Episode 81// Stealing G-Eazy's Postmates, Getting Adjusted to LA and Q&A with my Best Friend
The New Unfiltered by Alexa Curtis
Release Date: 07/17/2019
Heather Emerson: From Prison to A 7-Figure Company
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Heather Emerson is the founder of Prep to Your Door, Texas’s only zero waste meal delivery service. Everything is 100% organic, plant-based, gluten and dairy free. Just like the milk man, they pick up all containers and packaging each week when new delivery is made. Heather went to prison when she was 18 - in this episode we discuss trauma, substance abuse and success.
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Alexa On Body Image, Kim Kardashian & Roe V. Wade
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Alexa On Body Image, Kim Kardashian & Roe V. Wade. Diving into thoughts on body image, how the media portrays women, and the unfortunate reality for women in America right now. Follow Alexa at @alexa_curtis.
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Stacey Ferguson: Investor, Blogger and Queen of Startups
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Stacey Ferguson is the definition of a multi-hyphenate. She is an award-winning, marketing and communications executive, community builder, brand strategist, and startup founder. She launched a career as a blogger and social media influencer at JusticeFergie.com, and co-founded Blogalicious, a seven-figure generating multicultural influencer media agency working with brands such as KIA Motors, Dove, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, and AARP. Stacey is currently the Head of Marketing and Communications for Genius Guild, a $20M venture capital fund investing in diverse founders who serve their...
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WTF Do I Do In A Day
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WHAT DOES ALEXA CURTIS DO ALL DAY!!??! Let's find out :) Follow Alexa & The New Unfiltered on social media at @alexa_curtis and @thenewunfiltered. Join the Be Fearless community at the link in the @befearlesssummit bio!
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Joey Tierney: From Rags to Riches
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Joey Tierney is a f****** boss. Remember when your parents used to tell you to never judge a book by its cover? Well, Joey Tierney is the perfect example of that book. If you had told us that Joey's childhood was anything like we came to found out it was, we would've probably never believed you. After growing up in the system (yes, this blonde hair blue-eyed fashionista grew up in an orphanage) she forced the court system to let her travel to New York when she was a teenager thanks to a ticket a high school boyfriend surprised her with. After spending some time in Los Angeles, Joey got...
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Best-selling Author Neil Fiore Knows How To Stop Procrastinating
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Neil Fiore is an expert on procrastination. As a best-selling author and educator, Neil realized how many grad students he was teaching at UC Berkeley that couldn't stop procrastinating, so he made it his mission to help people pursue their passions without letting themselves get in the way of doing so. Follow Alexa on social media at @alexa_curtis and Be Fearless Summit at @befearlesssummit.
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Defining Business Casual Style with Leslye Young of SY The Label
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During the planning of the UCONN BFS, I had so many of you reaching out asking me what to wear. That question got me thinking...what IS business casual and how can you look business casual on a budget? SY The Label founder Leslye Young is here to advise on her business casual line that's perfect for anyone in their late teens and early 20s. Grab something from the collection at www.sythelabel.com.
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Dave Kerpen: You Can't Sell Yourself Until You Know How To Sell
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Dave Kerpen is a serial entrepreneur and personal mentor of mine. You may be familiar with his work in INC Magazine or many of the books he's published. He's here to tell you how to be the BEST salesperson out there, and that involves selling yourself as a personal brand too. Listen to The New Unfiltered every Monday (sometimes a midweek bonus episode may pop up too!) and join the Fearless community at the link in my bio on Instagram.
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You Are All Pitching Yourselves Wrong
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In a bonus episode this week, Alexa is chiming in on why you shouldn't be contacting the "contact us" form on websites. Plus, she advises on how you should ASK for money when you get a response from a company for a post.
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Serial Entrepreneur Margo Jordan: Enjoy The Journey & Fail Faster
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One major tip from social entrepreneur Margo Jordan: always hold your wine glass, cell phone and napkin in one hand and keep one hand free. Margo is one of my dearest friends and a seriously successful entrepreneur, having founded a company called Chicks With Class in Houston years ago that has since been acquired. She now runs Youth Enrichments, and is an inspiring Black woman making major moves in the educational space.
info_outlineMost of you know that moving to LA was not an easy leap for me to make. I've struggled with making friends, keeping friends, and staying above the noise. There's a few people that I've kept in my circle since the beginning, and Alix is one of those people. We met in a subway station in NY years ago when I was selling Governor's Ball tickets. We'll go into friendships, G-Eazy and what makes LA a special place to live (if you can rise above) during episode 82. Follow Alix on social media at @allips.