How can a father's love shape a daughter's dream and her ability to bring it to fruition in her own life? We chat with Jane Biondi Munna, co-author of Let’s Be Frank: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father, The Media Mogul You’ve Never Heard Of. Though her father was an extremely successful media executive, Jane shares her own #dreamdriving journey and how she navigated figuring out when it was okay to put one dream in park in order to put another into drive. She also shares how her father's untimely diagnosis with cancer and eventual death led her to publishing her first book -his memoir - and all the lessons she learned along the way.

More about Jane here:

Jane Biondi Munna is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase. She has served for over a decade there in roles across finance, strategy, marketing, and communications, including as the executive communications partner to the co-president and COO of the firm.

Her career has spanned finance, media, and sports. Jane can talk corporate “inside baseball,” and she can also talk “baseball baseball.” Her twenty years of experience began with investment banking and included a few years in marketing and special events for the Los Angeles Dodgers where she booked celebrities to throw out the ceremonial first pitch or sing the national anthem and coordinated pregame and in-game entertainment for corporate sponsorship partners.

She is the co-author of “Let’s Be Frank: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father, The Media Mogul You’ve Never Heard of,” chosen as a Publishers Weekly Booklife, Editor's Pick.

She earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA from Princeton. 

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At some point along the #dreamdriving journey, you're going to want to GROW. But how? The duo behind the growth of the massively successful Smart Passive Income - Pat Flynn & Matt Gartland - share their top tips and strategies that can help you take your dreams out of PARK and into DRIVE. Plus, they share their own #dreamdriving challenges and how they overcame obstacles along the path to success.

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Pat Flynn - Founder, Creator, and Head of Growth Pat is the man who started it all. He is a family man who also happens to be the creator of SPI as well as a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, industry influencer, and startup advisor. Oh, and he’s the world’s biggest Back to the Future fan.

Matt Gartland - Partner, CEO, and Head of Innovation Matt is a servant leader whose greatest joy comes from empowering other leaders, teams, and organizations to achieve their potential through sustainable growth. Above all, he’s a father and husband who will never relinquish his Pittsburgh roots.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

• How Pat and Matt met
• The formula to GROWTH + INNOVATION
• Navigating and embracing failure
• Why you should chase RESULTS and delegate faster than you think
• How to get out of plateau stage
• Support and humility
• Growth + Innovation

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The secret to success may not be as hard as you think. In fact, you probably already have the recipe. Listen in as entrepreneur, business expert, and media personality Vivian Kaye shares her #dreamdriving journey and the ONE thing you need to be aware of in order to put your dreams in drive.

Vivian shares how - as the founder of KinkyCurlyYaki (acquired), a premium textured hair extension brand for Black women - she was able to bootstrap the business to over $6 million in revenue as an immigrant, college dropout and single mom.Through her magnetic energy, Vivian shares empowering words of wisdom, uplifting moments and educates us about the REAL aspects of the #dreamdriving life.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

• How she found a niche accidently and ventured into entrepreneurship
• Why it's important to solve REAL real problems
• How to make your content relatable and real
• How she grew KinkyCurlyYaki to over $1m in revenue with any outside funders
• When its okay to say bye to a dream
• How motherhood motivates her drive
• The importance of trusting your intuition
• Why you can’t rely on motivation alone...and what to do about it

KEYS TO SUCCESS: 1. Mindset 2. Destination/Goal 3. Good Vibes

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In this REWIND episode from 2021, Host Rana Campbell shares 5 things that you can do to be more consistent along your personal #dreamdriving journey.

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What would it take for you to leave the only life and rule system you've known to start anew and embark on a life-changing journey? Meet Reuben and Sherri Johnson, affectionately known as the FlyDuo® - co-founders of Fly MediaProductions, an award-winning, non-traditional brand agency obsessed with de-stigmatizing pleasure.

Reuben and Sherri open up about their experience leaving the Jehovah Witness religious organization and how they started prioritizing their own sex-positive healing journeys. The couple share their love story over the years and how their strong relationship helped them navigate all the changes in life including entrepreneurship, facing their dreams head on, and what it means to participate in a very stigmatized industry.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

• Growing up as Jehovah Witnesses and getting married at a young age
• How their resourcefulness led them to entrepreneurship early on as young adults
• How moving to Atlanta changed their lives
• The shift to no longer dreaming small
• When they began to question the only life they’ve known - taking the chance and the risk to find themselves and redefine what a new life meant
• What sex positivity means for them in life, business...and more
• The challenges of working in the pleasure space
• What they love about being entrepreneurs and dream drivers

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Embracing your gift is hard, but doing so will lead you to your destiny. How though? Gospel songstress, radio personality, author, beauty entrepreneur, and fashion designer - Yolanda Adams speaks to the soul of the weary dream driver on the verge of giving up - about how believing in yourself is the fuel you need to keep going. She candidly shares pointers from her own life story including: leaving her 9-5 as a schoolteacher to becoming a singer full-time, managing single motherhood, spirituality, success, and entrepreneurship. This episode is a special treat from a very special guest. If you enjoy, please make sure you share online with your community! You can find us at @dreamsindrive on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, and use the hashtag #dreamsindrive! Enjoy!

Yolanda's Keys To Success: 1. Belief in your self 2. Believe in your destiny 3. Garner great relationships

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How can you add value and make your presence known in any room you find yourself in along your career journey? In this candid conversation, founder, consultant, communications, branding and media expert Gabrielle Gambrell (former EP 74 guest) shares the strategies she was able to use along her #dreamdriving journey to advance from intern to C-suite executive. 

Some of the topics we discuss include:

• Climbing the corporate ladder as a black woman
• How to get a seat at the table
• Leveraging your gifts to advance your career
• Ageism and what it was like being a millennial woman of color in the c-suite
• How financial literacy plays an important part in professional and personal development
• Setting her children up for financial success
• The role of motherhood
• The importance of financial literacy and wealth building
• The power of community...and more!

What's the purpose of pursuing a dream if you feel like you find yourself in a constant rat race? Is there a way to receive both PEACE and profits in your life? Listen in as Kendra James Anderson shares how she went from excelling in the corporate and entrepreneurship world to building a life and business that allowed her the peace to focus on the other things that also matter to her.

 (Note: Kendra was first a guest on EP 166 where she shared the BEST small business and finance accounting tips for Dream Drivers!)

MORE ABOUT KENDRA: After graduating from Clemson University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Finance, Kendra climbed the corporate ladder supporting CFO’s of companies like GE for 10+ years. She then ditched her six-figure salary and built The Finance Femme to serve as a full-time business & money manager for successful businesswomen. After successfully scaling The Finance Femme for almost 10 years, she has launched her personal brand, Kendra Nicole, where she helps entrepreneurs strategically build a business that gives them Peace & Profits™️.

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Do you ever feel like you're not dreaming big enough? Like your insecurities have a hold of you and you are not living up to your highest potential? This week's guest Jennifer Vassel shares her #dreamdriving journey and how she was able to turn a personal story of her birthmark that she was once embarrassed by - into the basis of a children's media brand that is helping others learn how to share their gifts with the world. Jennifer shares how you, too, can tap into your inner child and reprogram your mindset so that your gifts don't die inside of you. 

Short summary: Children's media brand founder Jennifer Vassel shares how she is building an empire by helping people tap into their inner child and overcome their insecurities. 

MORE ABOUT JENNIFER:

Jennifer Vassel is the author and founder of“I Am Unique!”–as elf-love and children’s media brand aimed to inspire kids and adults to overcome their insecurities and share their unique gifts with the world. Jennifer’s interest in entrepreneurship piqued when she heard a life-changing sermon on New Year’s Eve 2012. In 2014, she published her debut book entitled,“My Channeled Energy”–a collection of poems and short stories written from age 6-26, becoming an Amazon #1 Bestseller in two categories. Her main focus now is building the I Am Unique! brand.

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Join EP 338 guest Hannah Williams for an aftershow moment with Rana where she shares more about her process getting strangers to share what they do and how much they make for her series - Salary Transparent Street. Rana also shares more about her own content ideas for the future of Dreams In Drive and why she's nervous about venturing more into the world of video. 

More about Hannah:

After learning how to swim with the help of coaches in 2009 at CUNY York College, Paulana nurtured her love for swimming and became inspired to teach others how to conquer their fear of water. For over a decade, she has shared her passion for swimming by working with swim clubs, teams, and gyms to build a community with her students.Hannah Williams is a 25-year-old content creator in the Washington, D.C. area tackling a major issue: salary transparency. With her viral series, Hannah encourages strangers to share what they do and how much they make. She's inspired to combat discriminatory tendencies in employment and close pay gaps that affect women, POC, workers with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community. Hannah uses her platform to educate her community on market research, salary negotiation, and labor laws to understand workers' rights. With this knowledge, she hopes to help workers grow professionally and build wealth.

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