Melanated Conversations

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Sareta Fultcher Sareta, known to her readers as Bible Study Girl, has been in church all her life. Her relationship with God, and the church, was changed after starting a Bible study group with other women. Away from the walls of the church, the women were able to share their true struggles with their faith. Seeing God move mightily in the lives of other Christian women as they tried to live out their faith walk was inspiring. Years later, Sareta was prompted to share her personal struggles with the world, and the Bible Study Girl blog was born. Each day readers of the blog get a glimpse into her intimate struggles with faith and ultimate surrender to the will of God.

Listen in as we chat with Sareta as she shares her journey of building a mega lifestyle empire.

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Eliana Baucicault. Elaina or EllyB as she's affectionally known to the world is a celebrity event planner and creative mastermind behind the B Collective Magazine. The B Collective is a superior 300-page publication that is changing the landscape of traditional print media content. Not only does each spread highlight diverse weddings and event professionals, but the magazine also features celebrations rarely showcased on stands around the country. The magazine is far more than just a bride-to-be planning her big day it’s for any person celebrating milestone occasions hoping to create memories that will last a lifetime.

The art that exists within the pages of The B Collective Magazine surpasses what the viewer sees on each spread. Through The B Collective, Eliana has created a diverse network that allows event professionals of color to build new relationships as they look to expand their services. Many have said this publication can even be used as a study guide as they learn how to make their mark in an ever-growing world.

Listen in as we chat with Eliana as she shares her journey of building a mega lifestyle empire.

 What you'll learn:

• Eliana's start in event planning and how she developed the B Collective magazine.
• Her vision for the magazine and overall brand for ellyB events and the B Collective.
• How she is changing the trajectory of representation not often seen in the event and lifestyle industry while recognizing & celebrating other professionals of color in the planning industry.
• Her experience navigating life as a black woman entrepreneur managing multiple successful brands.
• Her simple philosophy for pursuing your passions even when you don't feel like you have it all together.
• What's next for Eliana and her brand?

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CONNECT WITH: Eliana Baucicault

ellyB Events

@Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellybevents

@Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellybevents/

@Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ellyb/

Website: https://ellybevents.com/

The B Collective Magazine

@Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcollectivemag/

@Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcollectivemag/ 

Website: https://thebcollective.co/

GET THE LATEST COLLECTION (4th edition) of The B Collective Magazine

https://shop.thebcollective.co/collections/magazines/products/the-b-collective-magazine-collection-4

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Are you ready to start your very own podcast? Check out our 70+ page comprehensive guide that walks you through every step to get your show launched and ready for the world.  We’ve taken our professional knowledge and experience in strategy, recording, editing and presenting into this comprehensive guide so you don’t have to spend months making mistakes you can avoid before you get started. Receive full-on support ranging from mindset shifting, content development, technical setup, recording & editing, and ongoing (strategies) after launch. Let's take you from dreaming to streaming so that you can powerfully share your message while achieving your next level of success.

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In this week’s episode, we amplify the voices of former guest Dr. Traci Baxley and ally Kristine Smith. 

 Dr. Traci Baxley is the founder and CEO of Traci Baxley Consulting, a company dedicated to supporting parents on their journey of raising independent, compassionate, and socially conscious children. As a belonging and inclusion advocate and the creator of Social Justice Parenting, she assists families who are stuck in fear-based parenting to transition to parenting from a space of radical love. As an educator for over 30 years and a mother of 5 children, Dr. Baxley uses her experiences and expertise to support parents through issues of belonging, self-advocacy, social-emotional, executive function development. In addition, she offers cultural awareness and racial identity training to nonprofit and agencies that support transracial families.

Kristine Smith is an adoptive mother to five children. She has three children adopted from Uganda and two children who joined their family through embryo adoption. Having left the field of critical care nursing in 2015 to stay home full time, Kristine has focused on educating and training those who are considering adoption or who are already parenting adopted children. She recently became an Advanced Trauma Competent caregiver. Her passion is encouraging and training adoptive families. She also enjoys speaking at adoption conferences on the unique challenges of transracial parenting.”

Tune in to our special Group Chat episode as we keep it real discussing the challenges of transracial adoptions and the affects of being a transracial adoptee/parent.

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Keesha Johnson. Keesha is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® and a business operations consultant specializing in project management, process improvement & documentation, and content editing. Keesha also trains entrepreneurs on how to leverage Pinterest as a powerful marketing tool for their businesses. She’s the creator of Pinpoint Your Marketing, an introductory course for small business owners interested in getting started on Pinterest.

Keesha is the founder of MyMissionToEscape.com. and writes useful and motivational content for her blog which targets working women who want to manage job burnout and explore flexible work options and entrepreneurship. Keesha encourages her readers to choose personal bliss over professional burnout!

Listen in as we chat with Keesha and she shares her journey of entrepreneurship and how we can win in our marketing strategy with a pin.

 What you'll learn:

• Keesha's transition out of corporate into entrepreneurship.
• What sparked the creation of her blog -- My Mission to Escape.
• How she got her start with utilizing Pinterest for Business and the creation of her course for entrepreneurs looking to elevate their brand marketing.
• Why it's important to start your own business or side hustle.
• Her collaboration with the Publishing in Your Pajamas conference.
• What's next for Keesha?

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CONNECT WITH: Keesha Johnson, PMP

@Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mymissiontoescape/

@LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keesha-johnson-pmp/

Website: https://mymissiontoescape.com/

Resources Mentioned in Episode:

Publishing in Your Pajamas (virtual) Conference ---

The goal of the conference is to help empower new and aspiring authors!  I’ll be speaking to authors on why they should be using Pinterest as part of their marketing strategy. 

The virtual conference is on Saturday, April 18th from 9:30 AM – 5 PM ET. Early bird registration is open now and ends on April 10th. General registration ends on Saturday, April 18th. 

You can visit her link at https://mymissiontoescape.com/publishing to get your tickets today!

PinPoint Your Marketing Pinterest Course --http://www.pinpointyourmarketing.com.  Keesha is offering a 20% discount for MC listeners.  Coupon Code = MELANATED

Dawn Michelle Hardy Melanated Conversation Episode

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Are you ready to start your very own podcast? Check out our 70+ page comprehensive guide that walks you through every step to get your show launched and ready for the world.  We’ve taken our professional knowledge and experience in strategy, recording, editing and presenting into this comprehensive guide so you don’t have to spend months making mistakes you can avoid before you get started. Receive full-on support ranging from mindset shifting, content development, technical setup, recording & editing, and ongoing (strategies) after launch. Let's take you from dreaming to streaming so that you can powerfully share your message while achieving your next level of success.

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In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Karen Brown. Karen is the Owner/Baker of LOL Labor of Love Bakery.  A home based bakery that provides Custom-designed cakes, cupcakes, and other sweet treats for all occasions. Whether it’s a layered or tiered cake, Bundt or sheet cake, and if you want to add cake balls or pops, chocolate covered strawberries or decorated cookies, we strive to be the Bakery of choice for the DFW area.

LOL Labor of Love Bakery was born on December 16, 2015 but Karen's passion for baking which stemmed all the way back to her childhood had been alive much longer. "Who would have thought that very passion would be turned into a Business? God did, it was His plan all along and His timing could not have been any less perfect!"

Starting with one signature cake, the Red Velvet Cheesecake, word of mouth, and a viral pic on Facebook, LOL Bakery was conceived. Now 5 yrs running and year #4 the start of full time entrepreneurship, Karen is excited where God will take her business and how it’ll grow to be of service to those who “love cake”. “Love Cake, Don’t Bake...Leave the Baking to Me!”

Listen in as we chat with Karen as she shares how God's timing, her faith and a little help from a social media post turned into a full fledged business. 

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of DeNee Knight. DeNee is a dear friend of ours and a fellow native Arkansan. She serves as the Marketing Director of the nonprofit organization -- You are L.O.V.E.D., an organization that celebrates and uplifts women through life after broken relationships. Having gone through a major life-altering experience as a result of a failed marriage, DeNee opens up and shares her journey of self-healing and finding love again. 

Listen in as we chat with DeNee as she shares her experience of finding love and navigating life as an interracial blended family.

 What you'll learn:

• DeNee's transition from a 2-parent home to being a single mother settling into a new life.
• How she opened herself back up to love & dating after divorce, and her dating woes.
• Challenges faced being in an interracial relationship with a Caucasian police officer.
• Navigating parenthood with blended multiracial families.
• The important component for fostering a healthy relationship.
• The nonprofit organization -- You Are L.O.V.E.D and the great work they are doing.

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 CONNECT WITH: DeNee Knight

Instagram: _yoganee_

Facebook: DeNee Marble

TikTok: _yoganee_

You Are L.O.V.E.D.:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LOVED-100496024761795/

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Are you ready to start your very own podcast? Check out our 70+ page comprehensive guide that walks you through every step to get your show launched and ready for the world.  We’ve taken our professional knowledge and experience in strategy, recording, editing and presenting into this comprehensive guide so you don’t have to spend months making mistakes you can avoid before you get started. Receive full-on support ranging from mindset shifting, content development, technical setup, recording & editing, and ongoing (strategies) after launch. Let's take you from dreaming to streaming so that you can powerfully share your message while achieving your next level of success.

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In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Lisa Butler. Lisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice.  For over 20 years she has worked with women and girls to help facilitate emotional healing.  She specializes in mother-daughter conflict, self-esteem, forgiveness, shame and anxiety.  Lisa believes that most of our challenges begin with our thoughts about ourselves, others, and the world.  She uses cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies to teach clients how their thoughts/feelings inform their behaviors and life choices.  She believes that helping people recognize the power of their thoughts is  key to emotional wellness.  Lisa is also the Producer/Director of What's Left Behind, a documentary highlighting the moms/and families of murdered young people in Chicago.  Lisa is a Ford Scholar and a graduate of University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of the Mental Weight-ologist, Dr. Radisha Brown. Dr. Radisha is on a mission to empower women to live, work, play, and love at their highest potential. As a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Dr. Radisha's core work is in helping women lose weight while mastering their mind, body, and soul. Her relatable and accepting nature allows other women to overcome their struggles and begin their transformation journey towards a healthy and happy lifestyle. She is the author of the best-selling book Girl, Get Off The Couch where she share's her personal 80 pound weight loss journey.

Listen in as we chat with Dr. Radisha on how she is encouraging us to Get Off The Couch.

 What you'll learn:

• How Dr. Radisha's personal mental, physical, & emotional unpacking set the stage for her practice.
• Understanding the connection between mental health and weight loss.
• Her F.A.T. Framework and how she applies this logic within her therapy practice
• Tackling depression in women of color, specifically black women
• How to overcome emotional eating
• What's next for Dr. Radisha?

  Rapid Fire Questions:

1. Would you rather give up salt for life or sugar for life?

2. What's your non-traditional form of exercise?

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Grab Dr. Radisha Brown's best selling book: Girl Get Off The Couch

CONNECT WITH: Dr. Radisha Brown

@drradishabrown - Facebook 

@drradishabrown - Instagram 

@drradishabrown - Twitter

Website: www.drradisha.com

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Are you ready to start your very own podcast? Check out our 70+ page comprehensive guide that walks you through every step to get your show launched and ready for the world.  We’ve taken our professional knowledge and experience in strategy, recording, editing and presenting into this comprehensive guide so you don’t have to spend months making mistakes you can avoid before you get started. Receive full-on support ranging from mindset shifting, content development, technical setup, recording & editing, and ongoing (strategies) after launch. Let's take you from dreaming to streaming so that you can powerfully share your message while achieving your next level of success.

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In this week’s episode, we are celebrating International Women's Day!!!!

This year (2020), the IWD theme is #EachforEqual. 

From the IWD: International Women's Day Website:

An equal world is an enabled world.

Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can actively choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women's achievements.

Collectively, each one of us can help create a gender-equal world.

Let's all be #EachforEqual.

Join us this week as co-hosts Terrian Jones & Yana Reynolds celebrate the melanated achievements of women from the past, present, and near future.

 What you'll learn:

• Past (Highlight): Nichelle "Grace" Nichols, first African American woman to play a lead role on television -- Communication Officer Lieutenant Uhura on "Star Trek."
• Present (Highlight): Keisha Knight Pulliam & Arian Simone, of the Fearless Fund. A venture capitalist firm that invests in women of color businesses.
• Near Future (Highlight): Storm Reid -- Rising actress & social justice advocate.  Her resume includes --  12 Years A Slave, A Wrinkle in Time, When They See Us, & The Invisible Man.
• Melanated Mini (Highlight): Neveah Woods of Sasha Sew Amazing -- aspiring fashion designer who makes/designs clothes for her Barbie dolls.

  Rapid Fire Questions:

1. Would you rather create or delete history?

2. Would you rather never have music or never have films?

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Are you ready to start your very own podcast? Check out our 70+ page comprehensive guide that walks you through every step to get your show launched and ready for the world.  We’ve taken our professional knowledge and experience in strategy, recording, editing and presenting into this comprehensive guide so you don’t have to spend months making mistakes you can avoid before you get started. Receive full-on support ranging from mindset shifting, content development, technical setup, recording & editing, and ongoing (strategies) after launch. Let's take you from dreaming to streaming so that you can powerfully share your message while achieving your next level of success.

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In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Coach, Speaker, Author and Strategist Tanya J. Miller. Tanya  is a certified life coach with over eighteen years of experience working with youth, young adults, and women throughout the community and in ministry to pursue purpose, passion, vision, and destiny. Tanya's focus is on life and leadership. She helps clients to define their purpose in order to release their passion.  As a speaker, Tanya's' beliefs and philosophies hold true to these same ideals and passion. Her message is clear. She believes that God place in everyone purpose, and to leave this world empty after having spent their whole lives pursuing their passion, fulfilling their purpose, following their dreams, casting their vision all to one day arrive at destiny.

Tanya J. Miller is a  graduate with a BBA in finance and business management from Northwood University and an MBA from Regent University. She is the owner of Tanya J. Miller, LLC, where she is an accomplished author, motivational speaker, life coach, and leadership strategist.   Also, TJMLLC is an affiliate member of CBA, the Association for Christian Retail. While, Tanya is a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. In 2018, Tanya was named an Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA) finalist by Purposely Created Publishing Group under the category Author on the Rise.  While in 2017, Tanya was also named an Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA) finalist by Purposely Created Publishing Group under the category Education. 

Listen in as we chat with Tanya on how she inspires people both young and old to put the puzzle pieces of life together in her role as and business owner, coach, speaker, and author.