Dreams In Drive

What do you do when you hit rockbottom? Meet Laine Bradley - entrepreneur, investor, accountant, mother and CEO of Vraiment Financial. On this episode, Laine shares her story of almost giving up, feeling like a failure, and the ultimate perseverance and hustle to work through negative in order to build a NEW life.

Laine takes us through her life - from growing in Orange, NJ to getting pregnant and married at a young age. We journey through the part of her life falling apart and how and WHY she put in the work to rebuild her LIFE. Moral of this story? Failure isn't forever. Reinvention is possible and BLESSINGS will come once you are determined enough to make things happen. If you enjoy this episode, please make sure you share online with your community! You can find us at @dreamsindrive on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive! Enjoy!

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Meet - Dr. Megan N. Freeland - a public health pharmacist, healthcare copywriter, business owner, and host of The LaziMILLENNIAL Lounge podcast.

Megan discusses the road to achieving her dream of working for the CDC - and how everything changed after two cross-country moves and an unexpected IUD pregnancy. All of what she's been through had enabled her to fully understand and embrace her identity as a multipassionate person. For Megan, motherhood didn't stop her #dreamdriving - and it doesn't have to stop yours either. Listen in as we discuss the road to her "dream job", how things changed in a few seconds, balancing motherhood, and why understanding your passions is important.

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Meet Tabitha Salomon - co-founder and CEO of Dash Camp and Party Dash, premiere events companies offering outrageously fun experiences and modern party supplies. Tabitha started Party Dash while working at Google and later launched Dash Camp after her clients/parents came to her with a PROBLEM concerning their children during COVID-19 that she then found a unique SOLUTION for. Their new experience, Dash Camp Afterschool, is now open for enrollment.

Tabitha is also a graduate of Harvard Business School, former Samsung employee and co-founder of a podcast called Wine Down Build Up with fellow HBS classmate and entrepreneur & past DID guest, KJ Miller of Mented Cosmetics.

On this episode, Tabitha shares the journey to entrepreneurship and why getting out of her comfort zone always led her to bigger opportunities. She talks how she was able to make $33k her first month in business, building an entirely new company off of parents' needs, the key to building a powerful network…and why business is not guessing….business is numbers. Knowing this is a PIVOTAL key along the #dreamdriving journey.

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Rana reflects on the life and work of Chadwick Boseman, the impact of meeting him on the Jimmy Fallon show, and how we can push through our own silent battles while dream driving.

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Mike McDerment started with a passion - realized his strengths and then went on to build FreshBooks - one of the world's top cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals. Built out of frustration after accidentally saving over an invoice, Mike spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents' basement. Since launching in 2003, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing, and collect billions of dollars.

In this episode we dive into Mike's #dreamdriving journey and the lessons he learned along the road to success.

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Meet Andrea Pitter - founder and creative director of Pantora Bridal and the founder of Trap Fabricks - an online fabric store that is dedicated to independent and urban creatives by providing access to exclusive textiles.

You're going to learn how Andrea was able to take the dream she had as a kid of being a fashion designer and truly make it a reality! What started out as a hobby soon turned into a side hustle and then a full fledged business!

Andrea shares the roadmap she took to carving out a space for Black-designed bridal to shine in an industry where Black bodies are underrepresented and excluded. We touch on the ups, downs and the uncertainties - and why Andrea always chose to BET ON HERSELF and her ideas. Andrea even gets real about how her business was impacted by COVID-19 and the steps she and her team took to ensure they were able to return to business.

If you enjoy this episode, please make sure you share online with your community! You can find us at @dreamsindrive on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive! Enjoy! Andrea's Keys To Success: 1. Know your "Why" 2. Mentor 3. A good book

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Here's Shontay Lundy's story: After refusing to look like a pasty white ghost with market available sunscreen, she took matters into her own hands and created the revolutionary brand, Black Girl Sunscreen, to bridge the gap of sun care protection in the black community.

We often see the RESULTS - but HOW did Shontay get here? A thriving commerce business? Distribution in over 200 Target stores nationwide? How did she get past the doubt and gain the experience + confidence to go forward with this innovative idea?

Some of the things we discuss/you'll learn include:

• What inspired Shontay as a child
• Why she felt her experience in corporate "extremely necessary"
• Issues Shontay faced launching
• Why she planned a social media launch
• Why growing isn't always as easy
• How to stop doubting yourself
• Thing to do if you want to be #1
• Why there is no back-up plan... and more

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Shontay's Keys To Success:1. Work ethic 2. Discipline 3. Humility

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Ever wonder what it takes to build a media company — one of the firsts of it kind? In the driver's seat is Fred Mwangaguhunga - founder of MediaTakeOut.com/MTO News. Fred takes us along his path to entrepreneurship which includes growing up the son of immigrants in Queens, New York to later getting a JD/MBA from Columbia University, working on Wall St - to then being a founding member of an innovative door-to-door laundry service. How in the world did he become a content creator running one of the largest Black celebrity gossip sites of the time? Fred details how he stumbled upon the idea of MediaTakeOut.com, why he believes his mark in internet history is important - and how other entrepreneurs can succeed by putting value and customer needs first.

Some of the things you'll learn are:

• Life as the child of immigrants
• Why Fred decided to go to law school
• How Fred knew entrepreneurship was for him
• The beginning days of MediaTakeOut.com
• The benefits of taking advantage of a brand new industry
• Why there are no shortcuts in business
• How to increase revenue
• What a lot of content creators are doing wrong
• Challenges Fred faced with building MTO
• How Fred deals with the criticism of MTO's content

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Meet Jessica Chinyelu aka "The Sponsorship Lady" - a Nigerian-American wife and mompreneur based in Dallas, TX. She's the Founder of a non-profit organization Woman of Purpose where she hosts annual conferences. She also teaches people how to secure corporate sponsorships and has worked with brands such as Herbal Essences, Kroger, Gillette, Walmart, Reebok, NYX, and Brinker International to name a few.

On this episode, Jessica gives us dream drivers a crash course on how to secure sponsorships. She shares the knitty gritty and lets us know what we can start doing TODAY to start seeing results.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

• Sponsorship tactics to AVOID
• What are brands looking for?
• Why data will always get you more
• Why "My brand is small…I can't get sponsorships" is not true

You're also going to hear a bit more about Jessica's journey to entrepreneurship, how she found her niche, and all the lessons she's learned along the way.

If you enjoy this episode, please make sure you share online with your community! You can find us at @dreamsindrive on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive! Enjoy!

SHOP OUR EPISODE PARTNER - CAMELLA'S KITCHEN: Camella's Kitchen is the maker of Caribbean inspired high-quality, handcrafted sauces, marinades, spices, cakes and more. The brand was founded by a mother and daughter duo from Trinidad and Tobago and is all about helping you live your sauciest life! Some of their signature flavors include their spicy mango chutney, island herb blend, curry lover's duo and Trini hot pepper sauce! Visit www.camellaskitchen.com/did to learn more. Use code DID10 for 10% off at checkout. Jessica's Keys To Success:1. Phone with the right contacts 2. Map - A vision for where you are going 3. Keys

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Special episode! Host Rana Campbell shares some very special news.... she's pregnant! Listen in to learn more about her pregnancy journey, what's she been up to , and how Dreams In Drive will be impacted. Enjoy!

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