Episode 17 | Propelling Past a Pandemic while Protecting Your Mental Space with Executive Coach & Entrepreneur, Ariane Hunter

THE CREATORS’ EDITION

Fun fact.
Ariane Hunter and I met each other for the first time, through a mutual friend, on vacation. It was 2018. In Greece. On a private catamaran rented by our friend group. For a 10-day trip. I mean. Bougie. Having navigated her way through a cushy career in Corporate America to being a self employed badass entrepreneur, Founder of The Mentors Circle, I nabbed her and invited her into the Lounge to share her story. Ariane shares advice to budding business owners out there who may be feeling demotivated to launch their creations due to the global pandemics (COVID and the Black Lives Matter movement). We touch on what protecting her mental health looks like during this time and share tangible tips on how you can protect yours.
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Ariane Hunter - Chief Dreamer & Founder of Project She Went For Her Dreams

GET TO KNOW ARIANE HUNTER

Ariane is a dreamer by nature and has charted her own unconventional career path as an MBA holding marketing/advertising professional, a photographer, career coach, and entrepreneur. Inspired by the passion, courage, and brilliance of her clients as well as her own love for helping women discover and follow their dreams. 

Ariane is the Founder of The Mentors Circle -- a mentoring service for women of color to provide mentoring support to emerging business leaders. The work is dedicated to building a legion of change-makers, thought leaders, trailblazers and status quo disruptors. Her work (re)inspires women to pursue their dreams and find fulfillment doing work they can be proud of.

The Mentors Circle is providing a scholarship opportunity to 5 promising black women entrepreneurs with one full year of FREE mentor sessions. Why? Because the first five years of starting a business are the most critical and without access to quality mentorship support, that won’t break the bank, new entrepreneurs miss out the necessary resources to jumpstart their businesses. This can result in lost time, money and energy. 

Want to contribute monetarily to the fund? Do so here

Want to apply to be a mentee at The Mentors Circle? You can do so here.

Ariane is writing her first book, Dreaming on Purpose: A Woman’s Guide to Doing Her Right Work in The World due out in Fall 2020 in partnership with Indigo River Publishers. She lives in Brooklyn, is an avid runner and can most often be found petting other people’s dogs.

SHOW NOTES

Ariane Hunter on….

00:09:00 The story behind her name

00:11:45 How Project She Went For Her Dreams came about

00:14:52 Navigating the move from corporate to owning her business

00:21:10 Taking the leap into the unknown and how to manage the fears of our African/African-Caribbean parents in doing so

00:30:45 Launching The Mentors Circle. A mentorship program for women of colour

00:36:19 Her first mentor and how she found and approached her.

00:37:00 What good mentorship looks like

00:45:42 What a career could look like with and without mentorship

00:51:00 Entrepreneurialism: How the global pandemic has impacted her business. Positively by the way

00:55:11 What she has learned about herself during the current global pandemics

00:59:28 Actionable tips on how entrepreneurs can take the leap into finally starting up their new venture

01:03:45 How she protects her mental space and the importance of morning routines

01:06:42 Her top beauty essentials. Skincare, makeup and haircare.

01:12:00 The Mentors Circle scholarship initiative. Want to contribute monetarily to the fund? Do so here

01:13:00 Everyone’s favourite part. The lightning round

01:16:00 How to keep up with the work at Project She Went For Her Dreams