
Relentlessly Pursuing Purpose with Shanequa Gay
04/14/20 • 44 min
What are you doing here? It’s a big, scary question to discuss with visual artist and proud Atlanta native Shanequa Gay. As a painter, poet, storyteller, and justice advocate, she has worked through the intimidating process to discover her true purpose. Believing the journey is well worth taking, she shares her story and perspective on how to relentlessly pursue your purpose.
- For more on Shanequa Gay visit: www.ShanequaGay.com
- Special thanks to Matchstic: www.Matchstic.com
- Hosted and produced by Blake Howard
- Editing by Michael Engelking
- Illustration by Rachel Eleanor www.rachel-eleanor.com
What are you doing here? It’s a big, scary question to discuss with visual artist and proud Atlanta native Shanequa Gay. As a painter, poet, storyteller, and justice advocate, she has worked through the intimidating process to discover her true purpose. Believing the journey is well worth taking, she shares her story and perspective on how to relentlessly pursue your purpose.
- For more on Shanequa Gay visit: www.ShanequaGay.com
- Special thanks to Matchstic: www.Matchstic.com
- Hosted and produced by Blake Howard
- Editing by Michael Engelking
- Illustration by Rachel Eleanor www.rachel-eleanor.com
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