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Beating The Odds Podcast Beating The Odds
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“Beating the Odds” is a podcast full of inspiration and advice from minority entrepreneurs that have overcome obstacles to build successful businesses. Each episode details their journey to success, and the issues that can sidetrack a business. Many of the challenges are unique to minority entrepreneurs while others are faced by all business owners. Some of the companies featured are large, some are small; but each story provides valuable lessons and inspiration to anyone who wants to succeed on their own. Listen, learn, and beat the odds!
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Cha Community: Jaja Chen
As the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Jaja grew up in Norman, Oklahoma and Taiwan. After starting her career in social work, she and her husband decided to start a "pop up" boba tea stand in Waco, Texas. From that small start, they now have multiple locations and 27 employees! Listen to her inspiring story.
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Recovery Mobile Clinic: Jordana Latozas
As a nurse in Detroit, Jordana Latozas has had a front row seat to the devastation of the opioid epidemic and she knew she had to do something. So she bought an old RV and converted it to Michigan's first mobile addiction clinic. Hear her inspirational story as a first time entrepreneur helping patients from her truck.
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Regalia Unlimited: Jacqueline Sayoc
Growing up in the Philly suburbs as the child of Fillipino immigrants, Jacqueline Sayoc became a molecular scientist. She wanted to be an entrepreneur and started a screen printing business with her brother, focused on the immigrant community and experience. Listen to her inspiring story of success.
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So Am I-Worthy: Valencia Callens Neptune
As a child in Alabama, Valencia Callens Neptune loved to sing and dance. A lot. She studied music in college and has now turned her love of the performing arts into a growing indie record label in Georgia. Hear her story about perseverance and success.
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HarLau Productions: Paula Lauzon
After losing her mother early and her father to depression later, Paula Lauzon struggled to follow her dream of being an actress. After moving from Boston to L.A. to North Carolina, she is now a successful entrepreneur with her own studio and film production company. Listen to her story.
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A Healing Place: Lisa Anderson
Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Lisa Anderson struggled with a failed marriage and a series of basic labor jobs before she followed her dream to become a mental health professional. Now she has a thriving business with 13 employees and growing. Listen to her inspirational story.
Find out more about A Healing Place at ahealingplaceccc.com.