We are so glad we talked with Life Coach, Video Production Queen, and badass Mama Bear Tanya Jones in this week’s episode. Tori & Chanel do not waste a second to jump into this deep conversation. Tanya helps answer questions like is fear a bad thing? How should we actually listen to our gut? How do we unlock our inner potential? And she shares what advice she has for women of all ages.
About Tanya: Philadelphia native, Tanya D. Jones has produced countless series for television networks and digital platforms for over two decades. As a writer, producer, and director, Tanya’s work has aired and launched on networks like A&E, PBS, Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV, and Disney. She joined Meredith Corporation’s branded entertainment division in 2008 to help produce content across tv and digital. From 2008 to 2020, Jones collaborated with brands like Amazon Studios, Walmart, Target, L’Oréal, Coca Cola, Proctor and Gamble, and Home Depot. Jones and her “A team” worked closely with content strategists, sales, and marketing to distribute high quality social first video content across Meredith’s iconic brands like People, Better Homes and Garden, AllRecipes, Food and Wine, and Shape. Jones garnered multiple awards and honorable mentions in the most profitable branded content vertical for Meredith’s digital group.
Alongside 12 successful years at Meredith, Jones spent weekends and evenings completing a 9-month training with Leadership That Works. In 2014 she became a certified professional coach and has since helped women and men transform and cultivate new mindsets and actions towards personal power and transformation. She coaches clients one-on-one in the areas of career, relationships, and personal growth. Tanya is an active member and ongoing career coach for New York Women in Communications offering pro-bono services for members.
After bravely leaving a successful career at Meredith, Tanya founded Mama Bear Media Group LLC in 2020. She has set the stage to elevate her expertise in her way, combining production and coaching under a single vision to serve and inspire! She has joyfully appeared as a guest on podcasts VO Stories, That’s Outrageous and Got Spice and currently working on her own.
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