The Underlying Connector to Everything is Authenticity

“If you cannot figure out what solution your business is solving, you need to go back to the drawing board.”

- Tanya Hayles

Get ready to be inspired… and take more than a couple of notes! Tanya Hayles is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who has created not one, but THREE businesses that are creating massive impact around the world! 

Tanya’s thriving online global village and nonprofit, Black Moms Connection, provides financial support grants and culturally relevant resources to empower Black women. Her firm Color in White Spaces works to disrupt the diversity and inclusion world by making conversations about racism more real and relatable. And her storytelling and speaking talents have helped her to take the media world by storm!

From developing her thought leadership to narrowing down on her key pillars, this fascinating conversation digs into Tanya’s secret sauces for success — and her top tips for women looking to follow in her footsteps!

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode of the Road to Seven podcast,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

  • Where and how Tanya shared her voice in order to attract inquiries from so many media outlets 

  • How Tanya has evolved her pricing structure over time — and why outlets are so eager to pay her!

  • Why you want to be The Beer Store, rather than Walmart, in terms of how you niche down

About Tanya Hayles: Tanya Hayles is an award-winning creative, authentically telling stories and creating change, building movements through the online global village of 30,000 Black Moms Connection, and making DEI work real and relatable through her firm Color In White Spaces.  

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:01  Intro

03:04  Meet Tanya Hayles

06:42  Pandemic pivot & pitching

09:56  Sharing her voice online

12:59  Be The Beer Store, not Walmart

15:55  Choose your lane & trust the universe

18:30  Money talk

21:40  Black Moms Connection

28:47  What she knows now

30:00  What’s next?

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Links:‌

Tanya Hayles

https://www.tanyahayles.com 

https://www.blackmomsconnection.com 

https://www.facebook.com/blackmomsconnection 

https://colorinwhitespaces.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thayles 

Twitter: @tanyahayles 

Instagram: @thetanyahayles, @blackmomsconnection 

  

To work with me and make your next power move, visit:

https://shelaghcummins.com 

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