In this episode, I have a conversation with Nikki Porcher, Founder of Buy From a Black Woman. I love Nikki's story because I relate. She's worked in many jobs, including at a nonprofit. She got bored, and she got fired. (Me too!) Nikki's boredom led her to running half marathons. That led her to missing a flight. That led her to a curiosity which turned into a passion, which turned into a blog, and that became a directory of black woman-owned businesses.  And now, Nikki is looking forward to setting up Buy From A Black Woman as a Community Development Financial Institution. (If you don't know what that is, listen to the episode. It's a big deal.) This is a story of transformation --and not only of one person--  but of a whole community and ultimately, it's a story about the transformation of an entire culture.  When Nikki started Buy From a Black Woman five years ago, most people weren't paying attention to how they can support black businesses.  She told me that black women were actually not even putting their faces on their websites because they didn't want to deter customers.  Black women business owners were hiding.  That's changing.  And because Nikki was prepared to grow and achieve her dreams beyond her dreams--available and ready at the right time--she grew.  Buy From a Black Woman is catching the attention of a broader community of consumers and supporters. In fact, Nikki just wrapped up a national tour sponsored by H&M.  Through her story, Nikki reminds us what can happen when you allow yourself to transform and stay open to what can unfold as you dream bigger and believe everything is working for your good.    Find Nikki and join the Buy From a Black Woman community at: Buy From a Black Woman: https://www.buyfromablackwoman.org  Shop the Directory of Businesses: https://www.buyfromablackwomandirectory.org    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuyfromaBlackWoman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyfromablackwoman/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFABWInfo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ft9vktaXbtdhKknevTY5A    This show is sponsored by my company, Concurrent Productions. We make brand videos with empathy, authenticity, and love. I especially love working with people who consider themselves camera shy. I relate! https://www.concurrentproductions.com  If you're a solo entrepreneur or more inclined to DIY, check out our online course, How to Make a Brand Video that Isn't Boring. https://concurrentproductions.com/learn  Use the code BUYFROMABLACKWOMAN for 50% off in August 2021.  You can download a free shopping list for DIY video gear at concurrentproductions.com/DIY.  I'm taking submissions for written interviews and an opportunity to be featured on our website as a reinvention story or in the podcast as an intention. If you have a story to share, please do: https://concurrentproductions.com/submit

I Reinvented My Life In Business

Believe You Can Do It

 Alison Lumbatis is a million dollar entrepreneur who turned a fashion blog into a business.  But it's so much more than a fashion blog. As founder of Get Your Pretty On, Alison created a community of people that's all about being who you really are and expressing your inner self through what you wear.  I love this approach. I don't consider myself a "fashion person." But I do have a personal style and I love the way Alison talks about the connection between what you wear and who you are.  Alison sees her role as guiding people through the outer expressions of major life transitions--the internal shifts that are expressed through external shifts. We talk about growth and different phases of business ownership. Alison shares was different about side businesses she had before and Get Your Pretty On, the one that took off.  We cover the idea of expressing your own identity instead of wearing something like a uniform for someone else.  We talk about accountability and how getting dressed in the morning--even if you don;t see anyone else all day--is about being accountability to yourself.  With fashion, like your own business, you can try different things, fail fast, do something different every day and just figure out what works for you.  Find Alison and join the Get Your Pretty On community at:   GetYourPrettyOn.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getyourprettyon  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_getyourprettyon/  Freebies: https://getyourprettyon.com/freebies/    This show is sponsored by my company, Concurrent Productions. We make brand videos with empathy, authenticity, and love. I especially love working with people who consider themselves camera shy. I relate! https://www.concurrentproductions.com  If you're a solo entrepreneur or more inclined to DIY, check out our online course, How to Make a Brand Video that Isn't Boring. https://concurrentproductions.com/learn  Use the code PODCAST for 20% off in June 2021.  You can download a free shopping list for DIY video gear at concurrentproductions.com/DIY.  I'm taking submissions for written interviews and an opportunity to be featured on our website as a reinvention story. If you have a story to share, please do: https://concurrentproductions.com/submit

Be Who You Truly Are

Shailey Motial and Madhukar Varshney are entrepreneurs in the field of education, a husband wife team who lead Nimble Q in India. Shailey and Madhukar are not only living examples of people who reinvented their lives in business but they are also pioneering a model of education for a new generation of students. They teach children who to approach the world with a problem-solving mindset. Driven by passion and purpose, their work is making an impact to give children an opportunity to design their lives rather than live one that happened to them.    Shailey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaileymotial/ Madhukar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhukarvarshney/   Nimble Q: https://www.nimbleq.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nimbleqindia/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NimbleQ  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nimbleqorg/    This show is sponsored by my company, Concurrent Productions. We make brand videos with empathy, authenticity, and love. I especially love working with people who consider themselves camera shy. I relate! https://www.concurrentproductions.com  If you're a solo entrepreneur or more inclined to DIY, check out our online course, How to Make a Brand Video that Isn't Boring. https://concurrentproductions.com/learn  I'm taking submissions for written interviews and an opportunity to be featured on our website as a reinvention story. If you have a story to share, please do: https://concurrentproductions.com/submit

Take Ownership

Courtney Brockmeyer is Founder of Sydney Paige Foundation and Sydney Paige, Inc. She not only believes in the power of business for social good, she lives it. And loves it. Courtney is passionate about providing a path to financial freedom for others. Through research she conducted in her corporate job at Nestle, she figured out how to address poverty in America, one child at a time. She does this while providing meaningful experiences for corporate employees to engage with their communities.  Get your company involved with Sydney Paige Foundation: https://www.sydneypaige.org Buy a backpack, give a backpack: https://www.sydneypaigeinc.com Join Ladies Get Paid (free): https://www.ladiesgetpaid.com  This show is sponsored by my company, Concurrent Productions. We make brand videos with empathy, authenticity, and love. I especially love working with people who consider themselves camera shy. I relate! https://www.concurrentproductions.com  If you're a solo entrepreneur or more inclined to DIY, check out our online course, How to Make a Brand Video that Isn't Boring. https://concurrentproductions.com/learn  I'm taking submissions for written interviews and an opportunity to be featured on our website as a reinvention story. If you have a story to share, please do: https://concurrentproductions.com/submit

The Power of Business for Social Good

Bob Frady is CEO of HazardHub, an insurance technology startup. He's always asked himself the excellent question: "Why not you?" And he thoughtfully challenges you to do exactly that while he shares his fears, wisdom, and success gained from taking the risk to bet on himself.  https://hazardhub.com https://freehomerisk.com This podcast is sponsored by Concurrent Productions. We make videos with empathy, authenticity, and love.  https://www.concurrentproductions.com You can learn our secrets to make your own brand video that isn't boring with our online course. Pre-order before it launches (February 15, 2021) to save $20.  https://www.concurrentproductions.com/learn While I'm not currently taking submissions to be a podcast guest, I am excited for listeners to build a community. Are you an entrepreneur with a reinvention or intention story you want to share? Please submit for consideration! https://www.concurrentproductions.com/submit       

Why Not You?

Meet Bob Frady, CEO of HazardHub. He reinvented his life in business (and didn't need to listen to anybody else to do it). 

Trailer: Why Not You?

In interviews with entrepreneurs who created a second career in midlife or late life, we learn from their pivotal decision to take a flying leap toward their dreams (or, reflect on how they got pushed out the window and learned to fly midair). This show features guests who got fired, got sick, got tired or were otherwise forced or enticed to get off the path that was leading them to being dead inside to one that leads them to being more fully alive and doing what only they can do. And we talk about how that's working out for them.

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I Reinvented My Life In Business

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