Women in Politics - Running for Arkansas Senate
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Ronetta Francis, candidate for Arkansas State Senate District 1, which is home to businesses such as Walmart joins our podcast.
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Women in Politics - Running for City Council
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On today’s episode, I’m joined by Gayatri Agnew who is currently running for office seeking to be elected to City Council Ward 1 Seat 2 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Gen Z Voting in 2020
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Sithara is a student and political organizer working to register college voters in Florida. As a UCLA senior planning to graduate next spring with a degree in biology, she's passionate about turning out the youth vote of her peers and making sure young people’s voices are heard.
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Elections, Politics, and Life Lessons from a Failed Campaign
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On this episode, I chat with movement building expert, and single mom by choice--Amber England. Amber has nearly two decades of experience navigating the political world in Oklahoma. Amber talks about having a career in politics, lessons learned from a failed campaign in 2016, how she thinks about compensation now that she’s a consultant and mom, and how listeners can get engaged starting today with our 2020 elections across the country.
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Yoga, Small-business Pivots, and Getting Sober During Covid-19
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Lynn Hancock, owner of Yoga Story in Bentonville, Arkansas, joins Talk Bravely to talk about owning a yoga studio, Covid, her mentors, and sobriety. Lynn has been a fitness professional for over a decade focusing on yoga, nutrition, and strength training. But she’s also a business superstar - she was able to flip her business and learn an entirely different skill set in order to stay afloat during a pandemic.
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RVing, Camping, and Vacationing During Covid-19
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Tuck yourselves in for a podcast all about vacationing during Covid-19 by RV. I’m affectionately calling this episode - TAKE YOUR DAMN VACATION. On today’s episode, I’ll share our family history of RVing, my 3 key messages about traveling the states in a camper, answer some of the most frequently asked questions about travel by RV.
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Real Estate Investing and the Financial Independence Movement
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Lawyer turned real estate investor Diya Liu joins Talk Bravely. Diya started out as a Big Law attorney but turned to real estate investing and went from $0 to $100k net rental income with vacation rentals in 13 months.
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, and the Stress of Work
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Today we’re talking about all things related to Covid-19 and the office. If you’re just starting out in your career world and faced with anxiety around physically going back to an in-person work environment this summer, coming to the realization that you may NEVER work in a physical space again with co-workers and have anxiety over remote work, OR are an essential worker who is still looking for ways to keep anxiety about in-person working at bay, you’re in the right spot.
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Personal Finance 101: 5 Steps to Start on Your Path to Financial Independence
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Personal finance coach, recovering small business owner, nature lover, and investment junkie Luisa Alberto shares her story and her 5 Steps to get started with Personal Finance. Luisa’s entrepreneurial pursuits have involved some very tough lessons. She gets into some real talk on personal finance, building a career starting from her passion, and how she dug out of debt.
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Becoming a Professional Mountain Biker with 3-Time Cyclocross World Championship Team Member Crystal Anthony
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Professional mountain bike & cyclocross racer for Liv Racing, endurance sport coach, and foodie, Crystal Anthony joins Talk Bravely to share her journey in competitive athletics and competing at the World Championships. We talk all things racing, training, making the decision to leave a steady (and impactful job) and how she finds fulfillment in both racing and coaching others towards their goals.
info_outlineOn today’s episode, I’m joined by Gayatri Agnew, a corporate philanthropy expert and lifelong advocate for women both in the civic and social sphere - who is also currently running for office for the second time. She is seeking to be elected to City Council Ward 1 Seat 2 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Gayatri’s story is absolutely one to inspire any and every woman to look at her community, and ask, “how can I help to make it better for all of our neighbors?” We’ll talk about why City Council is an integral part of our democracy, how she decided to run, the expenses associated with it, and why she wants to make sure every woman has a voice in her community.
What we’re talking about:
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Call to Action: REGISTER TO VOTE and vote.
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What is the City Council and what are they responsible for?
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“My why is my children. I believe and was raised by a mom who taught me, you are a part of the community around you.”
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The two questions her husband asked her before she filed.
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What she did to prepare to run for office.
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How to get involved in local community - nonprofit boards, standing committees, elected office, government activities (poll workers or hotline call centers)
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“There’s not one way to serve. There’s not one way to build community.”
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Gayatri achieved a major win in her 2018 run for state legislature where she petitioned the state of Arkansas to allow campaign funds to be used for childcare.
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Less than 5% of members serving in Congress are moms. Gayatri serves on the board of VoteMama.org to help women with young children who want to run for office.
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How much money needs to be raised to run for a city council seat in a micropolitan like ours.
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Gayatri’s philosophy on fundraising for campaigns.
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The importance of census data and how cool it is that Gayatri nerds out on alllll the things we’d want a city council member to nerd out on.
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“I care about Bentonville… and when you care about something - you take care of it.”
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DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER TO VOTE - AND TURN OUT TO THE POLLS!!! NOVEMBER 3RD IS ELECTION DAY
Contact Gayatri and Register to Vote:
Twitter: @gayatriagnew