Crowned Opulence

Episode 50! This definitely calls for a celebration, and I have chosen to celebrate our 50th episode in a special way!

I have officially launched the Opulent Outcomes Society Facebook Group.

In addition to celebrating the 50th episode, I am also celebrating the beginning of my journey into one of the biggest and scariest changes in my life. Tomorrow marks exactly one year since finding out I was being laid off.

To say this was a blessing in disguise would be an understatement.

The past year has pushed me to grow in ways that I never thought I needed or were possible. 

You couldn’t have told me the trials and tribulations I would face in the past year.  You also couldn’t have convinced me of the accomplishments either.  In spite of it all, I have never once wanted to quit.

Life often forces you into situations to propel you forward because they are so scary you wouldn’t go into them on your own...this is the FIRE. 

When it happens to you, and it will to all of us.  GROW through the fire.  On the other side of it IS bliss.

Listen to Grow Through The Fire on the Crowned Opulence podcast to hear more of my story. 

I hope it inspires you to Grow through your own fire

Links Mentioned:

Join the Opulent Outcomes Society Facebook Group through the link: www.facebook.com/groups/theopulentoutcomessociety

Enter to win an autographed copy of Sis, Is It You? HERE The Sis Is It You? Giveaway runs from Sunday July 11, 2021 to Saturday July 24, 2021.  The winner will be announced on Friday July 30th.

Connect with Cassandra:

Is marketing your business making you feel less than opulent?  Are you ready to create the opulent outcomes that you desire in your life and business?

Schedule a complementary discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

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When we think about intimate relationships, most of us think first of intimacy between partners or friends. But there is a unique kind of intimacy that women rarely practice - self intimacy. Each of us must find time to sit and to simply “be” in our own skin. The point of healthy self intimacy is to provide a space to explore the pieces of yourself that you treasure or that you wish you could change.

In today's episode, I speak with Tiffynee Terry-Thomas, a spiritual transformational life coach, relationship coach, and clinical sexologist. Tiffynee believes that if you're not having wholesome relationships, there's a possibility that you're probably not having good sex. This episode is a result of a previous conversation that Tiffynee and I had. We decided that before talking about romantic intimacy, it is important that we tackle self intimacy first. So tune in to hear what our thoughts are!

In a nutshell, we speak about:

• What self intimacy is.
• The strength that comes with being vulnerable.
• The power in words and how to use that to your advantage. 
• How to become vulnerable with ourselves especially if you find it hard to be vulnerable with others.
• Why allowing the fear of failure to supersede the feeling of growth is holding us back.
• Changing the narrative around failure and seeing mistakes as growth opportunities.
• How self intimacy differs from self-love.
• Listening to our inner voice.

... and so much more!

Connect with Tiffynee: 

• Instagram: @tiffyneerenee
• Website: www.friskyfemme.com

Enter to win an autographed copy of Sis, Is It You? HERE The Sis Is It You? Giveaway runs from Sunday July 11, 2021 to Saturday July 24, 2021.  The winner will be announced on Friday July 30th.

Connect with Cassandra:

Is marketing your business making you feel less than opulent?  Are you ready to create the opulent outcomes that you desire in your life and business?

Schedule a complementary discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

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Strategy and tactic are two different things. While Strategy defines your overall goals, tactics are the concrete things you’re going to do to achieve the goals you set out in your strategy. Having both a strategy and tactics that align and support your goal will not only help your business grow but also save money in the process. While it may seem to be easier to tackle the tactics first they are often less important than doing strategy work.

In a nutshell, this episode covers:

• Why there is confusion between strategy and tactic.
• The difference between strategy and tactic.
• Why you should do a SWOT analysis for your business.
• How to leverage social media and other platforms for market research.

… and so much more!

Connect with Cassandra:

Is marketing your business making you feel less than opulent?  Are you ready to create the opulent outcomes that you desire in your life and business?

Schedule a complementary discovery consultation to discuss your marketing strategy needs via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

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Have you ever felt like you couldn’t take time off work because nobody could do your job while you’re away? Do you drop all of your personal plans to work late nights and weekends, and feel guilty simply leaving the office on time? You could be operating at your maximum capacity! And operating at max or beyond capacity is a recipe for burnout. 

In today’s episode, I speak with Nicole Rhone, a capacity coach who is on a mission to help women understand their capacity. To get started off, she offers a free capacity calculator that considers everything on your plate to help you identify why you are feeling drained or unfulfilled. Nicole shares how she became intentional about what she allowed to pour into her, how she made room in her life for what mattered most, and how teaches other women to increase their capacity so they can have meaningful lives and healthy relationships.

In a nutshell, we speak about:

• How to identify whether you are living and operating at capacity.
• How to figure out your capacity level
• What shifts you can make to create a life balance
• What or who is blocking your ability to flow effortlessly and how to change it
• How to build a life that you won’t need to take a vacation from.
• Why women need to normalize asking for help and stop playing hero even when they are overwhelmed.

… and so much more!

Episode drink:

Lavender lemonade mimosa

Ingredients:

• Champagne
• Lemonade
• Lavender simple syrup

Connect with Nicole:

• Website: nicolerhone.com
• Instagram: @nicole_rhone
• Facebook: Nicole Rhone
• Find out if you are operating at capacity: Capacity calculator

Connect with Cassandra:

Is marketing your business making you feel less than opulent?  Are you ready to create the opulent outcomes that you desire in your life and business?

Schedule a complementary discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

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Marketing isn’t a destination, it is a continuously evolving process. Businesses have intentionally implored strategies to build their brands, market their tangible products and valuable services for decades. Yet it’s only in the last handful of years, we’ve seen the evolution of personal brands and the application of marketing principles and strategies used to promote those personal brands and profiles.

So, is it possible to successfully market yourself just like a product or service, positioning your personal brand for maximum impact?

Absolutely!

In today’s episode, I speak about how you can effectively market yourself like a product. The six-prong approach that I talked about last week can be used to create a marketing strategy for both your business and yourself. After all, you are a brand. If you are an entrepreneur, you are your business' brand. The experiences that your customers and clients have with your business will be very similar to the experiences people have with you.

If you haven’t listened to the episode where I talk about the six-prong approach, you might want to listen to it first before tuning in to this one as they are closely related! 

Connect with Cassandra:

Is marketing your business making you feel less than opulent?  Are you ready to create the opulent outcomes that you desire in your life and business?

Schedule a complementary discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

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Do you feel rich, secure, and financially abundant? Or do you worry about having enough to make ends meet? Money can be a source of stress, fear, and limitation. Or it can be a beautiful tool to solve problems, live generously, and change the world. Our view of money (and how we make or spend it) is hugely affected by our mindset. And to a greater extent, this view has been shaped by our experiences while growing up.

In today’s episode, I speak with Natolie Warren, a psychotherapist & coach. Natolie is on a mission to empower spiritually rooted ambitious women to overcome their biggest unconscious blocks so that they can lead fulfilling lives. She helps ambitious women live a passionate life and align with their soul’s purpose. She shares about how our mindset affects our finances and what we can do about it. 

Some of the key talking points include: 

• How our mindset plays a key role in all aspects of our lives.
• What generational money trauma is and how it manifests itself. 
• How parents unknowingly create the scarcity mindset in their kids.
• How to check yourself to find out if you are making decisions from a scarcity mindset.
• The tie between the way that we view money and the way that we view ourselves and our self-worth.
• Healing from negative relationships with money. 
• How our money mindset affects our ability to comfortably ask for salary increments or raise our prices.
• How our mindset impacts the way that we choose to invest in ourselves or our businesses.

… and so much more!

Episode drink:

Raspberry Peach Mimosa

Ingredients:

• Peach juice
• Champagne
• Chambord
• Fresh raspberries

Books Suggested:

• Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life by Barbara Stanny 
• It's Not All About Money: Memoirs of a Private Banker by  Hans J. Baer
• The Illusion of Money: Why Chasing Money Is Stopping You from Receiving It by Kyle Cease 
• The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles 

Connect with Natolie:

• Website: www.natoliewarren.com
• Instagram: @natoliewarren
• YouTube: Natolie Warren

Connect with Cassandra:

Schedule your discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

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Is your “why” aligned with your business goals? Would you be able to tell when the marketing strategy you have in place is not working for your business? When you don’t know why you are doing something, it is very easy to get off track and run down the rabbit hole doing things that don’t align with your overall objective. 

In today’s episode, I talk about a unique approach that has helped my clients succeed in their marketing strategies. It is the 6-prong approach. This approach has revolutionized how my clients run their businesses and I wanted it to help you too! 

Tune in to learn more about:

• High-level tips to help you think through your marketing strategy
• Why you should do market research of your target audience before launching your business
• The importance of superb customer service
• Aligning your product or service directly with the problem your target audience has.
• Limitations of marketing your services and products on social media

… and so much more!

Remember, if it is not aligned to your why then you shouldn’t be doing it.

Access the FREE PDF on The 6 Things Your Marketing Strategy Needs HERE

Connect with Cassandra:

Schedule your discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

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So much of who we are as adults is formed by the experiences that we had while growing up. In today’s episode, I am joined by two of my business friends. Our conversation is inspired by some of the experiences we had growing up and our relationships with our parents. By the end of the episode, you will understand why some people behave the way they do, and why they believe in what they believe in - it’s all rooted in their childhood! 

A bit about my two friends: Nicole Rhone is a capacity coach, the host of the Flow and Flourish podcast, and a transformational speaker who helps high-performing women increase their capacity by creating a balance between their personal and professional lives. Latika Vines is the founder, career strategist and coach of Visionary Initiatives, LLC. She’s on a mission to equip working moms in the federal government with the clarity, competence and control to successfully balance and have a fulfilling career.  She also provides organizations with career growth workshops and tools to develop their employees, increase employee satisfaction, and enhance retention.

In a nutshell, we speak about: 

• The kind of relationships that Nicole and Latika had with their parents from when they were kids and growing up.
• How to learn from our parents’ mistakes and avoid making the same mistakes.
• Changing the trajectory of our families based on how we were raised up. 
• How Nicole’s and Latika’s relationships with their parents have impacted their growing up into womanhood. 
• How childhood experiences have impacted Nicole’s and Latika’s romantic relationships. 
• Setting the bar high for your children and helping them achieve the goals they’ve set. 
• The importance of openly expressing love and validation to our kids. 
• How the father-daughter relationship sets the tone for your daughter’s romantic relationships. 
• Tips that have helped Nicole and Latika heal differently.

… and so much more!

I am really humbled by the openness and vulnerability demonstrated by Nicole and Latika in this episode. Tune in to listen to their personal stories and experiences! These are the types of conversations that will help create awareness and break generational curses. 

Episode drink: 

Pineapple Pomegranate Mimosa

Ingredients: 

• Prosecco 
• Pineapple juice
• Pomegranate schnapps

Connect with Cassandra:

Schedule your discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

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To be a successful entrepreneur, having some level of marketing savviness is key. And no, this does not mean knowing everything there is to know about marketing, but knowing enough to effectively market your business or properly delegate the marketing tasks of your business.

In today’s episode, I talk about the difference between sales and marketing. Over the years and based on my experience, I have come to realize that many entrepreneurs want to focus on their craft.  Many are either intimidated by marketing or unclear of the difference between sales and marketing. If you are looking to increase the sales your business makes through effective marketing strategies, this episode is for you!

In a nutshell, I speak about:

• How and why marketing is the perfect blend of art and science. 
• Why knowing and understanding your target market is key to selling and any good marketing strategy.
• Aspects of marketing that significantly improve the buying level of your prospective clients.
• The difference between a marketing strategy and a sales strategy.
• Social media trends won’t stand the test of time.

...and so much more!

Access the FREE PDF on The 6 Things Your Marketing Strategy Needs HERE

Connect with Cassandra:

Schedule your discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

I’d love to invite you to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcast.  It will help others like you find the show and be a part of these necessary conversations.  I can’t do it without you: leave a review on the Apple podcast here.

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The myth of Black women is that we are impermeable. The image of the strong African American woman – resilient, driven to succeed, devoted to those around her – is rooted in generations of history. Many women see it as a proud legacy that helps shield them from the insults of entrenched discrimination.

But health-wise, that shield might be a double-edged sword. This narrow lens has created a dis-ease in our way of being.

In today’s episode, my guest Cassandra Dunbar and I go a step further as she shares and talks openly about how the black Superwoman syndrome led to her burnout. She also includes her perspective as a medical doctor and the impacts of this ideology on us as black women. 

Tune in to learn more about:

• What is the black Superwoman syndrome with a medical perspective.
• How stress and autoimmune diseases are related.
• How being a black Superwoman impacted Cassandre firsthand.
• How our culture and religion shape us from a very young age.
• How letting your body and mind rest and rejuvenate can help you work more productively and more efficiently.
• Some of the areas that the black Superwoman syndrome shows up in our lives and our relationships and the impact that it has on us.
• Why the black woman rarely asks for help.
• How to improve our communication skills.
• The importance of therapists and why women should embrace their services.
• What Cassandra did to overcome burnout and take back control of her life.

...and so much more!

Connect with Cassandra Dunbar:

• Website: thebewellsis.com
• Podcast: Be Well, Sis
• Instagram: bewellsis_podcast

Episode drink:

Screwed peach mimosa

Ingredients:

• Prosecco 
• Peach Ciroc 
• Peach nectar
• Punch juice

Connect with Cassandra:

Schedule your discovery consultation via this link: https://calendly.com/cassandraalexis

Tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app and join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.  Have a mimosa that you want to have featured or a conversation that you want to hear about on the show let me know at https://www.crownedopulencepodcast.com/

Enjoy the show? 

I’d love to invite you to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcast.  It will help others like you find the show and be a part of these necessary conversations.  I can’t do it without you: leave a review on the Apple podcast here.

Support the show