Episode #241 Reclaiming Community and Financial Success with Dr. LaKeysha Hallmon

The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema

Dr. Thema

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Author and organizer, Dr. Key discusses the importance of healthy relationships and positive, collaborative community support. Dr. Key also shares her life’s journey and provides practical guidance for economic growth and purposeful, intentional partnerships. Dr. Lakeysha “Key” Hallmon, EdD, is a transformational social entrepreneur, speaker, civic leader, and author of No One Is Self-Made. Dr. Hallmon is reshaping the future of economic power by building ecosystems where small businesses thrive and communities flourish. She is the founder of The Village Market, Our Village United, The Village Retail, and Village Books— enterprises that have supported thousands of small businesses, facilitated over $10 million in direct sales, delivered services to entrepreneurs valued at over $15 million, and deployed more than $1 million in grants and technical assistance. Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe and share. Music by Joy Jones. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome
0:07.0	Welcome home, cojourners. I'm glad you're here for another episode. I'm Dr. Tama, licensed
0:25.0	psychologist, ordained minister and sacred artists here to help facilitate your journey back
0:30.8	home to yourself. And I am so excited that we have a special guest on today, Dr. Lakeishaisha Key Hallman, who is a sister, a friend, a community
0:42.3	leader, an author, an organizer. And I am so honored that you are here with us on today.
0:49.2	Dr. Key, welcome. So elated to be here. Thank you for having me. Thank you for allowing me to be
0:55.9	amongst your sacred community. Oh, so beautiful. Well, let me tell our community more about you.
1:03.6	Dr. Lakeisha Key Holman is a transformational social entrepreneur, speaker, civic leader, and author of No One is Self-made. No One is Self-Made.
1:15.9	I want to tell you all, we usually hear say pause the video or pause the audio, go and get the book, and then come back and listen to the conversation.
1:25.4	Dr. Hallman is reshaping the future of economic power by building
1:30.2	ecosystems where small businesses thrive and communities flourish. She is the founder of the village market,
1:37.9	our village united, the village retail, and village books, enterprises that have supported
1:43.8	thousands of small businesses,
1:46.0	facilitated over 10 million in direct sales, delivered services to entrepreneurs valued at over
1:52.7	$15 million and deployed more than $1 million in grants and technical assistance.
2:06.7	She's the author of No One is Self-made, Build Your Village to flourish in Business and Life.
2:13.9	Dr. Key has appeared on national platforms like Good Morning America, the Tamron Hall Show, CNN,
2:20.4	the Today Show, IHeart Radio's The Breakfast Club, Good Day Atlanta, and now the Homecoming podcast.
2:22.3	Her work has been featured in Forbes, Essence, Black Enterprise, the Atlanta Business
2:27.7	Chronicle, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
2:31.6	Welcome, Dr. Key.
2:32.8	Thank you for being with us on today. I'm so excited for this
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