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- Carmin Black
Carmin Black is the Chief Hunger Fighter and Founder of HALF UNITED. Carmin created HALF UNITED in 2009 in Wilmington, NC, with her brother, Christian. At the time, they had no formal business training, and no "go-to-market" strategy, and for the first four years, took no pay and worked part-time jobs to fund their efforts to start and grow their brand. The only thing they knew for sure is that they wanted to partner with customers to fight hunger with each item purchased. Since 2009, HALF UNITED has provided more than one and a half million meals for children and families in need.
Thirteen years later, “fashion to feed” is still at the core using of the business. These days HALF UNITED is focused on creating sustainable products using ethical manufacturing, most often by partnering with global artisans to create gainful employment in some of the world's most vulnerable communities - a number one way to fight hunger and poverty. Beginning in 2018, HALF UNITED expanded from jewelry and tees, adding handbags, and now artisan-made home accessories to the collection. Carmin’s love for design, and helping people will always be the heart and driver of the business. The HALF UNITED Team is always working hard to improve product offerings in an effort to also help improve the lives of the beautiful people who make them, and inspire the incredible customers who purchase them.34 min - Season 8 Episode 03: Christa Pusateri "Memories shape our past, dreams guide our future"
This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Christa Pusateri.
Christa purpose is to connect leaders to collaborate, cocreate, and coelevate as we all pioneer the virtual frontier.Over the past 15 years, she has launched three companies, landed multiple six-figure roles in startups and corporate working from home (before COVID), taught college entrepreneurship courses, broke sales and engagement records, won global sales awards, created a cyber planning practice and personal development program, and developed incredible relationships some of the most influential leaders in technology and cyber security.
Through her career journey, she has been blessed her with transformational experiences, such as being fired in 2012 and laid off in 2015 and 2020, giving her the power of resilience and an abundant mindset that empowers her to pursue the impossible.
Today she is pouring her passion for helping people live on purpose into facilitating transformational growth conversations and virtual engagement events through a community of coaching practice called Future Advisory Board.
Her current focus is on building Treedom, a Treehouse Retreat Oasis for Exponential Entrepreneurs moving through spiritual awakening, transforming education into Edutainment with a Virtual Reality Gamified Educational Platform called Cocreation, and launching Strategic Planning Retreats in 2022.
She is also the host of ‘Securing the Future Podcast, A podcast with a purpose that promotes passionate thought leaders and the causes they care about. Additionally, she is a cocreator of A Forum for Harmony and archetypal dynamics, exploring Universal Laws to unite humans in the physical, digital, virtual and spiritual realms.
Christa holds a Master's of Science in Management from the University of Florida and teachers as an adjunct instructor on courses in entrepreneurship and creativity. You can learn more about Cocreating with Christa by visiting Christa.one.
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- Season 8 Episode 02: Anil Gupta "I help people get clarity and fulfillment in their businesses and relationships"
This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Anil Gupta. Anil overcame suicide in 2008 and has since then formulated the Happiness Formula, spoken on Fox News, Harvard, Sky TV, Tedx, written an international best seller, Immediate Happiness, and founded The Happiness Score. He has held mindset workshops in over 18 countries and translated in 8 languages, with audiences of over 10,000 fans. Anil has a unique intuitive gift to remove the blockages that prevent people living fulfilled lives, in just a matter of hours.
Anil is on a mission to inspire 1 billion people and is always available to share his unique and powerful content.
the Design Driven Life is sponsored by Well Fit Human Retreats. Well Fit Human combines travel, fitness, and humanitarian work in vibrant destinations. Create positive impact through personal growth during our life-changing experiences. elevate yourself on their upcoming retreats.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!
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Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.25 min - Season 8 Episode 01: Whitney Wiser "With a positive mindset WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF ANYTHING"
This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Whitney Wiser.
Whitney has overcome what looks like insurmountable odds. Well on her way to the big leagues of competitive bodybuilding she was run over and crushed by an SUV as a result of ending an abusive relationship. After having her spine fused back together and learning how to walk again, Whitney made her way not just back to bodybuilding but became a Pro Athlete & competed on the Olympia stage as one of the greatest fitness athletes in the world.Whitney went on to found Wiser Fitness in 2015 with the mission of empowering people to strengthen their body. She leads with the understanding that a person’s health & wellness in their physical body is a byproduct of the condition of their mind & spirit.
In 2017, she formed Fit Life Productions to host events and coaching on a wider scale to inspire confidence and strength. “I believe without a doubt that with faith in God and a positive mindset, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.”
Connect with Whitney Wiser via Instagram and wiser.fitthe Design Driven Life is sponsored by Well Fit Human Retreats. Well Fit Human combines travel, fitness, and humanitarian work in vibrant destinations. Create positive impact through personal growth during our life-changing experiences. elevate yourself on their upcoming retreats.
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Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.41 min - Season 7 Episode 15: Lis Suppo "I came to bring beauty into people's lives"This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Lis Suppo.Lis Suppo, AKA Mary Freakin’ Poppins™, is a Home Organization & Interior Design Expert who brings MAGIC into her client’s lives!After years of working with clients to streamline their organization and home décor has shown her that by transforming their physical environment inspires and opens them to other positive changes in their life.There’s a big relationship between one’s physical and inner state.Lis is a big...30 min
- Season 7 Episode 14: "Learn how you can transform your life with intermittent fasting"This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Laurie Lewis.For Certified Coach, Laurie Lewis, menopause delivered brain fog, pain, memory loss, and the sudden gain of 50 pounds of stubborn hormonal fat. She tried everything she knew to feel better, and the methods that worked in the past made no difference. After four years of struggle she stumbled upon Intermittent Fasting which turned the course of her life. She started that very same day and in less than a week t...29 min
- Season 7 Episode 13: "How this entrepreneur started a movement that redefined and redesigned learning"This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Shireen Jaffer.Shireen is a second-time founder, Forbes 30 under 30, and CEO of Edvo, a venture-backed startup that builds technology to help people think for themselves and make better sense of the world. Prior to Edvo, Shireen founded and bootstrapped Skillify to a 7-figure EdTech social venture that helped 100,000+ students gain real world experience through internships and mentorships, Shireen is an active angel investor, people...42 min
- Season 7 Episode 12: "An entrepreneurs vision for global corporate social responsibility"This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Nancy Murphy.Nancy is the Founder & President, CSR Communications, she spent her career saying what others are afraid to say and learning to say it in ways that people will listen. As founder and president of CSR Communications, she teaches leaders how to influence and persuade others so they can realize their vision for change faster, with less frustration and resistance. She’s known as the “intrapreneurs evangelist” for ...31 min
- Season 7 Episode 11: "How entrepreneurs can transcend through challenges into their best selves"This week on the Design Driven Life, Wendy Yates speaks with Kara Ladd is the Founder of mindful multimedia company, Boundless, which includes Boundless Creatives, a purpose-driven marketing consultancy that helps people discover their spiritual purpose & build impact brands that better the world beyond profit, and Boundless by Kara (@boundlessbykara), a conscious lifestyle personal brand that features product & experience reviews within the spiritual, health & clean beauty space....33 min
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