Ignite 2 Impact Podcast - Raise up and Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders

Kumari Williams Experienced certified Talent Acquisition Director with over 15 years. Kumari Williams joined the Executive Board of Perfectly Scarred, Inc. as Vice President in 2017. She has an extensive business operations background having held several director level positions within Human Resources in the public sector; including 6 years with ADP and currently HARMAN International. As Director of Global Talent Acquisition at HARMAN she leads a team of professionals in the U.S. and Europe.

Kumari holds a BBA in Business Administration from Grand Valley State University and an MBA from Wayne State University. While at GVSU Kumari was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.

As a leader in the local community and abroad, Kumari strives to put the needs of others first and has a 'servant leadership' approach to working with others. She is passionate about helping people develop and believes that transparency combined with trust is the foundation for building an environment that promotes and supports growth.

Kumari and her loving husband Plesze along with two sons Ethan and Aiden are active in their church and community and reside in Farmington Hills, MI.

In this podcast, you'll learn:

1. What are the top challenges for women in the workplace

2. Best steps women should take for career growth

3. Best ways to navigate politics at the workplace or in career

4. How balance career and life

5. How find time for volunteer work

6. How do you find your "best leadership style"

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Mitchell Levy is The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://AHAthat.com) who empowers thought leaders to share their genius. His superpower of extracting the genius from your head in a two-hour interview so you can then share it with those that need to see it.

He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author with fifty-nine business books.

He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies, has advised over five hundred CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. In addition to these accomplishments, he's been happily married for twenty-eight years and regularly spends four weeks annually in a European country with his family and friends.

In this episode you'll learn:

1. What is AHA?

2. What is influence?

3. What is true thought leadership & how does it help your career?

4. How do influence and thought leadership differ?

5. What is thought leadership and why should we care?

For more info, visit http://www.mitchelllevy.com/

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Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie serves as the 117th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Her historic election in the year 2000 represents the first time in the over 213-year history of the A.M.E. Church, a woman had obtained the level of Episcopal office.

The firsts continued, as she is the first woman to serve as President of the Council of Bishops; Chair, General Conference Commission; host bishop to the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the President of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Currently, she is honored to serve as the presiding prelate of the 10th Episcopal District, which encompasses the great state of Texas.

She previously served as the presiding bishop of the Thirteenth Episcopal District, Tennessee and Kentucky and the Eighteenth Episcopal District in Southern Africa. In each district she initiated innovative ministry from building three group homes for children orphaned by AIDS in Swaziland to establishing Believe, Inc., a faith-based non-profit to help resource local congregations and provide theological scholarships.

Bishop McKenzie was appointed to serve on the Advisory Council of the White House Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships by President Barack Obama in 2009. She is a member of the Board of Trustee of Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Interdenominational Center in Atlanta, Georgia

Bishop McKenzie is the National Chaplain for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. the largest predominantly African American sorority of college-trained women. She has served for more than 30 years as the spiritual guide for over 250,000 women. She was recently appointed the National Chaplain for The Links, Inc. another exceptional organization of powerful and upwardly mobile women.

She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, earned a Master of Divinity from Howard University, School of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary. She has been honored with several Honorary Degrees and prestigious awards from diverse educational institutions including Morehouse, Union Theological Seminary, Wake Forest University, Goucher College, Howard University, Wilberforce University, Central State University, Virginia Union University, North Carolina Central University, Bethune-Cookman University and Morgan State University. She has also been honored for her leadership, community service, and outstanding achievements by a number of diverse civic, educational, business, and governmental leaders.

Bishop McKenzie has been named by Huffington Post as one of 50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders. She has also been honored at the top of the list of Great African American Female Preachers on the Honor Roll of Great African American Preachers and by Ebony Magazine.

Bishop McKenzie is the author of six books. The first two books, Not Without a Struggle and Strength in the Struggle address leadership and professional growth for women. She revised Not Without A Struggle in 2012, as it remains a staple at seminaries and schools of religion. Journey to the Well helps women seek new directions for personal growth and transformation following the footsteps of the Biblical Samaritan woman. Swapping Housewives tells the stories of Rachel, Jacob and Leah and shares the 21st century implications for married and unmarried love. Those Sisters Can Preach is an edited anthology of sermons from twenty-two outstanding preachers. Her latest work, The Big Deal of Taking Small Steps to Move Closer to God, shows how to develop a stronger relationship with God and more effective spiritual lifestyle by taking small steps that lead to big changes

Bishop McKenzie, described, as an "electrifying preacher" is a much sought after workshop and seminar presenter on women, transformation and leadership. She has a global preaching ministry and has preached extensively in the United States including the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.; the Congressional Black Caucus Prayer Breakfast, The Hampton Minister's Conference, Bishop T.D. Jakes' Pastor's and Leaders Conference, Harvard School of Divinity and Princeton School of Divinity just to name a few.

She is founder and CEO of Kerygma, LLC, a literary content provider. She produced a television documentary after the devastation of hurricane Katrina entitled Survivor Stories, which aired on cable and PBS Stations. She also produced the documentary Echoes From the General Conference in 2012. She edits and publishes annually The Anvil, a resource guide of the Council of Bishops of the AME Church and is currently working on The Spirit of African Methodism.

Bishop McKenzie is the wife of former NBA player, Dr. Stan McKenzie. They are the parents of three adult children and one grandchild.

For more info, visit www.vashtimckenzie.com

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Cornelia is the founder of 3C Consulting and a sought after speaker, and strategic planning expert who works with clients to expand their capacity, increase their capability and drive clarity in the organization to ultimately increase the bottom line.

As an executive development strategist, Cornelia and her team have worked with leaders at Hewlett-Packard, Pfizer, Lockheed Martin, Mondelez, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Netowork, Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, Comerica Bank, Edward Jones, Ascension Health, Procter and Gamble, Turner Broadcasting and others as a coach, strategic planning consultant and professional development facilitator.

Cornelia has more than twenty years experience in sales, sales training and development, and human resources and is considered among the best in personal and professional development with extensive experience in the consumer goods, health care, financial services, consulting, social enterprise, education, and entertainment industries.

In this podcast you'll here:

• What is influence and why is it important to income?
• Best ways to establish relationships and maintain them?
• How do you figure out if your career is aligned with your passion?

For more info, visit www.corneliashipley.com

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Schools across the country will be graduating tons of kids this spring and some will be going after their dreams by entering college, getting a job, or starting a business and a few may be doing a combination of this all and more. And and few are not sure what to do....

This podcast offers advice on how to be a success in college, how to manage your life, how to deal with a bad roommates or jobs and how to fix problems...

I share tips from me and other young adults who have "been there, done that." We give you some advice on how to "figure it all out" and make an impact!

Make the most out of college. It is drastically different from high school. READY OR NOT - HERE IT COMES! Use this podcast to help you stay on track!

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Juliette Okotie-Eboh, PhD has 30 years working in healthcare, city government, banking, international business and most recently over a decade as Senior Vice President for one of the largest gaming corporations in the United States. These varied professional experiences afforded her the opportunity to maneuver and achieve high levels of professional success.

In this podcast you will hear:

· How she shook things up and moved her career to Africa

· How she transitioned from the public to the private sector in the middle of her career path

· How to bloom where you are planted

· How to stay relevant

· Why she mentors others and the Ten Things She Knows

In "10 Things I Know" Juliette Okotie-Eboh, PhD shares the 10 things she's come to know as truth in her first published book after a professional career spanning over 30 years working in healthcare, city government, banking, international business and most recently over a decade as Senior Vice President for one of the largest gaming corporations in the United States. She's taught on the university level, served on numerous civic boards and managed urban planning and international economic research projects. She's directed work teams, reported to company Presidents and transitioned from city government work to non-profit and private sector assignments. These varied professional experiences afforded her the opportunity to maneuver and achieve high levels of professional success. Her passion today is to share the "secrets" that shaped her journey to the "C-Suite" with others. She actively gives herself to mentoring women's groups as well as training and developing mid-managers and line workers who are striving for more.

For more info: http://thedrjuliette.com

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Leaders may love where they work, but are yearning for more and don't know how to excel in their career in a passionate way.

In this episode, Nicole Roberts Jones will discuss the key ingredients it takes to not only understand how to align purpose with roles at work, but how to become a high-performance leader by creating more value at work.

Best Selling Author, Speaker and CEO of FIERCE Factor Lab, Nicole Roberts Jones is known for her ability to draw the best out of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, heads of states & celebrities through her expertise in business, program and talent development.

As the creator of the FIERCE Formula Nicole works with entrepreneurs to develop multiple streams of income building an empire from their expertise. Her corporate training programs partner purpose with performance to develop high-performing employees who excel at work. Nicole has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and Boston University.

Nicole's PARTIAL CLIENT LIST • Steve Harvey's Act Like a Success • McDonald's USA • California Women's Conference • Coach Diversity Institute • BOSS Network • Diversity Women's Conference • Boston Business Women Conference • Motivating The Masses - Speak & Write to Make Millions • The Power Emerge Women's Conference • National Urban League • Peak Performers Institute • National Black MBA – Boston Chapter • Dream Big Retreat • Working Mother Magazine

Contact Roberts at: [email protected] or via www.NicoleRobertsJones.com

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Women are the fastest growing business owners in the US, especially black women. Although the US ranks #1 in terms of women entrepreneurs (based on a Dell study), there are still many gaps to ensuring that women-led enterprises are successful.

Over the last decade Rahama Wright has traveled the entrepreneurial journey, which spans bootstrapping to securing her first venture capital investment and landing deals with Whole Foods Markets & MGM Resorts International. Her company Shea Yeleen is also a triple bottom line social impact company that is rooted in the financial empowerment of women in Ghanaian villages.

She's merged business and policy with her role on the President's Advisory Council and speaking engagements with the World Bank, UN, and Dept of State. Rahama can provide insight on a wide range of topics including social entrepreneurship, women in business, retail, distribution and work/life balance.

To learn more about Shea Yeleen please visit www.sheayeleen.con

About Rahama Wright

Rahama Wright is the Founder and CEO of Shea Yeleen Health and Beauty a social impact company she created after serving in the Peace Corps. The DC-based enterprise develops shea butter creams, balms, and soaps that create living wage jobs for women in West Africa. Shea Yeleen products are currently distributed through select Whole Foods Markets, independent natural grocery stores, and MGM Resorts International.

The products have been featured in a variety of media outlets including O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and CNBC Africa. Rahama completed her first round of private equity investment with the Pan-African Investment Company supported by Dick Parsons and Ron Lauder.

A leading voice on African women's economic and business development - she has presented at the United Nations Thematic Debate on Entrepreneurship for Development, the U.S. Secretary of State Global Diaspora Forum, the World Bank Africa Region Growth Dialogue, and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. In 2014, Rahama was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. She also serves as an advisor to entrepreneurs in the Johns Hopkins University's Social Innovation Lab.

Most recently, she appeared as a contestant on the BET/Centric reality competition Queen Boss, which focused on women entrepreneurs.

Rahama received her BA in International Relations from the State University of New York at Geneseo. An avid traveler she has visited and worked in 30 countries.

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For Elizabeth Mays, founder and president of MCS Multimedia, achieving the hallmark of excellence for customers is perhaps her company's greatest core founding principle and mission.

Mays, a millennial, takes great pride in providing the best of services in graphic arts and other media platforms that include digital and offset printing, graphic design, publishing and website design, as well as advertising, public relations, marketing, branding and consulting.

While MCS is coming up on eight years in business, the company is far from being the new kid on the block. MCS is a legacy company of Mays Printing, a pioneering company that began on Detroit's west side in 1946 by J. Caulton Mays, Elizabeth Mays' grandfather.

Mays Printing was the city's first African-American-owned printing company. Elizabeth's father, James C. Mays, a second-generation printer, was instrumental in helping his father elevate the company, locally and nationally.

As a young girl growing up in Detroit, Elizabeth Mays saw firsthand how a successful printing business should be operated by watching her grandfather and father at work.

A graduate of Western Michigan University, Elizabeth Mays majored in Film, Video & Media Studies and Graphic & Printing Science and was eager to keep the family legacy alive after college. She returned to Detroit with a master plan as an innovative third generation printer.

On the podcast hear:

• How legacy effects business
• Why millennials thrive in business
• What inspires Mays to give back to the community

More info: http://mcsmultimedia.com/about-us/

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Dr. Kenneth L. Harris is the President/CEO of the National Business League, Inc., (formerly the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce) founded by Dr. Booker T. Washington in 1900, encompassing more than 15,000 members and 365 local leagues, with access to 2.5 million Black-owned businesses across the country.

In this podcast, we discuss:

1) History of Black Entrepreneurship

2) Detroit's prominence in the landscape of Black businesses

3) Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture in the Black Community

4) Telling our own story off Black-business success

5) Importance of the National Business League, Inc.

Dr. Kenneth L. Harris is known for his innovative style and visionary approach to addressing societal and economic challenges within Black and minority-owned communities.

Born and raised in Detroit, Dr. Harris started the International Detroit Black Expo, Inc. (IDBE) on May 24, 2005, which hosted more than 1,000 exhibitors from around the globe and reached 300,000 consumers, becoming one of the largest expositions in the entire country in 5 years.

The Honorable Dr. Harris was also elected to the Detroit Charter Commission by 40,149 votes in a highly contested citywide race featuring 54 candidates. Dr. Harris led the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce to become the largest African American chamber in the country with more 3,200 members in 5 years.

Dr. Kenneth L. Harris graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Counseling/Clinical Psychology from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. He also received a Doctor of Humane Letters from Detroit's Lewis College of Business in 2008 and an Educational Specialist (EDS) degree from Wayne State University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

Dr. Harris earned his Ph.D. at Michigan State University in African American and African Studies with a specialization in Business and Entrepreneurship from the Eli Broad School of Business.

More info: www.nationalbusinessleague.org

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