The Connections Hub Podcast - How To Build Effective Relationships In Business - Javonne Steward

How To Build Effective Relationships In Business - Javonne Steward

05/27/22 • 23 min

In this episode, Jha interviews Javonne Steward-Wallace, Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur and is passionate about training and developing others.

Javonne shares how she has always been strong-headed and how she helps other people figure out their personality types to best guide her clients. No Excuse Today LLC is a Consulting company that provides Consulting, Professional Development & Life Skills Training for individuals. The company's sole mission is to EMPOWER, EQUIP and INSPIRE individuals to make their dreams a reality in the face of adversity. Listen to the episode now!

00:39 - Please introduce yourself

00:57 - How did your brand name come about?

2:19 - Tell us What No Excuses Today is about

2:36 - What’s DISC?

3:46 - How does DISC work?

4:53 - Is there a scoreboard for DISC?

7:55 - How did you transition from corporate America?

9:22 - How was your corporate job financing your dream?

10:38 - How did you come to the realization that you were going to start No Excuse Today?

12:55 - How does your apparel lead to your business?

14:52 - How do you make a business transition from getting an apparel-buying customer to booking your services?

16:04 - Do you have a marketing budget?

17:00 - How are you getting influential people involved with your brand?

17:47 - Breakdown of DISC test

22:54 - Where can we connect with you?

Follow Javonne on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/javonne.steward/

Follow No Excuse Today on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noexcusetodaybrand/

No Excuse Today website: https://www.noexcusetoday.com/

Follow Jha Allen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jha.allen/

Learn more about Jha Allen: https://workwithjha.com/content

Follow The Connections Hub Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconnectionshub/

In this episode, Jha interviews Javonne Steward-Wallace, Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur and is passionate about training and developing others.

00:39 - Please introduce yourself

00:57 - How did your brand name come about?

2:19 - Tell us What No Excuses Today is about

2:36 - What’s DISC?

3:46 - How does DISC work?

4:53 - Is there a scoreboard for DISC?

7:55 - How did you transition from corporate America?

9:22 - How was your corporate job financing your dream?

10:38 - How did you come to the realization that you were going to start No Excuse Today?

12:55 - How does your apparel lead to your business?

14:52 - How do you make a business transition from getting an apparel-buying customer to booking your services?

16:04 - Do you have a marketing budget?

17:00 - How are you getting influential people involved with your brand?

17:47 - Breakdown of DISC test

22:54 - Where can we connect with you?

Follow Javonne on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/javonne.steward/

Follow No Excuse Today on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noexcusetodaybrand/

No Excuse Today website: https://www.noexcusetoday.com/

Follow Jha Allen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jha.allen/

Learn more about Jha Allen: https://workwithjha.com/content

Follow The Connections Hub Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconnectionshub/

Previous Episode

How I Grew My Business and Instagram Account to over 100k Followers in 3 Years - KeAndre'

In this episode, Jha interviews KeAndre’, a Food Marketer and Founder of My Southern Brand. KeAndre’ comes from an engineering background but casually transitioned to food marketing after realizing the gap in food marketing for black-owned businesses.

KeAndre’ covers the importance of focusing specifically on Black-owned businesses to serve the community and support Black-owned restaurants. He grew his following rather quickly to over 100k followers and has even landed a major deal with Pepsi. My Southern Brand focuses on brand campaigns for Black-owned businesses in the food world, and KeAndre’ is on a mission to promote those businesses for Black economic growth and prosperity.

00:40 - Please introduce yourself

01:12 - How did you get involved in food marketing?

3:10 - How has the switch been from being an engineer to an entrepreneur

6:12 - How did you get over your entrepreneurial struggles?

7:13 - Why did you choose to specifically serve Black businesses?

11:06 - What does food marketing entail for The Southern Brand?

13:09 - What’s your follower count?

13:34 - How did you build it up that many followers?

15:56 - When did you officially quit your 9-5 to jump into entrepreneurship?

17:55 - How did you manage to grow your account so much during COVID?

20:12 - How did you end up going viral?

21:15 - Did you have someone on the backend helping you manage your account?

21:58 - When did your idea transition into an actual brand?

25:43 - How did you end up closing big deals with companies like Pepsi?

27:19 - How have the partnerships benefited your brand?

28:10 - What are some tips you would give someone who wants to build their brand?

30:30 - Where can we connect with you?

Follow My Southern Brand on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysouthernbrand/

My Southern Brand Website: https://www.mysouthernbrand.com/

Follow Jha Allen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jha.allen/

Learn more about Jha Allen: https://workwithjha.com/content

Follow The Connections Hub Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconnectionshub/

Next Episode

Eliminating Stigmas in The Black Queer Community - Ian L. Haddock

In this episode, Jha interviews our first LGBTQ+ guest to kick off our Pride campaign, Ian L. Haddock. Ian is the Founder of The Normal Anamoly, and he shares his incredible journey to where he is today.

The Normal Anomaly Initiative began in 2016 in Houston as a blog to tell the stories of people at the margins. Throughout the span of 3 years, Ian and his team have worked with Huffington Post, Unites States Conference on HIV/ AIDS (USCHA) and Prime Video. As the platform grew, Ian had amassed a team of nontraditional activists that began to expand the trajectory in which the group was going. In 2020, after the pandemic, the group shifted its lens from telling the story of Black, queer plus persons to changing their story through advocacy, direct services and technical assistance.

Ian shares his personal story of how he struggled as a troubled young man after being kicked out of his home at 16 for being queer. After being taken under the wing of new mentors who supported Ian, his life changed forever. Ian is now on the mission to support and transform the lives of Black LGBTQ+ peoples. Tune in and Happy Pride Month!

1:04 - Ian, take it over! Introduce yourself.

2:15 - What does normanality mean?

3:37 - Who wrote your first blogs?

3:44 - How did you write your blogs?

6:35 - What are some of the tangible things that you are doing and how can we get involved?

9:10 - What got you into the work you do? How did you start?

11:46 - Which organization did you start with?

14:44 - What are all the ways to bring in money for a non-profit?

15:40 - Do you get paid from your non-profit?

19:40 - Tell us about some of your past events

21:00 - How were you able to raise so much money from sponsors?

23:10 - What do you mean when you say “de-stigmatizing certain stigmas” and what types of stigmas did you have to overcome?