Kandis Draw -- Episode #044

12/14/21 • 30 min

Are you aware of your family’s history with cancer? Do you speak up for yourself when something with your health seems and feels off?

Cancer is one of the leading causes amongst women of color. African American women have the highest mortality rates for all cancers combined compared to any other racial or ethnic group.

Today on the Black Women Rising Podcast, we sat down with national cancer advocate and writer Kandis Draw. Kandis shares her story about how losing her mother to ovarian cancer and researching gynecological cancer led her to become a cancer advocate. Kandis now travels and speaks all over, advocating for those who can’t advocate for themselves as she encourages those of us who can advocate for ourselves to do so. Listen here as Candice shares tips for combatting cancer and multiple ways to advocate for ourselves.

Key discussion points from this episode include:

[00:03:53] - Learning The Lesson of Accountability

[00:05:44] - Being Inspired And Being My Best Self

[00:07:20] - Advocating For Cancer

[00:08:53] - How Women of Color Can Begin to Combat Cancer

[00:13:00] - Knowing The Right Questions To Ask

[00:18:20] - Getting Educated on Gynecological Cancers

[00:20:50] - *Black Girl Magic

Connect with Kandis:

Instagram: Kandis (@kandi_koated) • Instagram photos and videos

Website: Caring for Multiple People (caregiving.com)
Kandis Draw lives in Chicago, IL, and is a National Illinois Advocate for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, writer and a contributor on Caregiving.com. She writes for Curvicality.com, an online magazine for plus sized women that focuses on body positivity, fashion, news, and more. Kandis has been featured across Cancer Wellness Magazine, Tina's Wish Blog, Ignite Hope Candles, We Have Cancer, my Cancer story podcast and more.

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Are you aware of your family’s history with cancer? Do you speak up for yourself when something with your health seems and feels off?

Cancer is one of the leading causes amongst women of color. African American women have the highest mortality rates for all cancers combined compared to any other racial or ethnic group.

Key discussion points from this episode include:

[00:03:53] - Learning The Lesson of Accountability

[00:05:44] - Being Inspired And Being My Best Self

[00:07:20] - Advocating For Cancer

[00:08:53] - How Women of Color Can Begin to Combat Cancer

[00:13:00] - Knowing The Right Questions To Ask

[00:18:20] - Getting Educated on Gynecological Cancers

[00:20:50] - *Black Girl Magic

Connect with Kandis:

Instagram: Kandis (@kandi_koated) • Instagram photos and videos

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Taylor Sparks -- Episode #043

What you would you rate your sex life on a scale of 1-10? Want to learn tips for making good sex great? Listen here as we dive into some good grown folk conversation.

Today on the Black Women Rising Podcast, we sat down with Erotic Educator, Sex Goddess & Organic Loven Founder Taylor Sparks. Taylor shares with us her holistic approach to sex. She educates us on sexual health and wellness as she encourages us to embrace our sexuality and communicate our needs to have the sexual experiences we desire.

Key discussion points from this episode include:

[00:01:46] - Erotic Educator Defined

[00:02:55] - Becoming an Erotic Sex Educator

[00:07:19] - How To Have A Good Sex Life

[00:16:23] - Embracing Your Sexuality

[00:22:32] - More Advice For Getting Comfortable With Your Sexuality

[00:35:47] - How Does Good Or Bad Sex Affect Your Life

[00:42:12] - Stop Focusing On The Orgasm

[00:49:06] - Possible Traumas That Can Affect Your Sex Life

Connect with Taylor:

Instagram: Taylor Sparks (@60secondsofsparks) • Instagram photos and videos

LinkedIn: Taylor Sparks - Erotic Educator and Sex Goddess - OrganicLoven.com | LinkedIn

Podcast: Sisters of Sexuality: Five Shades Of Play • A podcast on Anchor

Amongst many things, Taylor Sparks (aka Mariposa) is a passionate erotic educator and sex goddess, certified in both holistic aromatherapy and human behavior. With over a decade of experience in the natural skin care/cosmetics industry, Ms. Sparks launched OrganicLoven.com, one of the largest BIPOC owned online intimacy shops. Organic Loven specializes in improving adults’ sexual health/wellness and enhancing their sex lives via their organic intimate body products, body-safe sex toy materials, sex-positive books and erotic educational seminars.
Ms. Sparks’ expertise has contributed to articles in Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Men’s Health, Oprah, Shape, Women’s Health magazines and more. Taylor has become renowned in the adult travel industry and is a powerful public speaker both nationally and internationally. Her flagship seminar entitled,” How To Make Good Pussy, Better”, is extremely popular and focuses on the benefits of organic intimate body products and body safe sex toys. Socially and environmentally conscious and a strong supporter in all things organic, natural and eco-friendly...including Love.

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Kronda Adair -- Episode #045

Is fear of failure or making mistakes holding you back from building a business around work that you enjoy? In order to succeed we must learn to fail forward. Don’t be afraid to bet on you!

Today on the Black Women Rising Podcast, we sat down with podcaster and CEO of Karvel Digital, Kronda Adair. She shares with us how she got on the journey to building a successful business that she enjoys after getting let go from her job as a developer. She shares the mistakes that she's had on the journey so far and how learning these things has allowed her to help other mission-driven and service-based business owners succeed in their businesses.

Key Discussion Points From This Episode Include:

[00:03:33] Getting Fired and Getting Into Entrepreneurship

[00:07:10] The Journey to Creating Success in Business

[00:13:08] Biggest Mistake Made In Business Since Starting

[00:16:53] Kronda’s Philosophy on Entrepreneurship

[00:19:58] Advice For Small Business Owners

[00:22:15] Dealing With Microaggressions In Tech

[00:25:04] Kronda’s Black Girl Magic

Connect with Kronda:

Instagram: Karvel Digital (@karveldigital) • Instagram photos and videos

Facebook Group: Service CEOs: Systemizing for Profit | Facebook

Podcast: Podcast - Karvel Digital

Kronda Adair is the founder of Karvel Digital, an agency that helps mission-driven service-based businesses automate their marketing to create a predictable sales pipeline.

From her humble beginnings building $500 WordPress websites, Kronda found a passion for digital marketing and marketing automation and is in the process of becoming a certified Automation Service Provider.

Her flagship offer is Content Bootcamp, a 12-week online intensive to teach overwhelmed entrepreneurs how to create and use content as an asset that saves time and sells for you.

When she’s not working, she can be found enjoying time at home with her wife, two cats, and Vizsla puppy, reading dead-tree books, riding one of her five bikes, or enjoying the postcard vistas of the state of Oregon.

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