By Twanna Toliver
About the Show:
Welcome to Thrive off the Ladder, the podcast that gives women the encouragement and guidance to take their talents outside the corporate office. Through candid conve
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Are you ready to step into the spotlight? So many women hide themselves, and their accomplishments, away because they have a fear of being seen. They are afraid that there’s going to be someone who knows more or earns more and that in the end, they’ll just be embarrassed they ever said anything. But by hiding themselves away, they are blocking their own blessings.
Meet Polina Ruvinsky. Polina is the Founder of Hype HQ, a dynamic platform where women join forces to magnify each other’s accomplishments. Building on her background as a leader and software engineer for iconic brands like Disney, ESPN, and Rosetta Stone, Polina's passion for empowering women in tech communities ignited the spark for Hype HQ. Today, she's dedicated to fostering a vibrant ecosystem where women unlock new opportunities, build meaningful connections, and celebrate collective triumphs. Beyond her role as founder, Polina is a mentor, a proud mom, and an avid traveler, walking the talk of Hype HQ's mission every day.
In this week’s episode, we’re discussing Polina’s mission to amplify women’s voices all over the world. Instead of staying out of the spotlight, Polina is dedicated to helping women like you embrace it. With a background in tech and a thriving community of women to back you up - you are sure you make all your dreams come true with Hype HQ! Tune in to hear more about how she empowers her community now wherever you listen to podcasts.
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is a results-igniting Business Strategist who has been working with small businesses since 2016. As the founder of She Creates Collective, a business development hub, Twanna equips entrepreneurs with the tools to grow their businesses through holistic strategy and growth marketing. Her mission is to simplify business while providing those with fewer resources the knowledge to generate consistent revenue.
Dedicated to helping women-led small businesses take their talents outside the confines of a corporate office, Twanna stands as the quintessential strategic partner. She hosts the Thrive off the Ladder podcast and is a sought-after mentor and business advisor for leading small business development programs, including Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN), and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business (10KSB).
With a certification in growth and digital marketing, Twanna has been a contributor writer for Accion Opportunity Fund and has been featured in Forbes. Her expertise and dedication make her an invaluable asset to small business founders looking to grow and achieve lasting success.
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Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST.
Have you ever burned out so hard you were forced to take an unscheduled sabbatical? Elysha did, and during that time she recognized how important rest really is. As a business owner, she shares what she’s learned about rest with her clients so that they don’t have to go through the same turmoil she did.
Elysha Johnson is the founder of Open Tabs, a virtual assistant agency. With a background in managing the back-of-house details in the world of fine dining and luxury hospitality, Elysha seamlessly transitioned to overseeing the tasks and agendas of C-Suite leaders and Founders across the US. As an Executive Assistant, she thrived in the high-pressure environment of the business world, until she faced burnout and was forced to take an unexpected sabbatical.
This experience led Elysha to a profound conviction: it is possible for every driven business leader to live an unapologetically productive, ambitious, and restful life. She believes in a holistic approach that considers your body, soul, spirit, and goals, enabling sustainable business growth with the help of a virtual assistant. Elysha is passionate about helping others move toward greater harmony and would be honored to support you on your journey to success.
In this week’s episode, Elysha shares her proven strategies for productive rest and how you can implement them into your life. As a virtual assistant and an agency owner, she organizes her clients’ lives and prevents burnout before it even starts. Elysha knows that you can’t get any high-level work done when your brain is tangled up like spaghetti, so let her do the untangling for you!
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is a Business Strategist and has been working with small businesses since 2016. Twanna founded She Creates Collective a business development hub for female-led small business owners to learn how to grow their business through wholistic strategy and growth marketing. Her mission is to simplify business while giving those with less resources the tools to generate consistent revenue.
Along with hosting the Thrive off the Ladder podcast she is a sought after mentor and business advisor for leading small business development programs such as Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, (NFTE), Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, (DWEN) and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business, (10KSB). Twanna has a certification in growth and digital marketing and has been a contributor writer for Accion Opportunity Fund and featured in Forbes.
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Ever wonder how entrepreneurs sell out their services and products as soon as the doors open? It’s because they offer so much value to their potential customers for free that these clients know that they will get the results they want. But to do that, you have to let yourself be seen, let yourself be heard, and trust that you know what you’re talking about.
In this week's episode, we’re sitting down with LaShonda Brown. LaShonda is a tech educator and YouTube expert who teaches service providers how to work less and live more by leveraging tech and YouTube. Her YouTube channel @BootstrapBizAdvice helps thousands of entrepreneurs in real time keep their profit margins high and expenses low.
LaShonda Brown tells us why potential clients were begging her to let them pay her. The value that she had to offer was so impactful that people were asking for her Venmo after just a few conversations. And here on the Thrive Off the Ladder Podcast, she’s going to teach you how you can do the same and how you can do it sustainably so that you don’t burn yourself out.
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Coach. She is dedicated to providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to break through their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism, and monetize their creativity.
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Website: www.twannatoliver.com
Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST.
Where ditching a few bad habits before the end of the year and that includes your habit of perfectionism. Perfectionism keeps us from being great because it forces us to spend all our energy on the anxiety of a project rather than the quality of the project. And that includes your business projects. This week’s guest is Toya Gavin and she’s going to give us permission to be basic.
Toya Gavin is an attorney, coach, and founder of Woke Up Worthy. At Woke Up Worthy, Toya helps women of color transition from the jobs they were trained into the careers they were built for. Toya holds a Juris Doctorate from the George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University. She is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey and is an ICF-certified coach. Toya's work as a coach is informed by numerous teachers, authors, artists, and practitioners, both personal and professional, including her sisters, aunts, husband, and mother.
In this week’s episode, Toya and I talk about how to get rid of internalized oppression and focus on self-compassion. You don’t have to be. At 100% every minute of every day. It’s not sustainable. Slow down, don’t beat yourself up, and let yourself be great, not perfect.
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Coach. She is dedicated to providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to break through their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism, and monetize their creativity.
Speaking & Advertising Inquiries
[email protected]
Join our private Thrive off the Ladder community! https://thrive-off-the-ladder.circle.so/c/podcasts/
Connect with Twanna on
Instagram: @twannatoliver
Website: www.twannatoliver.com
Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST.
Welcome back to a brand new episode and a brand new title! This season we are switching it up, and bringing even more value to the podcast. This season will be a culmination of my work over the last seven years.
This season on the Thrive off the Ladder podcast, I’ll be taking everything I learned over the years as a women’s entrepreneurship coach and simplifying the way we build a business. That means addressing professional traumas, doing business from wisdom and not wounds, and how to offer value before you sell anything.
Happy listening!
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Coach. She is dedicated to providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to break through their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism and monetize their creativity.
Speaking & Advertising Inquiries
[email protected]
Join our private Thrive off the Ladder community! https://thrive-off-the-ladder.circle.so/c/podcasts/
Connect with Twanna on
Instagram: @twannatoliver
Website: www.twannatoliver.com
Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST.
I've always said that women don't need to be empowered they need to be equipped.
Permission for us to soar has already been granted but I'm well aware of the beating our confidence and spirit can take day after day in spaces that don't see us fully or value what we bring to the table.
It was the reason I wanted to do this series, the best is yet to come, to remind us through it all we are still here and our work is not in vain there is so much more in store for us!
These stories are from women who have reinvented themselves, bounced back, wasted nothing and show up every day to pour into women and do work no one else wants to do.
While this is the season finale I hope that you will come back to listen to this stories for encouragement and insight on how to press forward.
Here are the episodes from the season:
The Best is Yet to Come Series Introduction with your host Twanna Toliver
21st Century Career with Toya Gavin
Recapture the Vision with Regina Robinson
Repurpose your Gifts with Alliah L. Agostini
Building a Legacy with Tammy Darmel Moore
You can Bounce Back with Precious L. Williams
Speaking of Money! With Pamela Capalad
Money is the #1 reason women stay in unfulfilling jobs. “I gotta pay my bills” is an universal mantra for the overworked, undervalued and most of the time under paid career woman.
I’ve learned the hard way that getting paid, staying paid and increasing pay are all three totally distinct skill sets that require different ways of thinking and strategy.
Whether you as an employee or entrepreneur getting your money right will always be in season.
Pricing a product or services and hiring help is one of the most challenging parts of starting a business along with negotiating a salary and setting boundaries as an employee.
Money continues to be sensitive topic for women and my guest life's work is to change that! Especially for women of color.
About Pamela Capalad
Pamela Capalad is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Accredited Financial Counselor™ and has been in the financial services industry since 2008. She founded Brunch & Budget to help people who felt ashamed or embarrassed about money have a safe and friendly place to talk about it and make real financial progress. Her mission is to make financial planning as affordable as possible for the communities who need it most. She co-hosts the Brunch & Budget podcast and also runs a group financial planning program called See Change, specifically designed for People of Color. Pam has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post, Vice Magazine, and other places you’ve heard of. She was named in New York Magazine’s Best of New York 2019 and has brunched with over 400 people and counting.
About the Show:
Stories are powerful! Especially the ones we tell ourselves. Higher than This is a snack size podcast that challenges the deeply rooted narratives and limited beliefs that hold back high achieving women and continue to hinder their progress in vibrating higher in their careers and life!
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Coach. She is dedicated in providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to breakthrough their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism and monetize their creativity.
Change the narrative to vibrate higher! Higher than This.
Learn More:
https://www.twannatoliver.com/
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Life is filled with so many ebbs and flows. We love to look externally for the problems but often we have to do a deep dive internally to fully bounce back from our rock bottom.
Today's guest, Precious L. Williams shares her story that is part cautionary and part inspirational on how she didn't give up on herself and was able to turn years of enduring one set back after another into the best bounce back story!
About Precious:
Precious L. Williams is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion who has also successfully appeared on ABC's “Shark Tank," CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Black Enterprise Magazine. She has even slayed 2 TEDx Talks! Precious, through her pitching skills and talents, has also watched her clients win millions of dollars in pitch competition money, secure lucrative speaking and corporate training contracts, and launch their next beautiful NOW!
About the Show:
Stories are powerful! Especially the ones we tell ourselves. Higher than This is a snack size podcast that challenges the deeply rooted narratives and limited beliefs that hold back high achieving women and continue to hinder their progress in vibrating higher in their careers and life!
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Business Coach. She is dedicated in providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to breakthrough their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism and monetize their creativity.
Change the narrative to vibrate higher! Higher than This.
Learn More:
https://www.twannatoliver.com/
Speaking & Advertising Inquiries
[email protected]
Hang out with me on social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twannatoliver/
Leadership never resonates for women, more so, for women of color because it wasn't built for us.
However, it is long overdue for us to start recognizing the innate leadership traits we all have and flexing that muscle in all the space.
My guest today has done extensive work on women and leadership development and how we can overcome the limitations when it comes to taking the lead professionally.
About Dr. McKiever
Dr. Shinika McKiever is a leader, an innovative and intellectual thinker, she is a dreamer and doer, as well as a believer of the power of positivity and leading from within. Dr. McKiever is the Chief Creative Officer of The McKiever Group Creative Company. Her consulting firm provides clients with purpose-driven and creative strategies that encompass business and entrepreneurial solutions, nonprofit management planning, and talent and personal brand development. Additionally, Dr. Shinika currently works as the Director of Foundation Relations in the Division of University Advancement at her alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to joining UNC-Greensboro, Shinika worked as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at NC A&T State University. Shinika received a B. A. in Political Science and minor in African- American studies from the University of North Carolina—Greensboro and a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University. She received her doctorate in Leadership Studies from NC A&T State University.
Shinika’s past recognitions include: 2018 NC Central University 40 Under 40 Alumni Award, 2018 Triad Business Journal 40 Leaders Under 40, Leadership Winston-Salem Class of 2017, 2016 Triad Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business, 2016 Wells Fargo Piedmont Triad Chapter Volunteer of the Year, and 2015 Winston under 40 Leadership Award. She has volunteered with numerous local nonprofit organizations and served on the boards of several community nonprofits. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Shinika enjoys spending time with her family and fur baby, writing, traveling, photography, crafting, and baking. She feels that it is important to give back, so she is also passionate about entrepreneurship, leadership, mentoring, coaching, and helping others develop their ideas and reach their potential.
About the Show:
Stories are powerful! Especially the ones we tell ourselves. Higher than This is a snack size podcast that challenges the deeply rooted narratives and limited beliefs that hold back high achieving women and continue to hinder their progress in vibrating higher in their careers and life!
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Coach. She is dedicated in providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to breakthrough their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism and monetize their creativity.
Change the narrative to vibrate higher! Higher than This.
Learn More:
https://www.twannatoliver.com/
Speaking & Advertising Inquiries
[email protected]
Hang out with me on social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twannatoliver/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToliverCreativeGroup
The Best is Yet to Come series continues with a treat that is just perfect for my empty nesters wondering about their next move. Sometimes your next best step is to lay plans aside and take a trip outside the familiar that's exactly what my guest Tammy Darmel Moore did a couple of years ago, taking a trip to the motherland. A trip to Africa not only changed her life, but helped her build a legacy that goes far beyond herself.
About Tammy Darmel Moore:
Tammy Darmel Moore, Founder of Footprints in Africa, offers a rich history of over twenty years in Corporate America and is credited with helping enterprises flourish exponentially through her acute business acumen and strategy. Following her retirement from the corporate sector, Tammy wanted to do more to give back, and after a life-changing trip to Ethiopia, Footprints in Africa was born. Driven by her vision and compassion for humanity and fueled by her love for the African continent, Tammy dedicates a large majority of her time and energy to nurturing and building the Footprints in Africa brand. With over two decades of community service experience, Tammy is no stranger to the different layers of creating, developing, and facilitating a business, which has proven valuable for building a non-profit organization.
In addition to her work as a non-profit leader, Tammy is Principal Business Consultant with her consultancy firm, Moore and Associates. She is also the CEO and President of Chayil Enterprises LLC, a highly diversified company with entities in real estate and consumer goods and services. Chayil Enterprises LLC is the parent company of Therapeutic Touch, Moore and Associates, and Footprints in Africa.
Tammy earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Business Administration with extensive accounting studies from Furman University. After graduation, she completed a rigorous Project Management Professional (PMP) program, at the University of South Carolina. Additionally, Tammy has two executive business certifications (Innovative Finance and Social Innovation) from the University of Cape Town, a research university in South Africa, thus earning honors recognition in both programs. She also holds several executive certifications in Intellectual Property Law (Intro to Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, and Patent Law) from Pennsylvania University, and an elite business certification in Women's Entrepreneurship from Cornell.
Her influence in the business arena, and community alike, is evident with awards and recognitions like National Women History Month Spotlight, Black History Month Spotlight, and TALK
Tammy is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, where she currently resides.
To learn more about Footprints in Africa and the many ways in which you can get involved, visit
https://www.footprintsinafrica.org/ and be sure to check out Alkebulan: Footprints in Africa's
Cultural Emporium. A place where you can shop the continent of Africa, for authentic African items from anywhere in the United States.
About the Host:
Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Coach. She is dedicated in providing ambitious women currently in corporate careers with the foundational tools to turn their creativity into a profitable business.
Known for her straight-up coaching style, Twanna pushes women to breakthrough their self-limiting beliefs and shows them how to step into their seemingly impossible dreams.
Twanna proudly stands as the quintessential accountability partner for women ready to level up their income, dive into entrepreneurism and monetize their creativity.
Change the narrative to vibrate higher! Higher than This.
Learn More:
https://www.twannatoliver.com/
Speaking & Advertising Inquiries
[email protected]
Hang out with me on social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twannatoliver/
The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.