Two Chics In the City: An Entrepreneur's Journey
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Two Chics in the City is a podcast focused on growth and learning for small business owners as they travel through the entrepreneurial journey. Guests at various stages of the journey join hosts Tracy Swain and Javonne Williams as they take a comical yet educational look at the common struggles, concerns and successes of small businesses.
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068: How to be Inquisitive and Unstoppable with Tina Louise Penn
March 18, 2021 21:26 - 30 minutes - 38 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Tina Louise Penn. Tina is the CEO of Cloud Plus Services which supports the needs for small and medium-sized businesses in fulfilling technology needs of a business. New technologies in IT, Telecommunication and Cyber Security Training allows a business to create environments that can thrive, be efficient, productive, security technology at the human level, enjoy teamwork and collaboration, think outside the box. Cloud Plus Services focus ...
067: How to Lead with Your Core Values with Jennifer Jayne
February 25, 2021 23:15 - 32 minutes - 39.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Jennifer Jayne. Jennifer is the Creative Business Coach behind Jennifer Jayne Coaching. Jennifer believes that everyone deserves to live their best life, right here and right now, and that it's possible with the right goals, mindset and clearly defined core values. In today's episode, Jennifer shares some tools and tidbits to assist with defining business goals and how to build an achievable business action plan. Through her company, Jen...
066: How to Stand Out in a Crowd with The Disney Guy, Vance Morris
February 18, 2021 04:09 - 34 minutes - 42.1 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Vance Morris. Vance Morris, is a birth control factory security guard turned Disney leader turned entrepreneur turned Client Experience Strategist. In today’s market, what can a business or organization do to stand out from the crowd? In today's episode, Vance shares some invaluable methods to help our audience through their businesses - stand out in a Crowd. Make sure you take notes.....!!! Vance spent 10 years working for the mouse at...
065: How to Live a Hero's Journey with Betty-Anne Howard
February 11, 2021 05:03 - 35 minutes - 43.6 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Betty-Anne Howard. Betty-Anne grew up “poor” by Canadian standards and her Father couldn’t read or write. She’s been driven all her life with a passion to learn and share information that is practical, accessible and fun! She is an author, professional speaker, course creator and Financial Planner managing over $40 Million of assets in her thriving business. In today's episode, Betty-Anne shares with our audience her personal call to actio...
064: How to ‘Blow the Lid Off’ Your Creativity with Robert Belle
January 27, 2021 04:16 - 28 minutes - 35.6 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Robert A. Belle. Robert joined us from Kenya, Africa and is a transformational speaker, author and ACCA Qualified Accountant. He helps people who feel stuck in their career or life journey to break away from the “norm” and find new paths that reveal their true value. In today's eposide, Robert discusses how everyone has creativity and how to tap into their creatvity, his journey to entrepreneurship and how he manages work-life balance. W...
063: How to Spin Up Good Business with Amani Roberts (DJ AmRo) of The Amani Experience
January 20, 2021 22:19 - 30 minutes - 37.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Amani Roberts. Amani Roberts is a Washington, DC born and bred creative and graduate of Howard University, who has been a DJ since 2008. Amani currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and is the Chief Musical Curator for his entertainment and production company, The Amani Experience. Amani has produced remixes of numerous popular artists and hosts a weekly podcast called “The Amani Experience Podcast” where he interviews creative prof...
062: How to Master Sales with Robert Workman
January 13, 2021 22:19 - 37 minutes - 45.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Robert Danger Workman. Robert Danger Workman is a 40-year veteran in face-to-face, day-in and day-out selling. He has published numerous sales training/human development programs and spoken to thousands of sales reps nationwide and internationally. His consistent track record as #1 in sales includes top producer titles from companies with 100 to 800 reps, but also includes being fired while producing consistent superlative results – for ma...
061: How to Ignite Your Personal Brand Presence DNA with Suzanne Tulien
January 06, 2021 22:16 - 33 minutes - 41.2 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Suzanne Tulien. Suzanne is the Co-founder of Brand Ascension, an experiential consulting and training firm that works with organizations & solopreneurs to achieve transformational and sustainable brand success through strategic internal brand defining and aligning practices. As pioneer of the brand defining methodology —Brand DNA (Dimensional Nucleic Assets®) and the Brand DNA Journey™—she has helped numerous small, to medium-sized busines...
060: How to Adapt to the Changing Business Market with Suzanne O'Brien
December 30, 2020 21:00 - 24 minutes - 30.2 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Ms. Suzanne O'Brien who is the CEO of Blake Rian Consulting. She has been in the staffing industry for 13 plus years and has managed various large corporations. Ms. O'Brien has spent a lot of time on continuation of training, seminars, and master classes with the aim of using the acquired knowledge to grow her business. Blake Rian Consulting, provides an efficient, effective and enjoyable experience to job seekers and employers. As a Cer...
059: How to Create a Career Full of Passion and Purpose with Benjamin Preston
December 23, 2020 22:32 - 25 minutes - 31.6 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Benjamin Preston. Benjamin Preston is a marketer and business strategist with extensive experience in businesses of many different sizes and industries. He has an MBA from the University of North Carolina, and he’s done it all: launched several businesses, joined the leadership team at a startup, took a job at a billion-dollar communications company, and also worked at a Native American economic development firm. Benjamin is also the CEO...
058: Breaking Barriers in the Energy Industry with Katherine Johnson
December 15, 2020 22:19 - 33 minutes - 40.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Katherine Johnson. Katherine is President of Johnson Consulting Group. For nearly 20 years, Katherine has worked closely with investor-owned, rural electric cooperatives, and municipal energy utilities. She has helped utilities design, implement, and evaluate successful programs that target all sectors of the energy efficiency market. She has also worked closely with program administrators in designing and evaluating innovative energy effi...
057: How to Manage Globally During a Pandemic with Mary Lyn Baker
December 08, 2020 23:15 - 23 minutes - 29.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Mary Lyn Baker. Mary Lyn is the President and Owner of DH Casters, located in Ontario, CA. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing at University of Maryland. In this episode, Mary Lyn shares her insights on building a company with buyers nationally & globally and she shares exciting news that their new eCommerce site launched in November 2020. In 1994, Mary Lyn was a 50% owner of DH Casters until 2014 when she decide...
056: How to Navigate and Thrive in a Male-Dominated Industry with Melissa Priest
December 02, 2020 21:50 - 27 minutes - 34 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Melissa Priest. Melissa is the Founder and CEO of Alexandretta Transportation Consulting, the only female-owned transportation consulting firm in the U.S. She is a recognized subject matter expert parcel shipping and global leader in parcel, trucking, ocean, and air freight consulting and has saved clients over $1 Billion dollars since starting in the parcel industry nearly 25 years ago. Her company, Alexandretta, brings an average savin...
055: How to Become the Obvious Choice with Stephanie Bickel of Speak By Design
November 23, 2020 21:42 - 30 minutes - 37.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Stephanie Bickel. Stephanie founded her firm, Speak by Design, over twenty years ago and delivers their services through an extensive network of coaches. In today's episode, Stephanie describes the benefit of their coaching service platform. She also shares her thoughts on what is it like working closely with her husband and how together they created the Speak by Design University. Speak by Design helps leaders and their teams maximize...
054: How to Stay Mentally Healthy During These Crazy, Unpredictable Times with Dr. Barbara Brown
November 17, 2020 16:13 - 24 minutes - 31.2 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Dr. Barbara J. Brown. Dr. Brown is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who earned her Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Boston University in Massachusetts. She has practiced psychology in Washington DC for 30 years and founded the CapitolHill Consortium for Counseling & Consultation, LLC (CCCC) in 2009. CCCC consists of a dedicated group of multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary clinicians w...
053: How to Soar Above Fear with Marci Klein
November 11, 2020 03:18 - 27 minutes - 34 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams welcome back to the show Marci Klein. Marci has spent almost 20 years honing her story telling skills as a television director in the reality genre of tv, on shows like Dr. Phil, Inside Edition, and E! Entertainment Television. She is a Los Angeles Emmy Award winner and a Cable Ace recipient, and surf enthusiast. Marci is also an author writing her second book in the series 'Women in Business Breaking Through". Her second book's chapter centers around S...
052: How to Walk by Faith in Entrepreneurship with Sonya Sessoms
November 04, 2020 03:26 - 38 minutes - 46.1 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Pastor Sonya M. Sessoms. Affectionately known as “Pastor Sone,” Sonya is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, author, and lyricist. She is an all-in Jesus follower who looks for opportunities to share her love for Christ and to fulfill the role of a faith-filled believer. She is known for speaking the truth in love without holding back. She passionately believes that walking in faith is “not hocus pocus, not ‘name it and claim it,’ but being obe...
051: Shifting from NGO to CEO with Juliet Busobulzi
October 30, 2020 03:31 - 28 minutes - 35.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Juliet Busobulzi. Juliet joins us all the way from Uganda, Africa. She has worked over the course of 18 years with many different organizations including NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) working onsite in Uganda working with international agencies coaching staff and individuals for results. She is now taking on the role as CEO for Thriving Christian Coaching CEOs which helps entrepreneurs, coaches and consultants to start and scale ...
050: How Mompreneurs Can Go from Burnout to Balanced with Cheree Sauer
October 20, 2020 02:49 - 26 minutes - 33.2 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Cheree Sauer. Cheree is a full-time working mom, turned stay-at-home mom, turned entrepreneur. She started a gift box company to support all stages of motherhood when her boys were toddlers. After 3 years in business, she found herself burned out and unmotivated. Cheree has a signature program titled The Burnout to Balanced Momprenuers Program which provides 1:1 and group coaching as well as online learning modules. She now uses her pa...
049: How to Run a Family Business with the Ladies of the Ross Dynasty, LLC.
October 13, 2020 21:25 - 22 minutes - 28.9 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Kimberly Ross along with her nieces Jackie Willis and Regina Nealy. Ms. Ross graduated from Clewiston High School and obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Florida Atlantic University, and her Masters in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. She has a daughter, a son-in-law and a four month old grandson. Kimberly, along with family members, established their family business in 2017. Their family business structure consi...
048: How to Turn Your Passion Into Purpose and Be Unstoppable with Rochel Marie Lawson
October 06, 2020 04:09 - 34 minutes - 42.6 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Rochel Marie Lawson, the Queen of Feeling Fabulous, and she is on a mission to help women live the life of their dreams. She knows what it means to hustle and come out living a life of bliss, and she wants this for all women! In today's episode, Rochel shares her concepts on the 3 W's: Wealth, Wellness and Wisdom and she also gives a glance into her Blissful Living 4 U's Unstoppable Women's Summit to be held virtually in the coming months...
047: How to Move from Trauma to Business Success with Christine Nkese
September 30, 2020 20:56 - 25 minutes - 31.3 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Christine Nkese. Christine is a domestic awareness advocate, entrepreneur, a book enthusiast and a Podcaster. In today's episode Christine shares her journey from being a domestic violence survivor to a domestic violence advocate helping victims from domestic violence thru her Podcast and her advocacy. To learn more about Christine Nkese and her domestic violence programs including her advocacy, visit https://anchor.fm/wordscount or em...
046: How to Grow Your Business with Serial Entrepreneur Kiley Doll
September 22, 2020 21:28 - 29 minutes - 36 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Kiley Doll. As a serial entrepreneur and self-proclaimed " bootstrapping queen," Kiley's passion is helping other entrepreneurs and small businesses grow. Having worked in many business sectors over the years, She's currently immersing herself in the plight of women-owned businesses. Kiley is excited to collaborate with and mentor people who are hungry for success. Kiley says "there isn't a person I can't help if they are committed to doin...
045: How to Surf the Chaos with the Chaos Guru Jothi Dugar
September 15, 2020 04:17 - 43 minutes - 51.8 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Jothi Dugar. Jothi is changing the world by bringing modernized transformational leadership programs to the corporate setting that combine mental fitness, energy psychology, body hacking, performance science, neuroscience, behavioral psychology and much more using simple and effective techniques that can be done anywhere, anytime, to increase performance, happiness, relationships, and resilience of leaders and their teams. By learning how ...
044: How to Grow Your Cashflow Without Having to Quit Your Day Job with Casey Stubbs
September 09, 2020 03:43 - 25 minutes - 31.3 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Casey Stubbs. Casey is a 9 ½ year United States Army Veteran and married father of nine. He is a leader in his local church and is a successful business owner and trader. Casey is dedicated to helping people from all walks of life achieve financial freedom and abundance in their lives. In January 2009, Casey launched his first trading business which generated over 6 million in revenue. He then went on to launch several other successful b...
043: How to Self-Publish Your Book with Cinnia Curran Finfer
September 01, 2020 21:35 - 31 minutes - 38.3 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Cinnia Curran Finfer. Cinnia is a California-based Marketing Communications consultant. In today's episode, Cinnia recommends what type of discussions a person should have with themselves before self-publishing a book. She also discusses the steps you should follow when self-publishing a book, and how to budget for this type of project. Having worked both at PR agencies and as an in-house department head of Camp Beverly Hills sportswe...
042: How to Find Your Invincible Power with W.T. Hamilton
August 26, 2020 15:46 - 21 minutes - 27.2 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Wayne Hamilton, a.k.a. W.T. Hamilton. Wayne Hamilton is an award winning author, speaker and business consultant helping people achieve their goals and dreams using winning mindset solutions and techniques to create authenticity in their business and personal lives. He is the creator of the world's first ONE chapter book series helping driven entrepreneurs solves business problems ONE chapter book at a time! In today's episode, Wayne sha...
041: How to Unlock the Power Within for Sustainable Change with Amber Henderson of i3 Solutions
August 19, 2020 04:13 - 27 minutes - 33.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Amber Henderson. Amber is the Founder of i3Solutions, LLC who is a transformational leader with 16+ years’ experience coaching around the world to bring about fundamental organizational change and improvement in strategy, process, and performance. She is a proven leader with a record of inspiring others, influencing change and transforming lives. In today's episode, Amber shares insight into the meaning of ' i3 ' Inspire, Innovate and Igni...
040: How To Be A Rockstar with Uma Vanka
August 12, 2020 03:28 - 19 minutes - 24.8 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Uma Vanka. Uma is a digital transformation leader and current partner at TCS America. Uma has over two decades of experience in transforming businesses into market leaders using Information Technology (IT). As an IT entrepreneur, Uma helps organizations use Information Technology to transform their businesses and maximize value. Having been brought up in a small town in India, Uma completed his studies from the Birla Institute of Technol...
039: How to Become the Best Version of Yourself with Nekia Foxx of The Transformation Place
August 04, 2020 20:27 - 26 minutes - 32.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Ms. Nekia Foxx. While most beauty experts solely seek to change the physical appearance of their clients, Nekia Foxx, also known as the TRANSFORMATION ENGINEER, focuses on the total individual from the inside out. The International Speaker, Best Selling Author and Successful Businesswoman utilize her empowering methods to make over and create wealth in every area of her client’s lives financially, physically, their mental mindset, and heal...
038: Let's Talk About Branding with Damon Nailer
July 29, 2020 00:37 - 29 minutes - 36 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Mr. Damon Nailer. Multifaceted, passionate, and skilled all describe Damon “DaRil” Nailer. With several hundred speaking engagements under his belt, Damon has become known as a “Renaissance Man”, Inspirational Communicator, Gift Guru, and Authority/Expert who is able to provide direction, inspiration, and education to any audience. In today's episode, Damon shares why Branding is so important with his acronyms I.R.P.S and D.I.E. along wi...
037: How to Be a Voice and Promote Voices through Media with Brigitte Williams-James
July 21, 2020 01:31 - 25 minutes - 31.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Mrs. Brigitte Williams-James who is an award-winning multi-media professional, who has made substantial footprint in media, music and film. In today's episode, Brigitte shares her companies PR & client services and she speaks proudly about her Media company's arm, Film Documentaries which her company has created, presented and was awarded at the various Film Festivals. Brigitte, also known as Serious Voice in music circles, is the vision...
036: How to Utilize Real Estate to Build Generational Wealth with Mario Golden of iList Realty
July 15, 2020 02:29 - 28 minutes - 35.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Mario Golden. Mario Golden is the President and Broker of Record of iList Realty. He is a native of Central Florida and an active member in the Central Florida communities. Mario also serves as Dean of students at iList University. In today's episode, Mario shares with our listeners how to get started in the real estate industry, how to use real estate to build generational wealth, and how to build a business in real estate. Mario is a m...
035: How to Survive and Thrive through Catastrophic and Unexpected Disasters with Dr. Nicole B. Simpson
July 08, 2020 04:13 - 44 minutes - 53.1 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Reverend Dr. Nicole B. Simpson, CFP®. Dr. Nicole B. Simpson is a practitioner with over 29 years of experience in the securities industry. In today's eposide, Dr. Simpson shares her thoughts on how listeners can leverage and save during challenging times. She also shares insight on her re-released book 'Dare to Dream' which she initially wrote 10 years ago. A key chapter of her story began on September 11, 2001 when her life was drastica...
034: How to Discover Your Money Temperament with Ted McLyman
July 01, 2020 03:07 - 39 minutes - 47.6 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Ted McLyman who is an Entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, trainer, Lt Col, USMC (Ret), and an Ironman All World age group triathlete. In today's episode, Ted shares with the audience the definition of Money Temperament and suggestions on how everyone can discover their own money temperament. He also shares how he helps smart; busy people discover why their money temperament is making them broke, and then with Ted's coaching show...
033: How to Address Race and Bias in Business with Tekoa Pouerie
June 24, 2020 18:49 - 41 minutes - 50.6 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Tekoa Pouerie. Like most Proverbs 31 women, Pastor Tekoa Pouerie wears many hats. Ordained in ministry at the age of 16, Tekoa was committed to exemplifying Christ in her career. Tekoa is a Nonprofit Executive overseeing annual philanthropic and development strategies of 10 million in revenue. Additionally, Tekoa is an Implicit/Explicit Bias Subject Matter Expert Trainer for The National Criminal Justice Institute at Fox Valley, where she...
032: From Kidpreneur to CEO with Kareem Hankins of KJ's Street Treats
June 11, 2020 05:46 - 28 minutes - 34.9 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Kareem Hankins founder of KJ's Street Treats. Mr. Hankins was born and raised in a small family-oriented town known as Harlem FL. It’s located about 85 miles North of Miami. He and his wife Nicole Hankins are the owners of KJ’S Street Treats a catering service and Food Truck that’s up and coming in the Atlanta, Ga area. In today's epsiode, Kareem shares his journey as an entrepreneur across several business platforms and how working for ot...
031: Business Growth and Good Food with Kimberly Parson of Mama's Fixins
June 03, 2020 16:06 - 25 minutes - 32.1 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Mrs. Kimberly Abrams-Parson of Mama’s Fixins Soulfood, BBQ & more. In today's episode, Kimberly shares her entrepreneurial journey as a mobile catering business and how to connect and build community partnerships with other small and large businesses in the Central Florida area. At the encouragement of family and friends, Mama’s Fixins originated as a lunch delivery service. Ms. Parson started out delivering to offices in the downtown O...
030: How to Take Advantage of the New Freelance Economy with Laura Briggs
May 27, 2020 00:31 - 17 minutes - 22.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Laura Briggs, a former teacher turned entrepreneur, author, and speaker. In today's episode, Laura shares her transition story from educator to freelance writer while building a platform for other freelancers to follow. Laura Briggs spent most of her life preparing to be an educator and then burned out after working as a middle school teacher in Baltimore City. After she started a freelance writing career on the side in 2012, Laura quick...
029: How to Address Change in Science with Amy Reisinger of SteelFusion Labs
May 20, 2020 01:23 - 35 minutes - 42.9 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Amy J. Reisinger, President and Chief Executive Officer of SteelFusion Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, LLC. Ms. Reisinger studied Biology/Pre-Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina and completed the Graduate Cardiovascular Perfusion Program at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ms. Reisinger began her professional career as an Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) Specialist and Hist...
028: Get Into Flow and Unleash Your Business Potential with Una Doyle of CreativeFlow.TV
May 08, 2020 04:16 - 50 minutes - 60.8 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Una Doyle-Love. Úna Doyle is the Founder of CreativeFlow.tv and a Business Strategist & Mindset Coach for Creatives. With her “Outside-Inside Out” Methodology, Una helps service-based creative business owners to transform into Happy Healthy & Wealthy Creative Entrepreneurs - who then make a bigger positive impact on the world. Part of her mission is to help eradicate the epidemic of undercharging and overdelivering in creative services… ...
027: Taking over Social Media and Public Relations with Keaira Turner of KGT Communication, LLC
April 28, 2020 05:50 - 24 minutes - 30.7 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Keaira Turner of KGT Communication, LLC. In today's episode we learn how Keaira started her business after graduating from college when the job market was not favorable. Keaira turned her lemons into lemonade. She is a determined and inspiring young woman who has an interest in helping up and coming brands. Keaira graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Bachelors in Communications Studies and obtained her Masters in M...
026: How to Lead in a Male-Dominated Industry with Leticia Latino-van Splunteren
April 22, 2020 05:20 - 38 minutes - 47 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Leticia Latino-van Splunteren. She is the CEO of Neptuno USA which is a an offspring of Neptuno Group. Leticia has invaluable hands on experience in the Telecom, Broadcasting and Utilities industry. Ms. Latino-van Splunteren was born and raised in Venezuela by Italian parents, so she has always been exposed to a multicultural approach to life and business. Leticia graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration. People assumed she woul...
025: Using Wisdom in Making Key Business Decisions with Patty Taulbee of Plantlife
April 14, 2020 04:43 - 37 minutes - 45.5 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Patty Taulbee, owner of Plantlife. After 30 years in technology, Patty followed her life-long passion and joined Plantlife in 1994. Patty dreamed of making products that would enhance one’s life using only natural products. Patty's unwavering dedication to manufacturing natural products that help people has set Plantlife apart from the competitors. She does not compromise on quality, which has been a key factor in Plant life’s success. P...
024: Let's Talk Translation with Hana Laurenzo of TLC Language Translation Agency
April 08, 2020 04:47 - 27 minutes - 34.2 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Hana Laurenzo who started TLC, a foreign language translation agency, in 2007. After owning and operating a similar business in her hometown of Prague, Czech Republic, Hana earned her master’s degree in translation from Charles University. Being a professional translator and interpreter by background, Hana worked mostly as a high-level conference interpreter in Europe, also becoming one of the first Czechs to be certified for work with the...
023: Learn the Importance of Private Security for Your Business with Gus Gregory of People First Security
March 30, 2020 23:13 - 26 minutes - 32.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Gus Gregory. Gus Gregory is the Founder and Owner of People First Security a personal security firm. In this episode, we discuss how business owners can build relationships with law enforcement agencies, when it is a good time to seek a security firm and why it is important to have security firm services. A graduate of Clewiston High School, Gus attended Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Upon returning home, Gus began his ...
022: How to Skyrocket Your Sales with Sales Coach Mary Silver
March 30, 2020 22:29 - 34 minutes - 42.3 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Mary Silver. Mary has been featured in Medium, Thrive Global, on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC and is a master at turning successful brick and mortar or service-based entrepreneurs into online business experts in rapid time by focusing on the sales process. For Mary, all business success begins with mastering sales. Mary is part heart centered and part sales shark with a Master’s in Social Work and over 15 coaching certifications to break minds...
021: Stop Burnout and Start Living with Intuition Coach, Nikole Stanfield
March 24, 2020 18:24 - 34 minutes - 42.4 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Nikole Stanfield of MyIntuitionCoach.com. Since 2014, Nikole has owned a digital marketing business. Nikole started Intuition Coaching in 2018. After experiencing a severe bout with burnout, Nikole now coaches successful business owners who are so busy they don’t have time for an unscheduled cup of coffee to create a work-life balance they love. Intuition Coaching helps business owners actually have the energy to enjoy time with their lo...
020: How to be Resilient and Resourceful with Kristen Billingsley of Heavy Duty Bus Parts
March 16, 2020 04:13 - 20 minutes - 25.8 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Kristen Billingsley, the President of Heavy Duty Bus Parts. For over 40 years the Billingsley family has made it a common goal to increase their knowledge of the industry, while expanding the product line to meet the current needs and demands of those working to provide safe pupil transportation. Started in 1968 as a school bus parts manufacturer, Billingsley Parts quickly became a well-known, respected name in the industry. With ongoing ...
019: How to Transition from Brick and Mortar to a Thriving Online Business with the Online Business Gurus
March 10, 2020 04:02 - 31 minutes - 38.9 MBHosts Tracy Swain and JaVonne Williams are joined by Valerie Jennings and Johnna Londen. Based in Mexico, these ladies are professionally known as the Online Business Gurus. Both Valerie & Johnna are certified online business managers / coaches and serve successful entrepreneurs transitioning from brick & mortar to a thriving online business. With over 30+ certifications in online mastery, Valerie and Johnna specialize in strategic planning of social media, sales, automation and building e...