Podcasts about yelitsa

Yelitsa Jean-Charles is the founder and CEO of Healthy Roots Dolls, which makes toys that represent more diverse backgrounds. A Detroit native, her dolls teach natural hair care to young girls of color through the toys. On this episode, Yelitsa chats with AfroTech's Will Lucas about toys and social impact, acquiring or being acquired, and how startups can secure shelf space in major retail outlets. Follow Will Lucas on Instagram at @willlucas Learn more about other Black tech disruptors and innovators at AfroTech.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Yelitsa Jean CharlesHas been named a Forbes 30-Under-30, won the Quicken Loans Demo Day pitch, and is one of the few people who can get me to turn into clubhouse.  Her company, Healthy Roots Dolls is a start-up toy company that creates dolls that reinforce positive self- perceptions among young girls. In this episode, Yelitsa shares:The power of YouTube and knowledge sharing that's empowering a new generation of women. Learning how to delegate and say no, without alienating . Advice and experience raising capital. The influence of calling the city of Detroit home vs LA, New York, Austin, or Miami. Referenced in this episode:Watch Yelitsa's Tedx Talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH_TfiMt-DE (How #blackgirlmagic can change the world.) 75% of white people don't have a black friend - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/27/three-quarters-of-whites-dont-have-any-non-white-friends-2/ (Washington Post) Women and BIPOC are very underrated when https://betakit.com/women-at-venture-capital-firms-still-vastly-underrepresented-according-to-new-report/ (getting capital). SponsorsThank you to Shogun for sponsoring the Rolled Up Podcast Network. Nomad increased page speed, resulting in a 25% increase in conversions, a 15.6% reduction in their bounce rate, and most importantly made 25% more per sale when switching to https://getshogun.com/frontend/nomad-case-study (Shogun Frontend).

When Yelitsa Jean-Charles was a young girl, she didn’t see any dolls that looked like her. In fact, when her parents tried to give her a non-white doll, she cried because it wasn’t “the pretty one.”She didn’t know it yet, but in that moment, a business was born.Today Yelitsa is the founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, a toy company that creates dolls and storybooks to empower young girls and showcase the beauty of our diversity. In this episode of Longitudes Radio, part two in a three-part series on the Black business landscape, she shares her entrepreneurial journey and how those feelings of childhood disappointment ultimately paved the path for her future success.“I grew up and started to feel less like a princess and more like a pumpkin because I didn't see people celebrated for having hair that looked like my own,” she remembers. “I saw an opportunity … with our Zoe doll and her powerful hair full of curl power.”Like many aspiring entrepreneurs, at first, Yelitsa struggled. And she encountered skepticism about her ideas and her ability to translate that vision into a profitable company.But she kept grinding, learning new skills, figuring out what worked — and what didn’t work. She aligned herself with mentors who believed in her business and supported products more representative of the people who ultimately purchase them.Despite her successes, Yelitsa still has doubts, grappling with her place in a system that has long denied business opportunities to people of color.“Even with all the accolades, even with all the traction, I still often question the validity of my business and the opportunities that I can pursue,” she admits. Yelitsa remains hopeful that her story will inspire other women of color to pursue their business dreams. “My goal in life, my purpose in life, is the liberation and economic freedom of Black women through education and financial literacy,” she says, goals she’s now achieving one doll at a time.Ultimately, however, the long hours, lack of sleep, self-doubt and yes, triumphs, all bring Yelitsa back to her early days … without a doll that looked like her.“What they're playing with,” Yelitsa says of children today “should represent the world and the people that they're going to interact with so that they can learn about others.”If you missed it, check out part one in our podcast series on Black business, a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.

When Yelitsa Jean-Charles was growing up, she didn’t have dolls that looked like her. But a project in college set her on a path that would see her making sure that doesn’t happen for the younger generation.Learn more about Zoe and the Healthy Roots Dolls missionFollow Healthy Roots Dolls on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter Tell us what’s making you smile! Send a voice memo to smile@wondery.com Our theme song is “Smile” by Ryan Innes--Support us by supporting our sponsors!Vizzy — Try all four flavors https://www.vizzyhardseltzer.com/

So you have a great business idea- and you know it will make money. But what’s next? How do you take your idea to market? In this episode, we’re discussing how to create an actionable plan for your business and make sure your idea doesn’t just stay an idea. We finish this episode by interviewing Yelista Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls. Yelitsa took the toy market by storm when she started a company that creates dolls and storybooks that empower young girls and represent the beauty of diversity. Grab a mug and listen in.

Creating memorable products and an impactful brand will not only keep your business top of mind for your customers but as you will hear in this episode of Start Yours it can change lives. Today’s guest, Yelitsa Jean-Charles, created Healthy Roots Dolls, a start-up toy company that was founded with a goal to make a new, positive beauty standard for young girls – especially for those with curly hair. A recent tweet that featured Yelitsa and an image of her Zoe doll went viral with over 900K likes! The success of the dolls means that they are currently sold out but they are accepting pre-orders. This is an incredible story about how one product can inspire and empower. Join us as we chat with Yelitsa and learn more about creating a meaningful brand and the early success of her business Healthy Roots Dolls.

With the death of George Floyd and the nation-wide protests for black lives matter this week, it's time we really pay attention to how racism plays into everyday life – including dating. We compiled a few of our past episodes about the struggles of dating as black men and women in modern times. Really listen as we talk with Yelitsa, Sofaya, and Chris about how they navigate racist comments on dating apps, the extra hardships that come with dating as a person of color, and how best to openly discuss sexual racism to help put an end to this behavior. For the full episodes: S7E7: Dating as a Black Woman: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-7-episode-7-dating-as-a-black-woman/id1084105171?i=1000418697968 S8E13: Sexual Racism: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-8-episode-13-sexual-racism/id1084105171?i=1000438130527 Follow us @dateablepodcast. Check out our website ( http://dateablepodcast.com/ ) for more content, live show dates, and merchandise. A big thanks to Do the Bay for these resources to help during this time: *Consider donating to the following impactful causes:* Black Lives Matter ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=d8f3ffc43c&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) Minnesota Freedom Fund ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=10c9eaa1ab&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) Nationwide Bail Fund ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=4a1bfae244&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=ffb2efd92b&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) The Marshall Project ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=67835de346&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) - nonprofit criminal justice journal Center For Racial Justice ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=e57e60be3f&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) Campaign Zero ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=beb6db5bb9&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) - policy solutions to end police violence Protesting? Here’s a ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=cd5e224046&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) guide to staying safe ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=f6b8918810&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ). Not comfortable protesting? Here are other impactful ways to help ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=9d09aae28c&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ). *Here are some excellent resources for further education:* What is Systematic Racism? ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=51baa02b8c&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) - an easy-to-understand video series History of Racist US Laws ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=3e739ab1d4&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) and their effects throughout American history The Case for Reparations ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=260bc114ae&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) The Road Not Taken ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=7606abf6c4&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) - Housing and Criminal Justice 50 Years After the Kerner Commission Report Social Exclusion: The Decisions and Dynamics that Drive Racism ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=3351a30fe3&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=f4b34ea6fd&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) How To Stop Police Violence ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=b791776be1&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) - excellent Twitter thread Educational Resources via Black Lives Matter ( https://dothebay.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?e=2fb22b42c9&id=ffe784cc49&u=9d79cbeaca5dc65170e3da4ad ) Cover art Photography Credit: Larry Wong ( http://lwong.net/ ) #lwongphoto Dateable is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at frolic.media/podcasts ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/1896ec4c-ab61-46a7-b4ab-16f3ae2e712a/ep/6f03be0a-fd24-4b2c-bf24-3342e7b185ed/frolic.media/podcasts ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

About: Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, joins us as we discuss how she used her experiences as a young girl to breathe life into the idea of creating a diverse line of kids' dolls.  Yelitsa shares gems about her journey with kickstarting her company, her process for finding time to conquer all her goals, and her joy in seeing young girls excited about her dolls!  Our Guest: Yelitsa never had a doll that looked like her growing up. The one time her parents gave her a black doll, she burst into tears because it wasn't the “pretty one”. Since then, Yelitsa has made it her goal to make sure that no other children feel the way she did about her own appearance growing.  While in her Junior year studying Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, Yelitsa redesigned the fairy tale character Rapunzel as a brown girl with beautiful kinky hair. After speaking with classmates and friends, she saw the opportunity to address the demonstrated need for more diverse toys and representation in children's publishing. With a grant from the Brown University Social Innovation Fellowship, support from the RISD E'Ship Program, Masschallenge Accelerator program and 674 dedicated Kickstarter backers, Healthy Roots was Born. Yelitsa has gone from not knowing how to do her own hair at the age 21 to teaching young girls all about their own. Since starting Healthy Roots Dolls, Yelitsa has graduated from RISD with a BFA in Illustration and a concentration in Gender, Race & Sexuality. In 2018 she won the Startup Stampede, New Voices Fund Pitch competition, participated in the VFA Accelerator program and was awarded the first Main Street Ventures Wendy S. Lea Female founders Grant. This year she was accepted to the Backstage Accelerator program in Detroit with an investment of $100,000. Most recently won People's Choice and First Place at the 2019 Quicken Loans Detroit Demo Day for a total winning of $125,000 and as of 2019 has raised nearly $500,000 total for her company.   Yelitsa's business and social media sites: Website: www.healthyrootsdolls.com Instagram: @blackgirlvstheworld; @healthyrootsdolls Twitter:@theyetitsa; @rootsdoll Resources mentioned in this podcast episode:  Funding Resource:  Kickstarter   Books:  The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart!   Apps: Slack Buffer  Evernote Google Drive Google Calendar   Credits: Music:MaxSky Beats   Follow us - The Millennial Girl Way: Website: www.themillennialgirlway.com Instagram: @TheMillennialGirlWay Facebook: @TheMillennialGirlWay

Yelitsa Jean-Charles is the Founder & Creative Director of Healthy Roots - a doll company focused on promoting positive self-perceptions in girls through dolls with varying shades of complexion and natural hair textures. She still suffers with imposter syndrome even after being honored by Essence Magazine as one of the 50 founders to watch in 2017, but she’s ready to take the world by storm. Listen in to hear Reshma and Yelitsa talk about colorism and the way that toys affect the way our kids see themselves. Follow Yelitsa’s journey on Twitter at @TheYelitsa. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bravenotperfect/message

Rod talks with founder and CEO of Healthy Roots Yelitsa Jean-Charles about her experience in school, being a CEO, raising money, being black, street harassment and a ton more stuff. I had such a good time talking to Yelitsa. She's an amazing person that I'm happy to introduce our audience to if they don't already know her. Remember this interview because he star is still rising. She's going places. Sponsors: Site: https://healthyrootsdolls.com/ Code: TBGWT Twitter: @ShadowDogProd Book Crushers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_LzczYsXng

On this show, Yelitsa shares how she launched the Healthy Roots Dolls, raised 50k on Kickstarter and how she is changing the world one kinky haired doll at a time. On this show we discuss a variety of topics from design, business, racism, equity, etc. This is a funny, conscious and easy listen and I had a blast recording it. I hope you enjoy and share :). Find Yelitsa & Healthy Roots here: Healthy Roots Dolls: www.healthyrootsdolls.com Yelitsa Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackgirlvstheworld Yelitsa Twitter: www.twitter.com/theyelitsa Yelitsa Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/yelitsajeancharles:

Yelitsa Jean-Charles is the creator of the Healthy Roots Doll, Zoe. Healthy Roots is a toy company Yelitza founded that creates dolls and storybooks that reinforce positive self-perceptions of the richly diverse, varying shades of complexion, and natural hair textures among girls of color. Societal beauty standards negatively impact the self perception of girls of color. She aims to empower, educate and inspire self-love. In this episode, Yelitsa tells us how a class project led her to the development of the doll Zoe and the creation of a purpose-driven company. We also discuss how she used crowdfunding, fellowships, pitch competitions, and more to grow her company. Her story will inspire you to take action. Healthy Roots Website: healthyrootsdolls.comFacebook: healthyrootsdollsInstagram: @healthyrootsdollsYoutube: Healthy Roots DollTwitter: @rootsdolls Yelitsa Jean-Charles Instagram: @blackgirlvstheworld Twitter: @theYelitsa  Studio 78 Podcast Website: nachesnow.comFacebook: studio78podcastInstagram: @nachesnowYoutube: Nache SnowTwitter: @nachesnowLinkedIn: nachesnowPodcast: Studio 78Pinterest: Tallook

Yelitsa Jean Charles has gone from not knowing how to do her own hair at the age 21 to teaching young girls all about their own. While in her Junior year studying Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, Yelitsa redesigned the fairy tale Character Rapunzel as a brown girl with beautiful kinky hair. After speaking with classmates and friends. she saw the opportunity to address the demonstrated need for more diverse toys and representation in children’s publishing.With a grant from of the Brown University Social Innovation Fellowship, support from the RISD E’Ship Program, Masschallenge Accelerator program and 674 dedicated Kickstarter backers, Healthy Roots was born.She was most recently recognized on Essence’s 2017 50 Founders to watch list and won the Startup Stampede as well as the New Voices Fund Pitch competition. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and Google Play Links mentioned on this episode Healthy Roots Dolls Build-A-Bear Founder Venture for America Build, Brand + Launch Facebook Group INC Conference Blavity Afrotech Conference Blavity Summit 21 Conference The Bear Necessities Book Gimlet StartUp Podcast Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements 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 Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Healthy Roots Dolls - @HealthyRootsDolls Yelitsa Jean-Charles - @blackgirlvstheworld Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro

Yelitsa and Sofaya tell us the struggles of dating as black women in modern times. We discuss racial discrimination in online dating, the judgment formed from extreme stereotypes, and the impact of interracial dating with black men and ones of other races. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Here's an inspiring interview with the talented and driven Yelitsa Jean-Charles, Founder + CEO of Healthy Roots Dolls, a toy company that teaches natural hair care to young girls of color with beautiful black dolls. While at the Rhode Island School of Design studying Illustration, Yelitsa redesigned the fairy tale character Rapunzel as a brown girl with beautiful kinky hair. The exploration quickly gained traction and with a grant from of the Brown University Social Innovation Fellowship, support from the RISD E'Ship Program, the Masschallenge Accelerator program, and 674 dedicated Kickstarter backers, Yelitsa brought Healthy Roots to life. Join us as we discuss entrepreneurship, representation, and finding yourself in the world. Recorded at SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas. Full show notes: http://backstagecapital.com/podcast/healthy-roots/ Credits: Executive Producer: Arlan Hamilton Host + Producer/Editor: Bryan Landers Theme by: Janine Additional Music by: Birocratic

C. Diddy (@cdiddy513) & Steph (@bobeaubreaux) discuss DJ Khaled & his thought process on oral sex & what happens when you forgive your partner, but your friends don't. Halfway through the episode our special guest Yelitsa (@blackgirlvstheworld) comes in & discusses: Drake & Rihanna's "falling out", Donald Glover's "This Is America" and the conversation around his credibility in the black community & more on this interesting episode. Intro: Anti-Social Smokers Club - Slim Jxmmi feat. Zoe Kravitz Outro: Good Girl - Vanessa Marquez Yelitsa's company: @HealthyRootsDolls (www.healthyrootsdolls.com) Continue to communicate with us using the #ShootYourShotPod hashtag. And follow us on: Twitter (@SYSPodcast), Instagram (@shootyourshotpod) and Facebook (Shoot Your Shot Pod) If you have a question you want us to discuss on the podcast, email us at shootyourshotpod@gmail.com