In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Kathy Barnette, former U.S. Senate candidate and National Grassroots Director for Vivek Ramaswamy.

• Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-b-77aa0325
• Twitter - @kathy4truth
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcqBbNrfLZCgz9ADPbLExyw
• Website - KathyBarnette.com
• Book - https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Lose-Everything-Gain-Conservative/dp/1546085750
• Instagram - @kathy4truth

Kathy Barnette covers a lot of ground in this conversation including ...

• Running for U.S. Senate against Dr. Oz
• Working with Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswame
• Being born to a 12-year old mother
• Growing up poor in the deep south
• Living the American dream
• ... and much more!!!

Appearing regularly on national TV and radio, Kathy Barnette is a veteran, former adjunct professor of corporate finance, sought-after conference speaker, conservative political commentator, and 2022 candidate for the U.S. Senate. She was also the National Grassroots Director for Vivek Ramaswamy's 2024 Presidential Campaign.

Kathy served her country proudly for 10 years in the Armed Forces Reserves where she was accepted into Officer Candidacy School. She worked with two major financial firms in corporate America and sat on the board of a pregnancy crisis center for five years. She also authored the book Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America. Her book explains why liberal policies have failed the Black community time and time again — and will fail the larger American community as Democrats rush to the hard Left of the party. But her most cherished opportunity, to date, is being a wife and mom to her two children (whom she had the privilege of homeschooling for six years).

Episode Timestamps:

• 1:10 - Her children's achievements in sports and school
• 2:35 - Homeschooling both of her kids
• 8:00 - Decision to send kids back to public school
• 10:50 - Kathy's unique childhood
• 15:15 - The question nobody has ever asked her in an interview
• 17:45 - The American Dream: Choosing victory rather than victimhood
• 22:10 - Running for U.S. Senate
• 27:25 - Working on Vivek Ramaswamy's Presidential Campaign

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