Welcome to the First Anniversary of She's Got Drive Podcast and this week I take you back to our first episode recorded live at the Apollo in May 21017. I am so proud of hosting this podcast and am grateful to all my guests and you for listening and supporting She's Got Drive. I hope you enjoy listening to this again or for many of you it will be for the first time.

In this episode, five wonderful women with five different professions join my panel at Women of the World Festival at the Historic Apollo in Harlem NY to have a conversation about their own experiences of success.

They share their personal stories and talk powerfully about how:

you can create your success as your life changes and that you are the architect of your life
being motivated by their upbringing and family commitments
to meet a new version of yourself
Negative motivators can be a positive motivator
your access to success is to keep moving
success can also be a burden
knowing can be an obstacle
life is about learning lessons
important is self-care

Information of the Panelist and Social Media information

Malene Barnett Studio B - Award winning Interior designer

Malene is Founder and Design Director of Malene B, a company specializing in handcrafted custom carpets, inspired wallcoverings and artisan tiles. Her luxe creations have enlivened premier hotels, iconic office buildings, and sophisticated private spaces. , She has been featured in Huffington Post and Design Sponge columns, in both national and international press.

instagram https://www.instagram.com/malenebatelier/

website : https://www.maleneb.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maleneblifestyle/

twitter: https://twitter.com/maleneblife

Dr. Shalei Simms, Assistant VP of Academic Affairs at Suny College at Old Westbury. Her work has been featured in such publications as Group Decisions and Negotiations journal andInternational Perspectives of Social Entrepreneurship Research. She sits of the Board of Managers on the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA. She was also a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Teachers Federal Credit Union one of the largest credit unions in the country.

Kimberly Seals Allers, Award winning Journalist, Author, Speaker and communications consultant advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine. Last year She published her fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding. She is the author of The Mocha Manual series. The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit and The Mocha Manual to Military Life.

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamksealsallers/

website: http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com

twitter : https://twitter.com/iamKSealsAllers

Tanique Blair, - VP of Business Operations and Planning at Nickelodeon. Tanique is a 17 year Nickelodeon veteran, has overseen the Preschool Toy, Amusement, and Musical Instrument businesses, working on mega hits like Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and managed relationships with top industry leaders including, Mattel, Fisher Price, Matchbox and Power Wheels.

Regina Fleming - Award winning Photographer, CEO of Regina Fleming Photography

Regina is a former model and actress, a motivational speaker, and a marathon runner. Over a 20 year span, she has appeared in hundreds of publications including, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Forbes and Essence. Regina was first place at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Awards of Excellence Print Competition for both her wedding and portrait photography. She is a graduate of the distinguished Tory Burch Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreginafleming/

Website: http://www.reginafleming.com

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