Lisane Basquiat: Staying Grounded When Everything Feels Loud

About this episode

Monica Wisdom interviews Lisane Basquiat about boundaries, balance, and self-leadership in uncertain times.

In this episode of Black Women Amplified , I sit down with Lisane Basquiat, founder of Shaping Freedom, for a grounded and necessary conversation about boundaries, balance, focus, and self-leadership in uncertain times. Lisane is a board-certified Master Practitioner and teacher of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a certified professional coach, a former corporate executive, and an entrepreneur who has built a body of work centered on clarity, personal responsibility, and transformation. She is also the owner of a women-centered business space, a respected facilitator, and a woman who has been recognized for her leadership and impact, including having a day named after her. At the same time, she holds a unique cultural responsibility as a steward of her brother, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s legacy, helping to bring his work to new generations while continuing to build her own voice with intention. That balance alone is a conversation. What makes this episode land is not just what Lisane has done, but how she thinks. She does not approach boundaries as reactions or emotional shutdowns. She speaks about them as decisions. As standards. As personal accountability. And she is clear that…

People in this episode

Host: Monica Wisdom

Guest: Lisane Basquiat

Topics covered

• boundaries
• self-leadership
• personal responsibility
• balance
• transformation

Keywords

• boundaries
• self-care
• personal accountability
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• women-centered business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shaping Freedom

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