shore, and plenty of millennial-coded commentary along the way.

This is a podcast about identity, curiosity, and the people we are beyond the titles we hold.

✨ Hit play and get to know us beyond the title.