Women's Leadership Series

Audio Interview: Women's Leadership Mindset Series Featuring Dr. Syreeta Bond

Dr. Syreeta Bond DBA, PMP

Edgy Opulence Lifestyle Branding Co.

Founder | Creator | Author | Project Manager

ABOUT SYREETA

In today’s video, it is my pleasure to welcome to my virtual stage Dr. Syreeta Bond of Edgy Opulence Lifestyle Branding Company!


Dr. Bond’s career spans 20 years as an in-demand expert in the project management industry working with top-tier brands like Apple, Inc and Barclays Bank. She has also served as the VP of Technology for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Los Angeles Chapter board of directors and as Assistant VP of Marketing for the Project Management Institute UAE Khaleeji Chapter in Dubai. Dr. Bond also served as Chapter President for the National Society of Leadership & Success.

Dr. Bond earned her Doctorate Business Administration from Walden University where her study is published on Google Scholar. She earned her Masters of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management (Magna Cum Laude) with a concentration in Project Management, her PMP global certification from the Project Management Institute, and lastly her undergraduate degree in Fashion Design and Retail Management from the Art Institute of Atlanta.

Dr. Bond is the Founder & Creator of Edgy Opulence Lifestyle Branding Co —a consulting firm that offers a wide range of consulting services with the necessary tools and expertise to help grow your business. EOL Branding Co partners with global clients from start to finish, focusing on their needs while producing new ideas, developing effective strategies and designing high quality and scalable solutions. She also shared her knowledge on social media with her IGTV series Syreeta’s Project Management Tips which provides new and seasoned PMs the confidence, motivation, and drive to keep moving forward in their careers. As a growing influencer in the project management space, Dr. Bond is a content creator for women of color mothers and project managers navigating the difficulties of the industry while managing work life balance and mental health.

Lastly, Dr. Bond is the owner and designer of Lipstick Killers Collection, a line designed for the fierce and fearless, a risk-taker, and hustler. It’s a chic-punk line that let’s the world know that women are not afraid to show their true selves inside and out. LKC accessories are all shipped from the USA with the current clothing collection featuring tees, tops, and skirts shipped sustainable and local. Because LKC is a sustainable company, they vow to offset their carbon footprint and give back to the earth. LKC and Dr. Bond’s sustainability goals have been featured in PMI’s Hours of Impact in 2022.

Dr. Syreeta Bond DBA, PMP

Edgy Opulence Lifestyle Branding Co.

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Audio: Women's Leadership Mindset Series Featuring "Love The Success Factor" Conference - Part I

Teresa K. Page, MBA

Teresa K. Page, LLC

Author | Speaker | Coach

About Love The Success Factor…

Over the course of the next few weeks leading into 2024, I look to feature clips from the Love The Success Factor Women's Leadership 2023 Conference!

I am most passionate about this conference because it is a tangible demonstration of how Love empowers Women to lead, create and generate wealth in the fullness of their equality and purpose.

In today's podcast, I share a portion of the conference intro and discuss why it is important for Women to reimagine Love as the key to their success and discuss the power of shifting the paradigm of loving from the "outside in" to loving from the "inside out".

As you prepare to spend time with your loved ones this holiday season and to do all the things you do to show Love to others, I challenge you to work on loving YOU!

Find out what is good about you. Find out what is ugly about you. Find out the stuff you just are not too sure about. Then figure out how to honor the person you are today and how to create room for the person you will become.

Turn on the light to discover the treasures buried in the depths of your soul. Then figure out you can deliver those innovations, solutions and inventions to the world to bring relief to our pain and joy to our hearts.

If you choose to accept this challenge, I would love to learn what you discovered in the comments!!

In the meantime, like, subscribe and share this podcast on YouTube and follow me on my new channel on Spotify at the following: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teresa-k-page-llc

From my heart to yours,

Teresa

Audio Interview: Women’s Leadership Mindset Series Featuring Maz Alexander

Maz alexander

Maz Transformational Coaching

Mental Wellbeing Coach & Social Worker

About Maz

Maz Alexander is a qualified Transformational And Mental Well Being Coach, mother, Social worker and speaker based in South London.

She has a passion for supporting women who are care givers to increase their self-worth and implement the self-care they need to show up effectively for their clients and loved ones.

Maz indicates that “It appears that many people tend to focus on their physical health at the expense of other aspects of their being. The pandemic caused many of us to reflect; however there are still so many people who are burdened and feel stigmatized by reaching out for help”.

Contact Maz

  • Website: https://maztransformationalcoaching.com/

  • Email: mazcoaching@gmail.com

  • Social Media:

  • https://www.instagram.com/maztransformationalcoaching/

  • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063493005877

Podcast on Spotify

  • Kintsugi Queens - https://anchor.fm/maz875

Maz’s Free Gift

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Audio Interview: Women's Leadership Mindset Series Featuring Gabby Veray

Gabby Veray

Gabby Veray’s Virtual Services

Digital Course Specialist

About Gabby

Gabby is the owner of Gabby Veray’s Virtual Services and specializes in creating digital courses that empower Women coaches to reclaim their time and make money passively. With her diverse skills in project management, website development, and training, she takes a holistic approach to crafting courses that stand out.

 

Her expertise in project management ensures a carefully planned and timely executed course creation process. She'll design visually captivating online courses that enhance the learning journey, thanks to her proficiency in website building. Plus, her background in training equips her to structure engaging course content effectively.

 

Gabby's mission is to help fellow women entrepreneurs not only expand their businesses but also share their invaluable knowledge with the world. It's about scaling up while staying true to your passion and purpose.

Contact Gabby

Ready to transform your coaching business? Visit:

  • Website: https://www.gabbyverayva.com/

  • Email: gabbyveray@gabbyverayva.com

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Video Interview: Women’s Leadership Mindset series Featuring Dana Neiger

dana Neiger

HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm

Co-Founder / CHRO

ABOUT DANA

Dana is the proud Cofounder of HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm, located in Sandy Springs, GA, the HR Consulting firm. Her recruiting experience covers a wide range of industries such as accounting and finance, construction, engineering, light industrial and warehousing, sales and marketing, with a specialty in legal recruiting. Her human resources consulting background includes, JEDI, training, payroll, sponsorship, HRIS, networking, social media and branding.

Dana is a graduate of the private women's college, Agnes Scott, located in Decatur, Georgia. She returns to campus multiple times a year to support their Summit program by volunteering for HR panels, LinkedIn seminars, interview preparation and other human resources related needs.

Outside of work, Dana enjoys spending time outdoors at sporting and live music events with her loving husband Dustin, their son Deagan and dogs, Gustav, Donnie Barko and Toni Bark.

CONTACT DANA

ABOUT DANA’S NEW BOOK

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Dana is giving away 2 of her new books! Interesting in learning how to get one? Connect with me on LinkedIn and find out how on Dana’s spotlight!

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Video Interview: Women's Leadership Mindset Series Featuring Sarah Dawkins

Sarah Dawkins BSc. MSc. AMC.

SD Essential Health

Holistic Health and Healing Coach, Keynote Speaker & Author

About sarah

Sarah is a Holistic Health and Healing Coach, Keynote Speaker, the Author of HEAL YOURSELF and a Multi-Award-winning Entrepreneur.

Previously a Registered Nurse for twenty years, Sarah has extensive experience in health and wellness gained from naturally self-healing a multitude of health issues.

She uses this knowledge to take a holistic approach in her work as she supports clients to find and heal the root cause of their health problems, thereby improving their health and ultimately their lives.

Special Gift From sarah

Podcast: Heal Yourself with Sarah Dawkins (Amazon Music, Google Podcast, iTunes, Spotify and YouTube)

Contact sarah

Website: www.sdessentialhealth.com

Email: sarahdawkins@pm.me

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Video Interview: Women's Leadership Mindset Series Featuring Christine Campbell Rapin

Christine C. Rapin

CLEAR Acceleration Inc.

Business Mentor and Consultant

About Christine

Christine is a business mentor and consultant. As the owner of CLEAR Acceleration Inc., she has a no-nonsense approach to helping business owners achieve consistent client growth by improving client conversion rates. Creative service-based business owners and consultants seek her out to create consistently profitable businesses by implementing proven marketing and business strategies and scale successfully!


Special Gift From Christine

Invitation to the live 1 Hour Webinar: How to Scale & Attract High Paying Clients Consistently Without Complicated Tech


Contact Christine

Website: http://www.christinecampbellrapin.com

Email: hello@christinecampbellrapin.com


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Women's Leadership Mindset Series featuring Akua Hinds

Akua Hinds

Business Marketer, Journalist & Performing Artist

Introduction

Hi Sojourners! There is power in a strong network of referral partners! Referral partners create direct pathways for us to meet amazing individuals that have the potential to change or enhance upon the trajectory of our lives and/or professions.


One of my former Women’s Leadership Mindset Series guests, Rushuana Beckles of Served With Creativity, connected me with this amazing Woman leader, Akua Hinds! Akua has a passion to help others narrow their focus in dating to acquire pure romance in their lives!

After our warm introduction; connecting on LinkedIn; scheduling a one-on-one and determining how we could partner or collaborate, I was compelled to invite her to share with us just how she serves the world around her!

For those of us that are on a journey to find love, you are going to LOVE Akua’s approach to dating! Check out her powerful message and special gift below!


~Teresa K. Page

How to Be Taken Seriously During Dating

One of the main reasons why people are unsatisfied with their love lives is they do not treat their love lives the way that a Chief Executive Officer treats a business. A business leader knows that she needs to be aware of what is happening in her company and respond quickly to business needs and trends. A business leader knows that she needs to develop a clear plan and follow the plan in order to achieve the business objectives that she wants to meet. Have you put together a plan of action on how to be in your ideal relationship?  If not, you might not ever find it. In order to be taken seriously when you are dating, you first need to take the process of finding the right person seriously. Being too casual about the way you approach your personal life will not help you to find the serious relationship that you crave.



A C.E.O. knows that she needs to show up in her company. When your car gets from point A to point B, it needs to be driven by you.  If you are not steering your car, it is going to stay in a parked position. How are you steering your love life?  This is a question that each person needs to ask themselves when they wonder aloud to themselves about why their love lives are not changing. We each play a role in every relationship that we are in. You are the common denominator of every relationship that you have. And, when you choose the person who will be the co-star in your love life, you are making choices that are based on your past experiences and your current hopes and beliefs.  Some seriously good things happen in your life when you take your life seriously. It is okay to have fun, but even fun moments should be approached with seriousness. Seriously! The first step towards transforming your love life and taking it seriously is to have a seriously soul-searching conversation with yourself and ask yourself what you want your life to look like.



A conversation with yourself about dating is one in which you need to be very aware of what is going on. Remember, your attitudes towards love are shaped by what you have been shown and taught. The main people who were responsible for teaching you about a loving relationship are your parents. If your parents did not do a fabulous job of demonstrating what a healthy relationship is, the good news is that you are not doomed to failure. You can still have a wonderful relationship with your future soulmate. When you were an infant, you did not know how even half of the things that you know now. But look at how far you have come, and you have come so far because you have been willing to learn what you need to know so that you can succeed. You can certainly learn how to be in a positive union if you want to be in one and take action steps to find the right person for you and build the best life for yourself.



Hiring a dating coach or a life coach to help you pursue your relationship goals is one of the best things that you can do. A coach will not solve your problems for you, but a coach can provide you with the tools to help you realize that you are capable of facing your problems and finding solutions that work best for you.  It is best to commit to working with your life coach on a regular basis, at least two to four times per month. However, if you are unable to work regularly with a life coach, seek out opportunities to take part in a coach’s group workshops, especially if relationships are their specialty.  Participating in coaching will help you to track your progress, realize what you want and need, set an action plan, and build skills. As well, your coach will provide you with much needed support.



The first step towards achieving your goals is to simply start. You must do things differently if you want a different result. Falling into the same negative relationship patterns that you repeated in the past will not help you to move forward into a new and more beneficial relationship pattern. Taking a leadership role in changing your life and being the type of person who you want to attract will be life-changing for you. You become like the five people who you spend the most time with. The person who you spend the most time with is yourself.  If you do not take your goals and dreams seriously, then no one else will. Block out all distractions that are keeping you from living the life you want with your ideal mate and do it right now.  Have that conversation with yourself about what you want and then, get started immediately on pursuing the path to taking yourself seriously and doing the things that you need to do.


Akua Hinds

Business Marketer, Journalist & Performing Artist

About Akua

Akua Hinds is a Canadian business marketer, journalist, and performing artist. She enjoys creating written and video content that educates and motivates her audience. Akua is the proud founder and owner of three dating websites and also has an independent business selling romance products. Please visit www.AkuaHinds.com and www.PurePassion.biz for more information.


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Women's Leadership Mindset Series featuring Luisa Molano

Luisa Molano

Certified Executive Coach, Speaker & Startup Business Advisor

Introduction

Hi Sojourners! Upon attending a virtual networking event not too long ago, I had the wonderful privilege of meeting my first guest blogger for the 2023 Women’s Leadership Mindset Series, Luisa Molano. After connecting on LinkedIn and scheduling a one-on-one to learn more about how we each serve the world, I was compelled to invite her to share with us how she serves organizational leaders and develops her leadership mindset for success.

In accepting the invitation, Luisa took a courageous step by sharing the eulogy she delivered to celebrate the life of her grandmother who has recently passed away at the age of 95 years young.

With Mother’s Day approaching, many of us will be reminded of our beloved matriarchs that has gone on before us. For those of us that may still struggle with their absence, take solace in the the lessons Luisa has learned on her journey between Love and Loss.

~Teresa K. Page

Lessons At The Intersection of Love and Loss

The inevitability of loss is undeniable - both professionally and personally.

Whether it's a financial opportunity that slipped away, the loss of a client, or even a business goal that missed the mark...

...loss is a part of life - but it doesn't ever have to define us. 

In the end, what does define us?

Is it what we did or didn't do or who we were?

Last Sunday, I laid my grandmother to rest.

And below is the eulogy I shared in front of nearly 50 friends and family in attendance.


A Legacy of Love  

“I was watching a movie the other day, and in one of the scenes, the actor said, “we are meant to lose the ones we love. How else are we supposed to know how much they meant to us?”

That was the same day my aunt asked me to speak to you.

I sat with those words, to be quite honest, unsure of what to say today. 

Because how do you summarize 95 years of life into a few minutes?

You don’t. You can’t.

So my words here are not an attempt to talk about her. They are a humble attempt to describe her legacy.

What makes a woman great?

What makes a woman memorable?

Is it the things she did or didn’t do? 

Or, is it who she was?

My grandmother loved fiercely, spoke bluntly, lived bravely, and laughed contagiously.

In 2020 I decided to call my grandmother every Saturday when I learned she wasn’t leaving her house as a safety precaution against COVID.

Each week, we’d talk about society, health, how she met my grandpa, what she loved to do as a teen, growing up in Colombia, and of course, the news and COVID.

She always had a lot to say about life, but towards the end, she became a woman of few words, so what she said, she really meant. 

In all those conversations, one stood out from all the others. 

I had asked her to tell me one thing that drove her crazy about my grandpa.

Almost immediately, She replied, “Nothing. I loved everything about him. He was the perfect man for me.”

My grandparents were together for almost 59 years when my grandpa passed away.

That’s 21,535 days. 

I don’t need a fortuneteller to tell me that surely, at least once in their relationship, something he said or did drove her crazy.

But that’s not something she chose to to bring to her mind.

Love is all she chose. 

Because her message was love. 

Her life was her message.

That is a legacy. 

That is my grandmother. 

That is who I celebrate today. 

Thank you, grandma, for teaching me what true love is."

Every situation can empower us, if we choose.

The next time you come up to a loss, feel the feels if needed, and look for the lesson. It's always there.

And, if you haven't called your grandma to say 'hello,' maybe do that, too.

Luisa Molano

Certified Executive Coach, Speaker & Startup Business Advisor

LESSONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOVE AND LOSS

About LUISA

Luisa Fernanda Molano, is a certified executive coach, speaker, startup business advisor and purpose-driven Latina who works with founders and entrepreneurs who crave a life of abundance and fulfillment. Those she serves want to synchronize their ambitions with their inner essence. Luisa empowers them to align their goals with their soul and boldly move towards the transformation they seek.

She has more than 19 years of professional experience in Human Resources, Managed Mental Health and Law across multiple industries with both Fortune 200 and 500 companies. She has also worked with

founders and startups since 2017 and has mentored entrepreneurs in various accelerators and incubator programs. Most recently, she became the founding member of a tech startup blending artificial intelligence technologies to create a better world for humanity.

Her work is anchored in the belief that we can achieve the extraordinary and truly have peace of mind when we can take radical responsibility for our inner life experience and cultivate deep self-awareness to fuel our purpose and mission. When we truly see who we are being, we can design the life we most desire with ease. I masterfully work across the dimensions of the practical and the possible.

Contact LUISA

Website: https://www.luisamolano.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisafmolano/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luisamolano.tgob/

Email: luisa@luisamolano.com

Women's Leadership Mindset Series featuring Rushauna Beckles

Rushauna Beckles

Content Marketing Strategist

Served with Creativity

Introduction

Hi Sojourners! I had the wonderful privilege of meeting this month’s Women’s Leadership Mindset guest, Ms. Rushauna Beckles, at a recent virtual networking event! After scheduling a one-on-one to learn more about how we each serve the world, I was compelled to ask her to share with all of us:

  • How she started her new business and “giveback movement”

  • Tips to enhance our leadership mindset

  • How attain our dream career or business and so much more!

Check our interview below and be sure to follow Rushauna to learn more about her expertise in content marketing!

~Teresa K. Page

About Rushauna

Q: Tell us about yourself?

A: My name is Rushauna Beckles and I am a chocolate loving content and marketing consultant. I was born in Guyana and moved to Canada at the age of 9 years old. I am a graduate of the Early Childhood Educator program.

I'm a very creative, resilient individual who enjoys designing gift baskets and creating natural handmade soaps, wax melts, lotion bars and baking.

Q: What motivated you to start your business, Served with Creativity?

A: The pandemic. Lol. During the pandemic, I didn’t want to return to my daycare job, so I decided to utilize my creative skills, retail experience and my passion for assisting others to start my business. I began as a Virtual Assistant, pivoted to being a Content Marketing Strategist and in the current position as the CEO and Content and Marketing Consultant.

These developments came about because I learnt that a lot of business owners don't know the different types of content they need to create to attract their ideal clients. Also, they’re too busy overthinking their ideas and listening to coaches/mentors on where they should be showing up online. For example, some coaches love to tell business owners to market on Facebook and majority of the time they don't know anything about Facebook and may not even like it.

There are so many different ways to market a business that no one should feel stuck doing a strategy that they don’t like and isn’t working!

Q: What are Served with Creativity’s core values?

A: Our core values are creativity, kindness, and community.

Q: What problem does your services resolve?

A: We assist financial professionals to stop "winging it and throwing spaghetti at the walls to see what will stick when it comes to marketing their business. We also help them create a marketing strategy and plan that they can confidently execute on a consistent basis, and to hone in on the things that are working for them.

Q: For whom are your services designed?

A: My services are designed for financial professionals, coaches, mentors, money experts, educators, bookkeepers, etc.

Q: How do you improve upon the value of your services to stay relevant?

A: By regularly doing professional development (taking courses and training sessions).

Q: How do you establish trust with your team and clients?

A: We establish trust by getting to know the individuals and teams that we're working with such as their needs, goals, how they define success, how they want to be celebrated, etc. and doing what I say I’m going to do.

Q: How do you acquire and retain customers?

A: We acquire our customers through social media and network marketing and sharing with others our philosophy and how we can assist and develop strategies for their business. We retain customers through authentic relationship building, productivity and feedback/surveys.

Q: Share with us the most funny or intense “behind the scenes” adventure you have experienced while building your business or career.

A: Earlier this year, we hosted a free speed networking event and made the mistake of giving the participants the wrong time--an hour after the original time. Long story short, I missed my own event and a number of participants didn’t get to attend. When my team and I signed onto the platform, I saw that only two people attended.

Q: What kind of leader are you?

A: I am empathetic, transformational, participative, strategic and open-minded. I have the ability to create events that bring people together, be a resource and take the initiative to do things that bring about change and growth.

Q: How you have developed your leadership mindset.

A: I’ve always been someone who loves to assist others. I’ve developed my leadership mindset mainly through my work experience as an Early Childhood Educator and being a support to my colleagues. For instance, I took the initiative to create fundraising events to raise money for our daycare by making gift baskets and rallying my colleagues to bring items and buy tickets. I also created a Valentine’s Day morning surprise to show appreciation to parents and a secret Santa event to bring colleagues together.

Q: What tools/methods do you utilize to maintain or enhance your leadership mindset?

A: Attending workshops and summits. And reading books such as Atomic Habits by James Clear. This book is focused on mindset.

Q: How do you effect change within your sphere of influence?

A: I started a giveback movement in 2018 to support low-income communities with school supplies which evolved into giving groceries amongst other things. I believe it’s so important to give back! We don’t need to give hundreds of dollars to make an impact, it’s the little things that we do that can make the biggest difference in someone’s life. For example: a compliment, encouragement, giving someone some grocery items, buying bus tickets or even donating items that we're not using.

Q: How will future generations benefit from the work you are doing today?

A: I hope someone benefits from my story with the generational wealth I intend on building, as well as my giveback initiatives and the impact in assisting financial professionals to promote financial literacy.

Q: What tip, encouragement or resource would you give to someone that is considering turning their dream career or business into a reality?

A: To have confidence and belief in yourself because entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster of a journey and to have a plan! Having a plan is key because it will help you to stay focused on the steps that you need to be implementing.

My favorite quote that I created is, “Feelings will not pay your bills.” There’s going to be days where you don’t feel like getting up, calling, emailing potential leads, marketing your business, creating content and the list goes on. But it’s important to separate your feelings and FOCUS ON YOUR CLIENTS AND LEADS, BECAUSE IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU--IT’S ABOUT THEM!

Q: What tip, encouragement or resource would you give to someone that feels frustrated or stuck in their current career or business?

A: Take a break from your business, career and social media to rest, destress and do things that you have been neglecting such as your hobbies. Then reevaluate what you want, what’s been working, what's not working, who you need to be to be successful and the small steps that you need to take to achieve your goals. Ask for help and get support in areas that you are struggling whether it is mindset, accountability, productivity, marketing etc.

Rushauna Beckles

Content Marketing Strategist

Served with Creativity

Join Me On This Mile Of My Journey And Let’s Stay Connected!!