For this week's episode of the Being Black and Creating Space series, we're talking to Britney Turner. Britney Turner is a multi-hyphenate who moved from Chicago to New York six years ago to pursue her dream career of working in fashion and beauty. As a curator of all things entrepreneurship and wellness, she loves to share tips with her audience on how they can become a more balanced boss by infusing the right mindset habits into their daily routine.
Join in as we talk to Britney about her experiences being a creative, launching her businesses The Boss Up and Meraki, and the importance of mental health and wellness as an entrepreneur!
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For this week's episode of the Being Black and Creating Space series, we're talking to Tayo Kuku Jr. The Nigerian native began his career in Civil Engineering, but soon shifted his focus to follow his passion of photography— a medium through which he explores and celebrates human life and experiences via captivating imagery and visual storytelling.
Join in as we talk to Tayo about his experience as a photographer, pivot from his 9-5 job to full time entrepreneurship, and advice he has for others trying to do a similar thing!
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For this week's episode of the Being Black and Creating Space series, we're talking to Rashan Brown. Rashan Brown aka Rush (The Mic) is a Spoken-Word Poet, Actor, Public Speaker, Executive Producer, Educator and Founder of poetry me, please. PMP is a spoken-word poetry platform that provides a stage for poets across the world to showcase their talents through creative verbal expression. Since the founding of poetry me, please in 2021, Rashan has hosted NYC's largest poetry showcases with an average of 300 attendees and ranges over 400 on a bi-monthly basis.
Join in as we talk to Rashan about his experience as a poet, as a Black man in the space, and starting Poetry Please and being an entrepreneur.
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For this week's episode of the Being Black and Creating Space series, we're talking to Coach Zha! Zha is the founder of @coachzha and @blackgirlspilatesclub. Zha created @blackgirlspilatesclub, a digital and live wellness community created to celebrate, invigorate, and educate Black womxn and girls on the art of Pilates. As a solidcore instructor and mat pilates instructor in training, Zha is ensuring Black womxn and Girls feel supported and seen in this space to be able to focus their efforts on training and not microaggressions.
Join in as we talk about Zha's journey creating Black Girls Pilates Club, how she's gotten to where she is, and how she navigates the wellness space as a Black woman!
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For this week's episode of the Being Black and Creating Space series, we're talking to Kevin Stephenson Jr.! He is a 26-year-old, travel and commercial photographer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has been able to make his journey full of limitless thinking and decisions.
Join in as we talk about Kevin's journey from construction to photography, his recent transition to in front of the camera, and his work within the community!
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For this week's episode of the Being Black and Creating Space series, we're talking to Alexa Moore! She is a travel content creator, blogger, and social media strategist based out of the Washington, DC area. She’s traveled to almost 50 countries. She created her blog and social media platform, Lilmsawkward, in 2019 to encourage her audience of over 120,000 followers, primarily women of color, to travel the world.
Join in as we talk about Alexa’s journey as a world traveler, her experience as a solo traveler, and how she’s managed to become a travel content creator!
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For this week's episode, we're kickstarting our Being Black and Creating Space series where we talk to Black creators and creatives shaking up the fields they're in! We're starting with Fola Amudipe aka @folahontas! She is a Los Angeles based digital creator, storyteller, and educator passionate about bridging communities through the promotion of healthy hair care and culturally enriching budget-luxury travel experiences.
Join in as we talk about Fola's journey as a creator, how she got to where she is, always betting on yourself, and more!
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Esther Olu is an R&D formulation scientist, esthetician, educator, and science communicator who is a passionate advocate for dispelling misinformation within the beauty industry and continually striving to make a difference in the lives and skin health of many. She has helped bring creative cosmetic innovations from the lab to the shelves of retailers you know and love. Her expertise has been featured in many publications, such as Vogue Business, Sunday Times, the Financial Times, and more. She graduated from UC Riverside with a dual degree in Chemistry and Media & Cultural Studies, and more recently, her third degree with honors from the University of Cincinnati with a Masters in Pharmaceutical Science with an emphasis on cosmetic science.
Sarah Adewumi is a proud alumna of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she obtained her Bachelors of Science degree in Aviation Science while serving as the 51st Miss University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Information Systems at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland College Park. She is also the founder of ‘Next Gen in STEM’, whose goal is to empower and promote the education of the next generation of leaders in the STEM industry.
In this week's episode, I welcome Julian Sass, a biomathematics and statistics PhD candidate at Duke University. We talk about his educational background, his journey into skincare, and some product recommendations you won't want to miss! You can follow Julian @scamander14 on Instagram and twitter!
In this episode, I talk to Praise Asalu about his experience as a model, content creator, and full time college student. We talk sneakers, fashion, and everything in between. Follow @king.asalu on instagram and tiktok!
Happy Black History Month! We are kickstarting the month with Cass Foley! Cass is a lifestyle and tourism content creator based in Philadelphia. She highlights everything from dining at restaurants, local experiences, unique travel stays, health and wellness recommendations, and more! Follow her on @cassandthecity for more recommendations and experiences!
TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, we talk about sensitive topics including suicide and experiencing homelessness. If these topics are sensitive for you, please be mindful.
This week, we're welcoming Nafees Norris a 27 year old North Philadelphia native to the podcast! He has quite the journey to end up as a scientist at a top 10 pharmaceutical company! Follow him on social media @nafeesnorris to keep up with him!
In this episode, I welcome back N'Dea to the podcast to talk about how our friendship has grown, our 2021 Engineering gala, and our plans for 2022!
On this podcast, we talk about what it means to be Black in every space we find ourselves in... come join in on the conversation!
This episode I welcome my mother to talk about her journey as a 2 time breast cancer survivor. This episode is very sensitive to me because it was a very emotionally draining experience, but I am so happy to have such an informative episode to round out Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
If you or someone you know is going through their journey now, please do not hesitate to reach out to my mom and the organizations described in the episode!
In this week's episode, I welcome Joshua Meekins, a creative that does a little bit of everything! We talk about his journey as a young creative finding his way with few people to look up to. Joshua has been a big part in making me comfortable in this new creative space I'm in, and he drops plenty of gems on how you can get comfortable too!
We are back, and this episode is NEEDED! I talk to Niayla-dia Murray, a current 2L student at Drexel about our hair journeys, hair discrimination in the academic and professional space, and tips we have for other naturals starting their journeys! Follow @thebeingblackpod on Instagram to keep up with guest highlights, new episodes, and more!