In this week’s episode, we have some fun with our listeners favorite segment "Rapid Fire" round. Tune in as the hosts of Melanated Conversations get candid and  ask each other random questions. No topic is off the table and no question can go unanswered.

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of event planning extraordinaire Brittany Sharp. Brittany is owner and creator of The Sharp Standard which  is a full-service event planning and interior design boutique curating designs that showcase your life's biggest moments.

Brittany has a passion for using her God given talents to create phenomenal events that will leave her clients with memories to last a lifetime. "For me decorating and entertaining just comes naturally."  As as child Brittany loved to go all out on decor, and it’s reflected in her events. Whether a real life circus for a kiddie soirée or out of the box layouts for wedding ceremonies there are no limits to The Sharp Standard events

Listen in as we speak about Brittany's journey in event planning

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of pre-med student and entrepreneur Sarah V. Bondzie. Sarah’s focus is in the area of Optometry, where she currently scribes for Optometrists and shadows surgeons at Nemours DuPont Children’s Hospital.   

At the age of 23, under the guidance of her Pharmacist father, she created her very own eye vitamins catered to vision health and whitening the sclera by the name of “Bonne Vue” BVE eye multivitamins. BVE capsules are natural minerals and vitamins which help to replenish, nourish, and brighten the eyes. Their focus lies primarily on nature’s playground with ingredients like goji berries, green tea, riboflavin, lutein, and flax seeds. During their research, they made sure to stand out by keeping the necessary vitamins for healthier vision but in a more fruitful way. Bonne Vue’s vision is to reduce the risk of getting eye diseases and experiencing any AMD-related vision loss.

Listen in as we speak about Sarah’s journey in optometry.

What you'll learn:

• What sparked Sarah’s interest in the field of optometry?
• The representation gap of black professionals in the field.
• How seeing into the eyes of one soul translates into her overall vision of eye health.
• How the name Bonne Vue was formed and the meaning behind the name.
• The creation process and perfecting the formula for a vitamin that intently focuses on the care of the eye.
• How a Bonne Vue purchase further promotes eye health around the globe.

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Personal:  https://www.instagram.com/sarahvbondzie/

Rapid Fire Questions:

1. If you could meet any living person for a chat over a shared dinner, who would you choose and why?

2. What scene in a movie gives you goosebumps every time you watch?

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In this week's episode, we amplify the voice of Wahne Tubman owner and creator of Soul Balm Sisters. Soul Balm Sisters is a beauty brand focused on using ancient African beauty rituals for wellness and self care. Soul Balm Sisters  focus is centered around the bath. The Soul Balm bath experience is about recharging and rejuvenating you! They want to create a sensory experience which helps you connect to your beautiful soul. When recharged, you are able to present to the world the best version of you. Wahne believes that baths are perfect solutions to soak away the blues or stress and are rejuvenating. 

In this week's episode, we amplify the voice of Daniela Gilet of The Lotus Circle Podcast. The Lotus Circle Podcast is an action-based community targeting millennials, entrepreneurs, and developing adults. Their pillars are predicated on personal finance, professional/self-development and navigating the adulthood space. They help their community engage with industry professionals and provide guidance on how to create and pursue your business goals while conquering the workplace and more.

What you'll learn:

• Lessons she learned early to break generational cycles.
• Her inspiration for creating The Lotus Circle Podcast and acknowledging & accepting our dopeness.
• How she balances multiple business ventures while working full-time.
• How she empowers her community via the pillars of personal finance, professional & self-development, and navigating adulthood.
• Her online apparel venture: Black+Haven Enterprises

IG:TheLotusCirclePod | FB: TLCPod | Twitter: TLCPod

Personal IG: Happiness Maven

Other Items mentioned in the show: 

Melanated Conversations will be featured on an upcoming episode of The Lotus Circle Podcast

Rapid Fire Questions:

1. Online shopping vs. Shopping in-store?
2. Big party or Small gathering?

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In this week's episode, we chat with Dr. Traci Palmer Baxley.  Dr. Baxley is the creator of Social Justice Parenting and Founder/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 trans-racial families.

In this week's episode, we chat with Jasmine Berry MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CHC. Jasmine describes herself as a sassy, slightly intelligent, and energetic certified family nurse practitioner (FNP) and certified health coach (CHC).  She's been a nurse for over 8 years, with more than two of them in the provider role as a nurse practitioner. In 2018, she obtained her certification as a certified health coach through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), as a way to expand her nursing career with the desire to change the course of healthcare delivery. 

As an FNP, Jasmine often finds herself conflicted on how to deliver the BEST care to her patients from the two different views: the nursing (bedside) one and provider one as they tend to conflict with each other.  In addition to that internal struggle, the landscape of healthcare is changing as the average life expectancy has increased which equals more chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease) and complex care.  Obesity prevention and the ramifications of the disease is one that she is most passionate about. 

• What sparked her desire to enter the field of nursing.
• How she desires to change the trajectory of healthcare delivery.
• How her own personal struggle catapulted her physical wellness practice.
• How you can personally work with her

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Other Items mentioned in the show: 

 Rapid Fire Questions: 

1. Theme song for 2019?
2. Favorite 'off-the-beaten-path' restaurant?

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In this week's episode... We have a conversation with Co- founder, author, and philanthropist - Constance G. Jones of Elevate foundation and author of the upcoming memoir Emerging Butterfly-- which is set to release in January 2020. Constance is one of 9 children and battled three demons in her household: alcohol, abuse, and absence.  Constance shares the story of how she survives the heartbreak of infertility, depression, and bad relationships to become an influential philanthropist, advocate and loving wife. Through her work, Constance reminds us that if you can"survive the darkness of the cocoon and you will emerge into the light of day."

In this week's episode... we highlight founder, business coach, and support advocate - Elayne Fluker of Support is Sexy. Elayne is the host of the Support is Sexy podcast -- one of few podcasts that features the stories of women entrepreneurs five days a week, where they share the wins and the lessons during their journey of entrepreneurship. She has interviewed more than 450 women entrepreneurs around the world and the podcast has generated more than 600,000 downloads. Elayne is also the creator of the Support is Sexy mastermind -- a free online community for women entrepreneurs and leader of the Support is Sexy CIRCLE, a 6-month accelerator for women, who are ready to get serious about creating the business they love! Through her work, Elayne reminds women that having it all doesn't mean doing it all alone. 

• How to notice and conquer the signs of "I got it syndrome."
• How to get H.E.L.P. and understand the power of support.
• How to get connected to a supportive network.
• Why she started the Support is Sexy Empire?
• How you can personally work with her through her Support Circle.

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Free mastermind & resources at supportissexymastermind.com

Get personal support from Elayne and sign up for the next Support Circle at supportissexycircle.com

Continue your learning and gain tools and tips through SiS Academy  

Other Items mentioned in the show: 

Books:

• Shoe Dog - Phil Knight
• Girl Stop Apologizing - Rachel Hollis
• Girl Wash Your Face - Rachel Hollis
• Entrepreneurial You  - Dori Clark

 Rapid Fire Questions: 

1. Laundry or Dishes?
2. What is the one place you would love to travel to for the first time or to revisit?

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Literally Yana is a collection of personal and expressive writing practices that spark + promote healthy releases toward a path of healing. It is infused with love, life lessons, self-celebration, and community building. Write-it-Off Therapy provides guided writing practices for personal transformation & growth. 

Through powerful words and visuals, Yana aspires to inspire people to live in their purpose intentionally + unapologetically and celebrate + love themselves and others unconditionally with each stroke of her pen.

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Talk a Topic (6:17 - 37:18): Cope, Hope, & Bury

Yana discusses the meaning behind cope, hope, and bury and provides a glimpse of how it showed up in her life, and how she persevered beyond the pain after a tumultuous year.

Other Items mentioned: 

Steven Johnson's Syndrome - a rare, serious disorder of the skin and mucous membranes usually caused by a reaction to a medication or an infection. Fewer than 20,000 cases are reported in the U.S. per year.  - Source: Mayo Clinic

Books:

• The Artists Way (Morning Pages) - Julia Cameron
• You Are Bad Ass - Jen Sincero

Podcast: Therapy for Black Girls

Other Tips: 

• Utilize your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with your organization, if offered
• Use all of your PTO days and be sure to take some for mental health care as you so need it. Make the investment in you and your health.

Poetry: Yana's 2018 Reflections (37:18 - 39:32)

Rapid Fire Questions (40:20 - 55:00): 

1. What is your theme song for 2019? - Beyonce: Freedom
2. What is your favorite hidden treasure restaurant (back home)? What do you order? Craigs BBQ in De Valls Bluff, AR; Nick's in Carlisle, AR; Uncle Jerry in Brinkley, AR
3. What are some resources you would recommend? - Morning Pages; You Are A Bada** - Jen Sincero; 

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