Interviews

  • Becoming A Social Entrepreneur With Felecia Hatcher

    This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with Felecia Hatcher of Code Fever Miami and Black Tech Week. Felecia Hatcher is a White House Award-winning entrepreneur, badass business rainmaker, best selling author, globally sought-after speaker, media darling, mother, and Founder of Code Fever and Black Tech Week. She is also the rather awesome former […]

  • Creating Your Own Opportunity With Ed Roth

    This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with Brooklyn-based graphic designer Ed Roth of Stencil1. Stencil1 sells Ed’s iconic line of stencil’s and modern DIY tools. He has spent 13 years growing his stencil company and has been featured by Martha Stewart, The New York Times, ReadyMade, and Country Living. Ed has also done […]

  • Growing A Business On A Small Budget With Lindsay White

    Lindsay White of Lot 801 shares how she started her children’s clothing line, the light bulb moment that made her take PR seriously, how she leverages celebrity relationships to grow her brand and her keys to success

    This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with Lindsay White of Lot 801. Lot801 is a children’s brand for the curious little’s and mums who love practical style. After building her brand so quickly through social media and PR, other small shop owners took notice and started contacting her with questions on how they […]

  • Blogging Best Practices With Tamara Floyd

    Blogging can still be profitable if you have the right strategy. In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, Tamara Floyd of Natural Hair Rules shares how she got started as a blogger, SEO best practices, staying consistent and how failure can be valuable.

    This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with Tamara Floyd an award-winning blogger and part-time superhero. Tamara started her blog, Natural Hair Rules.com in 2008 as a creative outlet and online natural hair journal. Over the years it has garnered more than one million monthly pageviews and a following nearly 700,000 across all social […]

  • Pivoting to Build A Better Business with Jess Peterson

    Have you had to pivot in your business? Jess Peterson of Mighty Oak, shares her story of pivoting and niching down to build a better business.

    This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with Jess Peterson. Jess is the CEO & Creative Producer of Mighty Oak, a creative studio that specializes in hand-made animation and design. Since launching in May 2015, their series of commercials, gifs, and editorial videos have been viewed millions of times, receiving acclaim from the ACLU, […]

  • Leaving The Safety Net Of Your Salary To Pursue Art With Christa David Myers

    Thinking of pursuing art as a full time career? Artist Christa David shares why she left her six figure salary to pursue art, how to evaluate your life situation to decide if taking the leap is right for you, marketing yourself as a full time artist and avoiding the comparison bug. Click through to listen.

    This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with public health researcher turned painter Christa David. Christa is a mixed media artist fusing the mediums of painting, collage and assemblage to discuss themes of faith, power, politics and identity. In September 2016, after years of “making art in the cracks” (nights and weekends) along side […]

  • The Power Of Visual Content With XayLi Barclay

    The Power Of Visual Content With XayLi Barclay

      This week on Pimp Your Brilliance, I’m chatting with visual coach and influencer XayLi Barclay. If you aren’t familiar with XayLi, she teaches aspiring Infopreneurs and Influencers how to use visual content more effectively to be more visible, valuable and to elevate their online presence. She also loves creating videos. In this episode, we […]

  • The Realities Of Running A Product Based Business With Casey Sibley

    The Realities Of Running A Product Based Business With Casey Sibley

    On this week’s episode, I’m chatting with Casey Sibley of Casey D. Sibley Art + Design. If you aren’t familiar with Casey’s work, she designs textiles for home goods and accessories. She has built an online retail and wholesale business from scratch, and has sold her products in over 50 stores across the U.S. and […]

  • Taking The Leap and Fighting The Fear With Alisha Robertson

    Taking The Leap and Fighting The Fear With Alisha Robertson

    On this week’s episode, I’m chatting with Alisha Robertson of TheAlishaNicole.com. What started out as a conversation about becoming an author through self-publishing shifted into a thoughtful chat about fear and what’s really holding people back. It was so good. Lots of really useful insight was shared. If you aren’t familiar with Alisha, she is […]