Mary Abbajay is an author, consultant, speaker, trainer, and former bar owner and adjunct professor. Her career trajectory is a great example of how life’s experiences will prepare you for entrepreneurship and leadership.

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Her best-selling book, Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss, is a MUST-READ. Yes, every woman leader should read this book. Why? Because as a leader and employee we have to be adaptable to our work environment.

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Plus, we talk about bad bosses and how you can evaluate whether it is time to Manage Up or look for a new opportunity.

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You can also watch the chat on Facebook and listen to it on iTunes, and Google Play. Be sure to follow Mary on Twitter and Instagram: @MaryAbbajay. #LifewithChelsi #ChatswithChelsi

Dr. Monica Manns is the first Director of Equity and Diversity for Henrico County Public Schools. After three interviews with the community, school board leadership, and a one-on-one, she was hired to lead the newly created department. She was hired after a Snapchat video of white football players simulating sexual assaults on black players and yelling racial comments made national news.

Monica started as a therapist and is known throughout Virginia for her work with social and emotional issues and discipline. She has served on the leadership team at the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls and chaired the special education department at the Academy at Virginia Randolph. She launched a mindfulness program for students in Henrico that has taught them how to manage themselves and look inward.

She is no stranger to living in diverse situations. She has worked on poverty issues in the Appalachia and with inmates in maximum security prisons. Her mom was Native American, father is African-American, stepfather is Italian-American, stepmother was an immigrant from El Salvador, brother is a member of the LGBT community, and both of her children are adopted from Ethiopia.

Watch my chat with Dr. Manns at LifewithChelsi.com at 4PM tomorrow. It will also be available on Facebook, iTnes, and Google Play. #LifewithChelsi #ChatswithChelsi

Are you on the brink of taking the leap into entrepreneurship? Are you nervous, unsure, or a bit lost? Are you wondering how you can grow your business as a millennial? This week’s Chats with Chelsi guest has a message for you.

Janna Hall is the CEO of Leap Innovative Group, a digital marketing and branding agency in Richmond, Virginia. Janna left her job in New York City about four areas ago to backpack across 7 European counties. During the trip, she traveled, met new friends, and gained inspiration for the next season of her life. This year, LIG celebrated its 3rd birthday! Her all-female team has served national and local brands, and this is just the beginning for them!

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be the black publicist in the tech industry? This week’s Chats with Chelsi is for you! Amanda Spann is an innovation marketer and manager, brand consultant, publicist, and app entrepreneur.

During our chat, she keeps it 100 about her journey! From the grind of being an entrepreneur to being a black publicist in the tech industry to creating apps to struggling with self-care. Amanda carved a lane for herself in thetech industry and remains true to her mission of helping others actualize their dreams.

She co-founded Tiphub, an impact driven innovation community for entrepreneurs in Africa and the African Diaspora. She also served as the CMO of Blerdology, a tech social enterprise to support and engage the black tech community and the first organization to host hackathons targeting African Americans.

Amanda has been honored as one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Important Women In Tech Under 30, Walker’s Legacy 2016 Power50, Rolling Out’s 25 Women you should know, as one of BET’s Blacks on the Brink of Greatness, as well as one of the 5 future leaders in technology by Black Enterprise Magazine.

Have your finances kept you bound to a position that is the furtherest away from the burning passion on the inside of you? Are you ready for freedom?

On this episode of #ChatswithChelsi, Tiffany Herndon joins us to share how she and her hubby became DEBT-FREE and the freedom it has created for their growing family. They paid off $70,000 of debt in 18 months. God has given us purpose, yet we have a part in how we live it out. Tiffany is also an incredible dancer with passions that will only flourish with her newfound freedom. #ChatswithChelsi

When she walks into a room, you know she is there. My friend Sasha Simmons has done the extremely difficult work of moving from brokenness to wholeness.

Sasha created the 731 Podcast to help others heal from their brokenness, has motivated crowds of hungry listeners across the country, traveled the world, dealt with fibroids, and is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Full video available at LifewithChelsi.com.

During this episode, I am chatting with the woman all inventors and start ups should know. She is a genius when it comes to product development, strategic planning, and fundraising strategies. She has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington Post, Product Hunt, Business Insider, and many more.

Donteacia Seymore helps inventors BUILD, FUND, AND LAUNCH their products. She has raised over $1M to help entrepreneurs with their products and services. Her journey is inspiring and one entrepreneurs around the world should hear. After being laid off from her job, she did not allow rejection to define her. She defined her future.

Tune in to learn how Donteacia helps inventors and start ups launch and how you can leverage a moment of rejection for your life’s redirection.

Dr. Faith Wilkerson is the Owner of UnlockingRVA and an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond. During our chat, I realized her superpower is accurate and one of the many attributes I enjoyed while chatting with her. Tune in Sunday, February 10th at 4PM to find out Faith’s superpower and how she leads as a business woman, professor, event planner, and public speaker.

Watch at LifewithChelsi.com or Listen on iTunes or Google Play. #LifewithChelsi #ChatswithChelsi

Showtime’s SMILF. Orange is the New Black. Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It. A Raisin in Sun.... What do they all have in common? Award-winning actress NHADYA SALOMON.

Chelsi switches seats for the Season 2 premiere to share her story, upbringing, and why #womenempowerment is so important to her.