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INTERVIEW: She Overcomes "Masquerade Ball" with Melanie Iverson · Podcast - Big 98.7

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  Well, welcome in, Melanie. Hello, Melanie Iverson. Fun fact about
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  Melanie, we go way back. I think I think you were the first
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  person I ever interviewed. Do you remember listen? Yeah, do you remember
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  it as fond of as I do? It was probably like twelve years ago.
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  And just say, of course they do pipe obviously I do. Film
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  say it maybe was the best interview you've done in Fargimore. Yeah, since
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  then? What was it regarding? There's probably something very interesting, right oh
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  yeah, yeah, it's good to have you back though. That's good,
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  really coming full circle here. Thank you for popping over. She overcomes,
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  Melanie Iverson. You put together this amazing organization, and you guys have partnered
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  actually with Joseph School of Hair Design this year to make this even bigger.
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  So what do you guys have coming up? Yeah, so on March twenty
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  third, we'll be hosting our second annual Masquerade Ball. The owners of Joseph's
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  aren't doing JAFFA this year, and so they've decided to partner with us,
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  which is going to really elevate our event and make it a very high fashion
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  event. We've kind of I've been sharing with people that the dress code is
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  eccentric formal. So it's like if you want to get a little weird,
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  get a little weird. Yes, some people do. It's like, you
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  know, you want to get ready, you want to have some fun,
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  but especially nowadays with social media, Yeah, and you need an excuse to
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  like like hang on, Like mob wife is in right now. Now,
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  you could be a mob wife for a night and nobody's going to question it.
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  That's right. Yeah, you can do whatever you want. And honestly,
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  it's all for a good cause. We're going to be doing it during
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  Women's History Month, and so it's really about empowering women to live confidently with
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  courage in community. So I'm really I'm so excited about that and really excited
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  to put some amazing women on that stage. That's a really cool cause.
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  And how do I get tickets? If I want to go, you can
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  go to She Overcomes dot co. There's a masquerade tap on there. You
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  can just scroll down if you want to come with your dudes and get a
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  whole table. I would love that, souly, yes, yes, be
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  an ally for all the women and then and then so yeah, you can
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  get a table. You can get individual tickets. Tickets will be released on
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  February eighth, and then you can buy tables anytime right now. That's awsome.
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  And of course there's probably businesses listening to and they want people to be
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  involved and be a part of this. What are some ways that they can
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  help? Absolutely? Yeah, So if they want to contact me directly,
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  my contact information is right on the website. You know, if you're an
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  organization that really strongly believes in empowering women and giving them a voice, giving
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  them an opportunity to speak up and really take their place, it's a great
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  it's really good, going to be a great place to be seen and known
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  as someone who's really investing in your diversity and inclusion. I love it.
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  We're going to get all the details and make it super easy. Put it
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  on our Facebook page, Okay, so people can go right there. Appreciate
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  you popping in, and I love that you're creating these fun events for people
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  to go to and learn more about what you guys are doing in our community.
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  All right, thank you so much for having me. Thanks welcome,
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  good to see you again. And I know people are already saying that this
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  may be now the new greatest interview that ever had the most epic as a
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  matter of fact, Yes,