EP 12. “Stuff I Wish My Mom Told Me”: Learning From Failure w/ Vanessa Echols
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Black Woman Be Well
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Vanessa Echols is a television journalist for WFTV in Orlando and host of the podcast, “Colorblind: Race Across Generations”. In this episode, Vanessa gets personal and shares her greatest lessons that came from her failures. She also offers some great advice on overcoming fear.
“Stuff I Wish My Mom Told Me” is a hindsight 20/20 segment where we interview interesting people who are doing amazing things, learn about their journey and listen to their advice.
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