Brittney Oliver is a career and lifestyle freelance writer and content strategist based in Nashville. Over the past three years, Brittney has built her platform Lemons 2 Lemonade to help young professionals turn career obstacles around. Her platform is known for it's networking mixers which has brought over 2,000 professionals, entrepreneurs and creatives together across the country. Her mixers have been supported by PayPal, BuzzFeed, Verizon, Bumble, Dove, CoverGirl, Jack Daniel's and Ciroc. While building Lemons 2 Lemonade, Brittney worked as a senior digital marketing and email marketing manager while contributing as a writer to Fast Company and ESSENCE. She keynoted LinkedIn's first women of color conference in San Francisco and Forbes listed her as one of "Nine Black Women Leaders Dedicated to Empowering Others." Brittney has a BA in Public Relations from Howard University. #theentouragepodcast During this episode, she shares:

• The necessity of community and how to build one as a Person of Color
• How to pitch to companies for sponsorships and support of your events
• How to ascend past rejection and become a sought after Creative in your industry

Social media:

• Brittney Oliver's Website: brittneyoliver.com
• Brittney Oliver on Instagram: @bsoliver
• Brittney Oliver on Twitter: @Britt_S_O
• Lemons 2 Lemonade on Facebook: com/L2Lemonade
• Lemons 2 Lemonade on Instagram: @lemons_2_lemonade
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Intro/Outro Music: "Waiting IV" by Celeste Betton

• Link to album: http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage
• Instagram: @celestebetton
• Facebook: Celeste Betton

Who this episode is for: writers, publicists, creatives, event planners, diversity and inclusion specialists, authors