Dreams In Drive

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344: The Rebirth - How One Couple Left Religion and Set Out to Heal, De-stigmatize Pleasure, and Dream Bigger w/ Reuben + Sherri Johnson Mar 27, 2023

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What would it take for you to leave the only life and rule system you've known to start anew and embark on a life-changing journey? Meet Reuben and Sherri Johnson, affectionately known as the FlyDuo® - co-founders of Fly MediaProductions, an award-winning, non-traditional brand agency obsessed with de-stigmatizing pleasure.

Reuben and Sherri open up about their experience leaving the Jehovah Witness religious organization and how they started prioritizing their own sex-positive healing journeys. The couple share their love story over the years and how their strong relationship helped them navigate all the changes in life including entrepreneurship, facing their dreams head on, and what it means to participate in a very stigmatized industry.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

Growing up as Jehovah Witnesses and getting married at a young age
How their resourcefulness led them to entrepreneurship early on as young adults
How moving to Atlanta changed their lives
The shift to no longer dreaming small
When they began to question the only life they've known - taking the chance and the risk to find themselves and redefine what a new life meant
What sex positivity means for them in life, business...and more
The challenges of working in the pleasure space
What they love about being entrepreneurs and dream drivers

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343: A Lesson On Believing In Yourself (REWIND) w/ Yolanda Adams Mar 20, 2023

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Embracing your gift is hard, but doing so will lead you to your destiny. How though? Gospel songstress, radio personality, author, beauty entrepreneur, and fashion designer - Yolanda Adams speaks to the soul of the weary dream driver on the verge of giving up - about how believing in yourself is the fuel you need to keep going. She candidly shares pointers from her own life story including: leaving her 9-5 as a schoolteacher to becoming a singer full-time, managing single motherhood, spirituality, success, and entrepreneurship. This episode is a special treat from a very special guest. If you enjoy, please make sure you share online with your community! You can find us at @dreamsindrive on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive! Enjoy!

Yolanda's Keys To Success: 1. Belief in your self 2. Believe in your destiny 3. Garner great relationships

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342: From Intern to C-Suite Exec - How To Secure Your Seat At The Table And Advance Your Career w/ Gabrielle Gambrell Mar 09, 2023

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How can you add value and make your presence known in any room you find yourself in along your career journey? In this candid conversation, founder, consultant, communications, branding and media expert Gabrielle Gambrell (former EP 74 guest) shares the strategies she was able to use along her #dreamdriving journey to advance from intern to C-suite executive.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

Climbing the corporate ladder as a black woman
How to get a seat at the table
Leveraging your gifts to advance your career
Ageism and what it was like being a millennial woman of color in the c-suite
How financial literacy plays an important part in professional and personal development
Setting her children up for financial success
The role of motherhood
The importance of financial literacy and wealth building
The power of community...and more!

341: The Road to Peace and Profits w/ Kendra James Anderson Feb 27, 2023

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What's the purpose of pursuing a dream if you feel like you find yourself in a constant rat race? Is there a way to receive both PEACE and profits in your life? Listen in as Kendra James Anderson shares how she went from excelling in the corporate and entrepreneurship world to building a life and business that allowed her the peace to focus on the other things that also matter to her.

(Note: Kendra was first a guest on EP 166 where she shared the BEST small business and finance accounting tips for Dream Drivers!)

MORE ABOUT KENDRA: After graduating from Clemson University with a Bachelor's Degree in Corporate Finance, Kendra climbed the corporate ladder supporting CFO's of companies like GE for 10+ years. She then ditched her six-figure salary and built The Finance Femme to serve as a full-time business & money manager for successful businesswomen. After successfully scaling The Finance Femme for almost 10 years, she has launched her personal brand, Kendra Nicole, where she helps entrepreneurs strategically build a business that gives them Peace & Profits™️.

FIND KENDRA ONLINE: Instagram: @thefinancefemme Web: www.kendranicole.co

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340: How To Love Your Inner Child & Share Your Gifts With The World w/ Jennifer Vassel Feb 14, 2023

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Do you ever feel like you're not dreaming big enough? Like your insecurities have a hold of you and you are not living up to your highest potential? This week's guest Jennifer Vassel shares her #dreamdriving journey and how she was able to turn a personal story of her birthmark that she was once embarrassed by - into the basis of a children's media brand that is helping others learn how to share their gifts with the world. Jennifer shares how you, too, can tap into your inner child and reprogram your mindset so that your gifts don't die inside of you.

Short summary: Children's media brand founder Jennifer Vassel shares how she is building an empire by helping people tap into their inner child and overcome their insecurities.

MORE ABOUT JENNIFER:

Jennifer Vassel is the author and founder of"I Am Unique!"–as elf-love and children's media brand aimed to inspire kids and adults to overcome their insecurities and share their unique gifts with the world. Jennifer's interest in entrepreneurship piqued when she heard a life-changing sermon on New Year's Eve 2012. In 2014, she published her debut book entitled,"My Channeled Energy"–a collection of poems and short stories written from age 6-26, becoming an Amazon #1 Bestseller in two categories. Her main focus now is building the I Am Unique! brand.

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340: How To Love Your Inner Child & Share Your Gifts With The World w/ Jennifer Vassel Feb 14, 2023

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Short summary: Children's media brand founder Jennifer Vassel shares how she is building an empire by helping people tap into their inner child and overcome their insecurities.

MORE ABOUT JENNIFER:

FIND JENNIFER ONLINE: Instagram: @jenniferdvassel Web: https://www.jennifervassel.com/

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339: AfterShow - How To Approach Strangers & Record Content For Your Brand w/ Hannah Williams Jan 27, 2023

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Join EP 338 guest Hannah Williams for an aftershow moment with Rana where she shares more about her process getting strangers to share what they do and how much they make for her series - Salary Transparent Street. Rana also shares more about her own content ideas for the future of Dreams In Drive and why she's nervous about venturing more into the world of video.

More about Hannah:

After learning how to swim with the help of coaches in 2009 at CUNY York College, Paulana nurtured her love for swimming and became inspired to teach others how to conquer their fear of water. For over a decade, she has shared her passion for swimming by working with swim clubs, teams, and gyms to build a community with her students.Hannah Williams is a 25-year-old content creator in the Washington, D.C. area tackling a major issue: salary transparency. With her viral series, Hannah encourages strangers to share what they do and how much they make. She's inspired to combat discriminatory tendencies in employment and close pay gaps that affect women, POC, workers with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community. Hannah uses her platform to educate her community on market research, salary negotiation, and labor laws to understand workers' rights. With this knowledge, she hopes to help workers grow professionally and build wealth.

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338: The Unplanned Pivot That Took Hannah Williams From Corporate Employee To Viral Content Creator Behind Salary Transparent Street Jan 24, 2023

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Ever since she was a kid, Hannah Williams had a passion for injustice. Fast forward to navigating post-college, Hannah found herself navigating the work-world and advocating for better pay. Five jobs and 2.5 years later, Hannah was frustrated with the lack of salary transparency and decided to document her story. Soon, the series/brand as we know it - Salary Transparent Street was created. Listen in as Hannah details her journey from corporate employee to viral content creator and the steps she is taking to open up the salary transparency lens and help others along their own #dreamdriving journey.

More about Hannah:

FIND SALARY TRANSPARENT STREET ONLINE: Instagram: @salarytransparentstreet TikTok: @salarytransparentstreet

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337: 7 Lessons Learned After 7 Years of Podcasting Jan 05, 2023

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Wow, 7 years of the Dreams In Drive podcast! When I first launched the show in 2016, I had no idea just how far it would go. Listen in as I reflect on the past 7 years and the 7 biggest lessons I've learned along the way as a #dreamdriver along this #dreamdriving journey.

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336: I Don't Have It All Together - and that's okay Dec 20, 2022

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Host Rana Campbell what it means for her to feel like she is at a "low point" along the #dreamdriving journey (aka "reverse" or neutral.) Though it may not seem like it, she talks about the realistic things we all can do to keep the dream alive - even when the dream ain't driving.

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