S4: EP11 The Gift of Presence
Joy Economics Podcast
Melissa Mueller-Douglas is all about living in the moment. As the founder and CEO of MYRetreat, she’s passionate about helping professionals slow down, schedule self-care and achieve wellness. Tune in to the latest episode of Joy Economics where we bring value to life’s everyday moments and embark on an amazing mindful journey.
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S4: EP10 Off Script
Joy Economics Podcast
"How can we find the things we're looking if we can't even admit them to ourselves?" CEO and Host of the JOY Economics, Shani Godwin, is no stranger to pain. In this episode, she shares how she found her voice and the courage to stand in her power by confronting shame, fear and self-limiting doubt hiding in the shadows of her life and was able to rise above her own self-imposed narratives to write a new story.
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S4: EP9 More Meddling
Joy Economics Podcast
Toyin Adon-Abel, Jr. is no stranger when it comes to sticking his nose into the business of big brands.
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S4E8 Meddling Minds
Joy Economics Podcast
Toyin Adon-Abel Jr. is a bona fide meddler. He is not afraid or worried about sticking his nose into the business of big brands and challenging them to use their influence for the greater good. As an experienced marketer, Toyin is now on a mission to combine his marketing and his meddling skills which is why he started Meddling Minds Agency, a network of socially conscious professionals and creatives leveraging the power of marketing to help aspirational brands find purpose and empower communities.
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S4:E7 Prepare to Launch
Joy Economics Podcast
We're all launchers. Whether you realize it or not, you have the ability and the opportunity each day to launch something new. But what does it really mean to launch something? In this episode of Joy Economics, we'll lean on some evergreen advice about how to take the fear out of launching something new from business leaders Shane Benson and David Farmer, Chick-fil-A Executives and Co-Founders of Launch Youniversity and Becky Davis, Chief Bosspreneur and Business Growth Architect.
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S4:E6 Emerge
Joy Economics Podcast
Trying to advance your career as a women of color isn't always easy. That's where Fern Johnson comes in. She created Career Sisters as a safe haven for women of color to learn, grow, share and emerge as powerful business leaders, ready to take on the world. Listen to her powerful story on this episode of Joy Economics.
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S4:E5 Off Script: Finding Your True Self In the Midst of Extreme Loss and Suffering
Joy Economics Podcast
You are not your job. This is a powerful lesson that Communiqué CEO, Shani Godwin, learned from her dad after a season of devastating loss. Listen in as she candidly shares what depression, divorce and the death of her father taught her about her life and identity and how she’s used those lessons to redefine herself and how you can too—no matter what’s happening in your life or business right now.
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S4:E4 Creating Space
Joy Economics Podcast
With so many businesses facing the possibility of permanently shutting their doors, we wanted to revisit our timely conversation with Dr. Kelly Burton, CEO of Founders of Color, a digital platform to help minority-owned businesses scale and grow. Listen in as she shares her story, unpacks the challenges faced by businesses of color, and provides actionable steps for moving forward.
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S4:E3 Perfect Your Pivot
Joy Economics Podcast
On Joy Economics, we believe in working and living with a fighting spirit, and apparently, so does Matt Hinton, creator and owner of Bell St. Burritos. He is taking the time to reinvent himself and his business. Learn how he is doing just that in this episode of Joy Economics.
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S4:E2 Taking a Stand (Part 2)
Joy Economics Podcast
If you tuned into Part 1 of our candid conversation with Elizabeth Giorgi then you learned that for her doing good business doesn’t just mean producing highly-converting content. It also means having the courage to take a stand. She’s done just that while fighting for gender and now racial equality. Tune into the second half of our conversation as we celebrate the resilience of small businesses and learn how Liz finds joy and the energy to keep pursuing what’s next.
info_outline"Where you start does not have to dictate where you finish." This powerful theme is at the heart of CJ Stewart’s life story. Stewart is the CEO of Diamond Directors and Executive Director of L.E.A.D (Launch, Expose, Advise, Direct). He grew up in one of the most dangerous housing projects in Atlanta, Georgia. Despite the odds stacked against him and with the help of his community and strangers who saw his potential, Stewart went on to play competitive high school and college baseball and was eventually drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
In this candid conversation with Joy Economics host, Shani Godwin, learn more about Stewart’s rise and find out how he is building a legacy by not only training future baseball stars, but impacting at risk, inner-city, minority youth facing insurmountable odds just like he did so many years ago.
Get ready to be inspired and motivated to make your own change in the world!