Support is Sexy

Hey, you! Whaddya want?

No, really. What do you want?

Seriously. Have you given that some real thought lately? Beyond your to-do list, what's your vision for what you want, the life you want to creat…

From very early on in her childhood, Abiola Abrams learned the importance of finding her own voice, being herself and creating her own path. As the daughter of immigrant parents who came to the Unite…

This weekend, or whatever day it is that you happen upon this episode, be sure you have some YOU time in your schedule. YOU time is your time to replenish, to have some breathing space, to meditate, …

fayemi shakur is a rebel, a quiet rebel, but a rebel nonetheless. Artistic as a child from the very beginning, hip hop, photography, art and an interest in social justice shaped her life early on, bu…

When Monique Alvarez was in college pursuing a degree in communications, she knew one thing: It wasn't for her. The Syracuse, New York, native dreamt of moving to New York City and getting a career i…

"For now is not forever..."

This is a new mantra I've adopted thanks to the wisdom of one of my best friends, Erica, who said this phrase to me when I spoke to her about my trepidation about a move I…

Julie Chan did everything she was supposed to do. She grew up on New York's Lower East side with hardworking parents who were immigrants from China and very focused on education for their children, s…

We all love a little something sexy... I don't care who you are. Something sexy is that thing that turns you on, that lights you up. And at the end of each Support is Sexy podcast episode, when I say…

If you're like me, you have areas of your life where, yes, you've gone big, and yes, you've accomplished some, and sure, you're proud of that. But you also have areas where, if you're really honest w…

"Never let them see you cry..." was some of the worst advice that conscious business coach Julie Zuzek says she has ever received during her 20-year corporate career. Instead of being the "tough guy"…

For Kelly Roach, CEO of Kelly Roach Coaching, the word "no" is not the ending, it is just the beginning. Since she was a little girl growing up with her big family in Pennsylvania, Kelly says she hea…

Filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu first fell in love with film when her mother took her to see Gordon Parks's classic film, The Learning Tree, at a local film festival when she was a child. Since then, the N…

When it comes to decisions in your business, in your career, in your life, in your relationships, are you making it about an either/or choice? Have you even considered the possibility of a both/and e…

Dr. Yaba Blay takes this work seriously. Very seriously. And she creates content that celebrates the beauty and joy and being of Black women and girls decidedly. Purposely.

Dr. Blay -- who holds he…

For Abbey LeVine, being an entrepreneur means you have to be in a constant state of creation, a constant state of evolution and a constant state of love and surrender. Love of what you're doing is wh…

Anita Belle knew just two years into her professional career that events and event planning was her passion -- something that she'd love to do -- but it was 12 years before she decided to make a jump…

For Neha Choudhary, her journey to becoming an entrepreneur based in Dubai all led back to one thing: family. After attending college at Northwestern University in Chicago, and then working as an ana…

There is a moment within this episode where I talk about how not accepting support has pushed some of us so far that we end up doing things to hurt ourselves..............

There is a long pause aft…

Author, investor and serial entrepreneur Lauren Maillian has always been about deciding what matters and doing her best to make it work. Whether it was deciding that she wanted autonomy over her own …

"I can twerk and not be judged, because that's part of my workout and it's making me sweat!"

There lies the genius in Akinah Rahmaan's hit fitness lifestyle brand, Banana Skirt Productions. In her wo…