Guest featured in this episode:
- Keisha Greaves is a motivational speaker, the founder of Girls Chronically Rock, and the Massachusetts State Ambassador for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Girls Chronically Rock (www.girlschronicallyrock.com) offers inspired fashion celebrating Muscular
Dystrophy and other chronic illnesses. - Over the past few years, Keisha has been featured in Good Morning America, Today Show, WCVB Chronicle, ABC News, Thrive Global,
Politico, Improper Bostonian, Boston Voyager, Herself 360, Liz on Biz, among other outlets on and offline. One of Keisha’s proudest
moments is being featured In Today Style Heroes among other celebrities such as: Gabrielle Union, Drew Barrymore, Debra Messing
and more. Another proud moment of Keisha is being featured on Channel 5 ABC Chronicle sharing her story. She’s lent her voice to
audiences at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Muscle Walk, local
“Fill the Boot” events, Cambridge City Hall, and Girl’s Night Out for Muscular Dystrophy – a Boston-area fundraising event held by
NextonScene. - Keisha spearheaded fruitful collaborations with other notable fashion influencers which resulted in thousands of dollars raised for MDA –
the most successful collaborations being with renown designer Sara Campbell and Althea Blackford, the woman behind Caribbean Fashion
Week.One of Keisha’s proudest moments happened after working and meeting with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker: Keisha got
September 30 officially proclaimed Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day. - She also received the proclamation from Mayor Marc McGovern from the city of Cambridge.
Things you will learn in this episode:
- How she started her business
- How her chronic illness progressed
- How she is balancing life and her business
- What keeps her going on those difficult days.
- And much more