Branding, social media, and impact oh my! Whether you're an entrepreneur, a creative, or an athlete you are your BRAND and if you want to have an impact you have to start thinking that way. Shadé Y. Adu joins me for this brilliant discussion on branding for Black & POC creatives, making money so you can have impact, and the 3 major challenges for Black women entrepreneurs.

Shadé Y. Adu is a Digital Brand Strategist, International Speaker, Bestselling Author and the Founder of Savvy Solutions Consulting. Shadé helps women entrepreneurs use the power of social media to brand, build, and monetize digital programs, products, and services. She provides transformational tips, tool, strategies, and techniques that turn entrepreneurial leaders into online celebrities by leveraging the power of social media and live streaming. Shadé is a featured expert in Hello Beautiful, Black Enterprise, HuffPost, and the Rachael Ray Show. Shadé has shared her life-changing message in Europe, Asia, Africa, and across the United States.

In addition to being a full-time entrepreneur, Shadé is a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. With a sincere passion for her line of work and a tenacious drive to succeed, Shadé strives to make even more colossal changes in the world around her.

Connect with Shadé at:
Instagram/Twitter: @FutureDrShade
Facebook Group: BreakfastBranding.com
Freegiftfromshade.com

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Being an entrepreneur is challenging, rewarding, and sometimes exhausting especially as a Person of Color entrepreneur in a white-dominated world. So how do you stand out? Deborrah Ashley joins me today for an honest conversation on leveraging your "It" factor, not letting prejudice hold you back, and some Black icons who are breaking the rules!

Deborrah Ashley, known for showing people how to leverage their “IT” Factor, helps her clients package and position their expertise and ideas into high value offers. Nearly 4 years ago Deborrah left the corporate world after a 2 decade career to live out her purpose and hasn’t looked back since.  She is consultant, educator and advocate for women over 40 who are ready to impact the world.   A former board member of the National Black MBA Association, Deborrah has raised brand awareness for companies for over two decades and has helped organizations generate over 400 million in sales revenue. To date, she has built 3 highly profitable businesses, been in Oprah Magazine and The New York Times, and has helped over 100 entrepreneurs build awareness around their personal brand.   Connect with Deborrah at: instagram.com/leverageyouritfactor www.facebook.com/DeborrahAshley Stand Out As An Authority to Get Clients: brandauthoritysecrets.com   Video version and show notes for this episode at: www.kristiniris.com/podcast007   Get your free Create Your Future Vision workbook & video guide at www.kristiniris.com/vision

Fitness, like every industry, has it's issues with race. Joining Kristin is Sonja Herbert for a candid discussion on racism, white supremacy, and anti-blackness in the fitness industry and how it affects fitness professionals of color, customers of color, and why we need to start talking race in fitness!

Sonja lives in New York where she is a pilates, fitness, and lifestyle coach and a former social worker. She is the founder of Commando Fitness Collective and the Black Girl Pilates community on Instagram and Facebook. Sonja is committed to Black female representation in fitness, as well as improving the health and wellness in the Black community through writing, speaking and curating health and wellness events for Black women. She is comprehensively certified in Pilates, and also holds TRX Level 1 and Kettlebell Concepts Level 1 certifications.

Connect with Sonja at:
https://www.commandofitnesscollective.com/
https://www.instagram.com/commandofitnesscollective/
https://www.facebook.com/ComFitColl/
Facebook & Instagram: @BlackGirlPilates

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Sex and sexuality are part of our human experience. But there are so many messages we get as far back as early childhood that teach us to feel ashamed of our bodies, or that we aren't allowed ownership of them. Melissa Carnagey guest-hosts this episode with me to discuss the absolute necessity and generational changing power of sex-positive parenting and upbringing, especially for Black children and children of color. Whether you have kids or not this conversation will open your eyes to some of your own conditioning and parenting habits that cost you (or your kids) in the future and how to change it!

Melissa Carnagey is a sex educator and social worker with over 10 years experience in the field of sexual health, having worked in non-profit, state government and classroom settings. She is the founder of Sex Positive Families, a platform that offers pleasure-positive, shame-free education, workshops and support for families and professionals to strengthen sexual health talks with the children in their lives. Melissa is passionate about sex-positive parenting and fostering sexual health in youth. She is an American Sexual Health Association Ambassador and a member of the Sexual Health Alliance as well as the Women of Sex Tech. She lives in Austin, Texas with her partner, raising three sex-positive children between the ages of 4-19.

Connect with Melissa at:
www.sexpositivefamilies.com
www.instagram.com/sexpositive_families/
Sex Positive Families Podcast & Blog: sexpositivefamilies.com/blog/

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Your body is a powerful space for both athletes and non-athletic creatives alike. Monica Bright, yoga teacher and movement specialist joins me for this episode to discuss body mechanics, body awareness, and how improving functionality in your body improves your creativity, athletic performance, and overall wellbeing. We discuss yoga, building awareness of your own body mechanics, and taking control of your injuries and pain especially as People of Color who are often dismissed by medical professionals.

Monica’s passion in life is to teach. She holds an M.A. in Elementary Education and has spent a career of more than 15 years teaching young students, thus acquiring the skills to disseminate information in a clear and concise manner. With a dance background of more than 20 years and studying extensively in the area of biomechanics in movement and anatomy, Monica has a passion for the human body and understands the human form on a considerably deeper level, which you will find apparent in the intelligent sequencing of her classes. Monica is a registered (Experienced) E-RYT 500hr Yoga Alliance certified teacher. Her love of yoga and movement and a desire for continued education led her to Kerala, India, where she participated in advanced training in the Tantric lineage.

As a life-long student she is committed to traveling across country to train exclusively with master teachers in the industries of yoga, biomechanics, functional movement and physiotherapy. She continues to intensify her knowledge by visiting various movement studios and has acquired thousands of hours of continuing education and is currently enrolled in another 300hr training in biomechanics and movement science. As Monica infuses her studies, she remains committed to leading Teacher Trainings, hosting yoga retreats in Mexico and facilitating movement workshops – all with the objective of educating clients about their bodies.

Connect with Monica at:

www.enhanced-body.com
www.instagram.com/enhancedbody

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Our past pains, traumas, hurts, and experiences can create a wall of boundaries and barriers to living a fulfilling life and fulfilling relationships. Add to that the societal oppressions and messages we get as people of color and we have a lot to work through! Joining me for this conversation is guest-host Ebony Tutora to discuss how to turn our past pains and traumas into a gift not only to ourselves but to others as well.   Ebony is a Certified Life Coach,  Motivational Speaker, Writer, and the founder behind the empowerment brand Queens Recognize Queens®. She is a powerhouse of thought, light, and love, offering revolutionary insight into how changing ourselves little by little, IS the change we wish to see. She hosts & collaborates with other women to offer  unique,  holistic workshops, events,  and online classes, to assist women in their pursuit of their highest confidence and potential. Through methods of self-love and self-discovery, Ebony shares the methods that have allowed her to thrive as a champion of life.  Her passion comes in giving women the much-needed tools and perspective to shift their lives into gear of being a true Queen. Her work gives women confidence, clarity, and courage to live their lives with ease, wisdom, and grace.   Connect with Ebony at: www.queensrecognizequeens.com Instagram & Facebook: @QueensRecognizeQueens Twitter: QRQMovement   Get your free video and workbook guide Unblock Your Dream Life at www.kristiniris.com/unblock   Help others find this show and leave a review!

Guest-hosted by Kalah Hill we talk pussy consciousness, breaking oppressive patriarchal norms, and the power of reconnecting to the place we all come from. Don't be fooled! This conversation is for all sexes and gender identities to explore how connecting to pussy connects us to our privilege, our power, and our capacity to create change in an oppressive world.

Kalah Hill is a Freedom Doula and the Founder of Pussy Consciousness. As a bisexual, biracial woman of color Kalah knows it is her responsibility to activate compassion, freedom and truth within herself and within others. The potent medicine of compassion comes from radical self love. As the founder of Pussy Consciousness Kalah’s intention is to reclaim the wisdom and truth of the feminine. She has chosen to become the leader she was born to be.   Pussy Consciousness is a movement. As the place where all human life is created, pussy plays an essential role in our lives and is due to be reclaimed. It is time to honor the wisdom and sacredness of our original home. Through online group courses and one on one mentorships, Kalah takes people on a deep dive into the science, philosophy, energetics, pleasure and transformative strength of the pussy.   Connect with Kalah here: www.pussyconsciousness.com www.instagram.com/kalahhill Facebook: Kalah Hill   Get your free workbook and video guide Create Your Future Vision at: www.kristiniris.com/vision

Our anger as People of Color and Black people in particular is often used against us. Joining me, Kristin Iris, this week is guest-host Layla Saad to discuss the stigmatization of our anger by society, and how to reclaim the power of our anger and use it to ignite us!

Layla Saad is a Black feminist writer and speaker, whose work focuses on centering the stories, art and magic of people of colour. Layla's work explores the intersecting themes of race spirituality, feminism and leadership. As an East African, Arab, British, Muslim, feminist, soul seeker, living in the Middle East (Qatar), and sharing her work with the global community, Layla stands at a diverse intersection of identities, from which she is able to draw rich and intriguing perspectives. Layla’s own personal journey as a Black Muslim woman, her work with her clients and her writings often confront the oppressive cultures of patriarchy and white supremacy. Layla is currently writing her first book - 'From Anger, With Love: A Black Feminist Talks To Spiritual White Women About White Supremacy’.   Connect with Layla Saad here: http://www.wildmysticwoman.com/ www.instagram.com/wildmysticwoman Patreon.com/laylasaad   Get your free workbook and video guide Unblock Your Dream Life at: www.kristiniris.com/unblock