Live Your Purpose

My guest is Seattle native Wyjuana Montgomery, who is an International Speaker and 2X award-winning author and the personality behind WYJUANA SPEAKS. She holds a B.A. in African & African-American Studies from Duke University and a M.A. in Organizational Management from Ashford University.

Fueled by her passion for mentoring, she founded Reach Forward in 2014, which is now Reach Forward Foundation, a nonprofit mentorship program for youth in grades 6-12. In October 2020, Reach Forward Foundation was recognized by the Journal Record, a prominent Oklahoma City-based business publication, as one of five 2020 Programs Making A Difference. 

Wyjuana also created the NO FEAR Ladies Conference in 2014, which empowers and inspires women and teen girls from across Oklahoma and the United States. In 2016, she published her first book, Bold, Brave and Courageous: A NO FEAR Success Guide for Teen Girls, which earned the 2018 Feathered Quill Bronze Award for Teen Nonfiction and 2018 IAN Outstanding Young Adult Nonfiction Award. Her book has been adopted by schools and girls programs across the country and overseas.

In 2017, Wyjuana received the Women of Color Expo’s Impact Woman of the Year Award for her community work. Wyjuana Montgomery’s career has spanned from community relations for NBA and WNBA teams, to galvanizing women to support her local Girl Scout organization and currently she is a Director of K12 Implementation for an award-winning international educational technology company. She continues traveling the world, using the WYJUANA SPEAKS platform to share her message of NO FEAR and women’s and youth empowerment.

Wyjuana is now at work on a second book, The Pain of Being Destined for More and continues to grow the Reach Forward Foundation. She is also a wife of 21+ years,a mother and mentor to many. 

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with through her website at https://www.wyjuana.com/, and on Facebook or Instagram @ wyjuana. 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

*2021 Black Bold Beautiful Bazaar (Feb. 27, 2021) https://www.facebook.com/events/1077617472701947/

  > UPDATE: Wyjuana will not be able to attend this event as planned. An autographed copy of her book can be purchased at http://www.paypal.me/reachforward/17

Wyjuana Speaks https://www.wyjuana.com/ 

Reach Forward Foundation https://reachforward.wixsite.com/reachforward

Bold, Brave and Courageous: A NO FEAR Success Guide for Teen Girls https://www.wyjuana.com/bold-brave-and-courageous

Additional resources https://www.linktr.ee/wyjuana 

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My guest is Kirk Morrison, who enjoys volunteering for Parents Helping Parents, a nonprofit organization that provides education, resources, shared experiences, and support to parents whose children, no matter the age, are struggling with substance use disorder.

Kirk’s career was in commercial construction, having worked for Timberlake Construction & Concrete Enterprises. He is also a cofounder of Contemporary Cabinets.

Kirk and his wife Kathy enjoy traveling in the national parks, and they have two adult children and enjoy spoiling their two grandsons.

His Favorite Quote is: “There Is Help and Hope.”

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Kirk through the Parents Helping Parents website at https://www.parentshelpingparents.info/contact

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Parents Helping Parents, Inc. https://www.parentshelpingparents.info/

PHP Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/parentshelpingparentsinc

PHP Instagram @ parentshelpingparentsinc

Partnership to End Addiction https://drugfree.org/

PtEA Parent Coaching Program https://drugfree.org/article/parent-coaching/

Derek Talkington, MA, LADC-MH https://www.therapywithderek.com/

Press:

Edmond Outlook Magazine https://www.edmondoutlook.com/archives/m.blog/27/parents-helping-parents

Fox 25 News https://okcfox.com/news/local/addicted-oklahoma-parents-helping-parents

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My guest is Graciela Lopez, who is a Family Advocate at Sunbeam Family Services in Oklahoma City. She’s originally from Mexico City and graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Sociology degree in Human Services, along with minors in both Leadership and Modern languages.

Graciela is passionate about advocating for the interests of the people in her community, and strives to establish trusting relationships with families to help them accomplish their important goals for success. She’s also a Zumba instructor, and enjoys arts and crafts, gardening, crochet, and cooking.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Graciela Lopez by email at [email protected] (Sunbeam Family Services); or at [email protected] (Latino Community Development Agency).

Graciela can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/g-l-uco-059556108/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Sunbeam Family Services https://sunbeamfamilyservices.org/

SFS Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SunbeamOKC

Latino Community Development Agency https://lcdaok.com/

LCDA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/latinoagency/

The University of Central Oklahoma https://www.uco.edu/

Happy World Foundation https://happy-world-foundation-inc.business.site/

Press:

The UCO Vista (pp. 1 - 3) https://issuu.com/thevista/docs/2-27-18

The UCO STLR Newsletter https://blogs.uco.edu/stlr-newsletter/womens-issues-and-immigration/

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My guest is Muhammet Ali Sezer, who is the Executive Director of Dialogue Institute Oklahoma and Raindrop Turkish House Oklahoma. Muhammet graduated from Suleyman Demirel University with a degree in Mathematics. He also earned a College Counseling Certificate from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA Extension).

Muhammet is an alumnus of Leader Tulsa Class 58. He serves on the Oklahoma Governor International Team (OKGIT), Executive Board of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice (OCCJ), Religions United Committee of Oklahoma Conference of Churches (OCC), US Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) of Oklahoma, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Society of Tulsa. Muhammet is married to Zuleyha and they are the parents of Murat, Zeynep and Melih.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Muhammet Ali Sezer through the Dialogue Institute Oklahoma website https://www.dialogueoklahoma.org/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Dialogue Institute Oklahoma https://www.dialogueoklahoma.org/

DIO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DialogueOK

Raindrop Turkish House Oklahoma https://www.facebook.com/raindropokc

The Turkish Food Festival https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.21516

The Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma https://www.tiaok.org/

TIAO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/InterfaithOK/

Press:

https://oklahoman.com/article/5679897/turkish-american-muslims-honor-christian-traditions

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My guest is Blythe Donovan, who is a serial entrepreneur and Independent Insurance Agent. She has a background in marketing, psychology and education, which she uses to help small businesses grow and flourish. If she had to sum up what she wants to do with her life, it would be "To spread joy and take care of people." Fortunately, insurance allows her to do that.

Blythe has been a single mom to 2 beautiful children for over 10 years now, and loves getting to be a mom! In her spare time, she likes to go on road trips with her children, exploring the beauty of the world. She helps other people navigate the perils and heartbreak of divorce, and of overcoming their struggles when life doesn't go the way they thought it would. She loves to write, and someday hopes to complete her book. She is an avid reader and a nature lover, and finds joy in all circumstances.

Connect with my guest:

You can contact Blythe by email at [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

MVP Insurance https://insuremvp.com/

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My guest is Thomas Hill, who serves as CEO of Kimray, a leading manufacturer of valves and controls for oil and gas production. His grandfather, Garman Kimmell, founded the company in 1948. Today it employs more than 500 people at its production facility in Oklahoma City and store locations throughout the United States. Having grown up in the company, Thomas has worked in virtually every department—giving him an intimate knowledge of the people and processes from start to finish.

Thomas is also a self-described addict leader who hit rock bottom and had to find a new way to live and work. He’s the author of the book Recovering Leadership: Musings of an Addict Leader, in which he shares his own story of success, failure, and lessons learned in recovery. You can read and subscribe to his “Monday Musings” on life and leadership at recoveringleadership.com.

Connect with my guest:

You can find Thomas Hill on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/addictleader/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Kimray, Inc. https://kimray.com/

Recovering Leadership http://www.recoveringleadership.com/

The Kimmell Foundation https://thekimmellfoundation.com/

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My guest Derek Talkington, who is a licensed addiction and mental health therapist in Oklahoma. He is a skilled program director and clinician with experience in various outpatient and residential addiction treatment centers. His work has included outpatient adult, adolescent and family treatment and intensive family and individual therapy in several residential settings. 

Derek previously sat as the Clinical Director of Second Story Ranch Recovery Community and as Executive Director of Parents Helping Parents. In 2017 Derek co-founded CLASSEN9, a behavioral health treatment and development firm.

Currently Derek is the owner and CEO of Blackbird Cooperative, a premier community development organization in Oklahoma City as well as hosting The Chasing Sanity podcast.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Derek Talkington by email at [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Blackbird Cooperative https://www.facebook.com/blackbirdcooperative/ (and Instagram @ blackbirdcooperative)

Chasing Sanity Media https://www.facebook.com/chasingsanitymedia/ (and Instagram @ chasingsanitymedia)

Parents Helping Parents https://www.parentshelpingparents.info/

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My guest is Dr. Jeff King, who is the Executive Director of the University of Central Oklahoma’s Center for Excellence in Transformative Teaching and Learning (CETTL). His research and application interests have long focused on use of engaging educational strategies and activities, on how faculty can help students learn and be motivated toward deep learning processes, and on the ways faculty and institutions can help students persist in their educations. 

This interest has found its way into his work at CETTL and as project director for UCO’s Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) initiative, a process that develops students’ employability skills while raising persistence.

Over the years as a college faculty member and in faculty professional development, Jeff has been able to match passion to position in helping faculty and students succeed.

Connect with my guest:

You can connect with Jeff King through the University of Central Oklahoma website at https://www3.uco.edu/centraldirectory/profiles/821521, or by email at [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The University of Central Oklahoma https://www.uco.edu/

UCO Center for Excellence in Transformative Teaching and Learning https://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/cettl/ (and on Facebook @ UCOCTL)

UCO Student Transformative Learning Record https://stlr.uco.edu (and on Facebook and Instagram @ ucostlr)

Donate to UCO STLR https://www.centralconnection.org/stlr

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My guest is Denise Shaw, who is a certified yoga instructor and owner of You Power Yoga in Edmond, Oklahoma. She is passionate about sharing the physical, mental, and spiritual improvements yoga brings. Her wish is to help others experience the joyful, lasting transformation of yoga.

Connect with my guest:

You can contact Denise Shaw through her website http://youpoweryoga.com/contact-us/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

You Power Yoga http://youpoweryoga.com/

You Power Yoga Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/youpoweryoga/

YPY Instagram @ youpoweryoga

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My guest is Matthew Goodwin, who is the Executive Director of Bella SPCA, which is an Oklahoma City based non-profit that assists with the cost of veterinary bills for those who can’t afford them, and that also seeks to find permanent loving homes for rescued animals. In addition, Matt currently serves as a City Councilman for Ward 2 in the City of Bethany. 

His current passion project is cultivating the Brave & Creative Podcast: Embracing the Nonprofit Leader as Artist, Activator, and Disruptor. His free time is filled with walking their two rescue dogs, playing guitar, coaching his daughter’s sports teams, and cheering on his wife in her PhD studies at Baylor University.

Connect with my guest:

You can contact Matt Goodwin through his website http://braveandcreative.com/.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Brave and Creative: Embracing the Nonprofit Leader as Artist, Activator, and Disruptor http://braveandcreative.com/

Bella SPCA https://bellaspca.org/

City of Bethany, Oklahoma https://www.cityofbethany.org/

Young Nonprofit Professional Network of OKC http://ynpnokc.nationbuilder.com/

"Whither Thou Goest" (as performed by Bing Crosby) https://youtu.be/QNOe6engjL0

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