Janine Jellars, What Brought You Here, Won't Get You There
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In this episide, of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, journalist, novelist, strategist and entrepreneur Janine Jellars talks about the anxiety of world building, being a Type A personality, and the value of a reciprocally supportive relationship. She delves into her love for and work platforming women's stories, navigating and desegregating white/western spaces and dealing with the macro issues at play like the impossible standards placed on Black Women and the pressure to deliver. The biggest take aways from her experiences so far are to "... keep a little bit to yourself and to keep your best creative ideas for yourself!" You can find the latest from Janine ⁠here ⁠or any of these social spaces ⁠LinkdIn, ⁠X [formerly Twitter], ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠. For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kojobaffoe.com/book/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor: Jason Rademeyer Recorded at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer: Ayob Vania Show Music: Kweku Baffoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kojobaffoe/message
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