Entrepreneurship is a Marathon

She heard “Stupid Black girl; you’re not smart enough!”; “You can’t read.”; and much more when she was younger. An MBA, Doctorate, and Nonprofit later, Dr. Bri is changing the world for so many who are hearing the same things. Listen in for how 3Ls is changing literacy one neighborhood at a time.

Dr. Bri Moore, founder of 3Ls based in Oakland, CA, joins us this week to discuss how she has and continues to disrupt educational stereotypes while uplifting and changing the lives of dozens of students in one of the most disadvantaged communities in Oakland.

This week, we are proud to highlight a non-profit doing amazing, awarded work in their community.

About Our Guest: Dr. Sabrina “Bri” Moore is the founder and director of 3Ls: Literacy, Leadership and Liberation. An Oakland based organization changing literacy outcomes “One Neighborhood at a time”. She is a former teacher, principal and now Program Director of Systemic Instructional Review in Oakland California working in tandem for both the State CCEE and Alameda County offices of Education in support of the Oakland Unified School District. When asked about who she is, Dr. Bri said, “only after an MBA and Doctorate can I now laugh about the negative words, stereotypes, and statistics thrown at me in school.”

To support 3Ls, visit their website here: https://www.3lstheacademy.org/

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Cute word but what is "confidence" anyways? 

Our guest, Kirsteen Williamson-Guinn, shares with us 

+what repeating patterns are keeping you behind,

+the key question you need to ask to create for yourself and not for others, 

+how to connect to your intuition and gut feeling instead of fear, 

+the key actions you can take to harness your power, 

+and much more...

Tune in if you're ready to harness your power and step into your next chapter!

About our guest: Kirsteen is an experienced senior leader with 15 years at Director level in a large corporation. She has a proven track record in delivering commercial growth and cultural transformation across large teams.  After experiencing stress and anxiety in her life and losing her confidence for the first time in her career, Kirsteen created her business Return to Work in November 2019 (now Elevate Women). As a transformational confidence and transition coach, Kirsteen enables women to build unshakeable confidence so they can step up in their career and life.

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What does it really mean to create success on your own term? If you're not experiencing the success you want in your shop, could it be because you're not really being authentic?

And what does authenticity in business in the gram and tiktok world really mean for your business? 

About our guest: Amber Frelin uses different forms of manifestation, subconscious reprogramming and other healing modalities to set the foundation for her unique and cutting edge marketing systems and strategies. An Intuitive Business Coach and certified Master Quantum Healer, Amber teaches her clients a unique energetic balance of feminine magnetism and masculine power in marketing and sales. 

Tune into this episode as Amber shares her cutting edge marketing system to tap into the real meaning of your authenticity for your brick-and-mortar business.

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Visit Amber Frelin's website for more details:

https://amberfrelin.com/

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Yes, creativity and business go hand in hand! Hear from Kimberly Camp who served for 25 years as museum CEO, leading the Barnes Foundation, the Charles Wright Museum and the Smithsonian Experimental Gallery.

Tune in this week to hear from our special guest, Thriving Painter, Artist, and Gallerist, Kimberly Camp on her journey appreciating, making, and celebrating creativity in her business management and now in her gallery for over 20 years. 

About Our Guest: Kimberly Camp’s paintings and dolls have appeared in over 100 solo and group exhibitions. She is the recipient of two NEA fellowships and the Kellogg National Leadership Program Fellowship. She has been featured in Essence, Nouvel Objet, FiberArts, National Geographic World, the Village Voice and Smithsonian. Camp received the 2020 Award of Excellence: Art Makes Us Human award from the American Craft Council, and the Gold Medal Best of Show at the 2021 Peter’s Valley Craft Fair. 

Camp has, throughout her career, worked with government officials and leaders in the area branding and re-positioning arts organizations for increased support and engagement including raising over $70 million and spearheading the resurrection of The Barnes Foundation and the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit. A visual artist with over 50 years of exhibition experience, Camp brings a wealth of diverse experience to bear, and a reputation of results-driven planning.

Think Time Management is only about getting more work done? Think again! Whether you're falling victim to the "5 to 9 before 9 to 5" or the overall hustle culture that's been overwhelming in business for CENTURIES, you'll want to tune in Tuesday.

Join host, Vanessa Zamy, and guest, Christoph Nauer, for a special discussion on how to find a balance in your Time, Money, Health, Relationships, Self-Improvement, and Spirituality.

5am is not necessary. Tune in to learn what to do instead!

About our guest: Christoph Nauer is a native of Zurich, Switzerland, pursuing the American dream. Christoph’s meandering path led him through a stream of relationships, vocations, and locations over many years to the satisfying life he has today. In 2010, Christoph’s direction stopped meandering when he took on his first coaching client and produced massive results for him. 

Christoph went on to be certified by Brian Tracy as a Time Management Master. He holds a BA in Business and Teaching Credentials from Switzerland, and a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies. Christoph is now the bestselling author of "From No Time to Free Time", lives in the Bay Area, CA (the premiere environment of hustle culture), happily married to his wife of 30 years.

===Christoph's Website===

Visit here:

https://balance6.biz/

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Are you concerned about what next for your business in this wild market of prices and consumer uncertainty? In times of crises & transformation: Marcia Daszko delivers potent messages to guide leaders to help their teams pivot rapidly & innovate, so what better guest during this recession and confusing market times than Marcia. 

"Pivot" - a popular, yet commonly misused term during the pandemic, and yes, it will continue being used in society.

Tune into our next episode with Host, Vanessa Zamy, and Guest Expert, The Pivot Provocateur, Marcia Daszko, on how to be a great leader always pivoting - rapid change to meet a need.

About Our Guest: For more than 25 years, she has passionately been speaking, consulting and guiding executive teams in Fortune 500/private corporations; education, the U.S. Navy; and non-profits to achieve exponential success. Mentored by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, she is nominated for the International Deming Prize; writes a leadership column for the Silicon Valley Business Journal & has taught MBA classes at six universities.

Visit Marcia's website for her best-selling book with more tips and strategies for you to pivot effectively and lead your teams through times of pivots as well.

mdaszko.com

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PODCAST - Can't get enough? Listen in to our podcast by the same name to receive these tips on the go while you're handling business.

Subscribe here: https://anchor.fm/podcastwithzamy 

Schedule an introduction consult to get a clear path forward increase your business sales by more than 50%: http://power.vzamy.com/

Are you a brick and mortar business owner looking to thrive for at least 20 more years?

Are you perhaps in a family business - parent and child wondering if you’re going to make it?

Well, today we have a special interview for you with a local family restaurant established in 1999 and still here 24 years later.

Tune in for these secrets on thriving through a recession, pandemic, political upheavals left and right, and through generations. You’ll hear their inspiring, informative, and insightful story here.

Villa México Café had its origins in Woburn, Mass. Momma King, owner, manager, cook, cleaner and everything else, moved there with her daughter, Bessie, after her American husband passed away from Alzheimer's. Villa México Café is an immigrant-women-family-owned restaurant that's operated for 20 years- and counting. Founded by a Mexican missing her food, the restaurant's mission is to bring authentic Mexican food and culture to the people of New England as one of the first authentic Mexican restaurants in Massachusetts.

Listen in for how they thrived against the odds and how you can too.

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Buy their salsa here: https://www.villamexicocafe.us/

Follow them on social media: @villamexicocafe

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PODCAST - Can't get enough? Listen in to our podcast by the same name to receive these tips on the go while you're handling business.

Subscribe here: https://anchor.fm/podcastwithzamy 

Schedule an introduction consult to get a clear path forward increase your business sales by more than 50%: http://power.vzamy.com/

World-renowned Communications Expert, Monique Russell, joins us to talk about storytelling as a professional, as a business owner, and in every area of your life!

When she's not on this show, Monique Russell is teaching women leaders and teams how to have positive and productive relationships at home and work using effective communications tools and strategies.

Listen in to today's Entrepreneurship Is A Marathon episode as Monique shares: 

1. Why it is important to tell your story as a business owner

2. Where to begin to identify your stories

3. The top three mistakes for you to avoid as a speaker so you optimize your conversion and brand

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About Our Guest: World-class organizations like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, the Centers for Disease Control, Verizon, Intel, Equifax, and the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International, trust Monique to guide them in implementing communication strategies that foster connection, community, creativity, and courage. You can too. Monique has 20 years of experience in the science of Communications and leads Clear Communication Solutions – an international training, coaching, and consulting firm that focuses on confidently communicating from the inside out. She is the author of the Ultimate Speaker's Guide and the book Intentional Motherhood: Who Said it Would Be Easy, and host of the Bridge to U podcast.

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Is your team not listening to you? Perhaps they seem uninterested in the job overall? 

If you're wondering how you had such a great interview with someone, hired them, and yet are experiencing blah-ness, well, listen in!

This episode, host, Vanessa Zamy will be going into how to ensure you're a leader your staff wants to stick with without the nonsense. She recently received a lovely note from her employee of a year showing appreciation for her leadership and managerial skills.

Tune in to hear her secrets on how to do the same and more!

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Systems/Processes/Leadership Learning Tips - YouTube Channel

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Tune into today's episode with host, Vanessa Zamy, and guest expert, Jessica Sato, for how you can effectively say what you really want to say with a crowd glued to every word. This matters with all your messaging:

+speeches (workshops, pitching)

+social media (all that and above)

+video (lives, recorded, reels, TiKTok)

Learn more about how to leverage your big idea in your messaging whether you want to leverage the TEDx stage or use it as a differentiator in your business.

About Our Guest: Jessica Sato is the founder and CEO of Jessica Sato Consulting, a business strategy and coaching firm that helps female business owners build profitable, purpose-driven businesses using their big ideas, vision, and voice to sell with confidence. For the last three years, Jess has served as a TEDx Breckenridge Speaking Coach and was the Speaker Director for the inaugural TEDx Franklin in 2022. 

Your messaging matters to magnify your impact. Let's learn how to do this more effectively.

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