Courtrooms, Runways, & Community with Heather Reese

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23 September 2026

2 mins to read

Tits, Wit, & Grit

Courtrooms, Runways, & Community with Heather Reese

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Heather Reese is a personal injury attorney in Philadelphia, a model, a speaker, and an activist. In this episode, Heather gets honest about navigating a male-dominated field as a minority woman, why she leans on humor to call out behavior that deserves to be called out, and what it felt like to get booked for her first runway.

She also talks about how a single Threads post grew into partnerships with over a hundred minority-owned businesses, and the mantra her mother gave her that has never left her. Let someone else tell you no.

In this episode:

What it’s like to be the only minority woman in the room and how she navigates it
Using humor as a tool when someone says something that deserves a response
How a Threads post turned into partnerships with over a hundred businesses
Why she will never tell herself no before someone else gets the chance to
Shooting your shot even when you don’t know what you’re doing
What her mom modeled for her and how she’s passing it down to her daughter

🔗 Connect with Heather on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heather-reese-209482321

🔗 Follow Heather on Instagram: instagram.com/heather_rxoxo

🔗 Connect with the Point NorthEast team: pointnortheast.com