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Host Andrew Bartolotta sits down with Jai-Leta Colvard, the founder of Just Jai Wear and a fervent mental health advocate, to explore her multifaceted journey from fashion to founding Space of Grace. Jai-Leta shares her personal experiences with mental health challenges, detailing how a series of losses in 2020 led her to a critical point and the team of specialists that helped save her life. Out of this period of darkness, she created Space of Grace, a resource aimed at providing financial and emotional support for those seeking mental health services.Listeners will hear about Jai-Leta's passion for fashion and fitness that sparked the creation of her athleisure line, Just Jai Wear, in 2017, designed to empower women of all shapes and sizes to feel confident and inspired. The brand's success, including a unique heated apparel line, supports broader outreach efforts, including breast cancer survivor initiatives.Jai-Leta delves into how Space of Grace emerged from her journey, designed to offer others the same comprehensive support system that aided her recovery. She emphasizes the importance of giving oneself grace during tough times and seeking help when needed. The soft launch of Space of Grace's physical location marks a new chapter in Jai-Leta's mission to break down financial barriers to mental health services.This episode is a powerful reminder of the interconnection between personal well-being and the ability to pursue one's passions.Explore Just Jai Wear for empowering athleisure options and learn more about Space of Grace's vital mental health support initiatives here:Just Jai Wear: https://justjaiwear.com/Space of Grace: https://spaceofgrace365.org/

Host Andrew Bartolotta sits down with Jai-Leta Colvard, the founder of Just Jai Wear and a fervent mental health advocate, to explore her multifaceted journey from fashion to founding Space of Grace. Jai-Leta shares her personal experiences with mental health challenges, detailing how a series of losses in 2020 led her to a critical point and the team of specialists that helped save her life. Out of this period of darkness, she created Space of Grace, a resource aimed at providing financial and emotional support for those seeking mental health services.Listeners will hear about Jai-Leta's passion for fashion and fitness that sparked the creation of her athleisure line, Just Jai Wear, in 2017, designed to empower women of all shapes and sizes to feel confident and inspired. The brand's success, including a unique heated apparel line, supports broader outreach efforts, including breast cancer survivor initiatives.Jai-Leta delves into how Space of Grace emerged from her journey, designed to offer others the same comprehensive support system that aided her recovery. She emphasizes the importance of giving oneself grace during tough times and seeking help when needed. The soft launch of Space of Grace's physical location marks a new chapter in Jai-Leta's mission to break down financial barriers to mental health services.This episode is a powerful reminder of the interconnection between personal well-being and the ability to pursue one's passions.Explore Just Jai Wear for empowering athleisure options and learn more about Space of Grace's vital mental health support initiatives here:Just Jai Wear: https://justjaiwear.com/Space of Grace: https://spaceofgrace365.org/

Jai-Leta Colvard is a proud board member of Loving Arms Cancer Outreach. She has been donating to this amazing non-profit organization for over 5 years. Now, Jai-Leta is able to make a major impact to cancer survivors. Ms. Colvard is honored and blessed to serve the community while supporting cancer survivors.At Just Jai Wear™, the company Jai-Let leads, we believe in embracing positive energy, love, feeling comfortable in the skin you are in, and setting small health goals We hope our gear will magnify your desire to be your best fit and resonate across the globe.We look forward to partnering with you on your health journey by providing comfortable and stylish fitness apparel that fits like a soft glove and loungewear for the holidays. Our clothes can be worn throughout the day whether you are exercising, relaxing, or running errands.We are committed to encouraging, motivating, and inspiring the community to shape their life with fitness and good health in mind while spreading the word across the universe.Our discussion topics included:* Bouncing back from a mental health crisis* The transformative impact of grief* The importance of seeking and providing support during challenging times* Discuss the mission and vision of Space of Grace, Inc., highlighting its role in empowering individuals on their mental health journeys.

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• First off, I've been in this business since... Well, I've been on the internet since 1994, and I've worked early on creating businesses, so in 2004, I started teaching podcasting, and prior to that, I helped people get into TV shows, radio, things like that, and there was so many people that had something that they desperately wanted to share. But there was such a limited amount of space. When you try to go into television or movies or anything like that, there are not a lot of spots available, it's like everybody was clamoring to get there. But then when I saw the internet, it's kind of opened up and there's this opportunity for everybody to have a place to speak... To share the message. Their truth. So one of the things that I did was I created FMG Radio and Podcasting Network, and that was in 2004, the first time I created it, and started really bringing in people to really hone in what their message was and find that true power within themselves to be able to share that. (02:46)•   When you think about when you're speaking to people through your podcast, that's what you're doing is like the tonality of your voice, the resonance, how you're speaking to people, when you have that confidence in your voice. That way when you're talking to people, they actually are picking up your energy... We're all intertwined energetically. Everybody in this universe is intertwined, we're able to be fed information. When Einstein talked about relativity, and he would talk about black holes, a lot of it was a theory before, but now they know it's true, and then they start looking at electro-magnetics. Electromagnetic waves is what causes that interconnection between all human beings and actually every object, everything in the universe. But what they found is around the edges of the black holes runs this electromagnetic waves, and so it's interconnected. So, think about how every soul, every being, every plant, everything is connected, throughout the whole universe. (06:39)• What you're talking about is emotion, every cell of your body has vibrational energy within the cell, and so when you have things that have happened to you, like trauma, things that traps that emotion into each cell, the vibration of your voice will be different. So once you open up the trauma, that emotion, and release it, your voice will actually change. When I was younger, my oldest son, he passed away, and my voice changed automatic, it just got really deep, like a man. And I'd go to the doctor and they were like, I don't know what's wrong with you, my voice was just like a man's voice. But my emotions, it triggered something in the vibration of my body because when you speak, it comes up your larynx, you have these vocal cords, they vibrate to be able to have the sound come out. So when the vibration of my body changed, the vibration and my vocal cords changed, which then changed my voice. Once I was able to kind of go through the emotions and clear a lot of that out, and my voice came back to normal. (11:17)•  Because when you're sitting there thinking, what does this person want to hear? It's not what you're saying, it's the intention behind what you're saying. So what's your intention? I think that you need to look at that first. When you start putting your message out there and you have that intention in mind, and you think about these people that you want to connect with, and it's like, what is it that you want to help transform for them? (16:01) ABOUT JODY COLVARD:Jody is the Founder and CEO of FRQNCY Media Group, parent company to FMG Radio, TV, Podcasting and Magazine. She holds the same roles with Podcast School & Women in Podcasting, all are cutting-edge platforms combining creativity, personal empowerment and technology to empower voices, ideas & stories.She began speaking Internationally in 2004, becoming one of the first Women to teach blogging and podcasting in the US and China. She has shared the stage with many notable speakers such as Michael Beckwith, Barbara De Angelis, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield and many more.Jody is a pioneer – an insider's mentor – in the realms of internet marketing, new media, social networking, and business strategy development. In 2008 she distilled that knowledge into her acclaimed book and training program Be A Show Host: How to Connect Your Dream to The New World of Community, Customers and Continual Profits. This comprehensive media course has been used to teach thousands of students to develop professional, polished, and – best of all – profitable podcasts and radio shows.Jody has worked with celebrities and charity organizations such as Make a Wish Foundation and The Sole of Africa with Nelson Mandela, Brad Pitt and Sir Richard Branson; and with clients featured on 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, and Dr. Phil. CONNECT WITH JODY:Visit my website: FMGNetwork.comFacebook: Facebook.com/FMGNetworkTwitter: Twitter.com/FMGNetworkInstagram: Instagram.com/FMGNetwork CONNECT WITH VICTORIA:Website: YouAretheMagicPill.comFacebook: facebook.com/youarethemagicpill 

•  You already had what you needed, you just were afraid of the tools, and once you start getting used to the tools and also finding who you are, your own voice. There's a lot of times when I work with people, I'll have them record a few times because they try to be somebody else or what they think somebody else wants, then when you start hearing them speak as their self, the audio waves actually change. There's always a rigid-ness when they are not speaking as their self, but once they find that flow, the audio represents that it just flows with your voice.  (02:40)•  I was listening to this and I was thinking, I go through my mind of all the things I've done and there's been amazing things, but I think there's one certain period of my life that just really is kind of the one that inspires me to re-create again, a moment, right? It's when I had time, it's when I actually had the time to sit down with people and just really listen to them and know that I don't have to run off and be somewhere, my kids, being able to really be there for them. The way I was eating was really healthy and exercising and feeling really whole mind, body spirit, it was how I felt, like my body was radiating how I felt, I was in a space where I was just in tune in all directions. I felt balanced.  (10:17)•  So when I look at this, heaven on earth as a whole, I feel like we're all interconnected, there's nobody that were not connected to. We're connected to every tree, animal, everything. So, if we think of only ourselves, we're missing the point, because it has to include every soul, right? So, I think with my magic wand, I want to make sure everybody has food, shelter, healthcare, the whole world. I think everybody deserves that. And also, a world where greed and power is not the mainstay of this world, because right now we are at a point where some people feel like they need to have everything, and then there's the other ones that are without. Imagine... if you could shift that. I just think that we need to come to a point where we do look at everybody else as part of us  and not separate from us. (14:36)•  My network is FMG, FRQNCY Media Group. And frequency is something that I try to instill into everything that I do. It's all energy. So one of the things that I do with FMG Radio is, we have talk shows and we have music, and I'm trying to bring in all the music that has 432 hertz. And music that's uplifting, music that's going to actually make your body feel good when you listen to it. So FMG is like a regular radio station, you can listen to the music, you'll have your talk shows and there's a schedule so that you can see when the shows are. Lark, your show is on there. We have different shows available that are really uplifting, talking about all these positive things as well. FMG Radio has an app that you can download on your phone, either Android or an Apple phone, and it allows you to listen to the music and talk shows 24/7. You can listen in your car, on your computer. (19:56) ABOUT JODY COLVARD:Jody is the Founder and CEO of FRQNCY Media Group, parent company to FMG Radio, TV and Podcasting. She holds the same roles with Podcast School & Women in Podcasting, all are cutting-edge platforms combining creativity, personal empowerment and technology to empower voices, ideas & stories.She began speaking Internationally in 2004, becoming one of the first Women to teach blogging and podcasting in the US and China. She has shared the stage with many notable speakers such as Michael Beckwith, Barbara De Angelis, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield and many more.Jody is a pioneer – an insider's mentor – in the realms of internet marketing, new media, social networking, and business strategy development. In 2008 she distilled that knowledge into her acclaimed book and training program Be A Show Host: How to Connect Your Dream to The New World of Community, Customers and Continual Profits. This comprehensive media course has been used to teach thousands of students to develop professional, polished, and – best of all – profitable podcasts and radio shows.Jody has worked with celebrities and charity organizations such as Make a Wish Foundation and The Sole of Africa with Nelson Mandela, Brad Pitt and Sir Richard Branson; and with clients featured on 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, and Dr. Phil.CONNECT WITH JODY:Website: https://fmgnetwork.comSchool: https://podcastschool.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/fmgnetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/fmgnetworkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmgnetwork WAYS TO CONNECT WITH LARK:Visit my website: healintohappiness.comFollow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Heal-Into-HappyTwitter: @healintohappy

• When I saw the internet come about, I thought, well, here's an opportunity, because everybody can have that 15 minutes of fame, right? Everybody has an opportunity. So I started... Yeah, so I started dreaming about creating this online TV, radio network, I kept trying to get people to create it, they just couldn't see it... It was the early days, everything was HTML code. And so I taught myself how to do HTML, how to do CSS, and how to do JavaScript, and all the coding, and then I created my own network. Instead of trying to find somebody else to do it, I built it myself. So there you go. She builds, I build my network.  (2:35)•  I was one of the very first Women in China to teach podcasting, and it was really bizarre because when I went over there, everything was in Mandarin, when I was trying to figure out the podcast platforms.... I'm going to stop you right there. Does HTML turn into Mandarin when you're in China? Is it all the same? No, it's different, and plus when you go onto the platforms, everything was in Mandarin, so I had to learn different words in Mandarin that would be related to what the podcast would be. So that way when I went through their platforms, I'd be able to go through and set it up. So I learned a little bit of Mandarin to create it.   (5:16)•   I was creating TV shows back then, that's what a cooking shows and health shows and things like that, and I actually was making deals with doctor's offices and they were going to stream my TV shows inside their doctor's offices for their patients to watch before they go into their appointments. It gave us a way that it went beyond the old way of doing broadcasting through these major networks, you can create these little networks and have your content streamed just anywhere. And it's even more so today. But from FMG network, I did podcasting, I created women in podcasting directory in 2005, so it was the first online directory for all women podcasters. Then I actually went in and started a podcast school. After the fire I kind of took everything down and went on hiatus to rebuild my life. I'm now in the process of re-emerging. I have a Radio, TV and Podcast Network, a podcast directory, the women in podcasting directory and I have a site called Podcast mingle, which is an online community where people can find guests for the podcast, so I have a lot of different things that are launching this fall. (10:19)•   The word no, when people have something that happens and they can't control it, you keep saying No. No. Like, it's going to stop it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But it doesn't... And so we couldn't get in the next morning and then a friend of mine, she called and said you need to come over here and I can't leave, I can't leave. She said just come over here and just rest, she was such a sweetheart. So we went to her house, and then the next day we came back out and we were trying to... Kept trying to get in, they wouldn't let us in. I kept trying to call animal rescue, that was such a nightmare, the phones were down and you couldn't get a hold of anybody.  (15:49)•   It's kind of like separating yourself and it's like, alright, now I'm on this timeline that one's gone, and then instead of looking back and always trying to be what you were, it's almost like there's been this death of whatever Jody was before. Now, we have to kind of let go of that because we're never going to find that again, it's gone. And how do you move forward and just embrace that like this has happened, and this is me and this is my new life? With my journey with you and how much you've poured into me and helped me, I think in a small way when we've been through something like that, when we can look back on it with gratitude and be like, Okay, through that fire, all of these other beautiful things about myself have been formed and created, and I have gratitude. Are you at a place of gratitude yet?  Yeah, because one of the things that I've found about myself is I was constantly running and I was doing a lot of things, I would say yes to everybody, and I would do all these things previously where it wasn't always where my passion led me, and so now I'm grateful, I pay more attention to things I love, I'm conscious that life is a fleeting moment. (27:24)ABOUT JODY COLVARD:Jody Colvard is the Founder and CEO of FMG Network (FRQNCY Media Group), Women in Podcasting and Podcast School, all cutting-edge communities combining creativity, personal empowerment and technology to empower voices, ideas & stories. She is also the Co-Founder of the Speaker Studios and Master Speakers Bureau. With a career spanning over 20 years in business successes, Jody has worked with celebrities and charity organizations such as Make a Wish Foundation and The Sole of Africa with Nelson Mandela, Brad Pitt and Sir Richard Branson; and with clients featured on 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, and Dr. Phil.In the late 90's, Jody and her partner Declan Dunn, who wrote the first books on Affiliate Marketing, worked together to educate entrepreneurs and fortune 500 businesses on developing online platforms, marketing and media. In 2001, with a desire to help entrepreneurs have a voice and secure their spot in this fast-growing space called the Internet, Jody created the FRQNCY Media Group (FMG Network), providing online TV, Radio and training for entrepreneurs wanting raise their voice and share their message. In 2004, Jody was introduced to Podcasting and Blogging, and quickly realized how effective they both could be in sharing thoughts, ideas and stories. She began conducting workshops and spoke on stages Internationally teaching entrepreneurs to use these new tools. Soon after, Jody went to China, becoming one of the first women to teach Podcasting in Asia, and in 2005 she created Women in Podcasting, the longest running and largest podcast directory for women podcasters.Jody has spoken all around the world, helping individuals to have a voice, sharing the stage with; Michael Beckwith, Barbara De Angelis, Declan Dunn, Brendon Burchard, DC Cordova, Click Funnels' CEO Russell Brunson , Yanik Silver, Eben Pagan, Zappo's former CEO Tony Hsieh, Loral Langemeier, Mark Victor Hansen and many more…Jody is a pioneer – an insider's mentor – in the realms of internet marketing, new media, social networking, and business strategy development. In 2011 she distilled that knowledge into her acclaimed book and training program Be A Show Host: How to Connect Your Dream to The New World of Community, Customers and Continual Profits. This comprehensive media course has been used to teach thousands of students to develop professional, polished, and – best of all – profitable podcasts and radio shows.An ardent supporter of various causes, from Make a Wish Foundation, where she was instrumental in making a young boy's wish come true, in conjunction with Ron Howard of Imagine Entertainment and Robin Williams, to raising money for the homeless, American Cancer Association and the Scleroderma Society, Jody has volunteered her time and resources to help make a difference in the world.In 2018 Jody's world was pulled out from under her when the Camp Fire swept through her community and destroyed her home and took her loved ones. She stepped back from her media business for a while to rebuild her life. And now after the 3 year anniversary of the fire, Jody is re-emerging, relaunching a brand new TV, Radio and Podcast Network bigger and better than before.CONNECT WITH JODY:Website: https://fmgnetwork.comWomen in Podcasting: https://womeninpodcasting.com WAYS TO CONNECT WITH STEFANIE…• Website: https://shebuildshomes.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shebuildsbetter• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shebuilds.homes• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/shebuildsshow

Tyler Colvard, PharmD. Clinical Pediatric Pharmacist, UNC Health. BS Psych. Pharmaceutical Advisor at ConsenSys Health. Sports lover. Big UNC fan. •Introduction to Tyler's background and career trajectory •What drove you to the healthcare world and specifically why pharmacy? •How does your academic research experience influence your perspectives in healthcare tech industry? •How did you first hear about blockchain technology? •Change is not easy •How important are incentives and economics psychology for healthcare? •Managing pharma inventory in hospitals •What are the biggest pharma-based and/or pharmacogenetics applications you can envision that would require blockchain or decentralized ledger technology? •Patient safety and trust •How can blockchain help address the opioids crisis? •Identifying certain genes that can illuminate risks to pharmacists and doctors (i.e. 2D6, CYP2C19) •The role of EMR interoperability for getting the right info at the right time for patients •From your perspective, what are the biggest barriers to blockchain adoption in healthcare? TRUST. •In pediatric patients, often times they can't speak to you and are dependent on their parents - does blockchain have a solution for this? •Are there issue with health data management when young adults turn 18? Do you think there's a need for data change in custody using blockchain? •NFTs and sports innovation •Favorite DLT projects doing important work •Leadership, and motivational speaking, rap career aspirations •Most influential book you've read – What do you do with an idea? Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach •If you had to have micro chip implanted in your body, where would you want it to be implanted? •How do you like to stay active and exercise? •Final Takeaways News Corner https://mediacenter.23andme.com/press-release/23andme-agrees-to-acquire-lemonaid-health On October 22, 2021 – 23andMe announced plans to acquire Lemonaid Health, an on-demand telehealth platform, for $400M (25% in cash and 75% in 23andMe shares). 23andMe, a leading consumer genetics and research company will be adding Lemonaid Health's telemedicine and prescription drug delivery services to it's consumer solutions offerings. Health Unchained Links Website: https://healthunchained.org Telegram: t.me/healthunchained Twitter: twitter.com/Healthunchaind

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. is a globally recognized lab created gemstone company specializing in fine jewelry.  Charles & Colvard is the original pioneer of lab-created moissanite, a rare gemstone formed from silicon carbide.  The company brings revolutionary gemstones and jewelry to market through its pinnacle Forever One moissanite brand and its premium Caydia lab grown diamond brand.

Keith Colvard, Vice President of Operations at Hunt Electric joins hosts Luke and Andrew for a discussion about being a large contractor in a metro area, keys to negotiating for success, and ways leaders can be effective in solving problems.

Cachet Colvard is a department administrator in clinical operations at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Previously, Ms. Cachet served in the Emergency Medicine Institute as an associate administrator. In 2018, she completed an administrative fellowship at Cleveland Clinic after graduating from the University of Michigan with a master's degree in health services administration. She also has completed a Master of Business Administration degree. Ms. Cachet has held board positions with the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves in a board position with the National Association of Health Services Executives. As an emerging leader in healthcare, she wants to build a community rooted in equity, respect, and integrity. Ultimately, she wants to help create a broader platform for women and minorities in healthcare to achieve success and leadership within their organizations. Here in Episode #120 Cachet starts our show with a leadership mindset encouraging us to work how we train. She shares the story of her career path and how it took her from the legendary city of Detroit, and through the desert to spectacular Abu Dhabi. Cachet highlights why gaining diverse work experiences is key for emerging leaders. She gives us a glimpse into her life living and working in the Persian Gulf. Cachet shares her best failure, teaching us to know when to say no. We talk through strategies on how to best map out and maximize your time and efforts. She tells us why side conversations are her best strategies for building strong teams and gives us a career Aha centered on knowing your role. She shares insights around healthcare trends that emerging leaders can act on immediately; and places a call to action for the entire industry to embrace change. • Connect with Cachet on LinkedIn • Access the Healthcare QualityCast LinkedIn Group • Leaves Us a Rating • Earn Your Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare Certification • Request a Corporate Demo of our online QI Academy

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We sit down this week for one of our best episodes with Realtor, Investor, credit specialist, and serial mentee, Julian Colvard to talk about real estate, black people and debt, networking, and WORK ETHIC or lack there of.MLP Ep 23 || Black Debt and Housing W/ Julian ColvardLike, Share, Subscribe, and COMMENT!!!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernLuxuriesPodcastApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-luxuries-podcast/id1516874682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WzDXEIQZ3WNzisMubjTniGoogle podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMTM5MjY3LnJzcw==iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-modern-luxuries-podcast-65255545/SPONSOR: kammeravenue.com15% OFF YOUR NEXT CIGAR ORDER!!!!!!!!!PROMO CODE: MLPodcast______________________________________________Follow our social medias!!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modernluxuriespodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealMLpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernluxuriespodcastDarion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_therealspoon/Darion Twitter: https://twitter.com/_therealspoon/Guest Host Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliancolvard/

Today I speak with Shahira Marei. Shahira is the furthest person from your typical Betty Crocker. In fact, in her past life, she was an aerospace project manager. The Dirty Cookie was born from the desire to turn something small, into something meaningful. It was born from her personal aspiration to change lives.  When she was 10 years old, on vacation in Egypt, she witnessed the devastation of hunger and homelessness first hand. She was shocked that children my age were living on the streets, that they were deprived of basic food and shelter. Shahira begged my father to give them money, and he conceded, but not before engraving the single most important statement she would hear, to date.  “If you really want to help them, give them jobs, not money.”  It was monumental enough for Shahira to decide to build a company. One that she vowed would be centered around the people she employ. Today, you’ll see that aside from a unique and delectable cookie, her business is about personability. From the customization options on their shots to the creative freedom I give to my employees, Shahira has worked to drive home the idea that anything is possible. She's always open to trying new things, and she employs her customers and team to challenge her, as they work together towards a common goal. The Dirty Cookie is more than a dessert haven, it’s a home for those who are searching for themselves and what they love.  www.dirtycookie.com This podcast series is hosted by Patricia Kathleen and Wilde Agency Media. This series is a platform for women, female-identified, & non-binary individuals to share their professional stories and personal narrative as it relates to their story. This podcast is designed to hold a space for all individuals to learn from their counterparts regardless of age, status, or industry.    TRANSCRIPTON*Please note this is an automated transcription, please excuse any typos or errors [00:00:00] In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with founder of the Dirty Cookie Shahira Marei. Key Points addressed were Shahira's is unlikely background as an aerospace engineer. And her plunge following it into the world of cookies. We also discussed Shahira's crucial pivot into e-commerce in 2018 and how that is playing out in the climate of Covid 19 and the pandemic's effect on her business and its future. Stay tuned for my talk and interview with Shahira.    [00:00:34] Hi, my name is Patricia Kathleen, and this podcast series contains interviews I conduct with women. Female identified and non binary individuals regarding their professional stories and personal narrative. This podcast is designed to hold a space for all individuals to learn from their counterparts regardless of age status. For industry, we aim to contribute to the evolving global dialog surrounding underrepresented figures in all industries across the USA and abroad. If you're enjoying this podcast, be sure to check out our subsequent series that dove deep into specific areas such as Vegan life, fasting and roundtable topics. They can be found via our Web site. Patricia Kathleen dot COM, where you can also join our newsletter. You can also subscribe to all of our series on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, PodBean and YouTube. Thanks for listening. Now let's start the conversation.    [00:01:31] Hi, everyone. Welcome back. I'm your host, Patricia. And today I am elated to be sitting down with Shahira Marei. She is the founder of the Dirty Cookie. You can find it online. W w w dot. Dirty cookie. Dot com. Welcome Shahira    [00:01:47] Patricia, how you doing?    [00:01:48] Good. I'm excited to kind of unpack what you're doing. We talked off the record prior to this.    [00:01:52] But your Web site video I was researching prior to speaking with you and my entire household lit up over. So we will get into every all the goods that you're providing there and particularly the cookie shop. Prior to doing that, though, for everyone listening. I will read a bio on Shahira. But before that, a quick roadmap of today's podcasts for any new listeners will follow the same trajectory as all of them in the series. We will first look at unpacking Shahira's academic and professional background that brought her to launching Dirty Cookie. Then we'll look at unpacking the dirty cookie. We'll get into the logistics for all of you entrepreneurs and founders out there. The who, what, when, where, why, funding growth, all of those early stage things. And then we'll kind of turn our efforts towards the ethos and the philosophy behind it and some of your as motivations there. We'll also look at some of the current and contemporary issues about Covid 19 and how that has impacted everyone's businesses. And then we'll look at goals and plans that she has for the future, for both herself and her business and how those intertwined sometimes and segregating others were up everything up with advice that she has. For those of you who are looking to get involved, purchase some of her gorgeous products or emulate some of her success. So, as promised, a quick bio before I start peppering her with questions on Shahira, Shahira is the furthest person from your typical Betty Crocker. In fact, in her past life, she was an aerospace project manager. The dirty cookie was born from the desire to turn something small into something meaningful. It was born from her personal aspiration to change lives. One year it was 10 years old on a vacation in Egypt. She witnessed the devastation of hunger and homelessness firsthand. She was shocked that children her age were living on the streets, that they were deprived of basic food and shelter. She begged her father to give them money, and he conceded, but not before engraving the single most important statement she would hear to date. If you really want to help them, give them jobs, not money. It was a monumental enough for her to decide to build a company, one that she vowed would be centered around the people that she employs. Today, you'll see that aside from the unique and delectable cookies, her business is about personality from the customization options on their shots to creative freedom that she gives her employees. She has a work group to drive home the idea that anything is possible. She's always open to trying new things, and she employs her customers and team to challenge her as they work together towards a common goal. The dirty cookie is more than a dessert heaven. It's a home for those who are searching for themselves and what they love. Again, you can locate it at dirty cookie dot com.    [00:04:35] And so she heard before we get into unpacking it, which I am super excited to do. I'm hoping you can draw for everyone listening your background of academic and professional life prior to launching the dirty cookie.    [00:04:48] Yeah, so I went to coffee for 10 years in California for my undergrad. I majored in business marketing and then I got my MBA in management while I was working full time at Boeing.    [00:05:03] I was a aerospace project manager for about six years at the Boeing Company. That's my I guess.    [00:05:13] So what is the connection? Draw me the annexation.    [00:05:16] How did it go from Project Interna, an aerospace engineer at Boeing, to launching a cookie company when you're not Betty Crocker?    [00:05:26] Yeah, so I'm definitely not a baker. Do not put me in the kitchen.    [00:05:32] I, I like I said, since I was really young.    [00:05:36] That was in engraved in my mind that I was gonna be an entrepreneur. You know, my father told me, like, if you really want to help people, you're gonna have to give them jobs. And the way to do that is employer, not an employee. So I had that really early on because he was an entrepreneur. He was a retired entrepreneur. So with that being ingrained in my mind, when I had my daughter at twenty twenty six sorry, I started Boeing at twenty three, I had my daughter at twenty six.    [00:06:07] I went to the Slainte panic mode. I was like, OK, I have this awesome corporate job, I have a kid now but like whereas my business. Like how am I going to help people and give people jobs. So that's when I went into this on maternity leave, got five months of maternity leave, just trying to figure out how I'm going to start a business. That's all I did for five months. And I manifested it and I was like, it's coming this year. It's happening. So. Within being backup Boeing within like three weeks, I had met someone who introduced me to a landlord of my future storefront. And I signed a four five year lease to the store. A big jump. Yeah. I had no idea what I was going to do. But I use my experience at Boeing and my friends there to help me design a mold. You get into cookie shop shape. So we got on the mall and I picked a cookie because I wanted something unique and different. And I have the biggest sweet tooth in the world. Like, I just love dessert. I eat dessert first before ordering my meal. That's just who I am. I knew it was going to be in the dessert field. So, yeah, I signed my five year lease and then just kind of work backwards from there, figuring out what I'm going to put in there and what your normal story would like a whole business plan. And here's what we're going to go do.    [00:07:24] No, it sounds like you didn't lack bravery at all because it hit a hit. There is like a lot of empty space in between these sentences, and that's cool. You know, that's kind of what you need. They say in the beginning you have to be, like, brave enough to or short sighted enough to take the leap and then have enough energy to fulfill it. Once you're terrified. So as an entrepreneur, I'm wondering, you love cookies. That's what started you off there. You have. So if you for everyone listening, like getting into unpacking the dirty cookie, because surety kind of drops that little crumb, pun intended, if you will, about the mold she has. So Shira has this cookie shot and it's essentially like it looks like I want to say like a shot glass, a very tiny tumbler that's based out of a cookie. And it looks like it's it's lined with chocolate. And then the video, as you and anyone who sees when you hit her website, is milk being poured inside of it, which is simply, you know, ingenious. I think it's a it's a very clever take. Cookies have had a revitalization. Right. I'm old. I'm forty three. Back in the day, there was Mrs. Fields in the mall, and that was kind of it, you know, and then they went silent for a while. And then then there was this rebirth along with cupcakes, their sister. And I feel like people just kind of started making them again. They didn't start re engineering them. And that is what you've done. And it's clever and it's whimsical and it's cool and it's fun. And that's what dessert usually is. I'm wondering, what was the impetus behind it? Like, how did you come up with the cookie shot?    [00:08:53] Well, I actually was inspired.    [00:08:56] I signed this five year lease and I'm looking at my future store front and I'm like on Pinterest scrolling through like, OK, I have to find something in the dessert world to put in here.    [00:09:06] And I saw this lady molding cookie dough on bowls, you know, like you're trying to pull out of cookie dough. And I'm like, oh, I'm like the biggest, like milk and cookie dough birth in the world. I could put the milk and cookies together as one. And that's when I called my engineer at Boeing. I'm like, hey, help me make this mold. I want to do a cookie cutter basically and fill it with milk. And he's like, sure, no problem.    [00:09:29] We went to his house and, you know, designed it, 3D printed it. And then my best friend from high school had talked to him like ten years. She was one of the best bakers in the country like she is. She went to the top culinary school and pastry chef. You name it. So I went to her with the more than I'm like, hey, can you, like, develop these recipes for me? Because this is what I really want to do. And I signed this five year lease. Yeah. She started coming up with the recipes.    [00:09:54] She was on board for a while and then she got really busy with her own work and just handed me over all our recipes and the whole team of bakers. And then I started learning how to bake. So within two years, I became a baking expert.    [00:10:10] You were broken. You have to become Betty Crocker. Fantastic. And so can you unpack let's get into the logistics for all of our nerdy entrepreneurs out there and founders alike. And first of all, let's talk about when it was founded. You said did you have co-founders? Did you take any funding? And is it brick and mortar or is it solely online?    [00:10:34] Yes. So it was founded in 2015. July 30, 1st, 2015 is when I open the storefront. And I actually started it with my best friend from Boeing. And she ended up leaving after a year because of the entrepreneurship. Life was very challenging.    [00:10:54] No, just some people have this idea of wanting to start a business. But then when you really get into it and you see the challenges, she's like, no, you know what? This is your dream. Go for it on your own.    [00:11:06] So she she left about a year into the business. And then we had the store for four years. I had the store for four years. I closed it in December twenty when I just felt like I didn't want to do this anymore. I didn't want I saw my company as bigger than this little tiny store in a terrible location.    [00:11:28] I wanted to go into, like distribution and I wanted to go into online. So store and decided to shift to e-commerce right away.    [00:11:38] I had no idea how to run an e-commerce business. So that's a whole other story.    [00:11:43] And it changes, right? You're in a very specific thing. It's not a closing a clothing boutique and switching to online, which has its own unique challenges.    [00:11:50] But you're in baked shipping, baked goods or shipping any kind of edible. It's a very different conversation with even the process and what you're making.    [00:12:01] And I think I didn't realize at that time, you know, like Facebook as an Instagram ads are kind of like a pay to play game.    [00:12:07] And we don't have extra money to play with all the big boys online. So it was we and we went from like three or four different ad agencies, couldn't find the right person to help us. So that I think we lost a lot of money online, just trying to understand how online, you know, e-commerce business works. But I'm glad we did all of that homework because that's what's really helping us right now after. Right. And this is really we have all that data from Facebook ads back from twenty nineteen. Early on when we played around with it. And now we're really on the right person to help us really grow that and use it to our benefit.    [00:12:44] So, yeah, it's auspicious. It's crazy. The timing, given that, you know, it seems like you were kind of this flagship perhaps for different reasons, but switching to e-commerce and having that be your soul moment. I'm curious, when you went, did you take a break at all from closing your brick and mortar in 2018? Was there any kind of a break or did you go straight over to your e-commerce, straight over into e-commerce?    [00:13:07] And then we still had catering like a huge part of our business was catering.    [00:13:11] We did weddings, mitzvahs, corporate events work with like clients like Facebook and Netflix. So we had a ton of catering. I just wanted to grow and have an online presence like a big one.    [00:13:24] Did you take any original funding when you founded the brick and mortar?    [00:13:27] No. That was like fifty thousand from my best friend. Maxed out all my credit cards, pulled my four one kay bootstrapped.    [00:13:37] Yeah. That's old school. Excellent. Okay. So that which is cool too because you retained a lot of autonomy and authority was that right. No investors, fewer voices, which is also kind of draws into. It's interesting the voices that you did kind of want to bring in and listen to within the ethos, behind the philosophy behind you, people who are working with it and things like that. Can you kind of speak to the open creative process that you and your crew have when you're developing products? And also, what kind of products do you offer right now?    [00:14:09] So I do, too. Just doing a little pivot with covered. We just started we just launched our decorating kits like DIY.    [00:14:19] You get a set of cookie shops, you fill them with chocolate, you get them and sprinkles and then decorate them with characters. Like we're really big on the customization part of our quick shots. We brand them for, you know, birthdays, events. So now you can put like a little happy birthday characters and birthday presents and balloons on them, their fondant characters or royal icing characters. So you can just eat them. They're basically sugar. So they're really good and fun activities. I was inspired to do this because primarily I was at home now with my daughter and she's six and I'm just like trying. She's almost six. I'm trying to keep her entertained all the time. We did brownies, we cook, we've done everything, you name it coloring. And I'm just like, OK, how about you just take some cookie shots and decorate them for me? And she love her and her friends, like our neighbors. They were playing with it and they had a blast. So that's what you know.    [00:15:10] So it's a delicious craft that they can do counts as art, exact coloring craft dessert. It's covering bases. I love that. Do you have you have you had people reach out? I feel like you're inches away from some kind of a collaboration or someone saying, like, here's what I want you to mold next. You know, I think that you've, like, hit the tip of an ice. Here. Have you had anyone reach out and try to collaborate? Are you interested in those kind of forward or future motions or are you going to, like, hold tight to where you're at?    [00:15:41] You know, I love collaborations. I love collaborating with other companies. I did one previously. I did a bunch previously.    [00:15:49] I love love. I think the future partnerships and collaboration with brands. I love supporting women owned companies. So I do look to my female entrepreneurs and say, hey, how can we, you know, collaborate and support each other? So I tend to do that. I have a giveaway with a donut company this Friday. I have another one next week with just giving out our products. And then also trying to infuse two brands together, whether it's a flavor or a unique idea.    [00:16:21] So nice. I love that. Well, so looking. We've spoken a little bit about how you you've changed your product a little bit, given the recent Kofod situation to this, you know, the social engineering aspect of what kids should be crafting with this their home.    [00:16:36] And you also have there been other things, other ways that I'm curious with people who had products, you know, there was an onus, if you will, of a responsibility to communicate in some degree as to how Colvard was affecting you or how you wanted to communicate to your audience and your customers that it was affecting them. How did you personally deal with that? Was there anything that you communicated with your clients or customers as it hit and moving forward? Has it changed anything about outside of this new endeavor with the decorating kits? Has it changed anything else?    [00:17:11] Yeah. Excellent question.    [00:17:13] So when I first got the news of social distancing, I think that was like a I had all my clients cancel all our events. We had like 30 events scheduled out for the last few months. So it felt like overnight all my events were canceled that were on the calendar. And then we had just been working so hard and getting until all these really big hotels like Four Seasons and Marea and Cosmopolitan Vegas. And we just you know, we were starting to really pick up with hospitality. The food and beverage structures were going crazy with our products. You know, like trying incorporate it into their events and the weddings and the parties and some of these major hotels. So things were like getting really exciting. And then they also just canceled like overnight, obviously. So I think that week was really, really difficult for me. I I walked in, I remember March 13th, Friday the 13th. I walked into my production facility like you couldn't stop crying and told all my team members, I'm just going to have to let them go right now. I can't I don't know what's on the books for us. I don't have any business. And I got scared, like I mean, to be honest, I got super scared.    [00:18:21] And I just said, I'm so sorry. I'm going to let you guys know if I get any business and bring you back immediately. But right now, I just have to let everybody go.    [00:18:29] And it's a sad day. I cried a lot and cried with my team and it took about a week off and didn't even think about work. It just that a lot of meditation and a lot of praying and just tried to kind of like say, OK, what can't how can we, you know, come out of this and come out of it stronger? Because I'm a very positive person. I'd like to believe, like everything happens for a reason and there's always good and everything. So after that week, I call it my week of mourning, I got the idea for the decorating kits. Actually, during my meditation. So it was Easter, like our cut off for Easter was Monday. I launched the kits on Friday. And within those 48 hours, we sold like 400 Easter cookie kits. Wow. This leg. Oh, my God. This is my direction. This is what I've been praying for the whole week. And this is what we're gonna do. So I brought my team back. I brought four, you know, four people back. And they've just been working on the kids in the kitchen right now. So nice.    [00:19:33] Great. I mean, what a great success with a quick turnaround from, you know, and a moment of pause and reflection. I don't know of anyone who hasn't taken time to reflect.    [00:19:43] And. And it really has pivoted. It's a lot of people have changed. And it seems like there's been a great deal of it that was good, you know. And at least there's that coming from such a tragedy as a pandemic. I'm curious. Moving forward, particularly because you have this recent kind of pivot growth, change, you know, success on your heels. What are your plans for the future? Have you looked. Have you gone back to the board and said, let's look at the next one to three years? Must have changed from what there was before.    [00:20:14] Oh, 100 percent. Definitely, definitely changed. I think we're going in the more DIY direction. The decorating kits have inspired me actually for years like her since I started.    [00:20:28] People have been asking me to buy our molds. Right. And I was always. There's no way I'm ever going to sell my Mon's, but I was like, no. This could be an opportunity to carry a smaller version of my molds.    [00:20:42] A six piece kit.    [00:20:44] Make it at home yourself. With our proprietary cookie mix and all the decorating character, stuff like this one big awesome activity box, you know, with the molds that cookie makes and the decorating stuff. So that's kind of where I'm going. And this could be sold in retail stores. You know, Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, wherever.    [00:21:05] And I don't have to deal with what I deal with right now, which is a lot of shelf life issues for a big good a major distribution because of the fact that we have a short shelf life. And I'm not really open to putting a kind of preservatives in my product. So I'm like, oh, this could be the perfect solution. You know why people make it themselves and then we can get into a ton of distribution. So. Right. Kind of what I'm working on now.    [00:21:32] That's exciting. Yeah. And it changes. It's interesting. You know, I always find every time I've gone back on something I've said, I will never do that. It's always for a good reason. You know, it's always a happy end. It's not you know, I am selling my hair limus Arab style. It's more like, oh, but it worked out well for me to go back on what I said I thought I didn't want to do. And it's adorable to kind of see those early perceptions of, you know, just, hey, that brings us all the same. Like, I would never. And then being like, wait, this could work out.    [00:21:59] Well, you know, there's everything. And this is like the perfect time to roll this, especially because there is a need for. I've been if I show you how many e-mails and the M's on Instagram asking worldwide, Brazil and Europe, you name it, asking for our molds, every day we get messages about it.    [00:22:18] So I'm like, you know what? This is where we should focus on a little bit now.    [00:22:22] Yeah, absolutely. Well, good on you for being open to it. You know, part of life is just staying open, right? Exactly. Well, we're at the point. Well, first, I actually wanted to ask you I forgot and neglected my other community, but I myself am vegan and gluten free joy. And I know people like what? No. And I'm like, no, I still eat baked goods. I'm still allowed. I still get in there. And and there's a you offer some Vegan. Are you used to some vegan and gluten free? Will you stay along with that characteristic? And did you see an increase in that market over the past year?    [00:22:58] Definitely. We have double chocolate being gluten free right now on our site. We just we had a ton more being gluten free products.    [00:23:07] But just because with the limited stuff right now, we've decided to just get one item that's being equal and free and focus, just trying to streamline the process a little bit more. But my sisters, Vegan, and she told me when I first started, just like you are not launching a store without a Vegan product. So and my other sister, Bree, and I needed to satisfy both of them with one cookie. So that's kind of how that Vegan gluten free cookie shop was born.    [00:23:33] Wonderful. Well done. Two sisters and right mind. That's awesome. I love that they made it about them. That's fantastic. I know. And you listened. It's as you said, the three of you are well suited. I'm wondering. So we've gone to the place, whereas my kind of my favorite part of the podcast and and I'm known for asking this, but I'm curious if you were in a public space, a socially, properly distanced from person who came up to you tomorrow, and it is a woman or a female identified or non binary individual, anyone other than a man for purposes of this podcast endeavor and who said, listen, I'm I've got this history in, you know, some science based areas in business administration. I'm doing quite well. But I've always wanted this is security and intrigue and expression of having my own business. I'm going to launch when I find a place. And that's about all I know. What are the top three pieces of advice you would give that person, knowing what you know now?    [00:24:32] Number one, I wish I would have talked to someone in the industry before launching my store and didn't think I knew at all, but I didn't know that there were people willing to help.    [00:24:45] You know? I think that was a big oversight on my part.    [00:24:50] So I'll go talk to people who are doing it first and get their lessons learned and get their feedback, because when I learn that later on when I it's just helped me so much not make further mistakes or limit them. You know, Biden is open to receiving from the experts. Having a mentor is huge.    [00:25:12] I have like four different mentors in four different areas where I utilize all of them.    [00:25:17] So getting a mentor is really, I think, aligned with that. The second thing would be.    [00:25:26] Don't rush into it. I was very. I didn't want to take my time. You know, I, like, totally rushed into everything. I didn't think twice because I was so eager.    [00:25:37] I was the type like I would just jump. And because of this burning desire I've had for, like, 15 years of just swarming, I.    [00:25:47] I mean, I'm glad it happened because I'm the type that, you know, I would have I needed to get my feet wet to learn, but it cost me a lot of money. A lot of mistakes. So if you can hold onto that desire a little bit and just get the right help along the way, that would be really great.    [00:26:06] And networking, I think networking. I lived in a bubble for the first two years. Business like I don't even like client networking meant just building relationships. You know, I, I was so focused on making a business like successful that I didn't get out to talk to anybody doing anything great. Didn't have a system.    [00:26:25] But when I met these group of amazing entrepreneurs, I just it was just like magic happened between us. So that support system, whether it's entrepreneurs or family. But I like to tend to hang out with more entrepreneurs because they understand choose whether it's payroll or rent or whatever. I convince that and not my family. They're like, OK, we I want to hear another word about your business.    [00:26:49] So you have to be around people who get it for sure. Yeah. And they're scrappy. Other entrepreneurs are going to come up with that like Yanqui know how. Had those exciting like dictate moments.    [00:26:59] OK, so I've got to talk to someone in the industry and there are people that are happy to advise and mentor as you get started. Don't rush into it, preserve your passion, but get some information first. And number three, network, find out people. You're awesome. You're trying. You drive. There you go. I love those three pieces. And I think they're so true. It's a you know, you come across axiomatic like tourism. It's just like that works for every industry. Does it matter what business you're in? Well, thank you. Sure. I appreciate your time today. We're out of time. But I wanted to say I really appreciate your story. I loved hearing all about it. And I'm encouraging everyone to get online and check out your stuff. Thank you, Patricia.    [00:27:41] I had a blast. Absolutely. And for everyone listening, we have been speaking once again with show here, Marietje, as she's the founder of The Dirty Cookie.    [00:27:49] You can find out more online. W w w dot. Dirty cookie, dot com.    [00:27:54] And until we speak again next time, remember to stay in love with the world and always bet on yourself. 

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Hear Cachet Colvard's career path and listen as she identifies key areas of her work and experience in China and Ghana that led to her success and current position with the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi. Cachet's international exposure to healthcare makes her story highly unique.

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Dave Decelle shares insider perspectives on how to turn insights into compelling communication. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Three foundational principles for capturing your audience's attention. 2) The best disposition for presentations. 3) How to create engaging presentation slides. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep501 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT DAVE — Dave Decelle was a Director of Consumer Insights at Netflix, focused on delivering insights that drive product innovation. Dave has over 17 years of experience in market, brand, and user experience research and consulting. While he was focused on the technology and media categories at Netflix, his past experience ranges across a variety of industries, including financial, automotive, food & beverage, retail, and general consumer goods and services. • Dave's LinkedIn: Dave Decelle • Dave's website: DaveDecelle.com —RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Poem: “Our Deepest Fear” by Marianne Williamson • Book: Salvation: A Novel (The Salvation Sequence) by Peter F. Hamilton • Previous episode: 136: How to Make Your Presentation as Compelling as a Movie with Ted Frank — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — BetterHelp provides affordable therapy on demand. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/AWESOME with the discount code AWESOME. Charles & Colvard provides the world's most brilliant gem at a great price. Learn more and get exclusive savings at charlesandcolvard.com/awesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charles and Colvard's CEO , Suzanne Miglucci, joins The Stock Podcast to discuss moissanite gemstones, e-commerce, digital marketing, direct-to-consumer (DTC) selling and her vision for the company. Charles & Colvard (Nasdaq: CTHR) is the original and leading source of moissanite, the world’s most brilliant gemstone. CTHR manufactures, markets, and distributes moissanite gemstones as well as jewelry that incorporates the gemstones. The post Charles & Colvard (CTHR) CEO Suzanne Miglucci – The Stock Podcast, Ep.40 appeared first on The Stock Podcast | CEO & CFO Interviews.

S1E6 -- Indian River defensive end Tanner Colvard breaks down how the technique and skill that goes into being an effective defensive end. While his 6-foot-2, 220 pound frame help him immensely, he's had to constantly put in work to become a top d-lineman on a 9-0 Indian River team. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-school-football-spotlight/support

Dr. Nicholas Colvard, Lecturer and Academic Coach in the Division of Academic Enhancement at University of Georgia, discusses both the potential economic and academic benefits of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the results of their latest findings re: OER at University of Georgia.

Welcome back for Volume 8 of Craft Beer Chronicles! We sat down with Eric Colvard, the newest Brewer at Dead Oak Brewing Company in Atascadero, California. We discuss his history as a home brewer, his thoughts on working at Dead Oak Brewing Company and where he would like to see the brewery go in the future. Lee also gives us a report on the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival and we give props to breweries on the central coast that medaled at the recent World Beer Cup event. Finally we discuss some other news from the craft beer world and Eric plays a round of Binge, Bong, Bail! Cheers Everybody!   Social Media Shane Leal- Untappd: Beerpope273; Instagram: thebeerpope; Twitter: @beerpope273 Lee Samways- Untappd and Instagram: sammybrews Eric Colvard- Instagram: Craftbeer4life Dead Oak Brewing Company: https://www.facebook.com/deadoakbrewing/ Follow the show on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/TheBeerpope/ Subscribe to our new Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6OMDrQJNVAjm6KuWjr8xkQ/featured?view_as=subscriber Use the code craftbeerchronicles10 at Tavour.com to save $10 on your first order of $25 or more. Intro Music provided by: http://www.bensound.com Title: Happy Rock

Jody Colvard is a pioneer who set out to change the game for women in business by teaching them how to create podcasts, TV and radio shows. We talk inspiration, challenges and what it takes for women to be heard in their full authentic feminine power. How to Find Jody on Social Media: Follow Jody on Twitter @JodyColvard https://www.facebook.com/jody.colvard http://www.linkedin.com/in/fmgnetwork https://instagram.com/jody.colvard More at https://wingspodcast.com Review WINGS on iTunes and win a chance to Mastermind in person one-on-one with host and entrepreneur Melinda Wittstock Like WINGS! https://facebook.com/wingspodcast Follow us on Twitter @MelindaWings Our sponsors: Your Return on Authenticity™: Apply for Verifeed’s social media accelerator  Springboard Enterprises: The Accelerator for Female Founders Zero Limits Ventures: Valuation Enhancement and Capital Acquisition Strategies

I met Cachet Colvard through my work at the University of Michigan and I was struck by how amazing and insightful she was. As we talked about her experiences as a graduate student, I knew I wanted others to hear her thoughts on higher education and access. Cachet Colvard is from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in Asian Cultures and Languages with a concentration in Chinese. During her undergraduate career, Cachet received training as an Emergency Medical Technician and worked with the Ghana School of Public Health. Cachet received a Master of Health Services Administration degree from the UM School of Public Health and is a Master of Business Administration dual degree candidate at UM-Dearborn College of Business. Cachet completed her Administrative Internship at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) in their system-level Project Management office. During her internship at the DMC, she worked on projects for each of the 9 hospitals centered around developing system-ness, process improvement, patient experience, and healthcare quality. Throughout graduate school, Cachet served as president of Women in Health Leadership and held board positions with the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Health Services Executives. Cachet enjoys traveling, dancing, attending sports events and spending time with her friends and family. Connect with Cachet: * Instagram: @cachetrenee * Website: www.cachetcolvard.com  

Chico Colvard, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, former filmmaker-in-residence at WGBH and professor of humanities at UMass Boston, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Known as one of the internet marketing pioneers, Jody Colvard’s career spans over 14 years of business successes.  She has worked closely with celebrities such as Chaka Khan; with charity organizations such as Make a Wish Foundation and The Sole of Africa with Nelson Mandela, and with clients featured on 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, and Dr. Phil. AS Co-Founder/ CEO of FMG Network, a matrix of businesses delivering practical and inspiring information, to which Jody refers to as “the global tribe.”  FMG’s mission is to “Have Fun.  Make Money.  Do Good.”, and she fulfills that mission via her training programs and distributional reach designed to empower writers, speakers, and experts to share their voices and messages worldwide. Since 2004, FMG Network has delivered audio and video programming to cell phones, iPods and computers.  Soon, FMG’s members will, just as directly, deliver their content into viewers/ listeners home TV sets via GoogleTV.

Known as one of the internet marketing pioneers, Jody Colvard’s career spans over 14 years of business successes.  She has worked closely with celebrities such as Chaka Khan; with charity organizations such as Make a Wish Foundation and The Sole of Africa with Nelson Mandela, and with clients featured on 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, and Dr. Phil. AS Co-Founder/ CEO of FMG Network, a matrix of businesses delivering practical and inspiring information, to which Jody refers to as “the global tribe.”  FMG’s mission is to “Have Fun.  Make Money.  Do Good.”, and she fulfills that mission via her training programs and distributional reach designed to empower writers, speakers, and experts to share their voices and messages worldwide. Since 2004, FMG Network has delivered audio and video programming to cell phones, iPods and computers.  Soon, FMG’s members will, just as directly, deliver their content into viewers/ listeners home TV sets via GoogleTV.

On the 9 August 2010 Subversity show, we talk with the directors of two new documentaries that tackle taboo topics. In the first half hour we talk with Chico Colvard, director of "Family Affair," a daring and uncomfortable yet revealing look at incest within his biracial (white/African American) family. In a quest to explain to himself why it happened and why his three sisters (whom the father sexually violated) still hung out with their father, Colvard's 82-minute documentary makes some surprising revelations. The documentary seems to ask that we not divide those caught in this incestuous web as merely perpetrator and victims but something more complex. Trailer: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/family-affair/trailer In the second hour, we talk with Mary Ann Smother Bruni, whose "Quest for Honor" documentary takes a searing look at the historical phenomenon of "honor killings" - where females are routinely ostracized and even killed for violating traditional codes of conduct. The setting is Sulemaniyah, in Kurdistan, Iraq, where a local group, the Women's Media Center has joined forces with Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government to try to end this heinous practice. The 64-minute film is in Kurdish with English-language subtitles. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyDvRzQdLDo Subversity's show host is Daniel C. Tsang.

Chico Colvard is the son of a WWII German-Jewish mother and African-American father raised in the segregated south of Georgia. After pursuing a career in the theatre arts, Chico went on to eventually study and teach "race, law, and media" related courses at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.Chico is the producer and director of a deeply personal and uncompromising documentary, called Family Affair.Family Affair begins where at 10 years old, filmmaker, Chico Colvard, accidentally shot his sister in the leg. This random act detonated a chain reaction that exposed unspeakable realities that shattered his family. Thirty years later, Chico bravely visits his relatives and what unfolds is a personal film that’s as uncompromising, raw, and cathartic as any in the history of the medium. Family Affair is a story that yields insights about the legacy of abuse and attempts to understand one’s capacity to accommodate a parent’s past crimes in order to satisfy an eternal longing for family.Family Affair is a feature length documentary that premiered in competition at Sundance and was the first film acquired by Oprah Winfrey for her new cable channel, OWN. Family Affair has screened at premiere festivals around the world, winning Audience and Best Documentary Feature awards.

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