Whether it’s finding your feet in a new work environment, learning the tools to treat yourself better, or getting inspiration to take the next big step you need – with Growth we want to help you find the books that will help you show up, and glow up.
For our very first segment we’re excited to bring you a discussion between Kyyah Abdul and Ashley Stoyanov Ojeda on their books THE PREPARED GRADUATE and JEFA IN TRAINING
ABOUT THE PREPARED GRADUATE
This book offers professional advice about career preparation and maybe the best college graduation gift you’ll ever receive.
Too many people end up working jobs they didn’t study for. In the PREPARED GRADUATE, Kyyah Abdul provides tools to help you proactively prepare for post-graduate life. Abdul speaks to Generation Z and Millennials, addressing many of the concerns students (and parents) have about pre-and post-graduation. She offers extensive job search tips and work advice, such as guidance on writing the perfect resume, excelling in job interviews, networking in-person and online, negotiating job salaries, paying off student loans, and more. Abdul offers trusted guidance, armed with first-hand experience with the lack of preparation universities provide their students. Kyyah set out to forge her own path for finding relevant work post-graduation. Her strategies helped her land jobs in several STEM positions both during and after college. Over time, Kyyah created this comprehensive roadmap full of work advice for college seniors through summer up until the end of their first year as a graduate.
ABOUT JEFA IN TRAINING
Jefas, now is the time to build your enterprise.
The only Spanglish project-launching toolkit and planner, JEFA IN TRAINING is especially made for the new generation of women. In it you’ll find intimate conversations with first-generation Latinas, Latina immigrants, and women of color. JEFA IN TRAINING delves into their experiences in financial, media, entrepreneurial, and creative spaces. Within its pages you’ll explore a complex view that covers everything from imposter syndrome to bilingualism. Taking you from conception to post-launch, JEFA IN TRAINING invites you to let go of your fears and finally launch that blog, business, project, or platform. Whether a solopreneur or startup founder, this colorful compendium of lessons, interviews, and worksheets, is everything you need to take your side hustle to the next level, start working for yourself, and turn your ideas into something much bigger.
This event is free and open to all, accessible through our Facebook and Youtube pages (@busboysandpoets).
The program will begin at 7 PM with an introduction from a member of our team.There will be time for Q&A with the audience before the end of the program, and you can purchase a copy of PREPARED GRADUATE and JEFA IN TRAINING through Bookshop.org!
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kyyah Abdul is a proud Nigerian-American businesswoman living in Los Angeles. She has her Bachelor of Science in Pre-Med Biology and her Masters in Public Health concentrated in Urban Healthcare Disparities. Kyyah is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, content creator, healthcare advocate for marginalized communities, STEM professional, and above all else, a creative. She will stop at nothing to achieve her ever-evolving goals. She prides herself on being authentic and feels that honesty can transform the lives of those around her. Kyyah has seen her fair share of tragedies, losing immediate family members at a young age, and somehow views those tragedies as "unfortunate gifts". Gifts that have given her strength, fearlessness, and the ability to pursue all things she puts her mind to. Of all the things Kyyah does, her favorite thing to do is travel and experience other parts of the world. She believes traveling grants her priceless wisdom.
Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda is a community-builder,business development strategist, coach, and socialpreneur. Originally from Queens, NYC and born to a Mexican mom and French-American father, Ashley’s career started in the music industry in 2012, working at major record labels, publishers,and venues. After relocating to Portland, OR post-college, she created her own network for local womxn songwriters, now a national organization that has been featured in The Recording Academy, called #WomxnCrush Music. Since the rapid growth of her organization, she has dedicated her career to creating opportunities and developing businesses and communities of the new majority through her coaching and consulting, and has become known as the Business Hada Madrina (Business Fairygodmother). Ashley joined The Mujerista team in 2020 to help create and grow The Mujerista Network, a digital network dedicated to empowering and celebrating the next generation of Latinas making an impact en la cultura and has since taken on the role of Director of Business Development. Ashley currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
