by yahyahnah | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week on “The Shelly Bell Show,” Shelly and her cohost, Takia Ross, welcomed media personality Touré.
Touré will be launching his new podcast, “Being Black, The 80s with Touré” in just a few weeks. Omi appeared as a guest where she discussed the challenges that Black women face in getting venture capital investors and what they need to do to be successful.
“The podcast I’m excited about is going to start coming out in July, where we talk about political issues among Black people from the 1980s through the lens of important songs from that era. In the episode [Omi Bell] was on, we talked about Black women’s economic issues through the lens of Donna summer’s, “She works hard for the money and Gwen Guthrie’s “Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent,” he tells Omi and Takia.
“We talked about those songs, and we spoke to Donna Summer’s husband about the making of that song and the meaning of that song. We go deeper into Black women’s economic issues. And which is how we met— talking about how Black women can change the trajectory of themselves and their family’s lives through ownership of homes and especially businesses,” he continued.
During the interview, the media icon took the time to acknowledge the hard work of Black Girl Ventures and its founder and CEO, Shelly Omílàdé Bell.
“There are a lot of things that society can do for Black women, including raising the minimum wage and protection of making sure that men and women are making an equal amount, to say nothing of reparations,” says Touré. “When we talk about what women can do to further, and there are millions of Black female business owners, but we need more and you owe me are one of the people who are helping to build more. So we’re grateful for the work that you’re doing.”
“The Shelly Bell Show” airs Sundays at 12 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View (Channel 126)
by yahyahnah | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Former corporate professional Amy Porterfield walked away from a well-paying job and has not looked back since.
Today, she is an online marketing expert and CEO of a multi-million dollar business, impacting the lives of more than 40,000 entrepreneurs. On Sunday, she appeared as a guest on “The Shelly Bell Show,” where she talked about the magic of online marketing and why we should all be incorporating it into our businesses.
“When I think of online marketing, I look at it all. Creating content. Posting on social. Growing my email list. Doing webinars. Putting together funnels… all of that is online marketing. I don’t love social media. I wish I loved it,” says Porterfield to cohosts Shelly Omílàdé Bell and Takia Ross. “But I do it because it’s part of the business. If I didn’t do social media, I would struggle to grow my email list. If I didn’t have an email list, I would struggle to sell. So to me, it’s all-encompassing. All that stuff we do online to attract our audience. Resonate with our audience. Get them into our world. Nurture our audience and eventually sell and support our audience.”
“When you have a digital course, it’s something you can launch over and over and over again for consistent revenue. So number one, you can scale your business with the course. Number two, it puts you on the map as that go-to source. So back in the day, I used to teach Facebook marketing through a digital course,” Porterfield explained.
According to Emarsys, approximately 3.2 billion social media users are active every day–42% of the population. A solid online marketing plan will reach a wider audience and translate into more sales for your business.
“I was known as a Facebook marketing expert. People would come to me to speak and to podcasts. They knew what I was about when I transitioned the business. And now I teach people how to create courses. I am known for that. They know when to call me up, and they know where to spend their money. They know how I can serve. Being known for something very specific can skyrocket your business. So that’s one of the huge values of a digital course that you launch a few times a year,” says Porterfield.
“The Shelly Bell Show” airs Sundays at 12 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View (Channel 126)
by yahyahnah | May 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Equity strategist Tara Jaye Frank was the latest guest to appear on “The Shelly Bell Show” with Takia Ross.
“An equity strategist [basically helps] companies. Number one, better understand the nature of their workplace culture today. So the degree to which it is equitable or not to help them imagine a preferred future that would be more equitable and inclusive, and basically build the bridge between those two points,” Frank explained.
Over the course of her career, Frank has advised and educated thousands of Fortune 500 executives across multiple industries
She has penned two successful books, including her most recent offering “The Waymakers: Clearing the Path to Workplace Equity with Competence and Confidence.”
“I’m trying to help people make a way for those who have been left out. Cast aside. Underestimated. Kept on the outside of the learning loop instead of inside, where all the good stuff is happening,” Frank said of the inspiration behind her new book. “And not all leaders really have the capacity, the leadership capacity to lead in this way. We’re not trained to lead in this way. We’re trained to identify our business goals, you know, to figure out what kinds of processes we need to put in place to achieve those business goals and to encourage people toward that outcome. We’re not trained to lead equitably and inclusively. And in my opinion, if you’re a leader in the future or even today, and you can’t lead equitably and inclusively, you can’t lead. Period.”
“The Shelly Bell Show” airs Sundays at 12 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View (Channel 126)
by yahyahnah | May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
On the latest episode of “The Shelly Bell Show,” hosts Shelly Omílàdé Bell and Takia Ross interviewed Kristin Young, the communications coordinator for the Cade Foundation.
“Our primary focus is supporting families overcoming infertility. There is a large number, one in eight families that are dealing with infertility,” Young explained. And so many are still not comfortable talking about it, don’t know where to go, don’t know what resources are available. So that is what we do. That is our everyday focus, being “able to be a resource, being of support, and most importantly, offering grants to families up to $10,000 to who are seeking infertility treatment or domestic adoption.”
The Tinina Q Cade Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2005 to provide information support and financial assistance to help needy infertile families OVERCOME infertility. The foundation is named after the founders’ (Drs Jason and Camille Hammond) mother, Dr. Tinina Cade. Dr. Cade carried and delivered the couple’s triplets following five years of infertility for the Hammonds.
She was 55 years old and made history as the oldest woman to deliver triplets at that point.
“The general definition of infertility is someone who has been actively attempting to get pregnant. And hasn’t been able to over a period of 12 months or longer. But there are some people who know upfront that they have some challenge,” she explains. “There are some health challenges, some physical challenges, whether it’s endometriosis.”
Approximately 20% to 80% of women develop fibroids by the time they reach age 50. Nearly 25% of all Black women between 18 and 30 have fibroids compared to about 6% of white women. This number leaps to 60% after the age of 35.
“I know fibroids is big in our community, and that also can contribute to challenges with getting pregnant. There’s so many people who are dealing with various types of cancer that can affect, or sometimes just the cancer treatment, that can affect their fertility,” Young continues. “So there’s a whole bunch of ways and reasons why there may be challenges. And some of it’s still unknown. But if that’s something that you know you want to pursue, that’s something that we need to focus on creating testing early and often, and not just, ‘Oh, I’m 35 and I’m having a hard time. And now what?'”
“The Shelly Bell Show” airs Sundays at 12 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View (Channel 126)
by yahyahnah | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
System disruptor and business strategist Shelly Omilâdè Bell sat down for a recent interview with Plant Medicine Integration expert Frantzces Lys.
Creator of the inspirational blog, Defying Resistance, Lys is also co-founder of travel podcast “Chronicles Abroad,” and blog manager and content creator for Black Girl Ventures
Lys has traveled the world and lived in several countries, including Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica. She shared why she finally decided to settle down abroad.
Lys currently lives in Peru.
“It was a series of events. 2016 was a very tough year for me. A lot of things were happening. My son was going off to college. I was becoming an empty nester,” she explained. “At that point, I was in entrepreneurship as a real estate agent. And my relationship was on the rocks. My father just died. So I was in a very blurred state and wondering what was next for me as a single mom in her I was 35 at the time. And none of my friends had kids as old as I had, so I was figuring out what to do next with my life. So I was like, ‘Okay, this is in the opportune time. And my ex actually put the bug in my ear about traveling.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, something I always wanted to do.'”
In the summer of 2020, following the death of George Floyd, Black emigres felt powerless in the face of persistent racism, police brutality and economic struggles in the U.S. and chose to exit the U.S.
Lys admits that while she is happily settled in Peru, it took some adjustment.
“Over time, started to appreciate different cultures and started to let loose my rigidity and my misconception of how life should be. Because as Americans, we’ve been programmed to think a certain way. And then when we travel overseas and we realize, ‘Oh snap, people don’t actually live, think or feel this way,” she explained. “It is going to be a culture shock, a visceral, excuse me, culture shock. But that’s exactly what I feel like we need. So I’m very biased to the travel experience because it actually deprograms your way of thinking, and it also deprograms the way that you interact with people.”
“The Shelly Bell Show” airs Sundays at 12 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View (Channel 126)
