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MProper Mimi
Mimi Jacks
60 episodes
2 months ago
Empowering Women at Home, Work and Play. This podcast focuses on the stories of success and challenges for women of color. Host, Mimi Jacks is a Passionate about helping women share their stories and encouraging others to live their best lives! We chat about empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion. I've got questions! Sometimes improper. Let's Talk! Mpropermimi.com
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Empowering Women at Home, Work and Play. This podcast focuses on the stories of success and challenges for women of color. Host, Mimi Jacks is a Passionate about helping women share their stories and encouraging others to live their best lives! We chat about empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion. I've got questions! Sometimes improper. Let's Talk! Mpropermimi.com
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MProper Mimi
Thank You for Sharing - An Exploration of Manhood
In this episode, we embark on a heartfelt journey into the depths of what it means to have value as a man through the lens of "Thank You for Sharing," a raw and honest play that delves into the soul of black masculinity. Our guest, Jeremy Keith Hunter, is the mastermind behind this thought-provoking piece, shares the inspiration, challenges, and profound insights that shaped this work.    Join us as we discuss: - The genesis of "Thank You for Sharing" - Black masculinity and societal expectations - Vulnerability and authenticity in art - The creative process behind the play - The role of theater in social change in the Black community   Honorable Mentions: Malcolm X: Nothing - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHhMabjWwg)
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1 year ago
43 minutes 57 seconds

MProper Mimi
Special Birthday Episode w/ Raphael and Corey!
Mimi is invited to celebrate her birthday on the mic with her friends Raphael Harry, host of the White Label American podcast and Corey Gumbs, Founder of the Black Podcasters Association. Listen in as we cut up in the studio and hear how these guys recount stories of how their lives have been impacted by the women around them. Have you been inspired by this episode? Mimi invites you to leave an honest review of how this episode made you feel. Also, share this podcast with a friend. Every woman needs to know their story is powerful. Host - Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.instagram.com/mpropermimi/ https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi https://www.youtube.com/@mpropermimi/featured Support this show and future episodes by making a Buy Me a Coffee donation for Mimi! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mpropermimi Guests: Raphael Harry https://www.whitelabelamerican.com/ https://www.instagram.com/whitelabelamerican/ https://www.facebook.com/WhiteLabelAmericanPod https://twitter.com/PodWLA https://www.youtube.com/@whitelabelamericanpodcast Corey Gumbs https://www.instagram.com/theblackpodcastersassociation/ https://sleek.bio/blackpodcastersassociation https://www.youtube.com/c/BlackPodcastersAssociation   00:00 Intro 00:32 Happy Birthday Mimi! 01:06 Raphael was hijacked by Black Podcasters Association 04:46 Corey Gumbs is the founder of the BPA 05:15 Raphael almost wasn’t admitted into the BPA 06:42 The guys reflect on the empowered women in their lives 09:55 Setting boundaries and helping people 22:30 The importance of Black women in all of our lives 22:52 *NEW PODCAST SERIES* The Legacy of DeeDee 25:05 Chronicling your family history is priceless 26:40 Women carrying the household in many cases 31:00 Do men really want a woman who knows how to cook? 34:40 Thank you for celebrating with MProper Mimi 35:00 How to stay in touch with us
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1 year ago
37 minutes 10 seconds

MProper Mimi
Resilience in the Workplace with Kandice Whitaker
If you thought being an opera singer and being in the corporate world are not related, I don't like to tell people they are wrong so what I will say is, you would be mistaken! In this episode, I am speaking with Kandice Whitaker, MBA who is the CEO of Alpha and Omega Consulting Inc. and host of the BAIL Yourself Out Happy Hour Podcast. Kandice has used her training as an opera singer to command attention when she steps in the room. And when she found herself battling racism in a prestigious college campus and then while working in corporate, she knew her faith would help her. And as she likes to say, "The Lord made a way". Join Kandice and me as we MProperly speak about: Black is Tech Introverts Leaders Connecticut Diversity Racism Code switching Resilience Religion Sponsors Feedback Bias Stagnant Growth BAIL Yourself Out Podcast Honorable Mentions The Power of Opera and How It Can Change Your Life Exploring the North’s long history of slavery, scientific racism Your Colleagues Are Not Your Friends–Here’s Why The value of Stubbornness and Resilience Positive Feedback Bias: How White Instructors Harm Learners of Color Follow Kandice in these online spaces: Website: https://www.alphaandomegaconsultinginc.com/  Podcast Website: bailyourselfoutpod.com Podcast: https://bailyourselfout.buzzsprout.com/ ‍‍‍♀️ This podcast is hosted by Mimi Jacks. Mimi is a single mom that is down for empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion Equality and Justice. She loves to ask questions and sometimes they are improper! Ready to learn more? Contact her here! ‍‍‍♀️ If you would love to connect with Mimi, join her in these following spaces: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube ‍‍‍♀️ Have you been “MProperly” inspired by this episode? Mimi invites you to leave an honest review of how this episode impacted you. Also, share this podcast with a friend. Every woman needs to know she is powerful at home, at work and during play!
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2 years ago
45 minutes 22 seconds

MProper Mimi
Maximizing a Minimalist Lifestyle with Asha Mae
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to jump in a RV with your family and just travel? Asha Mae does not have to wonder because for four years, she lived that life. From the cost associated to living in an RV to people asking her for drugs, Asha has some stories to share regarding this experience. Recently, after numerous opportunities were presented to her and her family, she and her family made the decision to return to a stationery residence in Phoenix but at any moment, she is ready, willing and able to return to her RV nomad lifestyle. Join Asha and me as we MProperly speak about: RV Flexible Living Cost of Living Perceptions Gas Prices Camping Alabama Connection Community Home School The Cool Homeschooler Honorable Mentions 1 million Americans live in RVs. Meet the ‘modern nomads.’ Cost of Living in an RV Full Time [2023 Update] Inflation continues to rise—and gas prices are up nearly 50% since last year The Importance of Black Women Friendships Black families are changing the educational landscape through communal home-schooling Follow Asha in these online spaces: IG: https://www.instagram.com/asha_mae_sings/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashamaesings YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0rYrgDi4sWJNbaTfCXfTg Website: https://ashamae.com/ ‍‍‍‍‍‍♀️ This podcast is hosted by Mimi Jacks. Mimi is a single mom that is down for empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion Equality and Justice. She loves to ask questions and sometimes they are improper! Ready to learn more? Contact her here! ‍‍‍‍‍‍♀️ If you would love to connect with Mimi, join her in these following spaces: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube ‍‍‍‍‍‍♀️ Have you been “MProperly” inspired by this episode? Mimi invites you to leave an honest review of how this episode impacted you. Also, share this podcast with a friend. Every woman needs to know she is powerful at home, at work and during play! Crackers In Soup was th...
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2 years ago
40 minutes 28 seconds

MProper Mimi
Embracing Community, Therapy, and Your Name with Phindile Hlabangane
Some people who have the brightest smile and the most excitable energy are really introverts. Needing time alone is how they re-energize themselves. My guest, Phindile Hlabangane, knows this all to well. In her profession as a Graduate & Young Talent Specialist and a soon-to-be coach, she is regularly pulled in many different directions. Phindile shares how she balances her life and career with community, vacations and therapy. Join Phindile and me as we MProperly speak about: Community Connection South Africa Introverted Extrovert Being comfortable Self Talk Knysna Recovering from Burnout Therapy Trauma Mental Health Isolation Investments Affordable therapy Honorable Mentions If You Relate to These 10 Signs, You’re Probably an ‘Extroverted’ Introvert Things To Do in Knysna That Will Make You Want To Stay Therapy by and for Black Women Here’s What You Need to Know as a Black Girl Looking for Therapy What to Do When You Can’t Afford Therapy The Importance of Names Follow Phindile in these online spaces: Instagram LinkedIn Twitter ‍‍‍♀️ This podcast is hosted by Mimi Jacks. Mimi is a single mom that is down for empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion Equality and Justice. She loves to ask questions and sometimes they are improper! Ready to learn more? Contact her here! ‍‍‍♀️ If you would love to connect with Mimi, join her in these following spaces: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube ‍‍‍♀️ Have you been “MProperly” inspired by this episode? Mimi invites you to leave an honest review of how this episode impacted you. Also, share this podcast with a friend. Every woman needs to know she is powerful at home, at work and during play! Crackers In Soup was the podcast management team for this episode. Intro and outro music was created by Cyren Young
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2 years ago
33 minutes 11 seconds

MProper Mimi
Sis, Book that Solo Travel Trip with BagLady Meredith San Diego
When I am traveling with a group of people, I will arrive a bit earlier or stay a bit later so I have time to experience that new-to-me environment on my terms. Some women, especially black women, are nervous to travel alone but in this conversation with Baglady Meredith San Diego, those fears will be squashed. From providing emergency numbers in a plethora of different countries to seeking out small tours, no matter your age or ethnicity, Meredith has literally thought of everything to help empower you to travel. So book that trip and go explore. Join Meredith and me as we MProperly speak about: Solo Travel Carmen Santiago Fear Anxiety Small Tours Networking Pick Pockets Barcelona Living Abroad Expat Community Honorable Mentions Where in the World is Carmen Santiago How to Get Over the Fear of Traveling Alone Small Group Journeys What You Can Do If You Get Pick Pocketed Abroad Away Abroad 7 Destinations for the Environmentally Conscious Solo Female Traveler Follow Meredith San Diego in these online spaces: Link page: https://bagladymeredithsandiego.com/links/ Website: www.bagladymeredithsandiego.com   ‍‍‍♀️ This podcast is hosted by Mimi Jacks. Mimi is a single mom that is down for empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion Equality and Justice. She loves to ask questions and sometimes they are improper! Ready to learn more? Contact her here! ‍‍‍♀️ If you would love to connect with Mimi, join her in these following spaces: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube ‍‍‍♀️ Have you been “MProperly” inspired by this episode? Mimi invites you to leave an honest review of how this episode impacted you. Also, share this podcast with a friend. Every woman needs to know she is powerful at home, at work and during play! Crackers In Soup was the podcast management team for this episode. Intro and outro music was created by Cyren Young
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2 years ago
34 minutes 29 seconds

MProper Mimi
Feeling Safe In Cis Streets with Kiebpoli Calnek
Whether you are at FreakNik, riding a bike or engaging in sex work, you deserve to feel safe. Luckily, I felt just that when I looked across the room and first saw Kiebpoli Calnek at a Black Podcasters Association party. Kiebpoli [KAY-PO-LEE] is  a trans-masculine, gender-expansive queer Black creative, writer and director, born and raised in New York City. From catcalling to play parties to bicycling around New York, we discuss everything that will make you scream "YAAAASSS! That is how it should be!" Join Kiebpoli and me as we Mproperly speak about: Freaknik Catcalling Black Trans women High Value women Sexual Assault New Orleans Fat Ham Ableism ASL Bicycling Self Limiting Thoughts Boundaries Honorable Mentions Black Podcasters Association Freaknik united thousands of Black college students, but it posed risks for Black women Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics Ride Up Grades  Teaching Cycling Safety and Busting Misconceptions Rest for Resistance Financial Planning in the Black Community   Follow Kiebpoli Calnek in these online spaces: IG: https://www.instagram.com/kiebpoli/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackAcrobat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiebpoli Website: https://www.kiebpoli.com/ ‍‍‍♀️ This podcast is hosted by Mimi Jacks. Mimi is a single mom that is down for empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion Equality and Justice. She loves to ask questions and sometimes they are improper! Ready to learn more? Contact her here! ‍‍‍♀️ If you would love to connect with Mimi, join her in these following spaces: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube ‍‍‍♀️ Have you been “MProperly” inspired by this episode? Mimi invites you to leave an...
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2 years ago
50 minutes 36 seconds

MProper Mimi
Creating Content and Living Life
It's summer time y'all! Mimi Jacks is back with another MProper episode with lifestyle content creator, coach, wife and mom Ashlei Cupid. We talk about being consistent with our content while being present and living life at the same time. Anything worth having is worth working for. No wonder we are so busy and sometimes forgetful in caring for our families, relationships and ourselves.    Host - Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.instagram.com/mpropermimi/ https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi   Guest - Ashlei Cupid IG: @ashleicupid  https://www.instagram.com/ashleicupid/ Continue the Conversation on Spotify and Apple Podcasts  https://www.youtube.com/@ashleicupid Links Mentioned: Marianna Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/marianna_hewitt/ Carnegie Hall https://www.carnegiehall.org/Subscribe/Subscriptions/2023-2024/Distinctive-Debuts Lovers and Friends podcast with Shan Bodram I'm a Grown Ass Woman Without Any Friends feat Krista Williams | Lovers and Friends Ep. 64
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2 years ago
50 minutes 18 seconds

MProper Mimi
Live, Laugh, Love through a Childfree lens
This week on MProper Mimi, your host Mimi Jacks has a fun convo with Paulette Erato, the host of La Vida Más Chévere: Through the Childfree Lens. You will laugh when you find out how Mimi and Paulette met on TikTok. As they talk about many different topics you will learn why it is so important to build a community where Childfree Black and Brown people feel supported. Paulette talks about navigating a life free from the BS within our culture. We like to keep it positive around here so we even touched on trying to see the best in people for the weird shit they might say.   Host - Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.instagram.com/mpropermimi/ https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi   Guest: Paulette Erato Host, La Vida Más Chévere Find Paulette on Instagram | Tiktok | Twitter Read: Benchmarks are Bullshit: https://pauletteerato.gumroad.com/l/pmavo/VIDA30
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2 years ago
37 minutes 59 seconds

MProper Mimi
Be Purposeful About Your Financial Goals
MProper Mimi is finally back for Season 4, and what better way to get jump started than to talk about our finances! Remember that African Proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." Well, Mimi Jacks and our guest for this episode Felicia Gopaul, CFP talk about being purposeful and working together to build healthy Financial Goals. You may not like to talk about money, but Mimi and Felicia are here to get you to talk about it! Let us know what you think by sending me a message or leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts.   Host:  Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi Links: www.chatwithfelicia.com Read: James Clear - Atomic Habits African Proverb - If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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2 years ago
39 minutes 19 seconds

MProper Mimi
Choppin it up with SPAD Catering
MProper Mimi has been MIA but don't you worry! Mimi Jacks has been eating very well. Tune in and catch up with your host of the MProper Mimi show, Mimi Jacks as she chops it up with the multi-talented culinary experts and chefs that make up SPAD Catering. Shyam, Ashley, Stewart and Tionna. It was so much fun to chat with the crew about how they each started their journey and love of cooking, the ins and outs of leadership and flexibility the entrprepreneurship mindset offers a catering business.  Be sure to catch part two of our interview when we move the party to the kitchen! Subscribe to MProper Mimi on YouTube to see Mimi and Chef Stewart preparing arepas, hear Chef Ashley’s advice to those who want to get started in this business plus get the sweet details from Tee on her delicious desserts.   Host - Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi MProper Mimi YouTube Channel Produced by Cyren Young IG: @CyrenYoung   Links: https://www.instagram.com/spadcatering/ https://www.spadcatering.com/  
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3 years ago
39 minutes 15 seconds

MProper Mimi
Teaching Cycling Safety and Busting Misconceptions
MProper Mimi host Mimi Jacks is joined by Courtney Williams, founder of The Brown Bike Girl as they talk about the importance of cycling safety and biking advocacy consulting. Whether you cycle or not, we provide a fun glimpse into the concerns of bike safety in the city, how to influence change and train up others as well as the intersectionality of cycling and health and government in our communities. You can find Courtney everywhere as The Brown Bike Girl and especially at https://linktr.ee/thebrownbikegirl there will be listingings of upcoming events, classes and activities. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheBrownBikeGirl/ Instagram @thebrownbikegirl Twitter @thebrownbikegirl Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thebrownbikegirl
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3 years ago
54 minutes 35 seconds

MProper Mimi
Hey Sis, Are You Ok? - Prioritizing Your Mental Health
"Hey Sis, Are You Ok?" might be a phase you have heard before or even used amongst your friends and family. During this episode of MProper Mimi, our host Mimi Jacks is chopping it up with Kim Moore of Black Woman Be Whole about a new mental health workbook "Hey Sis, Are You Okay?" designed to help prioritize your menatl health. We are out here talking about ways that we want to help women heal and be whole and of course having a good time laughing about our experiences all at the same time. So join us and spread the word! May is Mental Health Awareness month and Sis, we want to make sure you are Okay! See the links below for more information on Black Woman Be Whole and the Hey Sis, Are You Okay mental health workbook.   Host - Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi Produced by Cyren Young IG: @CyrenYoung   Links: Info@blackwomanbewhole.com  Website - https://www.blackwomanbewhole.com/ Mental Health Workbook - https://www.blackwomanbewhole.com/store/p/hey-sis-are-you-okay-workbook BWBW Podcast - https://www.blackwomanbewhole.com/podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blackwomanbewhole/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BlackWomanBeWhole Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcgsZj7mDOSO24eRgphz9sQ
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3 years ago
46 minutes 39 seconds

MProper Mimi
Know your Triggers - Allergies and Asthma
Usually on MProper Mimi when we talk about knowing your triggers it has to do with dealing with trauma. Not this time! For this episode “knowing your triggers” we are referring to those things that make our allergies and/or asthma flare up. I was able to speak with an allergy specialist, Dr. Lakiea Wright to have an important conversation about her journey to becoming a specialist in the field of allergies. Other topics also include Adult onset allergies the importance of knowing our triggers racial disparities when it comes to allergies & asthma diagnosis and what our families and caregivers can do to help ensure children are safe when it comes to these subjects We hope you enjoy this conversation and find it helpful enough to share with others in your circles.  Send Mimi Jacks a message to tell us your story of how allergies or asthma have impacted your family!   Host - Mimi Jacks https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi Produced by Cyren Young IG: @CyrenYoung   Links: Dr. Lakiea Wright - Allergist specializing in providing the “right” info https://www.instagram.com/dr.wright_allergist/ LEAP - Clinical Allergy Study  ht
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3 years ago
37 minutes 46 seconds

MProper Mimi
Storytelling Through Adversity
Have you ever experienced a setback or learned a valuable lesson through trial and error that you wished you could share with others so that they would never have to go through what you have been through? Or sometimes the stories we decide to share with those around us are to connect with them through similar adversities. Our guest this week on MProper Mimi is Stephanie Smith and she and Mimi Jacks talk alot about why we share our stories and why they are important. You also get your fair share of sisterfriends chatting about how the division of Black and white in the US creates a culture that encourages turmoil. We list a few of our fav books and movies in the MProper Suggestions below. Be sure to subscribe to the MProper Mimi YouTube channel to see or listen to us as well. Produced by Cyren Young IG: @CyrenYoung https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi   MProper Suggestions:   Links PrismWork - Leadership lab for men stefanie@smith-squared.com www.Smith-squared.com Read The Vanishing Half - by Britt Bennett Watch Imitation of life -  Sarah Jane - beaten because her mom was black Skin - Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
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3 years ago
35 minutes 4 seconds

MProper Mimi
Vibing for More Inclusive UX with the Nerdy Diva
Have you ever thought about how the software programs or apps we use everyday to make our lives easier take into account diversity and inclusion in who they are made for or even the designers behind the scenes making them for us? Well this has been an MProper thought our host Mimi Jacks thinks about a lot when considering how to increase the number of women of color in Technology on all levels and interactions. Our special guest Shanae Chapman, is the Founder of Nerdy Diva, a small, Black woman-owned business that helps tech start-ups grow and scale into mature businesses with excellent user experience (UX), strategic diversity and inclusion, and investment in their community. You will definitely want to listen and share this conversation as Mimi and Shanae talk about her love for UX design, encountering diverse women in Corporate Technology, how social innovation is integrated with Technology and Diversity, the importance of APIs in sharing information to our communities and so much more. The fact that Nerdy Diva also is involved with angel investing for underrepresented founders blew my mind!  And after you hear this MProper Mimi episode I'm sure you will agree that one month alone i snot enough to recognize all the things that women do or are capable of! To Learn more about Shanae and Nerdy Diva find informative links below and be sure to sign up for the Nerdy Diva Newsletter.  One Love! https://www.mpropermimi.com/ IG: @MProperMimi https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi Produced by Cyren Young IG: @CyrenYoung Nerdy Diva Links Website: https://nerdydiva.com/ Inclusive Design Resources: https://mailchi.mp/nerdydiva.com/lwt2021 97 Things Every UX Practitioner Should Know - Free Chapter: https://mailchi.mp/nerdydiva.com/97things Inclusive UX Article: https://uxpamagazine.org/workplace-culture/ Newsletter Sign up: https://mailchi.mp/0cdc271e78ea/nerdydivanewsletter Newsletter Archives: https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=dca765364c56e31e0224ff35f&id=12f2289e00 Angel Investing Thesis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uK-PIUOpc6alW0MObB7M_-hB6hUlbH8e/view   Angel Investing https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-black-girl-bleu-prepare-for-streaming https://arlan.capital/
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3 years ago
36 minutes 40 seconds

MProper Mimi
Overcoming Self Limiting Beliefs
Welcome to the first MProper Mimi episode of Season Three!! What better way to kick it off than to talk to two podcast mavens about using their platform to empower women. Listen as MProper Mimi host Mimi Jacks and Unique, the host of Becoming Unique interview each other to share with you how they came to a point in their lives of being true to themselves. Join us as we talk about self limiting beliefs and how acknowledging that we are enough helped to lead us to various accomplishments.    Find more information about Unique and the topics we cover in the links below. Becoming Unique Website: https://www.becomingunique.com/ IG: @becoming_unique Facebook: @becominguniquepodcast   MProper Mimi https://www.mpropermimi.com/  https://www.instagram.com/mpropermimi/  https://www.facebook.com/MProperMimi/ https://twitter.com/MproperMimi Produced by Cyren Young   MProper Suggestions: Will by Will Smith Becoming Unique podcast: I Am Enough MProper Mimi S2 Ep4: You Can Overcome Imposter Syndrome
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3 years ago
55 minutes 23 seconds

MProper Mimi
MProper Musings - Catching up with Cy
S2 Ep 14: MProper Musings - Catching up with Cyren Young Shout out to MProper Mimi co-producer Cyren Young for joining MProper Musings where we talk about about the thoughts we've had for the previous week. This week you get a little behind the scenes peek at just a few of the items we talk about and opinions we share before during and after working on new MProper Mimi episodes.  I really want to encourage YOU the listeners to share topics, opinions good reads etc. with us to chat about as well. Who knows! We may use your topic of find a guest for the show to talk with as well. Hit me up on MPropermimi.com or any social media handles @MPropermimi Co-Produced by Cyren Young and Mimi Jacks. Brought to you by MProper Mimi of MProper Mimi 0:00 Intro 1:28 Reactions to Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special Closer 18:08 Jon Gruden and infamous emails 31:26 Not Tony Dungy! I would consider him a reputable source. 39:55 What happens when players refuse to play...their jobs go to someone else 41:38 If professional athletes are having these problems, imagine the women in the workplace that are facing similar discrimination issues at work. 42:54 NYC worker vaccination mandate countdown 47:13 Mimi experiencing home, work and play in Portugal 51:50 Mimi always looks up Blacks in the diaspora when she travels to learn about their historical experience. 53:31 MProper Musing Closing - let Mimi know what you want us to chat about next, opinions on current news on mpropermimi.com or IG @Mpropermimi
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3 years ago
55 minutes 30 seconds

MProper Mimi
MProper Musings - Catching up with Mimi Jacks
S2 Ep 13: MProper Musings - Ctaching up with Mimi Jacks. A special thank you to all the listners for checking in on MProper Mimi. I figured I would give you a little update and info on the carrying ons of what our host Mimi Jacks has been up to. From dancing on the edge of circles to jumping on a plane to go to Portugal. 0:00 Welcome 0:30 An Extremely busy Mimi 2:04 My 2nd Job For the culture - Black is Tech 5:20: Clip from Overcoming Post Pandemic Anxiety episode 7:20 Surpise! I won't dance in the middle of a crowd but I'll travel to Puerto Rico, Mexico and Portugal. 9:30  Mimi is learning from the MProper Mimi episodes too! 11:10 Let Mimi know what books you are reading, if you watched Squid Games, what you thought about Dave Chappelle and his closer jokes or even if you think Brian Laundrie’s parents aided and abetted their son who was a suspect in the murder of Gabby Petito. Talk to me! I’m looking forward to hearing from you. MProperMimi.com Co-Produced by Cyren Young and Mimi Jacks. Brought to you by MProper Mimi of MProper Mimi
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4 years ago
12 minutes 49 seconds

MProper Mimi
Watch Her Win, New York: Entrepreneurship Pros, Cons and Everything in Between - Part 2
S2 Ep12 Part 2: Watch her Win, New York - Entrepreneurship Pros, Cons and Everything in Between (Part 2). MProper Mimi partnered with Watch Her Win New York President and Founder Obioma Richardson to do a live podcast recording in Chicago, IL. This event was a wonderful hybrid blend of six (6) powerful panelist speakers each sharing their own stories, tips and tricks to being successful entrepreneurs. The virtual portion of the webinar was managed by Rasheeda Frazier of Empowering Greatness, Inc.  Sometimes it takes a tribe to support each other and Mimi Jacks and Rasheeda enjoyed bring a lil bit of NYC to Chicago to support our sisterfriend Obioma with this event because that's what Queens do! In this second part of the live podcast recording, our panelists (listed below) continued the conversation about the importance of telling your story! They also spoke about their influences and support systems, their best and worst marketing experiences as well as answer questions from the webinar audience. Co-Produced by Cyren Young and Mimi Jacks. Sandi Robinson - Co-Founder of ChiGivesBack, Inc. @sandirobinson13 https://www.chigivesback.com/home Astin Hayes - Co-Founder and CEO of TipOff Games, LLC @astinjustice https://www.tipoffgame.com/ Foram Sheth - Chief Coaching Officer & Co-Founder of Ama La Vida @alvcoaching https://alvcoaching.com/about/ Marcus Lucy - Founder and CEO of the Marcus Lucy Experience and Urban Grind https://www.marcuslucyexperience.com/ Robin Harris - CEO and Creative Director of Model Atelier and Confidence Apparel @rhmodelatelier Norman Scales - Co-Founder of Confidence Apparel and Confidence Foundation @shop.confidence https://www.shop-confidence.com/ @watchherwin @empower_great @mpropermimi @buildbronzeville @la_chi_bk @sbdcbronzeville One Love!
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MProper Mimi
Empowering Women at Home, Work and Play. This podcast focuses on the stories of success and challenges for women of color. Host, Mimi Jacks is a Passionate about helping women share their stories and encouraging others to live their best lives! We chat about empowering women, entrepreneurship & all things Diversity and Inclusion. I've got questions! Sometimes improper. Let's Talk! Mpropermimi.com