3 Questions with Corey Kareem

In this episode I chat with Franzua Rudder who is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Startup Professional, Business Development Extraordanaire, and now the President & COO of Bik Data a blockchain solutions company. During this episode we discuss doubling down during tough times, how mentorship is key to minimizing failure, and why you should adopt the mindset of nobody owes you anything.

In this episode I chat with Coach Alex, who is a former football college athlete, turned certified personal trainer and martial artist. Coach Alex AKA "Your Favourite Coach" is also a competitive power lifter and is the owner of the gym Strength Camp Toronto. During our conversation we discuss learning how to accept failure, how to regain your identity when you feel like you have lost it, and how to see other peoples success as motivation rather than competition.

In this episode I chatted with Salma and Jamila two strong independent women who immigrated to Toronto, Canada on their own. During this beautiful and honest conversation we discuss dating outside the culture, what it's like to be a single parent and muslim, and how to overcome guilt and shame from family and loved ones.

In this episode I chat with 27 year old Afro Latina author, educator and visual artist, Reyna Noriega. Reyna taught graphic design and visual arts for 4 years in public school, then moved on to become a creative director, motivational speaker, and a full time illustrator. During our conversation Reyna shares one of her biggest failures as a visual artist, how to go full time as an illustrator, and what tends to hold women back from the entrepreneurial life.

In this episode I chatted with L.A. Womanpreneur extraordinaire, Chris Bible, yes last name pronounced exactly like the good book. During this brief but fruitful conversation we discussed her biggest failure, what she would tell her 18 year old self and what it means to free your mind. Chris owns the #1 Eye Lash bar in L.A. and runs a women's entrepreneurship workshop and mentorship program called The Sweet Spot LA.

Creative entrepreneur and founder of Corex Creative, Dwayne Dukez Holness, shares his biggest failure to date, his secret sauce to success in the media industry, and the 5 second rule. Dwayne has shot and filmed for brands like Adidas, Basket Robbins, Dior, MTV, Volkswagen and many more.

In this episode I chatted with Pauleanna Reid, who failed 11th and 12th grade English, dropped out of school, but now runs a successful celebrity ghostwriting agency and mentorship program, and is also a senior contributor for Forbes Magazine and Business Insider.

In the episode I chatted with former Accenture Consultant, now Group Product Manager of NHL TV, Adeel V. During our conversation we discuss how he and his team failed their way to 300K followers on Instagram, building something that is a need vs. a want, the balancing act of perception vs reality, and how adding value in unique ways can help minimize your failures.

In this episode I sat down with Lily Yange, who came to Canada as a South Sudanese and Ugandan refugee with just the clothes on her back not knowing any English. During this beautiful conversation, Lily and I discuss what she is doing now to overcome her current challenges, speaking her goals into existence, being bullied for her dark skin tone, to being featured in Vogue Italia and InStyle Magazine.

In this episode of 3 Questions by Corey Kareem I sat down with one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women, the CEO and Founder of Skills Camp, Bailey Parnell. During this conversation we discuss the difference between how an optimist and pessimist view failure, if social media really causes depression, and the top two soft skills you need to develop to conquer failure.