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Education, Scholarships & Opportunity with Minorities to Majorities CEO Jasmine Chigbu

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Education, Scholarships & Opportunity

In episode 58 Keetria talks with Jasmine Chigbu, CEO and Founder of Minorities to Majorities. Jasmine´s goal is to make higher education more accessible to minorities. After spending too much time searching for opòrtunities, she knew there had to be an easier way. Join Keetria and Jasmine as they talk about the movement she is creating and the journey of a minority entrepreneur. There’s also 15% off all MTM merchandise with promo code “STYLEOFBUSINESS.” Listen to the show!

Show Notes:

  • Introduction of guest Jasmine Chigbu, CEO and Founder of Minorities to Majorities
  • How Jasmine created a resource for minorities for grad school and scholarships
  • Jasmine created an app that helps minorities see their scholarship opportunities at their fingertips
  • The app is all about giving people access. There is no barrier to download the app.
  • The biggest frustration when it comes to minorities looking for scholarship
  • There is a lack of support for minorities
  • The entrepreneur journey of a minority woman

 

Key Points:

  1.  Jasmine created an app Minorities to Majorities that allows students to access resources at the tips of their fingertips.
  2.  Jasmine is making higher education more accessible for everyone and in the long-term healing individuals and communities through higher education.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–     “Communities and people can be healed through higher education.” – Jasmine.

–       “Do your research.” – Jasmine.

–       “Being an entrepreneur and being a black woman in the process has been a constant process of learning.” – Jasmine.

 

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The Business of Radio with “Live @” host Cha Cha Mystique

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In episode 57 Keetria talks with guest, Cha Cha Mystique,  Host of the radio show “Live @…” at DAMATRIX studios. Cha Cha shares how she works to maintain her own broadcast while discussing the ins and outs of the broadcasting industry.

Show Notes:

  • Introduction of guest Cha Cha Mystique, Host of the radio show “Live @…” at DAMATRIX studios.
  • How Cha Cha became the host of a radio show
  • Why being direct and transparent is extremely refreshing
  • The content Cha Cha creates is completely freestyled otherwise it seems robotic
  • It is incredibly empowering to be able to share your voice from a radio platform
  • Why Cha Cha wants to host entrepreneurs, artists, and comedians on her show
  • Why the show gets boring when people agree all the time
  • Cha Cha discloses her favorite events and artists
  • How to promote a style that is more underground and get a huge reach
  • For Cha Cha, staying inspired means knowing failure and being broke
  • Keep going for what you believe in and don’t let anyone else take you away from that

 

Key Points:

  1.    If you have a passion for something, your path will lead you to it.
  2.    Being direct and transparent on a broadcast is invaluable and refreshing for listeners.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–        “We freestyle everything. I don’t even write questions.” – Cha Cha.

–       “Don’t let nobody take you away from that [your passion].” – Cha Cha.

–       “Keep going after what you believe in.” – Cha Cha.

 

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Defying Impossible & Achieving Success with Dr. Venus, The Millionaire Mentor

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Defying Impossible & Achieving Success with Dr. Venus

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In episode 55 we hear from Dr. Venus Opal Reese the CEO of Defy Impossible and Author of The Black Woman Millionaire: A Revolutionary Act that Defies Impossible. Keetria speaks with Dr. Venus about the recent success of her book, “The Black Woman Millionaire: A Revolutionary Act that Defies Impossible” and how we can all defy the impossible every day. Dr. Venus shares how she took control of her life, created her own businesses and started helping others achieve success. 

Show Notes:

  • Introduction of Dr. Venus Opal Reese, CEO and creator of Defy Impossible and Author of The Black Woman Millionaire
  • Dr. Venus shares her background and unconventional road to success
  • How to combat negativity and move beyond what people think or say about you
  • Dr. Venus talks about Defies Impossible and her mission to bring about change
  • How to build a business and the problems most people have in starting one
  • Why people get stuck year after year in unfulfilling positions
  • Don’t settle for what you think you can manage. Don’t stop dreaming and hoping. Don´t be too afraid to try
  • Words of Encouragement: Start where you are and get around people who are where you want to go

 

3 Key Points:

  1.     To navigate entrepreneurship, Dr. Venus says having a team is key.
  2.     Dr. Venus talks about how to build your business and the struggles associated with it.
  3.     Don’t stop dreaming and hoping. Don’t be too afraid to try.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–       “Defiance wasn’t an external. Defiance was fighting against all of the negativity that I truly believed about myself.” – Dr. Venus

–       “Defying the impossible really is an internal thing.” – Dr. Venus
–       “Money is an energetic thing. It is not what you do.” – Dr. Venus

–       “Start where you are and get around people who are where you want to go.” – Dr. Venus

 

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Building a Foundation for Success with GTEX Co-founder Simone Vincenzi

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Building a Foundation for Success

In episode 54, Keetria talks with Simone Vincenzi, Co-Founder of GTEX. Simone is a High-Converting, Entertaining Trainer and Speaker. He works with businesses as a coach to help them grow and develop. Simone´s path wasn’t a straight path. Starting as a restaurant manager Simone molded his path to a life and business he loves. Simone shares how he made it as an entrepreneur with little initial knowledge about business.


Show Notes:

  • Introduction of guest Simone Vincenzi, Co-Founder of GTEX and Professional Development speaker.
  • At age 22, Simone realized he had reached the top of what he was doing for the education he had.
  • Although Simone worked in restaurant management his whole life he discovered his passion for coaching when he was 22. He quickly got a diploma in that area.
  • Due to his young age, Simone would coach as a part of a larger organization. He started to speak at schools.
  • Simone did a lot of shifts that were unpaid to gain experience.
  • Simone talks about the lack of family support and difficult times that made him a stronger and better business owner.
  • Simone puts more emphasis on the process than the results in personal development.
  • It is about being proactive rather than reactive and finding solutions rather than problems.
  • If you are waiting for things to be perfect, then it is never going to happen.
  • If you want to really stand out as a speaker and make a name for yourself, always think about what makes me unique.
  • Build your expertise and to prove that you are there walking, living, breathing embodiment of what you do.

 

3 Key Points:

  1.     The path to running your own business is not “one size fits all.”
  2.     The path to business is a series of ups and downs and people not believing in what you have to offer.
  3.      If you want to be successful, get experience and eat, walk, and breathe what you are selling.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–       “Everything was a challenge and an opportunity.” – Simone.

–       “An adventure is an opportunity to become a better person.” – Simone.

–       “Build your expertise and to prove that you are there walking, living, breathing embodiment of what you do because just because you attended today’s seminar for free.” –Simone.

 

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Freelancing Your Way to Freedom with Dayne Shuda of Ghost Blog Writers

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Freelancing Your Way to Freedom with Dayne Shuda

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In episode 53 Keetria sits with Dayne Shuda, Founder of Ghost Blog writers. Keetria and Dayne talk about freelancing, and Dayne shares his story about how he transitioned from his job to full-time freelancing. Dayne shares best practices when deciding to freelance full-time and gives us a peek into the life of a freelancing entrepreneur.

Show Notes:

  • Introduction of guest Dayne Shuda, Founder of Ghost Blog Writers
  • How Dayne´s first job sparked interest to start exploring digital content
  • After he secured two clients, Dayne started to consider freelancing as a job
  • Having clients and a basic setup of the company eased Dayne´s transition from the corporate realm to entrepreneur life
  • How Dayne comes up with content for the blog
  • The goal of a business blog is to attract people to your brand
  • Don´t look at your blog´s analytics during your first year
  • How a personal blog and a business blog are different
  • Blogging is a unique way to connect with people
  • How Dayne would pivot his business if the blogging world collapsed

3 Key Points:

  1. Freelancing as a viable job is becoming more and more popular.
  2. Developing an understanding of digital content and getting clients eases the transition into freelancing.
  3. If you are serious about freelancing and can see some potential, just do it.

Tweetable Quotes:

–       “Having the clients was a big one [help] instead of just jumping on an idea.” – Dayne.

–       “Content creators are big consumers of content.” – Dayne.

–       “If you are serious about it and can see some potential, just do it.” – Dayne.

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The Truth about Failing Forward with Erin Martin

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The Truth about Failing Forward with Erin Martin

Summary:

Erin Martin, entrepreneur and wellness enthusiast, joins us to speak about her journey in holistic wellness and how it led to her business. She talks about her family, everyday inspiration and what led her to the work she does today. Erin leaves us with inspiring tips to live a life we love.

Show Notes:

  • Introduction of guest Erin Martin, an entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry.
  • Impact chronic illnesses / cystic fibrosis had on her family; Erin switched paths, quit her job, and stayed at home to take care of her kids.
  • The intimidating parts of an eight-year employment gap and how to leverage the gap.
  • Erin on how to conquer the work-life balance when growing your own business.
  • The future of business is shifting towards you work during the hours you can, and if you’re successful, it works. The standard 9-5 is going out the window.
  • Don´t be afraid of failure, and don´t be afraid of making mistakes. As long as I am moving forward, it is ok.
  • There is opportunity everywhere. Keep going.
  • Get up early even if you are not a morning person.
  • Map out your days in the morning or the night before.
  • The role of spirituality and faith play in Erin´s life and success.
  • Have a no-abandon attitude
  • The only way you are going to fail is if you quit, but you are the biggest loser before you are the biggest winner.
  • After failure, it is hard to see the success. We have to keep going.

3 Key Points:

  1. Wellness is extremely important for us to be able to live a life we love.
  2. Shaping our business around our life is the future of business.
  3. Our biggest failures happen before our biggest successes. Keep going.

Tweetable Quotes:

–       “The only time things are perfect are when we are standing still. If we are moving forward, we are going to drop some things, but we can go back and pick them up. It´s called failing forward.” – Erin Martin.

–       “There is opportunity everywhere. Keep going.” – Erin Martin.

–       “Jesus is my business partner.” – Erin Martin.

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The Wellness Way of Life with Tif Pate

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The Wellness Way of Life with Tif Pate

Summary:

Tif Pate, entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast, joins us to speak about holistic wellness and what a wellness business looks like. Tune in as she talks about making health a top priority and how to create a business around your value system.

Show Notes:

 

  • Introduction of guest Tif Pate
  • The power of wellness and effects on life
  • Fitness mental blocks and how to get past them
  • The future of biohealth
  • Customizing biohealth
  • How to train your body according to your needs
  • The effects of food and medications on how your DNA is expressed
  • How taking care of ourselves affects the world around us
  • Insecurities and how they control us
  • Workout recovery gems that help
  • Striving for life-work balance
  • How to schedule everything around your workout
  • The most important appointment you should keep
  • How to ensure a successful business
  • Why knowing your value system is important when creating a business

 

3 Key Points:

  1. The power of holistic wellness in our lives and why it is important.
  2. The journey from unhealthy to healthy is a process.
  3. How to balance your life and always fit your 30 minutes of exercise into your day.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–       “It is all a journey—for thicker or thinner” – Tif Pate.

–       “I am here to help, inspire, and change people’s lives for the better” – Tif Pate.
–       “If you are going to do business, it needs to be something that is in line with your value system” – Tif Pate.

 

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Talking Music Production and Sound Design: A Chat with Producer JazzFeezy

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Talking Music Production and Sound Design

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In this 49th episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, Keetria interviews JazzFeezy about his personal background as a producer, advice for aspiring producers, memorable moments and his perspective on developments in the industry. JazzFeezy is a producer who has worked with Boi-1da, T-Minus among others. JazzFeezy began his career contributing beats and has expanded to creating sample libraries and sync licensing. This episode focuses on the experiences that JazzFeezy has in the music industry and how his career developed (and what lessons he’s learned).

Show Notes:

  • Keetria introduces JazzFeezy of JazzFeezy Productions & Publishing
  • JazzFeezy explains his background
    • He was a fan of music at the end of high school
    • He’d use SoundForge to crossfade songs
    • He left college to study production and network with artists
  • Discussing projects (big and small)
    • Signed to Boi-1da (2010-2012) and contributed to placement in the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
    • Post 2012 on T.I.’s Paperwork album (submitting ~150 beats, credited as executive producer)
  • How does developing a career (and getting placements) work?
    • You’d ask the artist for a “narrative” or “inspiration” are they looking for?
    • Work 10-12 hours per day generating creative ideas, making beats, etc.
      • Not every day is going to produce good results
    • Grew up around rock music and Bollywood
    • Discovering new music inspired his early career
    • Discussing sound design
      • Recording/sampling his own sounds
      • Low budget sampling helped him develop skills around sound design
    • Technological advances in music and instrumentation have changed the industry
      • These days, we have access to great synthetic instruments and excellent sample libraries
    • Overview of what a sound designer is:
      • Starting with a recorded sound, using FX and editing to create a sound (snare, sound FX, etc.)
    • Discussing memorable moments from career
      • Running into Kendrick Lamar
      • Learning about being in charge of a project
    • Where are new artists showing up first?
      • Check out the Viral 50 playlist (on Spotify)
    • Which producers have been most influential to you personally?
      • Boi-1da
      • T-Minus
      • Note: Many current artists are producing demos on laptops
    • Influences
      • Boi-1da gave JazzFeezy important opportunities
    • Upcoming productions?
      • TV, Film, Video Games and Commercials
      • Independent, unsigned artists for sync licensing
        • Introducing new artists
      • What advice for aspiring producers?
        • Do research into mics, software and production tools
        • Always keep learning
        • Get out of the basement and network!
        • Develop great communication skills
        • Deliver on quick turnarounds
      • Where to find sounds from JazzFeezy
        • JazzFeezy.com
        • Splice – packs, samples and drum kits
        • Landr.com – 750 free sounds
        • Beat tutorials and gaming on twitch
        • Also available on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter

3 Key Points:

  1. Producers often work persistently (as much as 10-12 hours a day), even though not every day will produce a successful result.
  2. Sound design is simply any audio result that you produce from scratch that is used as a “sound” in a production (e.g. snare, fx, etc.).
  3. Successful producers need to get out of their studios and network, keep learning and build relationships.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

– “It’s great we can make all this music in our basement, but you still have to get off your butt.” – JazzFeezy

– “Have the trust and the relationship and the communication with the artist to decipher what exactly you’re creating.” – JazzFeezy

– “Here’s the thing – you sign to a producer, who knows if you ever get your moment.” – JazzFeezy

– “It’s really amazing to see the artists becoming the producers and that’s becoming more of a normal thing” – JazzFeezy

 

 

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Interview with Best-selling Author & Speaker Andrea Waltz of Go For No

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Interview with Best-selling Author & Speaker Andrea Waltz

Summary:

In this 48th episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, Keetria interviews Andrea Waltz, a professional speaker, trainer, entrepreneur, and co-author of multiple books, including the #1 best-selling title, “Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There” and assisting people from all over the world to overcome their fear of rejection.

Show Notes:

  • Andrea Waltz originally came from the retail industry and being an intern on crime scenes.
  • The video includes interviews about their reaction to the word “no.”
  • Set a goal to see how many no’s you are going to get will keep you moving beyond your ‘yes’ goals.
  • Give yourself permission to fail.
  • Go For No is about pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.
  • Social Media makes it even harder to fail and step out of your desire for comfort.
  • Andrea and Richard have offered a Go For No Challenge.
  • The more pressure you remove, the more attractive and confident you will come across.
  • We can and need to reprogram our thinking to tap into the courage that is inside us.
  • Always own your value.

3 Key Points:

  1. The book “Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There” sold over 400,000 copies.
  1. Get over the word “no” to overcome your fears and get closer to your dreams, goals, and desires.
  1. Go For No gets you to remember your child self when we didn’t care about failing and who we fail in front of.

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Don’t avoid hearing ‘no,’ go for no.” – Andrea Waltz

–   “What if you don’t concern yourself with ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ but you just ask a lot of people and you share your message and you get out there, and you aren’t worried about whether it’s going to be a ‘no’ or not?” – Andrea Waltz

–   “Nothing about Go For No suggests that you have to become some kind of sales shark or you are badgering people.” – Andrea Waltz

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Helping Black Women Entrepreneurs with Nia Perry of Gradient Global Collective

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In this 46th episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, Keetria interviews Nia Perry, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gradient Global Collective, a new media and event production company. Gradient Global Collective provides original and curated content and experiences with its sights set on the global community of black women entrepreneurs.


Show Notes:

  • Nia Perry is from Brooklyn, New York and went to a fashion business high school.
  • She attended Clark Atlanta for college and has worked in retail, public relations, hospitality in the sales and marketing capacity, and as an entrepreneur.
  • From 1997 to 2005, there was a 265-322% range of growth in black women entrepreneurs in the USA.
  • There has always been a need for representation.
  • There is too much over-played humility—if you don’t think you are the best to ever do it, no one else will.
  • Business sustainability is growing trend for black women entrepreneurs.
  • Gradient Global Collective podcast is the first media product of the company.
  • The founder of the first toilet paper manufacturer founder in Port-au-Prince, Haiti was interviewed on the GGC podcast.
  • Believe your dreams are possible for you.
  • Think Global. Start Local.

3 Key Points:

  1. Black women in the United States are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs.
  2. Success is conveyed by how many other people you can assist in reaching their aspirations.
  3. 3.97% of black women entrepreneurs are “solo-preneurs.”

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Gradient Global Collective is a new media platform that spotlights the global community of black women entrepreneurs.” – Nia Perry.

–   “When you are exposed to it (representation), you know what is possible for yourself.” – Nia Perry.

–   “The real markers of success are how many people that you can help achieve their goal.” – Nia Perry.

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