Welcome to Life Infused, previously known as Five Things With Angie B. Earlier this year I decided to reboot the podcast after a very interesting hiatus and incident that took my previous podcast offline. All previous episodes of Five Things with Angie B are below. I can’t wait to share what I’ve been up to! Stay tuned!

Tab Pierce is the author of Upsurge: Wreckage to Triumph; Rebuilding Your Personal and Business Life. Tab was on the show to talk about how he overcame a colossal business failure. From $750,000 in debt and depression, Tab is here to share his story of how he bounced back, and provide some advice on how others can do it too. Don’t forget to sign up for the newsletter to be the first to know of new episodes.

My guest this week is Alexia Georghiou and we talk about optimism during challenging times and explore how a positive attitude can help us stay on track when life events try to derail us. Want to know how you can be more positive every day? Alexia provides practical tips and much more!

This is a surprise episode! Joining me today is @abebelewis the founder of the @launchmusicawards which kickoffs for the first time this year. The episode is up now and don’t forget to read all about Abebe. The link is in the bio!

Marisa is Sierra Leonean-American writer and high school English teacher who enjoys holding space to learn, grow, and become shaken out of her comfort zones. On this weeks episode we talk about meaningful risks, divine appointments and why we should all be taking more of them in our lives! We also touch on a few other current topics. I loved this conversation. If something is holding you back from fulfilling a goal and you are afraid of taking the risk then this episode is for you. The episode will air tomorrow. We hope you will tune in!

We are kicking off the new season with Satya Patel this Wednesday! Satya is the Director of Career Content at Teal where she leads curriculum design for their career programs for job seekers, career transitioners, and professionals seeking career growth. This week’s episode is about nonlinear career trajectories. If you started your career in one place and ended up in another or if you are thinking about switching careers, then tune in! Satya’s career has been anything but linear. I loved learning about Satya’s journey and how it brought her to where she is today! We hope you will tune in!

My guest this week is Christian Hernandez AKA The Miami God. Christian is a vocalist, dancer/choreographer, actor/director and he is highly active in the performing arts community. As a Director of Communications for the revolutionizing organization, Leading With Love, he is a full-on advocate for education, female empowerment, human rights, and community engagement. In this much-needed lighthearted episode, Christian and I talk about Leading with Love, the importance of the arts in our lives, and how all of us can tap more into our creative side. @themiamigod

Excited to have my first politician on the show! Commissioner Andreana Jackson is my guest this week and we are talking about politics, the justice system, George Floyd, November elections, the need for more humanity and so much more! The podcast is longer than usual, but we cover a lot of ground. How do we move on as a society? What can American’s do to serve their communities? When is this going to stop? What will happen next? We welcome your comments.

The guest this week is filmmaker, producer, and director Beverley Harris-Alvarez. Beverley’s journey into filmmaking is an inspirational story of pursuing your dreams when negative people and ageism try to keep you down. For more than 30 years, Beverley worked in various industries. She was a General Accountant, Licensed Insurance Adjuster, Marketing Manager, Logistic Manager, and Purchasing Manager. In 2007, she went back to school to pursue her passion for Film Making. If you think it’s too late for you to pursue your dream, then tune in!

This week we are trying something a bit different. There is no guest, so instead, Angie shares five pieces of content inspired by recent news and the lockdown. In today’s podcast, you will hear clips from two NASA Apollo missions, a breathtaking opera, and two poetry readings. If you have used this time of quarantine to catch up on reading, discover new music, or expand your perspectives, then you will enjoy today’s post.

My guest today is Vincent Raffard. He is a French singer-songwriter and the founder of The French Horn Collective band. In addition to being a great musician, Vincent is also really inspiring. In today’s show, we talk about music, resilience, and a near-death experience that reminded him of the most important things in life. We also talk about following your dreams and how much work and effort it takes to make them come true.

How do you deal with your inner critic? Is there a way to stop that voice in your head that keeps you from pursuing your dreams? Can we finally Banish our Inner Critic? This week Denise Jacobs answers these questions and much more. You don’t want to miss this! Denise is a Speaker + Author + Creativity Evangelist who speaks at conferences and consults with companies worldwide. She is the author of Banish Your Inner Critic, the premier handbook on silencing fears to unleash creativity. As the Founder + CEO of The Creative Dose, she promotes techniques to unlock creativity and help people become engaged contributors, synergistic collaborators, and authentic leaders. She is also the Head Instigator of The Creativity (R)Evolution, and the founder of Rawk The Web.

These are unprecedented times and 2020 has been a rough time for a lot of people. My guest today is Shereen Campbell the Founder and Chief Wellness Officer of My Little Magic Shop and she is helping me make sense of what is going on. We cover a lot including:

2020: What the hell is going on?
Why Mercury in retrograde gets a bad wrap
Saturn Return
A new way to get Calm AF

Author Kai Yaniz did me the honor of coming on the podcast to talk about her two books, her journey to Becoming 2.0, passive income, being authentic and so much more! Want insights on how to step into your best self? Tune in!

Do you love movies? If you do, then you are in for a treat! We have the creator and host of the Crooked Table podcast Robert Yaniz Jr.! I was honored to have been a guest on his show and thrilled that he agreed to be on mine! Robert shares insights into his early days of podcasting, the side hustle, finding your creative outlet, and much more!

This week I had the chance to speak with Chris Burke, Jared Cotton, and Zane Lamprey of DrinkTV! DrinkTV is a new streaming network that celebrates drink culture around the world. It was very fun to have these incredibly talented men on the show and you don’t want to miss their choices for the top 5 best cocktails of all time!

This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Christina Wehbe. Christina is the Founder of GrowthView a strategic column on social and economic impact for the Nigerian Business Day. Christina is also a partner at UrbanEmerge which specializes in impact investment and sustainable advisory services. Christina and I first met in Sierra Leone and I am thrilled she is sharing 5 things with us today about her incredible career so far and why she decided to start Growth View.

This week I had the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Mohamed Moretta. Mohamed is the mastermind behind “Just Kool” born from the world-famous Kool and the Gang. If you don’t know the name, yet, it’s ok because you definitely know the music. Mohamed has worked on projects with an array of artists including Diana Ross, Rupaul, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Paige, Marta Sanchez, Carlos Vives, Dolly Parton, and Kool & The Gang.

This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Sally Curley, the CEO of Curley Global IR (CGIR), LLC, an Investor Relations (IR), Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG) Survey, and Corporate Governance strategic advisory firm. From 2010 to 2017, she was named a top IR Officer in her industry by Institutional Investor Magazine. In this podcast, she shares five things you didn’t know about ESG, Crisis Communications, and more.

This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic music legend Phil Collins and Orianne Collins, the philanthropist and designer of her jewelry company of the same name. Orianne and Phil are the co-founders of the Little Dream Foundation, and in this episode, they share five things we didn’t know about their organization!