Africa Miranda is an internationally known beauty and travel influencer who’s brand inspires women everywhere to embrace their inner light. She is a host, executive producer, beautypreneur and digital personality.
In 2016 she launched Beauty by Africa Miranda, a skincare line inspired by world travel. Her 2018 book release StepUp, Step Out and Shine teaches readers how to build their own
global brands. Dedicated to empowering other women to step intentionally into the media space – Africa is helping a new generation of creators reach their highest potential through her media workshop, Media Mastery Workshop and training course Shine Media Training.
In this episode we talk about:
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Doing things early in life just because she was good at them, not necessarily because she loved or was drawn to it
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working in politics right out of college and driving to Atlanta on weekends to pursue record and make music
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how going to an NBA Allstar Weekend changed her life
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moving to NYC to join a girl group and while it wasn’t ideal living up to producers demands taking the opportunity for what it was
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throwing herself into being a starving artist in NYC taking any job and networking
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Giving up on trying to make it as an artist after a huge opportunity and moving back to Atlanta to help a friend open the first Black owned beauty shop
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Being asked to be a model as a 5’4 33 year old and how that changed her life
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When she full stepped into herself and letting her hair be natural is when everything took off for her
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The opportunity that allowed her to live out her performing dreams without the pressures
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Being cast on a reality dating show and how that was a turning point of showing her the power of social media but also the backlash of being recognized and negative comments
- learning how to harness her light and connect with people whether in person or while livestreaming
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producing her own content and the conversations she wanted to see using periscope live streams
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moving back to NYC when she felt she was getting too comfortable and starting over in many ways
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using social media to build a brand
- where the title of her book came from and seeing how her life changed when she became intentional
- Which keychain she chose from my line and why!
To learn more about Africa and her work go here and follow her at @africamiranda
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