The Go Getter Showcase

Nikki Bass is a corporate professional, college-level educator, career consultant, and owner of Corporate Melanin Millennial, LLC.  Corporate Melanin Millennial, LLC brings energy and authority to millennials by utilizing their passions to create a career they love. Her services include resume writing, career development plans, and more. In this episode, Nikki discusses how she landed most of the jobs she's held by being bold and audacious in her job search,why she decided to start own firm and focus on millennials of color, the importance of having a career you love and how internships during college play as a major role in your ability to find your dream job, and how her childhood love for talking created an avenue to become an educator in addition to her career and business.

Patricia Timmons is an innovator and visionary in the education sector. She designs programs that enable youth to build their confidence and help place their footprint in the world. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Developmental Psychology from Coppin State University, a Master of Education specializing in Guidance Counseling from Cambridge College, a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management at Harvard University, and currently pursuing her doctorate in Higher Education Administration. As per her background, while a guidance counselor in the Boston Public school systems, Patricia began to recognize an urgent need for a more fulfilling educational experience in the youth she encountered. She soon realized that she wanted to own a nonprofit to help address this need, so in 2011, she co-founded Making Opportunities Visualizing Empowerment, Incorporated (MOVE, Inc.) and started to build the curriculum around building global leaders for the 21 st century. After getting the pieces together, she finally launched the program in 2014.

Quiana Agbai has been covering urban family life on her blog Harlem Lovebirds since 2009. A graduate of Wellesley College with 8 years of both ad agency and client-side experience, in 2014 Quiana took a leap of faith launching Trifecta Media Group, a marketing, PR, and graphic design firm with her NYC-based sisters.TMG caters to start-up companies spanning industries such as health and wellness, entertainment and technology products allowing Quiana and her sisters to use their agency expertise to champion their goals. Additionally, through Quiana's blog and experience as an entrepreneur she has been able to speak at social media conferences such as BlogHer, Blogalicious, Mom 2.0 and Altitude Summit covering topics such as privacy, using social media for social change, and using one's blog to pivot to other business opportunities. In this episode, Quiana discusses: Her journey from Columbus, OH to Boston, MA to attend Wellesley College and the influence it's had on her How her experience in advertising and her love for journaling resulted in her starting her blog Harlem Lovebirds once she became a stay at home mom How 2016 election awakened her to the importance of being civically engaged in her local community How she raises her children to be informed, responsible, and good stewards of their community Starting a marketing firm with her two younger sisters, Trifecta Media Group, and how they use their corporate experiences to serve small companies

DeAndrea Bryd is a self-taught entrepreneur who has launched multiple successful businesses in both a brick-and-motor setting as well as on the online market. Over the years, her brands have grown and blossomed into a higher purpose. As a seasoned business strategist and coach, DeAndrea has a passion for entrepreneurship and now enjoys sharing the process she used to grow and by helping other entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. DeAndrea has a main focus in the area of business strategy, profit-focused productivity, digital product creation, and automation. She founded the Entrepreneur Accountability Squad, a group coaching membership designed for entrepreneurs looking to scale up their business and increase their personal development skills. DeAndrea is constantly invited to host corporate goal-setting workshops, speak at various event planning workshops, women's conferences, high schools, and more. In this episode, DeAndrea discusses: Becoming a serial entrepreneur by meeting additional needs of her existing hairdressing clientele and other people she knew How the influence of being raised by a single mom and the desire to create generational wealth for her family inspires her work ethic How motherhood changed her and her career trajectory Learning time management in order to run her multiple businesses and be present for her family How her late business partner and grandmother have inspired and motivated her and push her to continue her success today Passing on her extensive business knowledge to her coaching clients and her daughters

Kay Hillman has been an entrepreneur since she could talk. She is a wedding and portrait photographer and has a heart for photographing female entrepreneurs, influencers, and beautiful brides. Kay is the founder of She's a Creative, a podcast for female creatives that want to dominate in their creative business. She is also the founder of The Social Savvy Co, a social media and digital marketing agency that helps businesses and creatives grow their online presence. She is a multi-passionate creative that is always working on a new project and ready to collaborate with others. Kay is passionate about educating and supporting female creatives in their entrepreneurial journey. Kay believes in being consistent and hopes to show others that being an entrepreneur is worth the risk. In this episode, Kay discusses: Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, going to college with her parents, and eventually finding her way back to her entrepreneurial roots How she got her first business of the ground by making the most of her time when she didn't have the money Expanding beyond her photography business to becoming a social media expert and a coach The importance of web and social analytics in being able to create meaningful content that gets you paid

LaShundra "Shunda" Clark-Smith is an author, mom, wife, sister, and friend with a passion for helping women grow spiritually while trying to balance everyday life. Through her platform, Women with Balance, she inspires people weekly via her videos, inspirational posts, and love of God, travel, & fashion on her blog and Instagram. As her business continues to expand, her goal is to continue to inspire women around the world via her blog and books, and conferences. In this episode, Shunda discusses: Losing her passion for her nursing career after 12 years and starting Women with Balance How loss, abuse, and isolation inspired her to finally begin to truly start walking her calling and start her platform How she's been able to grow her online presence to nearly 20K across Instagram and Facebook in a little over 6-months Re-establishing the relationship she has with God which allows her to balance all of the things her life

Myishola "Myi" Baker is a top expert on small business branding. She is an idea oven, brand problem solver, and creative powerhouse working at the intersection of branding, marketing, and social media. As the founder of Houston, Tx based branding firm Myind, Myishola has helped countless businesses create consistent, efficient and memorable brands well as leverage mainstream media and blogs and social media campaigns to build buzz online and off. In this episode, Myi discusses: How a sudden-near death experience and her divorce taught her to go for whatever you want in life. How her parent's "tough love" created a standard of excellence and fostered the belief she's capable of doing anything she wants to. How she uses her life lessons to run her team and inspire the young girls in her non-profit.

Myishola Baker is a top expert on small business branding. She is an idea oven, brand problem solver, and creative powerhouse working at the intersection of branding, marketing, and social media. As the founder of Houston, Tx based branding firm Myind, Myishola has helped countless businesses create consistent, efficient and memorable brands well as leverage mainstream media and blogs and social media campaigns to build buzz online and off. In this episode, Myi discusses: How she went from dancing for Disney in college to an 8-year career in corporate marketing to dropping out of law school to scale up her company. How, after diving into entrepreneurship, she started numerous other companies to meet the demands of her growing client base. Her valuable business lessons from dealing with her last nightmare client in her corporate job that almost made her quit marketing entirely. The challenges that come with running a business even when you're doing things the "right" way. In this episode, Myi says:

Shawna Haden is the founder of AwesomeFatGirlRule101, a lifestyle blog where she writes about her experiences being a plus-size, body positive weight loss surgery patient in the DMV and how the different parts of her life being such. As an advocate for all three, she hopes to dispell the myth that they are all separate from one another and promotes the ability for them to be celebrated all at the same time. She also is a contributing blogger for the CurveyFashionista and the Jasmine Brand, two other online publications she writes for regularly and also helps to moderate a group called DMV Black Girls get Bypassed and Sleeved Too. In this episode, Shawna discusses: The process and the journey of weight loss surgery, include the story of her personal process and journey. How she had started gaining weight at age 5 and developed a wide-range of health problems up until having surgery at around 500lbs. The disparities that WOC often experience when it comes to having the finances and support system to successfully undergo bariatric surgery. What having the surgery has done for her in order for her to regain control and save her life.

Shawna Haden is the founder of AwesomeFatGirlRule101, a lifestyle blog where she writes about her experiences being a plus-size, body positive weight loss surgery patient in the DMV and how the different parts of her life being such. As an advocate for all three, she hopes to dispell the myth that they are all separate from one another and promotes the ability for them to be celebrated all at the same time. She also is a contributing blogger for the CurveyFashionista and the Jasmine Brand, two other online publications she writes for regularly and also helps to moderate a group called DMV Black Girls get Bypassed and Sleeved Too. In this episode, Shawna discusses: How a lifetime love of writing and losing 200lbs within her first year post-opt lead her to become a lifestyle blogger The importance of getting from behind the computer and networking the right way had helped her open up a number of opportunities in a few short months. The balancing act it can be promoting body positive as a weight loss surgery patient and the issues it can cause in the plus-size community.

Teacher, Public Speaker, Minister of the Gospel, and founder of Radical Christian TV & Saved Girl Media Falasha M Campbell is a force to be reckoned with in the Christian Community. Her life experiences have positioned her to exude wisdom, counsel, and knowledge beyond her years.  With dedication and commitment Falasha believes; young people can conquer the pressures of life with guidance to identity in Christ Jesus. Standing on 1 Timothy 4:12 "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in the word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, and in purity." Her unique ministry to the youth of this generation has inspired her to dedicate time and resources to aid young people in finding their purpose, all while finding themselves in Christ. As a young woman struggling with her identity in Christ, she realized, before she could find out who she was, she would first have to draw near to the one who created her.  Under close discipleship and mentoring she discovered her purpose in life. She used that revelation and began to pour into the lives of others. During her grooming and training, the Lord had enlightened her of her divine calling.  She desires to use her life experiences, gifts and talents to Honor God and help expand His Kingdom. With her faith-based show being one of the fastest growing, groundbreaking, engaging shows to date, Ms. Campbell is committed to excellence. In this episode, Falasha discusses: Flying from New York to Las Vegas for her first red carpet event with no credentials and, by faith alone, securing a press pass and interviewing Pastor Marvin Sapp. Her upbringing and a non-religious family and her journey to her Christian walk. The importance of being a role model in Christ and walking in her calling as a mother to an 11-year-old girl.

Teacher, Public Speaker, Minister of the Gospel, Falasha M Campbell is a force to be reckoned with in the Christian Community. Her life experiences have positioned her to exude wisdom, counsel, and knowledge beyond her years.  With dedication and commitment Falasha believes; young people can conquer the pressures of life with guidance to identity in Christ Jesus. Standing on 1 Timothy 4:12 "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in the word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, and in purity." Her unique ministry to the youth of this generation has inspired her to dedicate time and resources to aid young people in finding their purpose, all while finding themselves in Christ.   As a young woman struggling with her identity in Christ, she realized, before she could find out who she was, she would first have to draw near to the one who created her.  Under close discipleship and mentoring she discovered her purpose in life. She used that revelation and began to pour into the lives of others. During her grooming and training, the Lord had enlightened her of her divine calling.  She desires to use her life experiences, gifts and talents to Honor God and help expand His Kingdom. With her faith-based show being one of the fastest growing, groundbreaking, engaging shows to date, Ms. Campbell is committed to excellence.   In this episode, Falasha discusses: Navigating her education and career from healthcare to education to media The importance of having a mentor and building a community around your vision Why you need just go for your goals even when you don't have all the pieces together yet

Andreina Viera is the Founder and CEO of Viera Admin Solutions, LLC. an Executive Assistant Outsourcing firm that helps small businesses with their back-office support. VAS' mission is to make business simpler by freeing up work overload and allow clients to spend more time on revenue generating activities. Andreina has over 15 years of experience in the administrative world and has multiple Executive Assistants working in her firm. Andreina is a past participant of the EforAll 2016 winter accelerator program, where she won the top prize for her business. She was also featured in the Eagle Tribune as the up and coming, hardworking entrepreneur and in Boston Voyager Magazine.  She has worked for DKNY, Nestle U.S.A., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In her different administrative roles she's managed several departments and assisted many Directors, Presidents and Department Heads. She's also written successful business plans and has managed two small businesses off the ground. In this episode Andreina, discusses What being an employer who can offer her team work-life balance personally means to her Her passion for being a role-model to young, single mothers of color Why she believes that immigrants are statistically more entrepreneurial than native-born Americans 

Andreina Viera is the Founder and CEO of Viera Admin Solutions, LLC. an Executive Assistant Outsourcing firm that helps small businesses with their back-office support. VAS' mission is to make business simpler by freeing up work overload and allow clients to spend more time on revenue generating activities. Andreina has over 15 years of experience in the administrative world and has multiple Executive Assistants working in her firm. Andreina is a past participant of the EforAll 2016 winter accelerator program, where she won the top prize for her business. She was also featured in the Eagle Tribune as the up and coming, hardworking entrepreneur and in Boston Voyager Magazine.  She has worked for DKNY, Nestle U.S.A., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In her different administrative roles she's managed several departments and assisted many Directors, Presidents and Department Heads. She's also written successful business plans and has managed two small businesses off the ground. In this episode Andreina, discusses Becoming a mom at 15-years-old and how she managed to complete school and a career as a mother of two by age 21 How her work in administrative services, project management, and operations lead her to supporting an accelerator program at MIT prior to joining one herself The impact that E-For-All, a non-profit that support economic development in mid-size cities through entrepreneurship, got VAS off the ground and changed her life

In this solo episode, Lindsay discusses failure as a learning experience that is more powerful than what we can learn from success. She covers six fundamental ways in which failure teaches us to be better in career, business, and life in general.

Victoriously surviving Sexual Abuse and Rape, Mitzi's primary purpose in life is to love, heal, and restore all women suffering from childhood Sexual Abuse and teenage Rape. She expresses her knowledge and wisdom through God's Word – The Holy Bible. Her first book, “In Jesus Name, Please Don't Touch Me There” (2006) reveals her journey of how the Word of God saved her life and how there is nothing you can't overcome in Christ. Raised in the inner city of Boston, Mitzi has continually searched for answers throughout her life. God's love, healing, and restoration changed her life and have given her the courage and strength to move forward in her assignment to help others. She received God's assignment to “bring those out of darkness” under the leadership of Extraordinary Pastors Dwayne and Kitt Brewington while attending Victory Christian Church International in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The vision for Loved, Healed and Restored is derived from 1 Peter 2:9, But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Her commitment is “To encourage and empower others there is restoration from darkness and a purposeful life after any storm”… Last year (2017) Mitzi released her second book, the “Loved, Healed & Restored Daily Journal”. This book is an excellent tool to journal, pray or for simply capturing your thoughts, visions and dreams. Since 2006, Mitzi has diligently worked as a Victim Advocate engaged primarily with victims of sexual assault. She is a passionate and inspiring speaker who uses her traumatic experiences to advocate for sexual assault awareness. She served as a member of the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) Speaker's Bureau, the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization; Volunteer Outreach Worker, Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program (VASAP); and on the Victims In Need, Inc. (VIN) Board; member of Christian Authors On Tour (CAOT), among other related experience. Mitzi gave public presentations on sexual assault issues and statistics for purposes of training, information and awareness development. She does volunteer event planning and training. She is also the Founder of the Loved, Healed and Restored online newsletter. She has received many praises and positive reviews for her recognition and appreciation for her excellence, commitment, dedication and tireless devotion to victims and survivors of sexual assault in their journey towards healing. Mitzi resides in Brockton, Massachusetts, married to her loving husband Jose: they are the parents of three beautiful children and two adorable grandsons. She attends Jubilee Christian Church in Stoughton, Massachusetts under the guidance of the highly favored Pastor Matthew and Mona Thompson. In this episode, Mitzi discusses: How the support of her husband, therapy, the advocates who worked her and her daughter's behalf, and a neighbor her introduced her to Christ finally brought her healing The different elements of her own advocacy work and how she's helped other women after being able to help herself Her intentions to author her third book on healing after the sudden loss of her mother and younger brother and how she's used the same tools to be able to cope with death and sexual trauma

Victoriously surviving Sexual Abuse and Rape, Mitzi's primary purpose in life is to love, heal, and restore all women suffering from childhood Sexual Abuse and teenage Rape. She expresses her knowledge and wisdom through God's Word – The Holy Bible. Her first book, “In Jesus Name, Please Don't Touch Me There” (2006) reveals her journey of how the Word of God saved her life and how there is nothing you can't overcome in Christ. Raised in the inner city of Boston, Mitzi has continually searched for answers throughout her life. God's love, healing, and restoration changed her life and have given her the courage and strength to move forward in her assignment to help others. She received God's assignment to “bring those out of darkness” under the leadership of Extraordinary Pastors Dwayne and Kitt Brewington while attending Victory Christian Church International in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The vision for Loved, Healed and Restored is derived from 1 Peter 2:9, But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Her commitment is “To encourage and empower others there is restoration from darkness and a purposeful life after any storm”… Last year (2017) Mitzi released her second book, the “Loved, Healed & Restored Daily Journal”. This book is an excellent tool to journal, pray or for simply capturing your thoughts, visions and dreams. Since 2006, Mitzi has diligently worked as a Victim Advocate engaged primarily with victims of sexual assault. She is a passionate and inspiring speaker who uses her traumatic experiences to advocate for sexual assault awareness. She served as a member of the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) Speaker's Bureau, the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization; Volunteer Outreach Worker, Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program (VASAP); and on the Victims In Need, Inc. (VIN) Board; member of Christian Authors On Tour (CAOT), among other related experience. Mitzi gave public presentations on sexual assault issues and statistics for purposes of training, information and awareness development. She does volunteer event planning and training. She is also the Founder of the Loved, Healed and Restored online newsletter. She has received many praises and positive reviews for her recognition and appreciation for her excellence, commitment, dedication and tireless devotion to victims and survivors of sexual assault in their journey towards healing. Mitzi resides in Brockton, Massachusetts, married to her loving husband Jose: they are the parents of three beautiful children and two adorable grandsons. She attends Jubilee Christian Church in Stoughton, Massachusetts under the guidance of the highly favored Pastor Matthew and Mona Thompson. In this episode, Mitzi discusses: Her experience of being molested at the age of 6 by her uncle and raped at the age of 16 by a close family friend The tension felt between her, her mother, and other family members who were all victims of sexual and physical abuse The struggle of losing in court in the fight for her 4 year old daughter after she was also molested by a family member How her daughter's sexual assault case led Mitzi through her journey of finally being loved, healed, and restored of her own trauma

Carmen Allen is an educator who believes in the power of building meaningful relationships for a stronger community. She understands these relationships allow us to trust, grow, and empower one another! Having worked as an elementary school teacher in Boston Public Schools, she saw the need for students, families, and teachers to have supportive and caring relationships. Her best work happened with communication, one to one support, and mentoring. After six years in BPS, she left teaching to raise her own family of two young girls. Being a stay at home mom was rewarding because she bonded with her children, yet, she craved the bonds she made as an educator- growing with others and building empowerment. Now, she teaches adult education at Project Hope, a non-profit focused on lifting families up and out of poverty. Her dream is to start an organization to empower women and their families through education. In this episode, Carmen discusses: The journey and challenges of transitioning out of the school system to being a stay-at-home mom and then back into adult education The similarities and differences in working with children and adults in a teaching capacity How all of her students teach and inspire her daily Her exploration into entrepreneurship and how she wants to continue serving the types of women she currently is along the way To follow Carmen, you can find her on the following platforms: Facebook: @ConvoswithCarmen Instagram: @ConvoswCarmen

Carmen Allen is an educator who believes in the power of building meaningful relationships for a stronger community. She understands these relationships allow us to trust, grow, and empower one another! Having worked as an elementary school teacher in Boston Public Schools, she saw the need for students, families, and teachers to have supportive and caring relationships. Her best work happened with communication, one to one support, and mentoring. After six years in BPS, she left teaching to raise her own family of two young girls. Being a stay at home mom was rewarding because she bonded with her children, yet, she craved the bonds she made as an educator- growing with others and building empowerment. Now, she teaches adult education at Project Hope, a non-profit focused on lifting families up and out of poverty. Her dream is to start an organization to empower women and their families through education. In this episode, Carmen discusses: How many different moving parts led her away from her childhood dream of teaching children in the public school system The challenge in balancing the role as a teacher and outside obligations, especially family The disconnect between the government regulations and actually social and socio-economic issues that affect a classroom daily Why creativity still does, and always will, matter in the classroom To follow Carmen, you can find her on the following platforms: Facebook: @ConvoswithCarmen Instagram: @ConvoswCarmen

Erin Alexander Edwards is the host of The Business of Soul Searching, a traveling podcast that features entrepreneurs from different cities and different walks of life to hear their risk-taking strategies and their triumphs. After obtaining two bachelor's degrees in psychology and addiction studies, starting a master's degree program, and working in the mental health field, she decided that her skills of advocacy, relationship building, and analytical thinking could also be used in the radio world. She utilizes her practiced interviewing skills to assess, redirect, and tease out important information in the interview.  Her behavioral background also gives her quite a few entertaining stories to spice up an already captivating interview. In addition to podcasting, Erin also has co-hosted and interviewed for other radio-based programs, red carpet events, and product launch events. In this episode, Erin discusses: How distrust with one relationship can impact others in the future The details of some of her unhealthy relationships prior to getting married at 27 Her anticipation for her life-changing trip to Bali You can find Erin at: The Business of Soul Search on iTunes Facebook: @Thebusinessofsoulsearching Instagram: @businessofsoul

Erin Alexander Edwards is the host of The Business of Soul Searching, a traveling podcast that features entrepreneurs from different cities and different walks of life to hear their risk-taking strategies and their triumphs. After obtaining two bachelor's degrees in psychology and addiction studies, starting a master's degree program, and working in the mental health field, she decided that her skills of advocacy, relationship building, and analytical thinking could also be used in the radio world. She utilizes her practiced interviewing skills to assess, redirect, and tease out important information in the interview.  Her behavioral background also gives her quite a few entertaining stories to spice up an already captivating interview. In addition to podcasting, Erin also has co-hosted and interviewed for other radio-based programs, red carpet events, and product launch events. In this episode, Erin discusses: How she went from being expelled from college to graduating with two bachelor's degrees with the help of her therapist The importance of sharing your story without shame Why it's sometimes necessary to leave make a career transition to preserve your sanity You can find Erin at: The Business of Soul Search on iTunes Facebook: @Thebusinessofsoulsearching Instagram: @businessofsoul

CEO Rajia Aziz & CTO Ray Hamilton are former classmates turned co-founders when they realized a class project had the potential to help save some of the 10,000 lives lost every year to ineffective policing technology. Prior to graduating from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, they started Invisawear, a smart jewelry company that uses the technology they've developed on their own to alert law enforcement or loved ones of your exact location in an emergency or life-threatening situation. Unable to attain investors at first, the first capital they raised was through a pitch contest where they won first place and a $500 cash prize. Since then, they have gone on to participate and graduate from the EForAll accelerator program as well as world-renown MassChallenege accelerator and have been featured as Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2017. In this episode, Rajia and Ray discuss: How even a little bit of work experience can set your business up for success. “The Chicken or the Egg” issue in receiving funding for a product. Where their love for engineering developed and how you can introduce your child to technology. What makes them great co-founders and what qualities to look for in your team as you scale your business. With Invisawear pre-orders are now available HERE. Please make sure you also check them out at: www.invisawear.com FB: @invisawear Twitter: @InvisaWear Instagram: @InvisaWear

CEO Rajia Aziz & CTO Ray Hamilton are former classmates turned co-founders when they realized a class project had the potential to help save some of the 10,000 lives lost every year to ineffective policing technology. Prior to graduating from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, they started Invisawear, a smart jewelry company that uses the technology they've developed on their own to alert law enforcement or loved ones of your exact location in an emergency or life-threatening situation. Unable to attain investors at first, the first capital they raised was through a pitch contest where they won first place and a $500 cash prize. Since then, they have gone on to participate and graduate from the EForAll accelerator program as well as world-renown MassChallenege accerlator and have been featured as Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2017. In this episode, Rajia and Ray discuss: The origins of how this product that is now getting attention from investors globally started off from an assignment inspired by a major concern on the college campus. The importance of men in supporting the fight to protect women against sexual assault. How the technology two college students developed is more effective than dialing 911.

Jessicah Pierre is a Public Relations Professional, Blogger, and Social Entrepreneur whose work has been featured in local outlets such as the Bay State Banner to national outlets like BET. Growing up in a Haitian-American household, her interest in politics was sparked at a young age from listening to her family's debates around Haitian and American politics. Jessicah has used this passion and her communications skills as an avenue to create social change in her community while inspiring others to do so as well. Jessicah has always been dedicated to advocating around women's issues, particularly women of color. She is the founder and CEO of Queens Company, an organization dedicated to empowering women of color by hosting networking events, workshops, and by providing a mutual support system. Recently, Jessicah launched her personal platform – with content to promote civic engagement, entrepreneurship, motivation, and fashion/beauty – in an effort to influence others to be their best self. Learn more at jessicahpierre.com. In this episode, Jessicah discusses: Being authentic in a digital space How being a child of an immigrant motivates her towards her goals The shame of failure in getting fired and overcoming it You can find Jessicah on the following platforms: Websites –  JessicahPierre.com + QueensCo.com Facebook –  @JessicahPierreMedia + @TheQueensCompany Instagram – @JessicahPierre + @QueensCompany

Jessicah Pierre is a Public Relations Professional, Blogger, and Social Entrepreneur whose work has been featured in local outlets such as the Bay State Banner to national outlets like BET. Growing up in a Haitian-American household, her interest in politics was sparked at a young age from listening to her family's debates around Haitian and American politics. Jessicah has used this passion and her communications skills as an avenue to create social change in her community while inspiring others to do so as well. Jessicah has always been dedicated to advocating around women's issues, particularly women of color. She is the founder and CEO of Queens Company, an organization dedicated to empowering women of color by hosting networking events, workshops, and by providing a mutual support system. Recently, Jessicah launched her personal platform – with content to promote civic engagement, entrepreneurship, motivation, and fashion/beauty – in an effort to influence others to be their best self. Learn more at jessicahpierre.com. In this episode, Jessicah discusses: Building her tribe and how much they mean to her Starting a company by accident with her girlfriends Seeking out answers when you don't know what you're doing (AND that it's OKAY to ask for help) Learning what she loves to do by exploring what she didn't like You can find Jessicah on the following platforms: Websites –  JessicahPierre.com + QueensCo.com Facebook –  @JessicahPierreMedia + @TheQueensCompany Instagram – @JessicahPierre + @QueensCompany

Stacey Mundele is the founder of The Faithproof Company, a lifestyle brand, and community where women of faith can come clean about their money mishaps, makeover their money set and master their finances. She is committed to helping believers acquire increase in the different aspects of their life by seeing results. She believes all women have their own money story and that they are warriors having the ability to turn any mess into a message. She blogs about her own personal money journey at faithprooffinance.com and is a successful network marketing veteran partnered with ItWorks! Global with one of the biggest teams of women of color in her region. In her personal life, she's a wife to her high school sweetheart and has two young children she absolutely adores. In this episode, Stacey discusses: How giving birth to her daughter made her a better woman How a scary situation made her get serious about her faith The power that a woman of faith can have when her finances are in order You can find Stacey on the following platforms: Websites –  StaceyMundele.com + ItWorks! Shop Facebook – Stacey Williams Mundele Instagram – @StaceyMundele  

Stacey Mundele is the founder of The Faithproof Company, a lifestyle brand, and community where women of faith can come clean about their money mishaps, makeover their money set and master their finances. She is committed to helping believers acquire increase in the different aspects of their life by seeing results. She believes all women have their own money story and that they are warriors having the ability to turn any mess into a message. She blogs about her own personal money journey at faithprooffinance.com and is a successful network marketing veteran partnered with ItWorks! Global with one of the biggest teams of women of color in her region. In her personal life, she's a wife to her high school sweetheart and has two young children she absolutely adores. In this episode, Stacey discusses: What it takes to be successful in network marketing and how to identify a legitimate company from a pyramid scheme  What she believes being a faithful Christian and having wealth do not have to be separate concepts Why college doesn't always equate to a career for millennials and how understanding your gifts is important in determining your career path You can find Stacey on the following platforms: Websites –  StaceyMundele.com + ItWorks! Shop Facebook – Stacey Williams Mundele Instagram – @StaceyMundele  

Leora Viega Rifkin is both an intrapreneur and an entrepreneur, and a connector. She is the Founder and CEO of Canary Rising. Canary Rising targets the overall health of the company by looking inward, so that the culture of the organization and most importantly, its people, thrive. Leora is also Co-Founder and Chief of Possibility of BREAD (Boston's Racial & Economic Dialogue). BREAD's mission asks, “What if we focused on peoples strengths and the strength of the whole, to catalyze social change?” She has extensive experience developing mutually beneficial community partnerships in Boston. In addition to Canary Rising and BREAD, she coordinates the Transformative Culture Project's Accelerate Boston cohort and alumni network, which is Boston's most successful urban accelerator. Leora is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with her master's in Applied Positive Psychology. You can find her writing and speak passionately about her life's work; Defining a Positive Citizenship; Wellbeing for Emancipation. All of her roles connect to her life's purpose, which is to elevate people's love and connection for themselves, others and society. Leora believes in play, possibility, vulnerability, connectivity, gratitude, compassion, creativity and people. In this interview, I talked to Leora about: How her childhood in an interfaith family and how it taught her genuine compassion for others How she takes her own experience of being an outsider and used it to become an activist and, ultimately, a social innovator What BREAD has done for the local Boston community towards the end of 2017 and what they have on the horizon for 2018. To follow Leora & B.R.E.A.D., you can check her out: www.makebreadboston.com FB:  @leora.viegarifkin & @breadboston Twitter: @Leeooorahhhh + @breadboston  Instagram: @runrainbowbriterun + @breadboston

Leora Viega Rifkin is both an intrapreneur and an entrepreneur, and a connector. She is the Founder and CEO of Canary Rising. Canary Rising targets the overall health of the company by looking inward, so that the culture of the organization and most importantly, its people, thrive. Leora is also Co-Founder and Chief of Possibility of BREAD (Boston's Racial & Economic Dialogue). BREAD's mission asks, “What if we focused on peoples strengths and the strength of the whole, to catalyze social change?” She has extensive experience developing mutually beneficial community partnerships in Boston. In addition to Canary Rising and BREAD, she coordinates the Transformative Culture Project's Accelerate Boston cohort and alumni network, which is Boston's most successful urban accelerator. Leora is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with her master's in Applied Positive Psychology. You can find her writing and speak passionately about her life's work; Defining a Positive Citizenship; Wellbeing for Emancipation. All of her roles connect to her life's purpose, which is to elevate people's love and connection for themselves, others and society. Leora believes in play, possibility, vulnerability, connectivity, gratitude, compassion, creativity and people. In this interview, Leora discusses: The role of positive psychology at in her life, education, and work. What her experiences at both Simmons College and Pennsylvania University taught her about being outspoken, commanding authority in the room, and knowing your worthy of taking a seat at the table Her work with Boston's Racial and Economic Dialogue and how this one-time event became a popular series of  on-going events in Boston To follow Leora & B.R.E.A.D., you can check her out: www.makebreadboston.com FB:  @leora.viegarifkin & @breadboston Twitter: @Leeooorahhhh + @breadboston  Instagram: @runrainbowbriterun + @breadboston

About Your Host Lindsay Joseph is a career, business, and leadership coach who is passionate about seeing the success of her fellow professional women come to fruition despite the unique challenges they may be faced with. Starting her career as a recruiter, she believed that a company's greatest asset was its workforce. As she has simultaneously pursued her career alongside her education in business (BBA), organizational leadership (MA), and human capital management (Ph.D.), she's become extremely appreciative of professional development and the impact it not only had on the individual but also the organization as well. And as a single working mother of two, she also is highly aware of the importance of managing career and family for harmony and happiness in anyone's life. Based on her own career journey and having to synchronize the many important priorities in her life, Lindsay feels it's important that everyone sets themselves up for a professional life that is both fulfilling, taps into their unique talents, and is able to sustain their lifestyle financially. Deciding to become an entrepreneur in 2014, Lindsay founded Greater NOW, LLC to be the coach she believed that many highly motivated and passionate people like herself needed. Greater NOW Greater NOW, LLC is a coaching practice designed for professional and entrepreneur women who want to advance in their career or business while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The company offers individual and group coaching and workshops and is currently working on building an online platform to deliver online programs as well. In This Episode Lindsay doesn't discuss her accomplishments and achievements. Rather, she discusses life. She talks about graduating high school with no plan, getting pregnant, and escaping an abusive relationship. She details a journey of being a single mom as a full-time student and making a transition from a career she hates to one which she loves. Then she talks about entrepreneurship, a failed marriage, overcoming post-partum depression, and why professional women have a special place in her heart.