Interviews With Arin
Brittany Perry: Making the Dream a Reality by Building a Literacy Community for Children and Families
Brittany Perry, M.A.T. is a multi-hyphenate professional with a passion for children and families. Her experience as a school teacher led her and her husband to found the Dream Big Foundation, to help address the factors limiting literacy development for kids in their community.
In this episode, get to know more about Brittany, the inspiration behind Dream Big Foundation, and how she uses her business to be a resource to the people in her community.
Brittany is gearing up for the annual Back to School bash this summer, bringing the much needed supplies to children to support a successful school year. Recently, the Dream Big Foundation held its annual 5k in Tom Triplett Park. It was a great opportunity to bring together people in support of kidney disease awareness and health literacy overall.
To learn more about Brittany, The Dream Big Foundation, and upcoming events, visit their website at dreambigfoundationinc.org.
Here’s some things you can pull from this:
Building literacy goes beyond the books
Being solution-minded helps break barriers and solve problems
Staying in your lane and being a team player is a major key in bringing better resources to the community
How you can Work With Arin:
Talk through your community event marketing in a guided 1:1 strategy session
Learn more about what your target audience needs from you to be a healthy team player
Develop initiatives that support your business or non-profit goals
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Interviews With Arin
Kamaria Boston: Giving Back to the Community That Gives to You
I interviewed Kamaria Boston, MBA about entrepreneurship, using business to invest in self and community, and trusting that your dreams can and will come to fruition.
"Go back to what it is you know and see what you can do." Listen in on our conversation where Kamaria demonstrates what it means to go inward to grow outward. If you are getting reacquainted with your former self, learning to trust in your higher power, or building a business to align with a future vision, this is the episode for you.
Here’s some things you can pull from this:
You don't have to choose between investing in yourself and investing in your business because the two can align
Remember what inspired you to start working towards your goals
Even when you don't know how something is going to go, do it anyway!
How you can Work With Arin:
Work with a consultant to explore ways to expand holistically and sustainably
Create a strategy to make your business and services known
Produce marketing materials for your next positive impact event
Learn more about Kamaria:
Aeryka Harvey: Rebuilding Community Through Healthy Continuums of Care
I interviewed Aeryka Harvey, DO, DrPH, Doula, Business Owner, & more about how she is leading the charge to build continuums of care for her community and clientele. This is the kind of care that goes beyond the appointment and instead embraces a holistic approach.
Here’s some things you can pull from this:
Give yourself time to learn your user/customer/target audience
How can you support your clients and create your own version of “wraparound care” regardless of industry/service?
Journey’s aren’t necessarily solo acts. Is there a way you can bring some community along with you?
How you can Work With Arin:
Creating questionnaires/intake forms for your consultations
Identifying gaps that your clientele are experiencing before and after interacting with your service/product
Thinking through internal systemic changes for external wraparound benefits
Infusing culturally competent language in your messaging, marketing, and branding
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