 Jessica Reese came to call South Carolina home in 1999. Upon graduating from Spellman College in Atlanta, Georgia, she accepted a position with a Fortune 5 company in Sales & Marketing, married her high school sweetheart, and had her only son. After much thought and prayer, she made the decision to step out on faith to pursue her lifelong dream of thriving in the beauty industry.
 Kendall Wallace is a Family Nurse Practitioner as well as the founder and CEO of Root Fruit Hair Care, as well as a professional healthcare advocate, and author. After having two young sons, Kendall found herself experiencing both postpartum hair loss and postpartum depression. Utilizing her scientific research skills and background, Kendall developed a hair growth oil made of pure oils that aided in her hair regrowth. Now after growing her hair care line to over 10 different items, all focusing on scalp and hair health, Kendall has found herself growing her other passions. With her spending more than a decade in the healthcare world, Kendall is now using her compassion and advocacy to be a voice for the populations that feel unseen and unheard. We had a quick chat with this phenomenal woman…. Listen in.
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My name is Elizabeth Williams, aka CEO LIZZZ (CEO=Constantly Evolving Overtime). I help girl bosses start/expand their online business. I assist with business startup, proper planning techniques and marketing , branding & sale strategies. I am definitely the girl boss coach I wish I had when I jumped into entrepreneurship.  Please introduce yourself, purpose, and passion to readers; My name is Josette Fleury, CEO & Founder of Securing My Gems. As an educator, business credit coach and investor, I have learned valuable information on how to minimize the process to reliable funding. When I first started building business credit, I obtained over 30K for my business within 30 days and I can show you how to do it.
I come from a place of experience. I know the process of building business credit and the secrets to building strong business credit scores. I know how an entrepreneur can build business credit up to 5 figures and beyond!  How do you balance entrepreneurship with motherhood?
Becoming an entrepreneur is a lot of work. Just like being a mom. I believe that there are a lot of traits that I learned from running my business that I have applied as a Mom and vice versa. The main thing I learned is to be 100% Present. My attention is a precious commodity. Whether with my kids or with my business, I am present and with full attention.I became an entrepreneur for my freedom to be present in my kids lives . If you aren’t focused on your kids they’ll know it and fight for your attention. Your business also deserves your full focus. So I create a schedule and stick with it to ensure that no one gets the short end of the stick and I have balance .  To listen to our podcast interview with Lovely Burton click here
What makes you a visionary? The ability to foresee trends, obstacles, and opportunities for myself and others is what contributes to being a visionary. Share the 3 key steps that helped you bring your vision to life. 1) Necessity, as long as there was/is a need for my craft, I am able to hone in to bring my vision to life. 2) Focus 3) Flexibility What is next for you in 2021? Walmart, we've recently expanded to Canada. Expand on our company's mission to provide/educate urban & sub-urban communities on the importance of mental and physical health all whilst continuously providing luxurious, functional and sophisticated activewear. Continue to partner with major retailers How can readers connect with you online? We are on all social media platforms @becomenude . Our website is www.becomenude.com and our email is becomenude@gmail.com. Readers can also connect with us via our "Moving Weight" community initiative by joining our free weekly park workouts or by making a donation/contribution to our campagin where we collect and donate to varies women & children shelters. Discount code: GBMX gives readers 15% off any purchase between Now - May 6th.  Healing Hearts Behavioral Health Care CEO Opens Up About Life, Advice and Accomplishments
LaMora D. Pace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Relationship Expert who helps individuals build healthier relationships with themselves and others. It can be incredibly helpful to get an outside assessment from an expert in the areas of mental health and relationships, such as LaMora. I sat down with LaMora to find out more about what it means for her to be a CEO and why she decided to start her own company on the mission to help individuals build a healthier relationship with themselves and others.  What inspired you to become a CEO?
I’ve always had that entrepreneurial bone ever since I was 18 but didn’t know what to do with it. Throughout the years I tried so many different work from home things in the pursuit of being my own boss but many of them were scams, didn’t make enough money or I was giving a percentage of my earnings away. I kinda pushed my passion to the back burner and pursued my corporate career because I thought it was the “norm” and what was expected of me.  Please introduce yourself to our audience.
My name is Kera McCain, recently relocated from Los Angeles and now headquartered in Atlanta, GA. I’m a loving mommy and wife first. Beyond that, I solve digital marketing problems for entrepreneurs and small business executives daily through my agency, Marketing Experts For All (MEFA). We use Google, Facebook & Instagram and more, to precisely target people who show interest in our clients’ products and services. The ability to figure out authentic customer pain points and build a timeless connection to the brand that can solve it -- is our sweet spot! The process keeps me joyful and busy.  What inspired you to become a CEO?
The possibility of transforming lives is not achieved without compassionate leaders, committed to an unyielding gift with a desire to inspire and empower others. After more than 23 years of working the grind in corporate America, I knew my mission in life was bigger than working for someone else. Creating a living legacy for myself, owing my own future, and having the ability to impact the lives of women was a dream unlike any other. Our power as leaders, businesswomen, and CEO’s allow us impact the world in a different way. I also believe there is power in allowing the next generation to see black women in positions as the head of organizations and visible in positions of authority. I also have a granddaughter and I want her to see her possibilities in me. My legacy is not only for me, but for her.  photo credits - Amber Thompson| Golden Jewel Media What inspired you to become a CEO?
I don't know that I ever aspired to be a CEO but there came a point where I knew that I needed to do something different. I launched my PR agency in 2012 after about two years of doing some public relations work for my church and pastor. Even then, it wasn't about me being a CEO it was more about reconnecting with something that I enjoyed doing and helping others get their organizations local press coverage. I knew I was becoming a CEO in 2017 when I rebranded my agency and started viewing myself and my abilities in a different light. My thought process changed. The way I viewed perspective clients changed. The way I managed my work-life balanced changed to work-agency-life prioritization. I began to see myself with the ability to do something I love on my own terms and being fulfilled by the work that I was completing. At the end of 2017 I had a health scare that required me to make some changes and better manage my stress. What has truly inspired me to become a CEO and think like a CEO was knowing that I could do it, be successful in my own right and have more control over my life. It became necessary for me to value what I had built and use my passion to protect my peace.  What inspired you to become a CEO?
Quite frankly, I was fed up! I spent many early mornings, late nights, and weekends for a Fortune 500 company in an effort to get a promotion. I put my all in serving this company, even to the detriment of my health, relationships, and sometimes personal goals. It took a little more than seven years, relocating states twice (in 18 months) to finally get a promotion. To show their appreciation for my dedication and hard work, my new role was reorganized twice within six months. The newest position served a death blow to the career I spent 20 years building. The best thing for me to do for my mental well-being was accept the severance package and mutually separate. A little more than a year later, I launched Destined for Greatness coaching and development program  What inspired you to become a CEO?
I am a 22-year Corporate Technology veteran who moved lattice style from a Secretary into mission-critical senior leadership roles across Financial Services, Big 4 Consulting Healthcare & Higher Education. I leveraged my knowledge and experiences gained over the years to enter Drug Testing after my oldest son was murdered. I happened into Transportation Compliance, Waived Laboratory Testing, and now Health & Beauty.  What inspired you to become a CEO?
What inspired me to become a CEO is the will to want to live by my own rules. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired of working for someone else building their dreams instead working to build my own dreams. I looked at the fact that they were never going to pay me my worth and no matter what I did they would never be satisfied. When I lost my job in corporate America I decided to take my destiny in my own hands and work for myself. What has been your most exciting accomplishment to date? The most exciting accomplishment to date is my first Magazine Cover feature as one of the top 50 powerful women in business. I was so elated to be asked to be a part of that project. I couldn’t believe people were watching me build my business from the ground up and actually wanted to tell my story as a rising CEO and Entrepreneur. Any two pieces of advice you would share with emerging CEOs? The first piece of advice I would give to emerging CEO’s is to don’t look back. You can’t change the past but you can definitely work towards the future. Whatever mistakes or decisions you’ve made in your life for forward progression never second guess it. It was supposed to happen that way. The second piece of advice I would give is to be consistent with your business. Nothing is built overnight and in order to reap the harvest of your investment you must continuously be diligent in working your business to yield the kind of success you’d like to have. What you put into something is definitely what you will get out of it. What’s next for you in 2021? What’s next for me in 2021 is building a phenomenal Confidence Coaching brand that will encourage and assist women in moving into their soul mission on this earth. My plight is to help women get rid of the negative self talk so that they can pursue their purpose in joy and in peace. How can readers connect with you online? Readers can connect with me on Instagram:@lovinglifecherron Twitter:@LoveLifeCherRon Facebook: LovingLifewithCherRon Snapchat: @LoveLifeCherRon Website: www.LovingLifewithCherRon.com  What inspired you to become a CEO?
I was inspired to become a CEO by my great grandma she owned and operated a day care and showed me what a “ Girl Boss” looks like, I truly never forgot and followed her lead. What has been your most exciting accomplishment to date? My most exciting accomplishment has been seeing my daughter learn and help in my businesses. She will be a Brown CEO in the future I just feel it. Any 2 pieces of advice you would share with emerging CEOs? Remember what you prayed for and why and don’t stop praying. Stay humble and never forget what it took to earn your seat at the table. What is next for you in 2021? I’m just praying for a successful and fruitful 2021. I’m praying I’ll pave the way for more brown female CEOs. To Connect with Raechelle follow: @dr.raek & @raechelletherealtor  She is Empowered - A Collection of Stories of Empowering Women from Around the World Book Synopsis
I am obsessed with other peoples stories. The journey, the overcome obstacle, the triumph of adversity. There is such a beauty in success over struggle and creating a life of joy, inspiration and on your terms, that I knew this type of book was what I needed to create and these women are what the world needs to truly understand the power in their empowerment!  Please introduce yourself to our readers.
Hello, I’m CaDori. I am an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Philanthropist, and a Registered Nurse. I have a new Amazon #1 Best Slgger Dn V on  Photo Credit: @gemneyez_photography Hello, I am Tiffany Robertson owner of SWEAR NYC. SWEAR NYC was started from a place of pain. I was in a domestic marriage, dealt in so much stress I ended up with alopecia and developed my line by reverting back to my childhood home remedies that grew my hair and made it thick. My mommy helped me with that. SWEAR NYC wasn’t started right away. I spent 5 years of research before launching my idea and that research gave me hope to really move forward and focus on my purpose despite what I was currently going through in my personal life. I knew I had to do something greater with myself and I did. And I birthed SWEAR NYC because I was mentally and emotionally ready to go full force with it without giving up.
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I'm a Creative CEO because I use all of my God-given gifts and talents to create services and products tailor-made for those I am called to serve. Those talents have allowed me to build a 6-figure brand and I'm passionate about teaching others how to do the same.  Please introduce yourself and business: I am Shani Godwin, founder and CEO of Communique USA and creator of the JOY EconomicsSM coaching program that teaches women entrepreneurs how to scale to 6 and 7-figures and beyond using their talents, gifts and stories so they can make more money, save more time, and have more joy along the way. I know how committed you are to the success of your business. As a woman business owner, it can be hard running a business, pivoting, keeping up with family demands, Zoom schooling and still finding time for yourself. I know because I've successfully run my marketing firm for the last 19 years through the after-math of 9/11, the recession of 2007-2008, an unexpected divorce, ongoing boughts with depression, a pandemic and more. You name it and I've been through it. But through it all, I've determined the secret to success is being happy in my business, being at peace while I'm scaling it and building it in a way that creates more joy and happiness for me while making room for the things that matter most. It's really that simple. Now, I want to use my JOY EconomicsSM Coaching Program to help you do the same.  What 3 tips would you share with visionaries that feel stifled?
Avoid the belief that you have to chase the bag. Many times as women we feel the pressure to have it all and to pursue it all no matter what the cost. But when we operate like this, we find ourselves willing to take on any client, as long as they pay us, or we end up staying in bad business relationships, just because we want to chase the bag. Regrettably, this leaves us feeling drained and empty inside. In reality, we should really take the time to assess what’s most important and valuable to us, and, where our gifts and talents genuinely lie -- then we should take the time to align our lives with these components. When we do this, some of us may realize that having a million company may not be what’s best for us, but it may be having a $200,000 a year company that still allows you to make money but have time to enjoy other things that matter to you the most. When you align yourself with your gifts and talents you will come to understand that you don’t have to chase the bag, but the bag will start to chase you, and in a healthier more balanced way. Don’t Diminish Small Beginnings. Sometimes as women we are embarrassed to have small things. We are embarrassed to have a small company, or a small staff or just a few clients. But at the end of the day remember, it’s not about the size of your company but it’s about the profitability of your company. You can have a large company, but the company may be costing you tons of expenses just to run it. You may even have a huge client, but you have to spend thousands of extra dollars on busines insurance and staffing costs, just to do business with them. Remember bigger does not always mean better. So, don’t be afraid to scale back, if necessary, and to reduce expenses and even reduce overhead. By doing so it will allow you to be more profitable and have more peace. “Profitability is the goal which equals Joy, Peace, Happiness and Freedom. Remember All Business Is Not Good Business. In fact, holding on to a toxic business client can be just like having an ex-boyfriend that never seems to go away. You have technically broken it off with him but because he still has stuff at your house, he keeps popping in and out at any time he wants to. But when he disappears, you feel mis-used and mis-treated and uncared for. If a client is constantly mis-treating you, or promising you that more work is coming but they never deliver, or they require that you have to jump through ten hoops just to do business with them – then it may be time to cut them off. Remember, healthy growth can never take place when dead weight is laying around. Consider this, when we as women have to do our hair each day, some of us see the dry split ends but we only want to keep putting moisturizer on them instead of cutting them off. But everyone knows that your hair will only grow if you cut it off. So my advice is to cut off the “split ends” or dry relationships in your business and personal life, or, simply cut back and prune some operational expenses in your business, so you can produce more value. When you do this, get ready for new things to sprout up and grow. What is next for you in 2021? 2021 is all about me helping women entrepreneurs to scale and grow so I will be fully dedicated to rolling out my JOY EconomicsSM coaching program for women who want to leverage the currency of JOY to achieve a high-level of success on their terms and according to the things that make them inextricably happy. In my program, not only will you learn how to create a strong compelling brand story that attracts the right customers to you, but you’ll also learn how to build a corporate culture that honors the best of who you are as a leader. You’ll find the balance to be a BOSS in the boardroom and a present and available mother, daughter, sister, and friend when you’re off the clock. If you are looking to grow your business to 6 or 7-figures in a way that is fun, life-giving and allows you to bring your A-game to all areas of your life, then it would be my pleasure to welcome you to our program. Is there a motivational quote or affirmation that inspires you? “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” How can readers connect with you and support your efforts? First of all be sure to follow me on Instagram at IamShaniGodwin, Secondly, you can subscribe to my YouTube Channel at Shani Godwin, where I give weekly lessons and tips to help you grow and scale using your talents, gifts and stories. And lastly, I’d like to offer your listeners a free 30 Min Joy Economics Assessment session with me at ShaniGodwin.com where I can give them more information about how to create more joy and balance as they grow their businesses.  Describe what makes you a Creative CEO:
Having a Master of Music degree with emphasis in Vocal Performance in opera and jazz and a Bachelor of Business Management degree, has given me the skill set to direct and manage my own indie record label and brand, since 2015 while executively producing and writing each of my 3 records | -The Standard Reimagined (2015) -From the DEEP (2017) and... -Better Angels (2019/2020) Additionally, I self-published my first book of poetry and prose | -Musings from the Mind of a Mezzo: passion, pain and plight (2015) And finally, I'll be launching my next passion project, this month, March 2020 | -The VOCALIST Series by EPP, a line of lifestyle products: jewelry, loungewear and accessories specifically for classically trained vocalists Many people don't realize that there exists the music business AND the BUSINESS of music. If properly structured, you can make a living both on and off the stage. *for additional historical and creative, background information, please visit | epapillionposey.com/about  Please introduce yourself and brand to our readers:
My name is Beverly Sarfo, I am the owner of Asawatextiles Inc., a Ghanaian-manufactured bespoke company that builds community-based brands and product lines. In 2018 we launched our first brand Ashanti Scholar, which raises awareness about the adversities Black students experience on campus. Through the sale of our authentic graduation Kente stoles, we aim to build a brand that will empower Black students to succeed despite the many barriers they face. |
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