bSmart Guide

"When I got pregnant, for the first time I started to limit myself, shut down, feel self-conscious, and stop speaking up.

I thought that when people would see my belly pump, they would assume I wasn't as committed to my work. And breastfeeding for a year, while working, further diminished my self-confidence while trying to "do it all."

There's an opportunity to drastically improve as it pertains to the care of women, young children, affordable education, healthcare, and elderly care.

Most of the challenges I faced had to do with the lack of infrastructure and policies that brands have the power to change."

bSMART Founder Meagan Hooper in conversation with Jennifer Risi Founder of The Sway Effect: https://bit.ly/3hKAazu

"A lot of people feel the vibration of anger, hurt, and violence on social media right now - on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

If we want to transform online and offline communities, as well as companies and global corporate culture, then we have to be very specific about our values, vision, and how to have empowering conversations.

I'm not talking about controlling the conversation, I'm talking about guiding the conversation so that people can come together."

bSMART Founder Meagan Hooper speaks with Jennifer Risi Founder of The Sway Effect: https://bit.ly/3hKAazu

"What I've learned over the last seven years from creating communities online and offline, is that it's not just about connecting people, it's about connecting people around a specific conversation - your values and vision.

You can't just have community, you have to have strategic content.

You have to take your goals for your clients, customers, products, and employees and communicate that through your messaging and your actions."

bSMART Founder Meagan Hooper in conversation with Jennifer Risi Founder of The Sway Effect: https://bit.ly/3hKAazu