In this Streamin' With a Purpose episode, we're talking to Jovita N. Miller. Jovita is a mother, author, consultant, coach, and motivating force for women. Despite having encountered many challenges in her own life, Jovita persevered while refusing to accept failure. Her tests became her testimony, which in turn, fueled other women to gain triumphant victory in their own lives. Jovita empowers women to live confident, authentic lives unapologetically. She helps them reach their full potential by showing them how to tap into their inner greatness. It is Jovita’s passion to see women inspired, empowered, and restored to wholeness. As a single mother, Jovita also has a heart for promoting family togetherness and having a positive network of role models for not only her son but also for today’s youth.

You can learn more about Jovita's 6 steps for living a purposeful life on her website.

You can also connect with her on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook by searching JovitaNMiller.

In today's episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we're talking to Elizabeth Montgomery. Elizabeth is a child of God who took a leap of faith in 2018 because she was tired of what she was doing; she wanted something different. At that point, she started her business, Liz Kitchen, and then followed it up with Healthy Hair, Healthy Life. Elizabeth believes that one of the most valuable life lessons she's learned about her purpose is that it's not about her, and she uses that mantra in everything she does in her businesses. 

In today's episode, Elizabeth shares some life lessons as an entrepreneur - advice that is extremely beneficial for anyone considering entrepreneurship or anyone who's sick and tired of being where they are and ready for something different. When God is telling you there's more, but you don't know where to turn, listen to Elizabeth's story. It will motivate you to listen harder to what God is trying to tell you.

To learn more about Elizabeth's catering business, you can find her on Instagram at #lizzkitchen_804.

To learn more about her loc, hair braiding, and all-natural hair products, you can find her on Instagram at #healthyyhairhappylifee.

In this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we're talking to Lyneshia C. Johnson-Woodland. Lyneshia is a mother of two and was born and raised in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. She completed courses with Columbia School of Broadcasting in Virginia, as well as with IM4radio Broadcasting Network in Largo, Maryland. She's a former internet radio personality and producer of her own show, "The Boogie Spot with L Boogie" also known as Ms. L Boogie. Her exceptional talents with anything involving a mic keeps her popular for local events, such as serving as an emcee, being a comedian, and acting. 

As a survivor of Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer, Lyneshia is retired after 31 years with Prince George's County Public School System, and she fulfills her civic duties in many roles in the community such as Vice-President of her neighborhood Citizens Association, member of Greater Saint John Cathedral, Marketing ministry, LEJ Mime, and dance ministry. Lyneshia also served as a mentor and volunteered with the G.E.M.S. (Girls Empowered to Meet Success) mentoring group, and Girls Scouts of America. 

Lyneshia will be launching her new podcast "Conversations with Chante'" which will give support to others struggling with cancer and their caregivers. 

She is currently a host of a movement, Black Women Connexting Communities, which can be found on www.wowuradio.net or www.blkwomencc.com. You can connect with Lyneshia on either of these platforms.

In today's episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we're talking to Minister Antonio Clinkscales. Minister Clinkscales is a pastor, educator, business owner, author, speaker, conference host, and community advocate who is passionate about healing the mind, body, and spirit. As Founder/CEO of LifeWay Services, a mental health counseling company, he uses his training in trauma and spiritual calling to fuse both the science and spirituality of healing into a transformative message of hope for the hurting and lost. His national conference of “Tackling Trauma Together: The Way To Wholeness” is changing lives by placing people on a mental trajectory toward one's divine purpose. Professionals in the medical and mental health industries recognize his strategies as revolutionary and partner to assist in helping people overcome their past pain in order to live in their present prosperity.

You can connect with Minister Clinkscales on his website at https://www.lifewayservices.org/. 

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In this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we talk with Quniana Futrell. While Quniana Futrell holds several titles — award-winning storyteller, speaker, transformational coach, philanthropist, and leader of champions — when you meet her, you meet a woman whose purpose cannot be contained. Whether you are experiencing her from behind the camera, front and center on a stage with a microphone, or in intimate conversation, what you see is what you get.

Living her life by the motto, "Change the Family, Change the World® Quniana Futrell is the epitome of resilience. Quniana's life is a testimony of how as a young woman, her mother was often incarcerated, leaving her lost in more ways than she could imagine. It would take years of misplaced anger, shattered self-esteem, and grief for her to forgive her mom. Yet, she learned the power of doing her healing work before it was too late. She is fueled by a mission to help others heal in individual and group coaching from their momma trauma as a Certified Trauma Professional through her proven Trauma Ain't Normal® program.  An award-winning director and executive producer, her docu-series, Why My Mom, grapples with the deep-seated issues few can tackle and tell with such compassion and humanity. Quniana is also a member of the illustrious Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and is committed to making a change in her community.

You can connect with Quniana on IG, Twitter, and Facebook at authorqfutrell or her website www.quiniana.com.

In this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we're talking with Tremaine Wills, MBA. Tremaine is an Investment Advisor, Tax Strategist and Accountant. She is the owner of Mind Over Money, LLC, a Register Investment Advisor firm that focuses on helping ambitious black women entrepreneurs manage their personal and business finances. Tremaine is a Certified Financial Education Instructor and is passionate about building wealth in our community. This passion led her to create and develop Greater Academy and Greater Elite, programs that help clients get comfortable with investing and taxes, investing over $1.2 Million, and saving clients thousands of dollars in their tax liability. 

Tremaine was recently named Top 50 under 50 by the Association of African American Financial Advisors, Top 100 Financial Advisors by Investopedia, and nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year by Black Brand, the Hampton Roads Regional Chamber of Commerce.

You can connect with Tremaine on IG at @tremainewills and @incomeassetsandimpact or through her business website at https://mindovermoney.net/.

In this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we talk to Minister Regina Price, M.Ed. Minister Price is a caregiver, speaker, author, certified Prepare and Enrich coach, marriage commissioner, and a notary public. She is recognized as a woman of “Great Faith” and was licensed to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in May 2000. 

Minister Price has authored four books, F.A.I.T.H. Forsaking All I Trust Him, F.A.I.T.H. Confessions, Faith Hope and Light – A Journal through Life’s Journey, Put Some Faith In That Funk, and she is co-author of the best-selling anthology, Flawed and Still Favored - The Beauty and The Boss. She is the founder and CEO of A Lite 4 Life LLC, dedicated to sharing an inspiring message of faith, hope and light to those in darkness and despair, and experiencing past and present trauma. She has a passion for the incarcerated; over 100 copies of her “Faith” books have been placed in jails and prisons. 

She has been featured in local papers and magazines and received the IShine Magazine Outreach Influencer Award. As a certified Prepare and Enrich Coach, Minister Price provides pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling and enrichment, giving couples the knowledge and skills to confidently foster and feed resilient relationships and marriages. She is an advocate for citizens transitioning back into society from incarceration, children in need of mentors and those dealing with the trauma incurred by domestic violence. Ten percent of her book proceeds support these services. 

Minister Price facilitates Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) awareness workshops in jails, prisons, schools, churches, conferences, retreats, and non-profit organizations. These workshops help the hurting recognize, confront, and conquer the traumatic experiences that have a negative, lasting effect on their health and well-being. She then teaches them how to overcome, find freedom, forgive themselves and others, get to know God, discover purpose, make a difference, and live a victorious life by faith and trusting God. 

Minister Price is a bright light shining within our communities and has a lot of wisdom to share about purpose. Take a listen to her story here.

For more information on A Lite 4 Life LLC products and services visit www.alite4life.com or email [email protected].

In this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we talk to Entrepreneur and Non-profit founder Crystal Vessels. Crystal Vessels, a native of Virginia, has always believed in bringing out the beauty in others. This passion led her to a career in cosmetology, for which she has been successful for more than 25 years. She perfected her trade and became a licensed cosmetologist and in 2006 opened her own hair salon, X-Clusive Reflections. In 2007 she became a certified makeup artist and as a result of her work was featured in several magazines and nominated for the Golden Scissors Award.

In 2010, Crystal expanded her horizons by becoming a licensed cosmetology instructor. She also became manager of Main Event Models and her own group, XCR-Models. But Crystal knew she was destined for something even greater. In 2013, she founded UnMasked as a way to give back after years of donating her time and talent to families in need. She recognized a need within the community to serve individuals and their children who were victims of domestic violence and children of life's extenuating circumstances due to no fault of their own. With a lot of hard work and dedication, Crystal was able to make UnMasked a 501(3)c non-profit organization. It has since received several awards for all of its work in the community. 

Every year UnMasked, X-Clusive Reflections, the XCR Team, and volunteers along with the help and support of other area stylists and barbers, provide a "FREE" back-to-school FunDay event. School-age children are provided backpacks filled with school supplies as well as free services including hair care, food, clothing and entertainment. Attendance at these events has grown to over 400, with over 100 children receiving free hair care services. UnMasked has launched several other community functions, which include an annual purse drive, distribution of hygienic, toiletries, hair care products, collection of paper products and supplies, holiday giving/dinners, toys, food, coat drives, and financial support.

UnMasked has also started other outreach programs to support different needs in the community such as UnMasked youth group F.I.R.E., Inspiring Women, and Positive Men of Influence. 

In today's episode Crystal shares that when we're following our purpose everything aligns as it should. Unknowingly, her salon opened up the door to her nonprofit. She originally thought her purpose was to travel and beautify others with her hairstyling technique, but little did she know that it would be the non-profit that God would have her commit most of her time to and the hair salon that would pave the way for it to even happen. Hear more of Crystal's story in today's episode.

Crystal is always looking for volunteers or other businesses to partner with for her community efforts. If you're near or in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area and looking for a collaborative effort that fits your mission, contact Crystal through her website or Facebook.  

On this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we're talking to Larry Lewis. Larry Lewis is from Virginia; he grew up in the Richmond City area and attended public school there. Larry took several courses after high school at Richmond Business College ( Small Business Management ). He spent nearly 40 years of his life working for A. H. Robins Pharmaceutical Company. In 2013, in his mid-fifties, Larry's life was forever changed when he joined Primerica Financial Services. Larry retired from A.H. Robins and since 2016, he has been a Regional Vice President in the financial services industry helping families build their financial houses. In 2019, he and his wife Yolanda opened the doors of their own Primerica office and have not looked back. Larry has 31 active licensed representatives in his Agency. He and Yolanda Lewis have three lovely children.

If you're interested in the financial services, would like to learn more for yourself, or are interested in building a business for yourself, reach out to Larry at 804-852-8434 or you can email him at [email protected]. On Tuesdays, Larry hosts a webinar for people just like you. Reach out to learn how you can join in.

In this episode of Streamin' With a Purpose, we're talking to Sabrina Williams. Sabrina is a Career Reinvention Specialist, Life Coach, Transition Coach, & International Speaker. She is cultivating leaders, careers and communities with her unequivocal coaching and empowerment programming.

As an inspirational coach and advocate for individuals and organizations across the globe, Sabrina is one of the nation’s top professional speakers. Known for her profound insight and transformative style, Sabrina is impacting generations and lives with her distinct brand of coaching, training and consulting.

For over 20 years, she’s dedicated her career to educating and equipping others to realize and reach their full potential; especially serving the economically and socially disadvantaged populations.

Sabrina is also a distinguished workforce development and economic empowerment specialist, owner and CEO of Strategically Inspired Solutions (also known as SIS Motivation) and Co-Owner of N&S Travel Partners with her husband Namon Williams.

Her in-depth knowledge and expertise have enabled her to work with local, state, federal and international agencies and organizations.

Sabrina plans to leave a legacy and create generational wealth for her five children and four grandchildren – while making a big, bold and sustainable impact on the world.

Sabrina shares so much of her wisdom in this episode. She encourages everyone to become the CEO of their life. Don't ever give up on your dream; always pursue your purpose. Stop the excuses and do it afraid because it's only then that you become the master of your craft. Fear will only keep you from living your purpose and sharing your brilliance with the world.

You can connect with Sabrina on Facebook at SisMotivation and N&S Travel Partners; IG @sis_motivation; and on LinkedIn at Sabrina Williams.