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Destination Event Planner Fallon Carter joins us on Episode 17 to discuss her chance journey into wedding planning and her evolution through the years. Fallon is a true believer in  cultivating a life that works for you not just in one aspect but in all.  She shares tips on achieving balance in one's life and the importance of creating boundaries not just for yourself but for your clients as well.

Fallon also talks about the role "manifestation" has played in her life and shares tips on how you can start to do the same in yours. This conversation is an essential listen for everyone looking to achieve balance in their life AND career. 

Fallon's Links:

Fallon Carter Events

The We Do Collective

Follow Fallon on Instagram

We’re kicking off Season 2 of the Perfête Podcast with a bang! Our first guest is Cyndie Spiegel- a truth-teller, community builder and all-around badass dedicated to empowering women and motivating them to live more boldly to achieve true happiness. Cyndie is also an author, speaker and the founder of Dear Grown Ass Women™, a self-development community for women over the age of 35.  In this episode, we get to hear about Cyndie’s incredible journey from a decades-long fashion career into her purpose of community- building and business strategy. She shares awesome nuggets on liberating oneself and the importance of sitting in your discomfort. We also get to hear about her amazing community- Dear Grown Ass Women and the power of living in your truth.  

Resources:  

www.cyndiespiegel.com  

www.deargrownasswomen.com  

www.instagram.com/cyndiespiegel/?hl=en  

www.instagram.com/deargrownasswomen/?hl=en  

Donate to a Cyndie's fund in memory of her nephew: http://bit.ly/LittleBobby  

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On this episode of the Perfete Podcast, Designer Sugar Taylor of Sugar Taylor Co gets REAL about her background and journey to the Artist she is today. She shares a painful story of trauma as a young child and how she was able to confront the baggage to begin to move forward with her life. This is such a powerful episode and one we can all learn from. 

About our guest: Sugar Taylor is a New York (Bronx) native with over ten years of cumulative multi-media design under her belt as an Event Designer and Creative Director. She is a the founder of Sugar Taylor Co. , an events and design firm based in Washington D.C. A unicorn in the event planning industry, the company offers multilateral design services. Sugar's team works with several mediums, taking their clients work from graphics to print, to creative art installations, and on the branding side; from their websites to interior design. She lives to pull together elements that do not ordinarily "fit", and believes deeply that art can be a tool  for experiencing the world more fully, and applied to pretty much any form of creating.

Resources:

www.sugartaylor.co

instagram.com/sugartaylorco

Sugar's Art Therapy Classes

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On episode 14 of the Perfete Podcast we have super human and self proclaimed "dreamer"- Bolanle Williams-Olley. Bolanle is the CFO of Mancini Duffy, founder of She Builds Waves, She Builds Lives and Reach Nigeria. On this episode Bolanle discusses how she landed in the built industry and her 13-year progression through it, from junior project accountant all the way to CFO. She covers such topics as discipline and scheduling, knowing how to say “no”, avoiding overwhelm, and the importance of bringing your authentic self into everything you do. This is a really great conversation on powering through and how there's a season for everything. You don't want to miss it! 

RESOURCES:

Your Money Clique

Instagram: @bolanle_hq

Twitter: @bolanle_hq

LinkedIn: Bolanle Williams-Olley

Before5am.com

New Year, same sh*t: on Episode 13, Kunbi talks 10 super easy goals she can actually do in 2020. Caution: It's very "lazy-friendly" haha so grab a drink and let's plan our 2020 together.  

Links discussed:

52 Week Savings Challenge  

Your Money Book- by Bolanle Williams Olley

Ozzy Etomi is a writer, feminist and communications strategist based in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2016, Ozzy was named one of the top 10% of writers on Medium, and is a leading voice in the feminist and gender advocacy space in Nigeria. 

On this episode of the Perfete Podcast, Ozzy reveals the inspiration behind her writing, how she found her voice and fine-tuned her path. How the women in her life influenced and empowered her voice (some, unintentionally) and how she has chosen to speak up no matter what.  We discuss everything from impostor syndrome to cancellation culture and how she handles backlash and criticism on her opinions. 

Ozzy shares advice on how women can uplift themselves in personal and professional space, and what we all can learn from the younger generation of women coming behind us . This episode is a MUST listen!

Links:

Ozzy Etomi: https://www.ozzyetomi.com

Connect with Ozzy:

· LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/ozzyetomi/

· Twitter: https://twitter.com/ozzyetomi

· Medium: https://medium.com/@ozzyetomi

The Writer’s Table: On Impostor Syndrome & Self Sabotage

Amina J. Mohammed: https://twitter.com/AminaJMohammed

On this minisode, we tackle a very common consequence of Adulting- overwhelm. We polled our listeners to find out what to when you're feeling stressed and overwhelmed AF. 

This episode originally played as part of Endometriosis Awareness Month. Today’s guest on the Perfete Podcast is Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed, a Physiatrist specializing in pelvic pain issues. She shares a plethora of knowledge about Endometriosis, including the history, symptoms, available treatments and pathways to a future cure. Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed treats everything from pain with sex, period pains, abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, urination issues to bowel problems. Anything is the pelvic region is her domain. As we dive into everything related to endometriosis, we will unpack known causes, how to eat, the official diagnosis, when surgery is necessary and so much more.

- What is endometriosis

- Known causes of endometriosis

- There’s no cure for endometriosis

- Pain generators

- The endometriosis diet

- Manifestation of pain

- Seeing the right doctor

- Officially diagnosing endometriosis

- ROSE study

- When surgery is necessary

- What to look for in an endometriosis doctor

-  Dr. Ahmed on Instagram

-  Pelvicrehabilitation.com

-  Rose Endometriosis Research

-  Nancy’s Nook Facebook Group

- Kunbi’s Endometriosis Story

- Kunbi on "Mommy Oyoyo" Podcast

- Kunbi on "NotDefinedbyEndo" Podcast

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On Episode 8 of the Perfete Podcast, beauty and lifestyle influencer Dimma Umeh joins us to talk about her inspiring  journey in the wellness industry.  She takes us through her personal stumble into beauty blogging, the struggles she has encountered as an influencer in Nigeria and how she has built a solid brand locally and globally.  Dimma also schools us on self-value and how she advocates for herself in an ever-evolving industry. She also gives tips for aspiring bloggers who are looking to make their marks in the creative space, so stop overthinking, planning and trying to predict how people are going to react. It's time to get started.  

Resources Mentioned 

- Dimma’s YouTube 

- Dimma on Instagram 

- Dimma on Twitter 

- Dimma on Facebook 

- Dimma’s Website 

- Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Foundation

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