442: Melyssa Ford on Health, Hustle, and Healing
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
This week in the guest chair we have Melyssa Ford, media personality, actress, and advocate known for her dynamic presence in entertainment. With a career spanning television, film, and radio, she has captivated audiences as a host on the Joe Budden podcast and various TV appearances.
As a seasoned veteran in media and entertainment, Melyssa mastered the art of pivoting and identifying viable opportunities to launch into new and exciting spaces.
In this episode she shares:
- Her new podcast Hot and Bothered that fosters meaningful conversations about women’s wellness, intimacy, and health
- Overcoming depression, negative self-talk, and finding grace through personal healing
- The many benefits to pivoting several times in her career
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Building a film/TV personality
06:00 Being an undocumented immigrant
14:00 Creating her own path
19:00 Battling mental health issues
27:00 Navigating perimenopause
40:00 The podcasting landscape
47:00 Living with a brain injury
1:00:00 Tips for entrepreneurs
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Links mentioned in this episode
- Melyssa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melyssaford/
- Melyssa’s Twitter: https://x.com/MissMelyssaFord/
- Hot and Bothered Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotnbotheredpodcast/
- Melyssa’s Website: https://www.melyssaford.com/
- ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
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- Melyssa’s Twitter: https://x.com/MissMelyssaFord/
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| 1:17.2 | hey friends hey welcome welcome back to the show it's nikaela here and today in the guest chair |
| 1:24.2 | i have melissa ford mel Melissa is a media personality actress and advocate |
| 1:29.3 | known for her dynamic presence in entertainment. With a career span in television, film, and radio, |
| 1:36.4 | she has captivated audiences as a host on the Joe Button podcast and various TV appearances. |
| 1:41.9 | And as a season veteran in media and entertainment, Melissa has mastered the art of pivoting and identifying viable opportunities to launch into new and exciting spaces. |
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