The Amber Weitzer Podcast | Silhouettes of Success

She is a Texas native, a dynamic, achievement driven Executive dedicated to helping women advance in their career. We are fortunate to connect with her as she has just transitioned from her role as CEO of The Ladder Alliance into her new role as President and CEO of The Women's Business Council Southwest! In her first two years there, she doubled the amount of operating cash, tripled the operating reserve, transformed the annual golf event, increasing new attendees by 80%, decreased expenses by 10%, as well as received the "Best Place for Working Parents" award from the former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price. During this same time, she grew the fundraising budget by approximately 225%, making it the most successful fundraising period in the history of the agency. By placing substantial emphasis on capacity building, scalable and equitable community change, and broadening the existing funding portfolio, The Ladder Alliance has seen the largest growth, both programmatically and financially, in its 18- year history under Mrs. Coulters' leadership. She earned her Master from Texas Women's University and her Bachelors from the University of North Texas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas and a National Certified Counselor-member of the Fort Worth Rotary Club, Women Steering Business, and the Women's Policy Forum...and when the work day is done, she enjoys time with her wife Ashleigh, their son Stetson along with their horses at their ranch.

Today's Silhouette of Success VIP, Featured Guest is second to none, with an extraordinary, purposeful mission. She is a happy wife of 25 years, proud mom of three children, nonprofit CEO, experienced consultant and a recently published author of her first book Diary of An Insecure CEO. She has over 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience and she has raised over $35 million to help families to overcome poverty and homelessness in her current role as CEO of Interfaith Family Services. In addition, she is also the principal and lead consultant of Kim Williams Consulting LLC, a change-management firm for nonprofit organizations. She resides just outside of Dallas with her Christ-following, sports-loving, foodie family of five!

Grab your notebooks, get ready to press the pause and slide back to rewind...our VIP Featured Guest will keep you on your toes! She has held several positions in international affairs; such as Director of International Projects at Daytona State College and Liaison Officer for the Department of Defense at United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). She was Advisor to the Government of the Dominican Republic for 10 years, she is a member of the Florida Bar and a Mediator certified by the Supreme Court of Florida. She has a significant educational background with certifications, so let's bring her on to get this episode kicked off so she can fill us in!

She is delightful and a powerhouse in her industry with the spotlight on her today because another Silhouette of Success passed the light on and connected us! Our Silhouette of Success today has led recruitment for some of the most successful organizations in the world including Accenture, Aon Hewitt, and Amazon and now translates her unique global experience to help clients with their Talent Acquisition strategies including outsourcing recruitment, an interim leadership. She is a speaker, writer, podcast host and has been quoted in several prestigious publications! She is Erin McDermott Peterson, Partner and Global Talent Acquisition Consultant with PeopleResults and podcast host of "Big Fish in the Talent Pond", wife, mother of two grown children living in Austin, Texas.

Our VIP Featured Guest today is all in for supporting and empowering women by bringing out their inner spark, confidence and beauty through hair, makeup, and sexuality! She has over 17 years of experience as a professional hair and makeup artist creating her signature SEXY GLAM on-screen looks for many celebrities, red carpet, photoshoots, weddings or just a great selfie! In addition, she is certified in multiple sexuality driven courses and has now combined that with her skill set as a hair and makeup artist to offer Female Empowerment Coaching!

Her coaching is completely customized for each individual and their personal needs and goals that they want to achieve. She helps women of all ages reach their full, divine feminine potential in all aspects of their lives; baby stepping them through any intimacy blocks, self-pleasure, finding and communicating their needs, desires, as well as working on boosting their confidence and practicing self-love.

She has been producing and creating creative media in Tarrant County (Fort Worth, Texas) for over 25 years now. Rachel graduated from Northlake College in 1996 and jumped right into video production for various media outlets. She started her own video company in 1998 called HONBUN Video Production where she shot private and business events. She soon moved my production into the glamorous world of high end Sweet 16/ Quinceañera photography and began Glitteratti Girl and Starlet Model Group with Q&N magazine out of Dallas. In 2015, she went into freelance photography for many of the local non-profit organizations like Children's Charities of FW, United Way of Tarrant County, and Wish with Wings. Rachel is the official photographer for the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and freelances for various company's in Tarrant County. Her next adventure is launching Style in the Metroplex digital album for subscribers. Looking forward to a great 2021. Let's listen in for more details on her Silhouette of Success journey and thoughts of inspiration that might just help you reach your goals and dreams!

Ann has been creating calm and clutter free homes for her interior design clients. She also helps local home sellers prepare their homes to sell in less time at higher prices. As a wife, mother, small businessperson, and dog owner, she creates interiors that work for real people, without sacrificing beauty and creativity. Ann designs lovely spaces, where people want to relax, laugh and entertain family and friends. She is passionate about her faith, family, travel, and scuba diving. Past trips include Vietnam, Cambodia, Peru, New Zealand, to name a few. Born and raised in Ithaca, New York, she raised her children in the Chicago area before making it home to Texas in 2013.

She is one of the most illustrious women in my life. She is brilliant, beautiful, down to earth with a fiery passion for life.

She created The World's Finest Concealed Carry Purse after 15 years of being unable to find an elegant, high quality bag with a safe and accessible firearm/personal protection compartment. Her belief is that women's lives are worth protecting. Kimberly's wish is that with education and training more women will feel empowered to take action without sacrificing their personal style! Kimberly is a mother, wife, entrepreneur and creator of Kimberly Handbags.

A self-described "Jack-of-All-Trades", she says that variety is the spice of life, well said Sharla!

Sharla has over 30 years as a hairstylist, she opened my own salon in 2015. She earned a bachelor's degree in Communication at the University of Texas in Arlington in 2003 while working as a hairstylist.

In 2010 she became interested in child welfare and pursuing a master's degree in Social Work. After graduating with an MSW in 2012 she worked in foster care/adoption as well as some medical social work over the next few years. In 2018, because of her experience with case work, she began working in Adult Education as a Career Navigator. She worked for three years at Weatherford ISD in several capacities, including ESL instructor, and facilitating a course in Entrepreneurship in the Adult Ed department.

In addition, while still working and operating her salon she was also working in Adult Ed, she and her oldest daughter launched an event childcare company. Most of their work is through a contract with the US Army, where we provide childcare at Army events for couples where one partner has just returned from deployment. It is a very unique industry and has been very lucrative and a great experience for them.

Sharla was born in Dallas, Texas raised in Euless, Texas and now lives in Weatherford, Texas with my husband Tim, a software engineering manager. She has four adult children and seven grandchildren.

How will you lead within your community?

She brings radiance, excellence and full allegiance in everything she does. Her depth of experience is both superb and is sincerely jaw-dropping astounding as she engages with full heart and devotion in a multitude of roles such as... founder, connector, community champion, volunteer, advocate and philanthropist. She has been a beacon of light for thousands during her 40+ years of service. In 1980, she founded Roanoke Meals on Wheels now, known as Metroport Meals on Wheels. She's lived in Westlake Texas for 43 years in the most magical fairytale-esk historic home, circa 1938 with her husband Scott of 57 years and proud Mother of their two grown daughters Paige and Brooke.

She expresses her gratitude to Northeast Leadership, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Safehaven, Northwest Metroport Chamber and others for acknowledging her many community focused efforts. Having the community respond by presenting her with leadership and achievement awards has been rewarding, yet it is when her core value of service to others is met that when she feels the truest sense of authenticity.

In creating these volunteer opportunities and becoming a mentor to her children, she has found such a joy; it is important to her as well to have promoted the act of service to the community at large. Even though she is retired as Executive Director of Metroport Meals On Wheels, she still deliver meals and helps with fundraising. And at 80, she continues to work with other charity organizations that she respects and loves, for example, House of Shine and Summer Santa.

Kelly loves her job these days. It is much the same as it has always been: networking, bringing people together…It is especially thrilling hosting charity functions in their home to fundraise for many causes (Alzheimers, a rare-children's disease called Battenhope, and so many other nonprofits). She celebrates seeing the lives of the volunteers enriched by the service they give to others, just as she rejoices in the enhanced lives of those receiving that help!