Dreams In Drive

What do you do when you're doing well in your corporate career but have an itch to try something completely new? Do you give up on the old dream for a new dream?

We chat with Beth Diana Smith - Owner and Principal Designer of Beth Diana Smith Interior Design, a New Jersey based interior design company. Beth, her work, and her design advice have been featured on television and in various print and online publications including NBC, HGTV, Vogue, EBONY, Design*Sponge, and The New York Times.

Beth dives into her pivot story and how she went from a successful corporate accountant to following her strengths (planning & budgeting) and building a new career in interior design. Beth outlines everything that made this pivot successful: learning the industry, building relationships & collaborating, goal-setting & more. She also opens up about the challenges she has encountered along the way and gives tips on why being purposeful with design is important for all dream drivers.

Some of the topics we discuss:

• What inspired Beth as a child
• Pursuing a career in finance & climbing the corporate ranks
• Becoming a master planner & budgeter
• How Beth fell in love with interior design
• Learning the business of design
• How to charge what you're worth
• Building relationships in your specific industry
• How to keep your client funnel full
• How to DIY your working & living space
• 2019 goal setting
• The power of collaboration

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Execution is one of the biggest factors to #dreamdriving success. We chat with Pauleanna Reid - a speaker, author, celebrity ghostwriter, Forbes contributor, and the co-founder of New Girl on the Block, a mentorship platform for millennial women - helping them navigate the path between professional success and personal fulfillment. Pauleanna shares her #dreamdriving journey and how she's overcome struggles within herself and thrived in the areas of business and mentorship. She teaches how she's used the professional and personal lessons learned to navigate throughout her entrepreneurial endeavor and multiply her blessings.

Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and make sure to use the hashtag #dreamsindrive. Enjoy!

Some of the topics we discuss:

• Lessons learned from athletics
• Why you shouldn't follow your passion
• Pauleanna's struggle w/ depression and anxiety
• Writing a book and dealing with emotional baggage
• Why it's okay to sit on an idea
• Why blessings have requirements
• How to get a mentor
• The biggest mental shift for success
• Shifting Your money mindset
• Navigating past burnout
• What will put you at an advantage in business
• The 1,000 true fans theory

MENTIONED BOOKS:

The Law of Divine Compensation

Get Rich, Lucky Bitch!

Money, A Love Story

Rocket - 8 Lessons To Secure Infinite Growth

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Host Rana Campbell tackles a listener question on creating an interesting elevator pitch. If you're currently stuck when it comes to telling your personal story in a way that is easy to comprehend, relatable to others, and drives ACTION - then tune in. You'll learn an easy formula to use to create a short professional summary, tips for developing a personal "story bank", and strategies to get better at crafting your elevator pitch.

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You think you have your life all planned out.

Then, everything changes.

What do you do? How do you adjust?

Former pro golfer turned writer, speaker, collaborator, and entrepreneur Thane Marcus shares his road from pro athlete to mastering self. Thane teaches how we dream drivers can learn to take ownership of our lives and never settle for less than we are capable of. Through the telling of his own #dreamdriving journey, he shows us strategies we can use to master discipline and overcome feelings of failure and self-doubt.

Thane helps freelancers, business owners, and entrepreneurs professional athlete's mindset to everyday people in everyday life. He is passionate about speaking to the journey from the journey. Thaneis also the host of The Up & Comers Show, a podcast all about learning how to live a good life.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Is talent innate or is it developed?
• Nature vs. nature
• How an injury set Thane on a new path
• Removing the bondage of old identities
• How to get more disciplined & understand SELF better
• The power of SLEEP
• Social media consumers vs. producers
• How to stop fearing the dead-ends

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Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

The Talent Code - Daniel Coyle

Discipline Equals Freedom - Jocko Willink

Atomic Habits - James Clear

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Along the #dreamdriving journey, what kind of legal mishaps should we attempt to avoid? How do we ensure we're building and driving dreams that won't hurt us legally in the long run?

Meet Jaia Thomas - a Los Angeles-based sports, entertainment and intellectual property attorney. In addition to practicing law, Jaiais currently an adjunct professor at UCLA and contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine. She also recently launched Diverse Representation, the first ever comprehensive database of African-American attorneys, agents, managers and publicists who work in the sports and entertainment industry. She hold's a Bachelors degree from Colgate University and a JD from The George Washington University Law School (JD).

Ever since she was a young adult, Jaia had a passion for social justice and discovered that law was a way for her to pursue her interests and passion. On this episode, Jaia shares her journey to pursuing a law career and how she was able to overcome fear and doubt along the way. Jaia opens up about the challenges she faced as both a lawyer and entrepreneur. She also shares important legal mistakes creative entrepreneurs should avoid when building their brands.

Some of the topics we discuss include: - Why Jaia bought a one way ticket to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams - How Jaia's passion for law evolved - Challenges navigating entrepreneurship in a new city early in her career - Top legal mistakes to avoid when growing your brand - How to find the right legal representation...and more! - The importance of diversity in the entertainment industry Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and make sure to use the hashtag #dreamsindrive. Enjoy!

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What's on the top of your New Year's resolutions to-do list? On this episode, host Rana Campbell celebrates THREE YEARS OF DREAMS IN DRIVE and dives into some brief takeaways she's learned along the ways. We then chat with FoundermadeCEO Meghan Asha about how shifting from an AM I?to an I AM mentality helped fuel her growth and ability to build and execute on her dreams. Meghan shares the lessons she's learned building FounderMade, a platform and conference series that connects consumer brands to retailers, distributors and investors. Under her leadership and commitment to merging support and connection for entrepreneurs, FounderMade has partnered with innovative brands including Estee Lauder, RXBar, BulletProof Coffee, Vital Proteins, Target and Starbucks.

Meghan's experience is vast: Over her career, she's worked as an analyst for a venture capital firm, interviewed leaders of technology companies for a weekly internet talk show, and built her own digital media platform. Meghan currently serves as an advisor and investor in several consumer product and technology startups and is a partner at FounderMade Fund. She received her BS from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Some of the topics we discuss include:- What inspired Meghan as a child - Why there's no formula to finding your passion - Asking the question "When I'm 90, what will make me happy?" - Why you have to protect your dream - How to bounce back from challenges - How to connect with people you want to learn from - The keys to a successful event - Skillsets you won't learn in business school - Why you need a clear thesis - Successful startup must-dos - Shifting from an AM I? to an I AM mentality

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On this episode, we dive into how Kalilah Wright - Founder and CEO of Mess In A Bottle embraced the power of innovation and the pivot in her career and business.

An early lover of the arts and all things creative, Kalilah received her Bachelors of Arts from Penn State University and Masters degree from Morgan State University. She was an accomplished designer and trained architect working for Under Armor when she realized that this "idea" she had for a business could be something more than just a "dream" but a reality.

Did it make sense for someone who was working at an applauded company to quit and pursue entrepreneurship full-time?

Better yet - did it make sense to quit a job as an architect to sell t-shirts?

For, Kalilah it made a whole lot of sense.

In January 2016, Mess in a Bottle launched. The company sells creative messages written t-shirts and packaged in reusable bottles. The brand was established to evoke change, question Kalilah's audience and allow individuals wearing their messages to be vocal without saying anything at all. Each item is designed and printed at her Baltimore in-house studio space.

Kalilah shares her #dreamdriving journey - bringing us along for the challenges, successes, and learning moments along the way.

Some of the topics we also discuss include: - What inspired Kalilah as a child - How Mess In A Bottle started - 3 Ways To Build A Great Team - The importance of the pivot - Tips for succeeding in eCommerce and building a team - The importance of being innovative... and more!

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Host Rana Campbell dives into why she cut off her hair in late 2017 and the realizations she had after doing so. We dive into how we can take the "big chop" mentality into 2019 and WIN! If you're currently thinking of your New Year's goal setting strategy or need ideas for how you can get our of neutral, this episode will be sure to refuel your energy tank.

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The entrepreneurial spirit isn't only limited to running your own business. We chat with LilyDoxy - a Business Marketing Manager at Verizon who - through her work- gets to help startups and entrepreneurs succeed.

After obtaining her Bachelor's Degree from Howard University, she started her career at Verizon and has been there for 11 years. In 2017, she started "From the Ground Up" - a series to meet small business owners and give them a platform to share their stories. Outside of her work at Verizon, Lily runs the Eve Brand and specializes in assisting businesses learn how to secure sponsorships and funding.

Lily opens up about her #dreamdriving journey, the many lessons she has learned building her corporate career, how she became a sponsorships and events pro, and tips/strategies you can use to secure more funding for your own ventures.

Some of the topics we also discuss include: - How attending Howard influenced Lily and why she is a HBCU advocate - Lily's early law school dreams - The path from Howard to Verizon - How Lily climbed the Verizon corporate ladder - Using social media creatively + Instagram marketing tips - Launching "From The Ground Up" & tips for succeeding in events - Launching The Eve Brand - Balancing a full-time job and entrepreneurship - The keys to successfully securing sponsors - Getting out of neutral...and more!

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LILY DOXY'S KEYS TO SUCCESS:1. A plan 2. Passion for it beyond paid 3. Business bestie

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How do you figure out who you are, what you want and what you desire? On this episode we chat with Kenyon and Taccara Martin -emotional health and wellness experts with a passion for helping people find healing and wholeness after devastating divorces, break-ups or toxic relationships.

"Failure happens but it's how you address it and overcome it that matters."

Taccara and Kenyon share their personal #dreamdriving journeys - from overcoming emotional and physical abuse, broken marriages - to using their platform to help single men and women become emotionally healthy and whole individuals so they aren't carrying toxic baggage from one relationship to another.

Relationships are the foundations for all aspects of our life. The couple keeps it real about how losing everything and learning to take responsibility and start being intentional about who and what they wanted in their lives changed their future and fueled their entrepreneurial endeavors.

Some of the topics we discuss include:- What inspired Taccara & Kenyon as children - How Taccara & Kenyon met on Facebook & got engaged in 5 months - Taking chances vs. being intentional - Why you need counseling or coaching in relationships and business - How to assess your baggage from past relationships - Challenges Building the Ask The Martins brand - Why you need a visionary on your team - The value of mentorship - The value in investing in one's emotional health - Tips for working with your partner - Why parents need to be good emotional wellness examples for their children

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TACCARA & KENYON'S KEYS TO SUCCESS:1. A Visionary 2. Organization 3. Hunger 4. Open mind 5. Friendship

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