Living It Up with Lenise

She was sworn in as the first pediatrician to lead the Medical Association of the State of Alabama in 20 years — and only the second woman of color to hold the role since Dr. Regina Benjamin, who went on to become U.S. Surgeon General. In this episode of Living It Up with Lenise, Dr. Nina Ford Johnson opens up about the moment her father administered her oath of office, the physician shortage reshaping care across Alabama, and why she believes "if you are not at the table, you are the meal be

Of the 40 monuments on the National Mall, zero are dedicated to American women's history. Anna Laymon is trying to change that. Anna leads the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation, the organization authorized by Congress to build the first monument honoring women's history on the National Mall — and she's doing it while living right here in Fairhope and commuting to D.C. In this conversation, Anna and Lenise talk about the fight to get this monument approved, the campaign inviting ever

In this episode of Living It Up with Lenise, we tee it up with Frances Brown — a Mobile, Alabama native who made history as a four-time individual state golf champion before ever setting foot on a college campus. Now a freshman at Auburn University competing in the SEC, Frances brings her A-game and her signature jalapeño humor to the conversation. We talk about what it's like to grow up literally living on a golf course, the mental discipline it takes to defend a championship four years

She is a fifth-generation Alabama farmer, the founder of a soil testing company now on shelves in every Lowe’s in the country, and she is running to become the first woman ever elected as Alabama’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. Christina McInnis joins me on this episode of Living It Up with Lenise for an honest, wide-ranging conversation about what’s really happening in Alabama agriculture — from an outdated farm bill and SNAP spending priorities to Chinese ownership of American fa

The Oscars are right around the corner, and I brought reinforcements! In this episode of Living It Up with Lenise, I'm teaming up with an evening TV producer and a fellow podcaster to break down the 2026 Academy Award nominations. We're debating the heavy hitters — from the Best Picture race between One Battle After Another, Sinners, and Hamnet to a stacked Best Actor category featuring Timothy Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, and Leonardo DiCaprio. We dig into the brand-new Achievement in Casting a

In this episode of Living It Up with Lneise, an intimate conversation with Alison Brumfield-Jones, founder of Mission Fitness in Mobile, Alabama, and Lululemon ambassador. Alison shares her unexpected journey from stockbroker to fitness entrepreneur, revealing how a pivotal question—"What's your legacy?"—changed everything. Through the impressionable story of a young boy named Henry who couldn't afford a $15 gym membership, Alison discovered her true calling: creating a fitness community where e