Fearlessly Building Your Media Empire (with Rhonesha Byng)

How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield

In this episode of How I Got Here, Dreena welcomes Rhonesha Byng, a publishing boss, Emmy award-winning journalist, speaker, and the Founder and CEO of Her Agenda. Rhonesha and Her Agenda are incredible resources of inspiration, information, and community for millennial women looking to reach their next level of success, both professionally and personally.

Rhonesha reflects on her early passion for journalism, back when she attended press conferences as a teenager, and explains how she came up with her motto, “No one ever slows her agenda.” Rhonesha explains how she landed high-value, paid internships with top media companies in high school, as well as how she made her own TV and radio shows and interviewed celebrities, like Lupe Fiasco, while studying communications in college.

“When you declare and set your mission, your community will hold you accountable to it and it will help you to manifest your goals and attract opportunities.”- Rhonesha Byng

Rhonesha is a powerhouse that fearlessly shoots her shot, time and again. Stay tuned to learn how to advocate for yourself and receive the recognition that you deserve as a boss female, along with why Rhonesha decided to take the path of entrepreneurship seriously and start her own media platform. Plus, she talks about Hurston House, her private social club and dedicated co-working space for gifted and creative women, and how she’s pivoted in business as a result of the major unrest in 2020.

“You can’t tell yourself no before anyone else tells you no.”- Rhonesha Byng

Resources Mentioned:

The Emma Bowen Foundation: www.emmabowenfoundation.com

Her Agenda on Instagram: www.instagram.com/HerAgenda

Her Agenda on Twitter: www.twitter.com/HerAgenda

Hurston House on Instagram: www.instagram.com/HurstonHouse

Hurston House on Twitter: www.twitter.com/HurstonHouse

Connect with Rhonesha:

Visit her website + Subscribe to her monthly newsletter: www.rhonesha.com

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/NeshasAgenda

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NeshasAgenda

Text Rhonesha: (917)-634-4667

About the Host:

Dreena Whitfield has a proven ability to create tangible outcomes that helps clients exceed expectations. Her diverse career has led her to spearhead the communications and marketing efforts for leaders in the nonprofit, corporate and political sectors, as well as small businesses internationally.

With more than a decade of experience, Dreena and the WhitPR team have a proven ability to spot opportunities for our clients to grow their brand recognition in saturated markets that are in alignment with their overall objectives.

The Huffington Post listed Dreena as one of their “Top 25 African American Millennials in PR to Watch.”

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