Leona

In this episode, Fibia has a conversation with two guests about the taboo topic of aging. She welcomes back to the show Viviane Souza, and they are joined by Anita Best Misel.

Fibia, Viviane, and Anita share their personal experiences, thoughts, and advice about aging and the pursuit of aging gracefully.

About Anita:
With over 30 years experience running businesses, and over 20 years as a franchise owner and operator herself, Anita Best is passionate about Business ownership.  Anita opened a Keller Williams Franchise as managing Partner in 2001, achieved profitability in year one, and grew the office to over 125 agents in less than 3 years. Because of her outstanding achievements in running the franchise, she was invited into the business coaching program at KW, and coached Office owners and brokers around the country to achieve better results.  Today as a franchise coach, Anita assists aspiring entrepreneurs to determine if business ownership is for them.

Anita lives in Marietta Georgia with her husband Gerry and their two dogs. Together they have 5 children and 10 grandchildren.

About Viviane:
Viviane is currently the Sr Global, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Boeing. Her team provides leadership to several enterprise efforts, including LGBTQIA+ and Gender, as well as ED&I support for company’s the Engineering and IT functions. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University, and an MBA from Georgia State.

She has over 20 years of experience in the Diversity & Inclusion field and her work experience is as diverse as her interests. Not only has she changed job fields and industry every time she has changed companies, but she has also spent 9 years as an entrepreneur, starting two businesses from scratch. Viviane was born and raised in Brazil but has lived in the US for over half of her life now. She currently resides and work in Atlanta, GA.

When not at work, you will find Viviane planning her next trip to a place where she can experience a new culture, Latin dancing, or volunteering at church.

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Chapters:
Introductions -- 1:11
About Anita -- 3:04
About Viviane -- 5:04
Is Aging Scary? -- 7:38
Balancing Youthfulness & Growing -- 12:09
Signs of Aging -- 17:12
Menopause -- 25:18
Impact at Work -- 35:27
Advice About Aging -- 47:34


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In this episode, Fibia has a conversation with Kirsti Lewis, Executive Director for People Like Us. This non-profit helps educators use the arts to create more inclusive and more effective learning environments for neurodivergent students.

Kirsti shares her personal experience, of being raised in a large family and having a sister with Down Syndrome, which inspired her work on changing society's misguided assumptions about people with disabilities and using arts to create more effective and more inclusive learning environments.

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Watch the Documentary: https://peoplelikeusdoc.com/thedoc/
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Welcome to Season 2 of Leona Podcast!

To start our 2nd season of podcasting, our Founder Fibia is joined by her friend Graciela Chadwick, COO of Crumbl Cookies.  Together they talk about many elements of a journey, and how there's so much more behind the scenes that led us to any given point in our lives, careers, and even places of residence. Additionally, they dive into how to maintain resiliency in the face of challenges, including extremes such as assault and abuse. 

Please note, this conversation does touch on some sensitive topics, so if you need to talk with someone, help is available. 

1. Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 (or text START to 88788)
2. National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

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In this episode, Fibia has a conversation with Meagan Davies about what mental health means for women leaders. Meagan discusses some of the ways women can attenuate the stress in their lives, how to find the right therapist for you, and how to prepare for your session.

To find vetted counselors, Meagan recommends checking out https://www.psychologytoday.com

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In this episode, Fibia has a conversation with Dr. Brinker about the courage to follow our dreams, the importance of taking care of ourselves as women during all life stages and the beauty of having a community of women as support system. 

Dr. Brinker is a Chiropractor in Georgia specializing in Functional Medicine, pregnancy and pediatric care.

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In this episode, Fibia has a conversation with Social Entrepreneur Faven Ressom. Dubbed as a true African Southern Belle, Faven shares her story of being a 1st generation immigrant in the US and the lessons and challenges along the way to the American Dream. Her perseverance in the entertainment industry, owning her own restaurants, and her passion for community and philanthropy landed her on the list of Global Top Most Influential People of African Descent under 40 in 2022. 

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Dr. Kristin Oja, CEO & Founder, STAT Wellnes

This episode is in celebration of International Women’s Day! Fibia has a conversation with her friend Dr. Kristin Oja, where they talk about all things entrepreneurship, motherhood and women’s health. Dr. Oja gives many tips regarding women’s hormonal health and how to focus on having a healthy lifestyle.

For more information about Dr. Kristin  Oja and STAT Wellness, check out her website at https://www.statwellness.com/, or call the office directly at (404)-254-5905.

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Angie Hohulin - what we don't mention about Grief

In this episode, we talk about a subject that no one wants to talk about, yet, it is a part of our lives: grief. Our guest, Angie Hohulin, helps women experience, and heal from grief, a passion that spurred from her own experiences with loss. Angie is the Women's Groups Director at Buckhead Church and a grief mentor.

Angie grew upon south Florida, but has been in the Atlanta area for over twenty years. She has spent the last decade working in full time ministry, focusing on helping women grow in their faith and heal from their grief. Angie is also currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling.

We invite you listen as Angie shares her own journey with grief and talks about the unique way that each of us experience grief.

For additional information, please visit our website at www.leonacommunity.com 

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A friendly conversation with Viviane Souza about grit, the drive to achieve, losing it all, and learning to trust God in the process. 
Viviane is a Senior Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Boeing. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University, and an MBA from Georgia State.

Viviane has over 20 years of experience in the Diversity & Inclusion field and her work experience is as diverse as her interests. Viviane also spent 9 years as an entrepreneur, starting two businesses from scratch. Viviane was born and raised in Brazil, but has lived in the US for over half of her life now. She currently resides and work in Atlanta, GA.

When not at work, you will find Viviane planning her next trip to a place where she can experience a new culture, Latin dancing, or volunteering at church. 

Although she credits her drive for creating inclusive environments to having grown up as the oldest sibling in a family of five and as a friend to people who have often been outcasts in society; it is ultimately through growing in her faith that she has developed the grit to continue in this pursuit. She stays focused by each day reminding herself that since every person was born an original, no one should die a copy.

This has been a production of Brainbox Studios, LLC for Leona Community, LLC. For more information, please visit https://leonacommunity.com/

This episode is a short introduction to the Leona Podcast, narrated by our host, Fibia Gee.

This has been a production of Brainbox Studios, LLC for Leona Community, LLC. For more information, please visit https://leonacommunity.com/