Janelle and Lori welcome Dr. Stephanie Carter to Women of Grace in the Marketplace. 

Segment 1: Dr. Stephanie shares her personal testimony of betrayal, loss, and hope for the future.

Segment 2: The incredible importance of forgiveness in your life and faith journey

Segment 3:  Hear how Dr. Stephanie built her coaching business as well as about the courses she offers.

Segment 4: Janelle and Lori share their takeaways from the show.

About Dr. Stephanie Carter:

Dr. Carter is a mom, an author, a bible teacher, ordained minister, biblical counselor, women’s life empowerment coach and founder of Grace to Live Empowerment School on my teachable.com site. She loves to pray, study the word of God, quilt, talk, share her story, and bake cookies. She has authored four books, which are available here. You can also read her thoughts on her blog.

In this episode, Janelle and Lori speak with author Lisa Buffaloe. Lisa has released 17 books so far, and has many in the works. And, despite living through much trauma as well as undiagnosed Lyme Disease (resulting in countless misdiagnoses and every test imaginable), she clings to God's saving grace for every moment and word He gives her. 

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Segment 1: Lisa's testimony and her call to write.

Segment 2: Lisa shares the people and writing organizations that helped her get her start and that continue to keep her active.

Segment 3: How her faith keeps her going in work and her personal life and gives encouragement to those who feel like God is calling them to write a book.

Segment 4: Lori & Janelle's takeaways from the show as well as Lisa's contact information.

About Lisa Buffaloe:

I’m not a perfect wife, perfect mother, or perfect at anything. I keep a fairly clean house, cook semi-decent meals, and love to write. I’m a real life woman with real life problems. I’ve made stupid mistakes, sinful mistakes, and often traveled down the wrong roads. God never gave up on me, never let go, and He welcomed me home when I stumbled back seeking His grace. Watch as I share my testimony here http://youtu.be/t8wh45HsNeo.

This week, Lori and Janelle speak with the inspiring Shawnta' Pulliam-Brown about how God breathed new life into all the things she liked least about herself. She shares how He used her nervous breakdown to lead her to a breakthrough of forgiveness and new purpose. She now heads a self-esteem and self-development organization for young women and is starting a naturopathy practice as well.

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Segment 1: Hear Shawnta's powerful testimony of God's grace over years of abuse, trauma, and depression.

Segment 2:  Learn about her story and her book "Hell Bent and Heaven Bound"

Segment 3: Shawnta' shares how God breathed new life into the worst areas of her life. You'll also hear more about her Nurturing Hearts organization for young women and the new Naturopathy business that she has started.

Segment 4:  Lori and Janelle's takeaways from the show

More about Shawnta Pulliam-Brown:

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Shawntá Pulliam took a traumatic childhood, affected by parental drug addiction and incarceration, and turned it around for

good. After expulsion from the 10th grade, Shawntá was enrolled in Catholic alternative education where she worked diligently

to graduate on time, coming in early to study and staying late for extra help. She emerged as valedictorian of her senior class

and attended Gannon University. However, Shawntá’s unhealed wounds resulted in risky behavior, bad relationship choices,

and ultimately a nervous breakdown, where she received just $500 a month from social security and was given a one-bed-

room apartment in the projects.

Shawntá began to confront her past, acknowledge her wrongs, forgive, built a real relationship with God and reclaimed her

soul. She began a promising career with G.E.Transportation but still had an unfulfilled passion to help at-risk girls, as she

once was. Shawntá Pulliam has not only evolved into a visionary, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and life coach, she is also Secre-

tary of the Erie Policy and Planning Council, a member of the Board of Directors for the Erie Downtown Partnership, the Tru-

ancy Committee, General Electric’s African American Engagement Committee, Erie Times News Diversity Committee, serves

on the Board of Corporator’s for UPMC Hamot and is a member of the Women’s Athena International Power Link.

Janelle Keith and Lori Clapper chat with Stephanie Adamson, owner and founder of Grace & Wood Co., an online jewelry store that crafts original, elegant, and lightweight wooden earrings. She and her husband Phillip left the security of full-time jobs to delve into entrepreneurship. Although Stephanie calls herself the "reluctant entrepreneur," their leap of faith empowered them to build a successful business and spend more time with their three children. Tune in for their story.

Part 1: The story behind Grace & Wood Co.

Part 2: Open doors and meeting a need in the marketplace.

Part 3: A faith-led business and their heart for foster care

Part 4: Takeaways from the show

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More about Stephanie and Phillip Adamson and Grace & Wood Co.

Together we make handcrafted, original earrings, accessories, and gifts. We design all our items from start to finish with great attention to detail. All our earrings are extremely lightweight, which make them practical for everyday life. We have thoughtfully designed a variety of earrings and other accessories. There is a shape, size and style for everyone in our shop! Our hope is that you feel confident and stylish when wearing anything you select from us!

We have chosen to run a family owned business in order to enjoy a simpler lifestyle with our family. Running our small business and creating these one of a kind, timeless items, has provided us the time, financial resources and flexibility to be foster parents, which we believe is God’s calling for our family. We want our business to bring further awareness to the children in the foster care system as well as reflect our faith in Christ. It all comes down to the grace Jesus showed us on the wooden cross…thus our name, Grace & Wood Co. Find them on Facebook.

In this episode of Women of Grace in the Marketplace, Janelle and Lori chat with business strategist and coach Pat Simes. 

Simes is founder and CEO of Innovative Business Solutions. Innovative Business Solutions was designed to support, empower and inspire the aspiring or new entrepreneur to transform their business idea to reality and help the seasoned entrepreneur to enlarge their impact. 

“I wanted those with a dream of launching a business to have a safe and supportive space to develop their vision as well as articulate their concerns , in a spirit of collaboration without judgement or ridicule.  New dreams are fragile……..The wrong words can and will cause what would be a great enterprise, to fracture… sometimes without remedy or repair. I believe nothing is impossible for those who have a vision to create something that improves life in the communities we serve. "

Ms. Simes has served many years as Executive Director of Non-Profit organizations in Northwest Indiana. Ms. Simes also has over 25 years of leadership, training, and facilitation experience in both the nonprofit and corporate arenas where she influenced both youth and adults to achieve their goals.   She holds a degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin, a Certified Business and Entrepreneurship Coach and a Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur Certified Service Professional.

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In this week's episode, Krista Thomason shares the miraculous ways God opened doors for her to start Hepz, a fashion boutique that employs marginalized women in Cambodia. She shares important lessons she's learned as a new business owner as well as what God has taught her about trusting Him--to provide finances and other resources—as she ran an international fair-trade business during the pandemic when travel was banned. It's an inspirational story you won't want to miss!

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About Krista & Hepz:

In February 2015, inspired by Dawn Manske at Made for Freedom, I partnered with Rapha House in Joplin, Missouri and began to design a pair of pants to be made by women in their trafficking prevention program.

Just six months later, I traveled halfway around the globe to purchase fabric and "show" the women how to make the pants.  I use the term show loosely because they are incredible seamstresses who needed little guidance.

So much help has been given to me along the way I dare not list names for fear of leaving someone out.  Mostly, all props go to God who stirred my heart to action through His Word, led me down an exciting path of adventure and swung wide the doors of opportunity to enable hepz to come to life!

In this epispode, we feature Kim Taylor, founder of Take Back Your Temple. Kim shares her testimony of how God spoke to her through a heart attack, motivating her to take back what the enemy had stolen from her. From that moment on, Kim embarked on a weight loss journey and lost 85 pounds. Now, she teaches others how to overcome mental strongholds and emotional eating with her Christian weight loss program. She also shares how discipline in her eating habits carried over to her work life and the (seemingly random) places God took her along the way. And find out what worked what didn't work as she grew her business. Don't miss this inspiring episode of Women of Grace in the Marketplace!

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About Kim Taylor:

Kimberly is the founder and author of a world wide wellness program Take Back Your Temple (TBYT)! She empowers Christians to overcome their weight loss barriers and take back their health.

Don't scroll by this podcast. Kristi Olson, Founder & Ceo of Women Infused, will touch you deeply with the wisdom she imparts in this episode. She discusses how she denied her purpose for a long time after being told she wasn't worthy because she was a woman, how the sacred and the secular can work together in God's purspose for your life,  and the importance of walking in confidence to accomplish what God has assigned you to do.

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About Kristi Lynn Olson:

Kristi is a Spiritual Lifestyle and Leadership coach, trainer, mentor and speaker who teaches female solopreneurs how to discover their destiny and walk out their unique identity as they strategically become women of influence and impact in the marketplace.

She hasn’t always been confident in her own calling.  She’s questioned it, denied it, given up on it and let others tell her she was not qualified for it.  Her own search for purpose, significance, and meaning has taken her. 

She is a Master Life Coach,  a Certified Life Purpose Coach®, Strategic 2-Day Life Plan Coach and Instructor and an ordained minister. She is also a Board Certified Christian Counselor through the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). She is the host of her podcast, Women Infused™ Radio and co-hosted The Kingdom Vue talk show on Dominion TV network. She has over 30 years of success with teaching, Business Development and Marketing careers in the corporate, non-profit and entrepreneurial worlds. Find her on social media @kristilynnolson. 

In this episode of Women of Grace in the Marketplace, co-hosts Janelle and Lori talk about time management: how to spiritually prioritize your days, with some ideas and best practices to organize your day and life.

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About Lori Clapper

Since she was nine years old, interviewing her little brothers on their Fisher Price tape recorder, it seemed Lori was destined to work in broadcasting. Though she started out with intentions to work in TV, Lori quickly caught the "radio bug" while working at her college radio station. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Lori’s worked as a morning show host in Fayetteville, NC and Erie, PA. However her voice has been heard on features and ads all over the US. In addition, Lori is co-founder and chief editor of Woven Books, helping aspiring authors publish with excellence and has written articles for various industry trade journals. Lori has been married to her husband Greg for 26 years and lives in a suburb of Erie, PA with their three children and one granddaughter. Email Lori.

About Janelle Keith

Janelle was a well-known Christian radio DJ on a popular morning show in OKC. She never considered herself a public speaker; but through her personal journey of health and fitness, coupled within the struggle to find significance, she related to many suffering similar issues. Through her vulnerability, and from the open microphone, she sensed the call of God to share her weight loss journey with others. Janelle has downsized from a dress size 24 to 4 and gained significant freedom from food and the need for approval. She has maintained half of her body weight and is enjoying a healthy lifestyle of balance fueled by the grace and hope of God. As an author, speaker and health advocate, she's discovered the confidence needed to pursue a full-time career in mentoring others and serving the hungry in Africa with the message of encouragement and hope. Janelle lives outside of Stillwater, OK with her husband Terry. Contact Janelle.

This episode of Women of Grace in the Marketplace features Gisele Littrell. She talks about her own ups and downs as an entrepreneur, the ways in which she works through failure, and how she learned the importance of simply being herself through it all. Gisele also shares valuable lessons she learned from billionaire Glen Stearns, as her business was featured on "Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City" on Discovery+. So much wisdom to gleen from this dynamo! 

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About Gisele Littrell:

Gisele is a serial entrepreneur of 8 businesses in varying industries over the past 21 years. Her most recent venture, the Tipsy Bean Café, was featured this year on Discovery Channel’s Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City. She is the president of the Erie Hill District Collaborative a historic neighborhood revitalization effort, cohosts Un-Scripted a personal and professional development podcast, as well as hosting her own Honest CEO podcast centered on supporting new entrepreneurs. She brings honesty, authenticity, and passion to every endeavor, as is most evident in her poetry and songwriting. Connection, education and empowerment for others is the driving force behind Gisele’s ambition to continue serving through business development, mentoring and music.

Stay connected with her journey on social media @honestceovlog @musicbygisele @mytipsybean.