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BOI MEETS WELLNESS

74 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

BOI Meets Wellness is a wellness podcast. We feature people that are BOI's (Born, Obviously, Incredible).

We talk Money, Mindset, and Motivation.

This MAR Media Production is hosted by Evolve Benton.

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Episodes

Cultivating a Money Mindset featuring Isis Love - Episode 72

December 08, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Isis Love is a digital nomad, a financial alchemist, Airbnb super host, author, crypto nerd and has been featured in the We empowerment magazine. Her goal is to bring financial literacy to people in the community by helping them learn how to budget and manage money, multiplying it with cryptocurrency and forex trading. Her goal also is to make sure people are taking advantage of business credit. Not forgetting the most important piece of this all is cultivating a money mindset. She helps peo...

Fitness and Health featuring Tyler Jones - Episode 71

December 01, 2022 11:11 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

Tyler Jones has 6+ years of Fitness and Health Experience From NJ. He is also a curious learner and humorous.   Today, he shares about his difficult childhood, including growing up in a family dealing with domestic violence. He also shares how his mother's encouragement and his partner Victoria's support helped him take the leap of faith and start his own online business. Tyler speaks about the myths around eating late at night, carbs, and cardio, before discussing the importance of at...

What is Your Speciality : Nutrition & Fitness featuring Victoria Szamreta - Episode 70

November 24, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MB

Victoria Szamreta is a wellness coach who shares her unique perspective on health and well-being.   Today, she shares about how after suffering from her own eating disorder and unhealthy relationship with food & exercise she made it her mission to help other women overcome what society tells us is “healthy” and form better habits with themselves and their health so they can feel unstoppable!   [00:01 – 01:09] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Victoria Szamreta    [01:10 – 03...

Resilience and Podcasting featuring Erin Brown - Episode 69

November 24, 2022 10:46 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Erin Brown is a Resilience coach, podcast host, speaker and author who collects stories, systems and strategies of resilience in action that allow people to have a greater human experience.   Today, she shares about why she started doing her podcast Resilience in Action in order to share people’s stories and experiences and teaching new podcasters tips and processes on how to start their own podcast.   [00:01 – 00:42] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Erin Brown   [00:43 – 0...

Selling and Shifting the World featuring Eli Wilde - Episode 68

November 10, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Eli Wilde describes himself as a “dude who sells stuff.” He is formerly the #1 salesperson for Tony Robbins and is now a life and business coach with $100M in coaching sales. He’s the host of The Everything is Influence Podcast, a revolutionary show dedicated to helping you understand why people do what they do.   Today, he shares expert secrets to succeed in selling and influencing people in an authentic way. He also reflects on his own journey, the ups and downs in his life, and the pe...

Creating the Life You've Imagined featuring Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD - Episode 67

November 03, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Dr. Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey is a multi-passion entrepreneur (leadership & life coach, practicing abstract artist, author, and organizational psychologist). She’s been an artist since she was 5. Clarissa's passion for coaching can be traced back to her childhood and young adult days. She was the friend people would go to for advice, counsel, and encouragement. Clarissa is also the author of the book Painting Your Path, 21 Interviews with Extraordinary Women and journal Painting Your Path Wri...

Finding Financial Health and Happiness featuring Terry Banks - Episode 66

October 27, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Terry Banks specializes in guiding professionals to efficiently manage their finances so that they can shift from being frustrated with living paycheck to paycheck to achieving their definition of financial freedom. Terry started Bank On It Financial Coaching after heeding encouragement from friends who benefited from years of her informally sharing what she learned along her journey to financial freedom. Through trial and error, she pioneered her way from not knowing if she would ever be ab...

Strengths, Wellbeing, and Ease featuring Kyle Johann-Baker - Episode 65

October 20, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Kyle Johann-Baker is an Organization Leadership & WellBeing Consultant who uses CliftonStrengths to bring out the best in others. In a world of endless pathways and options, he encourages the people he coaches to observe what it is that truly makes them come alive, even if that is a different path than the person next to them (hint: if you’re doing it right, it often will be).   In this episode, we learn how to harness power from our strengths. By recognizing our strengths, we can have a...

Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Sexual Health and Wellness featuring Miss Jai - Episode 64

October 13, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Miss Jai Smith (she/her/hers/he/him/his) is a gender non-binary, queer, poly, kinkster, and educator for gender-affirming care and transgender and non-binary sexual health. She holds a Master of Public with a focus on health and wellness for Transgender and Non-binary communities. He has over a decade of experience working in the fields of HIV prevention and medical care and has developed and facilitated trainings on supporting Transgender and Non-binary people for providers at local, state,...

Death, Dying, & The Medicine of Life featuring Shivani Narang - Episode 63

October 07, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Shivani Narang (she/they) is a death worker & energy worker, focusing on spiritual & emotional end-of-life support, life reviews, legacy work, death ritual & ceremony creation & facilitation, and meaning-making at the end of life.   In this episode, Shiv reflects on death and how it brings to light the sacredness and beauty of what it means to be alive. They talk about embracing the different sides of death and finding the medicine within us. They also share the work they do to help not ...

Healing Through Hypnosis featuring Adrian Moreno - Episode 62

September 22, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Adrian Moreno began his career inside the health & fitness space, while also gaining unparalleled experience with hypnosis & NLP, establishing himself as a respected transformation coach. As visionary and head transformation specialist for Potentia he specializes in behavior and belief optimization through cutting-edge hypnotherapy and NLP techniques, solving lifelong problems, addictions, compulsions, and depressions in as little as 20 minutes with a 100% success rate. If he isn’t busy sett...

Social Media and African Spirituality featuring Alafia Stewart - Episode 61

September 15, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Alafia "Ifabowale, Osundamilola" Stewart, affectionately known as just Alafia, is a second-generation practitioner. Her parents transitioned from Santeria to Lukumi, then to Isese during her childhood. She is a passionate agent of change in spiritual awareness through the advocacy of accurate representation of Orisha devotees in media. She holds a BA from Dillard University and an MBA from Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico. Alafia has also been featured in the New York Times for her ...

Showing Up as Your True Self: Natural Hair Pride and Podcasting featuring Walter Gainer II - Episode 60

September 08, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

Walter Gainer III is the host and producer of the Boss Locks podcast, a show where he speaks to Black leaders to learn about their natural hair journey and experiences Working While Black.   In this episode, Walter takes us through his podcasting journey. After experiencing pressure to cut his locks and learning about similar stories from others, he decided to create a podcast and tackle hair bias in corporate settings. He also shares how he found his voice as a podcaster and gives tips ...

Meditate, Align, Enlighten & Discover featuring Shannon Mae - Episode 59

September 01, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Shannon Mae Musgrove is the founder of Self MAED, a space for self-healing for womxn of color. She has traveled the world and gone on her own self-healing journey, and now she supports others in their quest for self-improvement as a certified AntiRacis Raja Yoga instructor, mindful meditation teacher, and social justice activist.  With a 12-year experience in higher education, Shannon is passionate about serving first-generation and low-income students and introducing them to generational he...

BOI Meets Wellness is Back! featuring Evolve Benton - Episode 58

August 26, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

It’s been a while, but now we’re back! In this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve shares life updates from overcoming losses to celebrating wins.  Evolve talks about building their business while being committed to taking care of their physical and mental health. With recession looming, Evolve also offers ways we can change our attitudes about money and spending to get us through these uncertain times.   [00:01 – 02:50] Opening Segment Taking a step back to focus on Speaking 4 Profi...

Conflict Mediation and the Buzz Around Clubhouse featuring Opulence Abundance - Episode 57

April 30, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 64.7 MB

In another episode of BOI Meets Wellness featuring The Speakers Room Live, we are joined by Opulence Abundance. Opulence is a speaker, artist, mental health professional, and recently trained in conflict mediation and transformation. She is also an expert in Clubhouse, and today, she shares tips, advice, and strategies that you can use to bring the most out of that Social Media platform.   [00:01 – 11:17] Who is Opulence Abundance? I introduce our guest and topic for today’s episode O...

How to Increase Your Masterclass Conversions featuring Sue Clement - Episode 56

April 23, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 34.5 MB

In another episode of BOI Meets Wellness featuring The Speakers Room Live, we are joined by our guest, Sue Clement. Sue Clement is a Business Strategist who helps entrepreneurs create systems to expand their visibility, increase their impact, and scale from six to seven figures.  Since 2000, she has assisted thousands of entrepreneurs in increasing their profits, reducing their expenses, thinking bigger, and adding velocity to their business growth. As an international speaker, best-sell...

Transform Yourself and Your Business Through Coaching featuring Vladimir Adonis - Episode 55

April 16, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 45.5 MB

Vladimir used to work as an executive for a small university and held that role for 12 years. 5 years into that role, he knew that it was not something that he wanted to do forever. At that time, he realized entrepreneurship was his calling and decided to launch a dating site. After 2 years of development, the dating site was launched, but Vladimir had difficulty getting members and growing the business. So, he decided to learn marketing, lead generation, and Facebook ads to help the busine...

Dominate the Podcasting Scene featuring Luis Ryan Diaz - Episode 54

March 13, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MB

Founder of Podcast Domination and Author of How To Get Your First 100,000 Downloads in 100 Days. Luis has launched and consulted for 50+ podcasts and helped his clients generate over 5.5 Million Downloads for some of the most well-known entrepreneurs and personal brands online. From NFL athletes, Olympic medalists, nine-figure entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and many more thought leaders across a dozen or more industries.   [00:01 – 01:27] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Luis...

Starting a Successful YouTube Channel During a Pandemic featuring Rhonda Kennedy - Episode 53

March 06, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MB

Rhonda Kennedy is a filmmaker, foodie, and content creator best known for her work on the award-winning web series Cheetah in August and Purple Panties Podcast by Zane. Rhonda’s been steady in her creative pursuits since 2012, viewing all failed opportunities as the Universe simply re-ordering her steps. In 2015, she landed a job as a Staff Writer for Bawn TV – a platform dedicated to creating quality queer content. In her next move to nine27 Entertainment, she was quickly promoted from Wri...

Build a Family Business and Reclaim Love - Episode 52

February 26, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MB

Nia & Ness are a Black, out-lesbian couple and performance-art duo whose work serves as a visual-auditory diary of their daily lives. They believe that it’s necessary for their specific stories, as Black lesbians, to be shared, and it is their responsibility to share them. Since officially starting their company in 2016, their work and love have transformed into something greater than their initially dreamed of art and lives. They’ve toured two evening-length pieces, given speeches about th...

Discovering Your True Self and Learning to Love Yourself featuring Carmalita - Episode 51

February 12, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MB

Carmalita Wilson, a.k.a. Carmalita is a writer, explorer, lover, and shit talker. She works as a freelance writer, and some of her works have been published online.  Along her journey, there was a point where she felt lost and that everything was falling apart. After her divorce, she went out to the world in search of her true, authentic self. She went backpacking through Spain, where she learned the true meaning of loving yourself. Using her YouTube channel, she created Pink Couch Conve...

Representing the Voice of Social Justice featuring DoctorJonPaul - Episode 50

February 05, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins (DoctorJonPaul) is a professor, national speaker, freelance journalist, thought leader, and media critic who examines the intersections of identity, gender, and race in entertainment. Named Business Equality Magazine’s “Top 40 LGBTQ People Under 40”, their work has been featured on sites like NBC News, Vox, VICE, MTV News, Essence, Out Magazine, TedX, and more. They have worked on several inclusion projects with top brands like Apple, Disney, Instagram, and the NFL a...

Set Yourself Up for 2021 with Wellness and Financial Tips featuring Zami Hyeminway and K. Kenneth Davis – Episode 49

December 24, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 80 MB

Kenneth Davis is a proud Transgender Male who is the CEO of "THE TRANS CAPITALIST LLC," which is the fastest-growing financial literacy resource for the Queer-Transgender community. He has spent the past three years of teaching, coaching, and motivating hundreds of queer people around the world. His easy straight to the point entertaining lessons and relatable life strategies provide concrete results and cultivate skills that help people survive the volatile economic climate of America. He...

The Breakfast Culture Inside Scoop featuring Jefferson Darrell - Episode 48

December 18, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 73 MB

Jefferson Darrell is an accomplished marketing communications and change management professional with more than 15 years of brand strategy expertise, generating earned and owned media using both traditional and digital channels. He is highly effective in stakeholder relations, negotiating, conceiving, and cultivating mutually beneficial partnerships. Having worked on numerous integrated marketing campaigns on both the agency and client-side, Jefferson brings a broad understanding of the enti...

The BOI Movie Production Experience featuring Sir Lex Kennedy - Episode 47

December 11, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

Sir Lex Kennedy is a Writer/Director/Producer. Born in a highly religious family to a single mother determined to give her children a different life, Sir always pushed back on every box he was being socialized to fit into. Learning the power of his voice and advocacy through art, Sir was able to define himself and design himself to be the creator he is today. Sir Lex Kennedy is a vegan, queer transmedia content creator who loves film, music, gardening, and the beach and believes "ball is lif...

Creating Opportunities for Collective Healing and Liberation featuring Kiara Lee - Episode 46

December 04, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 74.8 MB

Kiara Lee has been an advocate and activist focused on ending oppression and violence for over 10 years. They are passionate about creating more opportunities and outlets for collective healing and liberation. Kiara is a reiki practitioner and Resilience Toolkit facilitator and believes self-care and healing is a radical act of resistance. [00:01 – 01:40] Introduction of Guest I introduce our guest for this episode, Kiara Lee [01:41 – 02:42] Wellness Tip of the Week Find some time to go...

Mental Wellness is for Everyone featuring Danielle Dyer – Episode 45

November 28, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 60.7 MB

Danielle is a psychotherapist working with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. After receiving her MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, she served her community by teaching classes and providing therapy to men and women impacted by incarceration in Los Angeles. Danielle currently provides trauma-informed treatment to teens experiencing incarceration in East LA. She is the lead clinician of a specialized unit housing female-identified youth victimized by sex...

The Story of @BlackBoiComplex featuring Jeaux Henry - Episode 44

November 20, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

Jeaux Henry is a creator of virtual content, musical mixes, safe spaces, and intentional experiences. He is also the creator of @BlackBoiComplex, a platform catered to the love, challenges & vulnerability of BLACK, Masculine Identifying QTLGBIA folx. [00:01 – 01:14] Introduction of Guest I introduce our guest for this episode, Jeaux Henry [01:15 – 03:29] Wellness Tip of the Week Money Tips: 10 Tips for Saving During the Holiday Season [03:30 – 08:32] Who is Jeaux Henry? Jeaux Henry ta...

Women in Technology: Robotics and AI featuring Camille Eddy - Episode 43

November 13, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MB

Camille Eddy is a Product Engineer and International Public Speaker. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. She volunteers for nonprofit STEM outreach and previously interned in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics for HP, Google X, and NVIDIA. Camille has given her talk “Recognizing Cultural Bias in AI” across the world, including San Francisco, Washington DC, and Budapest. She also coaches women in engineering through her website and currently works for a sta...

Being Intentional in Educating the Next Generation featuring Jazz Jordan - Episode 42

November 06, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MB

Jazz Jordan is a Black, trans, elementary teacher in Baltimore City who is motivated by Black bodies manifesting and affirming their greatness, joy, and power. Growing up the oldest of 5 children in PG County, Maryland, Jazz saw the importance of ensuring all perspectives are considered in conversations. With awards in engineering, a BA in Social Psychology from the University of Maryland, and an MS in Elementary Education from Johns Hopkins University, his primary focus revolves around Blac...

Entrepreneurship and Medicine Featuring Stephanie Clovinson - Episode 41

October 23, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 101 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Stephanie Clovinson. Stephanie  is a board certified nurse practitioner residing in northern Virginia. She currently serves as Director of Medical Services at Inova Health, specializing in regenerative medicine, spine, and orthopedics.  She originally attended Bethune Cookman University, in Daytona Beach where she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. While working in progressive/intensive care units, she earned her m...

How to Redefine Masculinity Featuring Nalo Zidan - Episode 40

October 16, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 99.5 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Nalo Zidan. Nalo (nah-low) A. K. Zidan (all pronouns) is a Queer Black writer, organizer and Trans-Masculinist whose work pushes at the normative boundaries of gender and sexuality in Black experiences. Nalo is the Founder and Creative Director of BlackGirlMasculine, a nonprofit organization and media space for Queer, Black masculine-identified women, Trans and Non-Binary people.    Founded in 2016, the organization serves...

Travel and Manifestations Featuring Alex Hutchi - Episode 39

October 09, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 183 MB

  On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Alex Hutchi. Alex is a meditator, a social media agency owner, and a world traveler. The first experience Alex had with meditation was a 10 - day silent retreat that was the start of their entrepreneur journey. "I became determined to own my time because I was away from my life for 10-days that made me realize I had no systems in my life to take care of business even when I needed a break." Books have played a major role in...

Real Estate For Social Good Featuring Sammy Lyon - Episode 38

October 01, 2020 23:53 - 49 minutes - 113 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Sammy Lyon. Sammy brings over a decade of experience in project management to the field of real estate and loves collaborating with others to think outside the box. Sammy holds an M.A. in Education, Leadership & Change from Antioch University and spent 10+ years leading innovative education programs at schools and non-profits. Once becoming — let’s face it, obsessed — with real estate, Sammy earned a certificate in Construc...

4 Tips to Start Landing Speaking Engagements - Featuring Evolve Benton- Episode 37

September 25, 2020 07:30 - 9 minutes - 18.3 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, our host Evolve Benton shares their 4 Tips for Landing Speaking Engagements. Evolve Benton, MA, MFA is speaker and educator with over a decade of experience working with universities, mid to large size tech start ups, and  non-profits agencies on transforming their communities through shifting policy, climate and ideology to build equitable, diverse and inclusive environments. Evolve is currently celebrating landing over $10,000 in speaking engagement c...

Slam Poetry and Building a Legacy Featuring Janae Johnson- Episode 36

September 18, 2020 07:30 - 41 minutes - 97.3 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Janae Johnson.  Janae Johnson is Writer, Performer, Educator, Podcast Host, and DJ. She is a Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, National Poetry Slam Champion and a Write Bloody Book Award Finalist. Janae is a founder of two nationally recognized poetry venues and her work has appeared in outlets and stages such as ESPN, PBS Newshour, Lenny Says, SF Jazz, and Button Poetry.   Janae's new podcast, Y Not Put On? inter...

How to become a Professional Brand Designer featuring E. Cameron A. Pizarro III - Episode 35

September 11, 2020 07:30 - 52 minutes - 97.1 MB

  On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews E. Cameron A. Pizarro III. E.C. is an award-winning Brand Designer and Digital Artist. He uses his talent and skills to brand companies for maximum profit and success. Cameron is also the current National Executive Director of Alpha Omega Kappa Fraternity Inc. and former Supreme Historian & Webmaster.   Having won industry leading awards like the Marcom Award 2016 and 2017, gold and platinum winner respectively, he has ...

Boxing 101: Building the Mindset to Make History featuring Patricio "Pat" Manuel - Episode 34

September 04, 2020 07:30 - 48 minutes - 118 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve interviews Patricio "Pat" Manuel (known as "Cacahuate" in the boxing world).  Pat  is the first professional male boxer who is transgender. He debuted with Golden Boy Promotions on December 8, 2018 and won a four-round decision in the super-featherweight division.  Prior to transitioning, Pat was a five-time national champion in the amateur women's division, participating in the first-ever US women's Olympic boxing trials in 2012.  Pat’s sto...

Normalize Talking About Freedom Featuring Uzo Ejikeme - Episode 33

August 28, 2020 07:30 - 42 minutes - 103 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve interviews Uzo Ejikeme. Uzo Ejikeme was born in Nigeria, lived in Spain for 4 years and moved to the United States in 1997.  She now lives in Los Angeles and is one of the co-founders of  Stuzo Clothing. Uzo is an entrepreneur that believes we are expressions of life itself and we deserve the space to express it as we see fit. In this episode you’ll discover : The power of  therapy and life coaching  Tips to create your own clothing brand  ...

Revolutionary Healing Featuring Meckell Milburn - Episode 32

August 21, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 99.4 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve interviews Meckell Milburn owner and healer at Revolutionary Healing. Revolutionary Healing- a holistic health and wellness organization that supports healing of the mind, body, and spirit through offerings such as wellness coaching, spiritual healing, meditation, yoga, and plant medicine. Meckell is grateful to have been evolving in the wellness industry for more than a decade and is committed to centering the experiences of black womxn and n...

How to create a personal Nutrition and Spiritual Plan - featuring Jay Ratcliff - Episode 31

August 14, 2020 04:42 - 41 minutes - 95.3 MB

  On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve interviews Jay Ratcliff. Jay Ratcliff is a Health Coach, minister in training and tarot card reader. Moreover, Jay also hosts a podcast called Conscious Living Rambles where she talks about health and wellness from her personal view. Evolve celebrates their birthday and leo season by dropping their first animation “ My Honesty Poem”.   In this episode you’ll discover : How to meet your wellness goals powered by #Herbalife How to tap ...

Building Wealth Through Ownership & Trading Digital Currency - Featuring Kortney Ziegler - Episode 30

August 07, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour - 193 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Kortney Ziegler.  Kortney Ryan Ziegler is an American entrepreneur, filmmaker, visual artist, blogger, writer, and scholar based in Oakland, California. His artistic and academic work focuses on queer/trans issues, body image, racialized sexualities, gender, performance and black queer theory. He is the creator of the blog blac (k) ademic, and the film STILL BLACK: a Portrait of Black Transmen. In 2017, Ziegler and Tiffany Mike...

Leadership and Self Love Featuring Dana Johnson - Episode 29

July 31, 2020 07:30 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve Benton interviews Dana Johnson. Dana TherActivist Johnson, MSW (they /them/ theirs) is a native of Oakland, California. Dana currently serves as a LGBTQ Commissioner co-chair for San Mateo County and co-chair of San Mateo County PRIDE Initiative. Dana has also sat on a Union Board and served as a shop steward for three years, ensuring employees receive their employment rights; and specialized in LGBTQ+ employees’ rights and policies. Furthermo...

Self Love and Discovery Featuring Jared Levenson - Episode 28

July 24, 2020 07:30 - 53 minutes - 61.2 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness Evolve Benton interviews Jared of Eating Enlightenment. Jared Levenson has studied and immersed himself in various modalities including yoga, meditation, responsible psychedelic use and intuitive eating. He enjoys playing chest and expressing himself through writing. Jared writes about psychology, food, binge eating and spirituality over at eatingenlightenment.com. Evolve shares their wellness tip of the week and a resource on looking for the perfect the...

Manifesting Success Featuring Camila Arguello - Episode 27

July 17, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 53.6 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness Evolve Benton interviews Camila Arguello. Camila Arguello is a mindset and alignment coach who works with high performers and achievement junkies on making soul-aligned decisions by diving deep into what makes them thrive. Camila’s mission is to help empower people to have more tough conversations and dispel stigma around topics like mental health, money, and dating.  In this episode you’ll discover:  How to find a life coach? The power of writing...

Creating a Visual Monster Featuring Free Herring - Episode 26

July 10, 2020 07:30 - 43 minutes - 101 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness Evolve interviews Ineka Herring aka Free. Free is a writer and director of queer media. She is also one half of the media team Visual Monsters. Free is also the creator and director of the short film Toxic.  In this episode you’ll discover:  Using filmmaking to heal  Self teaching yourself a craft  How to run a business with a romantic partner  Evolve’s Summer Reading: The Alchemist & The Intimate Guide to Conquering Pain  Free’s favorite b...

Sustainable Tourism featuring Ronnell Perry- Episode 25

July 03, 2020 14:39 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness  Evolve interviews Ronnell Perry of AfroBuenaventura Transformative Travel. Ronnell began AfroBuenaventura Transformative Travel in 2016 after a trip to a remote fishing village on Colombia's Pacific coast. There, he witnessed youth celebrating the pride they have for their African roots during a folklore festival. The spirit of that moment charged him with helping Black communities in Latin America tell their stories through sustainable tourism. Furth...

Nursing 101: The Power of Advocacy featuring Dr. Sharrica Miller - Episode 24

June 26, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 106 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness Evolve interviews Sharrica Miller, PhD. Dr . Dr. Miller is an Award-winning Nurse Career Coach and beyond the bedside expert for seasoned nurses.  Dr. Miller has 15 years of experience in healthcare and nursing education. She is currently tenure track faculty in the CSU system and teaches in the doctoral program. Dr. Miller is also the founder of Starter Nurse Academy, a digital workforce development company for new graduate nurses.  In this episode yo...

Music Business 101: The Power of Sound featuring Analog Lust- Episode 23

June 19, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MB

On this episode of BOI Meets Wellness, Evolve interviews Rachelle "Analog LUST" Luster.  Analog Lust is an Artist, Producer, Audio Engineer and Creator of Analog Dope. She holds an A.S. in Music Production and a B.S. in Entertainment Business from The Los Angeles Film School.   As a producer Analog Lust creates an intersection of Electronic Soul and Hip-Hop vibes. Her high energy synthesized wave instrumentals are complemented by seasoned lyricism and content that feeds the soul.  Analo...

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