Support is Sexy

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726: Everybody Can't Come (And That's Okay!) Mar 20, 2020

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In this flashback episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share something we all have to realize eventually — especially if you're up to something, creating something, trying something new and making moves. Everybody ain't gonna get it, so everybody can't come along for the ride. And you know what? We shouldn't expect them to.

On this episode, I talked about the big move I had and how I realized that everybody can't come along. I also shared other ways that we can get support when the people we thought would show up and be there just…don't, and my suggestions for how you might structure your friend circle. As they say, there are levels to this!

[Music: "Someone Else's Memories" by Revolution Void]

For resources mentioned in this episode, or to hear interviews with more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world, go to supportissexy.com.

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BONUS: Let's Talk about How to Manage Stress and Anxiety During the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Mar 19, 2020

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Let's face it: These are scary, uncertain and potentially highly stressful times. News about Coronavirus COVID-19 fills our timelines and our TV screens, and we're all having to make major adjustments to our lives and routines, which have basically been turned upside down.⁠

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⁠Though we know we will get through this (and I believe we will!), we have to acknowledge that this is a trauma none of us has ever experienced before -- and as women, especially, we need space to talk some of this stuff through.⁠⁠

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SO JOIN ME LIVE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH ON 8PM EST ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR Support is Sexy & LET'S TALK ABOUT IT DURING OUR "WINE DOWN!"⁠

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That's right, grab your favorite glass of wine to unwind (or tea -- or whatever works for you) and join me for a conversation with Licensed Mental Health Counselor Robin D. Stone, who will answer your questions about how to manage stress and anxiety during these uncertain times.⁠

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Join me and Robin and ask your questions at https://www.facebook.com/supportsexy/

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725: How to Build a Million-Dollar Etsy Business with Kelly Parker Smith, Founder of Hello World Paper Co. Mar 19, 2020

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For the next few "Throwback Thursday" episodes, we're going to focus on businesses that are/ or that started as home-based businesses. Since more of us being forced to work from home because of the Coronavirus pandemic, I'm hoping this mini-series inspires the entrepreneur in you to think about a business you may be able to start from home. ;)

In this throwback episode, Kelly Parker Smith tells how she Hello World Paper Co. in 2009 on Etsy by designing hand stamped cards while she was still a full-time, third-grade teacher. But in 2014, she was able to quit her job and run her rubber stamp and stationery shop full time. The company grew fast, and by summer of 2016, Kelly's best friend quit her job as a fourth-grade teacher and jumped on board. Today, Kelly has sold nearly $1 million dollars on Etsy alone and consults other brands on how to share the same success.

What was the key to her success? On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Kelly shares insider tips to growing your business on Etsy, including marketing must-haves, common mistakes, and more.

For more interviews with successful women entrepreneurs, visit supportissexy.com.

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724: How Celebrity Stylist And Salon Owner Syreeta Scott Turned Hair Trauma Into A Passion For Natural Hair Mar 17, 2020

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Syreeta Scott, the Philadelphia native and owner of Duafe Hair Salon in Philadelphia, PA, has coiffed the hair of celebrities like Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, director Ava DuVernay, The Roots' Questlove and many more. Syreeta has also created styles featured in Vogue, O magazine, Essence, Philadelphia Magazine, Rolling Stone and more since 2001. Syreeta approaches each client from the heart, caring not only for their hair but their overall well-being. Centered in self-acceptance and self-love, she makes a point of helping them understand their natural hair care is an extension of living an authentic life.

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Syreeta talks openly about the importance of wrapping her business around the idea of addressing her trauma and how our hair trauma affects us, how she helps her clients feel confident through their self expression and how reinvention and a willingness to grow helped her sustain her business for 20 years and counting.

For resources mentioned in this episode, or to hear interviews with more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world, go to supportissexy.com.

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723: Worry is a Poor Use of Imagination (How to Work Through Coronavirus Disease) Mar 14, 2020

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The Coronavirus disease. Yep, it's scary and these are kinda crazy times. Do what you can to be safe and stay informed. Check the CDC.gov web site for the latest information and updates, take car of yourself and your family. Do all of those things. But as I share in this episode, what I hope you also choose to do is not worry; but instead, you get to work! Worry is a poor use of your imagination. How can you make the best use of this time? In this episode, I offer some suggestions on how you can avoid letting these times get you low, and how to focus on the things that light you up.

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722: How Do You Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be TODAY? Feb 20, 2020

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Who is the woman I have to become to become the woman I want to be? And how do I become that woman TODAY?

This is a question I am reflecting on today, my 47th birthday. Grateful to be here, and to have you here. And I am so grateful for moments of reflection where I am reminded of the power of operating with intention, shining brightly, living and loving on-purpose and being unapologetic about the things I want accomplish in my life and in service to my mission of supporting women like you!

I know, it's kinda heavy for a birthday message. :) But please have a listen, and be reminded that you can become the powerful woman you envision TODAY -- unapologetically.

To hear interviews with more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world, go to supportissexy.com.

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721: How Partake Foods CEO Denise Woodard Raised $1 Million For Her Dream To Create Healthy Snacks For All Kids Feb 19, 2020

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When Denise Woodard's one-year-old daughter, Vivienne, had a bad allergic reaction to a snack in their family living room, the scary incident changed their family's life. Just months later, Denise entered a pitch competition, won and quickly founded her company Partake Foods, which offers allergy-friendly cookies that were inspired by her daughter's experience with food allergies. Today, Partake Foods is making its way to shelves around the country, including Whole Foods, and Denise has raised $1 million in capital for the business — a huge and unfortunately still too rare feat for women of color entrepreneurs.

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Denise talks about taking inspired action, starting where you are and doing your research (thank you, Google), plus what it really means to go "all in" on your dreams and what it's really like to raise $1 million for your business.

For resources mentioned in this episode, or to hear interviews with more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world, go to supportissexy.com.

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720: Media Personality Tai Beauchamp on the Trouble with Superwoman and the Power of Partnership Feb 14, 2020

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You've seen her on The View, Today show, E! and more, she was the first woman of color to be beauty director of Seventeen magazine, has graced the pages of many others and has been a host on the red carpet at the Grammy's, the Oscars and more. And on todays Throwback episode, my friend media personality Tai Beauchamp gets real about the not-so-glamorous parts of the journey, the moments that entrepreneurship is sometimes lonely and the empowering epiphany she had around support.

On this episode you'll learn:

The importance of being open to signals from the Universe.
Recognize your calling, when start to open up and happen — listen.
The benefits of having a partner in business and in life.
The importance of keeping some things off social media.
The importance of showing up every time.
Utilizing your platform to have social impact.
Realize when it's time to cut the fat.
Why you don't have to be superwoman.
Know when to make room for a partnership.

For more interviews and insights from more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world, go to supportissexy.com.

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719: How to Expand Your Business On Purpose and Draw a Powerful Circle Around Your Dreams with Karen Taylor Bass Feb 13, 2020

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"Just because you're not moving doesn't mean you're not moving."--Karen Taylor Bass

Karen Taylor Bass is the Founder and Media Strategist for TaylorMade Media, LLC. She has created strategic public relations, branding, and marketing campaigns for nonprofits, schools, corporations, luxury brands, celebrities, athletes, and entrepreneurs.

Her talent is crafting engaging branding campaigns while simultaneously securing top-notch media placements. Karen's placements range from the Associated Press, NY Daily News, New York Times, NPR, WBLS-FM (NY), Hot97-FM (NYC), ABC News, Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo News, Oprah, Forbes to Entrepreneur magazine.

On this third installment of our "WHERE IS SHE NOW?" series of the Support is Sexy podcast, where we revisit some of our previous guests and find out where they are in their business today, we catch up with Karen during a beautiful time of transition in her business and in her life, a time when something she deeply loves — yoga, mindfulness an meditation — are playing a larger role in her business. In this episode, Karen shares how she's moving through life and business on-purpose, how she's drawing a powerful circle around her dreams, and how you can do the same!

For more interviews and insights from more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world and to get links to the resources mentioned in the episode, go to supportissexy.com!

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718: How to Handle Rejection and Let It Fuel Your Dreams Feb 07, 2020

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I don't care how gentle a rejection is, there's always some part of it that makes us say, "Ouch!" In this flashback episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, I share how I went through this after receiving a rejection from an agent about my book proposal for the "Support is Sexy" book. (OUCH!) But, I learned something from this experience. AND, because I kept going and didn't let the rejection stop me, I ended up finding the right agent, getting a book deal with HarperCollins and my book -- which is written and turned in -- is on its way to entering the world

On this episode, I share what I learned from the experience of initial rejection, and three ways that you can handle rejection as the journey to your dream.

For more interviews and insights from more than 400 women entrepreneurs around the world, go to supportissexy.com.

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