Welcome to day 20 of #29DaysofMagic!

In today's episode, I get to have a wonderful conversation with Stacey Ryan-Cornelius, Global CFO at Ogilvy. We talk about the movie-esque start of her strategic career at 12yrs old, navigating the advertising agency, understanding the "art, science, and soul" within her position, how she exhibits strong leadership as a black, female head of a company amidst covid, and the pros and cons of owning a Peloton. 

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-ryan-cornelius

Twitter: twitter.com/staceyrchealth

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Welcome to day 19 of #29DaysofMagic!

Today I get to have a fabulous chat with Arlene Pitterson, Marketing, Events, & Client Partnerships Executive of DFlash. We get to talk about her first job as a camp counselor, and then her path to where she is now, all because of her curious personality and her ability to get things done. We talk about how she is able to create experiences where ever she goes. We get to talk about the statement her shoes make a statement and tell a story about herself even if you don't get to talk with her. Arlene talks about how there is not really going to be a back to normal for quite some time, and how we got to be concerned about us not just you. We get to talk about how not everyone is what you presuppose they are, and you have to honor other people's heritage. 

Take stock of everything you want to do, and go do it.

Connect with her here: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arleneep/

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Welcome to day 18 of #29DaysofMagic!

Renee King Founder and CEO of Fund Black Founders. We get to have an amazing conversation about all sorts of stuff, with her learning the importance of relational building as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. We get to bond over both being Jamaican. We get to talking about how friends and family is the biggest capital growth, except for Black Founders, which is why Renee started FundBlackFounders, Crowdfunding for Black Entrepreneurs. FundBlackFounders is there to be the catalyst for Black Entrepreneurs to get business rolling. We get to talk about living in New York, Bumble, champagne, and a whole lot more!

Go back a Black Founder.

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https://www.fundblackfounders.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thereneeking/

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Welcome to day 17 of #29DaysofMagic! 

In today's episode I have a wonderful chat with Ara Tucker, SVP, Head of Talent and Culture at Audible. We get to talk about her start in the radio industry, and the lessons she's learned from the radio industry, look out for the two of them.  We get to talk about her time as a lawyer, and then thoughtfully explains the "A-h" and "h-Z' of getting to Audible. We get to chat about how you have to invest in your company, the managers, and the workers to ensure everyone is heard and doing well. We also get to talk about a lot more goodness and advice. 

Check out her Instagram and other connection points:

https://www.instagram.com/i_am_here_too______/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ara-tucker-1675a34/

https://www.imheretoo.club/

https://aratucker.com/

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Welcome to day 16 of #29DaysofMagic!

Today I get to have an amazing conversation with the phenomenal Teneshia J. Warner! She is Founder & CEO of Egami Group, and the Founder Dream Project as well as being the author of "The Big Stretch." We get to talk about her incredible boldness from the age of nine, and her unconventional career path as well as her shift away from being focused on solely money making. We talk about how persistency is key. We get to talk about how EGAMI Group is able to do so well because they are purpose pioneers married with multicultural competency experts. Teneshia shares that we ought to plan in pencil. Say yes to the stretch.

Get her Book:

https://www.thebigstretchbook.com/

Follow Her Here:

https://www.instagram.com/teneshiajwarner/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/teneshiajackson/

Check out the Egami Group

https://egamigroup.com/

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Welcome to day 15 of #29DaysofMagic!

Today I get to chat with Paula Assou Senior Associate Strategist at Heartbeat. We get to chat about the Made Program, where she got her start. We also get to talk about #ImpostorSyndrome and how Paula has done so so much that it can feel like it's not real, but it totally is. Prioritize your healing! 

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Book recommendation:

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Welcome to day 14 of #29DaysofMagic!

In today's episode I have an amazing conversation with Lauren Washington, Cofounder of Black Women Talk Tech and Fundr. We get to talk about how she has been hustling ever since age 12. We get to talk about how she did a mobile app for a flip phone, one of the first mobile apps, which opened her eyes to the entire world of tech. We talk about how she met her co founders of Black Women Talk Tech, and she practically glosses over all it's importance at first. Fundr is the way to Democratize funding. We talk about how seeing long term opportunities shut down, helped Lauren learn that you have to pick yourself up after a failure, and keep accelerating once you're moving. We get to talk about a Win Wall, a post it note selection of wins throughout the week. We also talk about how all you can control is yourself.

Connect with her here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengwashington/

https://www.fundr.ai/

https://www.blackwomentalktech.com/attend/#get-tickets

https://twitter.com/fundr_ai

https://twitter.com/BWTalkTech

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Welcome to Day 13 of #29DaysofMagic!  

Today we get to have a fun conversation with Gigi Rodgers, Chop Shop Chief at Puck'n Khaos /Studio.  We talk about her wild start as a bartender in Australia, going into marketing full-time, her time in Shanghai, her goals as a creator and marketer, Michael B. Jordan and Will Smith, her perspective on quarantine, and so much more!  

Check out Puck'n Khaos and Puck'n Studio and connect with her on social media! 

Website: https://www.pucknkhaos.com/  

Instagram: www.instagram.com/pucknkhaos

Twitter: twitter.com/rodgersgigi 

Take her course on SkillShare! www.SKillShare.com/gigi'scourse   

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Welcome to Day 12 of #29DaysOfMagic!!

In today's episode, we have an excellent conversation with Adria Kitchens, Director of Equity & Activism, at Out of Hand Theater. Listen in to learn about the journey of self-discovery Adria took to get to where she is now, inspiring others to anti-rasicsm and to form real connections with each other. We hear a powerful story about her son, discuss the concept of feminine power and a "power with" stance. Also, systemic rasicsm, consequence culture, the power of listening, and looking at equity from a strength based approach. We talk about transforming the things and the perspectives that seem overwhelming one step at a time.  

Spotify - True Black Feminine  

Apple Podcasts - True Black Feminine

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Welcome the 11th day of #29Days of Magic! Today I get to have an amazing chat with Nekpen Osuan Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Women Work. We get to talk about how in her first job she learned so much about organizing and relational networking being an RA for three years at Baylor. We talk about struggles with interviewing, the importance of finding common ground with other people. We get to talk about the three key pillars of Women Werk, Systemic Barriers, Civic Engagement, and the Network Effect. We talk about how remarkably resilient Nekpen proved she was while helping out with the 2012 Obama reelection campaign as a data manager. We get to celebrate the 2020 election, even through some sorrow from the issues surrounding it.  

https://www.womenwerk.com/ 

https://www.un.org/en/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nosuan/ 

https://twitter.com/NOsuan

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