About Anna Ocansey-Jimenez:
Anna Ocansey-Jimenez is a C-level accounting and finance professional and entrepreneur with nearly 30 years’ experience transforming the operations of both non-profit organizations and large global brands.
An expert in streamlining operations and creating transparency in reporting, Anna has led organizations through transition and growth in multiple executive roles. Most recently, she served as Chief Accounting Officer at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, where she helped the institution navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to that, she served as VP of Finance for the Tenement Museum, also in New York. Previous employers included IBM, Fox News, and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
In 2018, along with friend and business partner Oneida Franco, Anna co-founded The Whole Kitchen, Inc. (TWK) — a company that creates meaningful experiences around a shared appreciation for food, sustainability, culture, and introspection. On October 1, 2021, National Coffee Day, the pair launched Casa Dos Chicas Café (CDCC), a brand of TWK. CDCC offers organic, single-origin, specialty coffees sourced mainly from Latin America. The company’s goal and mission are to celebrate Latin American heritage whilepromoting equitable, sustainable practices along the entire coffee supply chain.
Anna and her twin brother were born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Mexican parents. Shortly afterward, the family relocated to Ligonier, Indiana, where Anna spent her childhood. The first in her family to attend and graduate from a university, Anna completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oral Roberts University School of Business in 1997. She later enrolled in the Becker CPA study course and passed all four parts of the New York State Certified Public Accounting exam.
Anna is married to Christopher Ocansey, a Ghanaian American, and they have three children together: Joshua, Cristiana, and Olivia.
About Oneida Franco:
A multi-faceted entrepreneur and finance expert, Oneida Franco blends 25+ years of finance and accounting experience and education with a deep understanding of the needs of small-to-midsize
business owners.
After two decades in the corporate and non-profit worlds, Oneida’s entrepreneurship journey began in 2017 when she found herself helping a growing number of friends and acquaintances with their finance questions. Recognizing a lack of practical guidance and tools, Oneida launched Franco Blueprint (FB) — an accounting and business management firm with the mission to up-level the
businesses of artists, content creators and entrepreneurs.
Often, individuals with brilliant ideas are looking to start their business and diversify themselves relying on different tools to get their business up and running as well as trying to understand the finance and operational side. That’s where Oneida saw Franco Blueprint as the solution - a one-stop service and support system for business owners tuned into the frequency of creation and abundance.
Shortly afterward, Oneida’s partner Rick Diaz came on board as CFO, bringing an additional 25+ years of experience and expanding FB’s roster to include financial real estate development and construction accounting.
In 2018, Oneida and business partner Anna Ocansey co-founded The Whole Kitchen, Inc. (TWK) — a business that creates meaningful experiences around a shared appreciation for food, sustainability,
culture, and introspection. The pair launched Casa Dos Chicas Café (CDCC), a brand of TWK, in October 2021. CDCC offers organic, single-origin, specialty coffees sourced mainly from Latin America. The company’s goal and mission are to celebrate Latin American heritage while promoting equitable, sustainable practices along the entire coffee supply chain.
Born and raised in New York with Dominican roots, Oneida puts family at the center of things and stays closely connected to her heritage. Along with her family, she founded Fundación Generaciones Sanas (FUNGESA), a non-profit organization committed to providing youth with ongoing educational opportunities and sustainability programs. Recent FUNGESA projects include the reopening of the library at Antonio L. Batista School in Oneida’s family hometown of Sabana del Puerto, Bonao.
Oneida is the second oldest of five siblings and mother to 19-year-old Nina, who is almost off to college.
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About Host, Karla Nivens:
After graduating from Texas Tech University, Karla earned her teaching certificate and began her career as an elementary music teacher in the Dallas Independent School District. She also sang for Grammy award-winning Gospel recording artists Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Crystal Lewis, Willie Neal Johnson, John P. Kee, Alvin Slaughter, Tamela Mann, and Michael Buble’. She's traveled the world and ministered to diverse audiences in music. During her travels, she had the opportunity to sing on the Jay Leno Show, Soul Train, the Stellar Awards, and the Billy Graham Crusade with Kirk Franklin.
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 192 - Stay Calm & Give Thanks
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 191 ”She’s A Survivor” with Sophia Strother Lewis
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 190 Sherelle Reed The D.I.R.T. Tour
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 189 - It’s OK to Love the Lord AND Have a Therapist with Patricia McGrew
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 188 - Summer Vibes Only, Bring on the Rest
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 187 - Kim McConnell - Unity & Sisterhood
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 186 - Rachel Anne Ridge - The Donkey Principle
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 185 - It’s the Little Things - Gratitude with Karla Nivens
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 184 - Do You Ever Get Distracted? Karla Nivens
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 183 - Let’s Hear It From the Next Generation with Kirsten Fellows
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 182 - She’s Inspiring The Next Generation - Courtney Kelly
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 181 - Jennifer Monet Cowley - Story Telling with Art
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 180 - Everything is Possible Over a Cup of Coffee Part 2 - Anna Ocansey-Jimenez & Oneida Franco
Every Heart Every Woman Episode 178 - My Passion, Your Vision, Your Blueprint
EHEW Episode 177 - Bryson Robinson - Inspired!
EHEW Episode 176 - Celebrating the History of 10 Years! - LaToryla Jones
EHEW Episode 175 - BluePrint for Serving Others - Karla Nivens
EHEW Episode 174 - ”Dry Places” The Things that are Worth Keeping are Worth Fighting For - Theo Bray
EHEW Episode 173 - Are You In Need of Encouragement?
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