Dreams In Drive

On this episode of Dreams In Drive, Quain Bevans, CEO and Co-Founder of College Shirt Tour shares his journey to building a successful social networking program that allows college students and business professionals to communicate through the use of face to face interaction and dialogue. Quain talks about his road to entrepreneurship and some of the lessons he has learned along the way - both about himself and how to help others reach their inner potential. Most importantly, he shares the tips you can use to make sure you are build a strong network for both your personal brand and company. Show notes: www.dreamsindrive.com/college-shirt-tour-quain-bevans SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Follow Quain/College Shirt Tour on social: www.instagram.com/collegeshirttour | www.instagram.com/q.beanz twitter.com/collegeshrttour www.collegeshirttour.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv www.ranacampbell.com

Fashion entrepreneur, celebrity stylist, and author Olori Swanks shares her journey to entrepreneurship and how she stumbled upon the world of fashion styling. She talks the steps you need to take if you want to get serious about a "dream" of yours. SHOW NOTES: www.dreamsindrive.com/olori-swank SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Follow Olori on social: www.instagram.com/oloriswank twitter.com/oloriswank www.oloriswank.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv www.ranacampbell.com

On this episode of the Dreams In Drive podcast, entrepreneur, sales & customer expert, Mission Belt Co. founder, and Shark Tank alum Nate Holzapfel shares his keys to success and what it takes to be a successful brand builder and hustler. He talks about his early life growing up in rural America, why he fell in love with sales and his techniques for creating personal and professional success. This episode was actually recorded in July 2015 for the BRANDMAKERS series on ranacampbell.com. At the end of the interview, Nate asked me what format would the final product be in. I told him that I was thinking about starting a podcast but that I'd be transcribing it and posting as a written interview. Nate's advice to me? Make it happen. Do whatever it takes to get the equipment to start creating podcasts. I ended up never posting this on the site. Five months from our conversation, I launched Dreams In Drive. 19 episodes in, I'm sharing our conversation. The sound quality isn't the greatest. My interviewing isn't as refined....but the message is still there. What will you do to MAKE IT HAPPEN today? My answer to you is: whatever it takes. Put your hustler hat on, stop complaining, and start getting s**t done. SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Show notes: www.dreamsindrive.com/nate-holzapfel Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Follow Nate on social: www.instagram.com/nateholzapfel twitter.com/nateholzapfel www.thenatestateofmind.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv www.ranacampbell.com

"As a woman of color, when you become honest with what you want and what you will and will not take, that's a form of resistance. That is what art is about." On today's episode we chat with Morgan Jerkins, a freelance writer living and working in Harlem. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, BuzzFeed, and The Atlantic, among many others. I've admired all that Morgan has produced since college, but especially am proud of her nonfiction and personal essays that focus on the experience of being a Black woman in America. No matter what type of creative you are, Morgan's tips for finding your true voice will help you on your path to producing better and more impactful work. Show notes: www.dreamsindrive.com/morgan-jerkins SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Follow Morgan on social: www.instagram.com/morganjerkins_ twitter.com/morganjerkins www.morgan-jerkins.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv www.ranacampbell.com

Personal branding strategist Tia James shares how to build better brands and start creating more opportunities. Tia shares some of her favorite tips for lifestyle entrepreneurs (intrapreneurs or side hustlers) who want to start building better personal brands and setting themselves up for greater opportunities. She also discusses what inspired her personal journey, lessons she's learned along the way, juggling school +business, and what keeps her going during tough times. Show notes: www.dreamsindrive.com/tia-james SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Follow Tia on social: www.instagram.com/tiatamjam twitter.com/tiatamjam www.tiajames.org Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv www.ranacampbell.com

What does it take to make it as TV show writer? On this episode of Dreams In Drive, Damilare Sonoiki shares how he made it to the writer's room. From his current role as a staff writer on the ABC show Black-ish to launching the viral Youtube trailer for African Booty Scratcher, Damiiare is putting his footprint is slowly building his own writing legacy. He talks about his road to Cali, some of the lessons he's learned, and the challenges and epiphanies he's experienced along the way. Check out the show notes here: www.dreamsindrive.com/damilare-sonoiki SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Find Damilare on social: www.instagram.com/africanbs || www.instagram.com/dsonoiki twitter.com/dsonoiki www.africanbs.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv http://ranacampbell.com

What do you have to do to get people excited about brand and its mission? In this episode of Dreams In Drive , we chat with Teri Johnson - travel and lifestyle expert at travelistateri.com and the founder of luxury fragrance brand Harlem Candle Company. Her passion for adventure and storytelling has taken her to 66 countries where she has produced over 200 videos for destinations,hotels, chains and car companies. After launching Harlem Candle Company in 2014, she immersed herself into learning a new business and how to build the company from the ground up. Teri chats in-depth about the challenges of dream-driving and what she's doing to ensure future success. Check out the show notes here: www.dreamsindrive.com/teri-johnson SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Connect with Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Find Teri on social: instagram.com/travelistateri twitter.com/travelistateri www.travelistateri.com//www.harlemcandlecompany.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv http://ranacampbell.com

When's the last time you sat down and defined what success looks like for you? We chat with L'Oreal Thompson Payton, a Chicago-based media and marketing professional, who shares her journey of eventually feeling burned out as an editor for Jet magazine and the life shift she made that eventually landed her in a media relations position at Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. She chats how she embraced defining success on her OWN terms. This podcast is especially useful for those that may not want to be full-time entrepreneurs or who don't have dreams of being the BOSS. There is definitely more than one way to be a dream driver! Show notes here: http://bit.ly/21nDFuG SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Connect with Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Find L'Oreal on social: instagram.com/ltinthecity twitter.com/ltinthecity www.ltinthecity.com Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv www.ranacampbell.com

What's holding you back from reaching your dreams? In this week's podcast episode, we chat with Amira Onibudo, a television media and marketing specialist, who is passionate about guiding and leading others. She is the founder of Unleash Yourself, which is an inspirational blog dedicated to empowering young professionals to unleash their inner boss. Amira shares her personal dream driving story and tools/strategies you can use to come of your shell and be the best version of yourself. Learn more about Andre here and get more show notes: www.dreamsindrive.com/unleash-your-inner-boss-amira-onibudo SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join Connect with Dreams In Drive on Social: twitter.com/dreamsindrive instagram.com/dreamsindrive Find Amira on social: instagram.com/unleash_yourself Find Rana on social: instagram.com/rainshineluv twitter.com/rainshineluv