“Up until 2011, neither the VA or HUD even counted homeless women veterans as a homeless population. They didn’t even know that they existed or tracked them!” Our featured guest today is Jas Boothe. Fmr. Army Major Jas Boothe is a Chicago Native, Disabled Veteran, Cancer Survivor, Filmmaker and Speaker who gave over 17 years of…
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Dream Drivers are out here killing it! This week we chat with Shauna Hollinger – a longtime listener and the creator of the Instagram brand and page @blaq.vegan. As a full time employee and busy mother of 2, she creates meals that are simple, easy, and plant based. In just 10 months, her online following…
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“With an eye and vision for the future, I saw that tech was an ecosystem that people of color were not participating in.” Our featured guest today is Christina Lewis. Christina Lewis is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of All Star Code, a computer science nonprofit that empowers Black and Latino young men with skills,…
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Where would Oprah be if she quit her dream three years in? Host Rana Campbell talks about why it’s so important for us to find joy along our journeys, examine moments of learning, and celebrate just how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go. Join in on the conversation on social…
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Be honest with yourself about what you’re good at doing! Today, C. David Moody Jr. returns to Trailblazers.FM for his second feature on the podcast. Sir David was one of my very first guests way back on episode 11. Charles David Moody, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer of C.D. Moody Construction Company,…
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Peter Rojas loves gadgets and made a career around sharing the stories behind the devices, including vintage mobile phones. Christie Pitts worked on the front lines of consumer device sales at Verizon. Today, they’re both VCs investing in startups – Peter at Betaworks, and Christie at Backstage Capital. But, while they look toward the future…
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What’s the formula to successfully sustaining an evolving career? How do you keep going when new opportunities and challenges arise? We chat with – Renae Bluitt a Brooklyn-based digital content creator, filmmaker, and PR strategist. Renae is a student and curator of the Black woman’s narrative – a passion she recently channeled into her first…
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Every Black History Month we celebrate our Black athletes, civil rights leaders and artists. But too often we overlook our legacy as Black entrepreneurs, business owners and executives, despite having just as deep a legacy in those areas. Today, Alfred Edmond Jr. returns to Trailblazers.FM for his third feature and second of what we hope…
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For this week’s episode, we sit down with Columbus, Mississippi native D. Horton. We talk his upbringing, early influences in hip-hop, advice he received from Scotty ATL and more. Plus he tells us an ill story of meeting Cee-Lo as a child. Follow D. Horton on Twitter: @KS_DHorton Follow Last Name Good on Twitter: @LastNameGood…
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WHAT ARE THE LAWS OF CREATING WEALTH? Our featured trailblazer today is Dr. Dennis Kimbro. He’s spent his entire career interviewing peak performers all over the world, and gleaning the best ideas, strategies and success principles from their words. He’s heard the same things enough times to know that all people who succeed tend to follow…
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