Meeting You Where You're At Podcast Meeting You Where You're At

Chef Tirzah Love is a Private Chef and Caterer. Her love of cooking began at nine, but her path to becoming a chef was far from straightforward. After working in the private industry for over seven years, Chef Tirzah realized that "If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life,"- Thus beginning her transition into becoming a chef and the birth of Chef Tirzah Love Catering LLC. Along with being a full-time private chef, Chef Tirzah also founded a Meal Experience Kit company called Soul Box. Where she sends non-perishable ingredients, an instructional cooking video, a DJ-curated playlist, and conversation starter cards. For more information, please visit https://www.cheftirzahlove.com/ or https://soulbox.biz/

Angelique Albert is the CEO of the Native Forward Scholars Fund. In the last 50 years, they have empowered over 20,000 Native scholars to pursue undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Since its inception, they have awarded more than $400 million in scholarships. With 25 years of experience in executive management of nonprofits, philanthropy, business, Tribal gaming, and education, Angelique has dedicated her professional career to positively impacting Tribal communities. For more information, please visit https://www.nativeforward.org/

Sandra Worth is the Founder and Executive Director of My Autism Connection (MAC), a non-profit organization based in Florida. MAC aims to empower adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by providing them with essential social skills, career training, and experiential learning opportunities to enhance their independence and quality of life. The organization serves autistic adults between the ages of 18-50, offering a range of activities and programs that facilitate personal and professional development​. For additional information, please visit https://myautismconnection.net/

As a woman of color facing worse healthcare outcomes, Courtney Williams thought she was going to become a statistic when she fell ill in the days after giving birth. Instead, she survived, and what she experienced helped inspire her POV on how technology (like pregnancy apps) can do more than provide cute diversions but serve real women's needs, especially in the increasingly deadly postpartum period.

Courtney is also the award-winning CEO of Emagine and has previously written for Fast Company about the maternal mortality crisis. Emagine is a prize-winning alumnus of Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Program. They partner with healthtech pioneer Withings and Afrotech; many others have profiled her for her work addressing maternal mortality.
For more information, please visit:
https://emaginest.com/
https://thejourney.health/
http://tinyurl.com/whatcomesaftereport

Taya is an expected 2024 graduate of Lasell University, with concentrations in communications and journalism. As a communications major, Taya is fascinated by globalization, and as a result, the focus of her academic studies is on public relations, media, journalism, and much more. She is the founder and proprietor of Everlastinglens (@everlastinglens) where her tagline is "Capturing Life Creating Art". For more information, please visit https://www.instagram.com/everlastinglens/

Meet Allie Reeves, the dynamic co-founder and CEO of BARO, your next favorite fashion revolution. With a vibrant journey that zigzagged from TV and Film to mastering marketing strategy for the giants and gems of the business world, Allie's entrepreneurial spirit ignited BARO in 2022. This isn't just another clothing rental marketplace—it's a movement to mend our fashion footprint. Disillusioned by the outdated "buy-wear-dispose" cycle, Allie and her visionary team crafted BARO. Their mission? To disrupt how we view and value our wardrobes. Imagine transforming seldom-worn outfits into earnings, all while offering others the chance to dazzle in these pieces at a sliver of the cost. Ready to be part of this stylish, sustainable swap? Dive into the BARO community today. Download the app for free in the App Store and start sharing your wardrobe wonders. For more information, please visit https://www.trybaro.com/