“If there’s an impact that you want to make that out of yourself, know that you need community, ” says Jayla Head

Black Businesses Matter

Black Businesses Matter
“If there’s an impact that you want to make that out of yourself, know that you need community, ” says Jayla Head
Sep 15, 2025 Season 10 Episode 119
Larvetta Loftin

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Guest Name: Jayla Head 

Guest Business: Advaco Collective Care & Consulting

EPISODE SUMMARY 

In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Jayla Head, a psychotherapist, speaker, writer, and founder of Advaco Collective Care & Consulting, a mental health consultancy providing compassionate, innovative, and culturally sensitive services.

Jayla takes us back to her childhood, where she grew up as a passionate dancer with an old soul, often surrounded by elders who shaped her perspective and values. From early on, she was focused on ensuring that her work would have a lasting impact on her family and community.

Her journey into entrepreneurship took root during graduate school, where she recognized both her privileges and the gaps between mental health services and the communities that need them most. This realization led her to create Advaco as a bridge to close those gaps, with a focus on supporting nonprofits, expanding access to care, and ensuring knowledge remains central to the process.

Today, Jayla uses her expertise to help individuals navigate uncontrollable life transitions and reminds us of the power of rewriting our own stories.

If you’re committed to showing up for yourself and others in meaningful ways, this episode is for you.
  IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT…

  1. What was she like as a child?
  2. Her inspiration for entrepreneurship 
  3. How her upbringing impacted her her business venture 
  4. The importance of community 
  5. BBM Brag Moment   
  6. What brings them joy? 
  7. Why do black businesses matter? 

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Episode Artwork “If there’s an impact that you want to make that out of yourself, know that you need community, ” says Jayla Head 1:06:51 Episode Artwork “Success is not done in a silo it’s done in community,” says Canetha Amour-Porter 59:36 Episode Artwork SPECIAL EPISODE: Evolution of Entrepreneurship 1:16:47 Episode Artwork “Journey to mastery is much more than a business it’s a calling, "says Elzie Flenard 59:53 Episode Artwork “Why don’t we dig into how trauma shows up in our businesses? ,"says Larvetta L. Loftin 46:46 Episode Artwork “Inclusive leadership is just good leadership. You cannot lead a team where you don’t recognize that you have a lot of differences,"says Dr. Carmen Bell-Ross 1:03:50 Episode Artwork All Butter’d Up mission is to give us practical ways to implement self-care in our daily lives, ”Says Lorè Enjoli 1:01:14 Episode Artwork “I just waited for my turn in regards to finding what that unique disruption would be into this industry into this market place,” Says Deida Massey 1:05:12 Episode Artwork “Come up with your exit strategy right now so we can put things in place ” says Sanja Noble 1:08:57 Episode Artwork “ Deals are not made unless you’re in front of somebody because people do business with people they know like, trust”, says Sarah Ware 1:08:36 Episode Artwork “I wake up and go to bed with ‘ how can I move the community forward?’,” Says James Parker 1:11:26 Episode Artwork “I don’t create things if I’m not passionate or in love with it” says Kudzai B. Mutasa 56:22 Episode Artwork “I like to demystify the law, I like to take complex issues and break it all down,” says Katrice Matthews 1:11:11 Episode Artwork “We’re not here to win each other over we’re just here to provide a perspective ” says Larvetta L. Loftin 43:44 Episode Artwork “ We don't measure ourselves by traditional standards why would we I’m not the traditional wine maker” Says Rick Nesbitt 1:01:07 Episode Artwork “You have to put goals out there for yourself ”says Melinda Herron 1:20:00 Episode Artwork We are not babysitters we are EDUCATORS” Says Tonia Evens and Tamera Fair 51:13 Episode Artwork “I didn’t know I could be me because I never saw me,” says Yvonne McNair 43:00 Episode Artwork “Soft skills are all the unsaid things that will dictate a company’s culture,” says Kevin Davenport 49:50 Episode Artwork Special Episode: The Evolution of Entrepreneurship 58:30 Episode Artwork “I really wanted to set out to make a digital tool that impacts the majority of the operations in the company” Says Noelle Curtis 1:13:00 Episode Artwork “We have to travel outside of our comfort zone to be able to expand our mind, that is where true creativity lives ,” Says Elle Davis 1:09:46 Episode Artwork “The common thread between clients is that they are all sick and tired of being tired,” Says Renee Hastings 52:00 Episode Artwork “Black Businesses Matter is a movement,” says Larvetta Loftin 34:21 Episode Artwork “Find out what you want to do in life and find a person who aligns with that,” says Dice Granberry 53:44