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Press play to hear this inspiring episode featuring **Hakim Cunningham**! With over a decade of experience serving Boston’s communities of color, Hakim has been a driving force in workforce development, leadership, and reintegration support for returning citizens. From launching the Roxbury Green Power cooperative to providing CORI services and creating internship opportunities, Hakim’s impact is undeniable.

Host Therapist Coach LA dives deep into his **"Setting Realistic Goals for Your Success"** workshop, where Hakim shares actionable strategies for achieving your personal and professional aspirations. Don’t miss out!

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More about this episode's guest:

Since 2007 Hakim Cunningham has been working in Boston’s communities of color providing unparalleled community services to its most vulnerable populations. He was a community organizer working with the Boston Workers Alliance until 2012 and a campaign coordinator for the Boston Jobs Coalition until 2014. Hakim gained his knowledge and experience as an office manager and membership coordinator working out of his 411 Blue Hill Ave office.

This is where he created a worker center in 2009 that helped over 3600 individuals over 5 years. He provided CORI services, workforce development, activist training and community leadership. He developed a high school and college intern program that helped give on the ground know how to over 20 high school and college interns. Hakim was instrumental in the startup of a waste vegetable oil collection cooperative called Roxbury Green Power in 2008.

Hakim has worked with the Department of Corrections Boston Pre- Release Center to help returning citizens have a safe place to reintegrate back into society. He has helped numerous returning citizens apply for jobs and look for permanent housing during their transition from behind the wall. Over the past decade Hakim has taught workshops on time management, realistic goal setting, public speaking and effective communication, building social capital, skill building, and leadership.

A humble man from a very modest beginning, a product of an immigrant father and a mother from the quiet country town of Yalaha, Florida. Hakim is a lifelong Boston resident and a Boston Public School graduate; he holds a degree in Social Science from Roxbury Community College and a degree in Entrepreneurship from Suffolk University: Sawyer Business School. He has recently graduated with a Master’s in Public Policy from Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.

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We welcome Carla Smith, the visionary CEO & Founder of Massachusetts' first inspirational hat store and a certified life coach with a passion for community building and mentoring entrepreneurs. 🧢✨

We’ll also be joined by Wonder Hollingsworth, a dedicated paralegal, and Group Leader for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation in Boston, who is raising awareness and support for Alopecia while championing mental health and sickle cell awareness.

These two powerhouses are organizing a significant Alopecia Awareness event on September 15th and have been instrumental in fostering a supportive community for those impacted by this condition.

Don’t miss this empowering conversation about entrepreneurship, community impact, and health advocacy! 💼💙

More about this episode's guests:

Carla Smith is the CEO & Founder of the first and only inspirational hat store in Massachusetts. She is a certified life coach and business mentor, with extensive experience in grant reviewing, marketing, and branding. Carla is an EFORALL Roxbury Business Accelerator Alumni Entrepreneur and an EFORALL SouthCoast Mentor. She has volunteered extensively in her community, won the 2007 Model Citizen Award, and co-owns JayCee Business Group. Her specialties include building community partnerships in youth and family development, leadership, group facilitation, marketing, communication, and data collection. Follow @Reesiemarveloushats

Wonder Hollingsworth is a paralegal and the Group Leader of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) in Boston, MA. Wonder is dedicated to raising awareness and support for those affected by Alopecia. They are organizing a significant Alopecia Awareness event on September 15th and have been instrumental in fostering a supportive community for those impacted by this condition. In addition to her work with Alopecia, Wonder plans the annual Stop the Stigma: Mental Health Awareness event and the annual Sickle Cell Gala, showcasing their commitment to addressing various health issues and supporting the well-being of their community. Follow @wonder.hollingsworth

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