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Educator Dominnica Washington expanded her passion for the youth outside of the classroom when she founded the nonprofit SHEChicago to mentor girls and teens in the area. Her background as an English major and desire to self-publish her own line of books for brown and black children, helped her not only monetize her craft, but inspired her to teach others in the community, including the youth, to do the same. In this episode, she talks merging nonprofit passion and business, impacting youth of color with strategic business education, and creating a publishing company to educate the community.

Timestamps
15:27 Becoming a self-publisher and passing along the knowledge
24:00 Rewards and challenges of nonprofit work
36:00 Daily workflow and running a nonprofit
40:00 Tools

Find show notes:
https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/shechicago

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http://shechicagopublishing.com/ 

Books:
Caste: https://amzn.to/3dxeHIb
The Color of Money: https://amzn.to/37AKyUM
Hood Feminism: https://amzn.to/3pLaIdr

From Designer to Business Analyst to Product Manager, Entrepreneur Rod Pride talks about his creative journey to the business side of the tech and marketing industries in his professional career and to his creative agency, We Brand Culture. In this episode, Rod talks balancing business with creativity to be a well-rounded creative and taking his product management to his own creative agency. We also talk about ClubHouse, the current “in” app, from a product perspective. 

Timestamps:
5:55 - Balancing business and creativity to be a well-rounded creative
15:00 - Collaborating with creatives as a Product Manager
18:22 - taking product management to an entrepreneur space for a design agency
26:50 - mentorship and knowing when you’re ready to be mentored
32:40 - Hot takes on the clubhouse app: Is clubhouse a product or a feature?
42:08 - Daily workflow of being a PM during the day a

View the show notes: https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/rodpride
Contact Rod: https://www.webrandculture.com/work/
Follow his IG: @iamcreativerod https://www.instagram.com/iamcreativerod/ 

The Daily Stoic: https://amzn.to/3pn4fWb
The Daily Stoic journal: https://amzn.to/3b0VrQA

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When Shay Potter woke up one night with some things heavy on her heart, she didn’t know it would turn into an 8-month long journey of telling her story growing up as an LGBTQ+ adolescent in the 90s on her podcast Crack This Shxt Open. In this episode, Shay talks about finding the bravery to tell her story, putting together a solid team, and the emotional labor of working through her life’s story for a public medium.

Markers
12:20 min - Story development and collaborating with a team
17:24 min - Managing emotions when writing a memoir
35:00 min -Creating each episode of the memoir podcast
43:00 min - Writing tools and Workflow management
50:00 min - Steps to getting started

Follow Shay on IG: https://www.instagram.com/shayla.d.potter/?hl=en
Visit her site: https://shayladpottermedia.com/
Order Building a Storybrand: https://amzn.to/2MJI0wf
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In this episode, I interview the hometown homie Nel P Arts, a talented painter whose created pieces for Big K.R.I.T., Bankroll Freddie, and, most famously, her Nipsey Hussle chalk art featured on The Shade Room. In this episode, Nel talks about documenting history through art, creating with multiple media, being an unconventional painter, and a hilarious story of presenting her painting to rapper Big K.R.I.T. while toothless. 

Markers: 
Intro - Inspiration, working with various media, and intimacy in creative expression
16:54 - Documenting history through art
24:00 - Love, trap, and monetizing painting
33:10 - Breaking out the box of the stereotypical painter. 
44:30 - The hilarious Big K.R.I.T. story and taking risks to get exposure

Order your Valentine's package from Nel: https://nelparts.bigcartel.com/ 
View Nel's work: https://www.instagram.com/nelparts_/
Coverage of Nipsey art: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/arkansas-woman-paints-viral-picture-of-nipsey-hussle/522-16bb0d2e-9c42-426e-9049-fca450624614 
 
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https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/nelparts

Economist Dominic Hardaway is on a mission to keep economics simple for the black community. From his Keep It Simple Podcast to his Clubhouse rooms, Dom is straightforward about what information is need-to-know for the black community to make strategic economic moves in the Biden Administration and the future. Dom talks the realities of a $15 minimum wage, preparing for Biden's economy, Universal Basic Income, and job automation. 

Order Freakonomics: https://amzn.to/3iJjg2D
Contact Dom @dapperdomo on Twitter / @djdapperdomo on Instagram
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
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With acumen in analytics and business, CEO of WHTWRKS Martin Ekechukwu found his way into the creative industry of the music business pushing forward brand strategy for some of the biggest names in business, including working alongside A-list DefJam legends like Sean Diddy Combs and Janet Jackson. From music strategy to advising major brands like Burger King, Nissan, and Dorito’s #Black Lives Matter campaign, Martin’s business acuity for authentic representation in branding has crafted his career as a POC branding guru. In this episode, Martin talks about finding a business partner who’s the yin to your yang, navigating predominantly white spaces in business, and leading branding initiatives that have long term impacts on POC media representation and communities. 

Order The Big Rich https://amzn.to/39Kw1G6
Contact Martin: https://whtwrks.com/work/
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
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Get a sneak peek into what's in store for season two dropping January 18th on YouTube, Blackxecutive.com, and wherever you stream. 

This short and sweet episode provides a recap of the most popular episodes and most countries listening in to Blackxecutive every week.  If you're new to the Blackxecutive fam, this episode is a good place to start and work your way backward. 

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Podcast music:

Found by Shaolin Dub / Ketsa 

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Faith by Yoitrax

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As a young kid, Antwon took interest in the stock market. He had his mind set on bringing something to the table he hadn’t yet seen represented in his family. Today, Antwon is a successful serial entrepreneur with business ventures across real estate, B2B technology, marketing, and other passive sources of income. In this episode, Antwon talks taking advantage of your Black American privilege, testing a business idea for market-need and scalability, and building a virtual black Wallstreet. 

Podcast music:

Found by Shaolin Dub / Ketsa 

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Faith by Yoitrax

Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitrax

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With the tools and technology at our disposal in 2020, there’s no longer a need to please the Hollywood gatekeepers to become a filmmaker. Film Director, Ryan Barnes, shares his journey from graphic designer to film director in this episode. Ryan talks about accumulating equipment as procrastination, sharing our unique lived experiences on screen, and collaborating with a team working to execute a vision. 

Podcast music:

Found by Shaolin Dub / Ketsa 
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Faith by Yoitrax
Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitrax
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License