Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast

  Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play   In this episode, Tara speaks on Amazon’s recently released Live Streaming service. She talks about how Amazon sellers can utilize their newest service and what you need to have to be able to use it.   She tells you the devices that you can use the application from and other ways you can use the platform when you aren’t necessarily able to go live at a certain time.   Tara also points out the boosting abilities of the streaming service and answers questions about the time restrictions in recording or streaming and talks about other functionalities of the streaming service. Amazon Live has some do’s and don’ts and Tara explains some of the guidelines that you have to abide by while on the platform. She shares that it’s a great app for product-based business and how you can learn more about it.   Thank you so much for listening. Be sure to Subscribe, Review & Rate! Dream Big, Execute Hard.     Connect with Me: Twitter Facebook

Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play Welcome to Episode 47 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Milton Lawrence is an internationally acclaimed photographer and creative director of VC productions. He specializes in corporate photography, videography, aerial photography & video, motion graphics, and micro story storytelling. Milton's work has been featured in Black Enterprise, Today Show, Essence and many other nationally recognized publications. Milton is our first expert guest on photography. His knowledge and resources are needed in the entrepreneurial life! He doesn’t know what dream life is and just lives the life he created. He didn’t chase his dreams but chased the lifestyle he wanted all his life, to become “rich”. Milton found that photography is where he could best put together his passion to learn, travel, dance, and eat. It’s a combination of having money & time to enjoy life, and being in a position that nobody could take you away from that. His creativity and ed

Welcome to Episode 46 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Arion Long is the Founder and CEO of Femly, a tech-based menstrual hygiene company that aims to provide healthier alternatives to toxic menstrual care products including tampons, panty liners, menstrual pads, and other body care products. Since launching in 2015 with a fabulous subscription service, it expanded to reach thousands of monthly shipments and are in the patent & the development phase of manufacturing proprietary menstrual products that will change and have a great impact on society. Arion is also a speaker and a coach who has gained thousands in funding and won lots of pitching competitions, including the Grow Your Biz Contest in New York on November 8. The competition awarded her $25,000 and access to individual coaching. Arion now hopes to reach and help more women in need around the world. Arion speaks on her stillbirth in May 2017 that surprisingly after 15 days, she got out of bed to attend a pitch competition to secure more fund

Welcome to Episode 45 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Crystal Swain-Bates is a Children's Book Author and Diversity Publishing Pro, the Author of "Big Hair, Don't Care" & more. Her children’s books have been seen on platforms including CNN and Huffington Post and have been used as props on hit television shows such as BET’s “Being Mary Jane” and “The Game”. Named by the Huffington Post as one of "21 Children's Books Every Black Kid Should Read" and cited by numerous media outlets, including Essence magazine, as a top book emphasizing natural hair and brown girl beauty, my book "Big Hair, Don't Care” is one of Amazon’s most highly reviewed black children’s books on the market. She created BrownGirlsClub.com, an online store featuring books, T-shirts, party supplies, wall art, and other children's gifts featuring black characters. In addition to writing, she provides book publishing services (Publish with Crystal) to other authors who would like to self-publish but have no idea how to proceed. Crystal

Welcome to Episode 44 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast!   Marketing is the key to making your business successful. It brings awareness to your brand, but copying your competition’s marketing strategy is very popular today. How does it affect your brand? How do you protect your brand from cloning? Audria Richmond is the founder of UnCloned Media, LLC, an award-winning marketing and launch consultancy for top-notch brands who want to command first-rate profits. As a highly sought-after marketing and launch strategist, Audria champions entrepreneurs to stand in front of their brands—UnCloned and unafraid to be seen. With her incomparable formula of innovation, unquenchable creativity and tech-savviness, Audria is a force to be reckoned with. Audria has left her mark on personal and company brands all over the world, from the United States to Singapore and continues to do so with her elite UnCloned Marketing Membership. She is always the woman who is thinking of—and executing on—a master plan. Since changing

Welcome to Episode 43 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Working so hard to become a successful individual is not bad as long as you don’t push yourself too fast. Learn to balance everything and take a break. Remember, health is wealth. When health is lost, everything is lost. Krystal Taylor is a Certified Personal Trainer & fitness, nutrition specialist, who helps hundreds of people on their journey to a healthy lifestyle by providing exercise plans, meal plans, fitness products, and sustainable tips. Her goal is to help people move away from bad dieting and towards a healthy lifestyle. Fitness trainers are known for being so strict on their clients, but for Krystal, it doesn’t need to be like that. Her goal is to make sure that whatever you are doing is sustainable, that you like it and you enjoy it. Krystal explains why it's so important to balance everything, especially the foods you eat. She doesn’t believe in restricting yourself from eating, but just modify it based on what your goals are. Krys

Welcome to Episode 42 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast- Selling on Amazon Pros & Cons in 2019 (No Coins Left Behind) Shopping online is a big trend to date. Amazon has dominated online. It is the fastest growing and biggest E-commerce in the world. Statistically, Amazon has 100 million prime subscribers, has estimated 237 million customers worldwide, and has 5 million people selling their products on this platform. This online E-commerce platform is really at the peak of success. But how can small businesses benefit from Amazon? How does selling on Amazon work? Sit back and relax, as I dive into this topic! As an Amazon brand strategist, I helped my clients navigate the marketplace, by launching and scaling several brands on Amazon in our own strategic ways. With my own experiences of selling and growing my own 7 figure Brand on Amazon over the last 5 years, I’ve been able to replicate my success to my clients today. In this episode, I will answer lots of questions related to selling and launching yo

Welcome to Episode 41 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! It began as an ingredient obsession... In December of 2014, with her husband, 4 small children and $1,060 dollars to her name, Kimberly-Chloe quit her job as an accountant and started The Butter Bar Skincare as a way to avoid harsh synthetic chemicals and to clear her skin of acne and dark spots. Launching her online store in January of 2015, her handcrafted herbal solutions quickly transformed into an in-demand line of 100% natural products. The Butter Bar Skincare prides itself on being “good enough to eat” made with ingredients you can ACTUALLY pronounce and continues to create raw, natural products that not only produce amazing results but are safe to use as well. Her business has continued to grow from not only her online store but to her first storefront that opened in July of 2018. Everyone has their definition of success. Some defined it as having a lot of money and wealth, but for Kim becoming a mom was a success. Kim has always dreamt of bei

Welcome to Episode 40th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Freddie Taylor is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, Founder, and owner of Urban Intellectuals, Inc, an international business dedicated to shining a light on the hidden pages of history, Black History. His company has sold over 150,000 decks around the world of their Black History Flashcards. They believe everyone deserves to be proud of their ancestors, this goes for the Black community as well.  Freddie shares impactful insights on how to be a successful entrepreneur. He walks us through the process of how he started the Urban Intellectual; how the flashcard idea came to be and how he chooses the winning idea/concepts out of tons of ideas. He shares his special sauce on building and growing his brand audience to over a million followers on Social Media. His journey in building a team and how he chooses the iconic people he has included on the Flash Cards. Furthermore, Freddie shares what to expect from his brand to take it to the next level.

Welcome to Episode 39th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Amelia Thomas is the Founder and Managing Partner of Empire Capital Ventures and Amelia Thomas, LLC. She is a financial planner who specializes in the planning and wealth management for owners of small to mid-sized businesses using strategies and techniques that are typically reserved for billionaire clientele. Amelia has been actively working within the world of finance for over 15 years and has had the privilege to not only work as a planner but to also build wealth management programs for other financial institutions. Amelia’s passions lie in assisting families with creating, implementing and maintaining legacy building frameworks that will carry the family wealth forward for the next 200 years. She has a dedicated “money team” that includes attorneys, CFP’s, CPA’s and other qualified professionals to ensure that one, cohesive strategy is implemented to grow and protect her clients' assets. Amelia holds 11 licenses that provide her with the abil

Welcome to Episode 38th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast!  On Today's Episode, I chatted with the Beautiful Gwen Jimmere and we talked about everything from securing her Patent, Getting into Wholefoods with her first Pitch and how you can get into retail. Plus we really dive into the REAL DEAL when small businesses get their products into major retail stores.  Gwen Jimmere is a gifted visionary on an unrelenting mission to shatter the rules of the beauty game and change them for good. As CEO and founder of Naturalicious, she’s already cemented her place in history as the first African American woman to hold a patent for a natural hair care product. She is the mastermind behind The Hello Gorgeous Hair Care System; the only sulfate, paraben, mineral oil, petroleum, gluten, and cruelty-free line of products that actually smash your hair care routine into smithereens by combining several necessary steps for flawless hair into only 3 simple products. A respected authority in the hair care industry, she was name

Welcome to episode 37th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast!   Many people start businesses thinking that making and selling products and having a return on investment is enough. There are so many things you need to consider in building a strong business. There are many competitors out there who may have the same product idea as you or worse who might want to steal your creative ideas. Then the question comes up. How do I protect my product ideas, brand and what are my legal rights? On this new episode of the Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast, we have another amazing guest, Raven Willis. Raven is a business attorney located in Keller, TX and has over 18 years of experience in negotiating, writing, managing, and reviewing over $2 billion in complex business contracts. She specializes in trademarks, crafting written agreements for established businesses, and monitoring and enforcing high-value contracts. She shares the number one mistake that entrepreneurs make; the importance of registering your trademarks and

Welcome to episode 36th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Balancing your business career and your personal life is not easy. Both require much-needed attention and care. However, with our latest guests, they set the business apart from their personal life. They managed to run a successful entrepreneurial journey and a healthy husband and wife relationship. On this episode of the Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast, we two remarkable guests, power couple Heather and Dino Cummings. Who are the Founders and Creator of Curlkit LLC. It is one of the largest Natural Hair Subscription Services for multi-cultural women with curly hair in America. Since in 2012, CurlKit has featured over 300 brands and has been instrumental in helping many small businesses get exposure to the natural hair community. Heather and Dino share all the secrets and tips of being successful entrepreneurs. They discuss how they started their subscription-based company. Heather discovered there was a void in the marketplace as far as healthy nat

Welcome to episode 35th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! How to turn dreams into reality? Don't be afraid to take the first step, the second, the third until you finally have reached victory. Patience is a virtue. If you can't wait, you'll miss it. Today’s guest is the beautiful Melody Bockelman, the founder of Private Label Insider. Beauty product development & agency that helps All size business create the brands of their dreams! They specialize in the health & beauty category including haircare, skincare, makeup, supplements, body care and more! Offering full-service product development, consulting & coaching and courses to help make your brand a success! After 10 years of working in the private label industry, Melody decided that it was time for ALL size business should have a chance at getting their products developed. She’s sharing all my insider secrets with people who have a dream, an idea, and courage but just need some help getting the product from concept to production. Melody

Welcome to episode 34th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! This episode is very informative as our guest, Aycee Brown, shares her knowledge for self-care development. Aycee is an entrepreneur, a sleep evangelist, the Founder&Creator of Goodnight Darling Co., a luxury line designed that promotes healthy sleep habits that provide sleep-inducing merchandise. Aycee has been an entrepreneur since a very young age. From making nail polish to making candies during her school days. Aycee worked in the corporate world, climbing to the top, but it didn't work. She ended up investing more on her entrepreneurial journey. Aycee knows the type of stores and the type of buyers she wanted to attract. Social media really helps her reached her prospective buyers and customers. To her, proper time management is necessary to be more productive on your job and your side hustles. If you can't have a big business, you can have a small business that still life-changing and will help you save money for your dream vacation to fe

A lot of people have dreams and those dreams remaining their thoughts, they don’t act to turn those ideas into fruition, they set a limitation for themselves because they see it as impossible. Therefore, they missed the chances to turn their Dreams into Reality. Another exciting Episode is up! On this Episode, we’re going to talk about how Pamela Booker, built her dreams, executed her plans and build her own legacy brand. Pamela is the Founder and CEO of the Koils by Nature that makes affordable all-natural hair care products accessible to people and families of all hair types and textures. Pam states that entrepreneurship is difficult. It requires a lot of patience and hard work but so worth it and rewarding. She always puts her heart to whatever she’s working on and wakes-up every day with gratitude in her heart. At first, she was afraid of success because she didn’t want her family and friends to look at her differently. But, she realized she had to grow, by doing the things that would allow her t

Hey Guys! This is my second solo episode for this month. I'm so excited to share all about 'PITCHING'. What is pitching? How to win non-equity funding to scale your business? Pitching is the process where you can win cash for your business. There are various organizations or entities out there that hold pitch competition and you can easily go into. Why do you need to pitch your business? There are so many reasons like you needed funding to launch your business or you need to level up your business and etc. Just be clear and concise with your concept to take home the bacon. However, when you're in a pitching event, do not be just focus on winning because you'll miss other opportunities. Get to know the people in the room. Build a network and connections with them. You never know who they may know that will get you to the next level. It's a win-win situation. If you lose still there's a room for growth after the competition where you can build relationships and you can genuinely benefit each other. The key is

Welcome to Episode 31 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! LIVE RECORDING   Hey guys. I’m so excited about today’s episode. This is my first solo episode and it’s going to be all solo episodes throughout the month. I wanted to get to know you guys and also for you guys to get to know me more. I will be going to share the DIR long-term goals, which the main one being hubby and I’s desire to impact on a smaller scale to our tribe. We would like to help aspiring entrepreneurs to nurture their gifts and talents through online mentorship, workshops, one on one coaching sessions and much more. There are so many things I need to update my DIR family about. I will be sharing updates on recent updates for me and what’s new with Dreams Inspire Reality. I will give a bit of insider on how DIR Podcast got started, in hopes of giving a bit of information to anyone who wants to start their own podcast. Will be talking about the feedback we got, how the name Dreams Inspire Reality came to be and what inspired the intro mu

Welcome to Episode 30 of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Today’s episode is very inspirational, we have a remarkable guest, Shawn Clarke, who is a Mother, an Entrepreneur and Founder and C.E.O of Constant Covering, LLC. She creates trendy and stylish Pre-tied satin lined headwraps, Reversible headties and NEW Turban Style Headwraps. This woman is amazing, loving, caring, and really values family and friends and most importantly God.  Shawn’s business was inspired by her being a stay-at-home Mom and always wanting to look presentable when she went out. So creating it allows her to stay on the go and still look the best. Shawn believes that it was a God-given talent and needed to be shared with women everywhere to minimize their time trying to re-create that perfect look. She shares her start-up experience; the stories behind her head wrap names; the challenges she had encountered in bringing her business to the next level; positioning Constant Covering to be more profitable despite competitors. “Focusing on

Welcome to Episode 29th of Dreams Inspire Reality Podcast! Season 2. We're delighted to have our new guest, Rovina Broomfield, who is passionate about business strategy, entrepreneurship, and inspirational leadership. She is a Senior Product Manager leading a product development team within global marketing and advertising, responsible to build and launch sub-segment customer experiences. For example, her team launched Amazon’s Textures & Hues, a shop for textured hair care from concept to the platform. In March 2018, She was the recipient of Amazon's Just Do It award from Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, for the launch of Textures & Hues. The “Just Do It Award” recognizes and rewards employees who exemplify two of their core values.  In addition to her role, Rovina is also President of Amazon’s Black Employee Network, which primarily serves to provide a support structure for Black employees and to champion diversity throughout the company. Prior to her current role, she has been a Vendor Manager in outdoor