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Overcoming Your Fears To Grow Your Brand | Dalen Spratt Mar 06, 2016

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Dalen Spratt is the Co-Founder and Owner of Loren Spratt, a company that specializes in both film and fashion. He's most notable for his role on Destination America's hit show, GhostBrothers.
In this episode, we discussed:

What was Dalen's passion and dream as a kid?
What inspired fashion and film?
Dalen talks us through the Loren Spratt process
Some of the people that inspired Dalen to get into fashion
What inspired his involvement in film
Big lessons he learned earlier on his journey when he was failing
A fear on his journey he had to overcome and how he overcame it to grow his brand
A defining moment on his journey
How family affected his business/career
How he keeps from getting caught in comfort zones along the journey
How he pushes himself to get his goals achieved
An inspiring message to motivate us

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Being an Entrepreneur, Military Spouse and Indie Shop Owner | Lakesha Cole Feb 29, 2016

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Lakesha Cole is a business woman, mother of 3 and Marine Corps spouse and was selected as the 2014 Military Spouse of the Year® for her entrepreneurial prowess, volunteer efforts, and her support of the military community. She really does represent the millions of past and present military spouses who continue to thrive in a wartime environment, and dedicate their lives and families to service and giving back.
I really enjoyed my talk with Lakesha, given her very unique story ... she is the CEO and owner of She Swank Too, which is a curated online children's boutique for girls. This dream-to-reality of owning a boutique started as an idea six years ago and today her brand has traveled to customers in all 50 states and four countries and as we'll cover in a few minutes, it lead to the opening of her first successful pop-up shop in Okinawa, Japan where she and her family are currently stationed. She was selected into the Military Entrepreneur Program by Inc. magazine and also featured on The Today Show with Kathie Lee & Hoda. She's been published in Military Spouse Magazine and also featured by Ebony as The Coolest Black Family in America, No. 59
In this episode, we discussed:

The actions she took as a new entrepreneur to bring her idea to reality
Why she started an online business
How she grew and moved her business from California to Virginia, then to Japan
All the difficulties and challenges of moving her business overseas
How social media helped her business
What she did after losing nearly 90% of her customer base and having to hit the reset button

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How Bold Actions and Awkward positions Helped Him Grow | Pat Flynn Feb 22, 2016

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So I won a raffle at Traffic & Conversion Summit, and my prize:

15 minutes in an open booth conversation with Pat Flynn of The Smart Passive Income. Freak out moment for sure! I was only podcasting for 3 weeks at this point and totally went fan boy.

Hear my voice crackle and my nerves come through in this excited moment to have a conversation with someone I truly admire and respect as a dad, husband, business man and podcast godfather.
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Building A Thriving Psychology Practice | Dr. Nekeshia Hammond Feb 15, 2016

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On today’s episode, my friend Dr. Nekeshia Hammond gives us some great insights into how she built her practice over the past seven years, while also multi-tasking her role and responsibilities as a wife, mother and an entrepreneur.

Dr. Hammond is a licensed psychologist, speaker, and author, as well as the owner of Hammond Psychology & Associates, P.A., a private practice dedicated to helping children, teens, families, and adults. She has owned her business for the past seven years, and she has enjoyed helping numerous families.
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Pursuing Your Purpose & Passion | Dwayne Watkins Feb 07, 2016

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“Are you going to keep living that nine to five or are you going to step out and trust God and pursue what you know is your purpose and your passion.”

In this episode we talk with Lifestyle and Wedding Photographer, Dwayne Watkins.

Dwayne is a published and award winning, International Wedding & Lifestyle Photographer. Dwayne captures emotions in a wedding that will have you feeling like you were actually there. The colors, the feeling, and the energy come alive in every photo he captures.

Beyond his accolades, Dwayne is an amazing person that I knew would be a terrific guest for this show because of his drive, his ambitious but humble character, and just being an all-around great guy.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSSED:

The people that inspired him to get into photography
Daily rituals that help to sharpen his mind
The big lessons learned as a photographer and business man
Why wedding photography is the hardest style of photography you can choose
The reasons he credits with experiencing success

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The Importance of Selling Yourself | Donald C. Kelly Feb 01, 2016

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Donald C. Kelly is the founder and host of The Sales Evangelist podcast. He has interviewed 200+ sales leaders and serves a worldwide audience of sales professionals. He has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington Post, and Yahoo Finance to name a few.
Donald is a successful sales coach and the creator of the TSE Hustler's League that has helped train and equip sales professionals and entrepreneurs with the tools and confidence needed to find more customers, close deals and earn the money they deserve. Donald is also an energetic public speaker and well known figure among podcasters, having hosted the Podcast Movement conference for the past two years.
Donald has been an inspiration and podcast mentor to me, inspiring me and silently nudged me to pursue this podcast to get published. It felt absolutely right and an honor to have him be our first guest, to share a very important lesson that every future trailblazer must have the ability to do ... sell yourself! You've got to know how to tell your story in a manner that makes you valuable to others.
In this episode, I asked Donald questions like:

What's behind the negative mindset toward 'sales'?
Share one truth that has held constant throughout your sales journey?
What are 3 effective skills we can begin to hone to become better at selling ourselves?
What advice would you like to impart to those people new to business?

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Welcome to the Trailblazers.FM Podcast! Feb 01, 2016

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Trailblazers.FM is a podcast on a mission to accelerate the rise of successful Black trailblazers: Black business owners, founders, corporate leaders and creatives from within our own community.

With Trailblazers.FM, you’ve got access to 200+ stories of Black success in your pocket.

You’re now empowered to extract the knowledge, resources and tools from these accomplished professionals and gain the know-how, confidence and motivation you need to blaze your very own trail.

All our stories on this podcast are made available for free. Please listen, subscribe, rate and review our show, as it improves our ranking in the podcast directories and helps others find us more easily. Also, please share our content with others you think it may impact most.
We believe that someone listening, might be moved to make significant changes in their lives... both now and well into the future. Thank you!

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