Loretta McNary talks to Hazel Joyner Smith and Jewel Tankard

Loretta McNary Live is a live call in radio show created for an empowered active and diverse radio, social media and online listening audience; wanting an impressive menu of meaningful authentic conversations.

Our guests today are two phenomenal women, Hazel Joyner Smith and Jewel Tankard.

Hazel Joyner-Smith, CEO and founder of the International Black Film Festival of Nashville.

A true pioneer in the creation of innovative programs promoting cultural diversity inclusion and awareness. The International Black Film Festival of Nashville, the first festival series in Nashville and the state of Tennessee to highlight the contributions of African-American filmmakers.

Before establishing IBFFN, Joyner-Smith served in two consecutive roles as assistant director and program director of the Fisk University Race Relations Institute. The veteran educator co-founded and hosted the first annual Fisk Film Festivals and conducted a community forum on race and race relations, "Lift Every Voice" for middle Tennessee.

Jewel Tankard,  Multi-Millionairess, Network Marketing Extraordinaire, is the wife of Gospel Jazz Musician Ben Tankard. Together, they pastor The Destiny Center, a growing, multi-cultural non-denominational Bible-believing Word-based church located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The duo, also with their family, star in “Thicker Than Water: The Tankards”, a positive family reality show on the Bravo network.

Jewel leads by example she motivates others to reach their fullest potential. Author of the book, Millionairess Lifestyle, she will be releasing Full Tank Life for Women: Maximizing Your Finances, which will equip women with everything needed to become and stay wealthy.

Jewel is widely known for her success as a top income earner with Ardyss International (MLM).