What's Your Legacy?

Yvette speaks with Erika Johnson, an award-winning serial entrepreneur, hospitality innovator, lifestyle expert, healthcare educator, and community leader/volunteer. Erika talks about being a native of the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia and her work as the Founder and Chief Wellness Operator of Black and Planted. She has been teaching people in her community how to grow their own seeds and plants and wants more people of color engaged in planting and harvesting their own crops.

Yvette has a lively conversation with the vivacious Ayala Shimelman and her engaging husband, SiriOm Singh, about their newest venture, Cross Pollination Gallery in Lambertville, NJ. The couple has had multi-faceted careers and continue to enjoy a lifestyle of caring and bringing diverse groups of people together. Their art exemplifies their life and demonstrates the beauty of Cross Pollination.

Yvette talks about health and wellness with Dr. Valter Longo, a Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California – Davis School of Gerontology in Los Angeles. The Institute is one of the leading centers for research on aging and age-related disease. Dr. Longo shares the benefits of his studies in his book, The Longevity Diet – Slow Aging, Fight Disease, Optimize Weight. He is also the founder of the Create Cure Foundation.

Dr. Charles Whitney and Uzochkwu Chima are the team behind Lindenhaus, a better model for the delivery of healthcare. Yvette talks with the dynamic team about their legacy to revolutionize the delivery of health and wellness in the medical industry with a retreat center holistically addressing individuals' healthcare needs.

Yvette's conversation with Kimberly Lundy, CEO of Lundy HR Consulting & Lundy's Sweet Treats, is awe-inspiring. Kimberly makes sure small businesses have quality customized solutions to human resources.

But her interest does not stop there. Through Lundy's Sweet Treat's, Kimberly offers a unique blend of southern and traditional style desserts and quiches. She treats each customer as a welcomed guest and part of the family.

Yvette talks with Villate Castor, a native of Haiti. Villate shares his experience growing up in a very remote village without potable water, sewer system or electricity, and emigrating to the United States. Through hard work and determination, Villate prospered as an entrepreneur and a premier real estate agent. He shares with Yvette how important it is for him to help the village of his birth and share the blessing bestowed on him.

Yvette talks with social entrepreneur, mental health expert and advocate, motivational speaker, author, and community leader Lorenzo P. Lewis. Lorenzo has started a major successful grassroot movement, training barbers and other front line workers to provide mental health support and education to men of color. Lorenzo shares with Yvette his message of transforming pain into purpose through sharing his own personal story and the Confess Project of America.

Armando Leduc has successfully held many jobs in acting, singing, and dancing and has become a regular face in film and television. Yvette speaks with Armando about his roles in film and his current role as the founder CEO and Executive Producer of Leduc Entertainment. Like Armando, his company is multifaceted, offering social media marketing, videography, podcast production, photography, and much more.

Yvette discusses the importance of family and legacy with Andrew Hall, co-founder of No Story Lost. Andrew and his cousin started No Story Lost, after they recorded their grandfather's story. Andrew shared with Yvette how much hard work it was capturing his grandfather's story without a service to help. No Story Lost was born to help families capture legacies.

Yvette revisits the legacy of apartheid in South Africa with a white South African, Nico de Klerk. What initiatives can help change the devastating impact of apartheid and support a move for actual equality for all South Africans? The similarities between apartheid in South Africa and slavery in the United States can serve as guideposts for positive advancements for both nations.

Visit Nico de Klerk's website or the StreetBiz Foundation to learn more.