157: Pivot Your Business, Pivot Your Life with Elena Thurston, Founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation

Written By Rhodes Perry

Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.

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Questions Answered in this Episode

·      Who is Elena and what does her business do?

·      What motivated Elena to take the entrepreneurial leap?

·      What can we learn about pivoting your life & business during COVID-19?

·      How can you connect with Elena after today’s episode?

Resources Shared in this Episode

·      Connect with the PRIDE and Joy Foundation

·      View Elena’s Viral TEDx Talk

·      Contact Elena Here 

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Rhodes Perry

Rhodes Perry, MPA is an award-winning social entrepreneur, best-selling author, and keynote speaker. He helps leaders build belonging at work to achieve industry breakthroughs. His firm offers transformative leadership development, change management, and capacity building solutions for senior executives focused on advancing their organizations’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments. Nationally recognized as a LGBTQ+ thought leader, he has two decades of government and nonprofit experience having worked at the White House, PFLAG National, and the City of New York. Media outlets like Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press have featured his powerful work as a (DEI) influencer.

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