IRise Conversations with Joan is a platform where we cover topics on life, career, health, books, money, business and more with the goal of empowering you to live the life they desire.The host, Joan Nwosu, is the award-winning author of the book iRise, a speaker, coach, and consultant.2020 and 2021 has been tough with the COVID-19 pandemic looming, affecting everyone all over the world; so many lives lost, jobs lost, businesses obliterated, broken relationships, broken dreams, financial hardship, sickness, despair and so much adversity in every sphere.Joan wrote the book iRise to share stories and lessons from her personal life on overcoming adversity and creating the life you really want, regardless of where you are and what you’ve been through. Now, with a pandemic ravaging the world, it seems so apt as we navigate this new world in 2021.