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Very Necessary Decisions Podcast
by Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine
Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of HuCapital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that Industry Leaders and Founders have used to accelerate the growth of community and product-centric businesses. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 Companies & Startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game!
Episodes
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Lola Adewuya | Building a Pandemic-Proof Creative Brand Studio
Lola Adewuya is the founder and CEO of the Brand Doula, a creative agency/brand development studio that works with one-of-a-kind companies and leaders to activate bold missions. Lola shares her journey of starting her own company that focuses on serving women of color and women-owned businesses....
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Charles & Shireen Kuykendoll | Building Careers & Businesses in Tech, Talent Acquisition and Entertainment
Charles & Shireen Kuykendoll are your true depiction of what it means to be a “Power Couple”. When you witness the two of them, you not only see a mighty married couple who are evidently in love, but you also see two individuals who are passionate about building their family, curating culturally...
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Markuann Smith | Becoming the Producer/Creator/Actor of TV Show Godfather of Harlem
Markuann Smith is the Producer, Creator, and Actor of hit TV Show Godfather of Harlem, an American crime drama television series starring Forest Whitaker as the 1960s New York City Gangster Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson. You have probably heard of Bumpy in the movie American Gangster. Bumpy was a close...
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Ramel "Young Mogul" Newerls | Building an Empire in Commercial Real Estate
Ramel "Young Mogul" Newerls is a man of many hats; he is a successful Commercial Real Estate Investor, Credit Coach, Motivational Speaker, Executive Producer in Film and a family man hailing from Brooklyn, NY. He attended the University at Albany (just like Juju) where he majored in Business...
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Ramel "Young Mogul" Newerls | The Same 24 Hours: Optimizing Time Management Using Virtual Assistants
Ramel "Young Mogul" Newerls is a man of many hats; he is a successful Commercial Real Estate Investor, Credit Coach, Motivational Speaker, Executive Producer in Film and a family man hailing from Brooklyn, NY. He attended the University at Albany (just like Juju) where he majored in Business...
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Jhone Y. Lucas | Navigating Hollywood & Leading a Talk Show
Jhone Y. Lucas is an Actress and Creator/Host of the GenZone. GenZone is an interactive weekly news show that uses a uniquely humorous approach to relate to younger generation media users and centers around both national and international politics. As a Nebraska Native, Jhone has been a woman of...
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Jhone Y. Lucas | The Same 24 Hours: Audition Alerts, CBD Oil Facial Products, Rent Savings
Jhone Y. Lucas is an Actress and Creator/Host of the GenZone. GenZone is an interactive weekly news show that uses a uniquely humorous approach to relate to younger generation media users and centers around both national and international politics. As a Nebraska Native, Jhone has been a woman of...
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Aminata “Mimi” Diallo | Body Clock, Today Lists, Saying No, Solidcore
Aminata “Mimi” Diallo is a Senior Campaigner at Change.Org, a petition platform using technology to empower more than 200 million users to create the change they want to see. As a campaigner, Mimi is responsible for collaborating with a team that selects and amplifies petitions that come into the...
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Aminata “Mimi” Diallo | Leading the Campaign That Freed Brittney Griner
Aminata “Mimi” Diallo is a Senior Campaigner at Change.Org, a petition platform using technology to empower more than 200 million users to create the change they want to see. As a campaigner, Mimi is responsible for collaborating with a team that selects and amplifies petitions that come into the...
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Anthony Williams | Building Generational Wealth For Families as an Advisor
Anthony Williams is a community-driven Wealth Management Advisor at Northwestern Mutual. If you are unfamiliar with Northwestern Mutual, you should know that this institution manages more than $161 billion in investments owned by its clients. It’s also important to know that advisors who work…
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Saddiq Ali | Leveraging Technology For Logistics
Saddiq Ali is a serial entrepreneur who has pinpointed several lucrative industries that present opportunities to build multi-million dollar businesses. For him, he realized, “Why have one stream of income when I can have multiple?”. It’s safe to say, we should all be thinking that way. Check him...
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Saddiq Ali | Multiple Streams of Income via Fitness, Security and Trucking Businesses
Saddiq Ali is a serial entrepreneur who has pinpointed several lucrative industries that present opportunities to build multi-million dollar businesses. For him, he realized, “Why have one stream of income when I can have multiple?”. It’s safe to say, we should all be thinking that way. Check him...
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Kenneth Burgos | Changing the Narrative Through Politics
Kenneth Burgos is a New York politician serving as the Assemblyman for the 85th District based in the Bronx, NY. As a politician, Kenneth puts forth amazing work and advocacy when it comes to his community. Here’s how: - Career Climbing: Kenneth started off working for the New York City Council…
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Tomi Awodiya | How the Healthcare Business Inspired Travel Entrepreneurship
Tomi Awodiya is a healthcare professional as well as a travel entrepreneur. If you have ever heard of the platform “Where’s Tomi”, that’s him! Outside of curating amazing experiences and services through his businesses, he also works for his family business. Let’s get specific: - Entrepreneur:...
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Tomi Awodiya | How to Curate Unique Experiences for Your Travel Business
Tomi Awodiya is a healthcare professional as well as a travel entrepreneur. If you have ever heard of the platform “Where’s Tomi”, that’s him! Outside of curating amazing experiences and services through his businesses, he also works for his family business. Let’s get specific: - Entrepreneur:...
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Ijay Sanchez | Building a Custom Suits & Tuxedos Menswear Line
Ijay Sanchez is the Co-Founder & CEO of Garcon Couture, a custom suits and tuxedos menswear line. Why is this such a big deal? Here’s why: How many black-owned suit menswears lines do you know? And the caliber? MAGNIFICENT! The outstanding colors, fabrics, patterns and overall style has helped...
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Duclas Charles | Tips For Curating Successful Events
Duclas Charles is an Entrepreneur and Pharmacist who has made it his duty to curate spaces designed to connect Black Health Professionals. Black people are vastly underrepresented in the medical/healthcare industry. Guess who is here to fix it? Duclas is!. With his platform, Black Health Connect,...
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Duclas Charles | Building a Community for Black Health Professionals
Duclas Charles is an Entrepreneur and Pharmacist who has made it his duty to curate spaces designed to connect Black Health Professionals. Black people are vastly underrepresented in the medical/healthcare industry. Guess who is here to fix it? Duclas is!. With his platform, Black Health Connect,...
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Martie Burris | What Should Career Community Leaders Know Right Now?
Martie Burris is a Founder and Product Management Leader who has paved the way for diverse groups of people striving to break into the world of product. As popular as the tech industry has become, it is still a mystery to so many people. Martie is solving for that. So, how is she doing this?…
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Martie Burris | Creating a Product Management Accelerator
Martie Burris is a Founder and Product Management Leader who has paved the way for diverse groups of people striving to break into the world of product. As popular as the tech industry has become, it is still a mystery to so many people. Martie is solving for that. So, how is she doing this?…
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Episode 2: Travel Money Series Presents: Deanna Robinson | Building a Health & Wellness Career and Business
Deanna Robinson is a woman of many titles. She is the creator of the FabBody Retreat, a Wellness Consultant, a Holistic Nutritionist, a real estate agent, an Executive Director of her own non-profit called Deanna Robinson Wellness and an Investor. How does she do it all? Well, you have to watch…
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Episode 1: Travel Money Series Presents: Deanna Robinson | Building a Health & Wellness Career and Business
Deanna Robinson is a woman of many titles. She is the creator of the FabBody Retreat, a Wellness Consultant, a Holistic Nutritionist, a real estate agent, an Executive Director of her own non-profit called Deanna Robinson Wellness and Investor. How does she do it all? Well, you have to watch the...
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Episode 2: Chantel George | How to Build a Conference
Chantel George is a Founder and Senior Sales Professional who has turned her passion into a business. What exactly is this passion? Chantel was tired of seeing very few Black women and women of color in sales, especially on the tech side. She knew it was time to solve this problem. So, how did…
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Episode 1: Chantel George | Building a Community for Women in Sales
Chantel George is a Founder and Senior Sales Professional who has turned her passion into a business. What exactly is this passion? Chantel was tired of seeing very few Black women and women of color in sales, especially on the tech side. She knew it was time to solve this problem. So, how did…
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"Travel Money" Presents: Winners Only Weekend | Successful 9-5'ers with a Growing Travel Business
The Winners Only Weekend is a unique travel brand created in 2020 focused on redefining experiences for the modern traveler. Their team consists of Phillip Ojo (Chief Operations Officer), Stefan Edmiston (Chief Entertainment and Partnerships Officer), Serge GABA (Chief Financial Officer), and...
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"Travel Money" Presents: Winners Only Weekend | Diversifying Revenue Streams of Your Travel Business
The Winners Only Weekend is a unique travel brand created in 2020 focused on redefining experiences for the modern traveler. Their team consists of Phillip Ojo (Chief Operations Officer), Stefan Edmiston (Chief Entertainment and Partnerships Officer), Serge GABA (Chief Financial Officer), and...
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Trailer (Travel Money): Winners Only Weekend
Check it out!
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Chelsea Perry | Checklist for Starting Your Career Community
Chelsea Perry is a Founder and Wharton School of Business Candidate with interests spanning healthcare, technology and expanding diversity within the workforce. In an industry where people believe that the only impact-makers are doctors and nurses, Chelsea has shown us that healthcare has even…
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Chelsea Perry | From Healthcare Admin to Career Development Startup Founder
Chelsea Perry is a Founder and Wharton School of Business Candidate with interests spanning healthcare, technology and expanding diversity within the workforce. In an industry where people believe that the only impact-makers are doctors and nurses, Chelsea has shown us that healthcare has even…
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Travel Money Presents: Collin Devon Williams | From DEI Expert to Travel Entrepreneur
Collin Devon Williams, Jr., PhD is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expert and prolific speaker addressing race and other social justice issues through the lens of sport. However, he has found a way to turn his joy for traveling into a business. Now, what is this business? None other than…
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Trailer (Travel Money): Collin Devon Williams, Jr, PhD
Today, I am excited to introduce you all to Collin. Ooo wee, we have lots to chat about!
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Danissa Rodriguez | From Computer Scientist to Post Doc Fellow
Danissa Rodriguez is a Postdoctoral Fellow currently working in digital healthcare development and computer science research for the Health Innovation Bridging Research, Informatics, and Design (HiBRID) Lab at NYU. Her inspiring career journey includes the following: Born and raised in Venezuela...
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Trailer: Meet Danissa Rodriguez | Post-Doctoral Researcher at NYU
Hey ya'll! I decided to switch it up a bit and bring in someone from the Academia/Research side. You all will find that learning from Danissa is absolutely refreshing. She is a genius with so much humor and joy! Be sure to listen.
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Travel Money Presents: Demetrius Walker | Identifying the Right Niche for your Travel Business
Demetrius Walker is a Travel Tech Founder of The Black Travel Club whose entrepreneurial journey has started as early as his childhood (funny story). Over the course of his career, he has accomplished the following: Created a T-Shirt Brand called “Dangerous Negroes” during college at Vanderbilt...
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Travel Money Presents: Demetrius Walker | From Selling T-Shirts to Creating The Black Travel Club
Demetrius Walker is a Travel Tech Founder of The Black Travel Club whose entrepreneurial journey has started as early as his childhood (funny story). Over the course of his career, he has accomplished the following: Created a T-Shirt Brand called “Dangerous Negroes” during college at Vanderbilt...
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Trailer (Travel Money): Demetrius Walker, Founder of The Black Travel Club
Hey fam, Get to know today's guest prior to the interview!
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Darrien Watson | How to Start and Grow a Profitable Business
Darrien Watson is a Travel Tech Founder who has leaned in on his ability to creatively solve problems by becoming a 2x Tech Founder. With his Co-Founder & CTO Stevon Judd, over the course of his entrepreneurial career, he accomplished the following: First created Whim Technologies: a Brooklyn…
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Darrien Watson | From Operations Associate to Travel Tech Founder
Darrien Watson is a Travel Tech Founder who has leaned in on his ability to creatively solve problems by becoming a 2x Tech Founder. With his Co-Founder & CTO Stevon Judd, over the course of his entrepreneurial career, he accomplished the following: First created Whim Technologies: a Brooklyn…
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Trailer: Meet Darrien Watson | Tech Travel Entrepreneur
Oh yesss! Curious as to the brains behind our partner, Squadtrip? This is him! It's Darrien Watson! Let's brief you on who Darrien Watson is!
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Travel Money Presents: Chef Ahki Taylor | Formula for Effective Budgeting as an Entrepreneur
Chef Ahki Taylor is a Nutrition & Wellness Advocate who has leveraged her passion and creativity to start numerous businesses. Over the course of her career, she has accomplished the following: Authored 4 self-published books Founded two travel businesses: Supernatural Woman Retreat and Cosmo...
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Travel Money Presents: Chef Ahki Taylor | From Nutrition & Wellness Advocate to Travel Entrepreneur
Chef Ahki Taylor is a Nutrition & Wellness Advocate who has leveraged her passion and creativity to start numerous businesses. Over the course of her career, she has accomplished the following: Authored 4 self-published books Founded two travel businesses: Supernatural Woman Retreat and Cosmo...
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Trailer: Kicking Off the "Travel Money" Series in Partnership with SquadTrip
Before we dive into our first episode, I want to brief you on the first guest of the series!
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Camille Darby | 3 Key Themes of Storytelling that I Live By
Interested in learning about the art of storytelling? Let's solve that for you. In this episode, Camille will be providing us with insight into 3 Key Themes of Storytelling that Camille Lives By. You don’t want to miss this. ___________________________________ Camille Darby is the VP of Brand...
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Camille Darby | From Fashion to Brand Marketing at Conde Nast
Camille Darby is the VP of Brand Marketing for the Lifestyle Division of Conde Nast. Conde Nast is a global media company with extensions across print, digital, video, social and experiential (think Met Gala). In her role, she oversees initiatives for 7 of the publications at Conde Nast including...
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Trailer: We're Back!!! First Guest of the season? Camille Darby!
Before we dive into our first episode, I want to brief you on our first guest of the season!
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Izuchukwu Ibe | Becoming an Orthopedic Surgeon
Izuchukwu Ibe is an Orthopedic Surgeon & Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Ibe specializes in the treatment of Sarcoma, Cancer and Complex Orthopedic problems. His passions include efficiency in healthcare delivery, providing service to underrepresented...
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4 Tips for Community-Building | Miguel Makes, Principal Product Designer @NPR
Interested in learning more about building an online/in-person community? Let's solve that for you. In this episode, Miguel will be providing us with insight on what it takes to create and sustain a movement of impact when it comes to community-building. Companies and organizations have been...
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Miguel Makes | From UX to Product Design
Miguel is an Experience Design Strategist, educator, and entrepreneur from New York. He currently serves as Principal Product Designer at NPR and formerly, Director of Product Design & Strategy at NYC & Company. Miguel specializes in Inclusive Design, Design Strategy, and Design Process with a...
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Acing the Product Manager Interview | Nkem Nwankwo, Product Lead @ Attentive
Interested in learning more about this "Buzz Role", Product Manager? Let's solve that for you. A Product Manager is the person who identifies the customer need and the larger business objectives that a product or feature will fulfill, articulates what success looks like for a product, and rallies…
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Welcome to our new and improved podcast, Very Necessary Decisions. Very Necessary Decisions, hosted by Founder & CEO of HuCapital, Jerlisa "Juju" Fontaine, is a weekly podcast capturing the critical, yet necessary business strategies that Industry Leaders and Founders have used to accelerate the growth of community and product-centric businesses. Whether these are senior leaders/executives at Fortune 500 Companies & Startups and/or founders leading their own businesses, we have a line up of multi-faceted interviewees across numerous industries ready to put you on to the game!
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