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In this episode, we talk with Niani Tolbert of the #HIREBLACK Initiative.

Niani is a marketer-turned-tech recruiter-turned founder of the #HIREBLACK Initiative. #HIREBLACK started as a viral LinkedIn post requesting help in offering 19 Black womxn to receive resume feedback on Juneteenth, and grew into an initiative whose goal is to help 10,000 Black womxn get trained and hired promoted in corporate positions. #HIREBLACK is now a network of 15,000 people and counting featured on Forbes and ESSENCE.

Since its inception, #HIREBLACK has worked with companies like Amazon, Disney, Conde Nast, Niantic, Spotify, Uber, and more. Their resources have reportedly increased the total compensation of the HIREBLACK members by over $1.2 million.


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Today we are talking about one of what I think is the greatest loves, and that is your friends…

What you all do not know is that this is a topic that I have wanted to discuss for a long time. I started writing about this back in 2019, and of course I did not have the podcast then…but this has been a long time coming. I wanted to make sure that I addressed this in Q1, the first quarter…since it is the beginning of the year. It is important that you and I have this in mind, so we can start this year off with the right people...

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Today we are talking about betting on yourself…

In the previous “Annotations with Ama” we talked about “making plans” and if you have not checked out that episode already…make sure you do. In that episode, I left you with 3 suggestions for making plans. And the last one was “Believe that you can achieve your goals.” I can not stress enough how important that is to your overall success.  Along with doing the work necessary and if you are a believer… putting your trust in God… Belief is the sauce that goes on top.

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Check out the first installment of my new segment called “Annotations with Ama". This is where you get to hear what I am thinking about currently. In my original series, “Venturing Deep” but in this segment we will go a little bit deeper with some of my ideas and thoughts. In this segment It could be anything from politics, the social climate, pop culture, an old podcast episode, my faith, personal events,...it may be even something that happened in the past but I now feel inclined to speak on it. I want you to be able to take something away from this. You never know what I am going to bring up.

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 In this episode, we will be talking to Josh Ogundu. Josh is the CEO and Co-Founder of Heart to Heart. An audio first dating app that lets people tell the story behind the pictures in their profiles. Before that he was working as a Product Operations Lead at TikTok and has worked across media and communication tools as a product manager before that! We discussed his upbringing, diversity and inclusion, the app, and more!  It means so much that you stopped by to listen and now let’s get deep!

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In this episode, we will be talking to Landon Campbell. Landon is the host of the popular groundbreaking podcast series “In Their 20’s”! He has spoken to some of the most talented people of our day and asks them how they made it through their 20's, He is also the events manager at “Inside.com” and is what some would call a master at networking! It means so much that you stopped by to listen and now let’s get deep!

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Welcome to the “Venturing Deep” Podcast. My name is Ama Kessie and I consider myself a lifelong learner. With that being said, I feel that if you search deep enough you can learn from anyone or anything. This podcast will take a look at remarkable founders, interesting people and topics. Thank you for rocking with me this season and please tune in for Season 2!!!

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Welcome to the “Venturing Deep” Podcast. My name is Ama Kessie and I consider myself a lifelong learner. With that being said, I feel that if you search deep enough you can learn from anyone or anything. This podcast will take a look at remarkable founders, interesting people and topics. Thank you for joining me for the seventh episode of Venturing Deep! In this episode, we will be talking to Darrel Frater.  Darrel is the CEO and founder of an app called TheClub, an app that allows you to find and support top Live DJs to stream directly to your phone! He also has other pursuits that we will discuss more in this episode! It means so much that you stopped by to listen and now let’s get deep!

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Welcome to the “Venturing Deep” Podcast. My name is Ama Kessie and I consider myself a lifelong learner. With that being said, I feel that if you search deep enough you can learn from anyone or anything. This podcast will take a look at remarkable founders, interesting people and topics. Thank you for joining me for the sixth episode of Venturing Deep! In this episode, we will be talking to Joshua Wright. Joshua is a published author of a book entitled, “I’ll Help You Cheat: A Teens Study Guide To Life”, which was the # 1 New Release in Teen and Young Adult Maturing on Amazon. He has a true passion for teens and helping them navigate through such an important time in their life. It means so much that you stopped by to listen and now let’s get deep!

In this episode we find out how one man wants to end poverty for our nation. The road may not be easy, but if one man can do it, it's Darryl.

This podcast will take a look at remarkable founders, interesting people and topics. Thank you for joining me for the fifth episode of Venturing Deep! In this episode, we will be talking to Darryl Finkton, Jr. Darryl’s organization End Poverty Make Trillions aims to end poverty in our nation. His movement is already picking up traction and has been featured on Afro Tech and Tech Crunch. Darryl has also raised $200 million of a Billion dollar fund that he is launching to help with his initiative and he is currently filming the whole thing to document it all. It means so much that you stopped by to listen and now let’s get deep!

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