Hacking It

Brittany Xavier joins Yola to share how she went from marketing executive to global style influencer with over 4 million followers. Brittany also gets candid about becoming a single mother during college and how her career as an influencer has actually made her closer to her daughter. Most recently, she has risen to TikTok fame for her skincare, fashion and how-to videos which often include her husband and daughter. Yola and her also dive into how Brittany is using her platforms to educate, inform and provide resources for her followers to understand allyship and antiracism around the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Fellow podcaster Kenzie Elizabeth of ILYSM joins Yola to talk about moving from LA to Dallas, trusting in God's timing and plan for us, all the things that come with buying and remodeling a house, Youtube, podcasting and new habits that have come out of quarantine!    Be sure to check out Kenzie's episode with Yola on the ILYSM podcast, out now!  Produced by Dear Media

One of the most actionable ways to actually diversity the economy is to hire or wire. As in, the venture capital industry needs to equitably spread venture dollars amongst black founders, non-black people of color and women along with major organizations needing to hire diverse leaders in the boardroom and in management positions. Abyah Wynn and Denise Hewett discuss with Yola how the VC, tech and entertainment industries can move forward and be held accountable in diversifying beyond the #blacklivesmatter movement. 

Abyah Wynn is the co-founder and Managing Director of Twenty65. A fund which she created to democratize access to capital for female tech entrepreneurs, especially those of color. Her ultimate goal is to ensure a more equitable distribution of funding opportunities. 

Denise Hewett is the Founder of Scriptd, a digital screenplay marketplace working to scale inclusion in Hollywood. 

Mental health therapist Ashley McGirt chats with Yola to discuss white privilege, racial trauma, creating an antiracist culture, talking to children about racial injustices and what white and non-black people of color can do to support the black community right now.   Ashley McGirt is a mental health therapist, Tedx international speaker, and author.  Ashley currently works as a full-time hospice therapist and owns and operates her own private practice where she focuses primarily on adult racial trauma, depression, and anxiety. Ashley actively works toward destigmatizing mental illness through clinical work, providing presentations, workshops, group facilitation, and consultation, specializing in racial trauma, mental health, crisis response, social justice and racial equity.   Follow Ashley: @therapywithash   Follow Yola: @yolarobert    Follow the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast Produced by Dear Media

Venus Et Fleur's signature Eternity Roses became Instagram's most coveted bouquet after the Kardashians posted about the brand in 2016. Since then Venus Et Fleur has become the industry leader in long-lasting luxury roses and florals. Co-Founder Seema Bansal Chadha joins Yola to share how her bad Valentine's Day bouquet experience turned into a multi-million dollar business even though she and her husband had no experience in the floral space. The Forbes 30 under 30 alum also speaks on how she is staying inspired as an entrepreneur and an individual during the quarantine plus how Venus Et Fleur is continuing to innovate and grow during the pandemic. Seema's Recommendations: Book:  The Alchemist  Meditation: 21 Day Deepak Chopra Challenge App: Calm Productivity: Asana    Connect with Yola: @yolarobert Find the pod: @isuckatlifepodcast 

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Quarantining together has made Yola and her sister, Mora, realize they have lost their relationship as sisters — and may have never had a solid friendship to begin with. Which begs the question: Can sisters really be close friends? Yola goes through Mora's IG DM's from random dudes which are CRINGE!! Will any of these virtual relationships make it IRL? Probably not. Plus, Yola recaps the Call Her Daddy Drama and shares her perspective as a podcaster.   Produced by Dear Media

You may know Danielle Bernstein as @WeWoreWhat on Instagram, but now you can really get to know her through her first book This Is Not A Fashion Story.  Danielle joins Yola to talk about the inspiration behind the book, her biggest learning lessons and some of the juicier moments featured in the book. The tell-all takes you inside of Danielle's life behind her Instagram feed and shows you how a Long Island-born teenager became one of the most recognizable names in fashion. It's a story that proves success isn't about a college degree or who your parents are. It's about trusting your gut, knowing when to take risks and fighting to get what you want in life, love and business. But above all it's the story of how a young girl made in the concrete jungle that is New York City--and how you can too.   Connect with Yola: @yolarobert   Find The Pod: @isuckatlifepodcast    Produced by Dear Media

If you feel like you keeping seeing or hearing everyone talk about the microbiome, you're not wrong. Ara Katz, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seed, gives us a crash course in everything we need to know about the importance of gut health, probiotics, prebiotics, and explains all the different microbiomes that exist in our bodies. She also debunks myths about probiotics, Covid-19's correlation to the gut, and the impact childbirth has on the microbiome. Seed develops clinically-studied probiotics to impact human and planetary health. Their Daily Synbiotic combines 24 clinically-studied probiotic strains (not found in yogurt, most supplements, or fermented foods and beverages) with a non-fermenting prebiotic compound isolated and purified from Indian pomegranate.  

Ara Katz previously Co-Founded and served as CMO of Spring, mobile commerce marketplace. Ara was also on the Founding Team of social commerce company, BeachMint, where she launched six direct-to-consumer, influencer subscription brands. Ara has been a fellow at the MIT Media Lab’s Center for Future Storytelling and CCA’s DesignMBA program and was named in Marie Claire’s “The New Guard: The 50 Most Influential Women in America”, listed on Business Insider’s “Silicon Alley Top 100” and “36 Rockstar Women in NYC Tech”, and was recently included in Create + Cultivate’s 100 List for STEM.

Connect with Yola: @yolarobert   Find The Pod: @isuckatlifepodcast    Produced by Dear Media

Fellow podcasters Scout and Mady of Okay Sis join Yola for a glass or three of wine to discuss life in isolation, fighting with your sis, curly hair problems, keeping your love life alive during quarantine, bad reality tv, managing your energy instead of time and why they started podcasts. Plus, Yola shares Carole Baskin's rejection letter to appear on the show. (sigh)   Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Try Causebox- visit causebox.com/life for 30% your first Causebox with code LIFE   Connect with Yola: @yolarobert   Find The Pod: @isuckatlifepodcast  Connect with Okay Sis: @okaysispodcast 

Marta Pozzan joins Yola to catch up on the new normal of doing everything at home. Plus, Marta gives her perspective on the pandemic as her family and friends are still in Milan while she is having to quarantine in Los Angeles. The Italian actress and influencer shares how she has had to get creative to create all of her content from home including going to virtual auditions. It's not only individuals who have to get creative, brands do too, especially in the fashion industry. Will IRL fashion shows be a thing of the past? Yola and Marta get personal on why therapy has been such an essential part of their self-development journey and of course Marta dishes on how she's dating during the quarantine.   Connect with Yola. Find the pod. Produced by Dear Media