Permission to CEO

In this week's Powered AF "Powered Chat" I decided to jump on an IG Live discussion to go over my upcoming plans for the new year, where my mindstate is currently, and what I see for myself in the future. As a business owner you have to understand that life is full of changes. The things you may have valued in the beginning of your journey may not hold the same weight with where you are now. A maj...

In this week's Powered Chat we're taking a trip into the past as I go over the harsh truths | should have told myself along my journey. This wasn't an easy episode to record and a lot of us struggle with being honest about our own faults. It's very easy to look outside of yourself when things are not right but the key to growth is being real with yourself so that you can make the changes necessary...

We're back for this week's Powered AF Powered Chat! We close out our 5 part conversational series with Katona Payne, owner of Build A Boss, a business strategy and development brand. Closing out this series we talk about my favorite lead magnets and how to use them. For any unfamiliar, lead magnets are strategies that attract potential customers towards your business and bring you one step closer...

In this week's episode we talk LAW with Jessica Bull, the DMV based Business and Trademark Attorney and founder of J Bull Consulting Firm LLC. Jessica's specialities are in collaborating with influencers, entrepreneurs, and creatives; to grow, monetize, and protect their business and brand. This episode is truly a gem for any business owners wondering about the legalities involved with scaling a b...

In this week's Powered AF Powered Chat we're continuing our 5 part conversation series with Katona. This episode we're talking about running ads for niche businesses, how to build a niche business and delving into the realm of creating subscription based services. Acquiring customers is an important step for subscription based models but the most important thing is asking yourself "What am I doing...

In this week's Powered AF episode we got the chance to sit with Terri Lomax @terrilomax , part mom, part globally recognized podcaster, speaker, and brand strategist. Terri is the founder and visionary for the Mocha Girls Pit Stop blog and co-founder of the Cultivating H.E.R. Space Podcast, which now has over 2 million downloads. Her business focus is towards inspiring others to overcome adversity...

In this week's Powered AF Powered Chat we're back for part 3 of our 5 part series with Katona. This episode is all about staying up to date with the ever changing IOS updates and data privacy laws. As the digital space changes, business owners need to know how to maneuver and keep business growing through unpredictability. Businesses that succeed are not the ones that stick to their guns and remai...

In this week's Powered AF episode we meet with Adeola Adejobi, the Founder and CEO of the Avant-Garde Network (AGN). Her firm is a leading social impact company creating social and economic impact through a collaborative ecosystem of industry professionals, business leaders and entrepreneurs. On top of that, Adeola is responsible for creating the Women of Color and Capital Conference, where divers...

We're back with part 2 of my interview with Katona Payne on digital advertising and maximizing its features. Today we're talking about the 5 pillars of Facebook ads and the components involved in building an effective marketing campaign. This is an area I see a lot of people struggling with so with this episode I wanted to simplify the process step by step.   Facebook ads require more than just a...

We have a special one on this week's Powered AF! I got a chance to sit down with Jubril Agoro @jubril8 . You may know Jubril from his extremely popular travel/adventure Youtube channel Passport Heavy where he explores lesser known cities around the world in hopes of changing the stereotyped views of certain regions. Or maybe you've heard of Live Richer, a budgeting program Jubril co-founded that h...

In this week's episode I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Katona Payne in a great 5 part series. Katona is the owner of Build A Boss, a business strategy and development brand. We had an in depth discussion about my entrepreneurial origin, what it is that I actually do, what drove me towards Facebook advertising and how I originally got started in digital advertising.   We go over the impo...

In this week's episode we're sitting with Merlyn Melesia @merelynmelesia , a content strategist, social influencer and co-founder of The Brooklyn Mavens, a guide to experiencing the real Brooklyn. With her team, she creates social media content strategies that resonate and build with her clients' communities while reaching their business goals. Merlyn works day to day with her clients to use socia...

In today's Powered Chat we're talking about being uncomfortable! Sometimes in order to get what you want in life you may have to do the things you don't like. Ask yourself right now, what are your top 3 things that you absolutely HATE doing but know are vital to your entrepreneurial dreams? Now take that list and confront those dreaded actions until they become a part of your normal routine.   Thi...

In today's Powered AF episode we meet with Lenoria Addison , the founder of Cazza, a pre-launched DTC beauty brand. Lenoria's professional experience spans from digital, social to influencer marketing. She's spent the last 8+ years launching and producing digital content and branded campaigns. She's worked with notable brands such as Samsung, eBay Fashion, Target, FX, Snapchat, Taco Bell and more....

Become one of our early supporters, join our community and help us continue to grow this show here (everything counts): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/poweredaf   We're back with another Powered Chat episode! This time I brought in my good friends Verick Wayne @verickwayne and Teri ljeoma @teriijeoma . Verick is a leading Marketing and Sales Consultant who helps entrepreneurs create premium priced p...

In this episode we meet with Chelcie Scott, the CEO of Sweat It Off. Chelcie Scott is a fitness & sports performance coach who specializes in high-intensity, interval training. When not training she's inspiring through her social platform @chelcie.scott and uplifting women by helping them overcome physical, mental, and spiritual barriers.     We dive in and get into the details behind her upbringi...

Become one of our early supporters, join our community and help us continue to grow this show here (everything counts): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/poweredaf   In this week's episode, we're back for part 2 of our discussion about Paid Ads vs Organic Marketing with Maya Elious. We get personal here about burnout and the struggle between managing our personal lives and building an organic audience....

Become one of our early supporters, join our community and help us continue to grow this show here (everything counts): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/poweredaf   Our guest for this week is Mandy Bowman. Mandy Bowman is the Founder and CEO of Official Black Wall Street, the largest app and digital platform helping consumers find, review, and patronize Black-owned businesses. In the past year alone M...

In this weeks episode, Will be talking about Paid Ads vs Organic Marketing. This is a 2 part series so make sure to look for the second part. I’ve invited my good friend and our special guest, Maya Elious back to the podcast   We really dive in here on The difference between paid advertising in organic marketing, managing the constantly evolving algorithms in some key lessons learned when scaling...

Sevetri Wilson is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of two companies, Solid Ground Innovations (SGI) and, most recently, Resilia, New Orleans based technology start up. Sevetri bootstrapped her first company, SGI, to seven figures with zero capital, and she raised over $3MM For her second company, Resilia, Which launched to the public in 2016. She is the first black woman in New Orleans to rai...

In this week’s Powered Chats, we talk about one of my mentors in the life lessons I learned from her at the very beginning of my entrepreneurial journey.      You’ll learn about one of the most favorite moments of my life when I wanted to leave corporate and get into entrepreneurship. This transition didn’t happen right away because there was still so much I needed to learn.     I’m so excited to...

Teri Ijeoma began her professional career working in education and non-profits. When she started trading stocks eleven years ago. She initially saw it as an opportunity to simply supplement her income. However, she was so successful with this side hustle that in 2017, she decided to quit her job, travel the world, and begin trading full-time.   While traveling, Teri was constantly asked to show ot...

Maya Elious is a personal branding strategies that teaches express how to position himself as the go-to authority figure in the industry so they can confidently launch their signature offer.   She has helped hundreds of students and clients get clear on their message, confidently increase their prices, have successful five figure lunches with their  masterclasses,webinars, courses, and programs. H...

Rocky Collins This weeks episode we're interviewing Rocky Collins he’s a Los Angeles based entrepreneur in the male beauty space. Rocky has had a lot of different career transitions, we touch upon his journey from fashion, acting, and the male beauty industry. This episode is centered around understanding your value those transitions happen throughout Rocky’s career because he understood his value...

Renee Bull In this episode we’re gonna be interviewing Renee Bull. Renee has an amazing story in this episode you’re going to hear about how her dad and her mom were huge influences in her becoming an entrepreneur, why she took a leap of faith and moved out to Hawaii, Tackling Imposter syndrome, and also how she built an agency from scratch to multiple six figures! Please enjoy! Visit Helpful Digi...