The Add IDEAS Podcast - BONUS: Beyond Milestones: Celebrating Community For a Better Future

BONUS: Beyond Milestones: Celebrating Community For a Better Future

09/17/24 • 8 min

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The Add IDEAS Podcast

Briefly 1 Newsletter: Beyond Milestones

We are celebrating 1,000 downloads and community growth in our first audio newsletter.

What is covered in this newsletter:

Thank you!
Beyond the first time, every time
Beyond safe spaces: building competent community
'No DNA, Just RSA'
Feeling left behind: "When is our turn?"
Evolving allyship for a more inclusive future

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Briefly 1 Newsletter: Beyond Milestones

We are celebrating 1,000 downloads and community growth in our first audio newsletter.

What is covered in this newsletter:

Thank you!
Beyond the first time, every time
Beyond safe spaces: building competent community
'No DNA, Just RSA'
Feeling left behind: "When is our turn?"
Evolving allyship for a more inclusive future

★ Support this podcast ★

Previous Episode

9. Better community: doing the best you can with the trauma you carry with Annemarie Shrouder

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Annemarie Shrouder (she/her), international speaker, consultant and author of Being Brown in a Black and White World, which shares the personal and organisational costs of polarisation, joined me today to talk about the essentials for community building and what we can borrow or learn from post-COVID-19 amid waning global commitments.

On today’s episode:
0:00 - Intro & welcome
0:24 - Common frustrations shared since the start
2:47 - Inclusion vs Belonging and other polarisations
4:12 - “Healing requires that we all need to do our own work”
5:52 - Learning from parenthood for the best workplace
9:42 - The impact of COVID-19 on community and balance
15:09 - The tools we can use today
17:39 - The power of intersectionality on how we show up
20:58 - Wellness and heart-based exercises as impact drivers
24:20 - “Everyone is doing the best they can with the trauma they carry”
26:15 - Looking ahead with 5% more courage
30:53 - Wrap-up

RESOURCES
Annemarie’s Book: https://annemarieshrouder.com/book/
(Amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/Being-Brown-Black-White-World-ebook/dp/B09224CN47
The HeartMath Institute: https://www.heartmath.org/

More About Annemarie Shrouder:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemarieshrouder/
Website: https://annemarieshrouder.com/

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Next Episode

10. Getting niche: why South Africa needs better growth than groove with Avelile Nontanda

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My friend, what should be happening to resolve the problems South Africans face with spaza shops?
Want to find the right niche?

Today, we delve deep into the multifaceted world of entrepreneurship, exploring the challenges and opportunities that shape the landscape for modern business owners and reflecting on South Africa's potentially limiting identity crisis.

Join us as we sit down with Avelile Nontanda, the founder and CEO of Mayhem Digital with more than 10 years of experience helping businesses and brands live their best digital lives from Google to social media and father. Avelile gets candid about shared realities such as dealing with Black Tax, not-so-friendly spaza shops and the importance of a self-reliant economy.

We discuss the challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs today, the importance of a strong brand identity, and the power of digital marketing.

In this conversation, we'll cover:

00:00 - Finding Your Niche: Being a Jack of All Trades, Master of Niche

06:25 - The Google Dilemma and Exploring Ownership

15:51 - Dealing with “Pull Him/Her Down” Syndrome and The Discount Mentality

21:29 - Finding a Balance After Groove and Equal Focus

26:10 - First World and Third World Fallacies

29:15 - Black Tax is Good and Bad at the Same Time

40:54 - Digital Nomads, Why start in Cape Town, and Can Looks Be Deceiving?

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