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After 30+ years in the corporate environment, Jeff decided to strike out on his own and started Understandable Solutions in November 2019. He coaches business owners and individuals seeking growth and improvement in financial performance, as well as leadership.

While financial performance is incredibly important, Jeff believes that there is always a story behind the numbers. This is especially apparent in his leadership presentations:

-The 13 Absolutes of Leadership,

-12 for ’21

-Communicate with Compassion and Persuasion.

In May 2020, Jeff published his first book, “Understandable Solutions, Confessions of a Forensic Financialist.” He followed up with his podcast “The Forensic Financialist” where he discusses business issues and interviews leaders in business consulting and coaching. The podcast has also become an avenue to explore leadership principles, professional growth, and interview inspiring guests.

Jeff gives credit where credit is due. His wife of 32 years, Dian, has been the consummate partner throughout his career. Jeff and Dian have three grown children, son Payton, 21, and twin girls, Emma and Mary, 19. They reside in Spring.

In this episode, Tish and Jeff talk about the following topics...

- Communicating with intention

- Everything aligns when your faith is greater than your fear

- We're here to add value to other people

- We have the opportunity to learn from all situations

Learn more about Jeff's services by visiting https://understandablesolutions.com/.

You can also reach out to him via [email protected]

Dr. Shamieka Dean is the CEO of Shamieka Dean Enterprises, a global fully comprehensive business solution for emerging and executive-level business owners. She is the founder Founder of Map to Millions and Next Level Business Academy.

Dr. Shamieka Dean, Award-winning business owner and Youtube Influencer,. With over 60,000 followers across multiple social media platforms, she's made her stamp as an influencer, innovator, and income strategist.

In just 3 years, she’s taken over 4,000 people through her courses and programs helping them to create profitable products and scalable services. She has proudly helped some of her clients generate over six figures in their business. She is wildly known for her alliterations, acronyms and analogies used to develop replicable, profitable, and duplicable success using her signature framework, the 90/10 Formula ™ where she helps her clients automate 90% of their profit so that they can work only 10% of the time and her Cash before Creation™ methodology that shows her clients how to prove the profitability of their product before they produce it.

Dr. Shamieka Dean’s goal is to help clients increase their profit margin, decrease their revenue risks and secure a scalable solution.

In this episode, Tish and Dr. Shamieka talk about the following...

- Authenticity attracts audience

- Rejection is redirection

- Being grateful for our accomplishments but also searching for greater things

- What you connect to matters / Covenant connections are currency

- We evolve and may contradict past belief systems

- Prioritize self-care

To learn more about Dr. Shamieka Dean's services, visit https://www.shamiekadean.com/

This is a very special episode. This is our very first Mother’s Day episode and what a treat it is! This week Tish interviews her three adult sons, Derrell Peoples, Lavell Jones, and Charles Times. In this vulnerable session, Tish asks her sons to describe their thoughts about being the children of an entrepreneur. Tish shares pieces of her story such as when she was forced to close her once successful, million-dollar staffing company and lost everything in the process. They discuss the highs and lows of business and most importantly the struggles of watching parents fight tooth and nail for their dreams, especially when it seems as though it is a losing battle.

Derrell, Lavell, and Charles share how Tish’s journey has impacted their own entrepreneurial endeavors the most as well as what lessons they have learned over the years.

If you have had struggles while building your business, this is an episode you definitely want to listen to. If you wonder what your children might be learning as they watch you persevere, definitely tune in. Whether or not you are a Boss Mom - your heart will still be warmed and encouraged as you hear this precious conversation.

Transparent. Raw. Charismatic. Down to earth. Authentic. Empowering.

For over 25 years Sharise has been coaching, leading, teaching, ministering, and speaking into the lives of women in her community, her church, at conferences, on her job, in a parking lot, or wherever she feels the tugging of her spirit. The interesting thing is that Sharise would tell you that she is an introvert and loves to go unnoticed sitting over in a corner somewhere. However, sparks ignite when she gets a microphone in her hand, a computer keyboard under her fingertips, or someone feeling defeated in her presence. Sharise uses her real-life experiences to help women transform their pain and disappointments to power, realizing their individual uniqueness. Her mission is to coach women along their journey from dysfunction to destiny and launching into the stratosphere of success. She has a unique way of getting your attention and speaking to your heart!

In today's episode you will learn about:

- Break the mold to become the real you

- Stand in your truth

- Stop striving and just be

- Embracing the entire journey to success

- Show up through the trials of life

- Taking time to heal

Learn more about Sharise at: https://www.mypwen.org/ or https://www.shariselerby.com/

(This episode is a replay of Episode 16, published in November 25, 2020)

Darnyelle is the award-winning business growth speaker and strategist of Incredible One Enterprises, LLC, a multi-million-dollar coaching and consulting brand. Best known for transforming the lives of her business coaching clients and live event attendees, Darnyelle equips her clients to leverage and scale businesses that serve them financially and spiritually. By combining mindset, messaging and marketing with sales, systems and scale, Darnyelle can take you from nearly six figures to seven figures in record time all while deepening your connection to God and strengthening your faith.

Darnyelle is a 7-time best-selling author, the creator of 5 powerful business systems and the host of the Leverage Your Incredible Factor Podcast.

There are so many great things you will learn in this episode but here are few of the highlights:

- Faith, surrender, and consistent action

- Having God guide and be part of your business.

- Letting go of the good to become great.

- Vantage Points to Vision Points

- Leaving behind scarcity mindset

To learn more about Darnyelle, visit: https://www.incredibleoneenterprises.com/

(This episode is a replay of episode 9, published in Oct 2020)

Kristy Honsvick is an internationally sought out content strategist who sets new standards for content innovation strategy and raising the bar on how to show up online and in social media. She teaches the organic strategies that people need to know to get their message in front of a lot more people.

Kristy has worked with amazing small business owners to increase reach and engagement organically by over 1,700% and how to create greater profitability with their content.

She lives in Salt Lake City with her hot husband and 3 kiddos. When she's not at home, she's probably in the mountains with a true-crime novel and peanut butter M&M's.

In this episode, Tish and Kristy talk about...

- The true goal in networking that people often fail to see

- How everything shifts when you start believing in your mission

- Incredible opportunities that come with owning a business

- The power of content repurposing

- Why you need to stop networking for the sales

If you're interested in working with Kristy, reach out to her via http://www.getsimplyonline.com or by joining her Facebook Group "Content with Kristy" >> http://www.facebook.com/groups/contentwithkristy

Authors worldwide write better thanks to editorial guru and authorpreneur, Tenita C. Johnson. Perfecting manuscripts for hundreds of best-selling authors, she’s on a mission to end the prominent everyday abuse of the English language and rectify punctuation pet peeves.

As the founder and CEO of So It Is Written, LLC, Tenita collaborates with industry professionals to take manuscripts to the marketplace, positioning authors for success in the literary world. Well known by many as a human spell check, noun nerd and grammar police, she proudly wears the badge of honor to correct and serve. Dubbed the editor’s editor, and the book bully by many, she empower aspiring authors to write from the editor’s point of view to save time and money in the self-publishing process.

Tenita positions writers as experts in the industry, empowering them to create their own writing/editorial business and thus, develop multiple streams of income.

In this episode, Tish and Tenita talk about the following...

- To gain confidence, keep doing what you need to do

- The mind has to stretch beyond what it has been before

- Shifting the mindset to shift our lives

- Who you hang around is who you become

- Finding your purpose -- there's a greater plan at work

- You need to become tenacious

- What you prioritize is what will prosper

To connect with Tenita, visit https://soitiswritten.net/ or email [email protected]

Embrace all that you are, in service to the world and to your highest and most incredible life — the journey waits for no one, it begins now.

This is a challenge from Avalaura, the internationally celebrated Intuitive Consultant and Life Coach. Avalaura passionately assists individuals who dare to live their best lives. She takes her clients from hole to wholeness in their life, relationships and business by guiding them through a powerful healing process that helps them discover who they are, who they wish to be, and how to get there. If now is the time for you to live a freedom-focused life, detox yourself of limiting beliefs that no longer serve you, and create an unrecognizable reality — then Avalaura is the guide you’ve been waiting for.

Avalaura is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Additionally, she is a trained Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Life Coach and Spiritual Counselor, Hypnotherapist, Holistic Aromatherapist and Yoga/Meditation Instructor.

Avalaura has been featured for her work on the Real Housewives of Potomac, Afro American Newspaper, Ruby Magazine, the Huffington Post, Readers Digest and The Root.

In this episode, Tish and Avalaura talk about...

- The black community's old perspective on coaching and the 180 degree shift

- Coaching to truly heal people, not just maintain their dysfunction

- The sales conversation around coaching/healing services

- Showing up consistently and with 100% authenticity

- Developing true self-awareness and using it to your advantage

Reach out to Avalaura at https://avalaura.com/

Sonya Joseph is a leadership and professional development coach. She is a certified DDI training facilitator, motivational speaker and blogger who has worked in an array of roles and departments for a variety of companies including Verizon and AT&T. Her primary focus was corporate training, and instructional design/project management, respectively.

Sonya has earned multiple awards and recognitions during her career in Corporate America for excellence in customer service and leadership. Her passion for leadership has caused her heartbreak as she’s witnessed how drastically poor leadership can damage people and organizations. It is her focus to change that by helping develop strong leaders who lead from within, even if it’s one person at a time.

Her efforts to develop a path lined with great leaders is achieved through her company, Leadership Impact, which was established in 2011. Leadership Impact has a vision of “Developing servant-leaders who will change the world.” Her mission is, “To make the world better through focused, gritty, self-discovery and accountability leadership training that’s layered in love and patience.”

In this episode, Tish and Sonya talk about...

- Becoming an extroverted introvert in order to follow the call to serve

- The downsides of perfectionism and letting go to show up 100% authentic

- Surrounding yourself with truth-tellers

- Any connection is a good connection

- Recognizing the divine design -- you are puzzle in progress!

If you're interested in working with Sonya, reach out via phone or email. You can find her info at https://www.leadershipimpactusa.com/

Roy Times is the Quality Assurance Manager for Peraton, the Pastor of the Joy Center in Phoenix, AZ, and Tish Times Superman. Roy and Tish Times have been helping couples ‘make love’ for over 20 years! They love to empower couples to make love real, make love intentional, make love fun, and make love intimate and most important make love last. They have been married for over 25 years and they live what they preach.

In this special episode, Tish and Roy talk about...

- The perspective of the spouse of an entrepreneur

- The importance of trust between entrepreneur and spouse and how that gets challenged

- Business shifts/pitfalls and how to best work on them with your spouse

- Always being intentional in showing support

This episode is sponsored by the Making Love Marriage Seminar, a 2-day event hosted by Roy and Tish Times. Sign up and join us by going to this link >> https://bit.ly/TimeforMakingLove