See Life Different

Today we celebrate another year of podcasting, sisterhood, and advocacy for accessibility and diversity. Stephanie Michele Bolton bka Phoenix Michele is a Dallas Based Photographer, Videographer, and Content Strategist. My name is Zaakirah and I'm your host of the See Life Different podcast. This Podcast is about women of purpose sharing stories of resilience! They all have one thing in common: th...

We're celebrating 10k downloads and sisterhood! What a milestone! After three years and lots of life related adversity, it is amazing to make it to 100 episodes and 10,000 downloads. I share where we've been with the podcast, and where we are going with it. My first in person podcast guest in a while is my good friend. Pardon the audio technical difficulties. Iesha Yushawn Bell is a 40-something-y...

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Happy 30th birthday Zaakirah! Shawnee Jay sings Happy Birthday Shawnee Shares What It's Like Working with Zaakirah three times Zaakirah reflects on 2020, 2021, and 2022 Zaakirah shares what's next for the book and podcast in 2023 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rMQFN-8wWA Links mentioned: Hire Shawnee Jay https://www.magicallymade.me/ Sanity and Success Podcast and Journal Sanit...

Patricia Crisafulli is an award winning New York Times best time selling author of The Secrets of Onita Harbor. She launched The Onita Harbor mystery series as a part of her MFA that she got at the ripe age of 52 years old. And we're going to talk about intertwining nonfiction with fiction and the ideas of the mystery of life, and how to overcome obstacles and voices of negativity and fear. Crisaf...

Anne Gannon, founder of The Largo Group, shares how to create a financially resilient hospitality business that is accountable to its customers and employees. As a former golfer, Anne understands the importance of taking care of her business both on and off the course. In this episode, Anne shares how to operate your business while still providing excellent customer service. By following Anne's ti...

Remi Ray is a hi gh-performance coach for neurodiversity women to accept their individuality and increase their income. She helps her clients overcome their confidence and shame issues and gives them strategies to help them reach their highest potential. One of the 50 most influential neurodivergent, Remi Ray is an established coach and trainer who has a formidable career in business. She has succ...

Jill Lublin is an international speaker and is the author of four Best Selling books including Get Noticed...Get Referrals and co-author of Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic. Her latest book, Profit of Kindness went #1 in four categories. Jill is a master strategist on how to position your business for more profitability and more visibility in the marketplace. She is CEO of a strategic cons...

Women of Wakanda Summit is a woman empowerment event released in honor of the Black Panther movie. This episode talks about all of the things about tech, entrepreneurship, media, mental health, and women empowerment. I was honored to be a part of it as a Women of Wakanda Summit Panelist Speaker, event strategist and co producer. Women of Wakanda Summit Media Panel was moderated by Pamela D Marshal...

In this episode I share little known facts about Tulsa and Muskogee Oklahoma •45 minutes away from Tulsa via toll road •4 hours away from Dallas, Texas •Cherokee Nation •Bass Reeves (Harder They Fall) Black Wall Street Tulsa Remote •Lower cost of living •Lots of Vietnam Veterans (my dad) May is mental health awareness month and Silence the Shame is on a mission to empower and educate communities o...

Rasheda Mayner is my big sister, a Certified Project Manager and Certified Scrum Master in the cybersecurity industry. She graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) (HBCU) with a Bachelor of Science Journalism, Public Relations. Known as a lifetime learner who loves to bake, travel, and interior decorating, she shares 3 tips for entering the tech industry. In this season...

This is the season ending episode.  Emily Heck specializes in helping nonprofits and small businesses grow through deep-rooted marketing campaigns. From content management to audience engagement, Emily is experienced in crafting personalized marketing strategies for organizations that don't always have the resources.  Emily never imagined she'd be an entrepreneur, but after a toxic experience in t...

Vivian Jokotade Adeniyi is the founder and CEO of NOTIQ, an impact-focused, global lifestyle brand that celebrates and empowers the world's most ambitious women with its exclusive, fashion-forward line of personal planners, organizers, and animal-free leather goods designed to help women stand out, overcome overwhelm and succeed in a busy world. Discover the 5 Essential principles you need to get...

Darden Creative founded by Tamera Darden has worked with over 60 brands creating custom social media content for their social media platforms & websites. With 13 years of corporate retail experience, She's been able to triple, and even quadruple our client's revenue with photography made to sell. She's created content for Harper's Bazaar Digital, Wedding Wire, Base Butter, and Telefora. Her work h...

Inese Kungurova is a Latvian wedding and portrait photographer living in working in Norway. She's a cat lover, multilingual speaking four languages, and has been happily married to her husband of 14 years.  She photographed her first wedding in 2014 and decided to go full time in 2019. She has two different eye colors. We talk about why it's unique and how it allows having such a unique perspectiv...

Dr. Nicole Garner Scott is a highly sought-after serial entrepreneur, financial expert, and advisor. S he's also my first ever returning guest.  Formerly a guest on episode 41, titled, Money, Wealth, and Entrepreneurship, Nicole uses her story and experiences to empower others with tools to change their financial trajectories.  With over a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, she believes the...

Alejandra Slatapolsky is a marketing and communications strategist. She owns an agency called Slata. She has over 20 years in financial, technology, education, entrepreneurship fields. Based both in South Florida and Latin America, Slata has supported dozens of financial services and marketing agencies and other companies that need journalism, public relations, and event planning, because brand aw...

Vanessa Vassallo is the founder of Liberate Your Soul / Divine Life Consultancy. Her motto is all about love and finding your inner guru. She utilizes her experience as a personal trainer, therapist, spiritual teacher, and author of 12 books. We talk about how she overcame all of her trauma in the world and how she's been able to turn that pain into utilizing it to heal and make the world a better...

Ms. Iyanla Vanzant from Fix My Life is a New York Times bestselling author, and 3x NAACP award winning media personality. She is the premier African American spiritual teacher, writer and speaker. After her daughter, Gemmia passed away in 2003, she used her grief to pick up the work again in 2006. She a the Master Herbalist, it is a craft that she learned from her Native American grandmother it is...

This episode is an excerpt of a conversation from the See Life Different Summit 2021. Ashlee Green is the host of the Eff the Glitter Podcast and founder of A Louise Creative She is our team member at Phocused Media Group. It's a great time to meet the team. She is an eighties baby whose mission is to help entrepreneurs build and grow profitable businesses by designing and building systems through...

Meet Adedoyin Adebiyi the creative director at our marketing agency, Phocused Media Group. She has 10+ years of marketing and design experience. During the pandemic, she tapped into her inner creativity and started picking up a camera and becoming a photographer. AdeDoyin is a Mississippi native with Naija blood who received her master's degree in Advertising from Southern Methodist University. Wi...

Janelle Chung is a Brand Photographer and Brand Coach to service-based entrepreneurs who are looking to position themselves as the go-to expert in their field through brand strategy while leveraging their visibility online. Janelle has helped women get clear on their brand story, their brand messaging and help them market their business to their target audience for the past ten years. When she is...

Kaya Mason pivoted her business in the pandemic of 2020 to grow GAMS Global Solutions. She created PPE social safety vending machines to provide them in public places across Atlanta Georgia. After her own personal experience at the start of the pandemic, she realized there should be an easy way for customers to get a mask at the place they needed to go, conveniently, and without hassle. Soon after...

Taylor A Thomas is a disability advocate and self love & self care enthusiast based in Dallas, Texas. Hard of hearing since birth and with a slight speech impediment, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Marketing with a Minor in Visual Arts from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2014 . Currently, she works as a marketing professional by day and is in transition to start her creative studio bu...

In this solo episode, Zaakirah shares how moving to Dallas Texas has been full circle personally, spiritually, and business wise. In this episode, she also shares what to expect for season five and the ways I have pivoted.  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser to help others to find us.  This episode is sponsored by Phocused Media Group. We focus on the social media of entrepreneurs. We u...