Today on the podcast, I sat down with Savannah Britt, the CEO of the Britt Print; an international communications agency specializing in PR, Marketing, Content Creation and Strategic Communication. We talk about her very early start as a business owner at the age of 12 years old starting her own magazine being the youngest magazine publisher in the world and was personally congratulated by Teen Vogue’s EIC Amy Astley. We talk about the ability to scale and grow your company, how to use social media to market and promote your services, making decisions that align with your values and not compromising your integrity. Savannah tells the MTO listeners a HUGE secret!! We also talk about dating as a #girlboss and why you should invest in Black Brands. “When you invest Black, that comes back full circle and affects you.”

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Today on the podcast, Founder of TheBlondeMisfit.com and Fashion and Beauty Journalist at Buzzfeed, Jamé Jackson and I talk everything under the sun. From Red Lobster to managing your expectations in business and life! We talk divine purpose, building a brand from the ground up and overcoming internal fears and doubt. Jamé has been seen in Yahoo, Medium, Business of Fashion, Google’s “Women to Watch” and more. Jamé is brutally honest, funny and vulnerable in this week’s episode and as always...gems are DROPPED! Enjoy!

Today on the podcast, CEO of celebrity ghostwriting firm, The WritersBlok and Senior Contributor at Forbes, Pauleanna Reid and I talk all things golden! Brace yourself! Pauleanna shares a very intimate and heartfelt journey of her life, struggles and achievements. We talk of the importance of letting go of resentment and anger, being specific about your asks and overdelivering in your work. Pauleanna is a self-published author, speaker and mentor who travels the world speaking and motivating others. This is by far one of my favorite episodes! So many take aways and gems are dropped! Enjoy!

Today on Meet the Owner Podcast, Entrepreneur and CEO of her own image consulting agency, Julia Lang Worldwide, LLC., Julia and I talk about her journey to New York by way of Germany. We discuss how she got her start in the big city and the intricacies of building her own international image consulting agency. We talk about a typical day win the life of Julia Lang, working with celebrities, artists and brands and how she navigates effortlessly through he fashion, music, sports and beauty industries. Julia has been featured in Vogue, Hypebeast, and has worked with brands like Nike, Swatch, Puma, Bang & Olufsen, BFA and many more! I totally enjoyed this convo with Julia and I’m sure you guys will too! Enjoy Xx

MEET THE OWNER PODCAST: Today we talk HATS! Just in time for weather change. On the podcast today, I chat with Master Milliner, CEO, Bossy Mama and total sweetheart Debbie Lorenzo. Debbie is the Founder of Frances Grey Handmade Hats in New York. We talk about navigating life and finding your passion and purpose! Debbie took a hat blocking class and history was made! From making hats in your home to making a custom made hat for the Queen B (Beyonce) herself! It took me an entire year to lock down this podcast session and it was TOTALLY worth the wait! We talk balancing life and work, being a woman in business, and how she landed her brand Frances Grey into Bloomingdales!

CEO, Actress, Executive Producer, Author, Singer, Model and all around beauty Africa Miranda! I had the pleasure of chatting with Africa last week and boy were some gems dropped! We talk about following your intuition, why it’s OK to have a Plan B and how to juggle between your talents, executive producing her own show, The Africa Miranda Show on Facebook Watch, her new book Step Up, Step Out and SHINE! And so much more!! Of course there would be no MTO episode if we didn’t talk about self care and beauty standards in the African American community. Africa is embarking on a nationwide book tour and shares some inside deets on each city! I hope you enjoy as much as I did!

MEET THE OWNER PODCAST: Today on the podcast, I have the Creator of Spiked Spin, Briana Owens! I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Founder of this amazing health and wellness brand who has literally put a SPIN on SPINNING! We talk about how she started her company and how important health and wellness is in the black community. Briana is truly a gem and filled with so many including the importance of keeping your word in business, focusing on yourself, the highs and lows of business and most importantly her mission to educate the black community on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle! Briana’s positively charged energy has attracted her to many who are interested in her story including Essence, XoNecole, Bumble Bizz and more! Warning: Be prepared for EXTREME laughter on this episode! Enjoy XO

Content Producer and Travel Influencer Tanyka Renee @tanykarenee Last week, I was lucky to have caught this beauty before she jetted off to another country! Tanyka joins the podcast to chat about using social media to find financial freedom! We talk about the power of marketing and creating a narrative, creating striking and iconic content, getting compensated for your content, turning “likes” into dollars, how to build a social media following and SO much more! Tanyka makes 90% of her income from social media.. We’re talking thousands per photo and she tells us HOW on this new episode! Enjoy! XO

Ladies and Gentlemen I’m pleased to introduce the woman behind your favorite bloggers' photos and the woman who helped to grow both my personal brand AND business. Denisse Benitez!!! Formally Thugnanny NOW @chasingdenisse Denisse is an internationally published street style and portrait photographer... a BEAST! We chat about how she started in photography, navigating through the digital content creation space, securing brand partnerships, rebranding and tons of tips for content creators and photographers. Denisse has been featured in Refinery29, Elle Russia, Vogue Italia, US Open 2015, Latina Magazine, Pudge Magazine, Essence Magazine, People Style Watch, The Knot New Jersey, Lady Hustle Magazine and many more!!!!

MEET THE OWNER PODCAST: Samantha Black @samanthablacknyc! This week, I sat down with the Brooklyn based designer, creative and visionary, Sammy B. Designer of the Women’s ready-to-wear line @sammybdesignsny! (FYI- took me about 7 months to finally lock schedules with this busy body! Lol) So I’m super excited (as you’ll hear) We talk about how Samantha started in fashion and starting her work with music artists, her time on @projectrunway, her newest line ‘212’ and how her clothing ended up on the Queen herself, @beyonce! We also dig deep on mental health and self care for entrepreneurial women, navigating through the world of “insta-fashion”, and much MOREEEE! So many gems dropped guys! I know you’ll enjoy! XO