#23 Bloody Brilliant Boss With Ileri Jaiyeoba, Code Red Collective

This week on the podcast, I have the amazing Ileri Jaiyeoba from Code Red Collective on the show. In 2015 Ileri Jaiyeoba established Code Red Co. as an organization pushing for an end to period poverty in the city of Atlanta, fast forward to now, Code Red Co. has grown into being a co-powering collective cooperative that functions to promote period wellness and de-stigmatization through literacy, aid, and advocacy. The Code Red Co. Cooperative is full of coordinators from different backgrounds and of all ages working in collective effort to advocate on behalf of menstruators period wellness needs. Ileri is an excellent example of taking your own personal experience and turning it into a mission to help others. After dealing with painful periods for years, she thought of other women who did not have the resources she did and set out to help them. Her story is powerful and truly inspiring. Tune in this week as Ileri shares about what inspired her to start Code Red Collective, fighting for menstrual equity, and standing up for what she believes in. We’re also talking about an article Ileri wrote calling out a big organization and what she has learned from it. This is episode is sponsored by my FREE guide, The Perfect Flow Formula. How surprised would you be to feel really good about knowing your cycle? What would it be like to get really excited about understanding your cycle so that you can be free from burnout, overwhelm & procrastination? The Perfect Flow Formula is a step by step action guide to know your monthly cycle. Download the guide now. What you’ll learn from this episode: What Code Red Collective’s mission is (6:23) How your pain can become your purpose (10:25) How your environment affects your menstrual cycle (26:46) The importance of speaking your truth (29:10) Anti-blackness in the menstrual justice space (32:23) How to help advocate for menstrual equity on a global scale (45:21) Featured on the show: Follow me on Instagram to learn more about how your menstrual cycle is your superpower. Follow Code Red Collective on Instagram Red Ileri’s article from Medium: A Call for Accountability: Anti-Blackness in The Menstrual Justice Space Want to listen to more? Don’t miss an episode, listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podtail. Leave us a review