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What if legacy has nothing to do with what you leave behind...
…and everything to do with who you've prepared to carry it?

This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jessica S. Smith and Desiree sit down with legacy strategist, coach, and host of the Inheritance to Income Podcast, Garrick C. Francis, for a conversation that will completely reshape how you think about family, purpose, and generational impact.

Together they explore why legacy is far more than money or property—it's the values, conversations, relationships, and intentional preparation that equip future generations to thrive.
Whether you're a parent, entrepreneur, ministry leader, or simply someone who wants to leave a meaningful impact, this conversation will challenge the way you define success.
Because what you build isn't truly a legacy until someone is prepared to carry it.

Connect With Gerrick:
LinkedIn: @garrickfrancis
YouTube / Podcast: www.youtube.com/@garrickcfrancis
Website: www.francislbp.com
IG: @garrickfrancis, @inheritance_to_income

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Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

How many dreams have been delayed because you kept shrinking yourself?
This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jessica S. Smith and Desiree sit down with entrepreneur, educator, worship leader, and founder of Wykeria Dance & Performing Arts, Wykeria Clark, for one of the most transparent conversations yet.

Wykeria shares the moment she almost closed her dance studio after years of pouring into others while carrying the weight alone. What followed wasn't just a business breakthrough—it was a lesson in trusting God's vision, receiving help, and embracing the visibility He had been preparing her for all along.

If you've ever questioned your calling, hidden your gifts, or felt uncomfortable being seen, this conversation will remind you that what God called, He intends to reveal.
Because sometimes the greatest act of faith... is allowing yourself to be visible.

Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

What if the gift you've been second-guessing is exactly what God told you to monetize?
In this episode of Jess Ask The Podcast, Jessica S. Smith sits down with Danita A. Scott — kingdom entrepreneur and course creation strategist — for a conversation about confidence, assignment, and what it really looks like to trust God with your gifts. Danita opens up about quitting her corporate job on her birthday, watching God grow her first email list of 200 people into a five-figure day, and the moment she asked God to stop the funnel because she was too afraid to handle what He was sending her. She also breaks down the difference between people who are loud and people who are sincere — and why the quiet, assigned ones are the ones that last.
 
Whether you're sitting on an idea you've been too afraid to launch, navigating the tension between being a number 2 and stepping into number one, or just trying to understand what your gift is actually worth — this conversation will meet you right where you are.

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Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

What happens when God calls you to something you specifically told Him you didn't want?
 
In this episode of Jess Ask The Podcast, Magan Battle — the youngest founder of a real estate brokerage firm in Birmingham, Alabama — joins host Jessica S. Smith for a conversation that is equal parts testimony, strategy, and straight talk. Magan opens up about never wanting to be a broker, the string of divine confirmations that wouldn't let her say no, and the hardest year of her life — losing her father unexpectedly, watching her mother fight stage 4 breast cancer, and watching deal after deal fall apart, all at the same time. She talks about what it really took to build something out of grief, how COVID tripled her business before she had the systems to handle it, and why she refuses to show the highlight reel without telling you how she cried in the dark.
 
Whether you're navigating a calling you didn't ask for, the tension between faith and fear, or the weight of building something while your personal life is falling apart — this conversation will meet you right where you are.
 
In this episode:
• The Book of Joshua kept showing up — until she finally said yes to the broker's license
• Losing her father to a sudden heart attack in November 2019 and what it exposed about her business
• How COVID tripled her business overnight — and nearly broke her in the process
• Why building a team isn't just strategy — it's God's way of multiplying your impact

CONNECT WITH MAGAN
Instagram: @maganbattlethebroker 



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Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones joins Jess and Desiree for an honest conversation about the future of Alabama. Together they discuss education, healthcare, mental health, prisons, voting, small businesses, agriculture, and why leadership should create room for everyone at the table. Whether you're politically engaged or just trying to better understand the issues affecting your community, this episode offers thoughtful conversation centered on transparency, service, and hope for Alabama.

Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

What if the thing you've been avoiding is the exact thing God needs you to walk back through?
In this episode of Jess Ask The Podcast, Jessica S. Smith and Desiree sit down for a raw, Spirit-led conversation about avoidance, identity, and what it really means to get over it — not in the dismissive sense, but in the biblical one. Jessica opens up about a moment she avoided revisiting for over a year because it made her feel like she wasn't enough, and what happened when she finally went back.
 
Through personal testimony and the Word, this episode challenges listeners to rethink the moments they've been living in too long — and asks the harder question: what's waiting for you on the other side of getting over it?
 
Whether you're navigating avoidance, shame, abandonment wounds, or the quiet fear that your past is still following you, this conversation will meet you right where you are.
 
🎯 In this episode:
• Why we invest time and energy into moments that were never meant to last
• The definition of avoidance — and how it creates the very stress and anxiety we're praying away
• What Moses and the burning bush teach us about getting over it and going back 
• How to know the difference between being released and being abandoned

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Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree welcome Steve Wilmer, entrepreneur, sales coach, and host of the 3% Mindset Podcast.

Together they discuss faith, finances, entrepreneurship, rejection, pricing, delegation, leadership, and the mindset shifts required to create lasting transformation. Steve shares practical lessons from his journey from financial hardship to business success while encouraging listeners to take ownership of their growth and embrace consistent action.

This episode is a reminder that success is often found on the other side of discipline, execution, and persistence.


Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

Why do we keep putting things off even when we know we should move forward?

In this episode of Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree discuss the connection between procrastination, perfectionism, surrender, and obedience. Through personal stories and practical insight, they explore how the pursuit of perfection can keep people stuck, delay purpose, and create unnecessary pressure.

This conversation challenges listeners to release control, embrace progress, and trust God one step at a time.



Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree have an honest conversation about the difference between conviction and condemnation.

Together, they unpack the role of the Holy Spirit, spiritual correction, shame, forgiveness, obedience, and how conviction can actually lead believers closer to healing and righteousness rather than rejection.

This episode challenges listeners to examine their relationship with God, understand the purpose of conviction, and stop allowing shame to keep them spiritually stuck.

Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46Network:
BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

Healthy brotherhood can change everything.
This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree sit down with Tyler Anderson and Art Ruffin from Sharpen Up Podcast for a transparent conversation about vulnerability, masculinity, healing, accountability, and the importance of community among Black men.
The conversation explores emotional isolation, church culture, identity, transformation, and how authentic relationships can sharpen and strengthen people through every season of life.
This episode reminds us that healing was never meant to happen alone.

 ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST 
 Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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PODCAST CREDITS  
Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com  


Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

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PODCAST CREDITS  
Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com