In the final episode of the season, host Jamila Souffrant sits down with Café Momentum founder and Dallas-based chef, Chad Houser, about his fascinating career blending his love for food and his desire to leave the world a better place. Chad has enjoyed a long and successful career in the hospitality industry, even becoming a member of the Hospitality Institute Hall of Fame. But about a decade ago, he turned his passion outward and started the non-profit venture Café Momentum, a restaurant and culinary training facility that offers a paid internship program for young men and women coming out of juvenile facilities. The restaurant has proven a huge hit, giving patrons delicious food and its interns a chance to learn important life and work skills. Now, Chad is on a mission to transform the juvenile justice system across the country and is using his platform to do exactly that. In this conversation, Jamila and Chad discuss how he built Café Momentum, the lessons he's learned about philanthropy since entering the nonprofit world, and what we all can learn from his example to make an impact in our own communities.

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This week on Modern Life, host Jamila Souffrant is joined by Renée Bauer, an award-winning divorce attorney, published author, and founder of the family law firm, Happy Even After Family Law, to discuss all things divorce. After going through two divorces of her own, Renée started her own podcast, Happy Even After, and teaches an online course helping answer the many questions people have about divorce. Jamila and Renée talk about what you need to know when it comes to relationships, divorce, and finances, whether you're weathering a divorce yourself or supporting someone else who is.

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This week on Modern Life, host Jamila Souffrant sits down with the 25-year-old founder of Mary Louise Cosmetics, Akilah Releford, to talk about entrepreneurship. Today's entrepreneurs are finding innovative ways to create content, sell products, grow audiences, and build their businesses. And there's no one who embodies this spirit better than Akilah, who started the company from her dorm room at Howard University in 2017 based on a single viral tweet. Today, the brand is doing over a million dollars in sales, recently signed a major partnership with Macy's, and Akilah has big plans to turn it into one of the leading skincare and beauty brands in the U.S. In this episode, Jamila and Akilah talk about what it's like to be a young, female founder and how modern technology has given budding entrepreneurs more tools than ever to realize their dreams.

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On this episode, Jamila is joined by financial educators, and husband and wife team, Kiersten and Julien Saunders, to dive into the complicated world of family and finances. Kiersten and Julien run "Rich & Regular," a platform where they teach and inspire others how to better their finances. They're also leaders in the “FIRE” movement, a popular philosophy about finding ways to save and invest in order to retire early and gain financial independence. Jamila gets into the Saunders’ fascinating financial journey and what suggestions they might have for people who are charged with caring for both the younger and older generations in their lives.

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This week, Jamila talks small business with Doughp Founder and CEO, Kelsey Moreira. Kelsey was working as a project manager at a technology company in San Francisco, but found herself feeling unsatisfied, burnt out, and dealing with alcohol addiction. In need of a life change, Kelsey, who had always loved baking, thought to herself, “What would happen if I actually tried that?” She’s now been featured on ABC’s Shark Tank and runs Doughp, a thriving small business based in Las Vegas that sells delicious edible cookie dough all over the world. Kelsey and Jamila chat about how she got the business started, how she's navigated the past year and a half of the pandemic, and what advice she has for those interested in starting a business of their own.

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This week, host Jamila Souffrant sits down with Yo Quiero Dinero podcast host, Jannese Torres-Rodriguez, to discuss the Gig Economy and how to turn your side hustle into your full-time career. Jannese is a nationally acclaimed money educator who became an accidental entrepreneur after a job loss led her to create a successful Latin food blog. Today, she helps her clients and listeners build successful online businesses that allow them to pursue financial freedom. Jamila and Jannese talk about how she reinvented herself by leaving behind a traditional job, what lessons she's learned during her journey, and what others can do to also monetize their passions in a financially savvy way.

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This week, stand-up comedian Jen Fulwiler joins host Jamila Souffrant in an intimate conversation about the realities of parenting. Fulwiler has racked up millions of views for her comedy on Tik Tok and Instagram, hosts of her own podcast, and stars in an Amazon Prime comedy special, ‘The Naughty Corner.’ Much of Jen's routine revolves around parenting and family, fitting since she's a working mother of six. Jamila and Jen discuss how she got into comedy, how she balances parenting, work, and societal expectations, and what financial lessons she's learned along the way.

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This week, host Jamila Souffrant sits down with Fidelity portfolio manager, Ramona Persaud, to talk about why investing can be an important piece of achieving financial freedom and how to approach it. Ramona runs four of Fidelity’s global funds, which invest billions of dollars in stocks from companies around the world. In June 2021, she was named one of the top ten female portfolio managers in the U.S. by Citywire USA, based on a list of risk-adjusted returns over the past three years.* Jamila and Ramona cover getting started with investing basics, understanding risk and your tolerance for it, removing the intimidation factor, and much more.

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*Talbot, Frank, "The 20 top female portfolio managers in the US," Citywire USA, June 03, 2021,

Jamila Souffrant hosts a conversation with trained architect Macy Miller about reimagining the idea of what home is. Miller, who once owned a traditional home of her own, lost her job in the Great Recession and was forced to downsize. She's since become an advocate for the growing Tiny House movement, runs the blog MiniMotives, and believes that by simplifying our homes, we can gain financial freedom to focus on the things we care about.

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This week, host Jamila Souffrant speaks with Harlem Cycle owner Tammeca Rochester about how to respond to life’s unexpected curveballs. Five years ago, Tammeca Rochester took her passion for wellness and health and used it to open Harlem Cycle, Harlem’s first and only indoor cycling studio. When the pandemic hit, the business was forced to close its doors. Tammeca talks about how she faced the biggest obstacle of her life, came out the other side, and what we can all learn from her experience.

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