The Journey To Self-Acceptance w/Creative & Entrepreneur Cleo Ellis

Entrepreneur and creative Cleo Ellis encourages collaboration over competition among women of color as Director of Brand Partnerships at creative agency Coco + Cowe, and co-host of the podcast Conversations with Coco + Friends. Born and raised in Toronto where she’s currently based, Cleo walks us through her non-traditional career trajectory, from her beginnings in Public Relations to entrepreneurship in creating LUXELIFE SOUND, a boutique DJ service that specializes in booking live female DJ talent and to ultimately landing on a path that upholds her mission of partnering and building with like-minded women of color. Joined by host Shanetta McDonald, the two also touch on being Black women overcoming body image struggles and the freedom they’ve discovered in the process.