Tamiko Evans is the founder of Sisters for Change, a motivational speaker and breast cancer survivor. In this episode, we discuss how she has been able to tap into the strength and wisdom in the seat of her soul in order to demonstrate the inner fight necessary to maintain the empowering attitude necessary to overcome her current challenge.

 Tamiko’s authenticity has enabled her to share her journey of navigating breast cancer with compassion to inspire those she is connected with to believe in their ability to rise up in the face of challenges by tapping into the strength from within.

Today, she has rung the bell indicating her last treatment for breast cancer and she’s now preparing and positioning herself and her organization to serve women in her community.

Some Questions I Asked

• How do you prepare your favorite dish?
• What book have you read recently that has expanded your perspective about yourself and life?
• What is your superpower and why?
• What are two to three actions listeners can take to unleash their power to succeed in the face of challenges?
• How has your journey of surviving breast cancer impacted you spiritually, emotionally, and physically?
• What has been your greatest lesson during your journey of surviving breast cancer?
• What words of encouragement would you share with someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer?
• How did your previous challenges prepare you to have the inner fight you are demonstrating toward your breast cancer diagnosis?
• What piece of advice would you share with your 21-year-old self?
• What is one statement you want people to say about how you have lived your life?

In This Episode You Will Learn

• The importance of having a reason to live when you’re faced with adversity
• How compassion can help you to relate to diverse people and eliminate judgment
• Why it’s important to have faith in yourself
• The importance of examining yourself from the inside out
• How to identify your inner strengths to navigate your present challenges
• How overcoming challenges helps you to release yourself from invisible mental weights
• The attitude you need to embrace when you have experienced external changes to your physical body
• Insights on how to cultivate and strengthen your inner fight
• The inspiration that serves as the purpose of the Sisters for Change organization
• The importance of being clear about the legacy you want to create with your life

Also Mentioned On the Show

•  The Holy Bible

 Contact Tamiko

 Facebook

   Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

· Website

· Facebook

· Linkedin

· Amazon Books

· Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Janice Sutherland is CEO of This Woman Can, Host of This Woman Can Podcast, Author and a 2019 Stevie Award winner for Women in Business. She and her husband reside in the Caribbean on Antigua Island.

Janice is an award-winning leader and executive coach for women. In our conversation, she opens up about how various adversities helped her to develop the resilient attitude she has demonstrated for so long that it is now second nature.

She encourages women to share their power, own their story and when they think or feel powerless she inspires them to remember who they are so that they are able to recognize that they have the power to change the narrative of their story in order to realize more of their potential.

Some Questions I Asked

• How did cycling become your favorite past time activity?
• What is your superpower?
• What inspired your resilient attitude?
• What would you share with people who are feeling powerless right now?
• How did you get on the path of work you are doing today?
• Why do you think courage is so important for women to lead fiercely?
• What Is one statement you want people to say about you and how you lived your life?
• And, many more questions...

In This Episode You Will Learn

• How adopting a Macgyver attitude can help you develop resilience
• Owning your power to define who you are, instead of your circumstances
• What to do when you realize no one is going to rescue you
• The power that comes from rescripting your narrative
• Why it is important to identify how you can leverage what you already know
• Asking for help is not a sign of weakness
• And, much more...

Contact Janice

• Website
• Podcast
• Book - This Woman Can
• LinkedIn

Also Mentioned In The Show

• Trevor Noah's Book - "Born A Crime"

 Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

•  Website
• Facebook
•  Linkedin
• Amazon Books
• Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Kymmie Cartledge has served as a team leader with City Year Columbia, worked as a summer camp counselor and teaching assistant for the Summer Institute of the Gifted, she has taught 4th grade for four months (she quit mid-year). She has worked as a substitute teacher, a unit director for a Girl Scouts’ summer camp, and a high school reading interventionist. Today, she's a career coach.  

Job hopping isn’t exactly something she's proud of, nevertheless, she believes it was necessary. She's learned so much from having 7 jobs within her first three years of graduating from college. Her career story has prepared and positioned her to help others navigating their career by starting her career coaching business.

Some Questions I Asked

• Who and what inspired your love for painting?
• What book have you read that's impacted your life?
• If you could transform yourself into a superhero, what would it be and why?
• What song would you pick to be your personal theme song?
• What is the compelling WHY that enables you to maintain a passionate determination towards your dream?
• How has having mentors supported and complemented your success?
• What is your process for creating better in your life?
• Why is courage important to becoming a successful business owner or a successful employee?
• and so much more...

In This Episode You Will Learn

• The empowering perspective she has towards obstacles
• The importance of having diverse mentors in different aspects of your life
• Why she takes risks to create better experiences in life
• Her words of wisdom about why we should embrace new experiences in our life
• Her thoughts about why you shouldn't allow the fear of other people's opinion stop you pursuing your dreams
• The fresh take she has towards making mistakes
• How learning to tell people NO is enabling her to feel liberated
• Mindset strategies you can apply towards navigating a successful career transition

Contact Kymmie 

• Website
• Blog
• Instagram
• Ebook

 Also Mentioned On the Show

• Book: I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
• Song: Two Places by Tori Kelly

 Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

• Website
• Facebook
• Linkedin
• Amazon Books
• Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Tamara Robinson is a successful realtor who is passionate about helping people achieve their real estate goals. Her goal is to always make her clients feel proud to say, "Tamara is my Realtor."

In this episode, she shares details about her level up journey from working on a job that paid a tremendous amount of money but the stress from her work started to cause health problems and negatively affect every aspect of her life. She left the job and with no prior experience decided to navigate the competitive landscape of the real estate industry.

2019 was an extremely challenging year for her personally which resulted in her embarking upon a reinvention journey that now has infused her with a zeal to live her life fully. After bouncing back from the challenges she has experienced, she is sharing key lessons, insights, and wisdom that have helped her to cultivate the resilience necessary to move forward in life believing that she has what it takes to go all-in towards accomplishing her dreams and goals.

Some Questions I Asked

• Which song would you pick to be your theme song?
• What is your superpower?
• How has empathy helped you as a Realtor?
• What is the compelling WHY that helps you to maintain a successful real estate business?
• Do you have mentors?
• What are two actions you would suggest listeners can take to prepare themselves if they are interested in the real estate industry?
• What cultivates resilience?

In This Episode You Will Learn

• The importance of knowing your strengths and weaknesses
• How empathy helps you to deepen your relationships with business clients
• Lessons learned from staying on a good-paying job that was affecting her health and other aspects of her life
• The importance of investing in your growth and development to achieve success
• How overcoming challenges can inspire you to live your life with intention

Contact Tamara Robinson

•  Facebook
• JP & Magnolia Realtors

Also Mentioned On the Show

• Ninja Selling Book
• Titanium + Alone 
• Level Up by Ciara 

Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

•  Website
•  Facebook
•  Linkedin
•  Amazon Books
•  Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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In today's Level Up Your Life Podcast episode, Anne Fowler Wade is in the guest chair. She's the founder of SoulmateDance.Com.

Soulmate Dance began as a personal blog, the story of a 50-something woman and a 50-something man meeting, falling in love, and deciding to Skip the Light Fandango together. (It’s never too late for love!)

Anne believes if you’re feeling young at heart (or you’d like to), this is the place for you. Jump on the “We’re growing older, but not old” bandwagon with me. The soundtrack is great, the company is outstanding, and the adventures are all around us. You're not too old and it's never too late! Love is looking for you. Are you ready to be found?

In this soulful conversation, we discuss the diverse experiences that are helping each of us to return to love by identifying all the barriers we have within us to love while discovering our unique soulful path with a courage that is leading us to come home to our true selves.

This conversation will give comfort to your soul.

Some Questions I Asked

• What is your favorite seafood dish?
• What book had your read recently that has inspired you?
• What is your superpower, and how does it help you to level up your life?
• How has being brave enabled you to transmute your pain into power and your message?
• What is Soul Mate Dance, and why is it important to you and how can it benefit listeners?
• If you could give your 30-year-old self one piece of advice, what would it be?
• What is the idea that inspired your new project: Becoming Found?
• How has the process of creating products for Becoming Found inspired you?
• What has been your biggest lesson from bouncing back from failure?

In This Episode You Will Learn

• The gifts that books and music provide us
• How the universe is magnified through the beauty of our experiences
• Why the catalyst for our spiritual journey is different for each of us
• How our dark place in life leads us to embrace courage
• Why a part of our life's journey is to return to love and courage
• The dance of finding your soulmates
• Why it's important for each of us to recognize our barriers to love
• A powerful reframe for failure
• What happens to our burdens when we begin to embrace the grace of our soul's work
• and so much more...

Contact Anne Fowler Wade

• Soulmate Dance
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

 Also Mentioned On the Show

• Becoming Found Book & Course
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Rumi's Quote

Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

•  Website
•  Facebook
•  Linkedin
•  Amazon Books
•  Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Cheri Maree is an International Recording Artist, Songwriter, and Author who has graced the stage with Grammy Award-winning artists Patti Labelle, Ashford and Simpson, Al Jarreau, Brian McKnight, Hootie and the Blowfish and more. Her musical gifts have taken her to  Japan, Canada, Russia, and England.

In this week’s episode, Jackie speaks with her former W.J. Keenan classmate and friend, International Recording Artist and Author Cheri Maree who currently resides in Atlanta, GA. Cheri shares how she revived her singing career after the dissolution of her marriage and financial difficulties, the importance of allowing yourself to feel all of your emotion, and, an empowering reframe about failure, her passion for cooking and being an entertainer, and what it takes to craft an authentic path in life that aligns with your divine purpose.

 Some Questions I Asked

• What is your favorite food to prepare?
• If you had to choose, what would be the theme song for your life?
• What is your superpower?
• What is the compelling WHY that has enabled you to build a successful career?
• How have mentors complemented and supported your success?
• How have you bounced back from failure?
• What’s new in your life?
• Last Question: What does ‘level up mean to you?

In this Episode You Will Learn

• Why Cheri feels the same energy when she cooks and entertains us as a singer
• The importance of honoring your gifts and divine assignment
• The BE-DO-Have Formula
• What you need to do first to attract the right mentors into your life
• How people pleasing led to Cheri pouring from an empty cup
• The benefits Cheri received from letting her heart break open
• Why Cheri became intentional towards shifting her inner conversation
• Why Cheri stopped using the word ‘failure’

 Contact Cheri Maree

• Website
• Music
• Book
• Facebook
• Instagram

Also Mentioned In this Episode

• Maya Angelo quote: “When you learn, teach.”
• Music Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire
• Music Artist: Candice Staton

Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

•  Website
•  Facebook
•  Linkedin
•  Amazon Books
•  Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Tamika Shuler Washington is a speaker, educator, author, and, the founder of Converspace, a shared workspace for entrepreneurs located in Columbia, SC.

Tamika was inspired to build Converspace as a result of her experience of being a solopreneur who felt isolated and wanted to have more interaction with others on the same journey.

In today’s episode, she pulls back the curtain to share her struggles and successes with leading her business forward, and how pressing the reset button on her personal and professional life has inspired her with creative ideas and fresh energy to lead her business forward this year and beyond.

Some Questions I Asked

• What have you read or listened to lately that has inspired you?
• What is your superpower?
• Why did you feel a burning desire to commit to your present path?
• What do you wish you had known before you started your business?
• What does building brand equity mean to you?
• What are two actions that you would suggest to someone interested in starting a business?

 In This Episode You Will Learn

• The value of being connected to a supportive community as a business owner
• The importance of planning “ME” time as a business owner
• An effective goal achievement strategy that helps you to manage your time as a business owner
• The power of transparency with those that you serve as a leader
• How pressing the reset button in all aspects of your life will renew your mind, soul and energy to stay focus and keep the main thing, the main thing in business
• How up-leveling your customer service experience helps you to build raving fans for your business

 Contact Tamika Shuler Washington

• Website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

Also Mentioned In this Episode

• Converspace Eventbrite Page
• Jill Scott: Living My Life Like It's Golden

Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

•  Website
•  Facebook
•  Linkedin
•  Amazon Books
•  Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Kiwan Fitch-Webster is the visionary leader of J2P Global Institute. It is an educational platform that focuses on professional and personal development for individuals looking to invest in themselves and into the lives of others. J2P Global Institute offers resources, tools, and support with curriculum-based programs.

 In this episode, Kiwan shares details about how she began to navigate her journey towards purpose after seeking help from a social service agency to get childcare assistance for her three-year-old son in order to return to college and complete her degree.

 Kiwan's resolve to not accept the first NO that heard out of the mouth of a representative of the agency resulted in her meeting her first mentor. Working for a social service program to receive the childcare assistance she needed at the time inspired her to navigate her journey to purpose. Today, her journey towards purpose allows her to make a difference in the lives of so many amazing women.

Some Questions I Asked

• What have you read or listened to lately that has inspired you?
• If you had to pick a theme song for your life, what song would it be, and why?
• What is your superpower?
• Why did you feel a burning desire to commit to your present path?
• What do you wish you had known before you started?
• What are three key learnings you have gained from your level up journey?
• What is one action listeners can take to apply what you’ve shared during this conversation?

In This Episode You Will Learn

•  Why women should care about what they say to themselves about themselves as well as the words they speak.
• The importance of standing up for yourself and your dreams even when you’ve been told NO!
• How our detours in life can actually point us towards our path of purpose.
• The importance of having the support of mentors and a coach.
• Two actions you can take to find your path of purpose.
• Why personal development is key to success.
• What brings Kiwan great JOY in her work.

 
Contact Kiwan F. Webster

• Website
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

 
Also Mentioned In this Episode

Kiwan’s new book: Our Journey Towards Purpose

Divas with a Purpose

Fly by Nicki Minaj ft. Rihanna

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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Keisha M. White Designs exist to provide psychology-backed branding and design that helps service-based businesswomen elevate the essence of their brands, so they can grow their businesses.

In this Level Up Your LIfe podcast episode, our guest Keisha M. White shares pivotal insights on her journey after graduating from college, landing her first job after college, having to temporarily move back home with her parents before securing a sales job that enabled her to build a 6-month cushion to leap by faith into exciting journey of becoming an entrepreneur.

Some Questions I Asked

• If you were a type of food, what type of food would you be and why?
• What is your superpower?
• What prompted you to do the work that you're doing today?
• What has been one of the greatest lessons that you've learned from a setback?
• How do your services help coaches, speakers, and consultants?
• How did you find your business niche?
• What strategies do you use when you feel fear and take action anyway?
• What do you wish you'd known when you started your business?
• What are you curious about now?

In This Episode You Will Learn

• Insights about the reality of going from being an employee to becoming a successful start-up business owner
• The benefits of having a 6-months financial cushion when leaving corporate America
• The importance of developing a skill that differentiates you in the marketplace
• How by having a life vision it will ignite a compelling WHY
• The power of mindfulness
• Keisha's process of helping clients build a brand message and presence that stands out
• The importance of exploring your interests
• How by establishing a personal standard of excellence, you'll begin to level up your life and business

Connect with Keisha M. White

• Website
• LinkedIn

Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

· Website

· Facebook

· Linkedin

· Amazon Books

· Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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After suffering major losses in life, loss of her 2-year old son, loss from divorce, Stephanie Rochelle Smith was in search of peace.

She realized on her journey to peace that she needed a system to follow in order to live out her new normal. She developed an Intentional Life Strategy which helped her to move through the fears and failures that had her feeling STUCK.

She worked the strategies and reinvented her life. She met, fell in love and married the love of her life in September 2016. She feels that she's living her Fairytale.

Today, she's on a mission to helping women reinvent themselves and develop healthy relationships.


Some Questions I Asked

• What is your superpower?
• What is the name of your book and its purpose?
• What personal experiences inspired the work that you are doing today?
• What has been your greatest lesson from a setback?
• What is the best advice you've received?
• How do you savor your success?
• How sharing your story encourages others to level up their life

In This Episode You Will Learn

• How taking on a new hobby can help you build a flourishing network
• Why it often takes someone to point out our value before we see it
• Everything that you go through is meant to help others
• Insights about how to accept a loss in your life
• The importance of alignment in relationships
• How the actions of parents when they are going through difficulty influences their children

Contact Stephanie Rochelle Smith

• Facebook
• Website
• A Cracked Egg Book
• bit.ly/consultstephanie   get on her calendar
• bit.ly/bookcreatorformula  get support for writing your book this year
• bit.ly/fairytalemembership  monthly relationship rehab mentorship

Contact Jackie Capers-Brown 

· Website

· Facebook

· Linkedin

· Amazon Books

· Jackie's Courses

Music Credit:

Bensound Going Higher

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