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How to Answer the Question “What Do You Do?”
Every working professional has heard the question, "so what do you do?" In this video, I give you a simple two-step formula for answering this question. Don't just throw out your job title. Instead, quickly tell someone: Who you help, and...
#38: Building your personal brand and getting a major book deal while working full-time, with Kanika Tolver
The concept of being an "entrepreneur" is glorified in the media when in reality, entrepreneurship ain't for everybody. While I don't believe everybody has to be an entrepreneur, I do believe everybody should be entrepreneurial. Kanika Tolver, the CEO & Author of...
Transcript 38 –Building your personal brand and getting a major book deal while working full-time, with Kanika Tolver
Shontavia Johnson (00:00):What's up, y'all. Welcome to The Shontavia Show, where my goal is to help you start a business based on your life's vision. This ain't gonna be your daddy's business advice. I'm laser focused on entrepreneurship in the 21st century, vision...
How to Start a Business for Under $500
Starting a business for less than $500 is possible. Here's what I would do with a $500 budget: Register a business with the secretary of state's office of my choice. Open a business bank account. Buy some NOLO books (but also find a lawyer...
Lessons for Creators from Issa Rae
"Just get started" is pretty common advice, but sometimes it can be hard to take it seriously when the person saying it has been on the top of their industry or field for so long. The struggle years seem long behind them and it's reeeeeal...
The DMCA Takedown Notice: How to Combat Copycats Online
As a copyright owner, you can use something called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice to take action against copycats, even if your copyright isn't registered. *Keep in mind that you don't own a copyright...
How I start each morning with a low-key morning routine
Morning routines are awesome, but trying to recreate the habits of people like Oprah, Warren Buffett and others is STRESSFUL. On the morning routine spectrum, I'm somewhere in the middle. I want one, but I don't have the kind of life the...
#37: Six Lessons from Black Women Entrepreneurs
The world seems to be on fire right now, but black women entrepreneurs are killing the game right now. From having million-dollar-months, to creating anti-racist movements, to landing huge brand deals, the wins just keep coming and I love to see it. Black women like...
Episode 37 –Six Lessons from Black Women Entrepreneurs (transcript)
Shontavia Johnson (00:00): What's up, y'all. Welcome to The Shontavia Show, where my goal is to help you start a business based on your life's vision. This ain't gonna be your daddy's business advice. I'm laser focused on entrepreneurship in the 21st century, vision...
Build a Successful Business by Focusing on Solving Problems
The most successful businesses focus on solving a problem and being of service to others. Check out this video for why you need to shift your business's focus from me me me to solving other people's problems.