In 2009, after being laid off, Farnoosh Torabi became an entrepreneur out of necessity, and it was the best thing that happened to her. She had been thinking about taking the leap for years, but succumbed to the golden handcuffs -- all the pretty perks that come along...
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Nothing is more powerful than women supporting women! On each episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Elayne Fluker chats with women entrepreneurs who are handling their business, loving their lives, and inspiring you to do the same!
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Brand Strategist Des Dobreva on Building a Badass Brand Squad and (Not!) Faking It Until You Make It
Desislava (Des) Dobreva grew up in Bulgaria, where she wasn't exposed much to women in entrepreneurial and leadership roles. But as a woman who, herself, was always ambitious, even as a child, she was immediately drawn to the concept when she read about...
Shannon Klingman, Inventor / CEO of Lume Deodorant, on Solving a Pain Point and Shifting the Narrative
Inventor Shannon Klingman is on a mission to change the narrative on feminine hygiene and bust the myth that the vagina is to blame! As a practicing Ob/Gyn, she had patients who often complained about odor and, most often, they were misdiagnosed with BV...
Your Road to Success Doesn’t Have to Be Paved with Stress: Leadership & Wellness Coach Kwayera Archer Tells Why
Kwayera Archer's love affair with entrepreneurship began when she witnessed her mother, a hematologist, using her free time to host fashion shows featuring celebrity designers and performers to raise money for children with sickle cell anemia. After years of traveling...
‘How to Be an Entrepreneur 101’ Author Allyson Scrutchens on Making Money Moves & Living Your Dream
Allyson Scrutchens knows what it means to beat the odds. The Southside of Chicago native was born to a mother who was, at the time, addicted to crack cocaine, yet Allyson didn't have any symptoms or medical issues at birth. She and her mother, who is now...
The Power of Second Chances and Forgiveness with Transformational Coach Cheryl Polote-Williamson
Cheryl Polote-Williamson grew up in Savannah, Georgia, with an entrepreneur father, who had construction business. Unlike her siblings, Cheryl didn't want to be part of the business when she got older. She wanted to leave Savannah, and at 15, she left...
It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): Milana Leshinsky Tells You How to Keep Your Business Simple
We often hear the best way to think about starting a business is to consider your potential customer's pain point and solve that problem. Milana Lechinsky started her business purely out of her own desire to stay at home with her young children -- this was her...
theNewsWorthy Founder Erica Mandy on Connecting the Dots As You Build Your Business
When Erica Mandy's day job got in the way of her aspirations to discover what her entrepreneurial journey was going to be after being inspired by a blog on side hustles, she knew it was time to leave. That, and her growing frustration with chasing stories for the...
How Chef Tokunbo Koiki of Tokunbo’s Kitchen Combines Culture, Conversation & West African Cuisine
Tokunbo Koiki, creator of her own West African supper club Tokunbo's Kitchen, considers herself an accidental entrepreneur. In fact, the Londoner, whose family hails from Nigeria, actually didn't even like cooking until just a few years ago! Today, Tokunbo has feed...
Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival Co-Founder Stephanie Rance on Swinging at the Curve Balls
Growing up in Queens, New York, Stephanie Rance always questioned why things were believed to be "this way" instead of "that way," and why she couldn't create something different. Later, throughout her career in the music industry and later in film, that...
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