035: How to Survive and Thrive through Catastrophic and Unexpected Disasters with Dr. Nicole B. Simpson

Hosts 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 drastically altered as a financial planner working at 2 World Trade Center on the 73rd floor. Simpson was still in the building on the 44th floor when Tower 2 was hit during the World Trade Center attacks.

Today, Simpson compassionately assists families on how to begin to walk along the road to recovery when faced with a catastrophic, unexpected disaster. She is actively involved in spiritual, emotional and economic empowerment. A compelling empowerment speaker, television/ radio personality and author, Ms. Simpson travels throughout the United States teaching in a practical and easy to understand manner. Her simple approach motivates everyone who hears her message to take action to change their future. Her commitment is to engage people with the thought, “If money were not an issue, what would be your life’s purpose?”

Pastor Nicole’s life began to take shape when she turned seven years old. Gifted with a bible by her mom she spent most her time in her room reading the red words in that Bible, sparking her interest. Those red words told her to do good to please God and it taught her how to pray. It was through scripture that she learned how to seek God’s comfort in the midst of every storm.

She is the visionary and CEO of the Power of Gospel Ministries and an entrepreneur. In January 2016, she embarked on a new life journey becoming the Pastor of Micah 7 Ministries located in Piscataway, NJ. Simpson has authored several books; these include: Planning for A Reason, a Season, and a Lifetime, The Ultimate Plan…A Financial Survival Guide for Life’s Unexpected Events which was nationally distributed through Tate Publishing and Dare 2 Dream…Pushing Past Your Pain to Pursue Purpose, a book that changes the lives of everyone who reads it. It later became her first Amazon best seller. In June 2011, she released 9/11/01 A Long Road Toward Recovery, her second best-selling book. The book reflected upon the challenges of World Trade Center survivors who were neglected emotionally and economically. In January 2014, she released her fifth book titled Personal Prayer for all Occasions and her highly anticipated sixth title addressing how to recognize the voice of God has been recently released: Listen and Learn How God Speaks to You. Her media profile includes appearances on CNN News, BBC World News, Huffington Post, Crains NY Business, Fox News and UPN 9. Simpson is a Cum Laude graduate of Oral Roberts University. She completed her Masters of Divinity degree at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in May 2016 Magna Cum Laude. In January 2017, Simpson enrolled into Boston University to pursue her Doctorate of Ministries in Transformational Leadership and completed the program in December 2019.

To learn more about Rev. Dr. Nicole B. Simpson including more information on Financial Planning or Wealth Building/Management, visit her website https://www.nicolebsimpson.com, Twitter (@NicoleBSimpson), Facebook Page (@NicoleBSimpson), Instagram Page (NicoleBSimpson), Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/nicolebsimpson) or her email: [email protected].