Entrepreneurship and Wellness - Nicole Cardoza
Nicole Cardoza
Entrepreneur, Investor, Author, Wellness Advocate
Nicole Cardoza is an award-winning serial social entrepreneur, investor, author, and public speaker making wellness accessible for everyone. Her work is 100% dedicated to closing the racial and socio-economic divides in the wellness industry, which she has done by investing more than $3 million in direct funding, programs, and other resources into communities that need it the most.
I was fortunate to participate in Nicole’s workshop titled “Reclaiming Our Voice” and was so grateful for the safe container held over the weekend.
Nicole is the founder of the following three ventures, all of which are things you should get to know and subscribe to ASAP!
Anti-Racism Daily | A daily newsletter with actions and education to dismantle white supremacy with over 60k subscribers.
Yoga Foster | A non-profit providing yoga resources, training, and mats to over 100,000 students in 4,000 elementary school classrooms each year – in partnership with Lululemon and CorePower Yoga.
Reclamation Ventures | A venture fund that invests in high-potential, underestimated entrepreneurs making wellness more accessible that has re-invested over $2.5M from the wellness industry into communities that need it most.
Connect with Nicole on Instagram
@nicolecardoza
Or on her website, which has links to all the ventures listed above
www.nicoleacardoza.com
Wellness in Oakland - Freedom Community Clinic
Freedom Community Clinic
Oakland, California
Freedom Community Clinic is an incredible organization that provides resources and healing clinics for black and indigenous peoples and supports many other local organizations. Their core organizing team consists of: Bernadette Lim, Krista Washington, Sabrina Valadez-Rios, Alexis Cooke, Tiffany Lopez, and Eli Jimenez. This organization is women of color run and provides spaces of rest, healing, and community for those of us who often find ourselves in a state of psychological homelessness because of the color of our skin.
Connect with them on Instagram
@freedomcommunityclinic
Or visit their website
www.freedomcommunityclinic.org
Travel and Education - Dr. Kiona
Dr. Kiona
Accessible Travel Advocate, Writer, Educator
If you haven’t heard of Dr. Kiona and How Not To Travel Like a Basic B*tch… let me educate you. Dr. Kiona is a social justice warrior and writes super informative content about issues that don’t make it to mainstream media - just give her Instagram a quick lookover and you’ll see what I’m talking about. She also works tirelessly to travel the world “spotlighting different cultures and uplifts marginalized voices, while inspiring people to travel mindfully. As an academic, her mission has always been to deliver education through travel in a digestible and accessible way.” And WOW can she curate an incredible trip. I was fortunate to spend 5 days in Cuba on one of she and Rita’s (Travel Like a Cuban) incredible experiences before the COVID-19 pandemic and I’m grateful for that last opportunity to travel, dance, experience the incredible culture of Cuba, and meet new people face-to-face before the quarantine hit.
Visit her on Instagram
@hownottotravellikeabasicbitch
Go to her website
www.hownottotravellikeabasicbitch.com
Subscribe to her Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/hownottotravellikeabasicbitch
Art and Science - Olivia Chase
Olivia Chase
Artist, Scientist, Advocate
Like my logo? How about any of my Instagram post backgrounds or the chakra illustration available in my “free resources” section? Well those were all done by the incredible Olivia Chase! Olivia is an artist and Ph.D. candidate, and she’s quickly become a good friend, too. When she’s not working her butt off in the lab, she’s often creating art for incredible causes, or enjoying the outdoors. Please go check out her incredible art, and if you like mosquitoes, she’ll totally geek out on those with you too!
Fun Fact - Building incredible communities is awesome and literally helps transforms your life in all aspects! Olivia did a logo for Dr. Kiona and that’s how I got connected to her!
Check out her website
https://oliviachasedesigns.com/
Find her on Instagram
@oliviachasedesigns
Photography - Yadish Ramos
Yadish Ramos
Photographer
Like the photos all over my website and Instagram? Need a photographer in the Sacramento or Bay Area? Want a photographer who makes you feel super comfortable in front of the camera? Yadish Ramos has got you covered! I’ve never felt so comfortable in front of the camera and am so grateful for the moments she captured! I cannot recommend her enough!
Book her by reaching out on her website
www.yadishramosphotography.com
Find her on Instagram
@yadishramosphotography