Iconic Conversations with Tanaka Tava

Iconic Conversations with Beverly Ntagu - Motivational Speaker, Podcast Host, & Wellness Advocate

American-born and Nigerian-raised, Beverly is a multi-hyphenate who aims to close healthy equity gaps in underserved communities in America and Nigeria as an aspiring healthcare professional while creating generational opportunities for youth and young adults through her gifts of motivational speaking and community engagement.

GUEST: 

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverlyntagu

💻 Website: https://www.manifestmedex.org/author/beverly-ntagu/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bevspeaks_/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/ 

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup 

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva 

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava 

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Throughout his four decades of practice, Gregory Ibañez, FAIA, has become a recognized design leader and a passionate advocate for progressive architecture within both the profession and the community.

In an era of ever-increasing specialization, Greg practices architecture as a generalist. His projects are highly varied in type and scale, and include projects in Europe, Asia and Mexico.

A graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Greg is a Principal at Ibañez Shaw Architecture in Fort Worth, a firm that is widely recognized for design excellence.

TIMESTAMPS:

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryibanez

🎥 Website: https://www.ibanezshaw.com/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibanez_shaw/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/ 

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup 

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva 

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava 

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Chandler Malone has been focused on helping people reach their economic potential throughout his entire career via his work at Bootup and The Family. In Chandler’s 3 years as the CEO of Bootup, the company helped thousands of people get their first jobs in tech for over $200M in annualized salaries at companies like JP Morgan Chase, Home Depot, Mailchimp, Cerner, and more.

Chandler is also the founder of The Family, a venture studio focused on Black and Brown founders. Over the past 4 years, The Family has invested in 10 Black and Brown founders with an estimated market cap of over $300M.

TIMESTAMPS:

[00:00:00] Innovator, hustler, intentional, humble, Dallas.

[00:11:05] Achieving greatness through community.

[00:17:36] Black men: build, don't compete.

[00:22:51] Collaboration, brotherhood, support, legacy, community, growth.

[00:27:14] Fight daily for purpose, not comparison.

[00:32:45] Money reveals true character.

[00:39:36] Live life fully, trust yourself, appreciate foresight.

[00:45:09] Focus on purpose for success.

[00:50:03] Provide access to unlock greatness.

GUEST: Chandler Malone

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandler-...

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/chanoouttathere

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chanoouttat...

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver...

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Reggie Singletary is a full-time Pisces, a dreamer, a curious cat, lover of emotions and what accesses them, a R&B fanatic, an aspirational collector of Black art, potatoes' #1 supporter, who moonlights as a Creative Strategist who's worked for a good bit of the biggest brands in the world. Above all else, he's manifesting a life filled with bringing ideas...to life.

TIMESTAMPS:


[00:00:47] Cultural connoisseur, Reggie, brings people together.

GUEST:

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginald-singletary

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/reggie_jay/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reggie_jay/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver...

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Joshua Taylor is a Venture Capital Investor & Founder of The Texas Black Founder's Network. He is passionate about investing in the future, marginalized communities. In addition he is a former 400 Meter Hurdle NCAA All-American Track and Field Athlete for Stephen F. Austin University and on the conquest raising $5M for Run From The Heart Charity.

[00:00:16] Kingdom builder, heart full, Africa, storm easing.

GUEST: 

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacharlestaylor/

💻 Website: ⁠https://www.runfromtheheart.com/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua.c.taylor/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/ 

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup 

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva 

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava 

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Basti Hansen is a German director / photographer, living in Tel Aviv, working around the globe. In the last 9 years he directed, shot and edited over 450 global ad-campaigns, music videos, commercials, adventure films and passion projects.

Basti worked with people like Lewis Hamilton, Will.I.Am, Valtteri Bottas, Devin Supertramp and Noa Kirel while shooting international campaigns for clients like Mercedes-Benz, Universal Music, Volkswagen, IQOS, Google, Mercedes-AMG, Microsoft as well as tourism boards and creative agencies around the world.

Basti’s style of working was recently described by a client as:

“He has a radical, no-bullshit approach when it comes to crafting and delivering high-end imagery. It’s fascinating and refreshing to watch him work.”

[00:00:09] Six words: German director, photographer, global work, humility, connection, full heart.

GUEST: Basti Hansen

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastihansen/

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bastihansenx

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bastihansen/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/ 

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup 

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva 

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava 

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Marquise Bell is currently a 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University in Houston, TX. His research investigates the mechanical and thermal properties of smart textile (clothing-like) materials for wearable assistive devices. NASA funds his research, and he also has work experience interning with BNSF Railway, ExxonMobil, and Disney Imagineering.

Prior to graduate school, Marquise graduated in 2020 from Baylor University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Math and Computer Science. He was heavily involved on campus through tutoring and Mission Waco and has continued his service by giving back through a scholarship he co-founded with fellow high school alums, the Hirschi Men Can Scholarship.

[00:00:08] Uplifting black men, innovator, inventor, mentor, PhD, marriage.

GUEST: Marquise Bell

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquise-... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/quisebell 

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quise.bell/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/ 

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup 

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva 

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava 

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

James Cobb is a Communications and Sustainability expert. After spending 3 years in the entertainment industry, he went back to school to make positive change off-camera. He recently graduated from Arizona State University with his Master of Sustainability Solutions.

In his time at school, he created sustainability educational videos that are used by Starbucks’s Greener Apron Program and helped businesses see the value in taking care of people and the planet. In addition, James serves as a Board Director for Stardust Building Supplies. Now James is embarking on a career of positive change, by helping businesses create flexible, sustainable platforms that will contribute to a healthy, equitable world.

[00:00:00] Innovators, changers, connecting: Six words

GUEST: James Cobb

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cobb-88720b20b/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamescobb_/

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HOST: Tanaka Tava

💻 Website: https://www.tanakatava.com/ 

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavamultimediagroup 

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconver... 

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanakatva 

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tanakatava 

🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tanakatava

Tim Salau, is the co-founder of Guide App, A Future of Work thought leader, and a Nigerian American artist. His work and impact have been featured on Forbes, at SXSW, and highlighted by trillion dollar companies like Google, Microsoft, and WeWork. Today, he leads Guide, a bite-size video training platform for freelance workers who want to gain set-ready skills and make more money.

Wen Zhang is the founder and CEO of INNW Institute, a global accelerator for tech startups, supporting entrepreneurs who are challenged to secure funding, to get yes from investors and customers. 

She is a serial entrepreneur who has launched businesses, increased their presence in the global market, and managed a large-scale enterprise at a Fortune 100 company. Through her pitching and storytelling expertise, she has helped her clients achieve over 40 million dollars in funding.

Wen holds a Master's Degree in Marketing and Advertising from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University.