Today we’d like to introduce you to Ber-Henda Williams.
Hi Ber-Henda , we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My story begins with two lifelong threads: empathy and expression.
I grew up in Southfield, just outside of Detroit, as a bilingual, creative kid who felt the world deeply. I didn’t have language for it at the time, but I was an empath—sensing emotions, reading rooms, and understanding the unspoken. I also loved storytelling, culture, and community-building. So I naturally followed those gifts into nonprofit leadership, youth development, women’s empowerment, and eventually media and entrepreneurship.
For years I built programs for girls and women, led leadership initiatives, and produced events that centered voice, belonging, and representation. Over time, I realized I wasn’t just building programs—I was building spaces where people could feel seen, valued, and spiritually affirmed.
After my mother passed and I became a caregiver for my father, my work shifted in a profound way. It became less about striving and more about surrender. I stopped chasing titles and started honoring my calling: to build spirit-centered spaces for connection, culture, and feminine leadership. That calling birthed Culture Shift(Hers) — a media and community platform that now includes my talk show, my podcast, intuitive leadership work, and a growing ecosystem for women, especially Black and Brown leaders.
Today, I help women lead with empathy, build with community, and create from a place of spiritual alignment rather than hustle. I use media as ministry, business as justice work, and storytelling as a pathway to healing and visibility.
In short:
I started as a girl who felt deeply.
Now I serve as a woman who helps others feel seen — in spirit and in truth.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road — and I don’t think it’s meant to be.
My path has been full of purpose, but also full of pruning. As a woman who leads with empathy and spirit, I’ve had to learn how to navigate spaces that weren’t designed with softness, intuition, or feminine leadership in mind. Early on, I struggled with being taken seriously without abandoning who I am. I’ve always been intuitive, creative, and community-centered — but the world often rewards aggression, individualism, and hustle. So I had to unlearn the idea that success requires becoming someone I’m not.
I’ve also faced personal challenges that reshaped my work entirely. Losing my mother and stepping into the role of caregiver for my father taught me a different rhythm — one of surrender, patience, and interdependence. It forced me to slow down, listen to God, and build a life and business that honors both my calling and my capacity. That season taught me that leadership doesn’t have to look loud or rushed to be powerful.
So yes, there were struggles — but they were formative.
They helped me embody the very message I now teach: that there is strength in softness, that spirit is a strategy, and that impact doesn’t come from hustle alone, but from alignment, integrity, and community.
The road hasn’t been smooth, but it has been sacred. And I wouldn’t trade the lessons for ease.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Culture Shift(Hers) Unite ?
Culture Shift(Hers) isn’t just a business — it’s a spirit-centered media ecosystem and community for femme leaders who move through empathy, creativity, and conviction.
We produce storytelling, leadership experiences, and cultural conversations that center Black and Brown femmes and other marginalized voices who deserve visibility without shrinking, code-switching, or performing respectability to be heard.
At the heart of our work is The Ber-Henda Williams Show — a live talk show and Un-Networking experience where we explore the intersections of identity, spirit, culture, care, and justice. We integrate media with community care: our tapings include local vendors, nonprofit spotlights, artists, and small business partners. We intentionally circulate opportunity through our ecosystem because we believe media should nourish community, not extract from it.
We’re also home to The SHE Experience Podcast, retreats, intuitive/spirit-led leadership offerings, and an upcoming coffee table book + global business directory that highlights femme-owned businesses and creative entrepreneurs from Detroit and beyond.
What sets us apart is how we lead:
We don’t separate business from spirit, justice from joy, or media from community care. We practice femme-led leadership that is rigorous yet relational, strategic yet spiritual. We build visibility through storytelling that honors dignity, nuance, identity, and lived experience. We treat media as ministry — a place for remembrance, healing, and cultural restoration.
What I’m most proud of, brand-wise, is our commitment to soft power as a cultural strategy. We demonstrate that femme energy, empathy, sensitivity, and spiritual intelligence are not weaknesses — they are investable assets, leadership frameworks, and transformative approaches to business. We uplift leaders who don’t fit the “loud, aggressive, hustle-only” model and show that power can look like softness, collaboration, discernment, presence, and cultural stewardship.
For anyone reading:
Culture Shift(Hers) is for femmes who feel deeply, lead boldly, and believe that culture changes not just through force, but through narrative, care, and sacred collaboration.
We invite organizations, brands, and community members to partner with us through sponsorships, events, storytelling, and investing in media that reflects more of who we truly are. Culture Shift(Hers): Media as ministry. Leadership as care. Visibility as justice.
Elevating voices. Honoring culture. Soft power in motion.
How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
People can work with me and support Culture Shift(Hers) through partnership, collaboration, or direct leadership support. Brands and organizations can become media partners or sponsors for our talk show, podcast, Un-Networking events, and upcoming coffee-table book — helping us amplify voices, circulate resources, and hire local talent. We also collaborate with small businesses, artists, nonprofits, and community leaders through media storytelling, vendor partnerships, and conversations that reflect our mission to center the voices of women and femmes.
Individuals can work with me directly as a speaker, intuitive leadership guide, or creative strategist. My offerings include spirit-centered consulting rooted in empathy, storytelling, and soft-power leadership, as well as intuitive readings that support aligned decision-making. And of course, people can also support simply by attending events, sharing our content, and uplifting our work. Every level of support strengthens a community where media becomes ministry, leadership becomes care, and visibility becomes justice for women and femmes whose stories deserve to be seen.
Pricing:
- Title Sponsor — $5,000+
- Vision Sponsor — $1,111
- Flower Sponsor — $555
- Sister Sponsor—$111
- Community Builder — $77
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ber-hendawilliams.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berhenda
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17au6HVtdx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berhenda
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@ber-hendaofficial
- Other: https://www.ber-hendawilliams.com/donation
