Where the Fortune Is

Debbie will be the first to tell you it is her team that deserves all the credit, but without her leadership and guidance the Southaven Chamber of Commerce would not have grown from 200 members to over 700 members strong. Due to her team mentality and being led by faith, Debbie is impacting businesses within the Desoto County and the surrounding area in a positive way. 

Working in the 3rd largest city in Mississippi is as welcoming as a small town, inviting new or curious members into their chamber to talk about the benefits and perks over a cup of coffee. The chambers doors are always open and willing to help any business no matter the size nor need. Debbie and her team demonstrated that best during Covid with 12-14hrs days on the phone helping small businesses, heck they even prayed, cried, and laughed with people to get through the crisis. 

Please enjoy and listen in as Debbie brings credibility and value to each one of the chamber’s members. 

Janie Day is the President/CEO of the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce and is all about doing what's best for their members and giving back to the community. You'll gain insight and behind the scene access to Janie and her team, as they work tirelessly to host events and help keep members plugged in as they look to grow their business within the community. 

You'll learn that partnerships are one key to success, especially a new business trying to make a footprint within the community. Also, staying engaged by attending networking events hosted by the chamber or even hosting your very own ribbon cutting is another surefire way to grow your business. 

Please listen in as Janie leads with passion, and gives all the credit to her team to help service their chamber members. 

Alara Vural is helping Tech Founders find their golden nugget to inspire and change the world. As the founders start seeking funding, Alara helps to define their why and makes seeking those funds that much easier. If you are a Tech Founder and find it difficult to convey your message in a simplified manner to draw customer, and more importantly raise money, then Alara has the skills to unlock your unlimited potential. 

Alara is leading with immense passion, as she helps founders find their voice and clear through the confusing tech jargon. Ultimately leading to the right investor, attract cold prospects, and crush sales presentations through a concise message.

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Retire Coastie, Andrea Marcille, is now the President of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association. On this episode we explore how the Coast Guard helped Andrea become the best version of herself, and the leadership skills gained throughout her career. 

Andrea has a big heart and is all about giving back to her non-profits, and believes we all should serve our community in some capacity. I couldn't agree more. Plus, we'll learn how the Coast Guard helped set-up Andrea for success, and what fuels and drives her today. 

So, please listen in to the latest episode...

Lee Agbohlah draws from his past experience as an athlete turned certified trainer to help push his clients to their absolute best. Lee will tell you that he empowers business professionals to transform their health to live a better life. Especially in the now and not waiting until when it's needed. It is vital to improve upon your health  now, which transcends into every facet of your life improving your relationships, work, and overall wellbeing. 

Lee is the owner of LTAPerformance, and works on getting you to your WHY to help push through when the motivations ends. Not only is he about improving your health, but Lee will assist you in overcoming those mental hurdles we all go through when making life altering decisions for the betterment of our life. 

So, please enjoy the latest episode as we dive into an encouraging conversation with Lee Agbohlah. 

Ashlee Ammons and Co-Founder Kerry Schrader are putting human interaction first to help build a better software. Their company, Mixtroz,  is helping events with 50 or more attendees have a better interaction in connecting wherever your people gather. "They help YOUR people find THEIR people."

Ashlee and Kerry have no fear of failing as the continue to build their company, and make the appropriate hire to scale their business. Being an entrepreneur will push you to your mental limits and beyond, but being humble has afforded Ashlee the drive and will to win. She also draws strength from her mother, Kerry, and tackling the unknown together allows them to build a company to help others stay connected while networking. 

Please listen in as Ashlee draws from her expertise, and ventures into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. Making it seem effortless and scaling with ease, Ashlee will be the first to tell you it's not an easy task but one she faces head-on. 

Richard Baranowski is a business advisor and founder of GrowBara, which guides you to unlimited growth within your business and in life. Richard is all about giving back to small businesses and strives to assist you towards success.

Richard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table ensuring you reach the milestones that lay before you.  You'll find Richard's passion on his website and a few intangibles from his site are listed below. 

• Supporting you throughout your journey.
• Guide you to reduce your stress & frustration.
• Uncovering growth opportunities.
• Strengthening your growth mindset.
• Most of all, boosting your:
  • Long-term strategic vision.
  • Business stability.
  • Marketing and brand initiatives.
  • Improving revenue and profits

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On this episode Emma dives into what it takes to overcome the mental anguish we subject ourselves to sometimes throughout life, or the stress life puts onto us. There are times we get trapped in our own thoughts, and we are not sure how to breakthrough into a positive mindset; well Emma shines a light on how her coaching can assist with that mental obstacle.

As Emma's website, Emma J Lifeshaper, poignantly states "Stop stress from controlling your life, health, and happiness." Unfortunately, we get there from time to time, that low point or dark time within our life and have a feeling of needing to be rescued or stuck in a rut. Emma brings over 15 years of experience with health and wellness, and she provides her clients with an outstanding program to help them get over their mental hurdle. 

All this and more on the latest episode...

Eshmael Mpabanga is fueled by passion, as he brings AI and chatbot to the forefront of South Africa. There's a missing link to success for businesses using chatbot to engage with their customers, and Eshmael has that link or key towards their success.

Over 700,000 developers in Africa are on hand to create a formulable chatbot written by Africans for Africans, in a language they understand. This will make the user experience that much easier to read and understand when interacting with a chatbot.

Eshmael created The  Digital Transformit to help, not only bring awareness to South Africa, but build an AI chatbot for Africa's thriving $180B economy. 

He has a polished skill set rooted in adaptability, empathy, and resilience gained from working as an international executive in fast-paced global firms, with responsibilities spanning countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

So listen in and feed off of Eshmael's enthusiasm as you think about building your startup, or even reshape the world we currently live in. 

An advisor to top leaders, influencers and change maker, global mindset strategist and CEO of her own global consulting firm Nadene Joy Consulting Inc.  Nadene is also an international bestselling author and coauthor of the iconic business book “Cracking the Rich Code Vol. 4 with Kevin Harrington, the Hit star of the TV Show Shark Tank and author of the books “Uncover Your Purpose: Heal and Share Your Gifts With the World” and “Love is...A Guide to the Power of Love.” Nadene Joy is a prestigious member of The International Female Society of Professional and sits as Director on serval non-profit boards including MayBell Developments which helps to combat homelessness in communities and sits as a strategic advisor on the Coaching Suicide Awareness (CSA) Committee.   

She believes in giving back and also dedicates her time to various organizations worldwide.  She has worked alongside some of the most prolific leaders of our time and has been featured on several major media outlets including CBC, NBC, Fox, CBS, The Globe and Mail, and Iheartradio in New York City.  Nadene Joy is passionate about bringing together people and helping them find strategic solutions to their problems with a unique proven methodology that brings together experiential wisdom, intellectual knowledge and simple solutions to real life situations so many people face in business and in life during this time of crisis.  

Nadene Joy has also been internationally recognized for her work and out of hundreds of submissions she was awarded the #1 2020 top research paper for Canada in the book “Love Can Bring Peace and Happiness During Setback” in affiliation with The Mother Theresa University in India in commemoration and celebration of Mother Teresa’s 110th Birthday.  

She is also a proud mother of 4 beautiful children and in addition is extremely passionate regarding humanitarian and environmental efforts, wellness and mental health, educating our children and youth with life and leadership skills that matter, and encouraging gender, cultural and economic diversity and inclusion amongst organizations, communities and nations.