Are You Maat Material?

In this enlightening episode of Are You Maat Material?, presented by JEMOT (Just Expressing Me Over Time), we sit down with Naseema Maat—the powerhouse behind Nefertiti Books and Gifts, a mother, an educator of African American culture, and a vital force in her community. We dive deep into her journey as a bookstore owner, exploring the motivations that led her to create a cultural hub dedicated to literature, empowerment, and education. Naseema shares insights into the significance of African culture, the evolution of bookstores in the digital era, and the challenges and triumphs of entrepreneurship. From discussing personal and spiritual balance to revealing the book that transformed her perspective, this episode is acelebration of literature, legacy, and the power of knowledge.

Tune in for anengaging conversation filled with wisdom, inspiration, and good vibes!

When you're in Jacksonville, Florida, be sure to stop by

6035 Fort Caroline Road, Suite 21

Jacksonville, FL 32277

Reach out and find her on Facebook and Instagram @Nefertiti Books & Gifts

 https://www.facebook.com/people/Nefertiti-Books-Gifts/61568122113632/

https://www.instagram.com/nefertitibooksandgifts/

We stepped out of our comfort zone for this week's episode. We managed to interview our first female guest, Amber Cedroni, a beauty connoisseur, entrepreneur, and CEO of Coastal Sol. They are one of the newest additions located in Jacksonville Beach, right next to Surfer the bar.

Coastal Sol holds a unique atmosphere with an eccentric variety of athleisure, wellness, and body care products inspired by an on-the-go lifestyle at its cusp.

We took it as a chance for her to open up about her business, her journey in entrepreneurship, the behind-the-scenes, her background, what it takes, and what others should do if they want to elevate their ideas to the next level.

With your body and soul in mind, make Coastal Sol a destination.

Social Media

Insta: Coastalsolfl (Coastal Sol FL)

Facebook: Coastal Sol

CEO of Coastal Sol personal instagram

Insta: amberisreal

Podcast page: jemot.co

Personal page: theonlynyair

We made the trip once again! With the help of one of our previous guests, The Pick-Up, we managed to interview Jelani, the creator and one of his first mentees Shemar, to open up with us about Ghetto Seeds still Grow and their impact on predominantly African American families.

Ghetto Seeds still Grow, is a mission-driven non-profit focused on improving the lives of African American children located on the Northside of Jacksonville through financial literacy, mental health, giving back, mentoring, entrepreneurship, volunteering, life skills, and more. Their goal is to change the trajectory of these kids in challenging neighborhoods to shed new light and alternatives to life and their environment.

We discussed his background, military, his young mentoring career, what motivated him on his journey in creating such an organization, the impact of his mentors, what the future looks like for him, volunteering opportunities, the soul of Christ, and ended the episode with prayer.

He is attempting to break generational curses!

Feel free to give them a follow and look out for future products! 

Ghetto Seeds still Grow:

Insta: theghettoseeds

Founder: Jelani

Jelani_success

Mentee: Shemar

Insta: smcnair15

The Pick-Up: 

Insta: @thepickupjax

Founder: Adam Barso

Insta: a_baraso

For the first time in our podcast history, we pulled up. We went to the guest's kingdom to get the story behind "The Pick-Up", a faith-based nonprofit: gathering and building community one pickup game at a time. We welcomed the founder, Adam Baraso, and guest Nyjah Maat, my brother and creator of Savoir Faire, to create an extravagantly friendly conversation about patience, God's wisdom, and life.

 The Pick-Up is a way to build community, it is similar to the neighborhood sports with friends we all were a part of as kids. These were the initial learning objectives we gained as working in teams, learning to be around people, being exposed to individuals of various backgrounds, and most of all, dealing with various personalities.

We all shine amid his glory. No task is impossible when you have him in your corner.

Feel free to give them a follow and look out for future products! 

The Pick-Up: 

Insta: @thepickupjax

Founder: Adam Barso

Insta: a_baraso

Guest: Nyjah Maat

Insta: imagodei_umbra

We interviewed Donovan Devaughn, founder of Empowerfashions, a local brand centered around Freedom, Unity, and Diversity. It was a much-needed conversation between friends and creators discussing entrepreneurship, brand image, and life. 

The building blocks to a successful brand can take an ample amount of resources and support. We discussed the real behind-the-scenes problem that could arise with starting your brand, and what it takes as you build such as social media, catalog, and more. 

We made history by conducting the first interview with Empowerfashions

Feel free to give them a follow and look out for future products! 

business: @empowerfashions

personal page: _donthedon

We made history by conducting the first joint episode featuring GHerbo sound-alike SWIPPA AKA Tabyrious Foreman and Cyriac Adjevi from the Cyriac n Friends podcast. It was a long favorable conversation among friends and content creators with personalities beaming through the microphone. We took a variety of avenues and discussed a multitude of topics including adolescence, college, goals, reflection, music tastes, travel destinations, and more.

Swippa is a Chicago rapper and attends Jacksonville University as a communications major.

Cyriac is a music education major from Togo, West Africa, and also attends Jacksonville University.

Feel free to follow them on Instigram 

main account: swippadafox                     buisness inquiries: [email protected]

main account: cyriac.adjevi                      podcast: _cyriac_n_friends_podcast_

Nyair sat down with Aaron Woodson, an Air Force veteran, fellow poet, and author, to discuss his book 'The Face of Expression 1 and 2 and other future projects. The two discussed aspects of Mr. Woodson's military experience, his writing journey, personal mantras as well as talk about his creative mind, spread wisdom, and point of view about the world we currently live in.

Feel free to follow Aaron Woodson on Instagram @woodrock_707 and visit his website and find out more about his collections. 

www.aaronwoodson.com

Welcome to Jemot world! My name is Nyair A Maat. I am a self-published author, poet, student, son, and entrepreneur. For today's episode, I wanted to take a deep dive into what JEMOT means to me and what is it. I conducted a self-interview to try and capture the details and share them with you all. JEMOT is the journey I gave to my poetry and other creative influences or project that I plan to create in the future.  In a way, it is my mission statement. Just Expressing Me Over Time is the name of my books but, also the journey of what I am achieving and pursuing at a given moment. I hope you enjoy and follow my journey.