Have you ever been curious about your family history? Where are you from? What's the story of your people? How does this all affect who you are today? In 2003, Dr. Gina Paige co-founded African Ancestry, Inc. and in doing so, pioneered a new way of tracing African lineages using genetics, and a new marketplace for people of African descent looking to more accurately and reliably trace their roots. Gina talks about the origins of the company and why this work is so important. We dive into the challenges her and co-founder Dr. Rick Kittles faced when first launching (they self-funded with only $1200!), dealing with criticism, and lessons she has for other entrepreneurs seeking success.
Now, Gina travels the world helping people demystify where they’re from and informing on identities so that they may better understand who they are. Dr. Paige holds a degree in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the University Of Michigan Ross School Of Business.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- What inspired Gina as a child
- What Gina learned working in the corporate world
- How an introduction led to the formation of African Ancestry
- The initial challenges of launching
- Dealing with criticism from the media and the scientific community
- How to position yourself for success
- The importance of knowing who you are
- Rana's African Ancestry results!
- Business lessons learned
- Why you need to develop a strong network...and more!
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Earlier in June - Host Rana Campbell had the chance to sit down with the cast of POWER (Lela Loren, Omari Hardwick, Joseph Sikora, Nature Naughton, & Rotimi) and talk life lessons that we can take away from Season 5 of the show as Dream Drivers. She also shares some personal life updates and reflections and why LEVELING UP is the theme for the rest of the year. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and remember to use the hashtag #dreamsindrive.
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At just 10 years old, Jessica Spaulding began making chocolates. Little did she imagine - as an adult - that passion that would later inspire her to open her craft chocolate business, Harlem Chocolate Factory - which produces bars, bark and brownies inspired by the rich ethnic heritage of her native Harlem community. Jessica's goal? To make high end chocolate accessible to the average person's palette.
On this episode - Jessica takes us along her #dreamdriving journey to getting Harlem Chocolate Factory off the ground. The story centers around the steps she took to firmly solidify her entrepreneurial plan and create the life and business she knew she deserved and could successfully lead. Despite the challenges she encountered, Jessica shares how she was able to hustle strategically, build a team of business advisors in her industry, and leverage every opportunity that came her way.
WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Jessica as a child
- Where Jessica's love for chocolate came from
- Jessica's early entrepreneurial hustle
- The difference between the goal and the plan
- Launching Harlem Chocolate Factory
- The impact of partnering with Samuel Adams' Brewing The American Dream program
- The dangers of small business predatory loans
- Jessica's plan for winning
- How Jessica built a team of mentors and business advisors
- How to make your pitch stand out
- Go-to-market strategies
- The importance of financial support, strategy support, and advisement
- How to Be true to who you are
- Responding to bigger opportunities after launching the Harlem Chocolate Factory storefront
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On this THROWBACK episode - we take it back to EP 6 and our chat with Sakita Holley - the founder and CEO of NY-based beauty and lifestyle PR firm House of Success PR. She is also the editor of HashtagsandStilettos.com,a business lifestyle blog and hosts a podcast of the same name that you can find on Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud.
Sakita shares tips and advice from her own experience growing House of Success PR. You'll learn more about what you have to do to find clients, close deals, and start monetizing your service-based or lifestyle business.
IN THIS PODCAST YOU'LL LEARN:
1. How to figure out when you need to leave your job and pursue something new
2. How she overcame having BUSINESS CAPITAL & CREDIBILITY and launched her own PR firm
3. The biggest mistakes Sakita made when she first offered services to clients
4. Why CLIENT EDUCATION is super important
5. The questions you need to ask to figure out your target market
6. When it's okay to do work for FREE
7. Why walking away from a deal can be good move
8. The real reason you should NEVER low-ball your services
9. Quick inexpensive alternative for accessing legal counsel for your business
10. The systems you need to scale your business
11. 3 things all entrepreneurs NEED in their toolkit
SAKITA'S KEYS TO SUCCESS:
1. Know your WHY.
2. Have a mentor or informal board of advisors
3. Do more things that bring you joy
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What does it take to make it in the media and entertainment industry? We chat with - Kristen V. Carter - content creator, entrepreneur, and inspirational speaker from Newark, New Jersey.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
- How Kristen's boarding school experience shaped her
- The strength of a mother's love
- The moment Kristen realized she had potential to thrive
- What Kristen's first jobs in media taught her
- The benefits of being a freelancer in the entertainment industry
- Building strong relationships
- Why you have to study television credits
- How to stand out in whatever job you're in
- How to stay encouraged
- Creating a yearly action plan
- The keys to telling a good story
- Launching Trust Your Magic
- Combatting the "starving artist"... and more!
Kristen has produced for a variety of television’s top series including NBC's The Voice and Black Girls Rock. Kristen's professional experience spans across a number of formats including documentary, competition, live events, digital content, and narrative film.
Kristen's multimedia company JazziDreamer Entertainment LLC specializes in writing, consultation, and production services. Most recently, Kristen wrapped a Director of Unscripted Development position where she co-executive produced the documentary show Motherly Love, a companion special to the record-breaking documentary series Black Love on the Oprah Winfrey Network. In her role, she had a hand in selling two cable specials in just nine business days. Kristen continues to develop television projects independently while also writing and producing hit cable programs.
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RESOURCES & BOOKS MENTIONED:
A Better Chance
Black Widow Podcast
A Return To Love
The Mastery of Love
The Four Agreements
The Secret
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What you put in - is what you put out. Are you making a way with what you have? Are you letting adversity make you feel like there is no hope for things turning around?
We chat with Starr Dawkins - entrepreneur, entertainer, and CEO of Sweet Cookies Wash - an all natural feminine wash and vaginal product line - about how she learned to create opportunities, keep going despite hurdles she faced and why she stopped holding herself back and started living fearlessly. She talks her journey from launching a sex blog in college to collaborating with a local comedian on projects that helped her grow her audience to then diving into entrepreneurship and launching her own product line.
Recently, her strategically created Nicki Minaj impersonation video was even reposted by Nicki Minaj herself - serving as a catalyst for more opportunities. Starr is the definition of a hustler - a dream driver who sees the world as possibility and is willing to do what it takes to succeed - even if there are naysayers who may not agree with her direction.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSS:
- College as a dreamkiller
- How collaborating with a local comedian and vlogger launched her career
- How to know if you're holding yourself back
- What a move to California taught Starr about #dreamdriving
- The art of figuring stuff out
- Dealing with scams in Hollywood
- Starr's "inspiration vacation"
- Launching Sweet Cookies Wash
- Marketing that works
- The aftermath of getting reposted by Nicki Minaj
- Challenges with launching an online store...and more!
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Everyone wants to grow their audience - but no one's asking the question "Why?" Is there a different approach we should be using when thinking about our relationship with our community and brands. YES! We chat with writer Alex Wolf - who you may know as the lady entrepreneur who built a cult following of over half a million millennials for her first brand (Boss Babe) in less than a year. Nobody understands why she left it all to become a writer either.
Alex shares what we can do as Dream Drivers to truly resonate with our audiences and build brands that matter and stand out in our new modern digital reality. Alex also talks about her new book RESONATE - her informative and occasionally hilarious look at the intersection of human nature, technology, and how understanding both can help anyone creative build a following of their own.
SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'LL LEARN:
- Why Alex wanted to be famous when she was younger
- Our relationship with technology
- How Boss Babe came to be
- How to resonate with your audience
- Value & staying relevant
- The difference between art & entertainment
- Why do you need to build a following?
- The "pre-dream" vs. the "real dream"
- How to capture your niche audience
- Why Alex sold Boss Babe
- How to make money as a creative
- How to stand out
- How Alex navigates her current challenges
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Are you trying to make BIG CAREER MOVES this year?!? I know I am. But what do we have to do to make sure those moves we are making are successful? Meet - Lauren McGoodwin, CEO and founder of Career Contessa. She founded the company in 2013 after working in recruiting for a tech company and experiencing the gap in career development resources available for women who were job searching, soul searching, leading and managing, or trying to find new ways to advance within their careers. The site is completely dedicated to women and takes into the account the unique challenges women in the workplace experience including the wage gap, career breaks and minority representation in leadership positions. Lauren takes us on the journey of how she founded the data-driven career resource and the super helpful and valuable career hacks she's researched and helped her community navigate over the years.
SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'LL LEARN:
- What inspired Lauren as a child
- How to figure out what kind of career is for you
- How to stay motivated during your job search
- Why Lauren left Hulu (although she loved her job)
- The beginning days of Career Contessa
- What inspired The Salary Project
- The misconception about making career moves
- How to figure out your selling points
- How to navigate salary negotiations
- Lauren's top 3 job hunting tips
- Is entrepreneurship the end goal?
- The importance of having an entrepreneurial spirit within an organization
Career Contessa now helps over 1 million women navigate their careers each year and has partnered with a number of leading brands including Dollar Shave Club, FabFitFun, HomeAway and Pandora. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and make sure to use the hashtag #dreamsindrive. Enjoy!
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Salary Project
How To Figure Out Your Next Career Move
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REFLECTION TIME! In this minisode, host Rana Campbell shares with DREAM DRIVERS an experience she had on Instagram that reminded her of why giving up isn't an option, her advice for her now 27 year old self, why you can always DREAM BIGGER, and the power of practicing naive possibility at some point along the #dreamdriving journey. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamsidrive!
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We chat with seven-time Emmy-nominated TV host, media personality & producer, Kéla Walker. Kéla goes deep on what it takes to put your dreams IN ACTION and get the results you want without sacrificing who you are and your personal truth. It is possible to get PAID doing what you love, but you have to be willing to put in the work and walk the talk! Kéla takes us along her journey to media stardom - including a strategic move early in her career that set her on the path to hosting red carpets for events such as the Tony Awards, the Met Gala and the BET Awards.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT INCLUDE:
- How Kéla's dreams evolved as she grew older
- The catalyst opportunity that set Kéla on her path to success
- The skillsets Kéla had to learn when she entered the working world
- How Kéla built her personal brand
- What to do right now to create a space for yourself & your dreams
- Why authenticity trumps everything!
- Working through comparison
- Hustling forward
- How to align yourself for what's next
- Tips for creating your signature look
- How to grow your online audience
- Where the $$$ is & how to get the check cut
- Faith over fear
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A little more on Kéla: Kéla has leveraged her talents to cultivate a tribe of over 100k Kéla’s Kuties. She mixes fashion, social, fun, fitness and hard work, to entertain, connect, inspire others to make their dreams a reality and live their best life. Kéla has curated content for some of your favorite consumer brands and produced content for media outlets like BET, Getty or E! News.
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BLACK DENTISTS EXIST! In the United States, the underrepresentation for Black dentists is extraordinary. What do you do when your dream may leave you as the minority in most professional spaces throughout your career?
We chat with Dr. Bristol Williams ("Dr. B"), DDS, MDS - a Periodontist/Dental Implant Surgeon, entrepreneur and speaker about her road to being a leader in a field largely unrepresented by African-American women. She shows us how through grit, perseverance, and an uncompromising belief in herself and her ability to succeed - she was launch her own multi-practice speciality office and help communities in need of innovative dental care and resources.
SOME OF THE TOPICS WE DISCUSS:
- Growing up as the child of a dentist
- Lessons learned during life as a dental student
- Launching her career and opening up her own multi-practice speciality office in New Orleans
- Advice for working with borrowed money and budgeting smartly
- Pricing innovation
- Expanding into new target/niche demographics
- Finding mentors & lessons learned from failed business ventures
- Expert dental tips & why Cardi B makes Dr. B so happy
- Getting into underrepresented industries & creating opportunity for others
Dr. B sees her hands as her God-given gift to help others feel more confident with their smiles. She's using her platform to help domestic violence survivors smile again by repairing their teeth, and partnering with other professionals to repair the survivors' overall lives. She also teaches dental professionals on how to open, manage, and sustain their own dental practice.
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Do you feel stuck in PARK and would do anything to get and STAY in DRIVE? What if I told you the key to making that shift has nothing to do with external factors - but rather - the key is INTERNAL...it's all YOU and your mindset?! On this episode we chat with Felicia Leatherwood - one of Hollywood's favorite natural hair hairstylists. Her styles have been featured on stars such as Ava Duvernay, Issa Rae, Will Smith, Jill Scott, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Nicole Ari Parker, Kim Coles Kimberly Elise...and more!
Felicia takes us through the early days of her career from transitioning from corporate to entreprenuership and building her stylist career. She talks how she got the courage to JUMP and go after her desire to be successful and see where her talents and hard work could take her. Felicia also shares the challenges she faced along her journey and how she was able to overcome and navigate past them. If you're currently finding it hard to believe in the dream or need some insight and motivation on how to keep going although you aren't sure how things will turn out for you - this episode is one you need to tune in to.
SOME OF THE TOPICS WE DISCUSS:
- Felicia's early memories of creative visualization
- Transitioning from corporate America to full-time entrepreneur
- Dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace
- Character building & the importance of soft skills
- How Felicia learned to charge what she's worth
- The benefits of working with up and coming talent
- How Felicia got her first celebrity client
- The best advice Felicia ever received
- What inspired Felicia to start her own detangling brush line and talent agency
- Why you need a good attorney
- Recovering from a bad contract negotiation
- The key to a winning team
- How to make your mark and more...
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RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Wix
Canva.com
Creative Market
Bench.com
iFreelance
Guru
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Outwitting The Devil
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Do you believe that you can have extraordinary love? Extraordinary relationships? We chat with Nate Bagley - a podcaster, entrepreneur, writer, TEDx speaker, teacher, and guy who loves his wife a lot and tries really hard to be the best husband in the world. He spends nearly every waking hour of his life trying to rid the world of mediocre love. He loves helping people create amazing relationships and is excited to share some of what he's learned with you! Whether you're in a romantic relationship or not - Nate's teaching, experience, and tips can be applied in almost any type of relationship. As a Dream Driver learning, studying, and practicing the core fundamentals of communication, trust, respect, and understanding will take you far along your journey.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Nate as a child
- Why Nate quit his job to pursue his dreams
- Getting over fear and doing it anyway
- Learning how to love and culture's effect on it
- The importance of knowing one's love languages
- Why Nate believes love isn't a feeling or action
- The skills you have to develop if you want to be great at love
- The importance of creating and listening to your audience
- What interviewing couples taught Nate about relationships
- How working on his marriage helped Nate's business
- Why punishing someone into submission is never going to work
- The keys to building brand relationships & marketing effectively...and more!
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RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Nate's BRANDMAKERS interview
Ty & Terri's Loveumentary Episode
David & Gretchen Figge Loveumentary Episode
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The New Rules of Marriage by Terrence Real
The Passionate Marriage
Leadership and Self-Deception
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Feeling like giving up is part of the #dreamdriving journey. There are going to be times when you want to quit...but how do you fight those feelings? On this episode, we talk through 11 things you can do INSTEAD of giving up... because as a DREAM DRIVER, quitting is not an option. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive.
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Don't ever let anyone put you in a box that you think you can't get out of. We chat with designer, model, and blogger Nadia Aboulhosn. Back in 2010, Nadia started a fashion blog. Now, eight years later, she still blogs, has her own self-titled clothing line, and is a signed model at Wilhelmina. But how did she get there? Nadia opens up about her #dreamdriving journey, lessons she's learned along the way about standing out, celebrating her wins, and not sacrificing who she is just to get ahead. She also shares tips for others looking to get ahead in lifestyle-related careers, how to work with brands successfully, and some of the challenges she's currently working through. With all that she does, Nadia hopes to continue inspiring and pushing forward the fashion industry.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Nadia as a child
- Becoming confident in your thoughts
- Figuring out life-post college & being denied by FIT
- First year of blogging & promoting in the early days
- Changing direction
- How faking as her own manager for three years led Nadia to bigger checks
- The pressure to fit a certain mold in order to grow
- Getting out of the "box"
- How to grow your current influencer
- How to grow your brand without sacrifice your soul
- Nadia's agency experience
- Learning to delegate
- Nadia's biggest inspirations
- The importance of putting other women on
- How to stand out in blogging
- How to pitch brands successfully & secure the deal
- The importance of celebrating small wins
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Ask yourself this question: Who are you? We chat with the LEGENDARY actressJenifer Lewis as she shares her #dreamdriving journey and why nothing was going to kill her dream! Jenifer talks her struggles with mental illness, getting herself "unfrozen."/seeking help, writing her book The Mother of Black Hollywood, and the importance of self care. She also opens up about what being HAPPY means to her now and how we as dream drivers can find our own definitions of success despite what has happened to us. In Jenifer's own words, "Love yourself so that love will not be a stranger when it comes." This episode is one for the books! One you have to share with a friend and tell them to keep paying forward! Thank you Jenifer for blessing us with your GEMS!
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS
- The childhood memory that Jenifer will never forget
- The road to Hollywood
- Figuring out who you are
- What happened to Jenifer and what she did about it
- Speaking out about what’s happening to us
- The steps to CHOICE
- Bipolarism, getting help & taking care of herself
- Jenifer’s 5 tips for success...and more!
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The conversation on self care, personal growth, and taking care of ourselves is never going to get old. We chat with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford - a Licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia and the host of the popular mental health podcast, Therapy for Black Girls. Her clinical focus is helping women recover from breakups and she is passionate about creating experiences and holding space for Black women to become the best possible versions of themselves. Her work has been featured in Bustle, Women’s Health, BuzzFeed, Teen Vogue, Essence, and O, The Oprah Magazine and she was named in Huffington Post as one of “10 Black Female Therapists You Should Know.”
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- How Dr. Joy landed in the mental health field
- Finding her first private practice clients
- Anxiety, depression, and relationships
- Managing negative self- talk, fear & doubt
- Navigating the fear of success
- Stepping out of your comfort zone
- The miracle questions
- The Black woman "got all the answers" syndrome
- Supportive partners
- Personal growth lessons
- How Dr. Joy manages her days
- Why Dr. Joy focuses on working with Black women
- Balancing a full-time job and growing a podcast
- Finding your larger purpose
- How to find a therapist
- Dealing with emotional tax burden in the workplace
-Tips for positive self care
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Meet Chioma and Uchenna Ngwudo - two fly sisters who created Cee Cee's Closet NYC - a brand that celebrates the beauty of West African print though fashionable accessories and clothing, handmade by tailors and artisans in Lagos, Nigeria. These Barnard and Columbia alums design all of their fair trade goods, which include headwraps, leather bags, clothing, and waistbeads.
On this episode we dive into what goes into building and developing a brand that your customers LOVE! What I loved about this interview was the energy of Chioma and Uchenna - the respect and love for each other and the passion that they have for what they do is so evident and inspiring.
ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- The sisters' most vivid childhood memories
- Launching a company together
- What the two learned from participating in their first pop-up shop
- The importance of customer feedback & customer emails
- Guerilla marketing strategies
- How to develop a brand (and use your network to do so)
- Working through big challenges
- Partnering with influencers
- What to do if you don't have a mentor in your industry
- What you need to research
- Managing finances in a capital intensive & bootstrapped business
- What you can learn from competitors in your market
- Building a brand identity
- Personal growth...and more
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How many of us had the titles author, pianist, and producer checked off by the age of 10?! Brothers Connor and Logan Littlejohn are a duo with BIG DREAMS and plenty to show for it. They are the epitome of what it means to be a DREAM DRIVER. Listen in as the two share their #dreamdriving journey (which is just beginning) and their plans for putting these dreams of theirs in DRIVE! They talk their early inspirations, advice on not giving up, dealing with haters, publishing their work, entrepreneurship, the joys of working with your sibling...and more!
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You can't be scared to take the leap...because you never know what will be on the other side! Meet Manouchcar (Missy) Pierre-Val, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C - a Nurse Practitioner, former NFL cheerleader and the Founder of Scrub Angels - an online community that educates and supports nurses in finding fulfillment in their lives and careers. After being a nurse for over 7 years, Missy noticed nurses within her community were becoming easily burned out, lacked support and mentorship and felt lost in their careers...so she decided to do something about it. Listen in as she talks her #dreamdriving journey including the lessons she learned during her NFL cheerleader days (and why she sued them!) to moving across the country and launching her own nurse practitioner group. One theme that stands true is this: When you lean in and listen to your intuition, great things will come - even if you have to figure things out along the way.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Missy as a child
- How Missy ended up as a NFL cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Suing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for equal pay
- Launching Scrub Nurses & the steps she took to grow the business
- Being unhappy in her career & starting over
- The importance of relocation & change
- Why we have to practice self-care
- Living without regrets
- Challenges building her nurse practitioner group
- Getting outside your comfort zone
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What's the best way to stand out and create a product or service that's attractive to potential customers? Finding a gap in the current market and building something that stands out and fits a unique need! We chat with Tracy Buescher - Founder and President of nuyu clothing line - a company she launched in 2015 after finding that the most collegiate affinity wear items were designed with men in mind. The industry fashion vet - whose past gigs include sales , design and manufacturing at top brands Jacadi, Calvin Klein Jeans, and Tahari - launched nuyu to create clothes designed specifically for the fun and fashionable woman.
Over the last two years - the nuyu clothing line has grown to include more than 35 items featuring logos of more than 30 different colleges nationwide. Tracy shares how she was able to identify a gap in the market and create a must-have product for a specific, identifiable niche audience. You'll take a peek a into Tracy's story as well as learn her insider tips for succeeding in fashion and any entrepreneurial endeavor.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Tracy as a child
- How Tracy convinced her father to support her fashion school dreams
- Getting her start in fashion
- How Tracy knew that she would always be an entrepreneur
- Challenges launching a company pre-internet
- The collegiate wear apparel problem
- Learning the licensing business
- Creating a niche your customers don't even know they need
- Funding
- 3 Tips for successfully launching your own clothing line
- Figuring out your customer profile...and more
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"It's better to be ready and not needed than to be needed and not ready." We chat with Janeshia Adams-Ginyard - stuntwoman and actress - who currently stars in Marvel’s Black Panther, as the stunt double for lead actress, Danai Gurira’s character Okoye, and as one of the eight Dora Milaje. Janeshia opens up about her path to Hollywood - and how these words from her mother helped keep her mentally prepared to conquer any challenge or goal that came her way. If you're looking for motivation to keep going even when the road's end cannot be seen, this episode is for you.
Janeshia's work can be seen in Avengers: Infinity War, FOX’s 9-1-1, Godzilla: King of Monsters (2019), The Mindy Project, FX’s American Horror Story: Roanoke & Cult, Disney’s K.C. Undercover, HBO’s True Blood. Janeshia is a an alumna of the University of California Berkeley, fluent in American Sign Language and trained in Taekwondo. She made history on the U.S. National Bobsled team as brakeman on the first All-Black Female United States Bobsled duo. Janeshia also is the founder of Hyphy 4 Christ, an entertainment organization that inspire and empowers wthrough faith-based content.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- What inspired Janeshia as a child
- How janeshia's love for athletics affected her career
- The importance of communication in relationships
- How Janeshia got into the stunts industry
- Manifesting success
- Building mental toughness
- Challenges Janeshia experienced throughout her career
- How Janeshia got the Black Panther opportunity
- What it was like to be part of Black excellence & some fun behind the scenes question
- Listener questions answered!
- How to break into the stunts industry..and more!
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A quick solo episode because this week was AMAZING in all senses of the word. Here's how I had the ultimate BLACK PANTHER week - meeting Chadwick Boseman, getting on The Tonight Show, and some more #dreamdriving takeaways. Enjoy!
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How do we get clear on where we are going? Our society glorifies the "busy hustler" - but what do you when overwhelm, anxiety, and feelings of despair can't seem to go away? On this episode we chat with Jonathan Jackson Co-Founder and Head of Corporate Brand at Blavity. As a writer and strategist, his work focuses on the intersection of people, influence, and culture. Jonathan dives into a must-needed discussion on mental health and self-care and what that actually can look like for millennial creatives, entrepreneurs, and hustlers who want to make an impact - but want to learn how to keep afloat while doing so. He shares stories from his own self-care journey as well as advice and strategies we can use to make sure we're creating places of transformation in our lives.
Jonathan graduated from Washington University in 2013, where he studied Political Science and Writing. He serves on the Nielsen External Advisory Council, is an OCP Policy Center Emerging Leader, and a 2018 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
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ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
- Jonathan's childhood inspirations and how he survived high school
- The qualities of a good leader
- Scenario planning: How to make more money and still be happy
- How to be an entrepreneur & still keep your full-time job
- The conversation we're not having when it comes to self-care
- Thinking of your career as a portfolio
- The "good" place vs. the "right" place to be
- What more creators need to do
- Mental health & self-care
- Tips for checking in on yourself
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YOU may be what's holding you back and you don't even know. Listen in as we chat how to get REAL about what's REALLY standing in our ways along our #dreamdriving journey. Rana opens up about lessons learned launching her online shop (www.dreamsindrive.com/shop) and she also answers some important listener questions surrounding utilizing mentors, maintaining momentum, and digging into aspirations for 2018. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamsidrive
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