K(No)w Roadmaps
Real Conversations. No Blueprint.
Unfiltered conversations with leaders, changemakers, and everyday people navigating life and leadership — hosted by executive Walter L. Douglas Jr. No scripts. No playbooks. Just real talk to help you map your own path forward.
Know the Host
Walter L. Douglas Jr.
National Health sciences leader · Chief operating officer
Walter has spent 20+ years running complex healthcare and academic organizations at scale leading $500M+ operations and teams of up to 3,000. As a minority executive who built his path without a blueprint, he created K(No)w Roadmaps to bring other leaders to the mic and make the real journey visible.
From modernizing a $500M enterprise for a Health Sciences University, to directing a $700M+ portfolio at a Private Medical School, his career is proof that clarity, confidence, and direction beat any script.
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Episode 2 — Rick Kittles
Walter sits down with geneticist, researcher, entrepreneur, and African Ancestry co-founder Rick Kittles, PhD — a conversation about curiosity, identity, DNA, health equity, and the responsibility that comes with knowing more.
Episode 2 — Rick Kittles
Follow the Questions
Walter sits down with geneticist, researcher, entrepreneur, and African Ancestry co-founder Rick Kittles, PhD — a conversation about curiosity, identity, DNA, health equity, and the responsibility that comes with knowing more.
54 min · Released Oct 1, 2026
More Episodes
Episode 1 — Ashley McFarland
Career, Motherhood & Navigating Without a Blueprint
Walter sits down with Ashley McFarland — a 20-year film, television, and media executive, author, mother, and deacon. They talk about building a career in entertainment, prioritizing family, and why your first project is rarely the one.
67 min · Released Sep 15, 2026
Episode 00 — Meet the Host
Real Conversations. No Blueprint.
Walter L. Douglas Jr. lays out the mission behind K(No)w Roadmaps — real conversations, no blueprint. Stream it now, free.
21 min · Released Aug 8, 2026
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Why K(No)w Roadmaps
Two seats at the table.
Whether you're navigating your own climb or ready to share the road you took, there's a reason to be here.
Real playbooks, not highlight reels
- Honest lessons on leadership, life, and legacy from people who lived them
- The decisions and detours behind real careers — not the polished bio
- Practical takeaways you can use Monday morning
- Early access to episodes and guest announcements
A stage to share your road
- Reach an engaged audience of leaders and rising talent
- Tell your unfiltered story — the wins, the pivots, the lessons
- Build your legacy and pay the ladder forward
- Simple, guided conversations — no prep marathon required
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