Podcasts about hanahana beauty

Hi guys!! Welcome back:) today, we sat down with ⁠Abena Boamah⁠, the founder of ⁠Hanahana Beauty⁠ and the host of ⁠The Conversations Pod⁠. She talked all about building Hanahana beauty and how she has been able to be so successful in her ventures. She dives into her strategy and initiatives that have helped her grow and about her routines as founder.  Hope you enjoy:) 

On today's episode, we're joined by Abena Boamah-Acheampong, founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, a conscious skincare brand rooted in her passion for holistic wellness and vision for business being a source of good and sustainable impact. In this fun and lively conversation, we delve into the power of intentionality and embracing transitions, and cultivating her leadership style Quotable moments "Reflecting on challenges and seeking the lesson in every situation is like finding the hidden gem in life." "Transitions have really been around--how I can respond to different changes and challenges. Because as an entrepreneur, the one thing that's consistent is inconsistency [or uncertainity] at the end of the day." Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you're listening at @subsaharanbeautypod Rate, Review, and Subscribe on Apple Stay in touch with me: @beautescriptdoc Follow Abena: @beanieboamah

Ama Boamah is a trained therapist who transitioned to building a sustainable community oriented skincare brand in Hanahana Beauty. As usual, we talk about life, privacy, relationships, fashion, amongst other interesting topics with her. Tune in for another dope episode.Support the showFollow Us:IG - www.instagram.com/imld.podTwitter - www.twitter.com/imldpodFacebook - www.facebook.com/IMLDPodYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@IfMoreLetsDivide

Welcome to Cozying Up with The Clear Cut where we get up close and personal with women that inspire us! Today we're cozying up with Abena Boamah Acheampong, M.Ed, a Ghanaian American creative entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and founder + CEO of Hanahana Beauty. Today we discuss increasing accessibility, sustainability, and transparency in the beauty industry.

This week Kayla and Iyanna welcome Abena, the CEO and founder of Hanahana Beauty which not only seeks to bring clean skincare to the beauty industry, but also social impact. From Arena sharing her journey to creating the successful brand she has today, she also shares tips for those looking to create a successful business and the future for Hanahana!

Hi guys!! Welcome back:) today, we sat down with Abena Boamah, the founder of Hanahana Beauty and the host of The Conversations Pod. She talked all about building Hanahana beauty and how she has been able to be so successful in her ventures. She dives into her strategy and initiatives that have helped her grow and about her routines as founder. Hope you enjoy:)

Hello #naturallybeautifulfam!On today's epsiode, Sabrine interviews Abena Boamah, Founder of hanahana beauty. hanahana beauty is an award-winning, consciously clean skincare brand that focuses on social impact, storytelling and sourcing its ingredients directly from Ghana. hanahana beauty can be found online via their website, in JcPenney stores and starting March 5th, in Ulta stores!In this episode we discuss:Abena's natural hair journeyWhy she loves having short hairThe inspiration behind creating hanahana beautyThe journey and process finding and sourcing suppliers in GhanaThe importance of using storytelling and social impact as a brandHow she started the brand with $1kUsing your strengths to scale your brand Advice for business owners looking to partner with major brandsand much more!This episode of The Naturally Beautiful Podcast is proudly sponsored by Credit.comTo sign up for ExtraCredit, go to credit.com/naturallybeautiful and get started there. To sweeten the deal you can even get the first 7 days absolutely free. It is just $24.99+ tax a month after the free trial. You can cancel anytime.For more information about hanahana beauty visit:www.hanahanabeauty.comIG: @hanahana_beautyFor more information about Naturally Beautiful visit:www.naturallybeautiful.coIG: @naturallybeautiful.co

Abena Boamah-Acheampong is the founder + CEO of Hanahana Beauty, a consciously clean skin care, beauty + wellness brand. As a former 7th grade math teacher and therapist, Abena launched her brand with humanity and intention in mind. Now being sold in stores like Ulta, Hanahana Beauty is quickly on its way to becoming a household name. In this episode Abena shares: How she was able to pay the Ghanaian women who produce the raw materials twice their asking price The skills she learned from being a teacher and therapist that she uses now as a full time entrepreneur How she's scaled the brand while staying true to her core values Check out this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube  This episode is brought to you by:  Shopify Go to shopify.com/hustlepro for a free fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features. HubSpot Podcast Network The audio destination for business professionals with content designed to help you listen, learn, and grow. Listen to Side Hustle Pro and more shows on the HubSpot Podcast Network, at https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork.  Links mentioned in this episode Hanahana Beauty's Website: www.hanahanabeauty.com Hanahana Beauty's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanahana_beauty/?hl=en Abena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beanieboamah/?hl=en A16z START Grant: https://a16z.com/programs-a16z-start/ Hello Alice Grants: https://helloalice.com/ Shopify Loans Program: https://www.shopify.com/capital Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements Join our Facebook Community If you're looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Guest Social Media Info Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro  

This week in the part 2 series with Abena Boamah, Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, she continues her conversation with Kendra by delving into on-the-fly lessons she's learned in entrepreneurship, sharing how The Hanahana Circle of care provides sustaining production on multiples sides, and giving visual artists the opportunity to collab with beauty brands they grew up on.    Bio: Abena Boamah is the Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, an ethically-conscious, Black-owned clean beauty + wellness brand aiming to disrupt the global beauty industry by promoting increased  transparency of ingredient sourcing, accessibility of products, and responsible environmental  practices. Hanahana Beauty empowers Black women globally by creating sustainable access to income  and healthcare for shea butter producers in Ghana.    Follow @beanieboamah @hanahana_beauty or visit https://hanahanabeauty.com/.    Quote: “Our community is more than just here in the States. When we look at scaling there are black people everywhere”   Tune in to learn more from Abena and Kendra! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in the part 2 series with Abena Boamah, Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, she continues her conversation with Kendra by delving into on-the-fly lessons she's learned in entrepreneurship, sharing how The Hanahana Circle of care provides sustaining production on multiples sides, and giving visual artists the opportunity to collab with beauty brands they grew up on.  Bio: Abena Boamah is the Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, an ethically-conscious, Black-owned clean beauty + wellness brand aiming to disrupt the global beauty industry by promoting increased  transparency of ingredient sourcing, accessibility of products, and responsible environmental  practices. Hanahana Beauty empowers Black women globally by creating sustainable access to income  and healthcare for shea butter producers in Ghana.  Follow @beanieboamah @hanahana_beauty or visit https://hanahanabeauty.com/.  Quote: “Our community is more than just here in the States. When we look at scaling there are black people everywhere” Tune in to learn more from Abena and Kendra!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Abena Boamah, Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, talks about her journey before Hanahana Beauty, 5 years building out her business and the impact she's carved out across her social media in part 1 of a 2 part series.    Bio: Abena Boamah is the Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, an ethically-conscious, Black-owned clean beauty + wellness brand aiming to disrupt the global beauty industry by promoting increased  transparency of ingredient sourcing, accessibility of products, and responsible environmental  practices. Hanahana Beauty empowers Black women globally by creating sustainable access to income  and healthcare for shea butter producers in Ghana.    Follow @beanieboamah @hanahana_beauty or visit https://hanahanabeauty.com/.    Quote: “I feel like as a child I understood that I was Ghanian. I understood that yes also I was black too. African American to me was like yes I am actually really African and I know where I am from and I am American.”   Tune in to learn more from Abena and Kendra!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Abena Boamah, Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, talks about her journey before Hanahana Beauty, 5 years building out her business and the impact she's carved out across her social media in part 1 of a 2 part series.    Bio: Abena Boamah is the Founder and CEO of Hanahana Beauty, an ethically-conscious, Black-owned clean beauty + wellness brand aiming to disrupt the global beauty industry by promoting increased  transparency of ingredient sourcing, accessibility of products, and responsible environmental  practices. Hanahana Beauty empowers Black women globally by creating sustainable access to income  and healthcare for shea butter producers in Ghana.    Follow @beanieboamah @hanahana_beauty or visit https://hanahanabeauty.com/.    Quote: “I feel like as a child I understood that I was Ghanian. I understood that yes also I was black too. African American to me was like yes I am actually really African and I know where I am from and I am American.”   Tune in to learn more from Abena and Kendra! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hanahana Beauty is clean brand that's centered around sustainability. In this episode we chat with Abena Boamah and how being resilient has taken her through both her personal and business journey.    Abena was once an algebra teacher that led her to take the leap into launching her own skincare & wellness brand.    We talk about being resilient, growing through life and business with an ash free mentality  https://www.instagram.com/beanieboamah/ https://www.instagram.com/hanahana_beauty/ https://www.instagram.com/thelifeofamakeupartist/ https://www.instagram.com/jaleesajaikaran/

Hanahana Beauty Founder and CEO Abena Boamah-Acheampong delves into the challenges that she's faced within the beauty industry and shares how Hanahana Beauty became a consciously clean skincare, beauty, and wellness brand. As a creative entrepreneur and mental health advocate, Abena wanted to focus on showcasing black women on a global scale. With the help of shea butter and the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Ghana, her dreams became reality. Abena and Aaron dive into the misconceptions that lie within the beauty industry, talk about why shea butter is an integral part of Ghanaian culture, and how Hanahana Beauty uplifts women of color. Tune in to hear how Abena is bringing realism into the conversation around sustainability and learn more at hanahanabeauty.com. Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Haley Sacotte, Nina Valdes, Maria Bayas, Michael Grubbs, Anna Lamm and Mathew Passy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please don't tell me your skin is still dry in 2021? If so, we are so excited for you to tune in to this weeks podcast. We have the owner of Hanahana Beauty and Skincare Connoisseur Abena Boamah (@abenaboamah) on today's podcast and she is spilling the tea! We talk about all things skin, learning to love your skin and being comfortable in your skin. Abena shares her thoughts on colorism and texturism as well as her experiences growing up! As with every episode we also get into the juicy relationship tea, chile honestly we get into it all! Sit back & enjoy the tea! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-convo-with-moe/support

Abena Boamah won the Glossier Grant Initiative in 2020 to grow her business Hanahana Beauty.  The clean beauty brand originally fostered its following by creating fairly sourced shea butter ingredients, made ethically in Ghana. Fast-forward to 2021, with an injection of funding and a glossy rebrand, Hanahana is branching out into new products and figuring out how to scale while staying true to its social impact mission.  LINKS: Say hi to Jasmine on Instagram: http://instagram.com/jasminegarnsworthy Follow Female Founder World on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/femalefounderworld Learn more about Hanahana Beauty: http://hanahanabeauty.com

Meet this stunning Natch Beaut! Abena Boamah a Ghanaian American creative entrepreneur, mental health advocate, visual storyteller and founder of Hanahana Beauty. She shares with us the importance of coming correct with the kids and how to take great photos of your friends. Plus, the mission of Hanahana Beauty to empower black women globally though shea butter production in Ghana, a game of What Mani? And her dry brush skin routine. For a list of everything mentioned in this episode, go to www.natchbeaut.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to another episode! This week, we sat down with Temi Oyelola - a self taught graphic designer based in NYC. Her work is featured in Hanahana Beauty and Oprah Magazine to name a few. We chat about the journey of her craft from creating party flyers in college to helping other aspiring designers with her brand Temi Designs.

Abena Boamah is the Ghanaian American visual storyteller and creative entrepreneur behind Hanahana Beauty, a consciously clean skincare + wellness brand that aims to disrupt the global beauty industry through their intention to increase accessibility, transparency, and sustainability in all aspects of their creations.   Hanahana Beauty began when Abena came to a realization that she’s been overbuying skincare products without fully knowing about the ingredients they’re made of. This got her to go back to the natural ingredient she knew best which is shea butter, otherwise known as nkuto in Twi. Fast forward to today, her brand is known to possess the perfect skincare + wellness combination made out of shea butter, natural oils infusion, and love directly from the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Ghana - all for the purpose of dismissing popular beauty products and inspire free thinking. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Education, Abena is known to be driven by creating strategies from learning experiences and has always been unapologetic about her identities in all forms of her work. Her focus is centered around retelling stories of black women globally through visual storytelling as an educational + therapeutic approach, especially in working with marginalized groups from students to adults. This has resulted in her being recognized by notable figures and platforms in the entertainment and fashion industry - from Beyonce to Vogue. Abena has worked with brands like TedxTudu, Chase Bank, Nike, Apple, Bon Appetit, The Wing, Refinery 29, Glossier, and more. Her skills extend to public speaking, photography, video + BTS creative direction, content creation, and modeling.Learn more and reach out to Abena Boamah and Hanahana Beauty through the following links: Websites:https://www.abenaboamah.com/https://hanahanabeauty.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beanieboamah/Twitter: https://twitter.com/beanieboamahPlease leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

We are speaking to the thoughtful, empowering, badass woman behind the most fabulous, transparent, ethical beauty brand I’ve known yet – Abena Boamah-Achempong, founder of Hanahana Beauty! Hanahana began as a line of whipped shea butter, created through Abena’s own desire for a moisturizer that both reflected her cultural roots and wasn’t full of weirdRead more The post 146: Shea Butter, Access and Ethics in Beauty | Abena Boamah-Acheampong, Hanahana Beauty appeared first on ECO CHIC.

Hanahana Beauty is a consciously clean brand that creates beautiful products often centred around Shea, sourced directly from the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative, in Ghana. I've wanted to invite the brand's founder Abena, onto the podcast for a long time. Over that time I have loved watching her build her brand, often while travelling between Chicago and Ghana. Abena is a former algebra teacher and therapist who says that both of her prior careers were about the concept of sharing, and that she feels the same way now, as a founder of a skincare and wellness brand. In this episode I wanted to find out how Abena has managed to find that balance between having to nurture and grow a brand during a pandemic while also taking care of herself. Of course I had to ask all about the morning routine, and it turns out that Abena takes her mornings pretty seriously. She says that time is purely for her: whether that means meditation, cleaning, movement or simply catching up on social. Oh and she's definitely a fan of having multiple cleansers on deck. We talk about being ‘skin vain’ – how the only way we will give up something food-wise, is if it affects our skin, and how Abena believes that skincare isn’t just about AM and PM; it’s about curating a routine for your body, your period – even the seasons. A key theme from this conversation is 'being intentional' - in what we do to our skin, what we put into our bodies, and how we take care of ourselves. We discuss the difference between intuition and anxiety and beauty and wellness overlap. I hope you enjoy, because I definitely did! You can follow Abena @beanieboamah and follow her brand @hanahana_beauty. You can find video snippets of this chat over on @beautymepodcast or feel free to say 'hi' over on my personal account @charisse.kenion. As always, if you loved the show, it would be amazing if you could post a review; it really means a lot. hanahanabeauty.com Products mentioned: Alaffia Cucumber Good Soap Bar: https://products.wholefoodsmarket.com/product/alaffia-cucumber-good-soap-bar-8fe322 Hanahana Beauty Exfoliating Body Bar: https://hanahanabeauty.com/products/exfoliating-body-bar Klur Cleanser Gentle Matter Daily Moisture Cleanser: https://klur.co/products/gentle-matter Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser: https://www.youthtothepeople.com/products/superfood-face-cleanser Hanahana Beauty Black + Brown Exfoliating Cleanser: https://hanahanabeauty.com/products/black-brown-scrub-1 Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray: https://www.tower28beauty.com/products/sos-daily-facial-rescue-spray?variant=13413450186807 My Topicals Faded Brightening & Clearing Gel: https://mytopicals.com/collections/skincare/products/faded My Topicals Like Butter Hydrating Mask: https://mytopicals.com/collections/skincare/products/like-butter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beautyme/message

PART TWO: Courtney Phillips is a multifaceted creative and entrepreneur. Currently, this includes being the Operations Lead at Hanahana Beauty, the Co-founder of prominent Chicago start-up, Gumbo Media, and the lead curator of its official fitness initiative and run club, powered by Nike Running, GumboFit. She leads her life through her passions and purpose of expanding the diversity and complexity of what it means to be a young, unapologetic Black woman within business and fitness. Hit the subscribe/ follow button, rate it, and share with 3 friends (literally just text it). Follow us on Instagram for any updates, @LaughingOutOfDepression | @TheHannahMolina ____________ Courtney's Socials: @Courtneynphillips @Hanahana_beauty @GumboMedia @GumboFit ____________ RESOURCES are at the link below: Crisis Text Line: Free and Confidential Text HOME to 741-741 Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 FIND HELP ____________ Music Credit: Adam Martinez

Courtney Phillips is a multifaceted creative and entrepreneur. Currently, this includes being the Operations Lead at Hanahana Beauty, the Co-founder of prominent Chicago start-up, Gumbo Media, and the lead curator of its official fitness initiative and run club, powered by Nike Running, GumboFit. She leads her life through her passions and purpose of expanding the diversity and complexity of what it means to be a young, unapologetic Black woman within business and fitness. Hit the subscribe/ follow button, rate it, and share with 3 friends (literally just text it). Follow us on Instagram for any updates, @LaughingOutOfDepression | @TheHannahMolina ____________ Courtney's Socials: @Courtneynphillips @Hanahana_beauty @GumboMedia @GumboFit ____________ RESOURCES are at the link below: Crisis Text Line: Free and Confidential Text HOME to 741-741 Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 FIND HELP ____________ Music Credit: Adam Martinez

Abena Boamah, founder of hanahana beauty, is back and we have so much to catch up on! Since our last interview, hanahana has blown up and continued to build upon its mission of disrupting the global beauty industry and uplifting women of color. Tune in for a discussion on Abena’s brand ideology, the joy of making your own beauty products, as well as a few hilarious quarantine tales.Links to Products/Resources Mentioned:Beauty: hanahana beauty (use code NAKED for 10%), Tower 28 (SOS Spray, Highlighter Balm, Lip Gloss) Glossier Lip Gloss, Cocokind (Rosewater Toner, Watermelon Hemp Oil), Odacité Serum, Le Prunier Plum Oil, Hibiscus Oil, COSRX Acne StickersResources: Ep. 51: Abena Boamah, Glossier’s Black-Owned Beauty Grant Recipients, Abena’s Ted Talk, Ep.140: Jess DefinoJoin the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Check out nakedbeautypodcast.com for all previous episodes & search episodes by topicRate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on Apple Thanks for all the love and support. Tag me while you’re listening @nakedbeautyplanet & as always love to hear your thoughts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Abena Boamah-Acheampong, founder of Hanahana Beauty, shares her journey, why it’s important to examine how systems meant for our wellness and well-being miss the mark, and how we can redefine them in our own ways.

Alex sits down with Hanahana Beauty founder, Abena, to discuss creative liberation, making space to learn, self-care through skincare, and community.  Connect with Hanahana Beauty here. Shop Hanahana Beauty here. Support Abena's 10k for 10 Days fundraiser. Hanahana Beauty is holding their fourth bi-annual healthcare day for the Katargia cooperative in Tamale, Ghana. They will be providing vital medical services + education to the shea producers, pickers, and farmers of the cooperative. Donate today HERE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abena Boamah, (@beanieboamah) M.Ed is a Ghanaian American creative entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and founder Hanahana Beauty. Driven by curating learning experiences strategically, Abena has been unapologetic about her identities through all forms of her work. She focuses on showcasing stories of black women globally through visual storytelling as an educational + therapeutic approach - specifically working with marginalized groups from students to adults.

Abena Boamah is the Founder and CEO of all natural skincare and lifestyle brand Hanahana Beauty. A graduate of Psychology and Mathematics, she began a career as a Therapist and Educator which evolved into curating learning experiences as a Visual Storyteller and Creative Entrepreneur. Living and working between US (Chicago) and Ghana (Accra & Tamale).   CREATIVE CORNER SHOWNOTES: https://www.creativesanonymousgh.com/creativescorner/abenaboamah

In a word, this conversation feels like home. Join Black Girl In Om Founder, Lauren Ash and Art Director, Deun Ivory for this enriching, moving, cackle-filled chat with their very best * clears throat and sings * giiiiiiirlfriend, Abena Boamah. Get the full show notes here: http://bit.ly/BGIOPodcastE43 And join us on Patreon for exclusive podcast updates: http://bit.ly/BGIOPatreon

“Sometimes therapy can be a lot…you’re unpacking things you didn’t even know were there. Therapy allowed me to realize how my anxieties were manifesting and also to realize that I have the authority and I’m worthy of not being in this space at all times. Sometimes when you’re an anxious person or you’re depressed you think….'this is how it ishis is always going to be how it is and I just have to work in this bubble of anxiety or sadness'….but now I have different tools to move out of it.” - my guest incredible guest Abena, on her experience with therapyAbena Boamah M.Ed, creator of Hanahana beauty, is on a mission to disrupt the global beauty industry. I’m amazed by Abena’s boldness, point of view and ambition — all while remaining entirely down to earth & SO FUN! Abena is committed to creating transparency, accessibility and sustainability with her 100% handcrafted shea butter sourced from the Katariga Women's Cooperative in Tamale, Ghana. She describes growing up in a Ghanian household in the suburbs of Ohio, teaching on the westside of Chicago and being a Pisces. She convinces me to open my mind to therapy (and makes a very compelling case I want everyone to hear)! Other topics discussed: -dancing to shake it off hitting a whine to get a workout -Adding dried lavender and rosemary to joints (THAT YOU CAN SMOKE - who knew?)-Marijuana shaming -Beyonce inspiring us to be our best selves-Hoteps-Choosing celibacy & more! Products & Things MentionedShea Balm from Hanahana — Abena’s Go-To for Lips https://www.hanahanabeauty.com/shop-online/shea-balmGlossier Lip Gloss for Extra-shiny lips https://www.glossier.com/products/lip-glossApple Cider Vinegar to clarify hair http://coconutsandkettlebells.com/apple-cider-vinegar-hair-rinse/Peppermint, Hemp & Jojoba Oil to massage her edges where she experienced alopecia https://wholenewmom.com/health-concerns/essential-oils-for-hair-growth/Her stylist Capricehttps://www.instagram.com/capricedominiquehairstylist/Follow Abena on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beanieboamah/Learn more about Hanahana Beauty & Their Mission: https://www.instagram.com/hanahana_beauty/Shop Hanahana Products: http://hanahanabeauty.comStay in touch & join the community @nakedbeautyplanet Reach me @brookedevard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our first B-side episode, we sit down with creative entrepreneur Deun Ivory and discuss her current projects and her thoughts on Living Corporate's mission. Length: 00:19:23Host: ZachDeun Ivory Contact:http://www.deunivory.me/https://www.instagram.com/deunivory/Shout outs: Luvvie https://www.instagram.com/luvvie/?hl=enBlack Girl In Om: https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlinom/?hl=enAlex Elle: https://www.instagram.com/alex_elle/?hl=enHanahana Beauty: https://www.instagram.com/hanahana_beauty/?hl=enAdrienne Raquel: https://www.instagram.com/adrienneraquel/?hl=enCrwn Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/crwnmag/?hl=enTRANSCRIPTZach: What’s up y’all? Welcome to Living Corporate B-sides. So B-sides are essentially random shows we have in between our larger shows. These are much less structured, and somehow, even more lit, if you can believe it or not, than our regularly scheduled shows. Now you may ask “What do you mean by more lit, Zach?” Now watch this - sound man, give the them horns. [air horns] Zach: See what I’m saying? For these shows it may just be the Living Corporate team talking about the last episode and more recent events. It may be one of us, it might be three of us, or we may have a 1 on 1 with special guest to talk about their perspective on the latest topic on our show and plug their stuff… you know, just kick it. The guest may be a corporate professional, they may be an entrepreneur, who knows? Right? They may even one of the fastest rising stars in the world of creatives, especially around holistic wellness for black women. Yes, we have her here folks: Deuncye AKA Deunbra AKA “momma, there go that woman” AKA D.I. AKA your fave photographer’s fave photographer, AKA kween, AKA “whoa why you do em like that sis?” AKA Essence AKA Crwn Mag AKA VSCO Vixen AKA I’m saved but don’t push me AKA “whoaaa is that her?” on the poster at your apple store AKA IG Influencer AKA your intern wishes they could work for HER! Y”all! *the* DEUN IVORY! What’s up Deun? Deun: [laughs] Oh. My God. You are literally a boost. You are literally a boost. Oh my god, I am completely done, I’m about to fly out of here. That was - wow. That was an amazing introduction. I feel great! Zach: I’m really glad. So off top, major love to Deun because she was actually encouraging me to start Living Corporate like last year and she been told me I should be doing podcasts. For those who don’t know you, Deun, would you mind sharing a little bit about yourself? Deun: Yes absolutely, so once again my name is Deun Ivory and I am a creative entrepreneur AKA a woman who does the most. I am a photographer, I’m an illustrator, I’m an art director for Black Girl in Om, which is the number one platform for women of color on their wellness journey. I do brand consulting and brand design for women of color who start their own businesses. I’m an influencer, I do brand partnerships, I do a little bit of modeling. Ooh lord, it’s just- I mean the list goes on and on. Like, I do a lot and I really love what I do because it’s primarily focused on how I can help black women thrive. How I can help black women live their best lives and be unapologetically themselves. So I affirm you, I love on you, I celebrate you through a series of creative practices and I love it and I feel like I am created to do this work that I’m doing. So yeah. Zach: So Deun, we’ve talked about the fact that your space is holistic wellness for black women, right? So talk to me about what it looks like to be mindful of yourself and to take care of yourself and to practice wellness within, let’s just say, like the corporate context. Like if I’m sitting at my desk and I’m stressed out. I got a funky email or someone’s really riding my back -- What are some practical tips that you could give us around just taking care of yourself? Deun: Yes, so one thing that I think is really really important is to be mindful of the breath, which is something that we highlight all the time in Black Girl in Om. Like breathing easy? What does that mean? What does that look like? And I think that a lot of time we aren’t aware of how important a breath is. Like when you’re angry, you know your heart is racing, you’re breathing really fast, you’re just really upset, you know? And sometimes it’s good to just sit and meditate. In meditation? You are focused on breathing in and breathing out. You are bringing your focus to this one thing, which is breathing in and breathing out. And within that sitting still, that time of sitting still and breathing in and breathing out, exhaling, right? Inhaling love, exhaling anger. Inhaling growth, exhaling whatever it is that you’re trying to release. You kind of become more balanced and grounded in your own space. You’re able to think more clearly without being driven by emotion, y’know? So I think it’s a beautiful practice and beautiful space to create because you can access it or do it anywhere. You don’t have to pay any money for it, you know, god gave you this breath, use it, be mindful, be aware of it, and meditate as much as you can. And that can be for two minutes. Breathing in and breathing out. What do I want to release, what do I want to I want to bring in, you know. Kind of like aligning yourself with how you want to feel. So, that is one thing. Journaling is so important because it’s a brain dump. And I think it’s really important to release, especially - I was talking about this with a friend today - black people internalize so much, right? And I think it’s important that we begin to externalize, you know? I mean obviously don’t do anything that’s gonna harm other people, which is why you can turn to writing. You know, you can write out your feelings, try to get to the root of why you may feel a certain way about something. Writing is so important for your self-care journey because you’re able to keep track of like who you are, where you are, how do you feel at this moment, okay? How can I realistically and practically get to this next level or this next whatever in my growth. Also gratitude. Gratitude is something that is talked about a lot because it’s so powerful. When you just sit and you really just immerse yourself in the blessings that surround you, you can change your mindset and perceive things differently, and look at things just like god trying to show you something. Or you may be mindful of the fact that you are living in abundance despite the fact that you may be lacking this or might be lacking that. Yeah so I would say meditation and breath, journaling, and gratitude. Zach: Man those are great answers. And it’s funny, you said it at the beginning but you’re absolutely right. The tips, the advice that you’re providing here- it’s free! All it takes is intentionality and making sure that you actually do those things, but it’s not like I need to go sign up for something way out here. Deun: RightZach: That’s really cool, and I think it’s funny because the other point you made around us internalizing things like black people we do internalize things like as a culture. And when I talk to other people, like other minorities, those experiences are not so exclusive to us, right? So I think that’s really good advice. Man, thank you for that. Deun: Definitely! I’m happy to have shared it. Zach: I love your story and I’m excited because we’re really just still at the beginning of it. Now I know you’re not in Corporate America, but you have friends who are and you’ve done partnerships with actual Corporations, so it’s not like you’re completely alien to the concept of Corporate America. I know that you have been listening to Living Corporate, can you kinda talk to me about how you feel about the show so far?Deun: Yes absolutely! I mean when you first brought this idea to me, I was like “hey, this is definitely a space that needs to be created” because there are black people who, you know, have these narratives that need to be shared about their experiences in the corporate world and from my understanding, there was no space like this, especially for black millennials! So I think that this is very beautiful, very necessary, very transformative. I feel like it’s a safe space for people to feel like ‘I can come here and talk about everything that I’ve gone through and help other individuals who work in corporate america get through what they’re going through’. And although I have the blessing of not working in corporate america, you know, like you said, I do know a lot women, and work with them often through Black Girl in Om, to talk about being in corporate spaces where they’re the only black woman, and you know, they need to know like “how do I practice meditation? How can I cultivate a self care practice?” It’s all necessary, it’s all connected, and I’m happy to help in any way that I can and I’m so happy that you guys have created this space. Zach : Man, thank you for the love, Deun! And straight up, this is heartwarming, it really is. The thing about it is, it’s just so funny that because of the space that you engage and some of the work that we’re doing. So we actually have a show coming up in a couple weeks around mental wellness in corporate america, so what I’m really excited about as we get that show going is really pointing people to some of the resources and some of the things you’ve been doing, right? That you’ve been working on around wellness and just holistic wellness for in your case, specifically black women, but I think a lot of the things you actually create will be helpful for any non-white person in majority white spaces, right? And so when you think about what we’re doing is we’re trying to, to your point, create that safe space and beyond a safe space, a courageous space. Like for people to really lean in and be themselves, and to be affirmed and built up. So for those who don’t know, we’re in Houston, we’re in my home. We are in my abode Deun [laughs] Okay. Zach: And I noticed, I’m looking around, and I see art, right? And for those who don’t know, I’ve been a fan. I’ve been a Deun fan. Deun: This is true Zach: Right, and I’m looking around and I’m looking at artwork adorning my walls and it just leads me to ask, you know, who was your first true blue client? Who was your first client? Deun: You are so extra. YOU, Zachary Nunn, was my first client. And I thank you so much. You had me design a custom illustration for you and your beautiful wife, and man, you know, that really just started something special. Because, I mean I really started poppin then, people were like coming to me, requesting me, and it was amazing, so thank you! Zach: [laughs] Self serving on my side for sure, and jokes and stuff aside, I want to thank you for taking the time to sit down with me today. And I know you’re busy, right? So talk to us about what you got going on right now. Get your rounds off. Like, what are some of the brands that you’ve worked with, who are the favorite celebrities, I know that I saw recently that you worked with Luvvie, but just talk to us about some of the things that you’ve got going on and some of the things that you’ve recently completed. Deun: Right, so like I told y’all from jump, I always have a lot going on, and I’m just so blessed and so eternally grateful for that. Speaking on previous achievements or goals or whatever you want to call them, I was featured in Essence in their April issue for Black Girl in Om, which is really really beautiful. If you have not been to an Apple store, you need to go their right now because you will see my face and my work shown all throughout the display monitors, on the phones, on the little gallery wall, on the iPads, all of that good stuff. And so that was really beautiful too because I was reached out to by the creative director of Today at Apple personally, who told me that he was a really huge fan of my work and I was like “dang, this is crazy!” You know, so he had me create and curate these beautiful images on my iphone, and so I had a chance to put my friends on, you know, and so they’re in this international campaign which is crazy, and my self portraits! So that was really beautiful. And recently I became one of VSCO Voices grant recipients and I’m gonna be taking on this 6-month project about sexual abuse within a marginalized community, specifically black women. And that is a story that is very personal to me because I too am a woman who is now thriving in the aftermath of such a traumatic event. So that’s something that I am currently doing right now and yes I did have a chance to shoot Luvvie for the cover of this magazine with Design Sponge that will be coming out really soon. I have some amazing things in the works for Black Girl in Om, you know we have some retreats popping off, some live podcasts, I’m going to be doing my first keynote address at a photo conference in Palm Springs next year in 2019. Be sure to follow me on instagram and I will keep you updated with tickets and all of that.I mean, I don’t even know. Literally the list could go on and on and on, but those are some of the major projects that I’m doing, and I’m so excited about them, so. Yeah, that’s what I got going on. Zach: That’s really cool, so you know, you said something about your Instagram, so where can people connect with you? Where can they buy your art? Where can they engage with you further? Deun: Yes, absoutely, so you can follow me on instagram @deunivory. I’m on that on instagram, I’m also on that on Twitter, and Black Girl in Om, you should follow us on instagram as well because we curate and create amazing experiences and art Zach: yes y’all do Deun: Thank you. Oh yeah, I have another baby, Ivory and Ashe Life on Instagram which is a company that I founded with Lauren Ashe who is also the founder of Black Girl in Om. It’s like a mindfulness goods brand for women of color. And Hello G&G which is an activation series that I just started with my friend Abena Boamah, who is the founder of Hanahana Beauty. If you are in need of some lotion that’s gon get you your entire life, and have you glowing and shining like none other, you need to check out Hanahana Beauty on instagram. So I know those were a lot of handles, but I got a lot going on, and I’m pretty sure you’re going to be receiving so much beauty and affirmation from all of these platforms. Zach: Oh absolutely, and you know, I can specifically vouch for - well fist of all, Black Girl in Om is super dope. I visit your website, I visit your IG page all the time, beautiful work there. And then also I can vouch for Hanahana Beauty because I’ve actually met Abena a couple months ago, and she gave me some of her cocoa butter. Deun: The shea butter Zach: The Shea butter, excuse me, that’s right the shea butter and it was fire Deun: yeah! Zach: Yes my fingers were very very supple Deun: HA! Zach: My skin was lustrious Deun: [laughs] that’s literally - yes, like that’s what it is, it’s just what it is. And she’s been featured in essence and numerous other platforms because this stuff- it’s the truth. Zach: So the thing about it is - this is our inaugural kick off for our b-sides but eventually we definitely want you, Abena, Lauren Ashe, we could make it just like a Black Girl in Om party because we really want to talk about entrepreneurship while being other, and you know, like you guys have really burst on the scene, and yall - the space that you guys are inhabiting, you guys are really rocking that domain Deun: Thank you! Zach: No problem, I mean, thank y’all. Let’s do this- before we kinda wrap it up, do you have any more shout outs? Deun: I wanna shout out to everybody! I mean relationships are such an integral part of my success, for one. You know, I would not be here if god had not blessed me with the relationships I have with these phenomenal black women who are intelligent and brilliant and who celebrate me and have shown me how to celebrate others. So definitely my creative partners Lauren Ashe and Abena Boamah, my best friend in the whole wide world, Victoria Banjo. My good friends in Houston, you know Eunice and Selma and Unique and everybody from Good Hope, my amazing husband Eric Michael Ward, who is also an amazing photographer and is the reason why I’m in photography now. He’s so dope. Oh my god, who else? Alex Elle for really just trusting me to create her logo and allowing me to be on her podcast, which gave me great exposure and also the reason why I have so many clients and you know, people who kinda know me, yknow, I’m grateful for that. And Sarad at Essence for reaching out to Lauren and I for the Essence cover, well not Essence cover, but you know, I’m manifesting that- Zach: Yes, c’mon Deun: -for the Essence Feature. Crwn Magazine for always putting us on, if y’all need to be in the know of like a black magazine that caters to black women, our hair, our experiences, Crwn Mag, C-R-W-N. They are legit. Adrian Rochelle who is another phenomenal black woman. Just-- Brilliant! Ahead of her time. Please follow her on Instagram, she’s amazing. If I have missed you, please know it is not on purpose. Okay, I just came back from a memorial party, it was real lit, I was eatin real good and I’m tired, but know that I love you and I mean well. But thank you to everybody who has been supportive, who has loved on me and shown me support and held me accountable and also been very honest with me from the jump, so. Yes, those are my shout outs. Zach: Dope, well, we’ll make sure to include all the @’s and links for all that you’ve referenced so that folks can make sure to connect with you. Definitely shout out to you ma’am, shout out to your wonderful husband, E-Mike, who is my best friend, right? Best man at my wedding. Shout out to LaurenAsh and Abenah and HanaHana and Grow & Glow, and shout out to Black Girl In Om! Deun: yes! Zach: Okay, well look, I think that might do it. I think that does us for the show. Again, guys this is our first b-side, these are just gonna be loose,laid back, more fun episodes, and you can kinda meet friends of the show and kind of just get to know some of the hosts and some of our guests. You know, we don’t typically do it like this on the regular shows, but Deun would you mind signing us off?Deun:... okay! [laughs] alright, thank you for joining us on the Living Corporate Podcast. Make sure to follow us on instagram at @livingcorporate, twitter at @LivingCorp_Pod and subscribe to our newsletter through. If you have a question you’d like us to answer and read on the show, make sure you email us at. Aaaaaand that does it for us on this show. Once again, my name is Deun Ivory! Zach: my name is Zach, peace!