Welcome to Stretch Street Podcast.   

I've been away for a while now because I went back to the drawing board to rebrand and refocus and I'm glad to be back.   

So why did I rebrand and what should you expect going forward? Find out in this episode with me The Energetic EJ.  

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This episode is special because according to my guest, as parents we think we know what is best for our children but as a matter of fact, we don't. So we need to come to terms with that and work alongside our kids to help them achieve their dreams all the while guiding them rather than controlling them and losing our connection with them.   

Eddy Smits is a TEDx speaker, an author a licensed NLP practitioner, a  certified Management Drives trainer and has a bachelor's in Pedagogy.  He was a professional artist for 25 years. He and his team developed and produced several educational programs, 25 theatre plays for children between 3 and 12 years old and a short movie.  

As a hospital clown, he visited more than 10.000 sick and palliative children. This led him to transfer into an expert in authentic communication and develop an innovative approach to connecting with children.  

As he speaks, he talks about connecting with children authentically and how you can equip them to grow into adults who can face any challenge. Eddy Smits is a TEDx speaker and coach.  

Reach out to Eddy via his website at - https://www.eddysmits.com/  Let's connect on IG  https://www.instagram.com/theafrocentristpodcast/

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In this episode, my guest Collette Gee takes us on a summarized journey through several heartbreaks and toxic relationships to finding herself and getting to know what love is. She now is sold out to helping people find happily ever after. 

In her story, you'll learn what role forgiveness plays in healing from the inside out and also learn that no matter how terrible your situation is, you have the power and choice to make a change and a lasting one into a better you and a better life. 

Sit back and enjoy this episode and share with us what are your aha moments and what you are taking away from this story. 

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In this episode, my guest Collette Gee takes us on a summarized journey through several heartbreaks and toxic relationships to finding herself and getting to know what love is. She now is sold out to helping people find happily ever after. 

In her story, you'll learn what role forgiveness plays in healing from the inside out and also learn that no matter how terrible your situation is, you have the power and choice to make a change and a lasting one into a better you and a better life. 

Sit back and enjoy this episode and share with us what are your aha moments and what you are taking away from this story. 

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Welcome to part two of this session that started off the last episode of this segment talking about dealing with trauma. 

In this part 2, we take a closer look into how to become self-aware so that we can show up better in life and what this does to our sense of identity. 

The episode is filled with a series of short stories and lessons that can be drawn from them to help us navigate similar situations so that we can deal with any trauma of the past with the help of a therapist of course and move on into the bright future we see through coaching. 

Should you watch this episode and discover you need help healing from past trauma and would love to work with Coach StephREDD then use any of the links below to contact her and ensure to mention The Afrocentrist Podcast or The Energetic EJ to get a special discount.

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In today's episode, I had so much fun chatting with Saman Nawaz a.k.a  Saman Photography. She is an exceptional photographer who started her passionate work barely two years ago and is now growing in leaps and bound.   

 The goal of this episode is to ignite the fire in you towards your  passion and skills and I hope that as you watch or listen to this episode you are inspired to keep going or pick up from where you stopped and follow after your goals with all intentionality and positivity.   

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Welcome to another episode of Business Monday, it is always a pleasure to bring you businesses that offer solutions, products or services to you as a business owner. 

Today on the show I had the pleasure of hosting Brandon Leibowitz. He runs and operates SEO Optimizers, a digital marketing company that focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which converts into clients, sales, leads, etc. 

He's been in this game for over 15yrs and he is sold out to help small and medium-sized companies get ranked at the top of Google by using search engine optimization tactics and bringing in traffic via social media, paid ads, etc. 

He has featured on several podcasts spreading the gospel of SEO and relevant digital marketing practices. And today he is on The Afrocentrist Podcast in this segment called Business Monday. watch and learn best practices and hacks to help you maximize the benefits of search engine optimization. 

If there is one thing to take away from this session, it is the fact that you need a website to benefit from SEO. Building your online visibility on borrowed platforms is not a sustainable model. So if you are yet to get your website up and running then you are missing out. 

Should you need help with that, please reach out to me via email at [email protected] 

Brandon has a gift for you and you can access it at seooptimizers.com/gift ensure to thank him for his generosity. 

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Today's episode excites me even weeks after recording it because I strongly believe that it is very important in this season as a lot of people are starting to break down and react to the pressure of stacking up traumas from their childhood and a lot are not even aware of what they are dealing with. 

It is high time we started to talk about these things and find lasting solutions so that we can help the next generation be better equipped and self-aware individuals are then in a better position to make sound decisions from a healthy place.  We owe it to ourselves and the next generation to do better than our fathers and mothers did. 

On this episode of The Coaching Corner, I had a long talk with StephREDD who is an identity and communications coach, who helps people understand their true identity and communicates that identity in the way that they show up. She is an exceptional coach because she coaches from a place of experience having gone through and overcome her own traumas. 

This is a two-part session and I know you'd enjoy part 1 as well as part 2. So watch, listen intently and take note of what you can work on in your journey in life. We will be back next week with the concluding part of this episode. 

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If I asked you to rate your financial literacy on a scale of 1 -10, 1 being barely literate and 10 being highly literate, what would you score yourself? 

In today's episode of The Coaching Coner, I had a very interesting conversation with Coach Tumininu Adepoju who is a Personal Development and Finacial Literacy Coach. Your transformation begins with your mind and what steps do you need to take to recalibrate to your ultimate mind power? 

This and many more are what we covered in this episode. 

Adepoju Oluwatumininu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Ilorin Nigeria. 

She is an internationally certified process-driven manager with several international certifications including SCRUM Master, and ITIL certification, she has training in project management, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Business, Analyst. She has also completed several leadership programmes at Harvard Business School. 

She has over 17 years of experience in supervisory and management roles, with strength in changing the behavioural culture of the team and creating a strong team. As a much sought-out public speaker she has featured on several platforms both locally and internationally. These include Tauraren Arewa Televent as a moderator, AWEDI International, MOA, CEDAR group, TCN-WIB, Father's Jewel, and Let's talk Charity to mention a few. 

She was awarded as the most supportive member for 9to5 chicks 2021 (A community of mid–executive career women). She was equally selected among the top 100 career women in Nigeria. She's a member of the prestigious WIMBIZ (Women In Business), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). 

She is passionate about financial freedom and helping people reach their God-given potential through personal development. This she does through coaching and mentoring which has come with some staggering successes. One of her greatest joys is watching zeros become heroes, by helping people discover limiting habits and replace them with habits that will help them reach their potential. 

Her vision is to ensure the growth of a generation of leaders that will bring transformational change to the world in their respective sphere of influence and helps them overcome their fears by providing the necessary resources to develop a growth mindset to overcome failure. 

As a part of the READ vision, she has helped grow the community in the space of one year to impact over 1000 people in over 10 countries. These webinars have attracted acclaimed speakers worldwide including CEOS, Bank directors, etcetera, lives have been transformed and habits changed by the information and knowledge shared on this platform. 

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Ever heard this phrase or maybe you were the one who thought of it or said it out loud to someone else? Has this type of thinking made you close your mind to looking at opportunities that have anything to do with the online space? 

In today's episode, I had a chat with Amina who was scammed of money she loaned to start a business rendering her helpless and a debtor. 

You would think this would deter her from going near anything online, however, despite all opposition from family and friends, she decided to stake her claim that there is good in the online space for her and she would give it all it takes to harvest the reward of her smart work. 

How has she coped so far? 

What made her remain in the online space despite her terrible experience? 

Find out in this engaging episode with Amina Craig.  

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