Get Loved Up With Koya Webb

With over 15 years of dedicated practice within the psychological and therapeutic space, Marline continuously challenges herself to be the change agent she feels is a rarity within her field. Unapologetic in her steps to shift the narrative around social work and its’ perceived notions and misconceptions, Marline elevates conversations and innovative projects to drive impact beyond the scope of typical therapy. With tireless determination to normalize mental healing within black girls and women’s lives, Marline created and led a four-city wellness tour across New Jersey, New York City, DC, and Philadelphia which gathered black girls of diverse backgrounds and experiences to engage in empowering self-exploration activities, gain resources, establish connections and discuss comfortably, the depths of their Mental status with trusted therapists and professionals who guided them in a safe and authentic space. Moving the needle even further, Marline is the creator of the first-ever therapist planner; An In-Depth p

Jeff Krasno is one of the most well-known front runners in the field of soulful entrepreneurship as the Founder and CEO of Commune Media, an expert-driven media production company, dubbed as the “MasterClass of Wellness,” that creates inspirational and actionable content with the world’s top experts in practice, growth, food, environment, and social impact that come in the form of in-depth courses and a podcast that Jeff himself hosts, where he features long-form interviews with leading well-being teachers like Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Brendon Burchard, and Russell Brand. This catapulted him to being one of Oprah Winfrey’s chosen SuperSoul100 entrepreneurs in 2016. Jeff is the person behind Wanderlust, currently standing as its chairman, which is a series of large-scale events combining yoga and wellness with arts and has become a global wellness platform with 65 events in 20 countries. Apart from his holistic media and events endeavors, Jeff publishes a weekly essay that explores spirituality, cul

Tiffany Aliche is the Award-Winning teacher of financial education and is America’s favorite personal financial educator who founded “The Budgetnista.” She is also a published author who has written the books The One Week Budget, the Live Richer Challenge series, the children’s book - Happy Birthday Mali More, and the New York Times Bestseller - Get Good with Money. Through “The Budgetnista,” Tiffany has created a financial movement that has helped over one million women around the world in completely transforming their financial mindset. With her company’s global “Live Richer Movement,” its participants, called the Dream Catchers, have collectively saved more than $250 million dollars and paid off over $200 million dollars worth of debt ever since its inception. Having laid the foundation for her company’s core mission based on her ten-year experience as a preschool teacher in Newark, NJ, Tiffany took her commitment to education into legislation when she partnered with Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight in wri

Dr. Rheeda Walker, Ph.D., is an Award-Winning Psychologist, researcher, author, and speaker who has dedicated her work in bringing attention to the mental health realities of African Americans. Being a tenured Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston and a fellow in the American Psychological Association, Dr. Walker is a licensed clinical psychologist who emhpasizes her research on behavioral science and has published more than 60 scientific papers on African American adult mental health, suicide risk, and resilience. With communities throughout the United States chronically underserved in part due to social and cultural barriers, more particularly on mental health initiatives, has resulted in all of Dr. Walker’s scholarly work focusing on suicides and how it correlates toward the primary goal of developing culturally-relevant models of mental health and well-being to African Americans in the country. Because of her resounding dedication to her practice and her advo

Abena Boamah is the Ghanaian American visual storyteller and creative entrepreneur behind Hanahana Beauty, a consciously clean skincare + wellness brand that aims to disrupt the global beauty industry through their intention to increase accessibility, transparency, and sustainability in all aspects of their creations.   Hanahana Beauty began when Abena came to a realization that she’s been overbuying skincare products without fully knowing about the ingredients they’re made of. This got her to go back to the natural ingredient she knew best which is shea butter, otherwise known as nkuto in Twi. Fast forward to today, her brand is known to possess the perfect skincare + wellness combination made out of shea butter, natural oils infusion, and love directly from the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Ghana - all for the purpose of dismissing popular beauty products and inspire free thinking. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Education, Abena is known to be driven by creating strategies f

Light Watkins is a Bestselling author, an accomplished meditation teacher, and the inspirational keynote and workshop leader who founded The Shine Movement, a sober social event featuring meditation, live music, an inspirational talk, and philanthropy that spotlights people who’ve overcome the odds to start movements for social good held in the US and UK. Light has been teaching meditation since 2003 and has delivered over 500 wellness-themed talks around the globe since 2007. Before pursuing his profession in wellness, he worked in the field of advertising and modeled for about 7 years until he felt a deep inner calling to become a meditation teacher and got the opportunity to attend training in India. With a revitalized approach to his practice, Light started his journey to teaching and hosting international retreats, which catapulted him to give a TEDx talk on meditation in 2015 that garnered nearly a million views. During this time, he published his first book, The Inner Gym. With the wellness space growi

Kute Blackson is the Founder and CEO of The Blackson Group who is a charismatic visionary and transformational teacher that offers a fresh, bold look at spiritual awareness for a whole generation. This is why he is widely considered as the next generation leader in the field of personal development by personalities like Larry King, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson and more. He wrote the Bestselling - You. Are. The. One., a life-changing book that teaches everything one needs to know to reclaim their power and find their purpose to create the life they want. He also hosts his own podcast, SOULTALK - a thought-provoking, life-inspiring, and soul igniting show that tackles what really matters in life through a deep exploration into life’s biggest questions: who we are, why we are here, and where we are going?Having been featured on National Television shows and other media like Larry King Now, Fox and Friends, Dr. Drew and Inc magazine, Kute is dubbed as “The Mindfulness Guru Billionaire Go-To for Advice.” For

Jacque Reid is the Emmy Award Winning multimedia personality and veganista who initiated the brand - Vegan Sexy Cool, a vibrant online platform that includes a digital lifestyle magazine, and a podcast, where she curates content dedicated to vegans, people who are transitioning to be vegans, people who are interested in the vegan lifestyle, and those who are simply curious about the vegan lifestyle. Another feat of this platform is that it also organizes influencer dinners.Apart from spearheading the Vegan Sexy Cool brand as a way to express her immense passion for her animal and vegan advocacy, Jacque hosts two NBC lifestyle shows - New York Live in New York City and The Hub Today in Boston, giving audiences daily dose of entertainment news and also giving the rundown of what the two cities have in store when it comes to fashion, food, and fun. She is also part of the NBC Red Carpet Team where she frontlines the coverage of breaking entertainment news. When her career started, she had graduated from HBCU Cla

Audria Richmond is the renowned Marketing and Launch Strategist CEO of UnCloned Media who has helped hundreds of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, small business owners, coaches, consultants, creatives, and countless others who wished to establish themselves in their chosen field of industry or profession by strategically analyzing their personal brand, marketing strategy, and business goals and supporting them as they make the necessary adjustments, improvements, and strategic decisions that would propel them to the next level of their business or career. From being an entrepreneur at her core, Audria’s hunger for success has gotten her to build different kinds of business ventures from photography to juicing. With each endeavor, she got closer and closer to finding the missing piece of her profit puzzle which turned out to be marketing mastery. Her consulting company, Uncloned Media, has earned over $700K revenue with the same team she’s started it with since 2014 which proves the point that profitability is

Marcus Black is an author, traveling inspirational speaker, life coach, and an urban missionary through his platform, MBlackSpeaks, where he provides leadership and mentoring programs to several inner city educational institutions. As a former pastor and someone who was so close to losing his life at 18, Marcus is committed to his every present moment on this earth. Apart from living life to the fullest, he’s dedicated to giving wisdom, love, life, and energy to each and every one he comes in contact with along his journey. And with this intense driving force, he’s started the movement - The Vitalize Project, a project that’s set to jumpstarting lives that are on the verge of flatlining due to the absence of purpose. It is a movement to flood the world with inspiration that also comes in the form of a podcast as he releases episodes weekly that tackles messages not just of inspiration, but also motivation, affirmation, and application to give listeners all the tools necessary to take back control of their liv

Known for her distinctive capacity to excel in the business of dance without losing the integrity of art, Akosua Akoto founded the ASA! Enterprises LLC in 2011, an umbrella company that covers one of the first international African dance fitness programs, a line of sport and dance apparel, a group fitness certification, a performing company and a mentorship program, etc. She co-founded FUZE Carnival, an African-inspired mas troupe based in Antigua that seeks to highlight the connections between the African and the Caribbean culture. She made a groundbreaking success in the arts as she propelled the culture of Afrobeats through its origins in a time when the majority of the movers are bringing the contemporary spotlight to African dance. She introduced a new technique by harnessing her expertise in both traditional and contemporary West African dance styles. The ultimate combination of refreshing and unique by way of fusing the old and the new gave her a ticket to travel the world as she was offered to work wi

Brialle Ringer integrates her degree in Social Work, a deep commitment to social justice, and a Black Feminist framework to approach health and wellness. She views personal transformation as an integral piece of collective liberation and knows that when we heal ourselves, we heal the world. With her company Be Well with Brialle and her signature 7 week Chakra Yoga Course, she facilitates a journey of self-discovery and holistic healing using yoga, chakra education, open discussion, and plant based nutrition. Brialle specializes in working with powerful change makers ready to unleash their full potential serving the highest good of all beings. Braille offers a Black Women Healing Fund where she provides a scholarship for black women healing holistically and gets in free for participating in Brialle’s seven-week course. For black women going through challenging resources and finances, please reach out or check out this link https://bewellwithbrialle.com/the-black-womens-healing-fund.You can learn more and conne

Karine Plantadit is a professional dancer, instructor, choreographer, and director. She is also an actor, model, and entrepreneur, and certified yoga teacher and life coach.In 2011, Karine was doing the show “Sinatra Dance With Me” in Las Vegas, which she previously also headlined under the new name “Come Fly Away” on Broadway. The show’s physical demands were immense, particularly considering she was just recovering from a severe hip injury and reparative surgery. Added to this, she was struggling a bit emotionally because her beloved feline companion of 14 years was dying from liver cancer. She was brought to "child pose.”Through yoga, Karine was able to regain and solidify her footing with the earth beneath her.  She learned to initiate and regulate her breath as a means of better controlling her physical movement. Karine found strength in one breath with everyone in the room, “many in body, one in mind.” She was able to again stand in integrity as she erected herself into "mountain pose.” And the feeling

Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the Chicken Soup’s co-author for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 million books sold. Mark also worked his way into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker, and entrepreneurial marketing maven, creating a stream of successful people who have made massive success for themselves through Mark’s unique teachings and wisdom.Crystal Dwyer Hansen is an international speaker, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and entrepreneur. Her expertise is in the field of human potential. Through her years spent as a Transformational Life Coach and Wellness/Nutrition Expert, she has seen people experience profound and lasting transformation in relationships, career, health & wellness by tapping into their inner resources. Having personally guided people from seemingly impossible states of depression, anxiety, and hopelessness—to triumph, freedom, and happiness, is what drives Crystal’s conviction that all peo

Dr. Ayanna Abrams is a Licensed Psychologist and Owner of Ascension Behavioral Health, LLC. She provides expert clinical care through assessment and individual, couple, and group psychotherapy treatment with adults presenting with a wide range of mental health and adjustment concerns. She also provides consultations and presentations to various community groups and organizations nationwide. Her specialties include Multicultural issues: mainly working with black women and couples, Emotion-Focused Couple/Marital Counseling, Relationship Distress (family, romantic, work, social, etc.), Postpartum Mood Disorders, Academic Performance, Mood Changes, Anxiety, Depression, Work-Related Concerns, Life Transitions.You can find out more and follow Dr. Ayanna Abrams on the following links below.Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dr_ayanna_a/Website - https://www.ascensionbehavioralhealth.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AscensionBehavioralHealth/Please leave a review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. Your thoughts

Dr. Ebony Butler is passionate about helping women survivors thrive in trauma recovery. She is specifically trained to work with various clients with issues related to depression, anxiety, and other stress responses. Dr. Ebony also specializes in guiding women to develop skills that increase their interpersonal interactions, including communication and asking for/getting what they want and need. Dr. Ebony is specifically interested in issues that impact marginalized communities, including minority women and LGBT persons.You can find out more and follow Dr. Ebony Butler on the following links below.Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drebonyonline/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drebonyonlineTwitter - https://twitter.com/drebonyonlineWebsite - https://twitter.com/drebonyonlineYou can also order Dr. Ebony Butler My Therapy Cards for adults and teens at https://www.mytherapycards.com/?r_done=1.Please leave a review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to b

Shawn Stevenson is a bestselling author of the book Sleep Smarter. He is also the President/Owner of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance. They help design health and wellness programs for businesses, families, and individuals.Shawn’s show called “The Model Health Show” has been the number one health podcast in the US with millions of listeners and downloads, and he has also released another book called Eat Smarter.You can get a copy of Shawn Stevenson’s books Sleep Smarter and Eat Smarter on Amazon and Barned, Noble, and the website below. You learn more, follow, and listen to Shawn’s podcast on the following links below.Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnmodel/Podcast - https://themodelhealthshow.com/Website - https://sleepsmarterbook.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheModelHealthShow/Please leave a review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests. If there are topics you want us to dive into, go ahead and leave a comment

Evolyn Brooks is an award-winning TV Showrunner and Experiential Events Producer. She began her versatile career on-air in television news as an anchor and general assignment reporter.  She has created successful content in live events, unscripted, food and lifestyle, home design, variety, pilot, hidden camera, and one-hour talk formats. Evolyn Brooks is also a certified 200 RYT yoga teacher, scuba diver, foodie, and host of a podcast that explores the origin stories and growth strategies of female founders, disrupters, and entrepreneurs called, Built By A Boss. You can learn and follow Evolyn Brooks on the following links below. You can also listen to her Podcast called “Built By A Boss” at the following links below.Website - https://www.evolynbrooks.com/Website - www.inmysolitudela.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/evolynbrookscompanyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolynbrooksmack/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evolynbrooks/Please leave a review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. Your thought

Zel is the founder of Rest In Power Yoga and Reiki and the creator of the Yoga for the Dissolution of Binaries Course, originally called Yoga for NonBinary Folx and Those Who Love Us. Zel is a Black, Queer, NonBinary Sacred Energy Worker. They hold a "Master Teacher" certification in Reiki (though they challenge the "title") and an M.S.Ed in Social Justice Education. They are an RYT-200 Yoga Teacher with 500hrs in training, and they have completed certifications in Yoga Nidra and Meditation. Zel also offers Sound healing and private coaching in yogic anti-racism. Zel leads workshops, classes, panels & private sessions for colonized/minoritized folks everywhere. They combine their passion for the healing arts with training + experience in anticolonial education to support their personal mission of nourishing the trees that bear the fruits of freedom. Catch them on IG @restinpoweryogareiki.You can visit their website at https://www.restinpower.yoga/?r_done=1.Please leave a review for the Get Loved Up Podcas

Kurtis is a world-class keynote speaker and corporate mindfulness trainer who spoke at the largest consciousness expos globally, some of the top colleges, fortune 500 companies, and the world's most prestigious casinos such as Foxwoods Resort and MGM Grand casino.Kurtis has been seen in photos with celebrities such as Beyonce, Oprah, Kayne West, Tony Robbins, Jessica Alba, Deepak Chopra, Sir Richard Branson, Snoop Dogg, Steve Forbes – the founder of Forbes Magazine.Kurtis is a celebrity mindfulness mentor who has dedicated his career to the powerful communion of mind, body, and spiritual healing in the workplace.You can learn more and follow Kurtis Lee Thomas on the following links below.Website - https://kurtisleethomas.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ManFromTheStars/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KurtisLeeThomas/Twitter - https://twitter.com/teamawakenedLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ManFromTheStars/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtS8bTmIdBSgSXV3oNGw1aAPinterest - https://