A #SpeakEasy Podcast Takeover with Margo Lovett

Summary: It's a #SpeakEasy Podcast takeover by Margo Lovett host of Her Business Her Voice Her Conversation Podcast. <br><br>Margo is bringing you a candid conversation with Altovise Pelzer about her journey as a woman in business, a woman in podcasting, and as a mother. Margo has watched Altovise's journey with a birdseye view of her consistency and heart for women. As a previous guest and fellow podcaster, Margo's vantage point gave her a perspective that added to this genuine and inspiring interview.<br><br>Margo's brought some strong questions and conversations starting with Altovise posting videos of herself jumping rope. <br><br>1. What is the jumping rope all about? <br><br>Altovise: So a friend of mine, Shannaan Dawda, was doing a challenge and it was the 100-day jump rope challenge. And I am, I'm not a big jump roper. I don't even know if that's the word terminology, but I hopped in to definitely support and it wasn't too bad. I only had a few days that I was like, Okay, Siri, me and you are not getting along!<br><br>Every day I had to ask Siri a number between zero and a hundred. And when she gave that number, that's how many jumps times 10. That's how many jumps I had to do for that day. So imagine I, when I got the day that she said 100. And I had to do a thousand jumps. Oh, my legs were so sore, so sore, but I loved it.<br><br>See, you're a pioneer girl. I've got a few questions for you. You always look like you're having fun. And I noticed that you were committed. You really, really were committed. Which takes me on over to the #SpeakEasy. You have been hosting the speakeasy podcast for four years. Now that takes commitment. You know, the data says that people stop podcasting after episode number eight, then I read after episode number 16, then I read after episode number 20, but four years in what made you decide I'm going to podcast.<br><br>2. Take us back into it, help us understand what the speakeasy is all about and how did you make it for four years,<br><br>Altovise: So it started with just an idea. Um, I was just like, you know, For me as an introvert, I needed to find ways to network that worked best for me. Um, for me, one-on-one conversations are what I can handle as long as you're not calling me on a regular basis.<br><br>This is comfortable. Like I create the atmosphere here as opposed to having to kind of fit into somebody else's atmosphere. That's one piece of it. And then the other piece was there are so many entrepreneurs out here in the world. Like I know we hear about Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and Grant Cardone, but there are so many entrepreneurs who are doing five and six and seven figures in their business who have so much insight and wisdom to share.<br><br>I knew what it was like for me. And my first five years of business. I wish that I had some of the people who have had on as guests to kind of pour into me within those first five years. That's, that's who I'm talking to. That's who I want to serve.<br><br>Margo: I hear it all in your voice and that atmosphere that you create for your guests, it really is one full of liberty and you listen because you care. And I can imagine you have learned volumes and volumes. I mean, you probably have a master's or Ph.D. in business just from being a podcaster. <br><br>Altovise: You know how they talk about the 10,000-hour role? Well, man, I'm way past the 10th rule.<br><br>I not only get to interview these awesome guests, but I also get to talk to them. I gave to, you know, it messaged them, email them, and over time it's helped me grow in a couple of areas. It's helped me grow as a business owner. It's helped me grow as a speaker. It's helped me grow as a person. <br><br>There are still so many things, especially in the African-American, um, arena where it's taboo to talk about... it is taboo to think about it. You know, there are still people that are in hushed tones when it comes to human...