Story Medicine: From Betrayal to Black Girl Ventures with Shelly Bell

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 2:40 p.m.

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Shelly is among the nation's most sought-after transformational speakers in the DC Metro area with features in Forbes, Fast Company, The Washington Business Journal, NewsOne, Entrepreneur Mag, People of Color in Tech and on Politico Live. Her organization, Black Girl Ventures (BGV) is a culturally converging ecosystem igniting economic security, civic engagement, and hyperlocal infrastructure at the intersection of STEM education and entrepreneurship for Black and Brown woman-identifying founders, funders, and veterans. Since 2016, BGV has funded 91 women, increased access to social capital for 180 program participants and launched their efforts in 10 cities. As a one of 8 original Google Coaches across the nation and an Ecosystem Builder, she engages audiences from grassroots to government. Through Shelly\\u2019s Resist Average Relationships (R.A.R) Method she is teaching intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, and wantrepreneurs how to hold the ladder for others and/or how to find the person they need to hold the ladder toward moving to the next level of success. She has trained over 5,000 entrepreneurs, held over 300 events for empowering leaders, managed multi-million dollar contracts, and helped to scale over 200 businesses.

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In  this episode we talk about:

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  • Renting out a teepee in your living room
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  • Cheating and betrayal
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  • Not enoughness
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  • What a hit of intuition feels like in your body
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  • Leading a double life
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  • Dying inside after heartbreak
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  • Finding spirituality
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  • A call that saved you from making a horrible decision
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  • Self-worth and body image
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  • Role models vs. model
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  • Story medicine and how sharing your words changes people
    \\nCEO & single mom of three
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  • Waiting for your purpose to drop out of thin air
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  • Intuitively lead business
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  • How do you operate at a high level and be in flow
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  • How to show up when business is taking off
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  • Honoring your lineage
    \\nPoetry slams to Black Girl Ventures pitches
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  • Owning your success and how to deal with imposter syndrome
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  • Not seeing yourself the other way people see you
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  • Having a coach for all aspects of life
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  • ALT business school
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  • A dose of disruption podcast by shelly bell
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