Power Of Why With Naomi Haile

“I see myself speaking in front of crowds and inspiring people to pursue their own dreams. So I decided to start with one, single thing. One event. Which is essentially a mini-version of the grand vision that I have. I know that if I don’t start with this one thing, then I will never know”. – Mimi Boyer Watch this episode if you want to deepen your understanding around finding fulfillment in your life and work towards being happy, even on Mondays.  Mimi Boyer is a side hustle coach, the founder of Happy on Mondays, a motivational speaker and a course creator. Mimi wants to help people realize that side hustles is one way to experiencing fulfilment and creating independence in your life. Before her journey creating this movement, Mimi was working in the corporate world. Mimi started her corporate career working for a few giants in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, making her way up in sales. After spending years in this industry, drinking the “corporate kool-aid”, she felt that she lost track of

“If I write this down, it will happen. Because I am that committed to myself and what I want to build.” – Komal Minhas Komal Minhas is the Founder of kaur.space, which is an online news platform focused on work, wellness and impact, alongside a private, digital community on Instagram. It is a subscription-based news model that incorporates collaboration and community into journalism. Komal also runs two of her dream companies – Komal Minhas Inc. and KoMedia. She is an international speaker, who invests in start-ups and media productions. She co-founded and premiered her feature-length documentary film, with her co-founder Erin Bagwell, called “Dream, Girl” and was named to Oprah’s Super Soul 100 list. This episode is for people who want to learn about building healthy relationships around work and wellness. Komal also talks in depth about her journey overcoming her cancer diagnoses and surgeries. She is incredibly intuitive and has found a way to derive meaning from her life experiences.  Watch this epis

Born and raised in Sacramento, CA, Xiomara Rosa-Tedla is one-half of the Oakland, father-daughter duo behind UnoEth. Whether it's long journeys or daily commutes, she yearned for classic and casual styles with a story. After a trip to Ethiopia, her father, Dagne Tedla, brought several leather goods home as gifts for friends and family, only to realize that he needed to go back to Addis Ababa for more! Thus, the birth of UnoEth began. Upon embarking on this new adventure and with a background in Merchandising and Marketing, Xiomara only wanted to deliver quality and timeless pieces that could be worn for years on end, surpassing trendy styles and fads. All UnoEth goods are handmade, 100% Ethiopian leather, and crafted by artisans and small businesses in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  You can connect with Xiomara and UnoEth here: UnoEth Website: https://unoeth.com/  Instagram: https://instagram.com/unoeth  Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/unoeth  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unoeth  You can connect with Naomi her

Maddie Hession (gofor_maddie) began her career at the age of 14 as a professional fashion model. Maddie has always been cognizant of "physique" and health, as a model and competitive ski racer. From early on, Maddie noticed a gap in the industry about the knowledge of health and the education of young girls on how to get to where the want to be in a sustainable way. Maddie learned the value of health and the importance of having a fitness and nutrition coach as a factor in life and in achieving success in her career and personal life.   With her BA in Athletic Development and Health and Minor in Entrepreneurship, Maddie is on a mission to make health simple and give her clients the building blocks for a sustainable lifestyle of health and wellness.    MADDIE’S WHY Maddie has realized that her gift is service. Helping as many people as she can to find ease in their lives. Watching people bloom into everything they ever wanted to be. You can connect with Maddie here: Landing Page: https://mailc

Meet Monique Bryan (@MoniquebryanTO), a speaker, personal branding expert, and triple positive breast cancer survivor. Monique helps successful women entrepreneurs’ package and sell their genius and unlock the lucrative world of personal brand building. Bringing over 15 years of top-level industry experience and featured in Entrepreneur magazine, Monique is a highly-requested speaker and panelist. Monique draws widespread admiration for her passion, hustle, and unshakeable commitment to helping women showcase their expertise, and pitch with confidence. Monique’s WHY is to inspire others to do go after what they want. Monique is the one to put the fire under their ass. If Monique can do anything to help people believe that anything is possible for them by stepping into who you are. 

Mentorship and how you can take note of these very important relationships (that are most likely already present in your life). I loved talking to Caroline about how relationship building has magnified her mission. Caroline provides insight to those who struggle or want to simply improve their methods for developing professional relationships, AKA networking. Which lead us into discussing the hidden job market. Specifically, how building relationships can lead to opportunities where you can flourish doing the work that you love.

Caroline encourages us all to “push through the fear if it’s aligned with your goals” I was ecstatic when Caroline Hannah agreed to join me on the Power of WHY Podcast. Caroline is someone who has had an incredible impact on my life during my time at the Telfer School of Management. Through her coaching, love of relationship building, and her undeniable desire to connect with the people she meets. Caroline continues to shed led on the importance of community and pushing through the fears that are aligned with your goals… she recommends that we go for it. To relentlessly pursue our dreams. 

Lizl’s entrepreneurial journey is remarkable and inspiring. She started her career as a web developer and gracefully transitioned into becoming a yoga instructor (without the initial intention to teach), and a short time after, became the owner of Elevate Yoga.  Lizl’s goal is to “share the connection to mind, body, and being that [she] found in yoga with anyone and everyone who seeks it. No matter where you are in your practice, [she] welcomes you with open arms and an open heart” (Elevate Yoga).  There’s a new wave of more and more people being honest about the struggles, self-doubt, reservations, and challenges they face on a day-to-day basis and Lizl shares some of her experience with respect to this.

Growth mindset. Victoria went from feeling stuck and de-motivated to work on her business Victorious Caps, to simply starting her venture after she realized the power her brand had on her own life.  Victoria believes in conquering your fears, taking care of yourself, and doing work that you love. For those of you who hold your faith close, I believe you will enjoy this short episode.

It all started with self-encouragement.   I had the pleasure of speaking with Victoria Simba, the founder of Victorious Caps! She is an inspiration to those who are interested in starting their own brand and/or company. She leads her life very adamant that people should embrace who they are and what they believe. She is a student of life and a lover of God. And her life changed forever when she traveled to Geneva, Switzerland on International Exchange.

Lauren's advice for those who are looking to make a career change: “Be open to the idea that your brand is going to be forever evolving and changing, just like you are”. She shares her experience when it comes to personal branding both online and offline. I also asked her to share 3 questions that people can ask themselves if they are looking to develop their personal brand and be more consistent across their online platforms.

Lauren's advice for those who are looking to make a career change: “Be open to the idea that your brand is going to be forever evolving and changing, just like you are”. She shares her experience when it comes to personal branding both online and offline. I also asked her to share 3 questions that people can ask themselves if they are looking to develop their personal brand and be more consistent across their online platforms.

When it comes to reaching out to mentors, young people may feel intimated to approach experienced professionals who are in industries they want to learn more about. Rebecca and I discuss a few techniques that could be used to bridge this gap. You can bring a lot to the table as a young professional. Understand what skills you have, how you can provide value, and always lead with: “how can I help you”, instead of: “what can you do for me”.

Not only did we discuss how important it is to develop strong relationships with your peers in university, at work, or through volunteer opportunities, we also discussed the importance of specializing and developing your area of expertise once you enter the workforce.