Quiana Darden is a freelance writer who discovered a way to replace her full time job in education after 6 months of launching her writing business. Now, not only does Quiana work part time making a full time earning in writing, she’s created the Write For Profit program, teaching current and aspiring writers how they can do the same! She teaches writers how to pitch, find a niche & build proper systems that drive and scale their businesses! She believes in defining what freedom is to her, living it & helping others do the same.

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Season 2, Episode 4 - Quiana Darden

Erica Johnson is the CEO & Creative Director of E-Partners Marketing Inc. Her work includes marketing, design, public relations & brand strategy to guide entrepreneurs in attracting their key customers. She also has a podcast called, “The Content Cure.co” where she covers topics from social media to blogging, addressing key issues entrepreneurs have when it comes to creating content. Plus, Erica shares all about not giving up on yourself & why 2020 was her best year yet in business!

Season 2, Episode 3 - Erica Johnson

❣️?❣️This episode of RareMaven: The Podcast is featuring guest Olivia Anthony & is all about how she’s been thriving in her clothing line, 90s fashion & how it has transformed the culture!⠀ ⠀ ❣️Olivia is the CEO & Founder of Livstreetwear @livstreetwear , a clothing brand that pays homage to the 90s athleisure style. She launched the brand in college & now her brand has been featured in Teen Vogue, Refinery 29 and Complex to name a few.⠀ ⠀ ❣️We hear all about how she built her brand, tips on thriving in the fashion industry & creating a legacy.⠀ ⠀ ❣️?❣️Be sure to like, share & subscribe to the podcast!

Season 2, Episode 2 - Olivia Anthony, Livstreetwear

???Ann Marie Appiah Swatson is the Founder of Painted Pink @paintedpink4bc ?Painted Pink is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to educating & empowering every millennial about breast health. Ann Marie got the idea of starting the organization after her own breast cancer scare and decided to create resources for other women who have breast cancer and spread awareness by teaching others how to live a “purposely pink” lifestyle including fitness, nutrition and clean beauty practices. ?Join us as we chat all about why it’s important to know our status as millennial black women and what it takes to be a leader in your business! ? To keep up with the podcast subscribe to our page & be sure to like and share your thoughts!

Season 2, Episode 1 - Ann Marie Appiah Swatson

On our final episode of Season 1 of RareMaven: The Podcast we are thrilled to have Gabriella Layne-Avery, Founder of Strut Communications, LLC.! Gabriella lives, breathes & helps women & minority owned businesses "strut to success" in content marketing & PR. ⠀ ⠀ In this episode we learn about why we must pivot in what we do & how aunthentic content and signature PR strategies can move your brand forward no matter what you dream to do!⠀ ⠀ To keep up with the podcast subscribe to our podcast & follow us @raremavenmedia on IG for updates! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #raremaven #girlboss #contentmarketing #pivot #struttosuccess #blackwomeninbusiness #femaleempowerment #PR #businessstrategy #beyourownboss

Season 1, Episode 31 - Gabriella Layne-Avery

Janice Miyoshi Days is the Founder of Hate The Dot, a wellness company that is turning menstrual cycles into self care rituals! Janice is on a mission to educate and empower women about how we can be more in tune with our bodies & why it connects to our overall physical, emotional, spiritual & mental well-being. In 2021, Hate The Dot is launching their subscription service where each month customers will receive carefully selected feminine and self care products to ensure each period is an experience of rest, relaxation & recharging. Janice is committed to women’s health & well-being, especially black women and she advocates for us to have access to feminine care products & for our voices to be heard when it comes to our health because it is a need and it’s our right.

Season 1, Episode 30 - Janice Miyoshi Days, Hate The Dot

Faith is the author of A Word to the Wise: Lessons I Learned at 22, a book dedicated to helping young women conquer life after graduation. She uses the book’s social media platform, @awordtothewisebook, to expound on topics in her book and continue to share wisdom to help women in their 20’s. Faith serves as an in-house production editor for LifeWay Christian Resources and does freelance work as well. When she is not working with words or dancing, Faith enjoys attending sporting events and volunteering in her local church. To learn more about Faith, visit www.yvonnefaithrussell.com

Season 1, Episode 29 - Yvonne Faith Russell

Esi Gillo is the Co-Founder of DIFFvelopment and she is all about building generational wealth, starting with the youth in mind.⠀ ⠀ On this episode we chat all about Esi's passion in providing resources and financial education for college students in becoming entrepreneurs & building healthy money habits. Also, we hear how she came to learn about the realities of employment discrimination among black people in America & why entreneurship is key for us to have true upward mobility.⠀ ⠀ To keep up with the podcast follow us @raremavenmedia & be sure to like, share & comment! #raremaven #blackentrepreneurs #blackwomeninbusiness

Season 1, Episode 28 - Esi Gillo, DIFFvelopment

Jendayi Jackson is the CEO & Founder of Jendayi Asha Creative & Honey Social Co. Her work includes photography, brand strategy & design for businesses and brands. From the corporate world to a complete boss, Jendayi creates signature content for her clients that’s beautiful, polished and purposeful. Her brand Honey Social Co. provides stock imagery primarily for black women owned brands, that she says gives, “honey, brown sugar and cinnamon for the soul.” Jendayi encourages spiritual grounding & her love for the arts & culture fill her with constant inspiration to keep creating & empower the masses.

Season 1, Episode 27 - Jendayi Jackson, Jendayi Asha Creative

Elizabeth A. Strickland, M.A. is a speaker, business coach and CEO & Founder of a non-profit 501c(3) organization, Women Anointed to Lead in the Kingdom, also known as W.A.L.K., Inc. Hailing from Chicago, IL, Elizabeth is determined to walk in purpose and pursue her passions. Elizabeth specializes in teaching women how to discover their purpose by taking a strategic Christ-centered approach. She is passionate about the leadership development of women in various leadership capacities and enjoys working with emerging female leaders.

Season 1, Episode 26 - Elizabeth Strickland

Koereyelle is a former educator who managed to turn her $32K teaching salary into a six-figure brand. She’s the Founder of WERK University – the First Black-Woman-Owned trade school for women of color. It’s program shows students how to start a new stream using their existing skills. At Werk University the mission is to connect women of color with the resources they need so they can save themselves, stop living paycheck to paycheck and make impact on the world.

Season 1, Episode 25 - Koereyelle, Werk University

Ferriss Mason is the Founder and CEO of Come Up Markets aka Come Up LA. Come Up LA is a monthly marketplace for focused on local Black owned brands, businesses, creatives and entrepreneurs. The collective goal of Come Up Markets is to harness our shared spending power and work communally to achieve this. Doing so in a supportive and organized fashion so as to affect and effect change and create active socio-economic transformation, while working towards creating generational wealth within our community.

Season 1, Episode 24 - Ferriss Mason, Come Up Markets

Allison Retina Stewart is a creative entrepreneur, Parsons School of Design honor Alumni and New York City transplant from Houston, Texas; currently working in Media. Her background includes Creative Direction, Branding, and Visual Content Development for elite media and sports brands including Nike, Jordan, NBA, Refinery29, Fightball, and Glossier amongst others. Allison founded Free Juice as a platform for like-minded individuals, who are established or aspiring entrepreneurs, to connect and share ideas and resources. Her goal is to create a space that facilitates building a strong, diverse network in conjunction with providing knowledge on building an independent business.

Allison Retina Stewart, Free Juice

Tiffany Drysdale-Lombardo is the founder and CEO of Knotty NYC, a luxury mobile beauty bar based in NYC. As seen in Refinery29, The Zoe Report and Squarespace, Knotty NYC is an innovative niche beauty brand offering at-home hair, nails, and makeup services. After you book an appointment, they send a professionally trained and licensed beauty pro to your front door! What makes the brand unique are the services catering to the needs of women of color! They focus on offering natural hairstyling options like box braids, faux locs, and feed-in cornrows. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, Tiffany identified a gap in the beauty space, and her idea for the brand grew out of her own need for mobile beauty services.

Season 1, Episode 22 - Tiffany Drysdale-Lombardo, Knotty NYC

D’Shonda Brown is a Publicist, Writer, Mental Health Advocate and the Founder of Gold Blooded Communications. D’Shonda started out from humble beginnings in Brooklyn, NY where she was engulfed in the arts, culture and community. After graduating college, D’Shonda launched Gold Blooded Communications upon realizing that she had acquired all she needed to build her own empire. The goal of her company is to promote an understanding and highlight positive representations of millennial artists of color in music, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Some of her clients include rapper Mulatto from the hit series the rap game, reality star Chinese Kitty and one of our beloved RareMavens, Alechia Reese. D’Shonda also has her own blog called, “Signed, Shonda,” and she’s a freelance writer for publications including Blavity, XO Necole and Hello Beautiful. In 2019, she became Mental Health First Aid Certified for adults and children, and graduated from the Advocacy Ambassador Program by National Alliance on Mental Illness. She says, she wants people to think of her as “the bestie that they feel like they have when they can’t talk to other people.”

Season 1, Episode 21 - D’Shonda Brown, Gold Blooded Communications

RareMaven: The Podcast is a series that explores the journey in entrepreneurship for millennial black women & how they stay motivated & inspired to own their vision while creating new possibilities.

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