Feb 26, 2021
Wearing multiple hats, from mother, to wife, to entrepreneur, Orlena Nwokah Blanchard has made an impact in business and beyond, as a Powerhouse.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
2:10
- Honoring her
father
5:50 - The many hats a powerhouse
wears
7:34 - The Joy Collective and being an
entrepreneur
10:41 - Owning the mantle of “cultural
experts”
15:20 - Being a black woman in a white male-dominated
field
17:00 - Getting comfortable in being who you
are
18:12 - Her mother as a role
model
23:27 - On meeting her
husband
29.28 - The change that happens when you have
children
32:35 - How she came to the entrepreneurial
path
34:50 - Health situation and how it impacted
work
42:29 - 5 year
vision
45:20 - Support resources (or
Pod)
48:17 - Who her mentors are
QUOTABLES:
5:45
- “I think it’s important for us to
think about how others see us versus how we see
ourselves.”
13:04 - “Black people live an incredibly racialized
experience in this country - and if you are a brand or a company
trying to reach a black consumer, you cannot ignore that
fact.”
15:44 - “This idea that we have to conform to be more
like men, to be effective, to be heard, to be successful… I think
is bullsh!t.”
29:57 - “I don’t feel like, as women, we should be
diminished or undervalued in any way, because frankly, we can do it
all, we do it all - we’ve been doing it all for
centuries.”
34:22 - “I wanted to work hard and use my gifts and
my talent, and my intellect, to do something that made me, my
family, and my community better.”
45:49
- “It’s easier to start a business,
than it is to grow, and maintain, and sustain a
business.”
53:24 - “I have to remind myself - I’ve earned it -
and I deserve to be here.”
CONNECT WITH US:
Find out more about Orlena on Instagram and Twitter. Joy Collective is also on
Instagram and
Twitter.
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