Livewithirenia Stories

In conversation with Jasmine Mitchel, a Michigan-based Pastry Chef whose viral desserts lead over 65k+ home-based bakers to make tasty and beautiful treats confidently. Jasmine has been featured in ⁠Parade⁠ and ⁠BlackExcellence.com,  ⁠

⁠FOX NEWS Digital⁠, ⁠SELF⁠, ⁠The List⁠ and prominent local news TV segment ⁠WXYZ⁠ .  She is also an author of the book “All Things Cake, Your Guide to Creating Cakes That Will be the Life of the Party" which showcases dessert recipes that are the Life of the Party.

Continue the conversation with Jasmine here: https://www.instagram.com/jcarmel/

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In conversation with Jennifer Leger, the Co-Founder of QUBER  beaming in from New Brunswick, Canada. According to Jennifer, this is an App designed for everyone to help guide people along their money saving journey and to instill sound money saving habits.

In this episode she shared her journey and the challenges she encountered raising capital to power up her company; finding the right Co-Founder and together building the team to make this idea a reality. Of course, she also shared with us the importance of developing the aptitude to manage our personal finances all the while developing good money saving habits in order to make different choices in life.

I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org

Meet the fabulous Nicola J Rowley trained as a Journalist and began her career in local radio before becoming a Reporter/ Newsreader on Radio 1 reading the news for the likes of Chris Moyles and Sara Cox. In January of 2019, Nicola launched her Communications Agency, NJRPR. She now helps female entrepreneurs and brands in the entertainment and leisure industries get noticed through strategic PR storytelling.

In this episode Nicola shares her big career pivots; we talk about the importance of instilling self leadership from a very early age; having tenacity and a growth mindset to succeed in your career and life journey.

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In conversation with Monica McCoy, Entrepreneur living in Atlanta, U.S.A.  She is Founder of Monica Motivates, Pitch University, and the Global Supplier Diversity Consortium.  She is also a global speaker, business strategist, executive coach and consultant. Most recently, Monica was the recipient of the 2019 Start Up Atlanta Best Equity Champion. As Founder of Monica Motivates, LLC., she helps corporate professionals and entrepreneurs transition from being mere spectators, to pursuing their dreams and becoming active participants in having fulfilling, successful personal and professional lives.  Visit www.monicamotivates.com to find out more about the event referenced in the show.

In this episode we discuss the importance of branding; finding your authentic purpose and your true North-Star; loving yourself without validation;  positioning your company for success as well as all that jazz that makes life so exciting.  There are several mike drops in this episode which is going to just blow you away. You are going to absolutely love this episode. 

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In conversation with the fabulous Author Tamra Andress living in Virginia, USA.   She is a Business Coach, Author  and a Certified Ordained Minister. Tamra is an entrepreneurial passionista with a heart for illuminating purpose and light within others by first seeking balance in mind, body and spirit. A blessed wife and mama of two little ones. A Kingdom connector, seizing and sharing joy, health, wealth, and wholeness.  She is living life one God wink to the next!

In this episode we discuss her exciting journey as an entrepreneur, her epic fails including the chase for success ahead of what was most important in life  and some key lessons learned along the way. She has a very unique identity and an absolutely refreshing flare. You are absolutely going to enjoy this episode, it's fun and filled with great nuggets.

Connect with Tamra here: https://www.instagram.com/tamra.andress/

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In Conversation with the dynamic Bianca Cefalo; she's a Space Systems Thermal Product Manager who enables Airbus Defence and Space UK to create and implement disruptive thermal management solutions on Next Generation Telecommunication Spacecraft.

  In this episode, Bianca shared her journey and how she became an accidental Rocket Scientist. She is a dynamic and fascinating individual who lives life fully, 360 degrees. We discussed how Space Technology powers our businesses and lives today; the importance of telemedicine which is critical right now among other products and technologies which are emerging to address pandemic times. We also get a little personal to get a look into how she manifests joy into her life.

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Delighted to be in conversation with Jasmine Mitchell, Chef and Founder of J. Carmels living in Michigan, USA. She is a self-made Chef and now turned Author of "All Things Cake, Your Guide to Creating Cakes That Will be the Life of the Party". You will be fascinated by this StartUp journey which is packed with golden nuggets to get you inspired to move your idea forward.

To continue the conversation with Jasmine follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPcvOqjQgf/

I would love to get your feedback always so please do connect with me here at https://ireniaroussel.org

In conversation with Emmy Award Winning MakeUp Artist Janelle Thomason living in Michigan, USA. We dive into her early years as a MakeUp Artist to her grand pivot to build not one but two companies: the MakeUp Loft and Cosmakery Cosmetics respectively. We take a deep dive into team development and building agility in the business to accommodate her staff, the female professionals, who juggle many priorities as well as developing happy vendors and customers. Enjoy this episode!

To continue the conversation with Janelle head over to the website: https://www.themakeuploft.org

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Delighted to have a great conversation with Ms. Joanna Cooper, General Manager, Daimler Truck North America LLC living in North Carolina, USA. Daimler Truck North America LLC headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a leading provider of comprehensive products and technologies for the commercial transportation industry.

In this episode we explore her career journey in the transportation industry and some of the key factors which brought her rise to becoming a top executive. We explore what it takes to motivate human capital and the recipe for a super team DNA. We get a little personal as well to see what keeps her focused and grounded everyday as well as her favourite music jam.

To continue the conversation with Joanna, connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannaccooper.

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