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204: Navigating Public Health from CDC to Entrepreneurshipwith Ilexis T. Lindsey-Griffin, MPH, CHES


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Ilexis is CEO and Founder of Assertive Intuition Health Services.  

She is an entrepreneur supporting agencies with their social media and other marketing needs, an author of a children’s book focused on the pandemic called ‘The Day Everything Changed’

She conferred a Bachelors in Health Care Administration at Jackson State University. Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Community Health Services at Texas A&M University. She is a current Doctoral student in Strategic Leadership at Liberty University.

In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about
1. Her decision to start her business when she was at the georgia department of public health then her shift to the CDC and then finally into running her business full time
2. The thought process behind writing a children’s book about the pandemic
3. Why she decided to currently pursue a PhD in Strategic Leadership

And much much more!

Chapters:
@0:00 Trailer
@2:15 How do you identify & tell us a little about your personal background?  
@3:43 Children’s book focused on COVID19 pandemic - The Day Everything Changed
@9:54 What does public health mean to you?
@11:13 Bachelor of Health Care Administration at Jackson State University
@19:38 Roles Between degrees
@18:42 Undergrad takeaway(s)?
@22:18 Masters of Public Health in Health Promotion and Community 
@32:26 Takeaways?
@33:30 REACH Community Health Coordinator for Community-Clinical Linkages and Breastfeeding at Georgia DPH
@43:08 Certifications
@46:04 CEO and Founder at Assertive Intuition Health Services
@52:16 Public Health Analyst at CDC
@48:46 Goldman Sachs: One Million Black Women in Business Program
@55:33 PhD in Strategic Leadership at Liberty University (24-27)
@57:33 Where can people connect with you and where would you like to see yourself in the future?
@58:41 The Furious Five

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