EP 23 Shama Hyder On Mentorship, Communication & Being A Woman Of Color In Business
Hey Empowerment Family!
Hey Empowement Family and welcome back to the Youth Empowerment Podcast and today on the show we have the Zen Master of Marketing, top 30 under 30 by inc, Shama Hyder. Enjoy!
Who is Shama?
Shama Hyder is a visionary strategist for the digital age. A web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group—a global online marketing and digital PR company, she has aptly been dubbed the “Zen Master of Marketing” by Entrepreneur Magazine and the “Millennial Master of the Universe” by FastCompany.com. Under her leadership, The Marketing Zen Group has grown to include a team of 30 and serve clients ranging from publicly-held Fortune 500 companies to privately-held small businesses and nonprofit organizations across the globe. As a result of her success, Shama has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Technology Titan Emerging Company CEO award. She was named one of the “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25” by Business Week in 2009, one of the “Top 30 Under 30” Entrepreneurs in America in 2014 by Inc. Magazine, and to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of movers and shakers for 2015. LinkedIn named Hyder one of its “Top Voices” in Marketing & Social. Shama has been honored at both the White House and The United Nations as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in the country. Most recently her web show Shama TV was awarded a Hermes Gold award for Educational Programming in Electronic Media. Her brand new book is also out, Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age. Did I forget to mention she’s been on the cover of Anokhi Magazine! Shama Hyder, thank you for coming on the show!
?What did we talk about (Value Topics):
- Youth Enterpreneurship
- Being a woman of color in business
- Communication
- Empowerment
- Mentorship
?Some Questions I ask:
- Can you describe the biggest failure/challenge you’ve had to overcome?
- What’s your stance on failure?
- Why is youth entrepreneurship so important to you?
- How important are mentors in life?
Connect with Shama
- Twitter: twitter.com/Shama
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/shamahyder
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShamaHyderPage
- Website: : shamahyder.com/
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?"The difference in being a good communicator over a bad one is life or death in business" - Shama Hyder