Ignite 2 Impact Podcast - Raise up and Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsConversations with leaders that are igniting their community, our nation and the world to be a better place. Be inspired and enlightened as we pull back the curtain and dive into intimate and energetic dialog with tips and tactics from achievers and doers with host and Master Leadership Strategist, Dr. Geneva Williams.
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Dee C. Marshall: Empowering Women to Win, Rock and Rule Ep. 67
March 18, 2019 02:21 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBDee C. Marshall is a Certified Coach, Author, Speaker, Leadership Trainer, Diversity Consultant, TV Lifestyle Expert and Radio Host. She is CEO at Diverse and Engaged, LLC (Formerly Raise The Bar, LLC). She was named Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Top 25 Influential Black Women by several leading publications. She is the creator of the Win, Rock & Rule Empowerment, an event that takes annually in New Jersey. It's in its ninth year. Dee C. Marshall is... a Game Changer, Power Pl...
Jewel Tankard: Bravo TV Star and founder of the Millionairess Club Ep. 66
March 06, 2019 08:21 - 29 minutes - 54.4 MBJewel Tankard is multi-faceted and like a gleaming gem she shines on multiple levels. She is a nationally and internationally sought-after speaker and financial expert. Her dedication for seeing women and families obtaining financial freedom to live their dreams led her to found the phenomenal members-only Millionairess Club. Jewel’s empowering message is bible-based. Since 2002 she and husband Ben Tankard have co-pastored Destiny Center, a growing, multi-cultural, non-denominational church...
Dr. Priscilla Archangel: From corporate executive to leadership coach, consultant & more Ep. 65
February 24, 2019 23:49 - 28 minutes - 52.1 MBDr. Priscilla Archangel is a seasoned executive coach, leadership and organizational development consultant, author, speaker and teacher. She is also the President of the National Association of Women Business Owners - Greater Detroit Chapter. She has held a variety of strategic global human resource executive roles at General Motors over the course of her 30+ year career there, focusing on leadership development, talent management, talent acquisition, coaching, change management, culture...
Dr. Siohvaughn L. Funches: The WOW Foundation on a Mission to Help Women Ep. 64
February 17, 2019 19:25 - 32 minutes - 59.3 MBDr. Siohvaughn L. Funches is a renowned public speaker, a published author, and a loving mother who is committed to sharing the life-transforming truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Spearheading A Wow Woman Publishing, she has authored and released two books, The True Story for God's Glory: The Life of Siohvaughn L. Funches-Wade and You Gotta Let God Finish! Funches founded and heads A Woman's Worth Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization helping women and children survivors of domesti...
Edward Egnatios: Grassroots Leader Uniting the Community Ep. 63
February 13, 2019 00:22 - 32 minutes - 60.2 MBEdward Egnatios is a program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. As part of the Detroit team, he identifies and nurtures opportunities for positive systemic change within communities and executes programming efforts aligned with the foundation’s organizational direction. In this role, he provides leadership and oversight for programming and works closely with other staff to ensure integration and coordination of efforts. Before joining Kellogg in 2013, Ed se...
Maria Stanfield: From the Front Desk to Corner Office Ep. 62
February 05, 2019 06:02 - 25 minutes - 45.9 MBWashingtonian, Ms. Maria Stanfield is a Senior Executive in Corporate America, CEO, Career Coach, Speaker, and founder of My Sister’s Closet and My Sister CEO. Maria is passionate about carrying the torch of the women who’s shoulders she stand on, which is what led her to birthing My Sister’s Closet in 2014. My Sister’s Closet mission is to meet the needs of women through professional services and monthly workshop sessions. Maria quickly realized that My Sister’s Closet was just the begin...
Dr. ZaLonya Allen: National Entrepreneurs Association Ep. 61
January 22, 2019 06:06 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBDr. ZaLonya Allen is President/CEO of the National Entrepreneurs Association (NEA). Prior to NEA, she founded the South East Michigan Entrepreneurs Association in December 2010. She has been an entrepreneur, speaker, author and coach for nearly 20 years. Dr. Allen has presented for numerous organizations throughout the country including Ford UAW, Edison, Society for Human Resource Management, Clemson University and the Federal Government to name a few. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur sh...
Dr. Michele Leno: The Wellness Psychologist Ep. 60
January 19, 2019 06:31 - 30 minutes - 55.3 MBPsychologists can help people recognize and avoid the triggers that make them stressed, angry or depressed. They can also provide ways to help them manage the inevitable negative emotions that sometimes flares without warning. This show will show you how. Hear from Michele Leno, Ph.D., LP, Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Leno is a native of Detroit and licensed psychologist in the state of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate studies at Marygrove College and later attended the Mich...
Wendy Y. Bailey: Mining Your Mindset for Success Ep. 59
December 24, 2018 02:18 - 41 minutes - 76.6 MBWendy Y. Bailey is a World Class Business and Sales Coach, an International Thought Leader and Sales Speaker. Affectionately called “WendyY” by her clients, business associates and colleagues, she is a sought-after business coach and engaging sales speaker for her fierce and dynamic dedication to inspiring individuals, groups and organizations to create extraordinary results. She is the Chief Visionary of the Beyond Limits Live Movement – a movement focused on guiding its members to n...
Kiko Davis: Ebony Magazine Power 100 Honoree Ep. 58
December 16, 2018 20:33 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBKiko Davis is the only female African American bank owner in the United States. She is also the trustee of the Donald Davis Living Trust. Kiko’s late husband, Don Davis, was the former chairman and owner of First Independence Bank, the 7th largest African-American controlled bank in the United States, which is still controlled by the Davis family. She is also the founder and president of the Don Davis Legacy Foundation, established in 2016 to perpetuate the legacy building efforts a...
Dena Dodd Perry: YogaShero and Beauty Communications Strategist Ep. 56
December 07, 2018 00:28 - 31 minutes - 58.5 MBDena Dodd Perry is an award winning market researcher with over 20 years of experience. Detoxelicious is her first health and fitness book. Dena is a momprenuer and yoga teacher 500-CYT. She received her 200 CYT training in Hot Power Yoga from Forever Om. In addition, Dena expanded her yoga teacher education with her 300 CYT training in all major aspects of yoga including restorative yoga, pranayama breathing exercises, gentle flow yoga, chair yoga, detox yoga, pregnancy yoga and many other...
Lashanda Henry: The Sista That's Leading Other Sistas in the Tech Space Ep. 55
November 27, 2018 04:37 - 25 minutes - 46.5 MBLaShanda Henry has been developing websites for over 10 years. She owns over 15 web properties and is most passionate about two things: creating positive websites for people of color and helping women entrepreneurs learn how to build successful businesses online. Ms. Henry graduated Columbia University. “My life’s mission is to motivate.inform.inspire.connect. With my mother in mind, I do what I do for parents looking to better their children’s lives and for women striving to live their ...
Erica Lynn Gillis: Teaching Others How to Step Beyond Themselves to Heal Ep. 57
November 15, 2018 20:34 - 31 minutes - 57 MBErica Lynn is an established speaker shares her personal triumph over abuse and illness. She reveals how she overcame her tragic beginnings and found success and happiness, using a method that anyone can implement in their own life. Erica started a company called 1 Step Beyond U, LLC. The core concept is teach others how not to allow their limitations to hinder them but instead take 1 step beyond themselves toward discovering their purpose. Now she helps women all over through her book “...
Christy Rutherford: All-Star Leadership Coach as seen in Forbes Ep. 54
November 12, 2018 21:27 - 32 minutes - 59.6 MBA globally recognized leader, Christy Rutherford is a keynote speaker, leadership coach and author, publishing five #1 best-selling books on Amazon in eight months. A Harvard Business School Alumna, she’s also a certified Executive Leadership Coach from Georgetown University. Christy has been featured in Forbes twice. Christy is the 13th African American woman to achieve the rank of Commander (Lieutenant Colonel equivalent) in the U.S. Coast Guard’s 225+ year history where her demographi...
Amy Hilliard: Marketing Genius Showing Others How to Sizzle After 60 Ep. 53
November 10, 2018 01:33 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MBAmy S. Hilliard is the owner of three businesses: consulting, speaking and licensing. As principal of The Hilliard Group, a strategic marketing consulting firm, her clients have included Nielsen, IBM, BET, American Express, HBO, the Art Institute of Chicago, Jaguar and PepsiCo. At 48 years old, because banks wouldn’t give her a loan, Ms. Hilliard sold her home to start The ComfortCake Company®, makers of “Pound Cake so Good it feels like a Hug®“. The Company commercialized Ms. Hilliard's ow...
Alycia Huston: America's #1 Neuroleadership Speaker Ep. 52
October 31, 2018 22:28 - 36 minutes - 66.4 MBAlycia Huston is a Certified Professional Coach, Speaker and Trainer specializing in NeuroLeadership. With a passion for science, she discovered how leveraging more of your brain power, by looking through the lens of Neuroscience (aka brain science), allows individuals the opportunity to tap into optimal performance in personal and professional arenas. As the previous co-founder and CEO of a biotechnology and life sciences business, under Alycia's guidance, the company grew to multi-seven f...
Sarita Pittman: Atiras Professional Coaching Career Expert Ep. 51
October 21, 2018 01:35 - 36 minutes - 67.2 MBSarita Pittman, known at the "Lady Wealth Builder," wants to change those stats and have more coaches make more many. "Coaching is a new way managers can relate with their employees to improve morale, productivity and longevity in the workplace. It's a way managers and entrepreneurs can scale their business without burning out. Anyone wanting to make a transition to a fulfilling and profitable career, coaching is a way to go." Pittman is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Geo...
Mitzi Miller: Award-Winning Media Maven on Influence and African American Culture Ep. 50
October 08, 2018 19:02 - 33 minutes - 61.9 MBMedia Mavens are women who professionally and successfully dominate areas of the journalism and entertainment industry. Like Oprah Winfrey, Mitzi Miller is a media maven - which makes her an influential woman in the industry. Listen to this podcast and hear how she made the leap from journalist to author to magazine editor to now Head of Development at Rainforest Entertainment. Mitzi Miller is a best-selling author, celebrated journalist, and veteran magazine editor. After almost fifteen y...
Carlotta Tutt Holloway: The Arts, Culture and Community Advocate Ep. 49
September 30, 2018 23:00 - 33 minutes - 61.5 MBCarlotta Tutt Holloway is a progressive marketer with over 20 years working experience in the field of Marketing, Media and Advertising. Carlotta’s career highlights include spearheading Walmart’s sponsorship of the ESSENCE Music Festival, the world’s largest cultural gathering of African Americans with national broadcaster Shaun Robinson. Additionally, Carlotta is founder and owner of True Root Marketing and The She Is Project, offering varied marketing and experiential services, plus ...
Mike Wynn: 7 Habits To Overcome Obstacles To Win Ep. 48
September 24, 2018 21:40 - 34 minutes - 62.2 MBAfter 13 years of overcoming a depression bipolar disorder, Michael Wynn’s new book, “Habits Don’t Lie! 7 Habits To Overcome Obstacles To Win” points out how he overcame his disorder by using habits like, Visualize Faith, Be Real, Target Success, Know Money, Live Health, Just Win, and Think Repeat. This episode will motivate you to challenge your obstacles by using these life-changing habits. These habits may raise some issues, provide insights, and give recommendations for you to person...
Carla Feagan: Transform Your Trauma to Power, Passion, and Positivity Ep. 47
September 18, 2018 18:54 - 38 minutes - 70.4 MBRegardless of the past; your present and future can be reprogrammed toward a life of passion, positivity and power. It is possible to regain a life lost to emotional trauma and negative programming, and create something completely new and vibrant. Carla Feagan’s life story, personal trauma and recovery process is changing lives and offering hope to women across the country hungry for real answers. She is a sought after speaker and certified coach on The 7 Steps to Reprogramming Yourself...
Kim Bettie: Coach and Activist Inspiring Resilience and a Ferocious Sense of Community Ep. 46
September 09, 2018 16:25 - 36 minutes - 66.5 MBKim Bettie is on a mission to level the playing field for personal, professional and community development. Kim has built her life and her method on giving people a greater advantage by learning how to apply empirically proven principles and processes that are typically given exclusively to senior leaders of large corporations. For the past 20 years Kim has been leading cultural change as a corporate trainer, executive coach, master group dynamics facilitator and organizational development ...
Michelle Washington: Leading Women to Their "MORE" Ep. 45
September 01, 2018 20:14 - 36 minutes - 67.3 MBMichelle Washington is the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Women of More Magazine. Passionate, Professional, Innovative, and Servant Leader are words often used to describe Michelle Washington. She loves to serve, empower and uplift people where ever she goes. For 10 Years she had the opportunity to serve Bank of America as a Senior Quality Lead in the Fraud department. Her passion for women led her to serve on the leadership committee that facilitated the powerful LEAD for Women program. A...
Velton Showell: Tranformational Approach to Leadership Ep. 44
August 27, 2018 16:30 - 37 minutes - 68.8 MBVelton Showell is dynamic personality and highly sought-after resource for businesses and professional associations. Small business owners as well as large corporations have sought out his experience and expertise in leadership development, sales, marketing and customer service. The thirst for learning and sharing new and innovative concepts has been a passion of Velton’s for many years. In 2008 he decided to begin Strategic Solutions LLC and his journey to share the concepts and ideas tha...
Dorinda Walker: Inspirational Warrior, Survivor, Community Advocate & Author Ep. 43
August 21, 2018 19:22 - 33 minutes - 62 MBDorinda Walker is an Inspirational Warrior, Survivor Community Activist and Award Winning Corporate Executive, who holds the title of Vice President within Prudential Financial, Inc. Rising above her childhood difficulties, Dorinda Walker has based her career on expanding new business opportunities and financial education among diverse markets. She focuses her efforts on important areas such as targeted marketing, strategic planning, sponsorship event planning, program and relationship manag...
Robert "YB" Youngblood: How to Have Confidence & Power When Using Linkedin Ep. 42
August 10, 2018 23:14 - 36 minutes - 66.2 MBRobert T. “YB” Youngblood is the Founder and Chief Connecting Officer of YBConnects, LLC, a Richmond, VA based Strategic Relationship & Referral Marketing Firm. As a Master Connector, Coach & Consultant, “YB” empowers Entrepreneurs, Professional Speakers, Sales Professionals and Students to increase Brand Awareness, Referrals and Revenue. In many circles, “YB” is known as the “LinkedIn Locksmith” for his ability to help his clients unlock the Power of LinkedIn to increase their Visibi...
Dr. Missy Johnson: How to Be Fearless in the Face of Cancer Ep. 41
July 26, 2018 20:07 - 34 minutes - 63.9 MBDr. Missy Johnson is an award-winning, international, number one Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Breakfree Coach with mastery in personal and leadership development. Dr. Missy has a remarkable story and considered by her clients a lightworker for the GEN X women. Dr. Missy is the founder of CTC Personal Development Institute, an organization that show women in corporate America how to redevelop, rebrand and reposition themselves so they can transition from corporate American into their ...
Dr. Geneva Speaks On: Time Manangement Ep. 40
July 08, 2018 16:00 - 18 minutes - 33.2 MBThis solo episode with help busy women find the tools and the encouragement to manage their lives, their time, their stress, and their stuff so they can accomplish their goals and fulfill their dreams. As a master leadership strategist, Dr. Genva Williams works with GenX women entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives to provide proven strategies to be more influential at work, home, and in their community. She helps startups develop and mentors GenXers and Millennials to succeed in th...
Dr. Clarence Nixon, Jr.: How to Learn How to Learn Ep. 39
June 27, 2018 20:10 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MBDr. Clarence Nixon is a founder and President of T.LAB an accelerated learning center for families and students in grades K-12. T.LAB was established to increase the competitiveness of US based students while leveraging a global leadership model. In FY2012 T.LAB and Dr. Nixon were honored by ITSMF (Information Technology Senior Management Forum) for the application of technology in education. As well, Dr. Nixon is the Managing Partner of CNC Group, LLC. CNC Group, LLC is a management cons...
Keisha Taylor: A Game Changer Among Women in the Sports Business Ep. 38
June 23, 2018 03:40 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBKeisha Taylor is a marketing enthusiast with 17+ years of experience in both ad agency and Fortune 500 organizations. She joined Learfield in January 2016 to launch the Integrated Marketing team and lead the company’s marketing efforts including: graphic design, research and analytics, client insights and innovation, and events. Taylor is an integral member of the executive leadership team and works alongside colleagues and partner brands in supporting revenue generation and business develop...
Sherry Sims: From LinkedIn group to Thriving Business Ep. 37
May 31, 2018 01:48 - 28 minutes - 51.3 MBWhen Sherry Sims created a LinkedIn group to connect black women seeking and offering career advice, she never thought her idea would turn into a business. Sherry Sims has more than 14 years of experience in Human Resources and specializing in Talent Acquisition. Sims saw that there was a lack of access for professional black women when it came to peer support and mentoring in her own career, so she set out to create the Black Career Women’s Network as a LinkedIn group. Sims took her Link...
Kumari Williams: How to Win at Work Ep. 36
May 22, 2018 18:54 - 40 minutes - 73.4 MBKumari Williams Experienced certified Talent Acquisition Director with over 15 years. Kumari Williams joined the Executive Board of Perfectly Scarred, Inc. as Vice President in 2017. She has an extensive business operations background having held several director level positions within Human Resources in the public sector; including 6 years with ADP and currently HARMAN International. As Director of Global Talent Acquisition at HARMAN she leads a team of professionals in the U.S. and Europ...
Mitchell Levy: The AHA Guy Ep. 35
May 14, 2018 23:46 - 32 minutes - 59.5 MBMitchell Levy is The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://AHAthat.com) who empowers thought leaders to share their genius. His superpower of extracting the genius from your head in a two-hour interview so you can then share it with those that need to see it. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author with fifty-nine b...
Vashti McKenzie: The Big Deal of Taking Small Steps to Reach Your Goals Ep. 34
May 06, 2018 15:22 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBBishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie serves as the 117th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Her historic election in the year 2000 represents the first time in the over 213-year history of the A.M.E. Church, a woman had obtained the level of Episcopal office. The firsts continued, as she is the first woman to serve as President of the Council of Bishops; Chair, General Conference Commission; host bishop to the General Conference of the African Methodist E...
Cornelia Shipley: How to Get More Impact, Influence and Income Ep. 33
April 29, 2018 18:08 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBCornelia is the founder of 3C Consulting and a sought after speaker, and strategic planning expert who works with clients to expand their capacity, increase their capability and drive clarity in the organization to ultimately increase the bottom line. As an executive development strategist, Cornelia and her team have worked with leaders at Hewlett-Packard, Pfizer, Lockheed Martin, Mondelez, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Netowork, Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, Comerica Bank, Edward Jones,...
Post Graduation Survival - Ready or Not Here We Go Ep. 32
April 16, 2018 01:42 - 17 minutes - 32.2 MBSchools across the country will be graduating tons of kids this spring and some will be going after their dreams by entering college, getting a job, or starting a business and a few may be doing a combination of this all and more. And and few are not sure what to do.... This podcast offers advice on how to be a success in college, how to manage your life, how to deal with a bad roommates or jobs and how to fix problems... I share tips from me and other young adults who have "been there,...
Mary Wilson: Why Living Life With Passion is Key to Living a Supreme Life Ep. 31
April 02, 2018 22:54 - 52 minutes - 96.3 MBSupremes' co-founder Mary Wilson discusses on this podcast her courageous life from childhood through the height of the Supremes, to the turn of the century. Her story from the Brewster projects of Detroit to being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is amazing. Hear details on. . . · The tragic car accident changed her life · Becoming a grandmother and still performing · Why she makes time to give back Hear her explain why p...
Juliette Okotie-Eboh, PhD: Shares Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Life Ep.30
March 25, 2018 16:00 - 38 minutes - 70.5 MBJuliette Okotie-Eboh, PhD has 30 years working in healthcare, city government, banking, international business and most recently over a decade as Senior Vice President for one of the largest gaming corporations in the United States. These varied professional experiences afforded her the opportunity to maneuver and achieve high levels of professional success. In this podcast you will hear: · How she shook things up and moved her career to Africa · How she transitioned from the publi...
Nicole Roberts Jones: How to Find Your Fierce Effect at Work Ep. 29
March 18, 2018 19:50 - 35 minutes - 64.3 MBLeaders may love where they work, but are yearning for more and don’t know how to excel in their career in a passionate way. In this episode, Nicole Roberts Jones will discuss the key ingredients it takes to not only understand how to align purpose with roles at work, but how to become a high-performance leader by creating more value at work. Best Selling Author, Speaker and CEO of FIERCE Factor Lab, Nicole Roberts Jones is known for her ability to draw the best out of entrepreneurs, c...
Rahama Wright: A Queen "Boss," NextGen Leader & Social Entrepreneur Ep. 28
March 12, 2018 04:14 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MBWomen are the fastest growing business owners in the US, especially black women. Although the US ranks #1 in terms of women entrepreneurs (based on a Dell study), there are still many gaps to ensuring that women-led enterprises are successful. Over the last decade Rahama Wright has traveled the entrepreneurial journey, which spans bootstrapping to securing her first venture capital investment and landing deals with Whole Foods Markets & MGM Resorts International. Her company Shea Yeleen is...
Elizabeth Mays: Bold Millennial Executive That Means Business Ep. 27
March 04, 2018 22:04 - 34 minutes - 63 MBFor Elizabeth Mays, founder and president of MCS Multimedia, achieving the hallmark of excellence for customers is perhaps her company’s greatest core founding principle and mission. Mays, a millennial, takes great pride in providing the best of services in graphic arts and other media platforms that include digital and offset printing, graphic design, publishing and website design, as well as advertising, public relations, marketing, branding and consulting. While MCS is coming up on eig...
Dr. Ken Harris: African American Entrepreneurship, Economics and Education Ep. 26
February 28, 2018 23:03 - 34 minutes - 62.3 MBDr. Kenneth L. Harris is the President/CEO of the National Business League, Inc., (formerly the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce) founded by Dr. Booker T. Washington in 1900, encompassing more than 15,000 members and 365 local leagues, with access to 2.5 million Black-owned businesses across the country. In this podcast, we discuss: 1) History of Black Entrepreneurship 2) Detroit's prominence in the landscape of Black businesses 3) Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture in the Bla...
Penny Bailer: Full time volunteer and Education advocate Pt. 2 Ep. 25
February 20, 2018 15:33 - 25 minutes - 46 MBPenny Bailer retired in 2015 after 32 years of nonprofit leadership: 14yrs, Executive Director, City Year Detroit and 17yrs, CEO, Michigan Metro Girl Scout Council, receiving CRAIN’s 2nd annual “Best Managed Nonprofit” award. In 1976, Penny helped Co-Found the DPS Golightly Education Center where her children attended grades 1-8. She served as Founding President of the Golightly Parent Organization. Golightly was later named a National Blue Ribbon School. In 1990-94, Penny was elected/...
Penny Bailer: Her #1 Goal is to Level the Playing Field Ep. 24
February 12, 2018 02:17 - 23 minutes - 43.6 MBPenny served as Executive Director of City Year Detroit (CYD) from 2001-2015, responsible for Michigan’s largest AmeriCorps program, retiring in 2015. During that period, over 1,000 young adult “corps members” served full time with CYD for up to two years each, providing data-driven all day academic classroom tutoring, mentoring and role modeling to thousands of Detroit’s school children, keeping them “in school and on track to graduation.” City Year also partners (in 28 cities nationally ...
Rochelle Riley: New Book Examines the Impact of Slavery Ep. 23
February 04, 2018 23:23 - 29 minutes - 53.1 MBHear Rochelle Riley - real and raw. She is a columnist for the Detroit Free Press, where she has been a leading voice for children, education, competent government and race since 2000. She makes frequent television and radio appearances, including on National Public Radio and local television and has won numerous national, state and local honors, including the 2013 National Headliner Award, one of the most prestigious in the country, for local column writing. Her columns on the text message...
Sam Wells: Mentor of the Year by MCSC Ep. 22
January 18, 2018 01:05 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MBThis is an enlightening and inspiring interview with Sam Wells, of Flint, who was honored last year by the Michigan Community Service Commission. He was one of those chosen individuals from across the state of Michigan that received the prestigious GOVERNOR'S SERVICE AWARD. Specifically, Sam was recognized as the "Mentor of the Year." This award honors an individual who provides youth (25 and under) with the confidence and assets to be successful. Hear on this podcast how he does it and W...
Rev. Charles Williams II: The Dream Keeper Leading the Fight Ep. 21
January 07, 2018 20:16 - 36 minutes - 66.2 MBCharles Edward Williams, II was born in Detroit, Michigan and reared in Birmingham, Alabama; he was built with the Ford toughness of a Midwestern American family, while planted in red dirt values of southern congeniality. With compassion and vigilance Rev. Williams uses those life experiences to guide his hands in leading the fight for workers rights, civil rights, equality, and access for the under-served population of the world. At an early age Rev. Williams was eager to reach into the re...
Edgar L. Vann: True Confessions of an Overachiever Ep. 20
December 29, 2017 01:21 - 35 minutes - 64.3 MBBishop Edgar Vann was stepping down from the pulpit of Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit after preaching to his congregation on New Year’s Eve one year ago when he was confronted with death. “It was as if a dark curtain was falling and I could feel myself losing consciousness and falling out,” the 60-year-old said. "I turned to my wife and grabbed her and that’s the last thing I remember.” Had it not been for someone in his congregation who administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CP...
Dr. Bill Pickard: Millionaire Mover & Shaker but mostly a Mentor Ep. 19
December 05, 2017 21:55 - 50 minutes - 93.1 MBWilliam F. Pickard, PhD, is CEO and chairman for multiple enterprises, including VITEC L.L.C., Global Automotive Alliance L.L.C., Grupo Antolin-Wayne, ARD Logistics, L.L.C., and Commonwealth Regal Industries. He is also the owner of several McDonald’s franchises and a co-owner of five black-owned newspapers. Dr. Pickard is also CEO of Bearwood Management and author of Millionaire Moves: Seven Proven Principles of Entrepreneurship. LEARNING TO DREAM BIG Pickard caught his first glimpse...
Leveraging Your Leadership with Social Media Ep. 18
November 29, 2017 01:02 - 20 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this special edition podcast host Dr. Geneva and Pam Perry cover how to be social with your audience, what to share with them and how to appropriately communicate with diverse-aged audiences - online and off. Everyone would agree better leadership through social media is truly needed today. According to CNN, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Trump should "stop tweeting and start leading." "All President Trump does is to take horrible advantage and try to politicize...