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🎙️Podcaster | 🖼️ Artist 📈 Digital Marketer | 💡 Motivational Speaker Inspiring Minds & Amplifying Voices ✨ Exploring tech, music & personal growth

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Imagine growing up with a last name and then one day realizing how much history could be attached to it.

In this clip, Juming and I talk about the name Delmas and the uncomfortable realization that his family name may trace back to Haiti's colonial and slaveholding history.

That's the thing about digging into where you come from. Sometimes you find pride. Sometimes you find pain. And sometimes you find things that completely change the way you look at your own name.

But learning the history gives us the opportunity to decide what that name will represent moving forward. 🇭🇹

Watch our full conversation on Diaspora: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

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You Get to Decide How Your Story Continues

One thing I really took away from my conversation with Juming is that we don't always get to choose what happens to us, but we can make decisions about what happens next.

Your past can be painful. Your family story can be complicated. There may even be chapters you wish had been written differently.

But the rest of the story is still yours.

You can decide what you carry forward, what you leave behind, and what kind of legacy you want to create from here.

Your story isn't over just because you didn't get to choose how it started. ❤️

Watch our full conversation on Diaspora: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

#DiasporaPodcast #YourStory #Legacy #HaitianDiaspora #ReclaimYourNarrative #JumingDelmas

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This part of my conversation with Juming really stayed with me.

He shared that growing up, there was a time when he was embarrassed to tell people he was Haitian. And I know he's not the only person in the diaspora who has felt that way.

When the only stories you hear about Haiti are poverty, violence, and instability, it's easy to grow up believing that's all people see when they hear the word "Haitian."

But there is so much more to who we are. 🇭🇹

Our history. Our culture. Our strength. Our people.

And sometimes growing up means going back and reclaiming the parts of yourself you once tried to hide.

Watch our full conversation on Diaspora: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

#DiasporaPodcast #HaitianDiaspora #HaitianPride #HaitianCulture #HaitianHeritage #Haiti #JumingDelmas

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This was one of the hardest parts of our conversation.

Juming opened up about the tragic loss of his father and how something that happened when he was so young went on to shape so much of his life.

As he shared his story, we talked about more than the loss itself. We talked about what happened afterward. Growing up disconnected from his father's side of the family, not fully knowing that part of himself, and eventually wanting to reconnect with his Haitian roots.

I appreciate Juming trusting me enough to share such a personal part of his story on Diaspora. ❤️🇭🇹

Watch our full conversation: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

#DiasporaPodcast #HaitianDiaspora #HaitianStories #FamilyLegacy #HaitianHeritage #JumingDelmas

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Haiti became the first independent Black republic in the world. So why isn't that history taught in American schools?

We learn about Napoleon. We learn about slavery. We learn about revolutions around the world. But how many American classrooms really teach the story of the Haitian Revolution and the people who fought for their freedom and WON?

That's something I've always found interesting because Haiti's history isn't just Haitian history. It's Black history. It's world history.

Our history is bigger than the version we've been taught, and that's exactly why I want to have these conversations on Diaspora. 🇭🇹

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

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Nobody is coming into Haiti on a white horse to save us.

That's a hard conversation, but it's one we need to have.

We can talk about everything Haiti has been through, the politics, the instability, and the outside forces that have played a role in our history. But at some point, we also have to talk about what rebuilding looks like and the role Haitians, both at home and throughout the diaspora, can play in creating something better.

We can't keep waiting for someone else to write Haiti's next chapter.

We have to be part of writing it ourselves. 🇭🇹

Watch our full conversation on Diaspora: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

#DiasporaPodcast #Haiti #HaitianDiaspora #HaitianPride #HaitianCulture #HaitianHeritage #HaitianVoices

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There are some dates you never forget.

In this clip, Juming shares the story of losing his father on March 12, 1993, the same day Florida was being hit by what became known as the “Storm of the Century.”

Hearing him talk about everything that happened that day and how that loss shaped his childhood, his relationship with his Haitian family, and even the man he is today was one of those moments where I just had to listen.

This episode got personal in ways I don't think either of us expected. ❤️

Watch our full conversation: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

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When you really stop and think about what Haiti has been going through, it's heartbreaking.

In this conversation with Juming, we talked about the fact that Haiti has gone years without an elected president and what that kind of instability means for our people.

As Haitians in the diaspora, we may not live there every day, but that doesn't mean we stop caring. That's still our country. Those are still our people. And what's happening in Haiti matters to us. 🇭🇹

This is exactly why I wanted to have these conversations on Diaspora. We have to talk about the hard parts of our story too.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/hoYHHp6qq-I

#DiasporaPodcast #Haiti #HaitianDiaspora #HaitianCulture #HaitianPride #HaitianHeritage

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The Untraditional Entrepreneur took a detour into Spades and somehow made it a business lesson.

Reading the table. Playing the long game. Winning without making noise.

Juming wants to know who's really running the table. 🎧

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8q3YDqrdY&t=65s

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The Ultimate Strategy Game Debate.
Is it chess? Monopoly? Business itself?
Strategy games reveal something powerful about how people think — patience, risk tolerance, long-term vision, and the ability to adapt when the plan falls apart.
Entrepreneurship works the same way.
It’s not just about making moves… it’s about making the right moves at the right time.
So the real question is: Which game actually builds the best strategist?
🎧 Watch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8q3YDqrdY&t=65s
#EntrepreneurMindset #Strategy #BusinessThinking #UntraditionalEntrepreneur #Entrepreneurship #ThinkAhead #GameOfBusiness

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Most entrepreneurs fail.
Not because the idea was bad…
but because the journey is harder than people expect.
Entrepreneurship demands patience, discipline, resilience, and the ability to keep going when things aren’t working. Many people love the idea of being an entrepreneur — but very few are willing to endure the process.
Failure isn’t rare in business… it’s part of the path.
The real question is: will you quit, or will you learn and keep building?
🎧 Watch the full episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8q3YDqrdY&t=65s
#Entrepreneurship #StartupReality #BusinessLessons #UntraditionalEntrepreneur #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessJourney #KeepBuilding

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It’s not about luck.
People love to call success “luck” because they didn’t see the work behind it.
The late nights.
The failed attempts.
The constant learning and adjusting.
What looks like luck is usually preparation meeting opportunity. Entrepreneurs create their own chances by showing up, staying consistent, and refusing to quit when things get difficult.
Success isn’t random — it’s built.
🎧 Watch the full episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8q3YDqrdY&t=65s
#EntrepreneurMindset #SuccessIsBuilt #UntraditionalEntrepreneur #BusinessReality #Entrepreneurship #KeepGoing

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