Hey Fran Hey

Francheska Medina AKA Hey Fran Hey is a lifestyle influencer from Harlem, NY. As a result of a chronic illness, Francheska was forced to seek out alternative medicine, nutrition, and fitness which helped in her healing herself. It was this change of lifestyle that changed the trajectory of her life towards a more holistic and conscious lifestyle. Francheska now uses her platforms, social media and podcast The Friend Zone with co-hosts Assante and Dustin to continually share beneficial lifestyle and wellness tips.

Ashlee Ammons and Kerry Schrader

Mother and daughter duo are a collective force to be reckoned with as founders of  Networking app Mixtroz. Each have an impressive network as Ammons worked as Lebron James first intern and as an event producer for big names such as Jay-Z, Coca-Cola, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Oprah Winfrey. Her mother, Schrader also has major connections with a history of working under companies like Ford and Sears. The inspiration behind the app came to fruition from a simple Sunday conversation that spiraled into an genius app that makes makes meeting people at networking events a lot easier.

Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller

Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller are #BOSSWATCH material because as smart, educated, Harvard grads they saw a need in the cosmetics world and filled it. Mented Cosmetics includes a line of nude lipsticks and nail polishes perfect for women of color. All their products are also vegan, paraben free, non-toxic and cruelty free.

Dana Chanel

Dana Chanel is a blogger, motivational speaker, and follower of Christ. Dana Chanel is just a regular girl who had big dreams. Hailing from Brooklyn, she grew up with 8 brothers and sisters and money was tight. However, she didn’t let that stop her aspirations as she attended college while working at a strip club as a receptionist to pay her expenses for school. It was one fateful book called Becoming A Woman of Prayer that inspired a spiritual changed that inspired a movement in her life. In her spiritual journey she catalogues her experience and motivation through her blog A Sprinkle of Jesus and her social media which eventually led to a bigger movement that has inspired others towards discovering Christ. A Sprinkle of Jesus is also available as an app where you can have access to real life experiences and daily inspiration and scripture to turn around your life.

Shelah Marie

Shelah Marie is the founder of Curvy, Curly, Conscious Collective which is an online community celebrating women of color and teaching them to love themselves unconditionally. Every Sunday night, Shelah dedicates time to a Periscope “Soul Study” where she goes through meditations and self love exercises to inspire women towards love.