Let’s Talk About It With Imani Speaks !

"Glenn Dale Gordon aka “GG” a Vietnam Era Disabled Veteran was born in a small town in South Carolina name Hemingway on September 11/1955. He joined the Army in 1973 at the young age of 17 years old and took his basic training at Fort Jackson SC in the month of June of that year. Glenn came from a military family and currently has family members serving now which is a tradition for his family.

When he was on active duty in the Army he was a heavy equipment rough terrain forklift operator stationed in Germany doing 1974- 1976 transporting missiles in and out of bunkers and on and off heliports from Chinook helicopter.  Then in 1976, he was transferred to Fort McClellan Alabama to serve from 1976 to 1978 as a senior front-end loader operator loading international dump trucks, building heliports, and tearing down old military buildings.

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Glenn next stop after Alabama was back to Germany to serve a second tour in Mannheim Germany as a rough terrain forklift operator working at an ammunition depot transporting missiles in and out of train rail carts and in and out of bunkers. His unit in the 1970s moved more ammunition than any unit at the time in Germany doing piece time and he was awarded the Army accommodation medal for his outstanding service.  At the end of his tour in Germany in 1980 he was then transferred to Fort Leonard Wood as a 25-ton crane instructor for one year. So at the end of 1981 Glenn joined the reserves and became a DRILL SERGEANT.

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He left the military all together without retiring in 1988 but shortly after he started experiencing back problems but the military would not allow him any disability for his back but they gave him 10% disability for his foot operation while he was still in service. Since Glenn could not get any disability for his back and the only thing the government would give him is many different back support belts that did not work and extremely strength pain killer pills, he decided to create his own back support belt and that is when “WE GOTCHA BACK” was born."

www.gggotchaback.com

IGNITE Live Event is THE “ultimate” Personal Development and Empowerment Event to attend in 2020

In this mini-podcast, Imani Speaks is speaking to Lisa Lowndes about Ignite Live Event.

Lisa shares how Ignite Live event transformed her belief system around her business and her outlook on life.

Ignite Live Event is founded by Rebecca Adams.

The IGNITE Live Event is a 2-Day Live Personal Development & Empowerment Event being held on April 15th - 16th May 2020.

For more information click the link below:

www.lisalowndes.com

bit.ly/ile2020

IGNITE Live Event is THE “ultimate” Personal Development and Empowerment Event to attend in 2020

In this mini-podcast, Imani Speaks is speaking to Lisa Lowndes about Ignite Live Event.

Lisa shares how Ignite Live event transformed her belief system around her business and her outlook on life.

Ignite Live Event is founded by Rebecca Adams.

The IGNITE Live Event is a 2-Day Live Personal Development & Empowerment Event being held on April 15th - 16th May 2020.

For more information click the link below:

www.lisalowndes.com

bit.ly/ile2020

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C.L. Brown is a writer & poet who draws inspiration from nature, spirituality, and the purest of sentiments, love. Born in Mandeville, Jamaica in 1978, he was raised with strong spiritual values under the guardianship of his grandmother, and later his parents as he migrated to the United States to live with them at 12 years of age. This he clearly conveys in his art through copious spiritual references, whether writing about romance, or diving within his own soul, in search of truth.

www.clbrownbooks.com

Shelley Twinn website

Dating is Us is the first publication by Shelley Twinn, a successful singer and performer dedicated to capturing the challenges associated with dating, relationships, and love, and turning them into works of art anyone can enjoy and appreciate.

Born in London to a Caribbean father and an English mother in the 1960s, Shelley grew up in a period of significant social change in the United Kingdom, especially in the traditional morals and values of the time. The impact of how this changing society, as well as friends, and immediate family viewed her parents’ relationship and her mixed heritage gave Shelley a genuine sense that love can sometimes conquer all, despite any social and societal pressure.

Her belief in the power of love has greatly influenced her creative career, driving her to not only find success as a musician through her songs about love and relationships but to also write a book about finding love through online dating. Shelley’s belief that a fairytale ending is always achievable, no matter the circumstances, has allowed her to produce stunning works of art in the form of her music and her novel, and to share this idea with the world.

Glynis Albright

Glynis Albright was known for loving food, cooking, and baking since she was a small child. She began using her parents’ kitchen to prepare meals and bake all sorts of desserts by the time she was 10 years old.

"After being diagnosed with a rare blood disease, I decided to look into the naturopathic route of healing to give my doctors the best body that I could have, considering the circumstances. As I began to see results in my own health, I pushed forward by creating and sharing a gourmet line of delicious treats for other people suffering like me.

During my toughest bout with leukaemia, Just Sweet Enough® was born. Creating Just Sweet Enough® just wasn’t enough. I wanted to also help others suffering from health challenges unlike my own. I went back to school at night, earning my PhD in Natural Health/Food Science so that I could deliver high-quality products, share my knowledge of nutrition with others, and work with other doctors in various fields to help their patients."

Douglas Williams show Tuesdays, 10.30pm SLR Radio 

Menelik Shabazz website

Menelik Shabazz is an Award-winning UK film director, producer, and writer – a key pioneer in the development of contemporary black British cinema. Born in St. John, Barbados, he is known for a number of films including Burning An Illusion, Catch A Fire, The Story of Lovers Rock, Looking for Love and many others. He is also founder of Sunra Studios, co-founder of CEDDO film collective; bfmmedia, a groundbreaking black filmmakers magazine and the bfm International Black Film Festival based in the UK

Pharaohs Unveiled is currently being screened at venues across the UK. The audience reception has been fantastic. Now, you can buy your own limited edition UK DVD of Pharaohs Unveiled directly from my website.

The digital version of Pharaohs Unveiled is available worldwide and you can stream and download my other films and videos from Vimeo.

Contact via social media, by email [email protected] or via website

Keisha Swaby aka Lady K, Sundays 11 am Radio Diamond 

Nathaniel Peat website

Global Jamaica Diaspora Council

About Keisha

Keisha Adair Swaby is passionate about Jamaica and its development within the Diaspora and also in Jamaica. She came to England at the tender age of 14 and has had a very Inspirational journey. She is a wife and Mother of four children which includes twins. She started her working life with the GMB Union after College and then 12 years in Local Government which allowed her to work with Councillors and other dignitaries around the country including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. In 2016 she left her role in Local Government to study and achieved a First Class BSc Honours Degree in Applied Sport and Exercise Science. She is still on her study journey and is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Health Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her passion for her home country led her to join Jamaicans Inspired with a history of philanthropic efforts to Jamaica for the past ten years. She is part of the Executive Team and is the North West Lead and Coordinator which allows her the chance to give back to Jamaica, the Diaspora and its youths on a bigger scale. In 2017 she had the opportunity to be part of the annual trip which allowed her to take part in several activities on the day of service such as visiting and contributing to Maxfield Park Orphanage and the painting of the basic school in Treasure Beach as well as attending the Diaspora Conference. After being diagnosed with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia in the last few weeks of her degree Keisha is now on a mission to create more awareness of these learning differences which are very prevalent within the black communities and often goes undiagnosed. In highlighting these issues she is a Goodwill Ambassador for the Jamaica Dyslexia Association. She also works in the media and has her own Radio Show aimed at highlighting the positive achievements within the Diaspora.

About Nathaniel

Nathaniel Peat is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, international speaker, martial artist, engineer, pilot and man of many talents and achievements, he is a regular contributor to TV, radio and print stories which deal with social issues surrounding youth, gender equality, youth crime, entrepreneurship and renewable energy.

He has also attended and contributed as a youth delegate in international meetings and conferences at the highest levels, for example, G20 YES, EU and other such meetings.

Nathaniel is the founder of the multi-award-winning social enterprise The Safety Box®; a company whose training and development programmes assist with reducing youth violence & help young people develop important skills such as leadership, communication and conflict resolution. He is a Patron of the EY Foundation, Chairman of Jamaicans Inspired (a Jamaican Youth Diaspora organisation) and co-founder of GeNNex Solar; which is an innovative renewable energy company that has operations in Africa and the Caribbean.

Ernest's website

Ernest Enabulele is a  Best-selling author of "Interview Preparation And Success Tips" and "Effective Interview Tips", interview coach, motivational speaker and CV/Career Specialist based in London, England and brings an infectious enthusiasm and a tremendous nine years’ experience to his books.

His problem-solving persona has helped him see more possibilities of how he could be of help to those who look forward to acing an interview. After coming across several job applicants struggling to ace their interview, he innovated the series of books, ‘How To Be Successful At Interview’ in July 2018 and "Interview Preparation And Success Tips" in December 2018.