Your Voice; Your Power with Anika Podcast

“We are not born women of color. We become women of color. In order to become women of color, we would need to become fluent in each others’ histories, to resist and unlearn an impulse to claim first oppression, most-devastating oppression, one-of-a-kind oppression, defying comparison oppression. We would have to unlearn an impulse that allows mythologies about each other to replace knowing about one another. We would need to cultivate a way of knowing in which we direct our social, cultural, psychic, and spiritually marked attention on each other. We cannot afford to cease yearning for each others’ company.”
― M. Jacqui Alexander, Pedagogies of Crossing: Meditations on Feminism, Sexual Politics, Memory, and the Sacred

Women are a dominating force, that is tested with resistance at every turn. This power panel features leading women from around the world discussing the stereotypes, challenges, and opportunities faced by women of color. Women of color comprise 20.3% of the United States population. Despite the population changes in the US, US workplaces struggle to retain women of color professionals. Women of Color have a greater wage gap, are disproportionally represented in low-wage and essential jobs, yet 5.4 million firms are majority-owned by women of color in the US., employing 2.1 million people generating $361 billion in revenues annually. 

To discuss the disparities and answer the following questions: 

Why does diversity matter?

What is the responsibility of leadership as a woman of color? 

Why is the world intimidated by strong women of color?

What legacy do you want to leave?

Candice Smiley: Candice is a self-proclaimed master manifestor and personal development junkie who loves to engage in interesting conversations with other influencers and entrepreneurs. Her favorite conversations are the ones that take courage to engage in. (Check out her podcast, Create the Ripple Podcast wherever you stream your podcasts for more of that!)

www.candicesmiley.com

LaDondra Hervey: LaDondra Hervey is not your average faith-based business coach. She has been dubbed the Soul-Alignment Business Coach because she has a unique ability to be able to help women entrepreneurs connect their hearts with their calling to create richly rewarding businesses. She teaches women how to go from Purpose into Profit and beyond into Legacy Impact. She is a powerhouse when it comes to speaking life into dormant areas of business to call up greatness and restore hope. She is known for her signature topic: “Becoming Powerful Beyond Belief”, from her Christian Literary Award Winning Book. Her message integrates her life experiences of triumph, with her professional background as a Keynote Speaker, Certified Belief Therapist and Certified Business Coach to help women entrepreneurs to dispel the lies they’ve been taught to believe, with a clear-cut plan to reveal the truth - that they were made for greater!

www.ladondrahervey.com

Purvi Kay: Coming from an underprivileged background I have overcome all challenges thrown at me but turned them into opportunities! This has built my confidence and resilience and a super-strong mindset and belief that I can achieve anything I set my heart to.
I am a woman of color, a mother (most rewarding) with a thriving career as a leader in the UK Government and a coaching business all running in alignment without compromising anything. If I can do it, anyone can!

Purvi Kay @daasicoaching | Linktree

https://linktr.ee › Daasicoaching

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Diferent is an author, motivational speaker and advocate passionate about social awareness, mental health, and self care. She is the owner of Th3rd Eye Entertainment. TH3RD EYE Entertainment is a limited liability company that is parented by Difernt an Author, Entrepreneur, and Motivational Speaker. Diferent strives to educate, promote, and inspire individuals to manifest themselves into the best version they could possibly be. This is done through public speaking, published, and video materials that entails on topics that are pertinent in today's society. We provide the public with online retail products and services that are educational yet entertaining, all at once. Learn more about our services and products in the "About Us" section on the menu page. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anika-wilson/message

Lisa Peranzo is the CEO and Founder of A Healthful Life offering healthy living solutions tailored towards the individual and their specific goals. She strives to make health accessible to everyone on a global scale through her fitness coaching and amazing Instagram LIVE's featuring daily workouts for Busy Moms so they can find health again.

Lisa is also an active duty military spouse, mom and is just the example of a Successful Holistic Baddy!

She is a favorite of YVYP we are always delighted to have her as a guest. She's family. 

She has offered all listeners 20% off90 days of Coaching so contact her at: ahealthfullife.org and get connected with Lisa today!

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Malika Dudley is a Broadcast Veteran. Keynote Speaker. Podcaster. Blogger. Influencer. Media Consultant. Communication Scholar. Mom. Does she elevate the give-back component? "I'm blessed to be financially secure and therefore I can pay forward things like creating pre-roll ads for local businesses as an incentive for them to donate to local charities."

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Her media company focuses on helping people create connections. She uses her background as a communication scholar and award-winning media professional to help clients identify their goals from a communication perspective, while also giving them research-based tips and experience-based strategies to help them communicate with confidence in person, on television, in front of audiences, and during interviews.

"I just want people to be inspired to never give up, to know that "slow progress, is still progress," and that life is messy... for all of us! I hope that through telling my story and getting to know me, that the audience will feel that.

She enjoys having conversations about life, motherhood, limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, going to grad school later in life, media, social media, and her new podcast - The Communication Podcast.

To learn more about Malika, visit her website and tune in to her astounding podcast:
Student Graduation Speaker 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dP1GNR2DEM&t=19s
Podcast Website: communificationpodcast.com/podcast
About me: malikadudley.com/about

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"If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough"-Janine Hernandez

Janine Hernandez is a Serial Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach, Single-mother and founder of the Book Publishing Academy. After working in corporate Human Resources for 13 years, she endorsed her vision and pursued a full-time life shift into building her empire. In this episode, Janine shares her journey from corporate to building a thriving business through storytelling. She shares her passion for writing, coaching and service through mentorship. As a child, she aspired to be an author. She began writing poetry, songs and children's books with the ultimate goal of self-publishing her own stories. 17 years later, she has authored 5 best selling books and will launch her sixth book on October 15, 2021. 

Janine is a single mother of a 13 year old son. She shares her heart, her growth and her healing journey with the world on social media where her grace, poise and passion for people is displayed for the world to see. She is a pioneer in her own right.

Tune in and listen to Janine's story, her upcoming projects and her upcoming appearance at the ImfluaXion Chicago Conference in October 2021.

Learn more about Janine at JanineHernandez.com

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Callie Teegardin is Your Journey Guide, a serial entrepreneur that started her first business in 2006 after leaving corporate. In 2009, she started her second business to gain control of her time, energy and resources. She strives to help others Find Joy In The journey through relationship marketing. She speaks about Business Networking, Leadership, Customer Service and Personal Development while maintaining her social media campaign on Finding Joy. 

In this episode, Callie shares her journey from darkness to light as she found joy in her business venture with Send Out Cards/Greener Still where she has rised to the ranks of Senior Executive & Affiliate. Callie has endorsed her call to inspire others through Finding Joy In the Journey Even In Moments of Sorrow.

To learn more about Callie Teegarden, visit her site. 

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Esperanza Smith is a Holistic Educator, Healer, Writer, and Motivational Speaker. She authored the book: Girl Seeking Pearls and Founder of PureEsperanza, NFP. She is an educator committed to human development and holistic educator trained in Waldorf Education. Her passion for healing, metaphysics, spiritual science, religions, mysticism, esotericism, philosophies, psychology, biodynamics, nutrition, alternative medicines, and the arts. She is the founder and director of PureEsperanza, a nonprofit Empowering Consciousness, The Art of Well-Being. 

Pure Esperanza: 

The work of our non-profit (above)weaving in Energy Medicine as the next frontier of holistic education, medicine, healing, well-being and its integrated living. This will touch upon the work/service I am also personally doing now, outside of PureEsperanza's collaborative global community.

PureEsperanza is dedicated to bringing forth more Consciousness while educating our body, mind, and soul in the art of well-being.
PureEsperanza offers a holistic approach in ourselves individually, our communities and across the world that empower us to effectively live more creative and fulfilled lives through its center, programs, services, materials, and events. 

PureEsperanza creates and facilitates
a theme of hope, supports the development of individuals, our collective communities, our
world, and acts as an agent of and for transformation.

We are Creators of Life.
Our Imagination is our Creative Power.
Consciousness is Ever Expanding in All Life.
We are what we Believe.
We, All Life, are intrinsically Interconnected.
We see the Whole mirrored in the Reflections of All.

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Vladamir Adonis is a Micro-Commitment Strategist dedicated to the development of lead generation.

Vladamir shares his story of failure from his first business venture costing him $80,000 leading him to his passion of marketing. Marketing is a broad field yet he manages to provide entrepreneurs with the tips, tools, strategies and systems to successful marketing that converts.

It all started with a dream and asking that question how else can success be define? About 15 years ago I started working in higher education for an online university. I started off helping that department collect documents in order to help complete student file. Because of determination and my work ethic I worked my way up to an executive level position. About 5 years into my executive position I know that it wasn’t something I wanted to be doing for the rest of my life…

About the Man behind the strategy:
So I ask myself the question if this isn’t it what else can I do
Something inside of me told me I should start my own business. Through research I knew i wanted the business to meet a few criteria. I wanted to start a business that is in demand and would be around regardless of what is happening in the world. At that time the online dating industry was very popular and it met the criteria that I was looking for in business.
I found and hired a programmer to build me a dating/dance type website in order that I would be able to launch my first business as an entrepreneur.
Fast forward a year later the site was launched. But to my surprise I had a hard time getting members to join.
I had paid close to 30K for this project so I wasn’t going to just put my hand up and say oh well I tried…
I went on a mission to learn how to do lead generation, marketing, membership growth, facebook ads in order that I can learn the skills needed to make this project work
Fast forward about 7 months later I was learning and my dating site started to gain some momentum
Shortly after gaining some momentum I learned that I was in violation of copyright laws. The dating site had a dance component which allowed members the ability to update videos of them dancing. Since i didn’t have the right to any of that content I had to close down the site to avoid legal ramification…
I felt defeated because this appeared to be the end of my entrepreneurial journey…
Than I decided to take what I had learned about lead generation and about marketing and started to host workshops in my area…
I started to host these workshops for two reasons. First I wanted to see if the skill I had learned could benefit other businesses. Second I thought maybe one day I can use that knowledge to turn it into a business
After hosting over 60 local marketing workshops and helping other businesses dial in their marketing I felt comfortable with my craft
At which point I decided to leave my employer and start my business full time. Today I specialize in lead generation and in marketing helping businesses generate leads and make more sales. I recently started a facebook group called black creators connect. The goal of that group is to support other entrepreneurs and provide a space to connect and gain the knowledge and skills for a better life and a better business

Learn more about Vladamir at: vladadonis.com

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We all deserve joy, despite our pasts, present and future experiences. This episode features the world renowned "Joy Junkie" Amy Smith, a life coach and hypnotherapist. She is dedicated to helping women believe that they are worthy, deserving and valuable despite their false perception of lack. She motivates women to live, act and thrive as the force they are created to be.

Amy is highly educated and trained in multiple disciplines. She is certified through the International coaching Federation (ICF). She also has a bachelors in business management, she is certified and credentialed in Hypnotherapy from the Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy. 

Her integration of education, expertise and experiences optimizes potential in her clients, audiences and individuals graced by her presence.

What You Will Gain From This Interview:

• You will learn more about Emotional freedom Techniques (EFT) Tapping
• You will gain clarity on the phenomenon of Imposter Syndrome
• You will gain knowledge about Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
• Learn how to use your childhood to propel you forward 

Learn more about Amy at https://thejoyjunkie.com/

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Melissa Conkling is a Certified Hypnotist currently pursuing her NLP Practitioner and Life Coaching certification. She works with the subconscious mind to make changes on a deeper level to release blocks, overcome limiting beliefs and build confidence. Her passion is to help women transform creating powerful changes in their lives by uncovering limiting beliefs, building confidence, joy and authenticity. Her goal is to empower women to become the best versions of themselves, building a better, sustainable life full of confidence, joy through purpose and passion. She was recently named the 10 Bet hypnotists by Natural Nutmeg magazine, and was featured on the Work Smart Hypnosis podcast. 

Our interview explores the true meaning, direction and capabilities of hypnosis through raised awareness of where you are, where you want to be and how to get there. Melissa discusses her ability to help you rewire, reposition and imagine where you are trying to go, while letting go of the blocks, barriers and limiting beliefs preventing you for achievement and ultimate success.

Learn more about Melissa at www.connecticuthypnosis.com

Hypnosis, the Subconscious Mind & Manifesting Your Dream Life:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/498367311053008

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