Charlei H Talks About Being A Creative (This A Podcast) – FESCH.TV

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On this episode of, Mek talks with Charlei H about fashion and design, childhood memories, trials and tribulations of being in business, the power of communication, and then some. You’ll find hear about:
– who she looked up to as a child (and still does today)
– her childhood memories of living in Maryland and visiting Sierra Leone
– Mek’s childhood experience of going to Nigeria
– dressing up and “schooling” her dolls
– having a rare kind of mother within the African community
– breaking boundaries and learning to bridge the gap between the African and American lifestyle
– getting a beat down at McDonald’s from dad and butting heads with mom
– memories of high school and what she was into during that time
– being the last generation who went outside to play before the great Internet shift
– the advantages of being a part of this shift generation and wandering through life blindly versus with awareness
– working at Nordstrom after high school and building a book of clients
– the non-glamorous side of entrepreneurship, the lie told about following your passion in business, and following your formula
– impostor syndrome
– Mek’s skepticism about calling himself an entrepreneur and how he defines it
– Charlei’s first entrepreneurial role at 17 years old and her approach to Instagram and her business right now
– knowing who you are and what you’re about before putting yourself out there
– the importance of Mek’s contribution to his family and how it’s different than the original
plan
– clear messaging, communicating to individuals in compatible ways, and moving ideas from thoughts to tangible assets
– Charlei’s book recommendations and how they really changed her life
– your proudest accomplishments being those others don’t care about at all
– media training vs. being your authentic self
– who comes to mind when Charlei thinks of success and why
– what she’d define as her God-given gifts
– and her two-sided billboard message to everyone.

Bio
Growing up in Maryland with a family originally from Sierra Leone, Charlei traveled around a lot as a kid especially to London. Following her heart, she made the switch from being a business major to a communications major and has a huge passion for storytelling and design developed ever since childhood. You can find her on Instagram @Charlei.H and on Twitter at twitter.com/charleixx.
Links
ItsNation TV – itsnation.tv/
BlackPlanet – www.blackplanet.com
Netflix’s The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, and The 2000s series
I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra