S11 E5: Live a Colorful Life with Nikita Burks-Hale

WinHers United the podcast is a women empowerment platform that is based on four pillars: business, mindset, personal development, and self-care. At WinHers United we believe these four pillars are necessary to be a successful entrepreneur. During each season, bi-weekly an ah-mazing Woman of Color entrepreneur is interviewed, and tells us more about her business, mindset, personal development, and self-care journey.

Season 11, Episode 5 features Nikita Burks-Hale - Chief Coloring Officer and Founder of Headphones and Crayons. During this episode entitled “Live a Colorful Life”, Nikita shares her story of suffering from postpartum depression and leaving behind a six figure business to launch her company Headphone and Crayons. Nikita encourages us to find and define color in everything that we do. This episode is truly a testament to living a colorful life! 

Listen in as Nikita talks about: 

• The origin of her company Headphones and Crayons

• How coloring is not just a fun and stress-relieving activity, but a full body experience

• The various pivots she has made in her career, and the struggles she experienced in letting go 

• Embracing the different shades of yourself, and the different colors of your journey

• Things to consider if you want to create a coloring book

• The importance of connection, and being intentional with the connections you seek

• Being true to yourself and showing up in ways that bring out the best in you

• Being a servant leader, and the dividends you receive as a byproduct

• The importance of laughter as a self-care mechanism

• Goal setting to your own standards

• And more

Nikita’s Bio

Nikita Burks-Hale (she/her) is the CEO and Chief Coloring Officer at Headphones and Crayons, a space for integrating voice, sound, creativity, and color. Nikita’s passion and magic lie in creating and facilitating programs, workshops, and color-centered experiences that spark creativity, boost productivity and increase your calm, one crayon at a time. 

Nikita is also the host of Headphones and Crayons an art-infused podcast that explores the integration of voice, sound, color, and creativity and its relationship to business, human potential, and your inner self. When she is not facilitating, podcasting, or coloring, you can find her making memories with her wife Jessica, and two young kids, Adonis and Remy.

Visit Nikita’s website at: www.headphonesandcrayons.com.

Check out the Color Crew Coloring Community at: www.colorfulcrew.com.

Listen to the Headphone and Crayons podcast at: www.headphonesandcrayons.com/podcast.

Follow Nikita on social media @headphonesandcrayons.

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