Episode 806 | Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 @ 6:00pm | The Sharvette Mitchell Radio Show
Episode 806: Your Story Is Your Greatest Business Asset with Dr. Elyssa Green
What if the very thing you’ve been trying to hide is the reason people are meant to connect with you?
In Episode 806 of The Sharvette Mitchell Radio Show, Sharvette sits down with Dr. Elyssa Green—entrepreneur, nonprofit founder, creative visionary, and founder of Bald Bozz Beauty—for an inspiring conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the power of authenticity.
After navigating layoffs, entrepreneurship, alopecia, and multiple career pivots, Dr. Green discovered that her greatest business asset wasn’t her résumé—it was her story.
Today, she openly shares her journey to encourage others to embrace their uniqueness, transform setbacks into purpose, and build brands rooted in authenticity.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, creative, nonprofit leader, or someone navigating a difficult season, this episode will challenge you to stop hiding your story and start using it as your greatest advantage.
In This Episode You’ll Learn
✅ Why your personal story is often your strongest brand differentiator
✅ How to turn setbacks into opportunities for growth
✅ What entrepreneurship taught Dr. Green about resilience
✅ Why authenticity builds trust faster than perfection
✅ How Bald Bozz Beauty was born from personal pain
Key Takeaways
1. Your Story Creates Connection
People may admire success, but they connect with authenticity.
Dr. Green shares how openly discussing her alopecia journey created opportunities to inspire, educate, and encourage others facing similar challenges.
2. Every Setback Can Become a Platform
After losing her job during the economic downturn, Dr. Green didn’t stop serving.
Instead, she founded organizations that empowered youth, creatives, and women navigating hair loss, proving that purpose often grows from life’s unexpected detours.
3. Pivoting Is an Entrepreneurial Skill
Business owners don’t succeed because life goes according to plan.
They succeed because they learn how to adapt, innovate, and pivot when circumstances change.
As Dr. Green explains:
“Pivoting isn’t optional—it’s necessary.”
4. Visibility Requires Vulnerability
Choosing to publicly shave her head and embrace alopecia wasn’t simply a personal decision.
It became a business decision that positioned Dr. Green as a trusted advocate and authentic leader.
Her willingness to be seen gave others permission to embrace their own stories.
5. Community Creates Healing
No one should navigate difficult seasons alone.
Whether through nonprofits, creative organizations, or Bald Bozz Beauty, Dr. Green’s mission has remained consistent: create spaces where people feel seen, supported, and celebrated.
Dr. Green’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Throughout her career, Dr. Green has founded organizations designed to solve real problems she personally experienced or witnessed.
Teen Expressions
A nonprofit providing opportunities for youth interested in:
- Performing Arts
- Fashion Design
- Culinary Arts
- Film & Video Production
- Creative Leadership
I Am Style Agency
An agency supporting independent creatives by providing:
- Visibility
- Mentorship
- Networking
- Professional opportunities
Bald Bozz Beauty
An advocacy movement helping individuals experiencing alopecia through:
S.H.E.
- Style
- Health
- Education
Its mission is to ensure that no one faces hair loss alone.
Memorable Quotes
“Your greatest business asset is your story.”
“Pivoting isn’t optional—it’s necessary.”
“Authenticity is one of the most powerful forms of influence.”
“Don’t dim your shine.”
“Our greatest setbacks often become our greatest purpose.”
About the Guest:
Dr. Elyssa Green is an achiever. Throughout her lifetime, she has taken on the mantle of success for her entire family. She hails from a tightly knit family and strives to represent them well in the world. She is aware of the importance of establishing a meaningful legacy and works hard to be a woman of excellence and great influence. Despite the challenges she faced, Dr. Green demonstrated her resilience by valiantly fighting and succeeding in battles against alopecia and other health challenges. She says of life’s pitfalls, “bouncing back is not only an option, but it’s the only option!” Dr. Elyssa Green prides herself on community engagement. In 2008, as a casualty of the massive layoffs that swept through the country and upended global industries. Dr. Green was forced to reinvent herself as a means of survival. Though fresh off earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, Dr. Green chose to further her education by pursuing a master’s degree. The new degree failed to open new doors, and Green still sought gainful employment after completing a master’s degree in 2009. Though without work, she was never without passion. Dr. Green’s deep love for her community led to the formation of the non-profit organization Teen Expressions (TE). Teen Expressions caters to children interested in the arts, culinary arts, fashion design, film, and video production. Each year, the children in the program showcased their talents in a Teen Expression production called “I Am Style,” which highlighted the talent and accomplishments of the organization members in the community. In a philanthropic effort, many scholarships were awarded to the children for their design work and presentations. Teen Expression remains a successful avenue for growth and development for the teens in the program, but life changes led Dr. Green in another direction as she explored greater opportunities for personal and professional growth. Teen Expression is currently on hiatus, but many of the relationships fostered by the program remain intact. With the onset of the pandemic, Dr. Green saw a need in the creative community and shifted her focus to addressing the disparity between established and new creatives. Exposure remains one of the hardest facets of the creative process for many, but Dr. Green has a plan for them. The I Am Style Agency provides exposure, guidance, and a situational bedrock for aspiring and rising creatives. Recently, Dr. Green has pivoted into a personal campaign of triumph, shaving her head to combat alopecia. Proving that she is a fighter for not only youth and creatives, she chose to take this fight to the public forum and proudly display her bald beauty and embrace the mental freedom that came with it. This health and beauty journey came with intrinsic challenges. Beyond the stares and double takes, the risk involved with showcasing bold, bald beauty required steadfastness and determination. With IASA watching, this proved Dr. Green to be a master teacher. Choosing to make her journey of hair loss a living lesson for all who see her, Dr. Green founded Bald Bozz Beauty to advocate openly for alopecia awareness, highlighting the areas of style, health, and education (S.H.E.). Her dedication, focus, communication, determination, openness, and loyalty to her cause, community, and creative freedom make her an invaluable asset to the world! Armed with an indomitable spirit and commitment to serve those in her agency, Dr. Elyssa Green is ready to make an impact wherever her journey takes her.
To connect with Dr. Elyssa Green
https://www.facebook.com/share/1EMfFyRYW5/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyssagreen
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