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This is it. The big one. No matter what you think, whether you want to admit it or not, this isn't something you can put off any longer. Estate planning, it's going to involve everyone in your family, and you won't be able to pick out the perfect color of urns for the perfect price like you have been planning on forever and ever. Oh no. This one is going to make or break families... Actually, scratch that, nothing will break a family worse than estate planning but there will be unpleasantness. (See? I knew I was right when I said this one wouldn't be pretty).

Attorney Stephanie Graham is the perfect person to talk to. We discuss her journey into entrepreneurship and why every business needs a succession plan!

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 Stephanie has been licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey for over 25 years and Georgia since 2004 before relocating to Atlanta in 2005. After more than 20 years litigating in both the private and public sector and subsequently losing her maternal grandmother while working with an employer who suggested she did not have enough PTO to attend her grandmother’s funeral, Graham Estate Planning was born. Graham Estate Planning is located btn Buckhead and Sandy Springs on Roswell Road about ¼ mile from I285, near the corner of Glenridge. Stephanie is a board member with the North Fulton Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Assn LRIS Board of Trustees as well as a member of Leadership Sandy Springs, Class of 2016. Stephanie has been recognized in the Top 100 Nat'l Black Lawyers three years in a row and her Firm as Best of Georgia Probate Firms & Top 10 Best of Sandy Springs Probate Firms. In 2021, Stephanie was appointed County Administrator for Fulton County Probate Court by Judge Kenya Johnson to manage un-represented probate estates. Stephanie lives in Sandy Springs, GA with her precocious teen and 5 year old American Eskimo. In her spare time, Stephanie loves to play racquetball, read and mentor when she can which is rare.

Graham estate planning  https://grahamestateplanning.com/

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Mother, daughter, spouse, grandmother, friend, businesswoman, boss she serves in all of these titles. Kimberly is a driven hard working woman and she has received accolades, acknowledgments and so much more!

Watch and listen to what keeps her grounded, her support system, and how she has been able to create her own 3D legacy. 
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Kimberly Rosier Jean-Louis, MBA, is the owner and CEO of 3D Strategic Management, Inc. 3D Strategic Management, Inc., a full-service business development and community relations firm. In this role, Jean-Louis has worked on initiatives with the African American Chamber of Commerce, Orange County Public Schools (9th Largest in the Nation), Duke Energy and U.S. Department of Commerce.  Jean-Louis created Women Empowerment Wednesdays, an international monthly holistic business development series. The firm also provides strategic business development serves to clients across the world. Jean-Louis created the Student Entrepreneur Educational Development (SEED) program which provides entrepreneurship training to students ages 13-21. 

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Meghan shares stories that relate to being a stressed-out working mom and then having to shift to finding her joy and purpose. Tips on how to recenter that negative self-talk and focus on your dreams.

In 2019, Meghan Calhoun was on the brink of working mom burnout. A demanding cemetery sales quota, two toddlers, a drive for perfection, and an inability to ask for help were making her feel like she was one bad day away from a mental breakdown. It was this stress that forced Meghan to find a fast and effective way to cope (because ain't nobody got time for that). That's when she created the Power Up, a 10-minute daily practice of breathing, gratitude, and celebration, to cope with all the drama...from tearful daycare drop-offs to counseling families going through incredible grief and despair. 

The cemetery job gave Meghan an ever-present reminder that life is short and it fueled Meghan’s career change in 2022 to a Mindset Mentor and Joyologist. Nowadays, Meghan's mission is to help other working moms thrive in the mommy hamster wheel. She teaches women how to calm their nervous system, create awareness and intention, practice boundaries and cultivate a Shero mindset. Her contagious energy and love of wigs and whoopee cushions inspire moms to notice the little magics in life, to be present for moments with their children, and remember to over all, enjoy yourself. 

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Juggling love, life, and family! It's a lot - period. Women manage so much daily. How do you manage it all? 
Tamika shares her journey and how she now manages it all. From being a single mother to marriage and having children later in life. 

Attorney, business owner, wife, and mother. Listen to her story and be encouraged. 
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Tamika Michelle Johnson is an Attorney, Magazine Publisher, CEO of a matchmaking agency, Host of 2 Weekly shows, Wife, Mother, Daughter, and friend, and like so many other high-achieving professionals, she juggles a lot.

In doing all that she does both professionally and personally, Tamika is aware of the fact that individuals who perform at a high level indefinitely and for years at a time, can become burned out or have breakdowns. Additionally, as an attorney who has represented mental health patients for 10 years, she knows that many professionals are closer to breakdowns than they

know or want to admit.

Personally, Tamika became a single mother at 25 years old, and after she started practicing law, she found herself involved in an unhealthy relationship. The stress of that relationship almost destroyed her. So, after finally ending her unhealthy 10-year relationship at 40 years old, transforming her approach to relationships, Tamika married her current husband soon thereafter. While her marriage is great, within the last 4 years, Tamika also had 5 pregnancies, 3 miscarriages, and 2 children, all in her 40’s. A pandemic, the loss of both her father and her husband’s father within 3 months of one another, becoming caretakers of her mother-in-law all while raising 2 young children is nothing short of challenging.

On the other hand though, Tamika missed having a career, so she decided to ease back into working as an attorney again as well as embarking upon several other ventures in which she is very passionate. But initially, it was not easy balancing all of that.

Tamika knew that the continual stress and overwhelm not only results in anxiety, insecurity, and depression, but it also manifests itself physically by causing hair loss, high blood pressure, increased sugar levels, ulcers, heart attacks, strokes, and more. So, she had to make some changes and become INTENTIONAL about achieving a healthy work-life balance.

On a weekly basis, Tamika shares with professionals that we will always have responsibilities, but it is vital that we balance those responsibilities with other activities, excitement, hobbies, time with family and friends, and most importantly peace.

To continue to perform at an optimal level in whatever it is that we do, we have to master a work-life balance. After implementing her own strategies to attain this balance, Tamika now assists other power professionals to achieve their own healthy work-life balance.

Finding and maintaining this balance is easier said than done, but it is doable and simpler than many of us we make it out to be.

As a Work-Life Strategist, Tamika shares with clients and audiences how to intentionally achieve a professional and personal balance that addresses work, career, business, self-care, health, rest, and relationships, as well as strategically utilizing certain benefits which will allows professionals to reset before a tragedy occurs either mentally, physically, or emotionally.

So, if you’re ready to master yours and your audiences work-life balance, then be sure to schedule a call to book Tamika for your next amazing event, conference, or workshop!

Originally from Connecticut, Tamika received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Georgia and her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center. She has been a licensed attorney in Georgia for over 15 years, primarily practicing in the area of Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Uncontested Probates. She’s also the owner of Platinum Connections, a matchmaking agen

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Real estate is a surefire way to wealth and purchasing property is Zambia is now made easier with Natasha Chiumya. 

Natasha is a serial entrepreneur fortunately, she has succeeded at three core businesses centred around property and real estate.  She is the founder and managing partner of Folotiya & Chiumya, one of the leading real estate law firms in Zambia.  She is also the founder and director of Diaspora Connect, an online real estate agency that helps Zambians living abroad buy property back home in a safe and reliable way.  She is a property developer, using her knowledge of the market to build and sell affordable apartments.  

Beyond real estate, she has experience in corporate finance, project finance, syndicated lending and insolvency matters – for when things go belly up!  Natasha holds a law degree from Warwick University in the UK and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business of UCT in South Africa.  She is a former Beit fellow and an award winning lawyer/  a recipient of the Chief Justice Award and Stanbic Bank Anakazi Woman of the Year Award 2020 in the Justice category.  

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In this episode Alga shares what her journey to entrepreneurship was like in Atlanta and some challenges to keep going forward.

Originally from Eritrea. By the age of 10 Alga Ghebretensae had been to 3 different continents so she grew up everywhere but California is my first home in the US.

She spent her formidable years there; graduated high school, and attended and graduated from the University of California (at Davis). She moved to Atlanta in 2000 with $1K in her pocket. It was Atlanta or Bust! Within a week of the move, she got a corporate job, within a year she bought a house, and within 4 years, she was a landlord. Even though she had a good job; she knew early on that working 9-5 was not the right fit for her. And after almost 5 years in corporate, she got my Real Estate license and became a Real Estate Agent. She had a great mentor and real estate has opened doors for her and it had given her what she truly values in life: FREEDOM. 

You can reach Alga on her website 
https://www.nextdoorstoragega.com/

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 As a Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor/Thriver, Ricki’s personal purpose, passion, mission, ministry, and blessing is to bring focus, attention, research, science, and action to eradicating Black Breast Cancer, and supporting and coaching what she calls her “Breasties” through their breast cancer experience. 

We discuss Ricki's diagnosis and her journey to medical trials that saved her life. Rick's passions and what keeps her going each day. 

The importance of seeking the BEST medical care for yourself and how more black women should take part in clinical trials. 

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As a tenured meeting and incentive professional, Dahlton leads several Fortune 500 companies' meetings and incentive programs and advocates for business growth with knowledge, experience, and respect to motivate, educate and inspire our client’s teams.

 Dahlton leverages meeting and incentive programs to achieve key corporate goals, secure buy-in, and promote staff bonding around core performance objectives and fiscal responsibility. She excels in coordinating the multiple layers of people and logistics needed to stage consistently high-quality, memorable corporate events.  

As a six-year Incentive Research Foundation Trustee, Executive Board Member, and now strong supporter, Dahlton focuses on education and continues to be an advocate for the incentive industry.  Additional industry involvement includes Commissioner for Association of Destination Management Executives Accredited Destination Management Company (ADMC) Commission and former Vice President of Education & Advocacy for Society of Incentive Travel Excellence Florida & Caribbean Chapter.  Dahlton was named Incentive Travel Council’s Advocate of the Year in 2010 among many Industry awards from South Florida Meeting Professionals Internationals – South Florida chapter. 

Dahlton was formerly the Director of Meeting Services for Randstad, a $2.2 billion global provider of HR and staffing services, Dahlton established the scope and direction of meetings and events, executed all the strategy, contracts, and logistics, fulfilling each meeting to exceed the company’s goals, stakeholders and delegates’ expectations.  

 You can connect with Dahlton at https://www.profoundplanning.com/

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These days between YouTube university and formal education, which path is for you in 2022? Do you really need a college education to make a six-figure income? If you have not identified what you want to do with your life, this episode may be able to give you insight into what path you should follow. 

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My guest today is Dr. Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy. Native Virgin Islander. HBCU graduate (2X). Molecular Biologist. Mother of 8. World Traveller. Wife. Sister. Daughter. Friend. Minimalist. Fitness enthusiast. Kind-hearted positive thinker. Free spirit. Lifelong learner. Dean of Innovation and Student Success. Interim Vice Provost of Enrollment Management.

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has announced the creation of a new position - Dean of Innovation and Student Success. Dr. Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy will serve as the inaugural Dean of Innovation and Student Success beginning in the upcoming Fall Semester.

This position will further UVI’s strategic plan, “Greatness Through Innovation” goals, and will help to position the University as an innovative institution, and as a place that fosters innovation.

“As we launch our new Research and Business Innovation Center and improve our innovative efforts in improving the academic success of our students, Dr. Moolenaar -Wirsiy’s expertise and background is a natural fit,” said UVI President Dr. David Hall. “We believe that she can help move both of these critical mandates to the next level at UVI. Georgia State University has been a model for us in innovative student success, and we wanted someone from that institution who can bring those same insights and expertise to UVI.”

With a thorough understanding of the academic programs and policies of higher education institutions, Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy brings experience and expertise to the position of Dean of Innovation and Student success. At Georgia State University-Perimeter College, she previously served as campus dean (interim) and managed the college’s Performance Enhancement for Student Success retention initiative. She also served as director for their Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.  Dr. Moolenaar-Wirsiy is often described as a creative and innovative professional and recently served as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in residence at her alma mater, Hampton University.  As an ACE Fellow, she chaired the working committee that subsequently submitted a grant that resulted in the establishment of the Virginia Workforce Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center in 2020.

More information is available in a news release on the Media Section of the UVI Website-www.uvi.edu/ - and from this direct link HERE

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Allyson “Ally” Ponte is recognized as a passionate leader in the fitness industry. She is a thirty-year industry veteran and award-winning national fitness presenter, and educator. She is the founder and CEO of Vibe Fitness Inc® and co-owner of Vibe Fitness Studio. Ally has an extensive fitness background including management, program development, master training, and instruction with a concentration in dance and choreography.

Her breast cancer journey has lasted five years (and counting)!

WEBSITE: www.experiencevibefitness.com

 Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube: @experiencevibefitness

 Email: info@experiencevibefitness

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