Spotlight to Private Life (Ananda Lewis) - EP 64
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Posted By: Hija Chang on October 18, 2022 I had the amazing honor to have a much needed conversation with the lovely and hilarious, Ananda Lewis, your favorite OG TV Host. We talked about her experience growing up with her grandma, her lit hosting lifestyle with BET and MTV, how she became a carpenter, how life has been since her breast cancer diagnosis and so much more! She just released her new T-Shirt Line “90’s Nostalgia Collection" Grab your shirts here: https://shoploveananda.com/ If you missed Ananda’s Breast Cancer Announcement, check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CF0tE2gHxw8/?... 00:00 Just Be Yourself 00:30 Financially Free with Cleo 00:50 Welcome Back 01:01 Special Guest Ananda Lewis 01:25 How Ananda’s Week Is REALLY Going 04:02 Early Money Lessons from Grandma 09:35 There Is No Manual For Motherhood 14:40 First Media Gig 16:25 Teen Summit 20:04 From MTV To BET 24:31 Hiding Habits 26:37 Work Life Balance 27:11 The 90’s Was The Best Era 28:21 Working Long Hours On Live TV 29:02 Why Ananda Hated Her Talk Show 33:50 More Media Options Nowadays 37:25 Media Then vs Now 39:09 Best and Worst Money Moves 46:50 Life As A Woman Carpenter 01:01:54 Stage 3 Breast Cancer Diagnosis 01:27:44 What Financial Freedom And Health Freedom Looks Like 01:29:50 Ananda’s response to her financial affirmation 01:33:33 Keeping It Real 01:35:05 How To Stay Connected With And Support Ananda 01:39:41 Final Words From Ananda 1:51:14 Wrap up Stay Connected with Ananda on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnandaLewis https://www.instagram.com/imanandalewis/ #AnandaLewis #MTV #BET #FinanciallyFreeWithCleo Financially Free with Cleo Podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Google, iHeart, Amazon, PodBean. https://www.cleoyogafinance.com/podcast If you enjoy the show, please subscribe on YouTube or rate and review on Apple or Spotify. _ Let’s Stay Connected: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE_v7c0ldG... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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