BA Q&A: Surviving Breast Cancer with Comedian Marina Franklin

The ladies are back to answer your hard-hitting questions. First, a listener needs advice on what to do when you've taken on too much responsibility at work and how to set boundaries! Plus, Mandi and Tiffany give great advice on how to establish solid business credit. We want to hear from you! Drop us a note at [email protected] or hit us up on Instagram @brownambitionpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Both of our BA besties are in the studio for this week's BA Q&A. The ladies start off by discussing the difference between leadership and management. Tiffany shares some insights inside of how she manages her team and gives us great advice on how to be better leaders. Then, a frustrated wife needs advice on how to manage her finances in a marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week our financial besties are joined by Kim Lewis.Kim Lewis is the CEO and co-founder of CurlMix, a clean beauty brand for curly hair. After a strong showing on Season 10 of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning Shark Tank with her husband and co-founder, Tim, Kim made the daring decision to bet on herself, and turned down a $400,000 Shark deal. Less than six months later, Kim’s talent for logistics and marketing secured a seed investment of $1.2M, multiplied CurlMix’ sales into the millions, and grew the CurlMix team to 30+ full-time staff…all while raising two small children.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back with another Monday throwback! First, listener Ashley wants to know how to protect her identity from being stolen. Tiffany explains to use what "life lock" is and how to freeze your credit. Then, both ladies school us on how to avoid crazy scams. Lastly, listener Jalissa wants to know how to do a balance transfer to help with her debt, our financial big sisters give her excellent advice on the best way to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey BA Fam! We have two juicy questions for this week's BA Q&A. First, listener Crystal got a new job and moved her and kids across the country but is struggling with childcare. Crystal asked our financial besties if she should move back home and risk her job or attempt to convince them to let her work from home. Then, a listener is commuting three hours to get to her job and it's starting to affect her health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey Ba Fam! Mandi is riding solo this week and is joined by Jannese Torres. The ladies discuss community and the importance of connecting with people in person. Then, Jannese shares her views on home ownership and why she doesn't care about expectations other people set for you. As a first-generation Latina, Jannese Torres, award-winning money expert, educator, and podcaster, knows these unique challenges well. She set out to pursue the traditional American Dream, becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college, climb the corporate ladder, and secure the six-figure paycheck, only to find herself miserable and unfulfilled. She soon realized that everything she’d been taught about money and success wasn’t as it seemed. After discovering the true meaning of wealth, Torres resolved to pave her own path, leaving the life she was told she should want for one of entrepreneurship, autonomy, and financial freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Monday BA fam! We're so excited to be joined for this throwback by the founder of "Trade and Travel", Teri Ijeoma. Teri is an entrepreneur and former teacher just like Tiffany. She now teaches people to trade intentionally to find financial freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mandi is riding solo for this week's BA Q&A! First, a concerned mother wants to know if her daughter will be discriminated against in the workplace for her health condition. Then, a listener wants to know if she should accept a job with more pay even though her current company has a great 401k match and retirement plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mandi and Tiffany are both in the studio today! Tiffany shares why she's exhausted these days and Mandi shares a bizarre experience she had dropping her son off at daycare. The ladies also share some new insights about confrontation and how their feelings have changed about it. For this week's Boost or Break, Tiffany boosts for her new condo almost being done! Mandi boosts for "Birthfund" founded by Serena Williams and Elaine Welteroth. Birthfund is a coalition that works to support families in the U.S. who can’t afford the out-of-pocket costs of midwifery care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Throwback Monday) In this episode, the ladies are joined by the brilliant Amanda Seales. They start by discussing janky politicians and Amanda explains how rest helps her deal with the stress. Amanda describes how her mom encouraged her to be bold as a child and how black tv stars gave her inspiration and hope. The ladies bond over the crazy entertainment industry and explain how managers want too much these days. Tiffany also brings up a time when she saw Amanda in Kenya and how Amanda affirmed her. Of course, the ladies talk "Insecure", and Amanda explains how her experience behind the scenes at Insecure might not have been the best. Drop us a note at [email protected] or hit us up on Instagram @brownambitionpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices