This dream driving life isn't always easy, but its possible. In our new Keys To Success series - our guests are keeping it real on the key things they've had to focus in on as putting their dreams in motion. Listen in as Lucky Girl Rosé founder Akilah Releford Gould shares her three keys to success while launching the brand (just a month ago!) and how she's navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship as a new, working mom. Akilah's Keys To Success: 1. Work Ethic 2. Know Your Why 3. Gratitude S...
Aug 20, 2024•31 min•Ep. 398
Listen in as Afro Unicorn founder April Showers details the path and journey she took to being the first black woman to own a licensed character brand being sold in major retailers across the country in over 20+ categories. If you want to make an impact, you gotta put that pedal to the metal. Marathon Mindset. Period. Some of the things we talk about in this episode include: - How growing up in Los Angeles influenced April's early hustler mentality - What April's former careers in real estate an...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 397
Guess what? You have the secret sauce no matter what you're going through right now. Listen in as entrepreneur, business expert, and media personality Vivian Kaye shares her #dreamdriving journey and the ONE thing you need to be aware of in order to put your dreams in drive. Vivian shares how - as the founder of KinkyCurlyYaki (acquired), a premium textured hair extension brand for Black women - she was able to bootstrap the business to over $6 million in revenue as an immigrant, college dropout...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 396
The Cupcake Collection founder Mignon Francois shares how taking a chance and flipping her last $5 turned into a legacy with over five million cupcakes sold to date. "I realized I could be sick and tired but I couldn't be both," said Mignon Francois - speaker, entrepreneur, community leader and founder of The Cupcake Collection. On this episode, Mignon dives into how she was able to get out of debt and brokenness - by founding The Cupcake Collection in 2008, on the last $5 she had to feed her fa...
Jul 24, 2024•56 min•Ep. 395
How can one of the most tramautic experiences of your life lead you towards new beginnings? Meet Camila Crews, founder of Sorry For Your Loss (Cards). Camila has worked in PR and communications for some of your favorite brands, having had a part of developing and executing campaigns for critically acclaimed films like Universal’s US, Sony’s The Woman King, Apple TV’s Ted Lasso and more. SFYLC provides support to individuals who are grieving. The company utilizes greeting cards as a vehicle to he...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 394
What are 3 essential things you need in your #dreamdriving toolkit as you embark on getting out of NEUTRAL and into DRIVE? This week I share the three keys that have been helping me navigate current life moments and why I think you need these long the journey, too. *SUBSCRIBE TO "THE KEYS" NEWSLETTER: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join *Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: *http://twitter.com/dreamsindrive *http://instagram.com/dreamsindrive *Follow Rana on Social: *http://instagram.com/rainshineluv...
Jul 12, 2024•20 min•Ep. 393
Black People Die By Suicide Too co-founders T-kea Blackman and Jordan Scott chat with me about their road to building a non-profit focused on normalizing the conversation about suicide in the Black Community. We talk about the importance of mental health and mental wellness (including actionable tips, support + resources) and why these conversations are so pivotal for those along the #dreamdriving journey. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER – THE KEYS: https://www.dreamsindrive.com/join FIND THE ...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 392
Trying to build or scale your brand? Here’s what Beauty CEO Melissa Butler says you need to know. In this episode, The Lip Bar CEO and Founder Melissa Butler shares the keys to growing and scaling her beauty empire while growing as a person and business owner. We first spoke to Melissa in 2017 on EP 119 and she shares in details there how she went from stock broker to beauty entrepreneur. In this update episode Melissa details how much she and THE LIP BAR have grown since 2017 and shares some of...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 391
Let's talk about money! CFA Jason Blumstein helps us debunk some finance myths and provides practicable, actionable advice that we can start implementing to start building wealth today. Hey Dream Drivers - Today on the podcast we have Jason Blumstein, CFA®, CEO and Founder of Julius Wealth Advisors, LLC, a boutique wealth advisory providing concierge advantages. We are going to be talking about how you can BUILD WEALTH BY CHOICE. I know money, funding, financial independence, and wealth building...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 390
It can be tough when you feel like everyone else is achieving the dream faster than you. Assuming, you're actively trying to make a dream happen...what do you do? Listen in as Rana responds to a listener question and shares 4 key reminders about the #dreamdriving journey. What else would you add to this conversation? *SUBSCRIBE TO "THE KEYS" NEWSLETTER: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join *Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: *http://twitter.com/dreamsindrive *http://instagram.com/dreamsindrive *Foll...
Jun 01, 2024•15 min•Ep. 389
It's my 33rd birthday and I'm reflecting on the many truths and (questions) in my life right now. Sharing the many lessons I learned over the past year and the many areas of life that I'll be exploring in this coming year. Most importantly, I want you to know you're not alone. Though we're all trying to figure out "what's next" - there's so much to look forward to along this #dreamdriving journey. *SUBSCRIBE TO "THE KEYS" NEWSLETTER: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join *Follow Dreams In Drive on S...
May 20, 2024•24 min•Ep. 388
Maya & Brian Smith share how they built their wildly popular The Doux Haircare brand by focusing on solving their customers' problems and staying true to their purpose, values, and vision to make salon- quality products accessible to all. Learn how they went from operating salons and brand building overseas while Brian was in the military to navigating the nuances of matrimony, parenthood to FIVE sons, and their own creative pursuits. More on Maya & Brian Smith below: Meet Maya Smith and...
May 06, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 387
How Hannah Williams went from corporate employee to viral content creator and the steps she is taking to shine a light on salary transparency. Ever since she was a kid, Hannah Williams had a passion for injustice. Fast forward to navigating post-college, Hannah found herself navigating the work-world and advocating for better pay. Five jobs and 2.5 years later, Hannah was frustrated with the lack of salary transparency and decided to document her story. Soon, the series/brand as we know it - Sal...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 386
What would it take for you to leave the only life and rule system you've known to start anew and embark on a life-changing journey? Reuben and Sherri Johnson- aka the FlyDuo® - are the co-founders of Fly MediaProductions, an award-winning, non-traditional brand agency obsessed with destigmatizing pleasure. Reuben and Sherri open up about their experience leaving the Jehovah Witness religious organization and how they started prioritizing their own sex-positive healing journeys. The couple share ...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 385
So how do you go from a Target Intern to having your own stationary brand on all Target shelves across the country? Jasmin Foster did it and she's here to tell her story. As a kid, Jasmin Foster never dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur. She was ambitious, curious, and determined to climb the corporate ladder. A college internship at Target changed her life and eventually led her to a growing career as a top buyer at the company, where she became the "entrepreneur's best friend." After switching...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 384
"You've got to save yourself! The Promised Land is wherever you are. Don't waste time wasting time!" Six years later, and these words from Jenifer Lewis still ring true. It seems fitting this week to take it back to 2018 (episode 145) when I first chatted with the LEGENDARY actress Jenifer Lewis as she shares her #dreamdriving journey and why nothing was going to kill her dream! Jenifer talks her struggles with mental illness, getting herself "unfrozen."/seeking help, writing her book The Mother...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 383
Danie's Natural Juice Blends founder Danielle Marshall shares how a pre-diabetic diagnosis launched her into the world of food entrepreneurship. In the driver's seat - we have Certified Juice Therapist, Danielle “Danie” Marshall - whose strong passion for holistic healing of the mind, body, and spirit led her down the entrepreneurial path. After receiving a Type-II pre-diabetes diagnosis in 2011, Danie began cold-pressed juicing as part of a lifestyle change, and as a result, dropped 60 lbs. and...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 382
"If you want to change your life, you must do the work." Alexis Wilson - social entrepreneur, speaker, and the CEO of Exalt Management - shares her personal #dreamdriving journey and how you can break free from mental constraints while elevating to new heights in both your personal life and career. Alexis has devoted over half a decade to researching how humans can be renewed in mind, body and spirit, and has in turn identified efficient tools and practices for life transformation and elevation....
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 381
Whose values and definition of success are defining the path you’ve set out on? This week we’re chatting with Brittany Dandy - an established producer, journalist and digital marketer who’s helped growing business owners and corporate giants like MTV, Google, Toyota tell mindful and profitable stories. Brittany opens up on this episode about her journey as she navigates the trifecta between ambition, womanhood, and motherhood. She takes us along her own life journey as she navigates what it mean...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 380
It's never too late to start over. Despite your age, life circumstances, or past...all you need to is turn within, question yourself, and start taking action. This week we're chatting with Cheri Syphax - CEO of Phax Entertainment Group and co-owner of Booker's Restaurant and Bayou Lounge in West Philadelphia - who decided to turn a second act in her life- and start living boldly and abundantly! So many of think we can’t reinvent ourselves…that we can’t start over…that what was…always has to be w...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 379
Freelance writer, editor, producer and on-camera correspondent Brande Victorian opens up about the peaks and valleys of her career as a journalist and what has kept her going through it all. So honored to have Brande Victorian as a guest on the podcast this week. Brande was one of the first editors who believed in my written abilities back in the day when I wrote for MadameNoire after college. I've been following her career since and have been inspired by her moves from iOne to Essence…and now T...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 378
Odessa Jenkins shares how she is achieving her dream of dominating both on and off the field and helping other women find their way as well. How did she do it? Meet Odessa "OJ" Jenkins - a successful tech/SAAS business executive, CEO of Bonfire Women, and founder of the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC). As a disrupter in sports, Jenkins has built one of the premier sports leagues in the country, creating opportunities, inclusion, and equity in football for women and girls. Odessa shar...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 377
Blogger turned DJ - Ty Alexander - shares the journey that got her here, and why not being afraid to "do all the things" unleashed for her a new path to chasing joy and success. Four words: It's never too late. 2020 changed life as we know it for so many of us. For wellness blogger, author, speaker, and podcaster Ty Alexander - it rocked her life in a good way - unleashing for her the opportunity to pursue her interest in learning how to become a DJ - a passion that had been laying dormant withi...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 376
Learn the steps you can take in 2024 to be on the way to true financial freedom! Back in the guest chair is money expert Jamila Souffrant who will teach us dream drivers how we can cruise towards wealth and happiness as we tackle our #dreamdriving goals. Jamila Souffrant is the author of the new book "Your Journey To Financial Freedom A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness" and the host of the Journey To Launch podcast. She is considered a go- to thought leader in the personal fi...
Jan 08, 2024•51 min•Ep. 375
"It's only crazy until it happens." In this throwback episode from 2022, we meet Paulana Lamonier - founder of Black People Will Swim, a purpose-driven organization working to smash the stereotype that Black people don’t swim. Paulana's on a mission to open the first Black-owned swimming facility and she won't stop until the dream is complete. This is her journey, her story on how she's gotten to this point. Hop in, and welcome to the ride. Note: Since this episode first went live last year, Pau...
Dec 15, 2023•58 min•Ep. 374
When Georgia Dawkins entered college at Florida A&M University, she had dreams of working in media and being a journalism star. Over the course of a decade, those dreams came true. Still, though, a desire to pursue something more for herself remained. On this episode - this producer extraordinaire, author - and now comedian - details her journey to discovering her power, enlisting her natural gifts, and taking a risk on herself to explore new passions and dream. Some of the things we discuss...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 373
Host Rana Campbell shares what you do can do the next time you feel like you're not at where you want to be in life. She also takes us down a quick trip down memory lane as she reflects on some of the stops she's made along this #dreamdriving journey. *SHOP DREAMS IN DRIVE MERCHANDISE: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/shop *SUBSCRIBE TO "THE KEYS" NEWSLETTER: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join *DONATE TO DREAMS IN DRIVE: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/donate *SHOP THE DREAMS IN DRIVE BOOKSTORE: http://...
Dec 01, 2023•22 min•Ep. 372
Meet Rackeda Roper, the Jamaican-born 27-year-old serial entrepreneur, Army veteran and visionary force behind Exquisite Enterprise - event staffing, event spaces and event rentals. Rackeda aka "Keda" shares her life journey from Jamaica to America and how an early knack for hustling and sales led her onto the entrepreneurial path within the events industry that has been filled with wins, losses, roadblocks, pivots , revelations and more. Rackeda opens up about the reality of taking risks and "l...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 371
When you feel stuck, sometimes surrendering to the pivots that present are the key to finding success. On this episode, TargetWhileBlack (and RetailWhileBlack) founder Marissa Kearney, a content creator using her platform to highlight Black-owned and Black-founded brands while bridging a gap between retailers and consumers. Marissa shares her journey from teenage mom to teacher to influencer helping hundreds of thousands of followers across social. From starting TargetWhileBlack on a whim during...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 370
Sometimes along the #dreamdriving we get stuck. What do you do? Rana shares 5 things that she does that can help you get out of neutral and start moving towards your dreams. These are all very simple and easy ways to get your confidence back up and sense of purpose reignited--all so that you can hit the road strong! *SHOP DREAMS IN DRIVE MERCHANDISE: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/shop *SUBSCRIBE TO "THE KEYS" NEWSLETTER: http://www.dreamsindrive.com/join *DONATE TO DREAMS IN DRIVE: http://www.dre...
Nov 02, 2023•16 min•Ep. 369
