This episode features Cherelle Wilson, a trusted momprenur, mindset coach and personal development consultant, on a  mission to assist ambitious Black women in shifting their mindsets to reaching their version of  success. She created Opulent Mind Shift after seeing a need for a supportive environment for Black women in the areas of wellness and personal development. She is passionate about empowering women to improve their mindsets, so they are prepared to take on what life  throws their way. Through coaching and online education, you can find Cherelle inspiring women to shift their mindsets, prioritize self-care, supporting women as they reclaim their power, and challenging  women to live outside their comfort zones so they can truly live their best lives.

Cassie is a 26 years old first-generation college graduate, professional, and the founder of her own brand, Cassie’s Cure, where she teaches people how to practice self-care while building their self-confidence. Through her brand, she hosts wellness retreats, quarterly self-love and self-care workshops & webinars, and facilities an enriching self-care bootcamp. She is passionate about dismantling the negative beliefs people have about themselves, the power they give their fears, and the negative view they have on their insecurities. Through her brand, she has been able to create a safe space for vulnerability, authenticity, and growth! Cassie enjoys teaching people how to set boundaries, build their self confidence, and creating a self-care community they can lean on. More than anything, Cassie helps her audience choose themselves first and love themselves better.

This episode features Michelle Goodloe LCSW, who is a licensed clinical social worker and an experienced project manager dedicated to helping others develop healthy relationships with themselves and with others. With a professional background in providing clinical interventions, compassion-based services and statewide advocacy for people impacted by domestic violence, child abuse and stress-related conflict, the focus of Michelle's career has been to develop and institute accessible and resourceful avenues of support through her agencies: The Essence of Healing LLC and gmichelle.com.

Michelle is the owner and psychotherapist with The Essence of Healing LLC, a private therapeutic practice based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Essence of Healing LLC provides individual and couples psychotherapy to adult residents in the states of Georgia and Illinois. She is also the creator of the wellness-resource website, gmichelle.com. Gmichelle.com offers busy, caring professionals the opportunity to make self-care a practical part of their lives. Michelle facilitates interactive workshops for non-profit and private organizations that experience challenges with addressing self-care, compassion fatigue and professional burn out.

This episode features Cadedra Burks, as she provides 5 practical ways for you to begin your self care journey. Her ultimate purpose is to serve God by coaching in a Self Care Lifestyle Box, empowering and educating black girls/women to become a source in self awareness, self love and self worth & value. Her dream has always been to model the mentor she always wanted. She’s a black woman who found self care as an outlet to turn her struggles into successors. She’s a black woman who is aware of her trauma & chose to birth triumph out of it. The Self Care Lifestyle Box is a limited edition with varied themes & topics each month to present the opportunity to PAUSE so you can learn, understand, process, reflect, and apply who you were, who you are and who you are trying to become. It’s your self care in a box every month. She also offer Self Care Weekly Newsletters, Evaluation Sunday Blog's, Virtual Vulnerability Sessions and much more. She encourages you to be a #Selfcarebae today and feature your truth. Visit www.selfcarelifestyle.net for more information.

This episode features Career Transition Coach, Candyss Weaver. She discusses how career transitions (job changes, promotions, salary changes, title changes) can be smooth! I’d assume that none of us are okay with being stagnant in our careers. We all want new money, right? Website: www.nikahanson.org Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANika+Hanson&s=relevancerank&text=Nika+Hanson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

This episode features Kari Roberts, the Side Hustle Coach! She is a business coach for women who have full-time jobs and want to start or grow profitable creative businesses. She helps them figure out time management and networking skills that allow them to grow their business while still having enough time and energy for work, business, and home life. Kari knows all about being a multi-passionate entrepreneur. Kari has been working as a full-time Physical Therapist for 15 years and a freelance makeup artist for 7 years. She has received numerous awards in both industries including a corporate-wide STAR award as a Physical Therapist and multiple WeddingWire Couples’ Choice awards as a makeup artist. She has been seen and heard on numerous podcasts including She Creates Business, Journeys In Business, and Weddings Unscripted. In addition, she has been featured in the online magazine VoyageATL and The Rising Tide Society Blog. She has also been a Breakout Leader at Creative at Heart Conference, round 9. Website: www.nikahanson.org Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANika+Hanson&s=relevancerank&text=Nika+Hanson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 ---

This week I discuss the importance of choosing to collaborate over compete. There is strength in numbers, and as long as we continue to isolate ourselves out of fear, we are keeping the devil busy. Simply put, we are better together! Tune in to hear how YOU can embrace sisterhood in business! Website: www.nikahanson.org Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANika+Hanson&s=relevancerank&text=Nika+Hanson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

Today’s episode features the Storytelling Biz Coach, Samantha Caballero! She is an entrepreneur based in Virginia that helps business owners become better speakers/storytellers to build their brand and monetize their skillsets. She left her job almost 3 years ago and hasn’t looked back! In this episode she discusses her entrepreneurship journey focused on her faith walk, how to align your passion with your purpose, and she’s transparent about how being a business owner has impacted her personal life. Website: www.nikahanson.org Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANika+Hanson&s=relevancerank&text=Nika+Hanson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

Welcome back to another episode of the Working Woman Wednesday Series! In this episode I discuss 3 major components of branding: Core of branding, branding position, and branding persona! These three topics serve as an architecture for effect, cohesive branding. Website: www.nikahanson.org Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANika+Hanson&s=relevancerank&text=Nika+Hanson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

Money Moves Series: Ayana Campbell Smith is a debt-free millennial money coach and educator with a passion for helping other millennials ditch debt, save more, and win with money. In August 2019, she launched Millennial Money Guide. Through her monthly email newsletter, Instagram, blog, and online courses, Ayana shares practical tips and money advice to help young adults navigate the sometimes intimidating and often misunderstood world of personal finance.

Money Moves: In this episode we discuss the fundamentals of life insurance and how it can be used as a wealth strategy. Ebony Ruffin, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, grew up in the Army life, as her mother was active duty military. Ebony experienced the opportunity to travel the world and see life on a grand scale. Through this experience, she was taught and learned early in life the importance of saving, life insurance and securing the right financial products. With Ebony's passion for finances, it was no surprise Ebony earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Auburn University and a Master of Business Administration in International Business from Mercer University. Throughout her career she's led finance and accounting departments in various industries as a Credit Supervisor, Accounting Manager, Director of Finance and 401 (k) Plan Administrator. She continues to serve her greater purpose in life of creating financial awareness through her business-consulting firm, Ruffin Consulting Services. Through Ruffin Consulting Services she offers effective business solutions for business owners and families with life insurance products and living benefits. It's not just Ebony's foundation and education with money that's important, but it's her real life experiences that lend a greater value to her passion of creating awareness of the need for life insurance. Clients often consult with Ebony because of a referral but later become repeat clients and continue to refer family and friends. She is known for her ability to explain the fundamentals of life insurance and help clients identify the best type of life insurance for their needs. Talking Points in this episode: * What is life insurance? * What are the different types of life insurance? * Why men struggle to get life insurance? * Why women struggle to get life insurance? * Why employees are setting themselves up for failure if life insurance through their employer is their only life insurance coverage. * What is Ebony’s story with life insurance? * What is on a life insurance application? * Financial strength rating of life insurance company Connect with Ebony Ruffin of Ruffin Consulting Services: IG @ruffinconsultingservices Web: www.ruffinconsultingservices.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/ruffinconsultingservices/ Life Insurance Resources: https://ruffinconsultingservices.com/shop-2/ Email: eruffin@ruffinconsultingservices.com

Money Moves: In this episode we discuss all things money and business, taking a deeper dive at some of the common misconceptions about “being your own boss.” Emerald Sparks is an award winning personal and business finances expert, author, and speaker, who works with individuals to become better financial stewards of their money, as well as with business owners to keep their profits and pay themselves a salary. From a wasteful spender to financially savvy entrepreneur, Emerald’s takes her personal lessons and determination to inspire others to reach their financial greatness and solve their own misconceptions about money. As Founder and Chief Financial Strategist of Emerald Sparks Ltd, a personal and business finances consulting company, Emerald has developed workshops and courses that have changed the trajectory of people’s bank accounts, mindsets, and wealth building journeys. Emerald is a self—published, bestselling author of Vision. Future. Reality How to Budget Like a Boss, which provides a clear instructional guide of how to vision budget and make your money do what you want it to do, as well as the Create Sparks: A Bossed Up Financial Planner to Maximize Your Income.⠀ ⠀ Emerald is passionate about helping individuals and families create their own version of financial freedom through education, as it has been at the forefront of her life for many years. She started her financial plan and met with a financial advisor at the age of 19. She has continued to build and grow her plan, as her goals and needs have changed. After 10 years of experience in the financial services industry for Fortune 500 companies and counseling her friends and family members about money management, she realized many people were confused on everyday financial matters such as budgeting, credit cards, insurance, taxes, debt, savings, bookkeeping, etc. and she decided to serve.⠀ ⠀ Emerald has been recognized as an Affirmed YP Honoree by the Urban League Young Professional of Greater Southwestern Ohio, Ambition List recipient, and The Wiz Nation’s 30 under 30. Emerald speaks to various audiences, helping individuals and families create their own version of financial freedom through education and coaching.

Money Moves Series: In this episode we discuss how your faith influences your finances with Christian Influencer, WorldWideKeege. Keege uses her writing and production talents as a way to spread the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  She published her first book, Wildernice, in the winter of 2018 and she’s used it as a catapult to be transparent about her testimony of escaping sexual slavery in hopes of releasing other women.  Since then, she’s published two other books in the process of her healing.  She enjoys speaking and studying the word of God to her generation in a relatable way.  Working in ministry has opened her eyes to the consistent enemies that plague us and how she can help us overcome them.  In addition to being an author and speaker,  she dabbles in retail forex trading and owns a creative design company. In the past, she has worked with Baller Alert, Hip Hop Weekly Magazine, VH1, and more.

Money Moves Series: Dyana King, creator of Money. Boss. Mama, is a millennial mom-of-two empowering women to take control of their finances. In 3.5 years she has paid off over $25,000 in debt on a single income and is proving to others that their income does not dictate their ability to rock their finances.

Money Moves Series: This episode covers saving, budgeting and investing. Alexis is a financial enthusiast who offers a unique perspective and approach to saving money and building wealth. Since embarking on her own journey to financial liberation, Alexis has learned the keys to navigating financial freedom through knowledge, education, and successful self-management of poor emotional and behavioral tendencies. She is the founder of Financially Brave, a brand aimed at empowering ordinary people all around the world to live extraordinary lives through practical implementation of mindset, budgeting, and investment principles.

Money Moves Series: Takisha Artis, a Financial Life Coach & CPA, with over 20 years in the financial industry. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs transform their limiting beliefs about wealth so they can increase their net worth. She’s building a community of women who are confident in their relationship with money.

Love Series: Emmanuela Rodenberg of The Healthy Relationships Project is an International Speaker, Author, and Certified Dating and Relationship Expert. She is the proud author of the best selling book “How to Attract a Godly Husband” whose mission is to help singles know themselves, identify the right mate, and create healthy lasting relationships. Emmanuela’s mission is to educate singles on healthy dating practices that ultimately lead to healthy relationships and marriages. She has been featured on: ABC, CBS, FOX, Sheen Magazine, and Dominion TV. Her services include: Relationship education workshops, Informative seminars, and Keynote presentations.

Love Series: This episode is all about what you should be doing in your season of singleness! Coach Jos-Lyn aka” The Singles Coach” is a wife, Navy veteran, ICF Certified Life Coach, and blogger. Serving as a Women’s Bible Study leader on her last ship, it became evident that her purpose and passion is to help women live their best and most fulfilled lives while waiting on marriage. Today, she empowers women to conquer their loneliness and enjoy the single life through group and individual coaching, live events, and retreats. Marrying the love of her life in her mid-30’s, she knows very well what to do in your season of singleness and how to make it one of your best seasons of life. You can check her out at www.elleslifecoaching.com and @thesinglescoach on Instagram and Facebook.

Love Series: Stephen is a Faith Based Relationship Coach who resides in Piscataway NJ. He has been on an active mission pursuing God’s heart and pursing Godsy design when it comes to relationships. After two long term relationships failed, one relationship of 8 years where Stephen was cheated on by the woman he was with- with 13 different men and the second relationship the woman ended up leaving him for another man. Stephen vowed that this would never happen to him again, so he started studying what he could have done better in the relationship. During this time, Stephen was given the Vision from God to Revolutionize Relationships for the better by using biblical principles. He is the Author of Revolutionize Your Relationship 7 Fundamentals to a Better Connection with your Spouse. He is also a featured speaker who has shared his knowledge with crowds and listeners throughout the United States. He has even reached places as far as London, Austria, & Jamaica with his content and speeches. His main focus is to help singles, & couples do relationships God’s way because he believes God’s way is the best way.

Love Series: This episode is all about the daunting topic of finances, that many couples overlook. Though it may be difficult, it’s necessary! You must be committed to being a great steward of your finances BEFORE the ring. This episode features, Taryn, a Money Coach! Taryn Bushrod is a 2018 Forbes Fellow and Money Coach who created a platform to help millennials and athletes understand their relationship with money and spending habits so they can take control of their finances and create a lifestyle that doesn’t break the bank. With the ultimate goal to close the wealth gap for millennials she uses her educational and professional background mixed with life experiences to share money mindset philosophies to change the financial purvey of millennials.