What's Next Mel?

Christina Flach is a Celebrity Makeup and Hair Artist and the creator/CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup. Christina was married to professional tennis player, Ken Flach. In 2018, he died after a brief bout of sepsis. Since then, Christina has been dedicated to raising public awareness of the danger of sepsis, the symptoms to watch for, and the importance of receiving swift medical attention. She has partnered with Sepsis Alliance to produce awareness campaigns highlighting Ken’s story. On this episode, we talk to Christina about facing your imposter syndrome head on and how to overcome it while running a business.  Imposter Syndrome is doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. High-achieving people have a difficult time accepting their accomplishments. Many question whether they deserve their accolades.  Connect with Christina:  Instagram: @christinaflachmakeup Website: Christina Flach Stay connected with us:  Instagram: @whatsnextmel Youtube: What's Next Mel? Website: What's Next Mel?

I'm sharing my story of when I didn't hold myself accountable with an old friend. How I thought that everyone else around me was the problem. The resources that I learned to got me to the place of holding myself accountable. When you become accountable for your behavior and actions toward others; you grow!  Through self-love and self reflecting, I learned how to become the best version of myself. It allowed me to hold myself accountable in future situations and to hold other people accountable while understanding that were all on different levels of growth.  You can follow me on my blog, What's Next Mel?  Instagram: @whatsnextmel Twitter: whatsnextmel

We are back for an all new season on What's Next Mel? We are starting off season 3 of What's Next Mel? with Alison (dating & relationship coach).  We talk about the dating apps, commitment, and more.  Alison Wellington has been counseling clients for over 10 years. Most recently, due to her own love story, Alison has decided to dedicate her talents to work directly with women 30+ who are looking for guidance in finding the partner she deserves.  Connect with Alison:  Please email her at Info@AlignwithAlison.com for inquiries. Instagram: @alignwithalison Website: Align with Alison Social Media:  Instagram: @whatsnextmel Website: What's Next Mel?

This season's theme is "Looking in the Mirror!" We are self-reflecting, being honest with ourselves, and holding ourselves accountable!  Are you ready? Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for a new episode drop on all podcast platforms!  Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @whatsnextmel Youtube: What's Next Mel? Website: What's Next Mel?

Have you been hearing a lot about Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency? Are you unsure if you should put money into Bitcoin? Is this new direction that we're heading for currency and finances?  I speak with Melissa about her journey into cryptocurrency and how it works and is beneficial to businesses and individuals.  Melissa Henderson is a prolific writer and digital media executive with past roots at Ebony, Essence, Elle, and The Huffington Post. Her specialty is urban storytelling mixed with an international approach. In 2016, she founded Violet Summer®️, a design and technology-driven boutique writing company, which can be found in the New York Public Library. When she’s not writing briefs and marketing presentations, she’s learning about crypto, Web 3.0, and other futuristic investment strategies. You can subscribe to her substack Crypto in the City for more details. Connect with Melissa:  Instagram - Violet Summer Zine Website (NFT) - Violet Summer Zine

Statistics show that each year, nearly 2,000 babies are born in prison. On April 9, 1995, Byron was part of that statistic. He is also known as Mosoul. He is an author, activist, social entrepreneur and scholar. He is the founder of From The Hood For The Hood: A 501C3 nonprofit dedicated to developing, empowering, and engaging young people and communities that are often overlooked while being a training catalyst for social justice.  In the midst of the pandemic, receiving death threats and having his property vandalized. He led several social justice initiatives, over a dozen protests across the nation, city wide social equity, initiative across the state of Michigan, and collaborated with Rapper Eminem which lead to him distributing over 65,000 pandemic relief kits across the country.  He draws his inspiration as an activist from the realization that "We are the change of which we seek".  Byron and I talk about the different ways social justice has evolved and the future of social justice.  He shares on how we can help and how to continue to fight for what is right!  Connect with Byron:  Facebook page: From the Hood for the Hood Instagram: Mosoul495 Donate to From The Hood for the Hood Non-Profit! 

Have you and your partner been thinking about becoming pregnant? Are you currently pregnant or recently given birth to your beautiful baby? You want listen to this episode as I speak with Chanel (A Werking Mama).  Chanel Hogue is a Wife, Mama of two, Birth Doula, Virtual Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Lactation Educator. She is passionate about providing mamas with the education, resources and support to achieve a fearless and positive natural birth. She truly believes our bodies were designed to do this and with the proper preparation and support, we can! Her approach to education is to provide evidence-based information paired with simple tools that mama and partner can implement during pregnancy to become confident and ready to birth your baby. She believes that birth can be beautiful, pain-free, uninterrupted and empowering if the mind and body are prepared to do the werk. We speak about her experience with a c-section & natural birth. We also discuss having a postpartum plan, and getting a doula/midwife.  You can sign up for Chanel's Birth Course and download all of her resources that she provides.  She also provides virtual doula services!  Connect with Chanel:  Website: A Werking Mama Instagram: awerkingmama

Have you questioned your religion or spirituality that was put on you from birth? Are you exploring different religions? Are your learning more about your spirits and ancestors? I speak with Javia, a psychic & tarot reader. She is a numerologist and Reiki Master.  She is a boy mom.  We talk about her journey to becoming a tarot reader.  We speak on our spiritual journey's and what tools to use on your journey.  Connect with Javia: (currently her books are closed, but follow her on social media to learn when she is going open them) Instagram: Jaealissa Website: Javia Alissa Twitter: Jaealissa

Are you an entrepreneur and getting overwhelmed by the multiple hats that you wear? It's not easy running your own business and doing it by yourself. We talk to another entrepreneur about how they stay positive and focused throughout their journey. How they make sure that their mental health is priority while running their businesses.  Based in Miami, Danielle Montreuil is a multi-faceted Entrepreneur who comes accompanied with an extensive background in Digital Brand Consulting, Creative Direction, Business Development and Fashion Design. Her journey into entrepreneurship started in New York in 2008 when she began interning for a prominent contemporary designer and freelancing as a stylist assistant on the side. During her time as a designer, she learned about the business side of operating a fashion line which later on inspired her to start a digital branding agency 8 years later in order to consult individuals and brands in the fashion industry. Currently, her agency provides brand consulting to individuals and businesses domestically and internationally and she also operates other businesses in the fashion, hospitality and real estate industries. Connect with Danielle:  Instagram: d.montreuil  Website: The Montreuil Agency

We have Season 1 guest, Jada back for another episode on Season 2!  Jada and I sit down and talk about the Red flags to avoid when it comes to dating and a relationship. Learning that when you see these red flags; it's time to make an exit. Also learning to embrace the green flags that our partner has and shares with us in our relationship. Is there such a thing as yellow flags that can be turned into green flags or move to red flags. Find out on this episode!  A woman of Faith, an Author, Podcast Host, Dating & Relationship Coach - helping the broken woman heal from her past, and the happy woman maintain wholeness. Jada has been on both ends of the spectrum, the brokenness and now, the wholeness. She decided to create a coaching practice dedicated to helping women redefine brokenness, what it means to truly heal, and support them in their journey to wholeness. Her practice also focuses on coaching women through maintaining their wholeness and a healthy relationship. She's passionate about supporting and empowering women in life, and in love! Stay Connected with Jada: Instagram: @JadaSharise Website: Jada Sharise Book: The Break Up Bible

Have you been trying to figure out your creative niche? Do you know what you're creative niche and trying to figure out how to dominate it? We talk to Yasmine about being able to explore her creative niche and creating a lane for yourself.  Yasmine Creese-Brown attended American University and graduated with an accounting degree. After briefly becoming a registered financial advisor and hedge fund accountant, she quickly realized that she needed an outlet to combine her love for math and creativity. Her journey led her down a path of board game concept design and she is now currently the creator of JUICE games- a core math concepts board game. Social Media: @yasmine_imon 

Ebonee is back for another mental health talk.  We talk about toxic work environments and how it affects our mental health. Ebonee Gilliard is a Communications Director in big tech, focusing on social media and employee engagement. She has ten years of experience in communications; internal, external and executive level. Ebonee studied Journalism, Public Relations and Strategic Communication at the The University of Oklahoma, where she was part of the National Education of Women’s Leadership (N.E.W.). She also studied abroad via the American University in London and was able to partner with Journalism and Communication giants like the BBC and Al Jazeera. Her pronouns are she/her/hers and she identifies as a Texas-Bama. Social Media Handles: (Twitter & Instagram) @EboneeNicolePR Mental Health Resources: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration Phone # 1-800-662-HELP (4357). You can call 24/7 (English & Spanish) National Institute of Mental Health  If you're looking to start therapy, please contact your insurance or state due to COVID, some states are providing free therapy and mental health resources.

Zora Voyce is an African American female that was born with HIV. Her purpose is to inspire people to heal and define themselves through self-love. We don’t have to subject ourselves to a flawed narrative that aims to oppress and control how we feel about our self-image. Get access to self love healing resources by following  @Zora Voyce on Instagram And by following her organization @mypurora.

I'm forever thankful for everyone that was a guest on my podcast!  We talk about the best episodes of season 1 and more of an intro about Melanie!  I hope that you all enjoyed season 1 of What's Next Mel?  I can't wait to come back for season 2!!!! IG: @whatsnextmel Website: whatsnextmel.com

I sit down with my best guy friend Nicholas of over 18 years! One, I can't believe we've been friends for almost two decades! It's absolutely crazy that time has flown by so fast. We talk about our friendship from the beginning to now. We talk about our platonic friendship; how we differ from other women and men friendships. We discuss how our friendship has affected our relationships with partners. What it's like to have a person that had your back that of the opposite sex. Nicholas is more than a best friend but like a brother to me. Enjoy us being authentic and real with one another.  Nicholas is in the Air Force. We met in middle school and after the first year of meeting each other; we've became and friends. Ultimately, high school is were we became best friends and I knew he had my back ever since and vice verse. We've gone through multiple milestones in life and continue to support one another and see each other grow as people! Forever grateful to have Nick in my life!