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Patrice's mission: to empower women to love themselves, live their best lives, and embrace their beauty on their own terms.

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Patrice Yursik is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. While she enjoyed her work, she came face to face with a noticeable void in the media - one shaped like her.

Patrice delves into the process of establishing yourself as an expert in your field and how that can translate into much success - in any niche. Afrobella.com has had over 11 million pageviews in its existence.

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Patrice Grell Yursik is the founder of Afrobella®.

With a flourishing business celebrating its 10th year, Patrice is the perfect person to share tips and inspiration to help you follow your passion and purpose. Patrice has contributed her writing to Essence, Newsweek.com, and Ebony.com. Some call her the Godmother of Brown Beauty Blogging.

Trinidadian-born writer Patrice Grell Yursik created Afrobella.com to fill a void and to celebrate the inner and outer beauty of women all shades of beautiful.

Currently Patrice is a contributing editor at Glam.com.

Patrice has become a sought after speaker and has presented keynotes and talks at Blogging While Brown, BlogHer, New Media Expo, Blogalicious, and TEDxPortofSpain Trinidad in 2012.

Afrobella was listed as one of Ebony Magazine’s Power 100, and has won more than ten online awards, including inclusion to the Black Weblog Awards Hall of Fame.

You'll find inspiration and empowerment on this episode of Happy Black Woman.

[Tweet "It's important to embrace a spirit of community instead of a spirit of competition." ~ @Afrobella"]

Outline of this great episode:

  • [0:37] Rosetta's introduction of her guest, Patrice Grell Yursik.
  • [2:02] Rosetta's mission of empowering women to love themselves, live their best lives, and embrace their beauty on their own terms through her website Afrobella.
  • [4:01] How Rosetta and Patrice met.
  • [6:16] The inspiration behind her brand and how she left her job to pursue her passion.
  • [11:00] Afrobella's evolution from a personal blog to a full time business.
  • [16:15] Patrice's advice to aspiring bloggers and entrepreneurs.
  • [22:07] How to establish yourself as an expert in your niche.
  • [23:02] What are some strategies you incorporate that keep you focused and productive?
  • [28:59] How Patrice maintains balance in her life and makes time for her personal priorities.
  • [31:21] What makes Patrice a Happy Black Woman?
  • [35:03] Do you have a favorite book that has inspired you in your journey?
  • [37:44] What's your number one piece of advice for other women starting their journey?
  • [40:49] How to connect with Patrice.

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Patrice Yursik

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Creator of Afrobella

Chicago, IL, USA

Art & Design, Beauty, Beauty, Black Heritage, Black History Month, Fashion, Fashion, Inspirational, Marketing, Motivational, Social Media

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Patrice Yursik Biography

Trinidadian-born writer Patrice Grell Yursik created Afrobella.com to fill a void and to celebrate the inner and outer beauty of women all shades of beautiful.

Afrobella.com has had over 11 million pageviews in its existence.

We provide all of the services you need to host Patrice Yursik or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. After starting Afrobella in 2006, Patrice was able to quit her job just 3 years later.

With a background in creative writing, Patrice spent many years working for large newspapers. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Patrice Yursik for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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She has been featured in advertising campaigns for haircare brands like My Black is Beautiful and Cream of Nature, and cosmetics brands like MAC Cosmetics, Urban Decay and Lancôme.

patrice elizabeth grell yursik biography

She has been heard on NPR and The Michael Baisden Show, amongst other radio programs. In spite of - and sometimes because of - those things, she found success in a career that fulfills her and brings her happiness.