Permission to CEO

In this week's Powered AF episode we got the chance to sit with Terri Lomax @terrilomax, part mom, part globally recognized podcaster, speaker, and brand strategist. Terri is the founder and visionary for the Mocha Girls Pit Stop blog and co-founder of the Cultivating H.E.R. Space Podcast, which now has over 2 million downloads. Her business focus is towards inspiring others to overcome adversity and empowering entrepreneurs to leverage social media and personal branding to grow their audience, impact, and bank accounts.

In this episode we get personal as always and we go through the depths with Terri. She holds nothing back as she tells us about her Philly/San Diego upbringing, college life, moving to Silicon Valley with her family and her various careers that led her to where she is today. Terri has been on the ground floor for many popular digital companies today such as Facebook and Asana. She tells us the steps it took to establish positions and the hardships that came with being new to San Francisco with no connections.

This one is filled with gems and quotable statements from Terri. We touch bases on overcoming imposter syndrome, the importance of doing what you have genuine care for and much more. For any women out there managing motherhood and entrepreneurial goals this is the episode for you!

Websites:

https://terrilomax.com/

https://herspacepodcast.com/

https://mochagirlspitstop.com/

Your Guide To The Perfect Pitch: Emails, Wording and Strategies to Book Interviews and Get Paid Speaking Gigs:

https://terrilomax.samcart.com/products/booked-and-busy-your-guide-to-the-perfect-pitch-cheatsheet

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrilomax/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/terrilomax?lang=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilomax/

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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In this week's Powered AF Powered Chat we're back for part 3 of our 5 part series with Katona. This episode is all about staying up to date with the ever changing IOS updates and data privacy laws. As the digital space changes, business owners need to know how to maneuver and keep business growing through unpredictability. Businesses that succeed are not the ones that stick to their guns and remain solid but the ones that are most open and adapting to change.

Katona and I discuss how I personally have adapted to these policy changes and whether I think Facebook is still the way to go for digital advertising. As privacy laws become a major concern in today's climate the advertising features on platforms such as Facebook will not be as good as they are today so you must take advantage

When I originally started advertising nearly a decade ago any advertised post could get some sort of traction. As sweet as those days were, they will not be returning. Today's focus is on creators and constant content so no longer can just one winning ad stay championed. We go over these changes and also discuss how to best position yourself in this ever-changing digital space.

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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In this week's Powered AF episode we meet with Adeola Adejobi, the Founder and CEO of the Avant-Garde Network (AGN). Her firm is a leading social impact company creating social and economic impact through a collaborative ecosystem of industry professionals, business leaders and entrepreneurs. On top of that, Adeola is responsible for creating the Women of Color and Capital Conference, where diverse women entrepreneurs & professionals come together to learn about money, finance, capital and investing. Adeola accolade list runs deep! This Powered AF episode is great!

Going in depth as always, we really hone in Adeola's Nigerian roots, family history and how she learned the importance of paying things forward. Adeola talks about what pushed her towards the creation of AGN and how the idea was an untapped niche in a heavily saturated market. As an entrepreneur who's constantly growing she also teaches us how to network and clearly explains what networking truly is and isn't.

This episode is special for all entrepreneurs wondering how to not only cultivate opportunities but maintain relationships and demand the terms you truly desire for you and your business.

Websites:

Avant-Garde Network: https://www.avantgnetwork.com

Women of Color and Capital: https://www.womenofcolorandcapital.com

Diversity in Commercial Real Estate: https://www.diversitycrec.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aadejobiesq

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeolaadejobi

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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We're back with part 2 of my interview with Katona Payne on digital advertising and maximizing its features. Today we're talking about the 5 pillars of Facebook ads and the components involved in building an effective marketing campaign. This is an area I see a lot of people struggling with so with this episode I wanted to simplify the process step by step.

Facebook ads require more than just a good post. A successful campaign requires you to be certain about your brand's core principles such as what you're selling, who your audience is, what your messaging is and more. Tune in as we go over each step and explain the importance of consistently following these principles when building a business.

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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We have a special one on this week's Powered AF! I got a chance to sit down with Jubril Agoro @jubril8. You may know Jubril from his extremely popular travel/adventure Youtube channel Passport Heavy where he explores lesser known cities around the world in hopes of changing the stereotyped views of certain regions. Or maybe you've heard of Live Richer, a budgeting program Jubril co-founded that helps empower minority women financially.

In this episode we cover a range of topics like entrepreneurship, upbringing, motivation and the importance of partnerships and how they can be vital to not only promoting but funding your golden ideas. Jubril takes us step by step through how he got his first taste of entrepreneurship and the valuable lessons learned along the way.

The interesting thing from this conversation with Jubril is his focus on the importance of vision. Not just thinking about what you're doing that works now but also preparing for the possibility of change. Without vision you can get lost in the midst of a company's transition, which Jubril discusses during his early entrepreneurial start using eBay. This episode is filled with gems for any infinite goal minded entrepreneur.

Website: https://www.passportheavy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jubril8/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jubril?lang=en

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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In this week's episode I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Katona Payne in a great 5 part series. Katona is the owner of Build A Boss, a business strategy and development brand. We had an in depth discussion about my entrepreneurial origin, what it is that I actually do, what drove me towards Facebook advertising and how I originally got started in digital advertising.

We go over the importance of audience targeting and how when I originally started selling clothing during my college days how it was vital to growth and how it led me into understanding digital advertising further.

This episode is for all of my bootstrappers! If you're trying to build a brand with little capital the name of the game is COST PER ACQUISITION. How much can you get by using as little as possible? I get detailed with Katona and explain what platforms I think are best for new companies seeking growth and how I would recommend using these platforms.

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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In this week's episode we're sitting with Merlyn Melesia @merelynmelesia, a content strategist, social influencer and co-founder of The Brooklyn Mavens, a guide to experiencing the real Brooklyn. With her team, she creates social media content strategies that resonate and build with her clients' communities while reaching their business goals. Merlyn works day to day with her clients to use social media to their benefit and this week she's sharing her knowledge with us on Powered AF.

We waste no time in unveiling what a content strategist is and the importance of having one when trying to build a business, brand or public image. Content is your story, your brand's mission and pulse for viewers to resonate and connect with. Merlyn guides us through the ever-changing world of social media and gives us key tips to help develop our brands' stories.

Most people think their website is the face of their brand but really social media is usually the first landing page for most potential customers. People nowadays research your public image via Instagram before buying into your service or product. Tune in as we learn from Merlyn how you can make that connection from social media first impressions to first-time customers.

Website: https://www.merlynmelesia.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merlynmelesia/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/x_addicted2meme

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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In today's Powered Chat we're talking about being uncomfortable! Sometimes in order to get what you want in life you may have to do the things you don't like. Ask yourself right now, what are your top 3 things that you absolutely HATE doing but know are vital to your entrepreneurial dreams? Now take that list and confront those dreaded actions until they become a part of your normal routine.

This episode I talk about my love/hate relationship with the question I'm always asked, "Abu, what makes you successful?" I'll just clear the air now and say that there will never be one thing that's responsible for the success of yourself or another. Success is not one thing but a series of constant practices and routines that help mold dreams into reality. It's about doing the things you don't feel like in order to obtain the things you truly crave.

This topic is big for me because so many people aspire but very few are willing to put in the work responsible for obtaining their goals. In this powered Chat we'll go over just what those steps may look like and how to handle situations that you need to do but hate to.

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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In today's Powered AF episode we meet with Lenoria Addison, the founder of Cazza, a pre-launched DTC beauty brand. Lenoria's professional experience spans from digital, social to influencer marketing. She's spent the last 8+ years launching and producing digital content and branded campaigns. She's worked with notable brands such as Samsung, eBay Fashion, Target, FX, Snapchat, Taco Bell and more.

Lenoria's story is anything but common. She's managed to build a successful business in the face of adversity. We talk about her early upbringing, family struggles, battling loneliness and what was the spark that made her leave corporate America and venture into the unknowns of entrepreneurship. We learn her major takeaways from time spent working with big brands and how they can help you better understand growing your business.

The topic of finding your uniqueness and edge in a saturated market is discussed as we learn more about her beauty brand Cazza and what she does to stay ahead of the pack and lessons that you can apply to finding your own niche!

Website: https://hellocazza.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noraradd

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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We're back with another Powered Chat episode! This time I brought in my good friends Verick Wayne @verickwayne and Teri ljeoma @teriijeoma. Verick is a leading Marketing and Sales Consultant who helps entrepreneurs create premium priced programs and services. Teri, whom we had the pleasure of recently interviewing (If you missed check that out below), is a stock trading guru who teaches other investors how to create financial freedom from anywhere in the world.

* Teri's featured episode: How To Make $1,000 A Day Trading and create the Life You Want with Teri ljeoma

Youtube: https://youtu.be/hD7WBWVULQ4

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/na/podcast/ep-8-how-to-make-%241-000-in-a-day-with-sto cks/id1580412404?i=1000536747745

In this short but sweet Powered Chat, right off the bat we jump into life discussions, journeys and how everything can change within the span of just a year. Everything's attainable; the dream house, the cars and the wealth but the question is are you willing to do the work? What are you willing to give up in order to get things you've never had? How do you overcome mental obstacles that block your own personal progression and what to do once you achieve your first set of goals.

Teri, Verick and I sit and answer these viewer submitted questions and more in this extremely informative episode. So grab a notebook, find a comfortable space and tune in! The road to success is a constant re-evaluation of where you've been and more importantly where you're going!

For more information on Teri's Investing program:

Sign up for a special offer: https://investwithteri.com/?affcode=213134_ovowSylh

Instagram: www.instagram.com/teriijeoma

For more information on Verick:

Website: https://verickwayne.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/verickwayne

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I'm a multiple 7-figure online business owner. Whether you're building a business or working to be at the top of your craft, I created this podcast to explore what it actually takes. We highlight conversations around business, becoming an expert, mental health, relationships, family, finding balance, imposter syndrome and so much more!

This episode is also brought to you by Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator: With over 10,000 students trained, Power Your Launch is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to market their business online. Whether you run a product or service based business, Power Your Launch can help. Learn how to drive more visibility, generate more leads, and drive more sales to your business. Power Your Launch helps you develop the skills necessary to put your business in front of your ideal customers.

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