Part I

Charlotte Van Horn shares her journey, and how she left her 9 to 5 administrator to become a leader and business developer in the Natural Hair industry. Her journey is filled with desire, drive, planning and the faith to follow her dreams. Along her journey, she has become a bonafide inventor and an international entrepreneur, with facilities both in the US and Panama. Listen to this Podcast to learn more about her extraordinary journey.

Tell Me About The Hard Part

Episode 4: Doing What You Are Meant To Do

Host: Shavon J. Smith - Business Attorney & Strategist

Guest: Chef Maxcel Hardy - Executive Chef at Hardy Hospitality Group

Discussion:  

 

The decision to go to culinary schoolWorking as a personal chef for high profile clientsThe impact of people who helped me during my journey.The approach to hiring the right peopleOvercoming the loss of a restaurantThe impact of giving back to the community

On this episode of "Tell Me About The Hard Part", host Shavon J. Smith interviews Chef Maxcel Hardy. He shares his powerful story of how an injury derailed his hopes of becoming an NBA Star, but propelled him into his purpose of becoming a successful chef and business man.

Topics of Discussion:

The decision to go to culinary schoolWorking as a personal chef for high profile clientsThe impact of people who helped me during my journey.The approach to hiring the right peopleOvercoming the loss of a restaurantThe impact of giving back to the community

We have another great Podcast Episode of "Strategy" beginning tonight at 7:00pm. I will be talking to expert Maria Hester, owner of Tech Treats, LLC. We will be discussing Mobile App Development.

If you are thinking about creating an App for your business, this is the episode for you.

Tech Treats, LLC is a family-owned business that specializes in empowering businesses with high technology and marketing solutions to address their greatest pain points...including the need to reach these goals on a budget.

Tune in to this powerful episode with Maria Hester to learn more about how you can take advantage of this technology to grow your business.

Tune in to another episode of "Tell Me About The Hard Part with Shavon Smith. Get ready for Part II of "Starting a Practice without a Purpose"

Shavon's guest William C. William McCaskill provides some powerful nuggets of how the get through starting a business, and how to rebound from a failed business.

Host Shavon J Smith interviews lawyer William C. McCaskill about the challenges he overcame in business. He has learned from his past failures, and now has a major Law Firm that is impacting lives everyday.

William McCaskill is a personal injury attorney who has handled more than 2,000 personal injury cases and litigated almost 500 cases in Maryland and the District of Columbia courts. He began his own practice after several years as an attorney at a major international litigation firm. William has worked hard to provide every client with aggressive representation, and his efforts have paid off. Thanks to William’s passion for victim's rights, he has recovered millions of dollars on his clients’ behalf through favorable verdicts, judgments, and settlements – providing them with both justice and much-needed compensation.

Tune in for the 6th Episode of "Strategy", hosted by Darrell C. Spears.  Our special guest is Mr. Dale Olsen, the owner and creator of SIMmersion LLC

The SIMmersion technology was created by Dale Olsen for the purpose of assisting Corporations, Government Agencies and Universities with a unique way of developing soft skills.

The PeopleSim® technology he developed introduces a new capability to train and build soft skills by allowing simulation users to repeated practice in-depth conversations while receiving ongoing feedback. The technology is very different than anything else in soft-skills training.

Here are some of the topics that will be discussed:

Why is open communication is so important?The importance of coaching & mentoringWhat is SIMmersion?What are some of the big challenges that come along with the hiring process?Knowing when to bite the bullet and fire people when needed.

If you are in management, education, human resource managment and small business owerner, this is the podcast for you!

Welcome to the first episode of "Tell Me About the Hard Part" with host Shavon P. Smith!

Shavon is a Small Business Attorney and Strategist.

She helps business owners solve and prevent their legal problems. She is an attorney representing small business owners and entrepreneurs in all legal aspects of their ventures, including entity formation, employment matters, contracts, compliance and strategy.

In this episode Shavon will share more about herself and her passion for helping business owners in need. She will also share some of the pitfalls that business owners typically experience as their business grows. Shavon works with business owners on all levels. Although she will not be able to give legal advise, she will be able to share her experiences and put you on a path to resolve the problems and issues that you face as a business owner.

To learn more about Shavon, go to: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shavon-j-smith-1115051/

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What Really Is the Gig Economy?

For this episode of "Strategy", host Darrell Spears will be talking to Angela Heath, an expert on the Gig Economy and author of” Do the Hustle Without the Hassle: A Quick, Simple and Affordable Way to Make Money Online at Age 45+."

This will be an outstanding show covering several topics around the Gig Economy, including technology, benefits, fears and opportunities.

There will be a discussion about why a job prevents you from exploring the totality of who you are.

For those who are interested or ready to enter the Gig Economy, the following strategies will be discussed:

How to shift your thinking towards independence and entrepreneurshipHow to discover what skill and gifts you have to offer to the marketHow to tap into your training, certifications and credentialsHow to assess the market and determine the needs that your skills and gifts can address

Make sure you tune into to learn how to get into the game!

It's another great episode of The Writer's Circle.  Brittan Nicholson guest for the show is Kathleen Driver. An author who has written many books, along with being a host of her own Internet Show "Saavy"  Kathleen Driver is the owner of Mind Your Business LLC, a national business coaching company assisting entrepreneurs to start their businesses efficiently, robustly and timely.

The purpose of this show is to provide some key knowledge and information to book writers.  Authors are very good at writing wonderful books, but many of them experience challenges in promoting and selling their books.

This show is filled with great tips and advice to help authors who need guidance in this area of the business.