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Ep. 73: Telling Your Story Through Different Art Forms with Taiwo Aloba

Ep. 73: Telling Your Story Through Different Art Forms with Taiwo Aloba In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Taiwo Aloba.  Taiwo is an amazing author, poet, model, dancer; y'all, she does ALL.THE.THINGS! In 2016, Taiwo chose to leave Nigeria and move to the United States to follow her dreams.  She has written a book of poetry and pose, Surulere Lagos, which encapsulates the essence of the vibrant, heaving city in which she grew up. Listen as we discuss her multi-faceted talents and how she uses them all to express herself. In this episode we chat about: Why it was important for her to write her story from her personal and deep experiences living through historic moments in...

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Episode 51: Taking Life's Lemons and Turning them into Lemonade: A Conversation with Terri Lomax

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Terri Lomax . Terri Lomax is a globally recognized podcaster, speaker, and brand strategist. The founder and visionary for the Mocha Girls Pit Stop blog and co-founder of the H.E.R Space Podcast, she empowers entrepreneurs to leverage social media and personal branding to grow their audience, impact, and bank account. Her lifelong desire to help others overcome adversity was birthed from a place of hurt and pain. As a child, her resilience enabled her to overcome physical and verbal abuse and defy statistics about children with incarcerated parents. In her new book, How to Glow Up As You Grow Up: Your Go-To Guide for Overcoming Obstacles and Making Lemonade, Terri shares her personal story of triumph over tragedy and...

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Episode 21: Advocating for Authors of Color: A Conversation with the Literary Lobbyist -- Dawn Michelle Hardy

In this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of The Literary Lobbyist -- Dawn Michelle Hardy. Dawn holds dual titles in publishing— book publicist and literary agent. She is the President of Dream Relations PR & Literary Consulting, and also the brainchild behind Publishing in Your Pajamas, a virtual writers conference that educates and empowers aspiring and debut authors. 

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