<p><em>This is Boss Women Unfold, a series of honest and intimate conversations with phenomenal women. For our last episode of&nbsp;season 1, we’re joined by&nbsp;boss&nbsp;woman, Abisara Machold.</em></p> <p><em>Abisara is the founder and CEO of Inhairitance Curl Spa in Montreal and the founder of the Natural Hair Congress. She also holds a Masters in Political and Communication Science from the University of Vienna. She wrote and researched extensively about Black Identity Construction and Black Feminism,&nbsp;to understand herself and to acquire the necessary vocabulary to express the feelings she experienced while growing up in a primarily white society.</em></p> <p><em>Together, Noëlly and Abisara talk about entrepreneurship from a Black woman's perspective, the importance of creating safe spaces and the politics of Black hair. And, they discuss how a mission to empower and educate has inspired a million-dollar business.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Although recorded pre-COVID and the recent BLM movement, this conversation is even more relevant now.</em></p> <p>Abisara’s book suggestions:</p> <p>1.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9547888-attached?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=Tp0QPEEn9M&amp;rank=1">Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love</a>&nbsp;by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller</p> <p>2.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40121378-atomic-habits?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=fyxf8WcAwc&amp;rank=1">Atomic Habits: An Easy &amp; Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones</a>&nbsp;by James Clear</p> <p>3.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12609433-the-power-of-habit?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=8YdAkBAEaP&amp;rank=1">The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and in Business&nbsp;</a>by Charles Duhigg</p> <p>4.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25667918-binti?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=JRe5xVKNaD&amp;rank=1">Binti</a>&nbsp;by Nnedi Okorafor</p> <p><em>*** This is&nbsp;the last interview of season 1. We’re taking a short break to&nbsp;record our second season for the fall! Stay tuned for more updates and our bonus episode next week!</em></p> <p>The music in this episode is "Mood" by Ehrling. Follow Ehrling at&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/ehrling/ehrling" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/ehrling</a>.</p> <p>Boss Women Unfold, the podcast, is hosted and created by Noëlly Sam (@noellysam) and produced and edited by Alexandra Jurecko (@alexjurecko). Follow us at @bosswomenunfold for videos of every episode. Thank you for listening!</p>