Lindsay Reeth & Ryan McElhinney launched Student-Made to provide creative students with a platform to share their talents and business with their campus community. As Student-Made continues to expand to schools across the country, our goal is also to connect students with supporters on their campus & their growing network of campuses! Student-Made is a collaborative and supportive program— a program where a dedicated team of student managers work to create opportunities for student creators to be successful. This is a program where aspiring student-entrepreneurs make valuable connections with one another, and support each other’s growth. More of Student-Made: https://studentmadestore.com Follow on IG: https://instagram.com/studentmadestore

Mandi Biondi is an athlete, EEG technologist, medical student, and entrepreneur. After rowing for the UNC women's crew team, she began pursing her career in medicine while simultaneously joining ZuzuForKids.com as the project manager where she helps guide the startup in creative and strategic decisions. Their kids activities website began from a back of the napkin idea to a site visited by over 50k parents today.  Today, she continues to provide expertise to ZuzuForKids in a part-time leadership role as she pursue her medical degree at UNC. More of ZuzuForKids: zuzuforkids.com

Kyle is the founder and CEO of Enspire. Enspire is a network for job shadowing opportunities that helps connect students to businesses in a whole new way, helping students discover what they want to do with their lives while helping companies recruit while giving back to their communities. He has always been a big believer in getting out of your comfort zone, whether that be in entrepreneurship, traveling, or anything else! More of Kyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylepaterson-enspire/ More of Enspire: https://enspirejobshadowing.com

Faith Wright is a the Youth Program Coordinator for Dale Carnegie of Central & Eastern North Carolina (my previous role) and now a member of the current Entrepreneur House cohort. In addition to her role with Dale Carnegie, she's finishing a Masters in Organizational Leadership and running her own coaching program. Book a call with her and connect below!  Faith Ann Coaching Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/faithanncoaching/clarity Dale Carnegie Leadership Strategy: https://calendly.com/faithwrightdalecarnegie/30min Connect on Instagram: https://instagram.com/faithanncoaching

Cornelius Kirk is a community leader, workshop facilitator, and mentor with 20 years of experience in corporate leadership. He’s one of the hosts of the Bro Code Show which is a podcast that was created to share unique and courageous stories that amplify the voice of others, speak life into their community, and celebrate the humane side of humanity. The Bro Code Show: https://www.youtube.com/c/BroCodeTVProductions Connect with Cornelius: https://www.instagram.com/cornelius_kirk919/

Tareka Wheeler is a Career & Mindset Strategist that helps high-achieving professionals, specializing in women of color and working parents, discover their unique value and design career strategies to increase their income all while achieving work-life harmony. Register for Expand 2022: https://professionaldna.ck.page/df290628bd Connect with Tareka: https://instagram.com/professional_dna

Matt Mims turned his side hustle into a full time job and now runs a company with 17 team members while managing social media and videography full time for a D1 sports team. After you listen to this episode, check out these links below for more of his work!  Follow Matt's work: https://www.instagram.com/matt.works/ How Matt and I met: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoXp9F_vdCA

Rose Steward is the founder of Gen-E-Networking and she joins me on Taking A Breath to talk about the fresh approach her networking events company is taking to engage the under 35 crowd in the post-covid world. They're building events in which a relaxed environment, engaging speakers, and inclusive environment are the norm. When I asked her about how they're picking speakers for the events she emphasized that, "It's not just someone droning on about their company, it's someone sharing a story and getting people involved." Tons of helpful and actionable tips on planning events, reaching your target audience, and how people championing your business can be your winning marketing strategy. Connect with Rose Steward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-steward-%F0%9F%A6%A9-060330179/ More on Gen-E-Networking: https://instagram.com/genenetworking Visit https://flow.page/parkermayes for more on Taking A Breath with Parker Mayes

I recorded 70 episodes from May 2020 to August 2021, and now I'm back for 70 more. In this ep I talk failed startup, current startup, and 10 days in Cali! Visit https://flow.page/parkermayes for my current projects, subscribe on your podcast platform, and follow @takingabreathpodcast on Instagram! 

This week's episode is with Anna Crollman, a young breast cancer survivor.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 27, and felt isolated, alone and frustrated about the lack of resources available for young women battling cancer. Her blog, My Cancer Chic was born to fill the void of young women facing cancer and has since grown with the goal of empowering all women to thrive through adversity with wellness, self-confidence, and style.  More of Anna: https://www.mycancerchic.com/ More of TAB: https://flow.page/parkermayes/