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Begin, Build, Blossom: Your Business Journey with Clarita
Welcome to 'Begin, Build, Blossom: Your Business Journey with Clarita' – the podcast that shares wisdom and support from entrepreneurs. Join me as we explore valuable insights, resources, and motivation to inspire your own venture. Let's build a supportive community together.
What sets this podcast apart? This podcast is not just about stories but about providing support and a sense of community while we all figure out Beginning, Building or Blossoming in the business world.
The episodes are designed to guide us through the different stages of the entrepreneurial journey – Beginning, Building and Blossoming. In each episode, we'll focus on one or all of these crucial phases, ensuring that we all get practical tips and insights that we can apply to our own business.
First up, the "Begin" segment. We'll explore the initial steps of beginning a business. From idea generation to crafting a business plan, we'll cover it all. As the host - I'll be asking questions that resonate with anyone contemplating the entrepreneurial leap, giving all of us the tools to turn our vision into a reality.
Next, we move on to the "Build" section. Scaling a business is a delicate art, and we'll uncover strategies to take our enterprises to new heights. Whether anyone is looking to expand their team, explore new markets, or enhance their product line, our guests will share their experiences and advice to help us scale effectively.
And finally, we'll tackle the "Blossom" phase. Success means different things to different people, and we'll explore various definitions of success in the business world. From achieving financial milestones to making a positive impact on our community, our conversations will inspire you to define and achieve each individual's version of success.
Remember, our journey starts here, but it doesn't end here. Let's do this together!
Begin, Build, Blossom: Your Business Journey with Clarita
Shanita Joy Murray, Founder of Choosing Joy (PART 1 of 2)
Shanita Joy Murray, BSN RNC CD CPD CBC CBE CPNE is certified as a birth and postpartum doula, as well as a childbirth and perinatal nutrition educator. Shanita is an Evidence Based Birth instructor teaching private sessions virtually. As a certified breastfeeding counselor, she is currently studying to become an internationally board certified lactation consultant. Her background includes over 4,000 hours of delivery, operating room/recovery room and breastfeeding experience. In addition, Shanita is trained in home birthing and she is specialized in assisting high-risk and AMA (advanced maternal age) pregnancies, VBACs (vaginal birth after cesearian), twin births, waterbirths, stillbirths and NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) postpartum clients. As a practicing registered nurse, at The Birth Center of New Jersey, Shanita is also skilled in low intervention and natural births in various settings. Lastly, Shanita is certified in neonatal, pediatric and adult CPR. She's an advocate for all women, especially those in the black community as maternal mortality disparities are great. Shanita mentioned that we are often unaware of our baseline health information which in combination with systemic racism in healthcare yields very poor outcomes. Shanita invests time into teaching her clients practical ways to prevent and recognize conditions of pregnancy as well as helping them understand the changes occurring within their bodies during the process.
Shanita's Take Aways from her business journey and actionable tips:
- Research your industry and undertand your target area
- Mentoring especially business mentoring
- Get out of your own way
- Start the Busines; your gifts will make room for themselves
Recommended Book(s):
- Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day by Ty Alexander
References:
- IncFile - now Bizee
- National Black Doulas Association
- Pacify Health
- Irth App
Resources:
- Time with Shanita Joy Murray; please reach out to Shanita using the contact information below, letting her know that you heard her on our podcast.
Contact Information:
- Website: https://www.iamchoosingjoy.net
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thee_rndoula
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/shanitachoosingjoy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanita-joy-murray
- Email: rndoula@iamchoosingjoy.net
- Phone : 908-456-4187