Ep. 48 — How Single Mom Keona Harris Planned the Mother-Daughter Road Trip of Her Dreams

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On today’s show, we chat with Keona Harris, a Houston, Texas-based mother and entrepreneur. After going through a divorce, buying a new home, and starting her own business — all within the last year! — Keona decided there was no better time to plan a cross country road trip with her 9-year-old daughter. 

“I was one of those people who when I had PTO days I couldn’t or wouldn’t use them because work would get backed up,” Keona told us. “I just had to look at my situation and ask myself what is more important to me? My child was going to daycare and school all day. I didn’t get home until it was time to put her to bed. I didn’t want that life for her. I didn’t want that life for us… I don’t need to give the best of my years and my times to an institution when my daughter needs me most.”

We talked to Keona about why she decided to plan this journey for her daughter and, of course, how she saved up the money to fund it. 

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So inspired by this mother’s story! 

Ep. 36 — Tiffany makes a baby decision. Mandi makes a big move.

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Ep. 34: Lemonade

In a week of highs and lows, we’ve got you covered BA Fam  — from the tragic, shocking death of Prince, to Harriett Tubman’s triumphant place on the new $20 bill to the earth-shattering debut of Beyonce’s new visual album, Lemonade. 

Our edges have been snatched, our nerves have been shot….we’ve been through a lot this week.

We eventually get ourselves together enough to answer a question from listener “Charlotte” who wants to know if she can stop paying an old debt once it goes into collections. Tiffany has some surprising advice on this you’re going to want to hear!

As promised, here’s a link to Mandi’s story on how to get debt collectors to stop calling you >

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Ep. 33 — Blavity.com founder Morgan DeBaun and EmpowerHER

26-year-old Morgan DeBaun has been a budding entrepreneur ever since she was a scrappy young tween peddling homemade candy to kids in her school cafeteria. Now, Morgan is the CEO and founder of Blavity.com, one of the fastest growing media companies in the U.S.. May 21 marks the launch of Blavity’s new conference, EmpowerHER, in New York City. EmpowerHER is all about giving women the tools they need to achieve success on their own terms.  

Find out how to attend EmpowerHER here: http://empowerher.blavity.com/

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Ep. 31 — Groundbreaking athlete Adrienne Smith and the secret Queendom of women's football

Ever since she was a toddler, Adrienne Smith loved the game of football. She never considered it a career choice until she heard about the little-known world of women’s tackle football in 2005. That’s right. Tackle! This is not the Lingerie League or Powderpuff (no shade) but full-on, knock you on your butt, shoulder pads and broken bones football. For the last decade, she has dominated the sport and represented the U.S. in international tackle football championships around the world. 

Adrienne joins us on the show to talk about breaking barriers in the sport, why she PAYS to play and how she met President and First Lady Obama. 

Must-have links for today’s show: 

Check out Mandi’s feature story on the world of women’s football on Yahoo >

Adrienne’s blog The Gridiron Queendom >

Want to support your local women’s football team? Find them on WFAfootball.net >

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