“We are all connected, nothing affects a few that does not ultimately affect us all.”  Today on the podcast we're chatting with Elizabeth Dozier of Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic Venture Fund.  Liz is an impactful, thought leader transforming Chicago and beyond thru justice work. Ebony magazine named her one of its “Power 100” and CNN followed her work as a part of its docu-series, Chicagoland. In 2017, Dozier served as the host of the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, as well as the Kennedy Forum on Mental Health and Chicago Ideas Week.

In 2016, Liz launched Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic venture capital fund.  This fund has invested more than $20M in nonprofit organizations and serves as a strategic partner to help scale their impact. Chicago Beyond recently developed Going Beyond as a ‘hyperlocal initiative to reach tens of thousands of youth and families with less access to self-care items and healthy food. During this uncertain time, we will deploy $250,000 worth of basic necessities to an estimated 5,000 families a week.’

Listen in as we discuss the importance of restorative justice, what each of us can do to fight against inequities and how it begins in your community.

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How do we accept things that are beyond our control so that we can continue to flourish? In this solo episode Lu'Cretia is speaking on the importance of acceptance and releasing. When you accept what is you give yourself permission to move forward.

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What does it truly look like for a brand campaign to be inclusive and diverse instead of checking off a diversity box? Danielle Alvarez created the multicultural PR agency, Bonita Project after being frustrated with the slim budgets and lack of true diversity at standard PR agencies. Instead of complaining and settling with the status quo she decided to create a new standard. The Bonita Project represents clients across the beauty and fashion industry such as Botanika, Kinko, Honey Baby Naturals, Gracious Om, Kubra Kay, Stitch Lab Listen in as we discuss how serving can open doors, how to know when you’re ready for PR management and the answer to the question “What brands should do with planned campaigns/releases at this time”? 

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After experiencing a stressful period in her life and not wanting to turn to pharmaceuticals to her manage anxiety & stress, Andrea Barrera began looking into holistic healing, plants and the healing properties of CBD.  This led Andrea to create Gracious Om, a CBD Infused beauty brand focused on healing, self-love & self-care. Listen in as we discuss personal sacrifices that Andrea has had to make to build her company, how her definition of success has changed and a go to mantra that we all need right now.

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Are you wondering if you should be posting or selling right now? Yes, absolutely! In this solo episode Lu'Cretia breaks down what you should post after doing your SWOT analysis and determining your position in the market. If you've been struggling with staying consistent with your content, you don't want to miss this episode. 

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Khadidja Toure  watched her mom make her first million at 24 and was later inspired to launch her company, Kubra Kay Skincare. Her skincare line is influenced by  West African skincare secrets that she learned from her mom and grandmother. Khadidja traveled to 25 countries in search of the best ingredients and skincare practices to incorporate into Kubra Kay’s all-natural ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter, and tumeric. We sat down to discuss how she's implemented the lessons she has received from her mom & grandmother into her plans for growing Kubra Kay, how she self funded the company from early personal investments and how she balances all of this with her full time biomedical engineering career.

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"I bet on myself and won" After being frustrated with purchasing multiple hair products for her multiracial family, Aisha Ceballos-Crump decided to use her grandmother’s secret hair ingredient “miel,” or honey in English to create the first Latina owned hair and skincare line for natural hair.

Hair brands are generally segmented by race, gender and age, but Honey Baby Natural crosses all of those lines.  During her first year of business, she was able to secure placement in Target and can now be found in CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart and her biggest retailer, Sally’s Beauty. Aisha’s love for community and belief in helping the next woman win led her to launch two additional companies, Botanika Beauty and Beauty Loft. Botanika Beauty is a hair care/self-care line  which she co- created with Ada Rojas. Beauty Loft is a beauty brand incubator for startup companies. She has been featured in Forbes, Hip Latina, Rollingout and Refinery 29.

Listen in as we discuss why you should bet on yourself, how helping the next woman win also helps you and the reality behind funding & growing a company.

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"Self-Care is a daily decision to choose and prioritize self. Otherwise, we’ll just put ourselves on the back burner and that puts us in position to always be reactive to every situation that we experience."

Dr Genovia Holmes believes that you should never leave home without your boundaries. She is a therapist, a certified dynamic mindfulness teacher, co-founder of The Impact, which is a millennial empowerment brand, and founder of Take Care Sis. She helps others cope with daily life stressors, trauma and other mental health related issues. Through practical self care and dynamic mindfulness practices, Dr Genovia teaches harmony and healing in the lives of her sisters both young and old.

During our chat, we discussed why it's important to pour into our cups, prioritize ourselves, change how we’re quantifying losses & wins and why we need to check in without ourselves daily.

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