The Purpose Pod Season 2

J. Dwayne Garnett is an Empowerment Speaker, Reflective Thinking Facilitator, and Love Advocate from Augusta, GA, now, living in the Raleigh-Durham area. He has nearly 20 years of experience in Higher Education and over a decade of senior-level management experience. He is committed to motivating and mentoring corporate entities and individuals of all ages to obtain and sustain effective life management skills, conflict resolution, and organizational management.

A continuation of this desire led to the creation of Altar and Dwelling Place Inc., a nonprofit that he and his lovely wife, Lalita founded to promote character, social, leadership development, and the home of "Love Is A Parable." Love Is A Parable is designed to provide love education, love advocacy, and love wellness, with an attempt to help individuals obtain personal fulfillment and establish meaningful relationships while encouraging others to perpetuate unity, love, and kindness.  Together, he and his wife are the proud parents of two beautiful girls, Lailani and Lanaila.
 

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Stanback recalls falling in love with many genres of music at the early age of 5 years old.  At 13, Stanback Musik wrote his first song entitled "Reality", his momentum has not slowed since! When posed with the question "Why did you choose music?" Stanback attributes stress relief as a primary reason, monetary gain has and never will be a focus for Stanback which only seems to increase his passion and love for music of all types. His ultimate goal is to change lives through his words over beautiful melodies.
 

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Founder Angela Hollowell of Ang H. Studio, a digital media production company in Durham, North Carolina. Through documentary photography and filmmaking, she works to create a digital space focused on the unique lifestyle, challenges, and moments in the American South and beyond. As a storyteller and human rights advocate, she weaves together the narratives from script to screen to amplify the voices of people in our communities. When she's not working with clients or hosting her video podcast, Honey & Hustle, she can be found on a hiking trail or enjoying local brews and spirits (preferably not at the same time).  
 

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Lauren Brill is a seven-time Emmy-nominated and AP-award-winning journalist. Throughout my tenure as a television broadcaster, I worked as a sports anchor and reporter for the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, the CBS affiliate in Buffalo and MSG Varsity in the New York metropolitan area. Also, I have written features for several nationally-known outlets, including NBA.com, WNBA.com, NikeWomen.com, ESPN’s Girl Mag and womensprosoccer.com. 

In 2019, I combined my skills as a writer and television journalist to create The Unsealed. I ghostwrite all the featured letters, provide commentaries and host a weekly interactive show called Unsealed Conversations. People Magazine, ESPN, ABC, The New York Post and E! Online are among the outlets that have acknowledged The Unsealed’s work.

In our first year, The Unsealed reached more than a quarter-million people in 182 countries.

At Columbia University, I majored in sociology, focusing my studies on the impact of sports on society.

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 After her time in the Marines Talacia used her Chapter 31 GI Bill to obtain her Bachelor's of Arts in Communication Studies. She is a North Carolina Real Estate Agent where she obtained her license from the Superior Real Estate School. Her ability to successfully leverage her communications and management skill has been the key to her successful real estate career.   She is devoted to serving the needs of real estate buyers and sellers throughout the Metro Charlotte area. Talacia is notorious among colleagues and clients alike for her integrity, loyalty and professionalism.  Talacia is a member of the National Association of Realtors.

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