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Spotlight to Private Life (Ananda Lewis) - EP 64

Posted By: How May I Help You NC 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.

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Let’s Stay Connected:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE_v7c0ldG...
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