In this episode, Judithe Registre responds to and reflects on the message of Joy Donnell, from Episode 53. In an era where media and technology have dominated every aspect of our lives, we must consider how these tools and services are used to address the issues we care about. How intentional are we (or not) in our engagement with social media? With the use and application of data as a tool that informs and enables access to critical life information, it has transcended the luxury category and is a natural human right and need.

Judithe and Joy challenge us to consider the use of our own platforms and voices in both the analog and digital realm to advance the causes we believe in and are passionate about. Add your voice at inclusivus.org.
How do you see yourself leveraging social media intentionally to advance the issues and causes that you care about? What is your social media legacy?

Stop living as if “here” has no value. “Here” is also a direction, and sometimes it’s the most valuable direction that you have.” - Joy Donnell.

In this episode, Joy Donnell joins Judithe Registre to highlight creative ways to harness and use the energy and emotion we are all generating naturally through the obstacles and adversaries we encounter every day.

Despair is natural to us; you just don’t need to let the despair overtake you. - Joy Donnell

Joy is a strategist, activist, and entrepreneur driven by purpose. Her PR expertise touches all of her work as she brings her unique insights to content strategy, content creation, and luxury fashion and luxury lifestyle branding. When she isn’t behind the camera creating fashion editorials and fashion films as a producer or director, she steps in front of the camera as a model and sustainable luxury advocate. The idea of luxury as a state of mind is something Joy advocates as necessary to cultivate as we creatively engage all of our emotions: anger, frustration, love, and shame. Joy challenges us to engage with ourselves and the journey of our emotion to create beauty in our communities and in the world in general. This powerful awareness can lead to social change and social engagement. This is especially important in a world where we are consuming more information than ever before, As Joy puts it, “true luxury is the absence of angst.”

In today’s world, “media has become a basic human need.” In other words, how we process and respond to the slew of information we are consuming and producing has never been more critical. If we accept media as a basic human need in our current world, we have to start asking ourselves different questions and demanding more well-rounded narratives.

Joy Donnell is currently CEO of Parajin Media Corp and Editor-in-Chief of its flagship luxury lifestyle publication, Vanichi. She also serves as an advisor for The Geekie Awards, the Creative Visions Foundation, and Charles and Company luxury tea

Give more oxygen to the knowledge than you give to the noise. - Joy Donnell

Connect with Joy and learn more about her and her work via social media and her website details below:

FB: @joydonnellofficial

IG: @doitinpublic

Twitter: @doitinpublic

Vanichi

FB, Twitter, IG: @vanichimagazin

Judithe Registre reflects on her discussion with Macy and Karen, and the promise of the next generation of leaders. This episode provides some context and commentary on the history of youth movements and the worldwide need for youth activism and leadership in the years to come. Join us next week for an interview with speaker, entrepreneur and activist Joy Donnell and visit us for more inspiration anytime at Inclusivus.org