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Wild is a weekly one-hour podcast series that discusses unconventional and nontraditional norms of lifestyle, career, and world view points. On Wild, people discuss their journey to becoming wild. Hosted and curated by Melissa Witherspoon.


    • Apr 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Fruit is The New Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 57:19


    "Health and wellness" is the sole mission of the owners and founders of Sunset Raw Juice Bar. In 2016 the Sheppard's- Larry, Showanda, Shanae and Gerrard set out to bring health and wellness to the greater community where they lived- thus Sunset Raw Juice Bar was born.  With the passion to lead a healthy lifestyle through juicing, the Sheppard's compiled an extensive menu, packed with superfoods, herbs, cold pressed raw juice, and not "your average" fruits. This small family owned business premiered in 2017 at Foundry Row in Owings Mills, and recently expanded their health and wellness mission to Howard County in the Maple Lawn community. 

    The Brow Guru

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 35:08


    Meet Nicole Lovelace. Nicole Lovelace, beauty business expert, esthetician and brow artist, has made a name for herself in the beauty industry. With a growing reputation, Nicole took her passion and expertise in brow shaping and opened PRMP Brow & Beauty Studio, an award-winning beauty hub specializing in brows and body waxing. Nicole is a mom, wife, Dateline fanatic and coach for other estheticians at various stages of their careers and entrepreneurial journeys. Her most recent venture is Brow Zhuzh Beauty, a specialized collection of brow products designed to help women fall in love with their natural brows again.Nicole has shared her expertise with a variety of media sources including WJLA's Good Morning Washington, WUSA9's Great Day Washington, National industry conferences as well as several features on business and beauty industry podcasts.http://www.prmpbeautystudio.com https://www.browzhuzhbeauty.com

    Endo what

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 67:45


    Meet Tarah V. Massey .  Tarah V. Massey is a native Washingtonian. She graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a minor in African-American studies. Tarah is an advocate, educator, and public speaker. Tarah was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2015, Through her own debilitating experiences with endometriosis, Tarah recognized the need to cultivate a community and safe space for African-American and Afro-Latino women. Too often these women are overlooked and underserved. As an educator, exposes her classrooms to the effects of endo to educate and incite change agents. Tarah aims to raise awareness and break barriers surrounding the stigmatized topic of women's reproductive health by organizing and initiating community outreach programs and initiatives. 

    Endo what

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 29:25


    Meet Tarah V. Massey .  Tarah V. Massey is a native Washingtonian. She graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a minor in African-American studies. Tarah is an advocate, educator, and public speaker. Tarah was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2015, Through her own debilitating experiences with endometriosis, Tarah recognized the need to cultivate a community and safe space for African-American and Afro-Latino women. Too often these women are overlooked and underserved. As an educator, exposes her classrooms to the effects of endo to educate and incite change agents. Tarah aims to raise awareness and break barriers surrounding the stigmatized topic of women's reproductive health by organizing and initiating community outreach programs and initiatives.

    The Troublemaker in The Pulpit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 65:35


    Meet Pastor Tracie Forté.Forté is a pastor with over 20 years in ministries. But most importantly, she is a disruptor who continues to expand the idea of what it means to be a spiritual leader. Pastor challenges the old and limited religious beliefs that suffocate God's magnitude and revamp the image of women in the church. She wants people to throw religion out the window and instead cultivates a very personal relationship between God and you that is not based on limiting and cultural, religious belief. As you can tell, she is not your typical woman in the pulpit, more like a troublemaker.

    Being Healed Is the New Sexy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 53:26


    Meet Kierrah Flipping!  A Mental Health Specialists whose has been in the field of mental health for over nine years. During her time in the field, she has taken the mental health field by storm by incorporating energy healing modalities into mental health work with clients.After a short time practicing Reiki, she soon discovered the healing benefits Reiki had with those suffering from mental health issues and quickly incorporated Reiki into the work we do at CORE Empowerment. This soon grew to us incorporating work with crystals, essential oils, yoga, and sound healing. “I have helped MANY clients become “un-stuck,” uncover the root cause of their mental and physical illnesses, and gain balance and clarity in their life.”Being one of the few mental health practices in the DMV area offering holistic forms of treatment, CORE Empowerment, LLC has grown rapidly. Transitioning from a single practitioner practice to a group practice in under a year.After countless requests for services, knowledge, and realizing the need for a common source, she created Afro Qi (Podcast, Directory, Events) with a MISSION to ENLIGHTEN black women about energy healing, its various modalities, and how it can help us heal from the trauma, hardships, and negativity experienced in life, CONNECT our people with black women energy healers in their areas, and CREATE a harmonious community of women who desire to learn, experience, and begin energy healing worldwide.

    SHOW ME THE MONEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 52:27


    Meet  Navin Mills. Mr. Mills began his business career at the age of 22 years old after graduating from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD in 2001 while working as an IT professional at Northrop Grumman. He purchased his first residential investment property 1 month after graduating from college and within the next 18 months was able to acquire 8 additional residential properties including a Multi-family dwelling. Over the next several years, he successfully actively managed all properties, keeping a 100% fully occupancy. While operating the management of his real estate properties he had the need for lawn mowing and snow removal services, so he started a Landscaping business with his childhood friend to service his properties as well as other clients in those neighborhoods. In Oct 2005, he cashed in and sold his residential portfolio holdings. He continued to grow the Real Estate business purchasing his first commercial property in 2006 in Pennsylvania. By 2008, Mr Mills had grown his commercial real estate in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Missouri holdings to 5 properties (over 80,000 square footage in total) comprising of strip/shopping centers, mix-use, office and retail with approximate market value of $5.2 Million. In 2008, Mr. Mills also purchased a retail footwear and apparel store in Hyattsville, MD and a year later purchasing a 2nd retail store location in Cincinnati, OH, both retail locations grossing over $1 Million in annual sales. Throughout the years Mr. Mills continued his buy low/sell high real estate philosophy and expanded his business dealings not only in residential/commercial real estate and retail stores but evolved his business interests. Currently increased his investment interest into venture capital investing in small businesses.Mr. Mills has generated over 5.2 million dollars in revenue sales.

    SHOW ME THE MONEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 54:27


    A continuation of guest Navin Mills speaking on his journey into financial freedom.Mr. Mills began his business career at the age of 22 years old after graduating from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD in 2001 while working as an IT professional at Northrop Grumman. He purchased his first residential investment property 1 month after graduating from college and within the next 18 months was able to acquire 8 additional residential properties including a Multi-family dwelling. Over the next several years, he successfully actively managed all properties, keeping a 100% fully occupancy. While operating the management of his real estate properties he had the need for lawn mowing and snow removal services, so he started a Landscaping business with his childhood friend to service his properties as well as other clients in those neighborhoods. In Oct 2005, he cashed in and sold his residential portfolio holdings. He continued to grow the Real Estate business purchasing his first commercial property in 2006 in Pennsylvania. By 2008, Mr Mills had grown his commercial real estate in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Missouri holdings to 5 properties (over 80,000 square footage in total) comprising of strip/shopping centers, mix-use, office and retail with approximate market value of $5.2 Million. In 2008, Mr. Mills also purchased a retail footwear and apparel store in Hyattsville, MD and a year later purchasing a 2nd retail store location in Cincinnati, OH, both retail locations grossing over $1 Million in annual sales. Throughout the years Mr. Mills continued his buy low/sell high real estate philosophy and expanded his business dealings not only in residential/commercial real estate and retail stores but evolved his business interests. Currently increased his investment interest into venture capital investing in small businesses.Mr. Mills has generated over 5.2 million dollars in revenue sales.

    HERstory ... Paving the way for Black Female Doctors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 50:18


    In this episode we sit down Dr. Patricia Davidson MD, FACP.  Dr. Davidson is a medical Internist and Cardiologist, who has a private practice in Washington, DC.Dr. Davidson attended the University of Michigan, receiving a B.S. degree in Psychology in 1972,and a Masters degree in Chemistry from Atlanta University in 1974. She graduated as the third woman of color in 100 years from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1978. Dr. Davidson is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Davidson served on the faculty of the University of Maryland Medical School as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hypertension and Cardiology from 1985-1988. She was an Instructorof Medicine at the Howard University Medical School from 1982-1983. She served as a MasterFaculty member for Women and Heart Disease for the American Medical Women's Association(AMWA).Dr. Davidson is regularly interviewed on radio, television and print media on health and heartdisease. She was featured on Working Women on WRC Channel 4, Tony Brown's Journal, CNN,BET and all local and national television networks. She is a very popular speaker among national and local organizations on the topic of her greatest passion, heart disease in women, AfricanAmericans and other ethnic populations.

    Edible Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 51:43


    Chef Jazz (Jazmine Moore) grew up in a unique household. Her mother was both a restaurateur who cooked a wide variety of food and a firm believer of homeopathicremedies. Chef Jazz grew up knowing that foods have their own medicinal properties, and that eating well was the foundation of health.Then, in 2006, Chef Jazz was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, in her last year of Culinary College. She felt awful, was losing weight, felt a lot of anxiety, and had troublesleeping. Desperate to feel better, she first tried the prescriptions from her doctor, with the enormous side effects. Chef Jazz returned to her homeopathic roots and started experimenting with cannabis and CBD in the form of consuming and inhaling.Once she found the strain and method that worked best for her through extensive trail and error, she discovered that not only did her appetite increase, she also felt calmer and lessanxious. Within a year she had stopped taking her prescription medication, had gained back the weight she lost, and was in full remission by 2008.Wanting to share her unique knowledge with others, she started offering friends and family an “edible experience” designed to provide an elevated dining experience. Her meals and gatherings were a huge hit in Washington DC amongst area patients. After the passing of Initiative 71 (voter-approved ballot legalizing the use of cannabis) it wasn't long before she was offering this service to serve a wider demographic which gave life to Green Panther Chef. Since then Green Panther Chef has expanded their portfolio to include: Culinary CBD products, Wellness Consulting and Educational Cooking Classes.

    Thirst Trapping for the greater good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 55:32


    Some of the most powerful people in this world are found at the intersection of artistry and social justice, and through her work Kayla Dixon has found the perfect correlation between unwelcome perception and fashion. Known as “The Girl Behind INTERCOURSE” her clothing brand “The INTERCOURSE Collection” cleverly transforms the centuries old plague of catcalling into educational, revolutionary, and necessary conversation in the black community. In this episode, we learn how Kayla became wild and what is the inspiration behind her clothing line INTERCOURSE? 

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