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In this segment, Nola—Guyanese-born entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Nola Ro & Co.—shares how she’s bringing her 20+ years of hospitality and business expertise back home to support emerging entrepreneurs. She also spotlights her nonprofit, The Guildford & Erma Foundation, and her unfiltered, affirming show, The Nola Ro Experience Podcast, where real talk meets real transformation.
This is more than business; it’s legacy work.
Nola Rodney is launching a free mental care initiative for marginalized communities, including the Guyanese diaspora. With support from the community, she’s expanding into digital and financial literacy, creating safe, stigma-free spaces to heal, grow, and bridge the gap between diaspora and home.
When Nola Rodney's family accepted a proposal to have Guyana’s president host a meet and greet at her Brooklyn-based business, she expected dialogue, not protests. The backlash became a turning point, further fueling her mission to serve the diaspora through mental care, financial and tech literacy.
Entrepreneur Nola Rodney is creating safe, judgment-free spaces with her new Mental Care program. Rooted in her Soesdyke upbringing and her mother’s legacy, she’s tackling mental health, digital literacy, and financial empowerment, starting in Brooklyn, with plans to expand to Guyana.
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