The Shawanna Kennedy Experience
Welcome to The Shawanna Kennedy Experience—your go-to podcast for bold conversations, real-life transformation, and next-level visibility. This powerhouse channel features two dynamic shows that blend business brilliance with personal growth:
💼 C-Suite CEO Chat
Step inside the boardroom and behind the brand with Shawanna Kennedy, as she interviews high-impact CEOs, founders, executives, and change-makers. These are raw, unfiltered conversations about business growth, leadership mindset, scaling strategies, pivots, wins, losses—and the truth behind success.
🎯 Best for: Aspiring entrepreneurs, business leaders, consultants, and anyone seeking to grow their business and visibility from the inside out.
📈 Topics: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, CEO mindset, leadership development, branding, visibility, personal brand growth.
🧘🏽♀️ You First
Prioritize yourself without apology. In this deeply personal show, Shawanna dives into powerful, faith-based conversations about mental wellness, self-care, healing, identity, and purpose. From licensed therapists and life coaches to real women overcoming real-life challenges, these episodes are your safe space to reset, grow, and rise.
🌸 Best for: Women ready to heal, evolve, and step into their divine calling.
💡 Topics: Self-care, faith, mental health, trauma healing, empowerment, personal development, spiritual growth.
✨ About Shawanna Kennedy:
Visibility Coach, Media Executive, Gospel Recording Artist, and Empowerment Speaker, Shawanna helps women and CEOs be Seen, Heard, Known, and Paid. Whether you’re building a business or rebuilding your self-worth—she brings the mic, the message, and the momentum.
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The Shawanna Kennedy Experience
Resilience, Real Talk, and Radical Self-Care with Dwayne Simmons | You First w/ Shawanna Kennedy
In this powerful episode of You First, host Shawanna Kennedy sits down with Dwayne Simmons, a transformative voice in community leadership, mental health advocacy, and resilience. This conversation goes beyond surface-level self-care—it’s a raw, real, and restorative dialogue about what it truly means to put yourself first without abandoning your purpose.
✨ Inside This Episode:
- Dwayne’s personal journey to self-awareness and intentional living
- How men—especially Black men—can prioritize mental health without shame
- The role of holistic self-care: mental, physical, and spiritual wellness
- Actionable tips for navigating burnout, setbacks, and life’s toughest transitions
🧠 This episode is for you if you:
- Struggle to balance self-care with community and career responsibilities
- Want to break the stigma surrounding therapy and emotional wellness
- Need encouragement to stay resilient and move with bold brilliance
🎯 Keywords:
Self-care for Black men, mental health advocacy, resilience strategies, emotional wellness, men’s mental health, community leadership, holistic healing, You First podcast, Shawanna Kennedy, Dwayne Simmons, personal growth, empowerment, overcoming adversity
📲 Stay Connected & Get Involved:
✨ Join our Self First Movement on Facebook: bit.ly/SelfFirstMovementCommunity
✨ Follow Shawanna on IG: @iamshawannak_
✨ Subscribe on YouTube: @ShawannaKennedyTV
✨ Visit: www.kennedymediallc.com
📧 Contact: skennedy@kennedymedia1.com
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