The Happy Black Woman Podcast
132 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 462 ratingsWelcome to The Happy Black Woman Podcast for black women entrepreneurs who want it ALL! Learn more at: https://happyblackwomanpodcast.com
Join your host Rosetta Thurman to get the inspiration, strategies, and “tough love” you need to manifest the life and business of your dreams.
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HBW031: Richelle Shaw: Helping Black Girls Change the World.
February 15, 2016 20:33 - 39 minutes - 31.5 MBToday’s guest is Richelle Shaw. Richelle is the founder of multi-million dollar businesses and author of the books “Million Dollar Equation”. Richelle is on a mission to help black women change the world by teaching them to build million dollar businesses. She believes that mentoring black women will have a ripple effect and can eventually change the world. Richelle has seen much success on her journey - building several million-dollar businesses of her own. Today, she focuses on inspiring o...
HBW029: Kandice Shelton : A healthy fitness foundation starts with your mindset.
February 13, 2016 11:00 - 20 minutes - 16.9 MBToday’s guest is Kandice Shelton. Kandice is a certified health and nutrition coach, and fitness instructor. Kandice is also the CEO and founder of Fitspiration10, a health and fitness lifestyle company. Through her company, Kandice helps women reach and maintain their ideal weight through fitness, nutrition, and accountability programs. Her plan includes ten key elements of healthy living to keep women balanced. She also partners with companies to offer similar programs for their employees,...
HBW030: Kim Davis : Walk in your God-given purpose, on purpose.
February 13, 2016 11:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBToday’s guest is Kim Davis. Kim’s mission is helping women walk in their God given purpose. She works with women first to find their purpose and then to live it out. She believes confidence, joy, and fulfillment all increase when women walk in their purpose. For a long time, Kim did not know her purpose. She wandered aimlessly through life, running after anything that might fulfill her. What Kim found was the only way to walk in purpose is through God and developing a relationship with Him. ...
HBW028: Donna Newman-Robinson: Helping Female Veterans Discover Their Passion & Purpose
February 12, 2016 16:29 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MBToday’s guest is Donna Newman-Robinson, who has been a part of the Happy Black Woman tribe for about a year. Donna is a veteran who found her purpose through her own experience after leaving the military. Her mission is to help women veterans discover their passion and purpose through her website. Donna’s motto is simple: The next mission is you. After retiring from the military, Donna felt lost and confused about what to do next. She found her way and discovered her purpose through her own ...
HBW027: Jennifer Kennedy: Helping Women Make the Impact They Were Born to Make
February 11, 2016 11:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBToday’s guest is Jennifer Kennedy, founder of Teach Good Stuff. Her mission is simple: to help women make the impact they were born to make. Jennifer spent 8 years as a teacher, but knew she wasn’t fulfilling her true potential. She decided to leave teaching and get her Masters in Education. From there, she spent time working in “corporate America”, but found herself feeling uninspired and unfulfilled. Jennifer never spent time dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur, but knew she wanted to bui...
HBW026: Quanisha Smith : Raising up leaders
February 10, 2016 11:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MBToday’s guest is Quanisha Smith, founder and chief activator of the Black Women Rise Movement. Her mission is to help black women thrive and live authentically. Her vision is that women would step up to honor the calling on their lives, and fulfil their purpose to be the best leader and CEO they can be. She works with women to strengthen their leadership skills, grow their professional development, and encourage their economic development. Quanisha provides coaching, teaches strategies, and ...
HBW025: Karla Hampton: Helping Women Connect with Their Bodies & Embrace Their Sensuality
February 09, 2016 11:00 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MBToday’s guest is Karla Hampton. She’s a part of the Happy Black Woman tribe and is an inspiring woman on a mission to empower other women. Karla supports women through sex education and sexual wellness mentoring. Her goal is to help women embrace their sensuality and connect with what she believes is our birthright: pleasure. Karla was an attorney who discovered something was missing in her life. And so, she started a personal development journey that led her to the startling realization tha...
HBW024: Carol Sankar : Confident women make confident decisions
February 08, 2016 11:00 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBLeadership expert Carol Sankar joins us today for this episode of Happy Black Woman. Carol developed The Confidence Factor for Women in Leadership. Today she is a business consultant specializing in working with executives and high growth business models. But her story starts at the beginning of her career. Carol was working in the Real Estate world, lonely and wondering where the other women were. She found herself as the only woman in meetings with men, feeling outnumbered, ignored and und...
HBW023: Jennifer LaFrance : Rediscovering your best life
February 07, 2016 11:00 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MBToday’s guest is Jennifer LaFrance, a Happy Black Woman based out of New Orleans. Jennifer is a life coach and entrepreneur with the mission to encourage, inspire and educate women. Jennifer developed her mission while she journeyed into her best life, and now coaches others on their journeys. The “encourage” aspect of the mission is about offering support to women as they realize their value. Jennifer “inspires” by being an example herself, and connecting women to others who have traveled ...
HBW 022: How to Build an Authentic Business with Fitness Coach Adriene Webster
February 06, 2016 11:00 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBToday’s guest is entrepreneur and fitness coach, Adriene Webster. Adriene’s transparency from her own fitness journey has birthed a business helping women realize their best body and best life. Adriene focuses on helping any woman who may have let her own health take a backseat. Are you a woman who has developed some bad habits and do not feel as healthy as you know you could? Adriene’s mission is to coach you back into the driver’s seat of your own health. The first piece of her program i...
HBW 021: Zenovia Andrews on Finding Success When the Odds are Stacked Against You
February 05, 2016 11:00 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MBToday’s guest is Zenovia Andrews. She’s the founder of The Max Out Group, a company that focuses on connecting with like-minded super heroic female entrepreneurs to encourage them to live a life that’s “maxed out”. Living her life’s passion didn’t come easy for Zenovia and today she dedicates her life to fulfilling her purpose of encouraging women not to settle for mediocrity. After overcoming many obstacles, Zenovia found success with the odds stacked against her. As she shares her inspirin...
HBW 020: How to Heal Your Life Through Self-Care with Gail Keyes-Allen
February 04, 2016 11:00 - 32 minutes - 26 MBToday’s guest is Gail Keyes-Allen. She is a tremendously inspiring woman who has overcome huge obstacles to build a life focused on self-care, healing and happiness. After facing serious health issues and several surgeries, including brain surgery, Gail began a journey focused on self-care. Through this journey she found her mission: helping women heal their lives. Through Gail’s focus on health and wellness in all areas of life, she was able to overcome her obstacles and create a happy, ful...
HBW 019: How to Transform Your Money Mindset with Reverend Jenenne Macklin
February 03, 2016 11:00 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MBToday’s conversation with Rosetta brings insight and revelation from Reverend Jenenne Macklin. She is a licensed clinical therapist with a master’s degree in social work, now working as the Spirit and Riches coach. During her time in the field, Reverend Jenenne helped countless people change their lives, but found a serious lack of self value in women. The Reverend had every reason to not value herself, either. She journeyed through debt, being fired, and desperately attempting to rega...
HBW 018: How Patrice Grell Yursik Took Afrobella From a Part-Time Passion to a Full-Time Business
February 02, 2016 11:00 - 42 minutes - 34.6 MBOn today’s show Rosetta chats with Patrice Grell Yursik, founder of Afrobella. She’s a passionate entrepreneur and part of the Happy Black Woman tribe. With a flourishing business celebrating its 10th year, Patrice is the perfect person to share tips and inspiration to help you follow your passion and purpose. With a background in creative writing, Patrice spent many years working for large newspapers. While she enjoyed her work, she came face to face with a noticeable void in the media ...
HBW 017: Announcing Black History Month Interview Series: 29 Black Women Entrepreneurs!
February 01, 2016 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.6 MBHappy February! Here on the Happy Black Woman Podcast we're celebrating Black History Month, a perfect opportunity to acknowledge the incredible achievements of Black women business owners in our community. Today’s episode outlines exactly what you can expect on the podcast this month and YOU can get involved in spreading the good news about our special Black History Month Series: 29 Black Women Entrepreneurs! [Tweet "Join Rosetta Thurman and 29 black women entrepreneurs to celebrate Black...
HBW 016: How to Manifest Love & Romance in 2016, with Shana Campbell
January 27, 2016 11:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBToday’s guest on The Happy Black Woman podcast is Shana Campbell, a Certified Creative Love Coach. What is that? You’re going to find out on this podcast as Rosetta chats with Shana about how they met, why Shana began a business coaching others on the topic of love, and how she has helped Rosetta with counsel about her own love life. It’s a very intriguing episode that you won’t want to miss, so be sure to set aside the time, grab a hot drink, and get ready to take some notes. Why lovi...
HBW 015: How to Save More Money in 2016 with Tiffany Aliche, the Budgetnista
January 20, 2016 11:00 - 38 minutes - 31 MBOne of the most challenging areas of life, much less running a business, is the area of finances. There are so many options when it comes to income sources, investment accounts, and business opportunities. If you’ve had trouble getting your financial house in order, you’re in for a treat because today’s episode features Tiffany Aliche, the Budgetnista! Rosetta and Tiffany have a great conversation that shares Tiffany’s journey but also reveals some very basic but powerful financial steps you...
HBW 014: How to Grow Your Business in 2016 with Melinda Emerson, the Small Biz Lady
January 13, 2016 11:00 - 40 minutes - 32.4 MBLearn from your mistakes. How many times have you heard that tired old phrase? But the truth is that it’s a very true phrase that describes why those who succeed in business DO succeed. They make mistakes. Nothing wrong with that. But they learn from them, they grow from them, and they don’t make them again. That’s the message you’ll hear loud and clear from Melinda Emerson, the Small Biz Lady who has made million dollar business hum along on the back of her own mistakes. She’s turned those ...
HBW 013: How to Create More "Happy Hours" in 2016, with Jullien Gordon
January 06, 2016 11:00 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBThe typical meaning of the phrase “Happy Hour” is the time just after work when everyone goes to a bar or restaurant to blow off some stress after the workday. But Rosetta’s guest today, Jullien Gordon, specializes in helping entrepreneurs and business professionals live every hour as a happy hour, especially in the work hours of the day. He believes that the way to be your best and make the most of your work life is to employ strategies that help you see your work and life through new eyes....
HBW 012: Happy New Year! 2 Free Gifts and What to Expect in 2016
January 04, 2016 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBHappy New Year! All of us here at HappyBlackWoman.com are excited about what’s in store for you in 2016. It’s time. Time to grow your life, grow your business, and enrich your experiences in so many ways, and we’re here to help you do that this year. In this mini-episode, Rosetta has two valuable free gifts for you - the 2015-2016 Annual Review/Preview Reflection Guide to help you assess 2015 and make the most of 2016 and the Life Mapping Workbook. Be sure to listen so you can hear how to ...
HBW 011: Jesse Krieger on How to Build a Business and Brand Around a Book
December 07, 2015 11:00 - 38 minutes - 31.3 MBToday’s guest, Jesse Krieger is an amazing example of the kind of life you can live if you strategically take action to make it happen. His publishing company, Lifestyle Entrepreneur Press is based around his personal success as a best-selling author, with his book hitting #1 in the Personal Success category on Amazon. He’s leveraged his success to help other entrepreneurs who desire to build a brand or business around a book get that book published and ranking high on the best-seller charts...
HBW 010: Crystal Porter on Hair Health and the Power of Serving a Unique Niche
November 30, 2015 11:00 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MBToday’s guest is Crystal Porter, Ph.D. She is the founder of Mane Insights, a company that gives tailored hair care advice, from a scientific perspective, to women with hair problems. Dr. Porter spent the majority of her 14-year career at L’Oreal, USA where she managed the Physics Laboratory and Consumer Insights teams to study the biophysical characteristics of hair and pigmented skin within different ethnic groups around the world and to understand behaviors that are related to consumers’ ...
HBW 009: How to Find Your Greatest Self Through Image Therapy with Liana Chaouli
November 23, 2015 11:00 - 38 minutes - 31.3 MBToday’s guest, Liana Chaouli, has been in the work of Image Therapy for over 30 years. She wants to help as many people as possible to see their own beauty – to become empowered through their clothing choices. She loves to teach women how to choose clothes that flatter their bodies and made them feel worthy, strong, and as uniquely beautiful as they truly are, so they can show up authentically in the world! With thirty years’ experience as a custom clothing designer, color specialist, and a ...
HBW 008: How to Be Unapologetic in Your Life and Business with Allyson Byrd
November 16, 2015 11:00 - 43 minutes - 35 MBThis week's guest, Allyson Byrd, has come to be known throughout the business community as the “Profit Accelerator.” Her success has taken her into the league of big industry names like: Walmart, Kraft Foods, Ford, Mercedes, Bank of America, General Motors, UPS, P&G, Walt Disney Company, Walgreens, Target, Wells Fargo, Time Warner, Delta, Boeing, Toyota, Mercedes, Coca Cola, Chic-fil-A, Radio One, Black Enterprise, BET, CVS, Best Buy, Infusionsoft & more! In this week's episode of the Happy ...
HBW 007: Sales is About Service: A Soulful Conversation with Natasha Allrich
November 09, 2015 11:00 - 46 minutes - 37.4 MBNatasha Allrich is Rosetta’s guest today on the Happy Black Woman Podcast and she’s got a wealth of inspiring, soul-stirring encouragement for you. Natasha is known as the Soulful Sales Expert and she specializes in helping entrepreneurs who hate to sell but know it’s necessary. Her goal is to show you how to STOP selling and START having conversations that convert into clients. It’s an amazing mindset shift and practice that often results in immediate, multiplying sales growth. In today’s c...
HBW 006: How Tara Jefferson Turned Her Blog Into a Business That Helps Young Moms
November 02, 2015 11:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBTara Jefferson was a new mom with lots of dreams, but she was still in college and didn’t have what she considers a “real” job to support her new family. She made a commitment to herself then and there that by the time her daughter was 2 years old she would be supporting herself in her own business. That’s some unusual grit, but Tara had it, and her dream has become what is now www.YoungMommyLife.com, a blog and resource for young mothers. Tara’s site provides teaching, advice, support, and ...
HBW 005: From Fired and Facing Cancer to Successful CEO: Dr. Monikah Ogando's Story
October 26, 2015 10:00 - 37 minutes - 30.1 MBShe pivoted her firing into a brand new business, on the spot. In this episode of The Happy Black Woman podcast you’re in for a real treat…it’s the story of how Dr. Monikah Ogando became a leading business coach and instructor as well as the CEO of her own business. It wasn’t your typical journey. She had been teaching a course for her employer all over the country and felt she was very successful in corporate America. But when she was called in to a meeting that she believed was going to ...
HBW 004: How to Do Less and Be More with Queen Code Founder Molesey Crawford
October 19, 2015 10:00 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MBIn today’s episode of The Happy Black Woman Podcast, we have the honor of speaking with Molesey Crawford, founder of “The Queen Code,” a personal development community that is changing the lives of women all over the globe. As you listen to this episode you’re going to hear how Molesey learned about her own feminine desires and self, how she channeled that into a business that was true to who she really is, and how that business has grown to provide her with the true channel of expressio...
HBW 003: The Secret to Running a Successful Faith-Based Business with Girlfriends Pray Founder Dee Marshall
October 12, 2015 10:00 - 38 minutes - 31.5 MBToday’s podcast is all about you and equipping you to build the life that you’ve been called to build. And today’s guest is going to get down to the practical nuts and bolts of how to do it. Dee Marshall is considered to be on the short list of top Coaches for women. She has built a women’s empowerment empire that inspires, encourages, motivates, challenges and supports women. In this conversation with Rosetta Thurman, Dee shares some of the most practical, get-your-life-in-order tips we’ve ...
HBW 002: From Hobby to Full-Time Business for a Stay At Home Mom with LaShanda Henry
September 30, 2015 21:16 - 36 minutes - 29.8 MBLaShanda Henry has been developing websites for over 10 years. She owns over 15 web properties and is most passionate about two things: creating positive websites for people of color and helping women entrepreneurs learn how to build successful businesses online. In her own words, “My life’s mission is to motivate, inform, inspire, and connect. With my mother in mind, I do what I do for parents looking to better their children’s lives and for women striving to live their dreams. I love to ...
HBW 001: You Can’t Get Rich When You’re Angry: A Conversation with Dr. Venus Opal Reese
September 30, 2015 17:07 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBGet ready for a wonderful ride into the depths of inspiration and courage. You’re about to meet Dr. Venus Opal Reese, a powerfully impactful black woman who is no stranger to hardship OR succes. Dr. Venus was an abandoned teen, left on the streets to fend for herself when a heroic teacher at her school took her in and believed in her, setting her on a new course that would change the lives of hundreds, even thousands of women in the world today. In this episode you’re going to hear Dr. Venus...
HBW 000: Welcome to the Happy Black Woman Podcast! Rosetta’s Story
September 29, 2015 17:09 - 12 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to this first ever episode of the Happy Black Woman podcast! We’re so glad you’ve taken a few moments of your valuable time to check out what we’re doing. This podcast is the only show designed to help black women create lives of happiness, success, and freedom, and you’ll be led on that journey by your host, Rosetta Thurman. Rosetta’s story is an exciting example of what could happen in your life if you’re willing to take the steps to make it happen. You can hear that story in this ...