Millennial Minds with YazzieSpeaks

Anyé Young, is a dynamic, intelligent Gen Z teen, who is a high school graduating senior and the author of Teen Guide to Living with Incarcerated Parents. She is also a brand ambassador for Hollister.

Anyé gets personal and intimate with us, as she shares her initial anger towards her dad after he became incarcerated, and her journey to forgiveness. We also talk what it is like for her to be a brand ambassador for a national clothing brand and what it is like to have her mom as a manager (aka MoMager) Anyé might be young in years, but she is very wise in experience and underrstanding.

I speak with Millennial Mogul, Mr. Sam Pressler, Founder and Executive Director of Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) where the organization offers free classes in stand-up comedy, platforms for comedic performance for veterans, as well as workshops for their families members and loved ones. Sam informs us why comedy as a teaching tool, social networking strategy and stress reliever is a successful opportunity for war veterans.

Sam is a 2015 Echoing Green Global Fellow, 2016 Halcyon Fellow, and 2017 Forbes and Pacific Standard 30 Under 30 awardee.

I talk with Lorna Finn also known as CystumofCurves, who is a blogger plus model and PCOS advocate. She talks about her struggles with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. She informs us how many women in the U.S. has the diagnosis, and it's horrific effects. Lorna is a brave soul who empowers other women and openly speaks about her struggles with PCOS, weight, desire to have children and her journey in the plus modeling industry. This interview will leave you informed and in tears.

I talk with 19-year-old, José Orellana-Alfaro about his award-winning short film 1/5,000 that raises awareness about the tragedy that happens to thousands of immigrant children in the U.S., when their parents are deported. Many immigrant children without parents become foster children. We also talk about the horrors of detention centers and what José's future plans are in college and beyond.

Drew Olivia Tillman is a national rising star - songtress and actress whose performance videos have gone viral multiple times on the internet, even gaining acclaim for celebrities such as Anita Baker and Laylah Hathaway. Drew was a finalist for America's Got Talent and is a star in the 2018 Netflix original movie "Roxanne Roxanne." She also talks with us about how it is to have your parents as your managers. This young star is very mature for her age and has great nuggets of wisdom on how to be resilient no matter what life throws your way.

Miss Candace Johnson is Miss Black DC USA Ambassador 2018. She talks about her life growing up in Mississippi and moving to DC - how it was for her transitioning from suburban to urban schools and her Miss Black DC USA platform. Miss Johnson wants all youth to be prepared for the real world both in soft and hard skills. She also talks about her experience attending an HBCU and how she did not let her inability to run for Miss Howard stop her from earning a title and competing on a national stage for a cause she believes in!

Joshua Fredenburg is a national motivational speaker with expertise in Leadership, Diversity and Student Success. He is moulding and shaping the minds and practices of thousands of young leaders across the country with his Circle of Change Leadership Experience, Leaders for Christ and workshops and webinars. Fredenburg is a man of great faith and he knows how to motivate and inspire. He has a very interesting personal story of his own personal faith walk and journey to national leadership. He is also the author of "50 Questions Before You Say I Do," "40 Questions Every Leader Must Ask Before They Lead in the 21st Century," "A Call to Action: 14 Highly Effective Leadership Principlesfor Leaders of Millennials," and "Nice to Meet You: Re-Discover Yourself in 100 Days." You will certainly be inspired by my talk with Joshua.

Kay Harvey is a Millennial Mogul. She is the Producer and Host of the Kat Harvey SNL Show and the founder of Fly Level Apparel. We talk how she launched her show and business and dares to be different. We also talk how she was brave enough to pursue a man she knew she had to have and some of her international excursions. Listen as Kat drops some gems.

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