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Episode 41: Dare to Say Yes with Leah Lakins
Apr 5, 2018
Episode 41: Dare to Say Yes with Leah Lakins
Apr 5, 2018

This week Dani is chatting with Leah Lakins, editor, writer and publisher, or as she sometimes calls herself - a wordy, nerdy, quirky girl from Baltimore. You may have seen her name and words in popular books like Steve Harvey's New York Times Bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success, and his most recent project Jump.

Leah shares her early dreams of what she wanted to be when she grew up and how her high school journal revealed pieces of her current reality. We get to learn about how her variety of career opportunities has prepared her for life as an entrepreneur doing what she loves - sharing the stories of others.

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Apr 5, 2018
Episode 40: Felicia Gibson Jaycox - Daring to Find the Power Within
Mar 29, 2018
Episode 40: Felicia Gibson Jaycox - Daring to Find the Power Within
Mar 29, 2018

Dani is chatting with Felicia Gibson Jaycox, the founder and executive director of The Power of You Teens - a Harlem based mentoring and empowerment group for girls ages 10 - 18.

For Felicia, this organization started at a time when she was in a lot of pain. She shares about the unexpected loss of her brother and how she coped with the help of a supportive sisterhood.

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Mar 29, 2018
Episode 39: Daring to Make a Home with Evelyn Badia
Mar 22, 2018
Episode 39: Daring to Make a Home with Evelyn Badia
Mar 22, 2018

Dani is chatting with Evelyn Badia, the hostess with the mostest. She has been an Airbnb host since 2010 (before airbnb was cool and a verb).

 

When the economy shifted, Evelyn couldn’t find work in her industry as a TV producer. She stumbled upon Airbnb in the NY Times and decided to try it as a way to save her home. Evelyn shares about how her lifestyle changed and what it was like moving out of her home as a way of income. She tells the stories of how she started her listing and her first guest. We learn in this episode the lessons she’s learned from hosting - like setting boundaries and establishing realistic expectations with clear communication. She also shares about some of her favorite guests and funny moments, like when the guy ate her avocado.

Evelyn is the ultimate hostess because not only does she create a special experience for her guests but she also contributes to her community, lending her home to neighbors during challenging times like Hurricane Sandy and home repairs as well as for their families’ visits. She equips her guests with recommendations to give them the best NYC experience while also supporting local businesses in her neighborhood.

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Mar 22, 2018
Episode 38: Daring to Go Deep with Tatiana Dellepiane
Mar 15, 2018
Episode 38: Daring to Go Deep with Tatiana Dellepiane
Mar 15, 2018

Dani is going deep with Tatiana Dellepiane - a sex and relationship expert and tantra teacher. She helps women connect to their sensuality, which she believes is our superpower.

She works with them through movements and their body to break through from shame and reach their full potential out in the world. It is her mission and her work to help women remember who they truly are.

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Mar 15, 2018
 Episode 37: Daring through Celibacy with Bernice Wooden
Mar 8, 2018
Episode 37: Daring through Celibacy with Bernice Wooden
Mar 8, 2018

We are chatting with Bernice Wooden - entrepreneur & educator, who has been in the entertainment business for 10 years. She started her own production company, Be Nice Productions, which includes videography, photography and workshops. Bernice has recently written a book How to Get a Degree in Celibacy: 10 Steps to Keeping Your Lips Closed, where she is sharing with the world about her sex life,or lack thereof.

In this conversation, we learn about Bernice's journey to where she is today in her career. She shares about the unique challenges she faced and how she overcame them and the lessons she learned from them.

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Mar 8, 2018
Episode 36:The Take Over with Dani Dares
Mar 1, 2018
Episode 36:The Take Over with Dani Dares
Mar 1, 2018

The Black Sheep Podcast is BAAACK!

In this episode you will head from Nicole on what caused the long delay in between seasons, what to expect in upcoming seasons of the podcast and how to get your initiatives, products and services in front of our audience.

This episode is an interview by past guest Danielle Fontus who is back to interview Nicole.  This episode kicks off the “Take Over Season” where Nicole invited Danielle to take over the mic for honest chats with women who are daring to live life on their terms as a Black Sheep.

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Mar 1, 2018
Episode 35: Better Health with Victoria Akkari
May 19, 2017
Episode 35: Better Health with Victoria Akkari
May 19, 2017

If you would like to find out about the amazing power of Argan Oil and the health benefits associated with eating it, you're going to love this week's show. Most people don't even know that Argan Oil is edible, so listen in and find out how Nicole's guest, Victoria Akkari managed to figure it out.

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May 19, 2017
Episode 34: Listening to Intuition w/ Tanya Brown
May 4, 2017
Episode 34: Listening to Intuition w/ Tanya Brown
May 4, 2017

If you would like to know what it's like to have psychic abilities, or how a person gifted with clairvoyance or clairsentience uses those talents to help people, listen in and find out, as Nicole's psychic guest, Tanya Brown, shares her story, on this week's show. Join her and Nicole this week's show to find out more about her and about how she uses her gifts to help her clients with their lives and in their businesses.

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May 4, 2017
Episode 33: Supporting Black Owned Businesses w/ Sharee Johnson-Cammon
Apr 27, 2017
Episode 33: Supporting Black Owned Businesses w/ Sharee Johnson-Cammon
Apr 27, 2017

If you're interested in finding out about what drives and motivates someone with an active social conscience, join Nicole and her guest, Sharee Johnson-Cammon, on this week's show. Listen in and find out about Sharee and what she does to educate and raise the awareness of her community.

 

Sharee is from Houston Texas and she's the founder and owner of the BAM Black Friday Market, which she started in 2015. Listen in this week and find out what Sharee does to raise community awareness and create business opportunities for black people.

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Apr 27, 2017
Apr 20, 2017
Episode 32: Women Designed + Manufactured w/ Dara Elliott
Apr 20, 2017

This chat was super insightful and inspiring. Dara is the founder of Brevity Brand which is launching its first piece of apparel the Do Anything Jacket. 

We had a great chat where we talked about what Dara learned about entrepreneurship from watching her immigrant parents run a donut shop waking up at midnight everyday, to launching a successful KickStarter campaign, to ignoring naysayers going against the grain and trusting your gut.

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Apr 20, 2017
Episode 31: Unpacking Latino w/ Lupita Santana
Apr 13, 2017
Episode 31: Unpacking Latino w/ Lupita Santana
Apr 13, 2017

This week Nicole brought Lupita Santana her online buddy for a friendly jam on the way we experience being Latinas. 

The idea for this conversation came when Nicole learned that like her, Lupita was married to someone from a different Latino culture, and was now living in her husband's native country.  Having spent time living abroad in a Latin country Nicole was curious about Lupita's experience being an 'Latina expat' in a Latino country. Nicole shares about her experience moving to Chile for a year and her challenges with in fitting in and the hard chats with folks who saw her as simply American vs what he was used to in the states being seen as a Latin American.


Please note, there may be some points of views expressed that some people may not agree with as we are speaking from our POV and perspective.  As always, all feedback is welcomed. 

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Apr 13, 2017
Episode 30: Get Better Sleep w/ Aycee Brown
Apr 6, 2017
Episode 30: Get Better Sleep w/ Aycee Brown
Apr 6, 2017

This week Nicole welcomed Aycee Brown to the podcast to talk to us about the launch of Good Night Darling Co. her company dedicated to helping us get better sleep. 

Aycee is so awesome she even created a special promo code just for Black Sheep Podcast listeners. Enter BLACKSHEEP to score 15% off any product in the store.

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Apr 6, 2017
Episode 29: Money, Money, Money
Mar 30, 2017
Episode 29: Money, Money, Money
Mar 30, 2017

Listen in to this week's show and find out about different ways that money can be organized and managed in your personal and professional life and also get some actionable tools and tips, that you can take away and apply.

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Mar 30, 2017
Episode 28: The Break Up
Mar 19, 2017
Episode 28: The Break Up
Mar 19, 2017

This week we break the news - we are breaking up! Jes is going to be stepping down from the Black Sheep Podcast and the Live Black Sheep brand. We know, we know...shocking!  But it's all love and all good. Tune in to hear our candid conversation where we process this decision together for the first time since we made the decision with love and grace. 

We came to this decision in late January as it became clear that at this point Jes doesn't have the time to devote to the podcast. We then went through the process of working through the logistics mainly over email. This chat is our first time we got on the phone since that call to discuss and process the end of our partnership.

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Mar 19, 2017
Mar 18, 2017
Episode 27: Making Decisions
Mar 18, 2017

In this week's episode we explore decision making.

 

How do we make decisions, how do we prioritize? Each in every day there are a lot of decisions that need to be made. Join Jes and Nicole in a candid chat about how we approach decision making in our lives and catch up with each other on the decisions we are weighing in our lives.

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Mar 18, 2017
Episode 26: Being a Woman of Color Owned Biz
Mar 7, 2017
Episode 26: Being a Woman of Color Owned Biz
Mar 7, 2017

As we celebrate International Women's Day support the March 8, 2017, called "A Day Without A Woman." We are excited to share our chat on the joys and challenges of being women of color owned business and certifications that one can apply for as a minority and women owned business. 

Want help finding awesome women of color owned business? Get on our list to access our latest Buy Brown Guide is coming out soon. Don't miss out on these amazing products by women of color owned businesses. Sign up here http://bit.ly/buybrownguide to be notified when the new guide is released.

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Mar 7, 2017
Episode 25: When Life Gets Hard
Mar 2, 2017
Episode 25: When Life Gets Hard
Mar 2, 2017

We don't know about y'all but it has been really intense in these parts! Things have been so busy and intense here at Black Sheep HQ that we paused the podcast release and took two weeks off to get healthy and caught up on the insane amount of everything February threw at us! Anyone else? 

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Mar 2, 2017
 Episode 24: Investing in Ourselves
Feb 9, 2017
Episode 24: Investing in Ourselves
Feb 9, 2017

This week Nicole and Jes keep it light in a fun discussion on ways we can take care of our external selves that serve to support our internal workings (you know feelings, emotions etc :) and yes we talk about money!!

What do you love to invest in? Let us know @liveblacksheep or in the Black Sheep Society our community group.

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Feb 9, 2017
Episode 23: Finding Your Cause and Embedding it Into Your Life
Jan 24, 2017
Episode 23: Finding Your Cause and Embedding it Into Your Life
Jan 24, 2017

This week's episode is all about giving back in a way that is sustainable to your life and maximizes impact around your cause.

"When you give of yourself you reap more so much more in return." - Nicole

This episode had a freebie you can download at www.liveblacksheep.com/findyourcause

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Jan 24, 2017
Episode 22: Creating Content for Social Media
Jan 22, 2017
Episode 22: Creating Content for Social Media
Jan 22, 2017

This episode is a training for those of you new and seasoned entrepreneurs who want to re-examine and re-commit to your online presence.

In last week's episode we introduced you to a TED Talk: What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection. This week we are officially kicking off our #BlackSheepAsk Challenge. Until Feb 15th we can use #blacksheepask to share our about our asks, no matter how big or small

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Jan 22, 2017
Episode 21: Maintaining Motivation + Momentum
Jan 13, 2017
Episode 21: Maintaining Motivation + Momentum
Jan 13, 2017

This week we talk about motivation and momentum and what we each need to maintain both. 

Topics we explore include:

  • What is the difference between motivation and momentum?
  • The importance of values-based motivation + doing work that is meaningful
  • The importance of growth and education + learning in maintaining momentum


What motivates you or enables you to keep up momentum? Send us an email at hello@liveblacksheep.com and we will feature your response in an upcoming episode!

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Jan 13, 2017
Episode 20: Being Seen with Danielle Fontus
Nov 7, 2016
Episode 20: Being Seen with Danielle Fontus
Nov 7, 2016

Welcome Black Sheep! Today we are talking about being seen. There’s no one better to have this discussion with than Danni Dares. She’s an event concierge and does she ever make an impression! She’s constantly in search of a one way ticket to a fascinating destination. 

Is being seen and being heard different? Well, we have our own opinions about it and we aren’t necessarily all on the same page. Some people with big brands are introverts, and it’s interesting to see how it plays into how people actually connect with the messages we are putting out.

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Nov 7, 2016
Episode 19: Slowing Down to Go Fast - 2017 Planning
Nov 1, 2016
Episode 19: Slowing Down to Go Fast - 2017 Planning
Nov 1, 2016

This week on the Black Sheep Podcast we are taking a little Halloween break before we push to end the season and launch a series of projects we are working on behind the scenes to support our tribe.

Tune in to hear about what is in store for the podcast and for 2017. 

And if you have yet to listen to our first episodes where we introduce the Black Sheeps take a listen after the intro.

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Nov 1, 2016
Episode 18:  The Importance of Allies w/ Leora Edut
Oct 26, 2016
Episode 18: The Importance of Allies w/ Leora Edut
Oct 26, 2016

We had two special guests this week – Leora Edut, founder of Goddess on the Go http://goddess-onthego.com/ and mother to 15 month old Cariel.  As working momma we invited Leora on the show along with Cariel. There will be background sound but nothing says Black Sheep like recording with your kid. #workingmomhustle

This week we tried something different. Nicole was visiting family in Denver, Jes was in JPD offices and our guest Leora was home in Long Island City.

Although we aim to showcase women of color on the podcast practicing what we preached a few episodes ago, we decided to bring on a white ally for a conversation on embracing diversity and raising biracial kids, while also taking about the importance of sisterhood in our lives. 

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Oct 26, 2016
Episode 17: Launching + Loving Your Podcast
Oct 18, 2016
Episode 17: Launching + Loving Your Podcast
Oct 18, 2016

In this episode we pull back the curtain and take you through the steps needed to launch a podcast by giving your behind the scenes of launch. If you are considering launching a podcast this episode is a much. It was recorded as a free training with a free worksheet to accompany this episode that can be found at http://liveblacksheep.com/freebie-launch-podcast

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Oct 18, 2016
Episode 16: Going for Your Dreams…Smartly
Oct 9, 2016
Episode 16: Going for Your Dreams…Smartly
Oct 9, 2016

This week we welcomed coach and creative, Ariane Hunter to the show for a conversation about going for your dreams. She shares her journey from MBA + corporate employee, to fulltime photographer, to one-on-one life coach at www.arianehunter.com and now founder of http://www.shewentforherdreams.com/

In this episode Nicole, Jes and Ariane shared our journeys - the joys + challenges - of taking our leaps of reinvention – from corporate marketer to non profit employee, from fulltime employee to entrepreneur, from creative to coach.

For this episode we asked Ariane to share some coaching tips for someone with a dream for change and added a few of our own! Whether you want a new job, a new career or new services for your biz, we created a place to start in our free worksheet. Download it at http://liveblacksheep.com/freebie-dreams

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Oct 9, 2016
Episode 15: Live from Toronto: Schedules + Workaholism
Oct 4, 2016
Episode 15: Live from Toronto: Schedules + Workaholism
Oct 4, 2016

When you love what you do, and are in the flow it can be hard to not work, but when does the scale tip into workaholicsm and unhealthy behaviors? We explore this in a candid conversation that led to Jes having a break through on air as Nicole coached her to remove blocks around an area she was stuck in that was preventing her from scheduling the final stage of her company’s rebrand.  

This is a great episode for anyone with challenges around schedules, working too much, and needing some coaching to push through. There is a ton of free coaching for listeners both – live on air and in the show notes.

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Oct 4, 2016
Episode 14:  3 Keys to Success - Risk taking, Failure + Being Vulnerable
Sep 26, 2016
Episode 14: 3 Keys to Success - Risk taking, Failure + Being Vulnerable
Sep 26, 2016

It’s Nicole and Jes this week in what ended up being a full-length episode exploring three keys to success for Living Black Sheep.

We started off doing an episode on failure but as the conversation evolved we found ourselves needing to also talk about the role of risk taking and vulnerability in failing. It was a candid conversation where we explore failure in our own lives and businesses. Furthermore, if we #liveblacksheep as #WOC, trailblazers in our families or communities, taking risks, the stakes are even higher and the spotlight shines even brighter and that must be addressed.

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Sep 26, 2016
Episode 13: Finding Your Voice with Memoirist + Essayist Patia Braithwaite
Sep 19, 2016
Episode 13: Finding Your Voice with Memoirist + Essayist Patia Braithwaite
Sep 19, 2016

Patia Braithwaite is a memoirist + essayist based in Harlem, NYC currently working on her book based on dating around the world on Tinder. In this conversation Patia shares her tips on getting featured as a writer on the inter-webs and her process for coming up with her pitches. She talks about how to keep the creativity flowing and how writing from life has been key to her success. She ponders the challenges of being women of color occupying space as creatives and entrepreneurs and shares that T-Boz is her TLC archetype. It was an insightful and fun conversation filled with tid bits for anyone who needs to write as part of their work or life, as well as anyone looking to get started. 

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Sep 19, 2016
Episode 12: [Mini Episode] Launching a Website
Sep 7, 2016
Episode 12: [Mini Episode] Launching a Website
Sep 7, 2016

In this mini episode Jes and Nicole share five steps for effectively launching a website. It is expected that there will be over 1 billion websites launched by end of 2016. Whoa! And while there are a ton of DIY options for those of us with no design or coding skills, the truth is there is a lot of planning that should go into not just the design but the content and launch plan for your site. 

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Sep 7, 2016
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