We had the good fortune of connecting with A’kia Sutton and E’laundrea Harry and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi A’kia & E’laundrea, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
We were born and raised in Moultrie Georgia . Being that we are south georgia natives coming from a small town with limited resources we grew up always wanting more than what our city had to offer . Being that we dream big we pushed past the small town mindset which allows us to be career driven and focused on success.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
We (E’laundrea & A’kia) are podcast host of Friends With Influence. We have created a safe space for ourselves and others to be vulnerable & authentically ourselves without judgement . The thing we are most proud of is the feedback from others on how our platform has helped them in many different ways. To get to where we are today it definitely hasn’t been easy we chose to take a leap of faith, lots of hard work, & have held each other accountable to reach each goal set. The biggest lesson we have learned is that sometimes choosing the path of purpose is uncomfortable & on that path we’ve discovered that it’ll never be easy but it will always be worth it . We would love the world to know that friends w influence is more than a podcast and that when God gives you vision to never worry about how it’ll all play out or who will support you just trust him and use the tools he has given you to start and know that he will help you get to exactly where you are trying to go .

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Eat : Louisiana Bistro, Hattie Maries Drink : Graffiti
Visit : Tyler Perry Studios, Stone Mountain
HangOut : Piedmont Park,

Fun things to do in Atlanta would definitely be site seeing and different types of networking opportunities such as conferences.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Our Parents : Katrina & Nichelle .

and also our viewers and supporters.

Instagram: friendswinfluence

Facebook: Friends w/ Influence

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@friendswinfluence5973

Other: Email: friendswinfluence@gmail.com

Image Credits
Devon Kirkland

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