Moxie Uncut

In today's episode, Jenny talks about the groundbreaking season in building Imani Collective as a social enterprise brand, the personal reshaping of resilience and tenacity she gained from that experience and some pro tips on staying grounded on your 'why'.

Corey Paul is a Houston-based creative entrepreneur who has beaten the odds to achieve his success. Through his music, Paul has amassed more than 5 million streams, performed international shows, and built a strong social media presence. He has released three studio albums, two of which have placed on Billboard charts. More recently, Corey has started a multi-media company with the purpose of creating financial literacy content for people who have been marginalized due to lack of resources, previous adversities or socioeconomic backgrounds.

In this episode, Corey talks with Jenny about his inspirational journey into these achievements and the heart on which his hardwork and tenacious spirit lies. He also shares how his rap music creates genuine interactions and impact in the lives of young marginalized people.

What are you willing to give up in the process?

Behind every success seen or heard, there has been a journey of faith, sacrifice, heartache, celebration and a fight.

In this episode, Jenny vulnerably shares her personal experiences in building a business that ignites impact, the growth and reshaping she has gone through in the process and some incredible nuggets of wisdom on coupling strategy with intentional listening of that still small voice in us, to accomplish the starting vision.

Ben Higgins is best known from season 20 of ABC's hit series, "The Bachelor," where he opened himself up to millions of viewers, giving them the chance to truly get to know him. The opportunity ultimately led to an enhanced platform that he now uses to share what he is most passionate about with others – his faith, his hope for humanity and his love of sports.

Born and raised in Winona Lake, IN, Ben currently resides in Denver, CO, where he moved after graduating from Indiana University in 2012. Since "The Bachelor," Ben has been keeping up with a number of projects with the help of some of his closest friends.

In 2017 Ben co-founded Generous International, a for purpose company dedicated to contributing profits to social issues around the world, starting with a cup of coffee. With a vision to change the way society thinks of consumer products, all Generous merchandise is designed specifically to create and multiply good in the world. Whether creating jobs, feeding children or improving education, it begins with giving back in order to build a world that we all want to live in.

Ben stays connected with his loyal Bachelor following with his iHeartMedia podcast, "Almost Famous," which he co-hosts with his friend and former Bachelor contestant, Ashley Iaconetti. With over 80 million downloads it's the perfect destination for fans to get an inside perspective on the popular franchise as they break down the current Bachelor season in addition to discussing pop culture, offering relationship advice and allowing listeners to keep up with their personal lives.

In 2018 Ben partnered with nationally recognized chef Daniel Asher and the team at Culinary Creative Group to open his first restaurant venture Ash 'Kara in Denver, Co. Ash 'Kara is a globally inspired restaurant with influences from Israel, the Middle East, and Mesopotamia. Ash 'Kara which is Hebrew street slang for "totally!" or "right on!" explores the continuous evolution of Israeli cuisine with ingredients and flavors from across Europe and North Africa including Yemen, Syria, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and Spain into a menu of shareable items from Ash 'Kara's wood-fired oven.

In November of 2019 Ben teamed up with chef Blake Edmunds to open up his second restaurant "Mister Oso". Mister Oso is a Latin inspired restaurant that channels his love of Central and South American cuisine through a casual, flavor-bomb menu of salads, smoked and roasted meat tacos, ceviches, and crudos.

In August of 2019 Ben was announced by Warner Brothers as the host of their newest project "Bachelor Live On Stage". In February of 2020 Ben and the team hit the road to tour 65 cities throughout the United States hosting a live show in front of 2,000 plus people every night.

In February of 2021 Ben released his first book called "Alone In Plain Sight" which is a book focused on reconnecting with yourself, others, romance, and with God. The book was a passion project from Ben's heart where he highlights the life's most pivotal stories of his friends and himself.

In March of 2020 in a response to the COVID-19 pandemic Ben and his team announced the start of an apparel project called My Fan Threads. My Fan Threads sells custom apparel online with a print on demand process model.

In June of 2021 Ben started hosting an uplifting and encouraging yet honest podcast called "Hope Still Wins". Hope Still Wins is an attempt to interview some of the world's most inspiring and authentic thought leaders to ask them the question "Does Hope Still Win? If so, why? If not, why not?

Of all Ben's ventures, his longest-running connection has been with Humanity and Hope United, where he holds a seat on the board. Established by one of his best friends, Riley Fuller, Humanity & Hope United is a non-profit organization working to assist underserved villages in remote parts of Honduras. They partner with the people of each community to achieve sustainable change, focusing on the needs of individuals rather than a single issue or approach.

In this episode, Ben shares his enthusiasm for sustainable change by being actively involved in partnerships and kinships that fight against injustices and promote the notion that 'for-profit' businesses can do good.

We kick off this incredible journey of authenticity in entrepreneurial growth and the uniqueness in showing up as you are, by taking a dive into fearless vulnerability and the effect that has in igniting impact.

Jenny touches on stepping into your true self, what it means to courageously walk towards your purpose and pushing through the 'no's' to actualize the greater vision.

She will be using this space all through this month to vulnerably share her journey into building her brand and the different challenges, wins and losses she has walked through to be who she is personally and as a leader.

Krystal Ribble is a freelance writer and author of The Church's Orphans and Love Me in the Waiting. She aims to breathe new life into and bring a modern understanding to the stories we've read about in the Bible all our lives, showing readers how those stories are still relevant today. Her writing builds on experiences mentoring college-aged students and advocating for orphans and vulnerable children across the United States.

Krystal earned a Bachelor of Science in Gerontology and Health Care Management from North Greenville University and Master of Arts in Christian Leadership from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School. She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, Jared, and their three boys. Love Me in the Waiting is Krystal's second book.

In this episode, Krystal shares her nuggets of wisdom on the lessons she has learned while on the journey of aligning with her purpose and growing fully into her God-given capacity as a mother, wife and an author.

Krystal is also generously giving a 20% discount off Love Me in the Waiting through her Shopify site to all our Moxie listeners and personally shipping it over to you. The discount code is Moxie.

Ella London is a professional sunshine maker. Through her love of the colour yellow, she continues her dad's legacy, creates a space of joy and silliness, shines a light on injustice, and designs meaningful sunshine art. She loves being creative and supporting others to find their creative path. Currently, she is working alongside her amazing vocal coaching husband with his studio Vocal Dimension, preparing to launch her online stationery and art shop Little Yellow Doors, and is the Community Cultivator at Yellow Co.—a community of women committed to creating meaningful work in the world.

In this episode, Ella talks about finding, creating and cherishing the sparks of light within us and using that to radiate sunshine in others. She talks about showing up for the world and being intentional with how that gravitates towards self alignment.

Be on the lookout for her shop, Little Yellow Doors, that launches later this year. The shop focuses on sustainability, joy and social justice.

My name is Michael Streight, I am a proud Husband to Sophia, and proud Father to Jeremiah (22 months) and Josiah (8 Months). I am the owner and Operator of Luxury Lifestyle Training. A premium concierge training service in the DFW metroplex. Specializing in training at our location, in home with clientele, gym build out services, corporate services and much more.

I am a former founder and partner of a Supplement Company called Trulabs and a previous Competitive CrossFit Competitor.

In this episode, Michael reflects on his journey as a concierge trainer and the growth he has experienced both personally and professionally from stepping into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. He shares with us some of his practical takeaways on being authentically present while still running with his vision of creating a more intimate relational experience for his clientele, which have led to the growth of both his business and career.

Jen is the founder and designer at UNCVRD Jewelry. She lives in Long Beach, CA with her husband and two sons. She is passionate about empowering young women and survivors of human trafficking. She is happiest when she's soaking up the sunshine, sipping prosecco, surrounded by lots of loved ones.

In this episode, Jen shares with Jenny her journey into the jewelry business and how it marries into her advocacy against human trafficking, providing aftercare for survivors and mentoring at-risk girls in foster care. She also shares her nuggets of wisdom on the benefits of finding a balance in growing + expanding impact and being more trusting in letting other qualified people carry the vision we have.

Jess Campbell is the founder of Out in the Boons - a small shop helping nonprofits to raise more money online and in person. After fundraising in-house for over a decade - Jess pivoted to supporting nonprofit leaders to find their fundraising bff and find the fun in asking for money. When she's not thinking, teaching, talking or asking for money - she enjoys popping in a podcast and taking her rescue pup Billy for a long walk, reading stories with her 5 year old and cooking for her family.

In this episode, Jess talks about the ins and outs of raising money for nonprofits through fundraising. She also touches on the importance of 'how' as opposed to 'why' when educating startups and small businesses on raising more revenue and creating that space of marketing and influence.