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Ep 4: The Purpose is in the Process Featuring Walter “Wally B” Jennings

Welcome to The Purpose is in the Process Series!

Featuring the creative and legendary Walter “Wally B” Jennings!

Wally is also a great friend and a return guest.

This week brings you episode 4 in this 4-part series.

You can learn more about Wally and the work he is doing @chosenlifespecialists and https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/

P.S.

I invite you to be a part of our D.C.M. Journaling Community.  By embracing the practice of process-oriented journaling, we translate our inner thoughts onto paper, enabling us to engage in reflection, establish connections, and cultivate a profound sense of belonging within a nourishing community.

Learn more here.

Ep 3: The Purpose is in the Process Featuring Walter “Wally B” Jennings

Welcome to The Purpose is in the Process Series!

Featuring the creative and legendary Walter “Wally B” Jennings!

Wally is also a great friend and a return guest.

This week brings you episode 3 in this 4-part series.

You can learn more about Wally and the work he is doing @chosenlifespecialists and https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/

P.S.

I invite you to be a part of our D.C.M. Journaling Community.  By embracing the practice of process-oriented journaling, we translate our inner thoughts onto paper, enabling us to engage in reflection, establish connections, and cultivate a profound sense of belonging within a nourishing community.

Learn more here.

Ep 2: The Purpose is in the Process Featuring Walter “Wally B” Jennings

Welcome to The Purpose is in the Process Series!

Featuring the creative and legendary Walter “Wally B” Jennings!

Wally is also a great friend and a return guest.

This week brings you episode 2 in this 4-part series.

You can learn more about Wally and the work he is doing @chosenlifespecialists and https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/

P.S.

I invite you to be a part of our D.C.M. Journaling Community.  By embracing the practice of process-oriented journaling, we translate our inner thoughts onto paper, enabling us to engage in reflection, establish connections, and cultivate a profound sense of belonging within a nourishing community.

Learn more here.

Ep 1: The Purpose is in the Process Featuring Walter “Wally B” Jennings

Welcome to The Purpose is in the Process Series!

Featuring the creative and legendary Walter “Wally B” Jennings!

Wally is also a great friend and a return guest.

This week brings you episode 1 in this 4 part series.

You can learn more about Wally and the work he is doing @chosenlifespecialists and https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/

P.S.

I invite you to be a part of our D.C.M. Journaling Community.  By embracing the practice of process-oriented journaling, we translate our inner thoughts onto paper, enabling us to engage in reflection, establish connections, and cultivate a profound sense of belonging within a nourishing community.

Learn more here.

Ecommerce Marketing Strategies with Veena Gandhi

Original Air Date: August 13, 2020

A few months ago, my nephew and I came up with an epic idea for a T-shirt company. 

It began when I asked when he planned to come out and visit Adaora and me again.  

He said he needed to get the funds first; so I proposed we sell t-shirts to get the money that he needed. We decided that he’d design them, and I’ll sell them through Facebook and IG ads. 

And boom. Just like that, we had an e-commerce company. 

Even before COVID-19 disrupted the economy and the way we shop, e-commerce was a trillion dollar industry in the U.S. alone.  

E-commerce has revolutionized our ability to sell products directly to consumers without having to go through gatekeepers or big box retail.

Now, while it is relatively easy to get your product loaded onto Etsy or Shopify, marketing that product can be quite a task. 

That is where e-commerce consultants like Veena Gandhi step in. Veena is a strategic digital marketer who specializes in providing creative and innovative solutions to advertising agencies, small businesses, start-ups, and entrepreneurs on the cluttered world of the Internet.

She is also the founder of Digital Street, which is a marketing agency that builds successful sales funnels for fashion, beauty, lifestyle and fitness e-commerce brands.

Whether you’re a seasoned brand or are just getting started in e-commerce, this interview will serve you. 

Rather than just giving general information you could google for yourself, Veena got down to the nitty-gritty of how to build a successful e-commerce campaign. 

Veena shared her knowledge on:

  • How to build audience personas for your Facebook ads.

  • The importance of data, and how to analyze it. 

  • How to set up your creative strategy for an ads campaign. 

  • Which metrics to use in determining which ads to turn off and which ones to increase ad spend on. 

  • The importance of testing your ads and campaigns.

  • How to use Instagram stories as a retargeting strategy.

For agency owners, media buyers, and ad managers, you will walk away from this interview with a plethora of industry secrets 

If you’re just getting started in e-commerce and are worried this might go over your head, don’t worry! Jump in and learn from a master of her craft. 

Alright. That’s enough from me.  

Let’s jump into this week’s episode.

If you have any questions or would like to reach out to Veena, you can do so through her website.

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Creativity is: Kind, Weird, & A Raucous With Adaora Nwandu Earl and Cet Mohamed-Moore

Creativity can get kinda weird.

And that’s a good thing.

We talked about that and more with this week’s guests.

We got two super creative humans on this special episode where the amazing Cet Mohamed-Moore and Adaora Nwandu Earl.

We explored whether art comes from instinct and how over time you evolve into new versions of yourself.

And how to oldly show up as your full self in life and in what you create.

Catch the fun as we dive into the process of creating on a regular basis.

Since we are all creatives, one way or another, no one should miss the inspiration that came out of this session.

When asked to describe themselves in 6 words or less…

Adaora said: kind. enthusiastic. determined. ambitious. focused. Fun.

Cet said: loving, creative, loyal, weird, protective, and curious.

📲 Wanna hang out with our guests on social media? Go to Instagram for Cet and Adaora.

🎧 Ready to listen to the creative?

Hit Play.

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Creativity Is: Invigorating, Fierce, & Becoming With Dania Ayah Alkhouli & Abstract C.I.M.

What’s more empowering than creativity?

This episode explores how when we tap into our creative side, we become invigorated.

We become fierce. 

And all of us have the ability to tap into our unique creativity.

Our guests, Dania Ayah Alkhouli and Abstract C.I.M. really dive into these topics, sharing what drives them to create meaningful art. 

I am especially inspired by how Dania and Abstract are able to use their art to create change, build a movement, and raise awareness. 

In 6 words or less, Dania describes herself as: “Syrian. Perfectionist. Fierce. Dedicated. Thoughtful. Loyal.”

In 6 words or less, Abstract describes herself as: “Passionate. Creative. Empathetic. Love. balancer. Becoming.”

Ready to listen? Let’s go!

Learn more about Dania here.

Learn more about Abstract here.

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Getting Deep, Ugly & Honest With Your Spirituality + Money Blocks With VibeQueen and Suki Eleuterio

“Your business will be as successful as your mindset will allow you to.” 

This was one of the themes that this week's episode is centered around.

My guests - VibeQueen and Suki Eleuterio - believe business and spirituality go hand in hand. 

This episode is a timely reminder that you are perfect as you are.

Your business isn’t a vehicle by which we can prove our worthiness.

You’re already worthy - just as you are

Suki and VibeQueen explored how to process and move through our money stories, our self-image, and our limiting beliefs.

Suki Eleuterio is a spiritual and business coach focusing on helping people harness their creative energy to create the life and business their SOUL desires. She is also an award winning blogger, podcaster, wife, and mommy.

You can follow her on IG here

VibeQueen is an artist who has been in the music industry for 15+ years. Her mission is to entertain while uplifting her audience through guided meditation, self-awareness, and sharing her journey through her music, blog, and podcast Vibe Talk Awaken. 

You can follow her on IG here

 This conversation was so empowering. 

Do yourself this favor.

Hit play. 

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Owning Your Inner-Power Tom Earl Interviewed By Natasha Bazilevych

I LOVED this conversation on marketing, running ads, the creative process, and so many other topics.

Natasha Bazilevych invited me to be a guest on her podcast and it ended up being one of my favorite interviews.

On this episode, you get to see me switch hats and become the interviewee.

Natasha really brought out some honest answers from me and we explored things I’ve never shared before.

She even got me to perform one of my spoken word poems.

I had a blast!

We also covered a lot of ground that any creative, entrepreneur, or leader will get a ton of value from.

Thank you Natasha for such an awesome experience.

You can listen to Natasha’s podcast here and learn more about her work here

Do yourself this favor.

Hit play.

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Staying On The Path An Interview With Warrior Poets Jamie Dawson and Sam(ira) Obeid

For all of us striving to stay on the path - this one is for you. 

This week’s episode is truly special. 

I felt so honored and grateful just for getting the chance to be in the same room as these two warrior poets. 

My guests this week, Jamie Dawson and Sam(ira) Obeid, are two of the most creative and brilliant people I have had the privilege of knowing. 

We wove through many important and timely conversations all while striving to remain open, honest, and vulnerable. 

Accountability and introspection were two themes that tied together the thoughts expressed. 

Jamie and Sam both shared their deep insights on heavy conversations such as:

-How do we process the grief, the trauma, and the roller coaster that these past 12+ months have been? 

-What does true allyship look like? 

-What role do creativity, art, and poetry play in processing? 

-What lies at the intersection of art and activism? 

Jamie and Sam both provided true gifts on this one. 

Please do yourself the favor of listening in. 

For all of us striving to stay on the path - this one is for you. 

You rock. 

Jamie Dawson is a professional writer, performer, and black arts scholar whose talents range from spoken word, theatre, and commissioned works on the topics such as black life, multiculturalism, women’s rights, healing, and connection to each other through Earth.

You can follow Jamie on Instagram here

Sam Sam(ira) Obeid is an Indian. Scholar. Warrior. Poet. Queer. Sam has been placed 5th at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2015. Sam has been featured on Button Poetry and an international anthology, The World That Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Queer Poetry from South Asia by Harper Collins India. 

You can follow Sam on Instagram here

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