Growing up, Sierra Brown was the oldest of six, being raised by her father as a single parent. From the very beginning, her father had a plan—a plan for them to all become outstanding basketball players. Basketball players that got scholarships, went to college, and that was it.

So from a very young, tender age, that’s who Sierra was…a basketball player. When she made it to college and it was time to pick a major, she picked something that would make money. Nobody told her that apparently, you were supposed to choose something you were good at.

Today, Sierra is a health and wellness coach who helps black women unlearn diet culture misconceptions and implement the necessary nutrition, movement, and mindset practices required for sustainable wellness while keeping God at the center of the journey. She’s transformed herself and built a business helping other women find freedom in their own revised version of health and wellness.

When Jennifer was young, she wanted to be a lot of things: artist, writer, reporter, actress. But she started blogging and building websites in the ninth grade, and hasn’t really stopped since.

She didn’t know any artists, writers, or actresses who looked like her, ate the foods she ate, or any that had to go to Chinese school on the weekends like she did. As for web design and blogging? She didn’t even know those were career options.

She ended up getting her master’s degree to teach high school science, but when she became a parent, she questioned whether she could be the type of parent and the type of teacher she wanted to be at the same time. So she decided to take a year off, and that’s when it happened–she started a business by accident.

Today, Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Chief Executive Auntie, a business aimed to help Asian American and other BIPOC freelancers and creatives earn more money through course creation. She believes in leveraging your identity and struggles as an asset, and she’s sharing how she’s accomplished that herself on this episode of Creator Stories.

Kaitlyn Walls was a new graduate from Howard University with high hopes of being a screenwriter, but life had other plans. After being unexpectedly fired from her first post-grad job, she pondered about entrepreneurship. 

Today, Kaitlyn is a Brand Strategist + Web Designer for her company, Four Walls Studio. She’s been inspired to help others because of her own journey with entrepreneurship and branding, and she’s on a mission to help soul-led women in biz tap into their innate expertise through energetically aligned branding so they can create more impact on a greater scale. 

Jaclyn Mellone is a coach, Keynote speaker, mama, guac lover, and the founder of Go-To Gal Media. Oh, and she’s also the host of the Go-To Gal podcast, named one of Forbes Top 21 Podcasts for 2021 and a top 200 Marketing podcast on iTunes!  

Jaclyn has proudly built the Go-To Gal empire in her slippers from her living room in Rochester, NY. She has spoken at marketing conferences around the US, grown her social media channels to total over 50K followers and has been featured in Entrepreneur, Yahoo Finance, Reader’s Digest, Parents, Well + Good, and on dozens of podcasts and radio appearances.

She’s on a mission to help experts exponentially grow their business by becoming the Go-To Authority in their space by getting out of their own way. If you’re ready to overcome self-doubt and stand out from the crowd, Jaclyn is your go-to gal on this episode of Creator Stories.

You’ll typically find our guest today with a cup of coffee in her hand because #momlife. But once that coffee kicks in, Emily McGuire is taking names (or emails) as the founder and Chief Email Marketer behind Flourish & Grit!

Flourish & Grit is an email marketing agency that builds and retains customer relationships at scale. Founded in 2018, Emily grew Flourish & Grit from a solo shop to a confidently curated team of marketers who are passionate about the impacts of email  marketing.

With lessons learned over a decade in tech, sending thousands of email campaigns, and earning clients over $80 million in email campaign revenue, Emily is sharing what led her to where she is today on Creator Stories episode 55!

Everyday, people are inundated with thousands of marketing messages which make it nearly impossible for your message to be heard. How can you cut through the noise?

That's where our guest today, Laura Higgins, comes in! Laura is an online marketing strategist and the Founder of Lala Social Club—a digital marketing agency helping small business owners cut through that noise. 

Laura truly believes (and knows from first-hand experience) that if you can market your business, you can grow your business. 

For the season 3 premiere of Creator Stories podcast, we are thrilled to be here with your friendly, neighborhood Marketing Genie, Ashleigh Chanel!

Ashleigh is a world travelling gadgets addict, expert Digital Marketer & the CEO of Make Your Mark Digital Marketing Agency. She helps profit-driven business owners transform their businesses into revenue-generating and impact-creating machines, without the extra time and stress.

She's passionate about helping women business owners to market profitably through innovation, creativity, action, and implementing strategic digital media strategies that transform their business. And she's sharing her story as entrepreneur right here on Creator Stories episode 53!

Bonnie Bakhtiari is a self-taught brand designer for creative entrepreneurs based in Waco, Texas and the founder of bisforbonniedesign. She’s built a six-figure business through her work in  crafting high converting brands for her clients and teaching fellow designers her signature brand strategy approach.

She’s accomplished all of this in just over 7 years—building her business from the ground up as a recent college graduate. On today’s episode, Bonnie is sharing the behind-the-scenes story of how she took her little side hustle full- time and what led her to take the road less traveled.

Charity is a multi-passionate creative professional from the thriving city of Atlanta, with over 8 years of extensive experience in digital marketing and design. She’s empowered ambitious women from Atlanta to Dubai to elevate their brands, exceed their business goals, and most importantly, make money. 

On today's episode of Creator Stories, Charity is sharing how faith has helped her courageously commit to everything that comes her way and led her to where she is today, in business and life. 

Rhiannon Payne is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur, startup consultant, writer, speaker, & adventure. She is also the Founder and CEO of Sea Foam Media & Technology, offering startups a wide array of services to help them tell their story and build exciting products to engage investors. 

Rhiannon’s unconventional route to entrepreneurship began when she found success in running a six-figure business all while traveling the world. This is where her passion for remote work began, and what led her to publish her book, The Remote Work Era. She’s poured her heart and soul into writing this book to help other women discover their own paths to success, just like she did.