Snapback Journey Podcast

Shanti Das joined Checka to share her story and struggles with mental illness and how it eventually propelled her into starting her own non profit,  called Silence the Shame!  Silence the Shame is an organization made to empower and educate communities on mental health and wellness.
 
Shanti Das, the founder and owner of Silence the Shame worked many years in the music business working with many Atlanta artists like TLC, Usher, Toni Braxton and other major players in the hip hop business. Once Shanti realized her purpose was more than pushing records for recording artists, she slowly began to accept her mission.
 
Shanti Das has since grown her non profit into a major organization. Receiving recognition from AJC to NBC and even awarded with a check as the Culture Catalyst on Dick Clark New Year's Rockin' Eve by Ryan Seacrest in 2023!  She's published a book called "Silencing MY Shame" and even has started her own podcast called mibo, promoting mental health through mind and body.

Das recently launched an app called Silence the Shame that will help users with health and wellness resources needed to maintain good mental health. Shanti Das continues to help impact lives around the country and will continue to be dominate force as a women of color in the non profit space.
 
Join us in honoring Shanti Das during Women's History Month and Check her out at silencetheshame.com or celebrate with her on May 5th for National Silence the Shame day! 

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Sometimes in your career,  you have to pivot and rebrand yourself.  Checka prides herself in knowing how to pivot and refocus her brand very well.

In this episode, she talks to Danie B, a radio personality and former colleague who also has mastered the career pivot and rebrand by forming her own business. Danie B and Checka chat about the challenges in the radio broadcast industry and how it's led both of them to recharge. 

Danie B talks about her struggles in hopping from company to company in one market. She shares her expertise in content creation and some tips on how to help companies with social media growth. Danie B just like Checka offers branding services for other businesses. She also offers hosting and voice work services and can be found on itsdanieb.com

Get branding services and take the Snapback Journey course https://www.yochecka.com/course/

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Erica Davis of Imperfect Mommers fitness apparel joins Checka for a chat about getting the best apparel for your workout needs. Erica shares her reason for coming up with the name Imperfect Mommers and how's it completely transformed her workout game. She shares stories about some of her clients and how they are impacted by her apparel. Learn about some of her business hiccups and ways she had to snapback quickly. Erica talks about balancing mom life, wife life, not to mention full-time employee life all while trying to run her business.

Our bonus question to win free apparel is in this episode. So listen back and email your answer to [email protected]

Don't forget to check out more about Imperfect Mommers at imperfectmommers.com

For your snapback journey needs or snapback journey cookbook visit yochecka.com

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Sometimes as busy moms and careerwomen we get caught up in being single or just too busy to cater to our husbands right? It is too easy to be an alpha all day long and demand the respect that we women who are constantly under-minded at the workplace deserve.  That's exactly why Christal Jordan, who is a commentator and author decided it was time to give us the low down on dating and how to let your guard down a little. Her new book is titled "Dear Alpha Female, It's Not Him It's You."  In this book, she dishes out all of the mistakes she made while dating and trying to find love.  Learn more about the book and how you too can submit to find good love. dearalphafemale.com

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All month we are celebrating Diabetes Awareness! In this episode, we have special guest Terry Linde who has been a professional health specialist since 1987 and has a program focused on diabetics. Terry talks about the ways in which you can work out, eat, and log your food intake in order to conquer your diabetes.

You will have a chance to win a discovery call,  nutritional log book, and Snapback Journey Cookbook from this episode. Listen to the entire show and email your answer to [email protected].

Learn more about Terry's team and the program at https://destinymgmt.com/

All month Checka Cee will be donating a portion of the book purchases to the American Diabetes Association. Support the cause today

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Checka is joined by Daniela of Malama Health to talk about all things Gestational Diabetes management.  Daniela who is part owner of the app called Malama health explains to great use diabetics or anyone monitoring their food intake could get out of it. Anyone who has ever had gestational diabetes or who has diabetes knows that it can be very tedious to manage. Journaling everything you ate, how many times, you've worked out, and counting the amount of carbs needed for each plate can just really take a mental toll on anyone. That's why she and her team created this app to help you manage it all in one place at one time without any issues. Daniela's good friend who was the brainchild of the idea had GD and realized there had to be a better way to help patients manage it.  Visit their website for more details or download the app.

Checka also gave many cool recipes in which some diabetics can follow in this episode and pointers about some of the ways she managed with GD. Get it now 

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Checka discusses the importance of snapping back from diabetes in the Latin community. Statistics show that 1 in 10 Americans have diabetes. And 40% of adults are at risk of getting it, but if you are Latino you have a 50% chance of getting it. 

We know there are big food decisions when it comes to a Latin cocina and there's lots of food we can't resist, like rice and beans and platanos. But Checka has great ways around that and recipes you can still enjoy while eating your fun Latin-flavored favorites.

Take a listen to the full episodes for some tips and consider picking up a copy of the snapback journey cookbook. You can also take the course that helps you with a healthy mindset and hustle to build a brand all while eating healthy and staying in motion.  

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We made it to episode 80 and we decided it was important to share the reason Snapback Journey the podcast even exists.
I share my journey through my years in the radio business with the Snapback Journey course and the cookbook that I wrote after being diagnosed with gestational diabetes during my 2nd pregnancy.
Listen for some great tips and recipes to get your snapback. I really want people to understand that I just want to help them. Whether it is helping them get their snapback through a healthy mindset, hustle, brand, or delicious recipes. You can access it all on yochecka.com

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Checka sits down with an old colleague from her radio days to chat with Nicole Spence about all things wellness. Nicole's industry knowledge in talent relations had her work with many major celebrities in the business from Russell  Simmons to Wendy Williams and many more. Nicole took a break from the business and ventured out to find peace of mind and her wellness. She talks about her experience moving to Indonesia the spiritual providence, where she met so many great people who became family. This experience taught her patience, resistance and so much about her quest for her wellness.

Nicole is a wellness coach, doula,  and has allowed herself space to get back into the industry to work with Charlemagne the God of the popular radio morning show based in NYC.  She now understands her value and purpose as a woman in the business and also as a woman in her personal life. Listen to more and check her out for a biodegradable yoga mat called good mantra https://yourwellnessempress.com/shop/page/2/

Learn more about getting your snapback with Checka at yochecka.com

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Checka is joined by Associate Broker Lexi Blevins who shares her journey as an agent and some of the struggles she went through to get there. Lexi talks about her decision to dive into real estate full time and believe in her own business. She explains the market and what she thinks we should be looking out for when it comes to first-time home buying. She shares her love for seeing people win and gain wealth through real estate. We cover the state of a potential recession and how interest rates are still at a reasonable place.  Find out more about her story or how she can potentially help you build wealth through real estate.  Lexi says as a woman she suffers from a tremendous amount of imposture syndrome and has a big space in her heart for helping women grow independently by owning their own homes.

Learn more about getting your snapback here 

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