Heroes in Business - Enola Bedard, Digital Content Creator with 16 Million Followers & 1.2 Billion Views, Singer/Songwriter, Choreographer

Episode Date: September 7, 2024

Tune in to Eliances Heroes Radio Show with David Cogan as he interviews Enola Bedard, a dynamic digital content creator, singer/songwriter, and choreographer. Discover how Enola blends creativity and innovation across platforms, creating captivating content and mesmerizing performances. Don't miss this inspiring conversation with a true multifaceted artist! (YouTube or Instagram @Enola.Bedard)

Welcome back to Alliances Heroes, where heroes in business align. To be part of our super community and find out more about Alliances, visit www.alliances.com. That's right, we're back. And by the way, thank you so much for the feedback I continue to get when I interviewed Brian Smith, the founder of UGG, as in UGG Boots, and also the CEO of Calvin Klein. So make sure you keep those feedback coming and make sure you go to alliances.com, click on radio, because you know it's the only place where entrepreneurs lie. I'm super excited today. Are you ready for this? We're going to be interviewing someone that's got over 1.2 billion views. Imagine we have with us anola bedard

digital content creator singer songwriter and choreographer again with over 16 million followers and over 1.2 billion views make sure you reach her by the way at anola.badard on youtube and or instagram and of course you can find her on tick tock so anola.badard on YouTube and or Instagram. And of course, you could find her on TikTok. So Anola, welcome to the show. I got to jump right in. How do you have so many views? What's the magic to that?

To be fully honest with you till to this day, I still cannot believe how many people I've reached in this world. But to be honest, my go-to trick would be to have fun, do what you love and just share with the world. And I'm so happy that people love what I do. All right. I got to ask you, what do these words mean to you? Are you ready for this? Yes. Yes, please. Yes, please. It means, yes, to Yes, please. It means knowing your worth, being confident, beautiful in your in your own skin and really like female empowerment. So, yes, please. Like, you know, no one can tell me no, because I know what I'm doing. Why can't I get that out of my mind, though? What is it? I keep hearing this amazing tune that you created and the song.

I just can't get it out what's going on with that I really I'm so glad that you've really it's stuck in your head because for the main chorus we had the goal to have a catchiness to it with the like simple lyrics that people could sing and we added some French as well so I'm so glad that you found it so catchy this was that was our goal so I'm very happy it is How did you come up with that though? Because again, it's tight and the beat is awesome. I know. I mean, the whole song, we really wanted it to be a female empowerment song. So I was in the session with Chaz, the producer, Matt and Laeth, and we created this super quick and he came with this production idea, like saxophone. And the main

title was Matt that got this idea of like i'm the kind of girl that makes you say yes please and i was like this is actually so good and then i came up with the melody and it all was so quick so that's how we came up with with everything congratulations to on a success that's phenomenal thank you so much so also too is is um a lot of your videos and stuff, you're doing it in public. I mean, you've got people you don't know. Just boom, you're right on the street. You're doing it.

People start gathering around. How do you feel like when you're actually performing? Do you actually, in other words, do you see all those people? Are you kind of just so in tune with what you're doing? What's going through? When I'm actually performing in the street, I really tune in just me and the videographer because it's so chaotic. So many things happen. People are going to maybe scream. People are going to be cheering up. And I always allow myself to have a few takes when I dance in public because, of course, I'm in a public place. I just remember

that. And then, yeah, I just try to get it in one or two takes. And I'm super focused. But once I'm done dancing, I just see everyone. And I'm like, dang, I didn't notice there was so many people here. So it's quite a cool experience. And I'm very grateful that I'm able to do that every single weekend. Well, Enola, you make it look so easy. And again, we've got with us Enola Bedard, digital content creator, singer, songwriter, and choreographer with over 1.2 billion views. You can reach her at anola.bedard on YouTube or Instagram and or Instagram. And don't forget you're watching, listening to me, David Kogan, host of the Eliance's Hero Show. So make sure that you go to Eliance's.com. That's E-L-I-A-N-C-E-S.com. Anola, you make it look so

easy, but is it so easy? It definitely got that I have a lot more practice because when I first started, I was very nervous dancing in public. But at the end of the day, I'm just having fun and people, I think, really like it. So what are what are kind of maybe some of the challenges that you've had going? Because people see you and they're like, wait, can I just hop on the street and start singing, dancing and and try and get followers? I mean, you know, what were the obstacles you've had? I mean, the obstacle is definitely I don't show up and I'm just like, hey, I'm just going to dance.

I think it's all the preparation behind these videos that I have to have the right costumes or the right song and the right movements to it and like rehearsals with my dancers. So there's so much more to it behind these videos. And whenever I show up in public, I'm all ready to go. And I, that's why I do it in one or two takes. So there's, I think it would be the preparation behind all my videos. Sure. Now I heard that you took dance lessons, which, you know, I've got a daughter. I know that those are extremely expensive and, you know, and you, and you, and you, you know, you've gotten so great at your craft and that um which is again what's been taken and being done behind the scenes um i mean how did

you go about affording that this is something that i feel that people might relate or might give advice to it but when i was in school i used in summertime, I would save all my money. And I was working with my dad, I was mowing lawn 60 hours a week. So it was a lot. And during the weekends, I was selling chocolates with my mom. So basically, my whole summer, I was working, working, working, and then saving for the year of dancing. Excellent. Wonderful. All right. So again, I love the song. Yes, please. Yes, please. So where can we hear it again? And all the work love the song. Yes, please. Yes, please. So where can we hear it again, Enola? Where can we hear this? Yes, please. Yes. Yes, please is on all platforms, Apple, Spotify, Amazon, everywhere, and also on TikTok, Instagram, this is truly what I want to do and I want to dedicate to? Because a lot of people have the dream of being able to sing, being able to dance, right, and all of that.

But at what point were you like, okay, I've got something here. This is absolutely what I want to do. I think it's not a main point in my life, but I think it's always a feeling that I had this dream of being a performer. And at first I thought maybe it's only for artists that I wanted to perform, but more I went into the industry, more I realized that I had much more to share than just dancing on other people's songs. And I feel that it goes to my story of being from Quebec and like working so hard for my dreams and literally being like everybody else. I didn't grow up with money at all. So I think it's really coming from a place that I wanted to share my story.

And for me to be able to do that, I think I had to connect more different arts than just dancing. So that's why I was maybe writing songs that I can actually connect more with my audience through lyrics. And also I did a lot of acting when I was younger. So I guess one day I really want to be able to connect these three arts together. So I guess that was mainly that. And now it's just seeing all the hard work that needs to be done to make these goals happen that I'm actually really enjoying the journey. And you started, how old were you when you started?

I actually started dancing when I was 13. Wonderful, wonderful. All right. So we've got time for one more question. I think this is important, and you brought that up, is what kind of secrets advice would you have for children that are 13 years old? They see you, they're like, oh, God, I want to be just like her. I want to be able to learn how to dance, learn how to sing, learn how to make the moves, learn how to come up with a tune that, I mean, again, I can't get it out of my mind. Yes, please.

What kind of secrets can you share with them to be able to do and be part of even your industry? Of course. I mean, I would definitely first start by saying that it is okay to be from a place that opportunities are not as big as maybe people you see that have. And then just starting from knowing what you wanna do and then just going from there step by step and being super patient and knowing that if you never stop, everything's gonna happen. So I will definitely say,

just never stop doing what you love to do. Excellent. Well, Enola, you definitely, you work hard to build a community of followers and continue to create your own brand, dance, and music. That's a hero. Enola Bedard, digital content creator, singer, songwriter, and choreographer with over 1.2 billion views. Make sure that you go to at enola.bedard on YouTube and or Instagram.

And of course on TikTok, tac tick tock because it's all about yes please with that thank you again this has been david cogan with the alliances hero show go to alliances.com the only place where entrepreneurs are all right