No More Reasonable Doubt Podcast
This is show is all about helping Black Professionals start purpose/passion projects so that they can expand their impact in the world. I’ll have interview episodes and solo episodes all with the goal of providing you with the examples and tools you need to get and keep going on your purpose/passion project journey. Thanks for listening.
Episodes
Our special guest today is Telesa Via. You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "MLC Cancer Foundation."
Hear Telesa share:
- The story of her mom and how it helped her to shift her life
- How she went from disempowered to empowered on the journey to starting a foundation
- How your story (yep, I'm talking to you) can help someone else
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help fuel and inspire you...
Our special guest today is Phil R. You will hear about his passion/purpose project around the Black Travel Experience and 2 books that he wrote.
In this episode you will hear how Phil:
- Leveraged the pandemic to write a book
- Saw a gap in literature for the Black traveler and decided to do something about it
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help fuel and inspire your own purpose/passion project.
Our guest today is Darreisha Bates. You will hear about her passion/purpose project as a, Auditory Sommelier.
In this episode you will hear how Darreisha:
- Got really clear on what she loved to do
- Decided to change the way she showed up for different opportunities
- Worked with a coach to help her identify patterns when it came to her purpose/passion projects
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help f...
Our special guest today is Trevor Cassaberry. You will hear about his passion/purpose project, "Cassaberry Consulting."
Listen in to hear how Trevor:
- Gained an epiphany about teamwork after studying the NBA and creating a list of things he would change about the league, while recovering from a shoulder injury during the senior year of college
- Leveraged his purpose/passion project to make more dough at this 9-to-5 gig
- Fo...
Our guest today is Michelle Thomas. You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "Dream Without Permission."
Here her talk about:
- The lack of representation in the stories she was reading to her boys that sparked the ideas for her first books
- How she put fear in it's place so she could move forward
- The advice she would give her younger self that really could help you keep moving on your own project.
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Our special guest today is Ogechi Harry. You will hear about their passion/purpose project, "Ulo Home."
Listen in to hear how Ogechi:
- Came up with the inspiration for her passion/purpose project
- Became very clear on who she was really doing this work for [hint, hint: Black Girls]
- Is being a trailblazer in the home decor space
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help fuel and inspire your own purpos...
In this episode I touch on my thoughts when I woke up this morning on the 1yr "anniversary" of the murder of George Floyd (May 25, 2020); may he Rest in Peace.
There is a lot on my mind that I have not shared over the last year and this is just a glimpse into my mind.
I hope it serves you as you move forward in your work.
Our special guest today is Kim-Monique Johnson. You will hear about their passion/purpose project as a life and leadership coach.
Listen in and learn how Kim-Monique:
- Came to the realization that she needed to do something for her own career
- Sets some pretty strict rules around her time ("No Meetings in the restroom") and energy
- Leveraged a coach of her own to get the challenge she needed to move forward
Enjoy this...
Our special guest today is Karene Richards. You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "Fit Hidden Figure."
In this Episode you will here Karene talk about:
👉🏽 Where she got the name for her project
👉🏽 How she set a goal that focused accountability on her end
👉🏽 Parental pressures when it comes to careers
👉🏽 Listening to What the universe was telling her instead of trying to focus things to happen
Enjoy thi...
Our special guest today is Flora Ekpe-Idang. You will hear about their passion/purpose project, "Corage Dolls"
Listen to learn how Flora:
- Decided to take action on an idea that has been with her since high school [I call it the Pookie moment..." it be callin' me."]
- Decided to learn what she didn't know by doing everything from taking an internship to joining a doll club
- Had the courage to tell her employer up front (dur...
Our special guest today is Aubrey J. Grant, MD. You will hear about his passion/purpose project where he is using VR for implicit bias in the healthcare space.
Listen in on how he:
- is using technology to tackle implicit bias in healthcare
- surrounds his self with super smart people with diversity skills and perspectives
- makes time for his project as a busy cardiologist
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision...
Our special guest today is Dr. Amaka Ngoddy. You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "Anwuli Eyewear."
Learn How she:
- Started her own eyewear line
- Infuses joy into her project
- Kept talking about her project until it became a reality
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help fuel and inspire your own purpose/passion project.
See the full show notes at: www.NoMoreReasonableDo...
Our special guest today is Dominique Verdieu. You will hear about their passion/purpose project, "Makeup by Dominique V."
In this episode you will learn how:
👉🏽Dominique found beauty in herself through magazines like Essence and Ebony
👉🏽She pushed past the boundaries of just working with family and friends
👉🏽She learned the make-up game without any formal training
Enjoy this dope conversation a...
Our special guest today is Rebecca Obounou. You will hear about her passion/purpose projects, "Communities for Haitian Entrepreneurs and Start-ups (CHES)" and "Oby Sauce."
If you've ever wanted to start a social venture than this is the episode for you. Listen to how what Rebecca experienced growing up played a role in what she decided to build. Listen to how she and her husband have taken a second passion to crea...
Our special guest today is Sade Jean-Jacques. Her 9-to-5 is as Associate director for multicultural education at Quinnipiac University.
You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "Pascale's Body Care."
Learn How Sade:
- Made space for her purpose/passion project
- Thinks about grind culture and embracing space for doing nothing
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help fuel and...
Our guest today is Don C. Sawyer III, Ph.D. You will hear about a few of his passion/purpose projects, "Projects2PhD and Hip Hop Heals"
Learn how he:
- Built a music studio in the Dominican Republic to help bridge relationships between Haitian and Dominican youth
- Started a scholarship fund for youth in subsidized housing
- Leveraged a coach to take back his time as a busy executive
Enjoy this dope conversation ...
Our special guest today is Jovani Fox. You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "Girl And The Moon Jewelry."
Hear how she:
- Created her project as a way to get centered
- Leverages music and meditation to transition from work and family life before it's time to work on her project
- Went with the flow of who she naturally is (night owl) and how it even influenced the title of her Jewelry line
Enjoy this...
Our special guest today is Keyanna Ingram. You will hear about her passion/purpose project, "Ingram Creative Concepts."
Learn:
- How she plans her schedule to manager work, home and her passion/purpose project
- How she uses her vision board on a daily basis
- Discovering pain points that can serve as the basis for your purpose/passion project...while at your 9-to-5
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it ...
Our special guest today is Odie Miller. You will hear him share his purpose/passion project, "ODM Productions."
There is so much goodness in this episode from how Odie built his own music and video production studio in a 40 foot shipping container over 5 years, to his advice to those on the fence with their own projects. He is a true craftsman and it comes out in this episode.
Enjoy this dope conversation and envi...
Our special guest today is Miss Shari Elle. You'll learn all about their purpose/passion project, "The Millennial Walk Podcast."
Learn about how she came up with the idea, what hesitations she had (and how she overcame them) and how she used skills she already had to start her podcast.
Enjoy this dope conversation and envision how it can help to fuel and inspire your own passion / purpose project.
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