Support is Sexy

What's not to love about a great glass of wine? And for sommelier and The Vine Wine Club owner Benita Johnson, what's not to love about entrepreneurship? Though it's not as glamorous as most may think and you may not be rolling in dough, Benita says she was drawn to the freedom entrepreneurship offered? And even though she may have experienced more "stability" by sticking with her 9-to-5 job as an...

Sharene Wood is an unapologetic Harlem girl through and through. Since she was a kid, she says she was a "loud little leader," who always knew she was meant to be in charge and that she would someday open her own business , although she wasn't certain of her passion or what kind of business she would be led to at the time. When her boyfriend, Guy, asked her to help him out in 1982 with his biz ide...

Don't get overwhelmed by your long list of to-dos or the goals that you have that can sometimes seem insurmountable. Instead, get focused! And do so by focusing on that first domino, the one that will, once it has the right tilt and the right momentum as a result of your hard work and intention, will fall and knock over another, and another, and another, and they get bigger, and bigger, and bigger...

For Vonne Williams, it was her proximity to a few one-hit wonders that led her on the path of creating her own financial consulting firm, Activate Increase. While working in the studio as an audio/visual expert years before starting her business, she witnessed several music artists who were blowing their money as if it would never run out -- but it did. Vonne noticed the same is true for many athl...

Kierna Mayo has always been about her crew -- a group of women who had her back and were a part of her tribe. Her world included the powerful influences of hip hop culture, dance, style, art, her hometown of Brooklyn and New York City, which not only shaped her childhood and high school years, but also shaped her evolution as a storyteller.   Today, Kierna is arguably one of the leading voices of...

The seeds for entrepreneurship were planted in Detroit native Reagan Gomez when she was just 14 years old. It was on the set of the 1990 TV show The Parenthood , as the young actress observed her co-star, Robert Townsend, not only work in front of the camera, but take on roles behind the camera as a writer, director and producer. Reagan was already in love with acting -- having began performing in...

Growing up in Haiti and later as a teenager in the US, Marie Jean-Baptise always knew she wanted to create something different, although she didn't know what that something was. There was a part of her that dreamt of be a fashion designer -- or an Alvin Ailey dancer. After designing her first collection at age 18 and landing an internship with one of her fashion idols, Lemington Ridley, she decide...

Nowadays it's easy for us to get caught up in who's watching, right? We put our work out there, share it, post it, tweet it, and wait for the likes, loves, reposts and retweets to pour in. Hopefully some money, too! What we have to remember, though, is there will be days -- plenty of days -- when there won't be any "celebrations" of the work we're doing. No one will know what you're going through...

"Most people want the convenience of transformation, without the inconvenience REQUIRED for transformation... If you want to have a conviction for something, you have to SIGN UP to be inconvenienced.~Author and transformational coach Lisa Nichols, appearing as a guest on the Inside Quest video series with Tom Bilyeu   Are you willing to being inconvenienced for the sake of your dream? Are you wili...

Let's get real: What's blocking you from manifesting your vision and making your dreams a reality? You may say that you're afraid, that fear is holding you back in some areas of your life. But when you get real, I mean REALLY real with yourself, what's BEHIND that fear? There is a reason you're choosing to remain afraid. It's called blockage.    On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast I add...

I got questions -- questions that I want you to answer before you even think about creating your 2017 vision board.     Whether you're a big vision board fan or not, this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast will offer you important questions to consider as you think of the kind of year you want to create, experience, embody in 2017. We don't always know the answers, at least not right away, but...

The first month of 2017 is almost behind us. So what's up?   Subscribe to Support is Sexy podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio ! Thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please click here to leave us a Rating & Review on iTunes ! Show notes, links, contacts and resources for this episode may be found at supportissexypodcast.com .   [Music: "Easy" by SPCZ ] Learn more about your ad choic...

Now, more than ever, take care of yourself.   Thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please click here to leave us a Rating & Review on iTunes!   Subscribe to Support is Sexy podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio !   Show notes, links, contacts and resources for this episode may be found at supportissexypodcast.com .   [Music: "Easy" by SPCZ ] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Jen Glantz has always known that she wanted to be a writer; what she didn't know that she would end up a bridesmaid, always. In 2014, after being in the weddings for several of her friends, Jen decided to go pro, and launched her unconventional business -- Bridesmaid for Hire -- which helps brides get down the aisle with the peace of mind of knowing someone is there (along with their bridal party)...

Known and admired as "the meanest woman alive" for the fierce way she defends her clients and how she argues (and wins!) $30 billion cases for some of the world's biggest corporations, Linda Smith -- author of the upcoming book, Lessons in Success from the Meanest Woman Alive, and Senior Litigation Partner at DLA Piper -- knows the importance of having the self-confidence of a man and embracing th...

Rhonesha Byng considers herself a "self-starter," which is an incredible understatement. A high achiever who has been giving out her own business cards since the time she was 16, the Brooklyn native has always known two things: That she loved to write and was soon smitten with journalism, and that connections and relationships are crucial to one's success. So events, workshops, progrmas, scholarsh...

If you've been listening to this podcast for a while you know that the title of the show is really our mantra for life: Support is Sexy. The intention is to spread this idea of women supporting women to help us ALL move forward powerfully. Because nothing is sexier than women supporting women, and together we WILL change the world. But what I want to focus on today is the tag ine that goes along w...

It's time.    It's 2017, and it's time for you to stop letting fear stop you from doing that thing that you've been thinking about since the start of this month, since the middle of last year, since forever. No more excuses. Time to face down your fear and your ego. Your ego is trying to keep you safe, but it's also causing you to make up stories about how things may go wrong or how you may be emb...

While other girls her age were spending their Saturdays roller skating and playing with friends , Keisha Carter spent her weekends with her mom going to antique jewelry shows. By the time she was in the second grade, the Chicago native was a lover of jewelry design, and even worked with a craftsman to recreate a piece that she still holds precious until this today. Today, Keisha creates precious p...

Wanona Satcher describes herself as a child who was thoughtful, "geeky," and one who never followed status quo. The Atlanta native thought dolls were ridiculous, eschewing them and using them as speed bumps within the neighborhoods she built while playing on her family's living room floor for hours -- fascinated by how things are built and designed. Today as founder of Rejuve, a charitable 501c or...

"Little April gets healed every time I engage in a conversation or action with a family of adoption or the community as an adult." ~April Dinwoodie April Dinwoodie is the adoptive daughter of a loving family in Rhode Island, a family she says created a center of gravity for her, a safe space. While Dinwoodie, who now lives in Harlem, New York, is grateful for a home where she felt grounded, accept...

On this episode I share what I'm calling the 4 c's of Momentum. What I've learned about momentum, what it means, how we get there and what to do when we get there.  The 4 c's are:  Commitment Consistency Courage Continue. Have a listen and let me know what you think about momentum, how it's working for you, how you plan to get it going and what you're doing to keep it going!   Subscribe to Support...

"Count it all joy, my [sisters], when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." -- James 1:1-4   Whether Christian or not, religious or not, you can likely find inspiration in this scripture from the English Standard version of the Bible...

Wendy Wollner has always been loud and loving. Yes, it's possible to be both. As one of few women CEOs whenever she's in the room negotiating with Fortune 500 companies on behalf of her corporate training business, Balancing Life's Issues, Wendy has learned over the past three decades of being an entrepreneur that "For me to be taken seriously, I learned I had to be a little loud." Another thing t...

Shantrelle P. Lewis has always been a woman of vision. From the time she was a little girl growing up in her beloved New Orleans -- assertive, ambitious, clear that she could do anything -- Shantrelle was calling in the law of attraction, placing posters of the college she wanted to go to on her wall (she went), later, the kind of man she wanted to meet (she married him last November) and the best...