Dr. Geneva Speaks

Exceptional women surround themselves with other powerful and high-achieving women. This is POWER NETWORKING.

“I believe all people have the capacity to be positively powerful,” says our guest, Dr. Joel P. Martin, author and renowned international trainer, speaker and coach.  She believes women servant leaders are making significant impacts on the lives of others and has created an awards program to honor them. "My goal is to empower all people to go for their highest aspirations because of the examples set by amazing role models.” Dr. Martin is the founder and creator of the annual Positively Powerful Woman Awards program.

Dr. Martin’s personal mission, and the mission of her company,Triad West, Inc., is to transform lives and businesses for the better.  She is also the Director of Training and Education for George Fraser’s annual PowerNetworking Conference. According to George Fraser, CEO, she is “a class act, a phenomenal woman who knows how to lift up the best and brightest in our community.” She serves as a commissioner on the Human Relations Commission, City of Scottsdale, as a board member of ABHOW (American Baptist Homes of the West) and member of the Leading Age Leadership Circle, a national think-tank on homes and services for the aging.

Dr. Martin has appeared on the Today Show, in the NY Times, Essence, Black Enterprise, and Fortune magazine.

Our guest, Sophia Nelson, is an award-winning author, radio and TV personality and journalist. Nelson conducted a nationwide online study of 540 professional Black women like herself, plus two focus groups. More than half of the participants reported annual household incomes approaching or surpassing $100,000. The good news? As a whole these Black women were proud of their accomplishments. The challenge? More than two thirds indicated career advancement was still a hurdle for Black women compared with White women, with 29 percent seeing racism as the biggest barrier.

Nelson, also a motivational speaker, sees it, women need to tap into "the woman code" and redefine themselves. She is the author of "Black Women Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama" and "The Woman Code: 20 Powerful Keys to Unlock Your Life." Both are national best-sellers.

In this show, hear Nelson discuss senior leadership and management positions in corporate America today and how women, particularly women of color, can advance and and lead the way for future women leaders.

Felicia R. Davis stepped up and stepped into encouraging female leaders from around the country. She believes, "LEADERSHIP IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT." Her book, The Leadership Mastery Formula is a best-seller among the inner-circle of women who are making a diference in the world with impact, influence and integrity.

It’s Time to Liberate the Leader in You! This shows features Felicia Davis' groundbreaking formula that teaches women how to develop a scalable leadership brand that gets them Noticed, Known and Called Upon.

There is one universal truth for women that will never change and that is having strong leadership brand is an absolute imperative if you want to be cognized and rewarded for your contributions.  Her book, The Leadership Mastery Formula, teaches women how to build a magnetic and in-demand brand. This show with Felicia R. Davis is for any woman who is ready "to lead with impact, influence and integrity so that she can change the world with her message." To contact Felicia or get her book, visit www.feliciaRdavis.com

Meet MONIQUE CARSWELL. She is leading the pack when it comes to cause-related marketing. Monique Carswell is no stranger to hard work and perseverance. Her passion and dedication are reflected in Carswell’s many accomplishments that showcase her corporate leadership, community activism and international flair. With a well-rounded background encompassing a combination of branding, advertising, PR, digital strategy and event planning skills, Carswell has proven herself to be a leader within the marketing and communications industry. As a result, she has been able to leave an indelible mark on everything she touches.

An avid world traveler and human rights activist, Carswell has performed mission work in South Africa, studied the immigrant experience in France and chaperoned youth on an educational tour throughout China.

Carswell made the leap from corporate to the non-profit sector after deciding to permanently marry her professional pursuits with her philanthropic values and acumen. Having overseen national and diversity marketing at Teach For America, as Managing Director Carswell was able to strengthen the organization’s brand and outreach initiatives by leading compelling campaigns and cause marketing programs that drove awareness and activated key audiences, in addition to keeping corporate and celebrity partners engaged.

Previously at Black Enterprise, Monique served as Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships overseeing marketing and audience development for the print magazine, 2 nationally syndicated TV shows, new media & events.

Carswell has addressed many audiences from Princeton to Rutgers, sharing her expertise & facilitation skills with hundreds of community leaders & entrepreneurs.

  https://about.me/MoniqueMylesCarswell

Let's have some conversation with today's leading women in leadership and high level CEO's to learn how they claimed their Confidence Factor. The visionary behind this movement, Carol Sankar, commenced the Confidence Factor for Women in Leadership research in 2011 after a long successful career in real estate and law, yet taking note of the lack of powerful women in profitable industries.

Sankar developed a private group of 100 women and asked the difficult questions about profit, asking for more, and gaining access to elevated opportunities in their career and business for 4 consecutive years and measured their growth. As a result, she took her findings and started the Confidence Factor movement and round-table series for high achieving women who feel the "plateau" of success. She realized the reason why women plateaued was due to lack of confidence

.Her first book, The Confidence Factor for Women in Business, became an international bestseller. The new book, The Confidence Factor for Women: Conversations with Women CEO's, includes personal and professional stories from leaders. Readers will understand the obstacles that all women face in their journey, including Carol's journey breaking through the boundaries of women in real estate investing.

What you'll glean from this conversation: The clarity to focus on leadership; The confidence to face the obstacles; The tools to access elevated opportunities and MORE!

  Carol Sankar has been featured in Madame Noire, LearnVest, The Steve Harvey TV Show, CNNMoney.com, TEDx, Entrepreneur Magazine and Essence Magazine.

Sheila Cockrel, former Detroit City Council member, doesn’t believe in the whole notion of ‘giving back to the community.’

“I'm not giving back.I'm part of the community,” she said. “This is my role.My responsibility is to be a part of improving the community, whether it's cleaning up the neighborhood park, protesting policy brutality, or going to the mayor's state of the city.Those are all things that you do because you're a member of a community.”

Shortly after leaving the Detroit City Council, Cockrel founded Crossroads Consulting Group where she provides public policy/public affairs advice and counsel to people who are trying to get involved in business in the city of Detroit. In addition, part of her work includes civic engagement activities with Dr. Irvin Reid, President Emeritus of Wayne State University.Their current project, Citizen Detroit, is an extension of the kind of public policy and public/civic engagement that Cockrel was involved in for16 years on the city council.

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