Today's special guest is Vanessa Coppes. In this episode Vanessa and I chat about the importance of looking at entrepreneurship from the lens outside of a 9 to 5 career. Entrepreneurship is ever changing and adapting to the change will allow you to see not only the failures but the growth and potential of your business. Tune in for a few tips and lessons learned that can help you to have a better look at your business.
A few of the things we highlight:
How a spark of things you have done or envisioned as a child, can become a big part of your entrepreneurial journey.
Faith and your gut feeling.
- Defining and finding a team that highlights a brand.
- How to find the right support to be your sounding board that will be able to give you sound advice.
- Understanding that highlighting Diversity and Inclusion
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Who is Vanessa Coppes?
As one of only five Latina women in the U.S. to helm an
international magazine, BELLA Editor In Chief Vanessa Coppes, brings the full depth of her diverse background as an immigrant to running her magazine as well as her media company.
In 2019, she was savvy enough to purchase the magazine when it
went up for sale and created the company known as BELLA Media + Co. The print and digital magazine is now an international bi-monthly lifestyle publication focused on fashion, beauty, mind and body, celebrity, philanthropy, arts and culture and travel. With an emphasis on inclusion Coppes says, “we
aim to push the content boundaries a bit, to allow women to embrace who and what they are. I feel that we in media have a responsibility with the messages that we are sending to young women. BELLA aims to empower and be a positive agent of change.” Additionally, there is a digital Spanish language version of the magazine entitled BELLA LATINA, as well as a print version. Coppes is responsible for all editorial content, securing brand partnerships and directing a staff of 60.
An award-winning CEO, Coppes hosts BELLA TV segments which bring the pages of BELLA magazine to life along with added exclusive content. She also hosts the magazine’s podcast called Real Talk with BELLA. A regular Lifestyle Contributor on New York’s PIX 11 News, she has also spoken at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.
As the Co-Founder of ETT Women (Entrepreneurial Think Tank) and the ETT Women Foundation, Coppes is a passionate advocate of supporting women. Started in 2012, ETT Women is a networking organization that focuses on providing business skills and resources.
Coppes is also on the Advisory Committee for Women of Color in Philanthropy. She is the author of the book 5 Steps to Fabulous: Choices for Living Beautifully Inside and Out which deals with surviving sexual assault, alcoholism, and self-destructive behavior. She credits her deep faith for her amazing journey of recovery.
Married, she is the mother of two sons and two rescued pit
bulls. They all reside in New Jersey and love her Dominican cooking.
Link to Vanessa's Full Bio.
Connect with Vanessa Coppes:
Email: Vanessa@bellamag.co Website: www.bellamag.co
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