Welcome back, Sippers! Episode 12 of The S.E.T. Podcast: Sip Eat Talk features an inspiring guest, Dr. Christina Afia Harris aka "Dr. Afia Abroad," a renowned Travel and Buy Black content creator. With over 75K followers across her social media platforms, Dr. Afia has traveled to 40 countries, using her platform to support and promote Black-owned businesses, products, services, and events.

🌟 Episode Highlights:

👋 Welcome to Our Sippers: Host Gina warmly welcomes the Sipper community, setting the stage for an exciting episode.

🍷 Sipping In with Gina: This episode is extra special as Gina premieres the custom "Sip Eat Talk" charcuterie board, available for purchase (www.sipeattalklife.com/category/all-products) to the Sipper community in July 2024. Gina sips on Black Girl Magic Rosé while enjoying a selection of cheeses, cured meats, veggies, fresh and dried fruit, olives, and ranch dressing from the charcuterie board.

🌍 The Visionary Sip with Dr. Afia: Dr. Afia aka "Dr. Afia Abroad" shares her journey from her childhood in Harrisburg, PA, to earning her PhD in Africology at Temple University in Philadelphia. She credits her time at Temple and relocation to Philadelphia for exposing her to the diverse richness of Black people and black culture. Dr. Afia takes listeners on a journey of rediscovering her purpose and passion through world travel and the Black/African diaspora communities. She shares valuable insights on pivoting and embracing a spirit of adventure, which led to her success as a content creator and advocate for Black-owned businesses and Black buying power. Dr. Afia also explains how black owned businesses can connect and collaborate with her, highlighting some of her collaboration successes that led to reels with 1 million views. Host Gina also shares the serendipitous story of how they met, leading to this episode.

📢 Community Recommendations and Visionary Sip Closing: Dr. Afia provides listeners with some recommendations for black owned businesses in Philly that listeners can support for summer fun. Dr Afia shares that listeners have an opportunity to travel with her to Egypt in November 2024. Gina and Dr. Afia share a toast celebrating a great Sip Eat Talk!

🎤 Episode Closing Thoughts: Gina reminds the Sipper community of the importance of remaining open to change and the beauty of being bold enough to pivot in life.

🚀 Don’t miss this inspiring episode filled with travel tales, business insights, and community support. Tune in now to be inspired by Dr. Afia's journey and learn how you can make a difference by supporting Black-owned businesses!

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