Elevate NOW!

In this solo episode, we are talking about Knowing Oneself. You are the bottleneck in your business. Personal development is your solution to what ails your business. We are breaking down Codependency and how it affecting your life.

In this episode, I talk with the very talented Mecca Moore Tartt. After 14 years as a successful medical device sales rep, generating more than 2 million in sales, she stepped into the entrepreneur arena and hasn't looked back since. Mecca is the founder of BESTU LLC, a company focused on connecting women through health & wellness building sisterhood, creating a space for women to thrive. She is also the creator of The Wives 7 Day Prayer Challenge, The Self Care Summit & Co-Founder A Weekend For Love & Marriage Retreat. Most recently, Mecca has launched her Christian clothing line.Mecca shares how to get up like a lion and attack the day. CONNECT with MECCALinkedInFacebookInstagram

Life is coming for you! Get OK with it. No matter your age, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, religious preference, or whether you believe in fairies or not. Life is coming for you! Get OK with it. Make peace with the fact that the only thing consistent about life is change. In this solo episode, I share the challenges I faced in this past quarter. My hope is that my vulnerability will inspire you to give yourself the grace you need to keep pushing through to your dreams. Now is your time!

Has life ever dealt you a blow that felt like a sucker punch? Ever felt like something was wrong with your health but couldn't get the answers you needed? Then you will love this episode. ElevateNOW's guest is Dr. Ilana Goldberg. She is a chiropractor and holistic health provider with extensive training in functional medicine. Dr. Goldberg is also a sought after speaker, especially on the topics of functional medicine, hormone balancing, stress management, weight loss, and natural approaches to a healthy body. Her own experience with serious disease (she was diagnosed with MS in 2006) shaped her desire to practice natural holistic medicine without the use of drugs or surgery. She has devoted her practice to helping people find natural solutions to complicated health issues including inflammation/pain, hormone imbalances, food sensitivities, fatigue, stress, sleep and digestive disorders, stubborn weight, and anxiety/depression.CONNECT with Dr. Ilana Goldbergwww.holistichealthprovider.comFacebookLinkedIn

Is your Layoff your Layup? Mindset matters! Lorri Dorce-Clark will astound you with her 'never let 'em see you sweat' mindset! She will teach you how to turn your "bad" news into triumphs.In this episode, you will meet Lorri Dorce-Clark a wife and mom of 4 turned entrepreneur in an unlikely time. I first met Lorri at Kailei Carr's Beyond the Business Suit inaugural retreat. Lorri provided the t-shirts for the women at the retreat and you couldn't help but want to be around her. She has a magnetic light about her and a smile that never ends. Much later after the retreat, I reached out to Lorri to become a customer and we have been friends ever since.She is both pragmatic and a visionary. Hilarious yet honest. Being the child of Decatur, she has street (she would say hood) sense and sensibility. She loves her family fiercely and is beyond loyal. I love her for all of those things and you will love getting to know her in this episode. She is still in the trenches building her business, pivoting when necessary and swinging for the fences.You will learn the how to build a mindset that works for and not against you. CONNECT with Lorrihttps://customluvtees.com/info@customluvtees.comhttps://www.instagram.com/customluvtees/

Elevate NOW! listeners, this is the episode I couldn't wait to record. You are in for such a special treat! We have none other than TK Coleman in the house today!!!!We are all playing a game. Do you know what game you are in? If you do not, then how are you ever going to be competitive? Let alone win? In this episode, we uncover those answers. A son of a pastor in inner-city Chicago, with a supportive family, TK Coleman grew up tightly connected to and inspired by his family and community. This foundation birthed a passion for creative art and storytelling which TK pursued into his college career. These were followed only second to a love for philosophy. Then he discovered entrepreneurship."Entrepreneurship was like a revelation. It was somehow the combination of my two great loves—storytelling and philosophy—in action".T.K Coleman is the Director of Entrepreneurial Education for The Foundation for Economic Education. (FEE). His primary task is to explore various ways to popularize and promote entrepreneurial thinking to a new generation. As part of this mission, T.K. oversees the Revolution of One project which is a series of education workshops, live events, media productions, and written content that focuses on themes like personal freedom, economic self-sufficiency, leadership development, and the power of individual creativity.CONNECT with TK Colemanhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tkcoleman/https://fee.org/rev1/abouttkhttps://www.instagram.com/officialtkcoleman/?hl=en

In this episode, find out what your wardrobe is saying about you!I get the privilege of interviewing author, executive image stylist, wardrobe consultant & keynote speaker to global companies, Morgan Wider the founder of Wider Style. Hang on to your hats Ladies because this sistah is BADASS! Morgan has partnered with juggernaut companies like Google, Walmart, The Home Depot, Chick-fil-A, Porsche, Tedx Centennial Park Women, Mercedes-Benz, and Network of Executive Women. She gives tangible tools to improve perception, increase performance and maximize personal power! Her clients range from executives, entrepreneurs to college students. Morgan has become a thought leader in the fashion and style industry by identifying what your wardrobe is saying about you! She is known for saying:"Executive Presence is more than competence, communication, or leadership skills. It’s also about perception."Tune in as we dive into her debut book The Worthy Wardrobe!You won't want to miss this episode!CONNECT with Morgan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganwider/Buy The Worthy Wardrobe https://www.facebook.com/morgan.wider

In this episode, I speak to Dr. Patrice Thompson, a chiropractor, a speaker and a health coach. She founded Touch of Life Family Chiropractic at only 28-years-old. Since then, she has reached thousands of local South Fulton residents in her office. In 2017 along side her husband, Dr. Patrice opened a state of the art facility in the heart of Camp Creek Marketplace to serve Atlanta and the South Fulton community. One of her first missions in her office was the creation of a community outreach program called Healthy South Fulton. In just 2 years, Dr. Thompson and her team has orchestrated over 1,000 bookbags being donated to local youth and sponsored 15+ youth during the Christmas holidays. This past year with her Brown Bag Blessings, she was able to donate 55 bags to the homeless during the Christmas Holiday. As a result of her hard work, Dr. Thompson was named Best of South Fulton for 3 consecutive years. For her philanthropic event, Health South Fulton Family Fun Day, she received a Proclamation from the City of South Fulton... And she did all of this while being pregnant and having three babies!During Chiropractic School, Dr. Patrice and I became friends and I have loved watching how hard her and her husband work to create the life of their dreams. Hustle + God should be their theme song.Dr. Patrice shares about her journey, her take no prisoner attitude and why you are more Powerful than you think!She will inspire you, make you tear up and kick you in your ass all at the same time.Listen to this episode and be prepared to be forever changed!CONNECT with DR. PATRICE THOMPSONWebsite: https://touchoflifechiro.com/Facebook: Touch of Life Family Chiropractic instagram: @drpatricethompson or @touchoflifechiro Email: drpatrice@touchoflifechiro.com

To spend 5 minutes with Nick Nelson is to know you have reckoned with an unstoppable, transformative force! Your life will forever be changed if you simply are willing to be lead. Nick will blindfold you, rob you of all the things you thought branding was then spin you around and dare you to use your newly learned skills to become great. Or at least that was my experience.Brandline is his 30 day program that I completed. It was nothing short of gravity shifting for me. I want ALL of you to connect with BRANDPRENUER so you can flourish under Nick's expert tutelage Nick Nelson is a visionary marketing and Brand Executive with a 20-year history. He is the CEO of BRANDPRENUER, author of Stay Tuned, highly sought after Keynote speaker, coach, and superhero of the branding world. His collaborative approach helps entrepreneurs as well as individuals become remarkable and get noticed. Nick and his team create revolutionary solutions to optimize the consumer journey and teach their clients how to be more flexible, more adaptive, and to do more with the same amount of resources. In this episode, Nick and I talk about everything Branding. From the A-Z, come learn how properly branding yourself and your company is the GAME CHANGER you've been looking for!CONNECT WITH NICK NELSONhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nickfnelson/https://www.instagram.com/brandprenuer/https://www.brandprenuer.com/

In this episode, I speak to Kailie Carr, CEO and Founder of The Asbury Group a leadership development firm specializing in transformational leadership programs. As a champion for women in leadership, Kailei is one of those superwomen that the rest of us mere mortals stand in awe of.Kailie has created 5 lifetimes of careers into just one. She has served as a coach and advisor to executive and executive-bound on elevating their executive presence, personal brands, and leading from a place of authenticity. She is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator for conferences, Fortune 500 corporations and other organizations attended by women, people of color or high potential employees. Her client list includes Comcast, Accenture, Prudential, Nielsen, Synchrony Financial, Network of Executive Women, and McDermott, Will and Emery. She is the Host and Producer of Beyond the Business Suit podcast, the Emerge Academy Director an IT senior management forum, CoFounder and Editor of Vyneworld.com a digital magazine especially for women of color and creator of the Beyond the Business Suit Retreat. And that ain't all folks. I am so blessed to call Kailei my friend, my mentor and who I want to be when I grow up. Listen and see if you agree with me that Kailei's superpower is creating safe spaces for Black women, to evolve, transform and thrive.This is a MUST listen to episode! Kailei shares some profound insight into achieving self-defined success, and how to identify, and tune into your own superpower. CONNECT WITH KAILEIhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kaileicarr/http://www.kaileicarr.com/https://kaileicarr.lpages.co/https://www.instagram.com/kaileicarr/?hl=en

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Elevate Family Chiropractic! We officially turned 3 years old today! On September 1, 2017, I opened my own chiropractic office. Now, as we are celebrating our business, our successes and the community we serve.Today is a special episode because we flip the scrip and my oldest of three children, Kamau Olatunji, interviews me! We had a blast talking about the journey our family has gone on, the ups and downs, life lessons and so much more!If you want to learn more about what it takes to open your own business, if you want insight on the mindset it requires or you just want to know how awesome my 25 year old son is, then tune in;)

In this episode, I speak to Donyetta Edwards! She is a runner, a travel enthusiast, a TikTok sensation, and a former nap advocate. Donyetta, known to her social media following as Dyetta, has a huge love for all things natural hair and you learn so much from her extremely informative youtube videos where she tries new beauty products and shares the results. She is also the co-host of Le Twins Experience podcast, where Donyetta and cohost Kim, chat weekly about current events, pop culture, and everything else under the moon and stars!Originally from Alabama, Donyetta earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as her Master's degree in Business Administration. For the past 12 years, she calls Atlanta her home. This is the birthplace of her extensive running career, she has multiple marathons, 1/2 marathons, and countless other distances to her credit.I met Donyetta in Black Girls Run running club where her joy for life was as infectious then as it is now. Listen to this episode and I dare you not to smile the entire length of the episode.This episode is chock-full of wisdom on how to walk in your BLESSING as Donyetta shares her loves, her passions, and what she is currently working on.CONNECT with Donyetta:Website: dyetta.comFacebook: facebook.com/IAmDyettaInstagram: instagram.com/Dyettahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/donyettaedwards/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpKIo-qopVjiye8MUfG8wOAhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/le-twins-experience/id1528660203

In this episode, I speak to Mike Michalowicz, the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and is the celebrated author of hugely successful Profit First, Clockwork and The Pumpkin Plan. His newest groundbreaking book, Fix This Next should be required reading for any aspiring entrepreneur. His books have been translated into over 20 different languages. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate.I was first introduced to Mike’s work by my coach and mentor. He spoke so highly of Mike’s book, Profit First. My coach said learning the system from Mike at a seminar was a game-changer. However, my experience in reading the book was WAY different. I was overwhelmed by all this new information and felt paralyzed. Until I emailed Mike with a plea for help early one Saturday morning. He not only replied within ONE hour, but his reply was a VIDEO made especially for me!!! He gave me great advice on how I specifically could get started and I’ve been slowly progressing forward since.Mike’s compassion and his ability to relate to the small, just getting started, not exactly sure what the hell we are doing, business owner is exactly why he is the PERFECT business growth consultant to listen to.Listening to this episode, you will learn from the expert on what mistakes to avoid in business, how to set up the perfect accounting system and where to find needed resources. Connect with Mike:http://www.mikemichalowicz.com/https://www.facebook.com/MikeMichalowiczFanPage/https://twitter.com/MikeMichalowiczhttps://www.instagram.com/mikemichalowicz/ LinkedIn: Mike Michalowicz

What's blocking your Joy?? Your invisible mental blocks could be stealing your happiness and success! We all have invisible lenses that affect how we see the world. These lenses influence the choices we make, the belief in ourselves and the investments we must depositAs an aspiring entrepreneur, a dream realizer you must delve deep into your psyche and eradicate what is holding you back.In this episode, learn what invisible mental blocks may be keeping you from the success you are working so hard for. I share 8 of them. Be sure to catch them all and be prepared to transform you're thinking!

"You got big dreams. You want FAME. Well, fame costs. And right here's where you start payin' ... in sweat! You wanna become a dancer? Then you're going to have to work your little tights off " ~Debbie Allen FAME circa 1982You want to become an Entrepreneur? Then you're gonna have to work! Work your little mindest off! Or rather, you're going to have to re-work your mindset until it serves your dreams. Your mindset is where it all begins. Your mindset influences your daily habits and your daily habits are what determines your actions. The outcome of those actions is what makes up your life.You want to know what ALL successful business owners do? What all leaders employ?Tune in and learn.Today I'm sharing everything I learned from Jesse Isler and business success in the face of adversity. Grab your notebook and expand your mindset!

In this week's episode, I get the pleasure of talking with Veronica Madison, owner and founder of Sweet Heat Atlanta, a soul food truck that redefines delicious! Sweet Heat is ATL’s freshest food truck serving your favorite meals seasoned to perfection! Want to learn how to take the first step towards your dreams? Veronica shares exactly how she did it. Veronica has been creating delicious tasty treats for her family since she was a little girl and she reveals how she turned her passion into her career. She also opens up about how her unshakable faith in herself saw the opportunity when it arrived on her doorstep and she lept. Veronica shares her vision of where she and Sweet Heat are headed and its HUGE!If you want inside tips from a successful mobile restaurateur, then tune in to hear Veronica's secret tips for success.How to connect with Veronica:https://www.facebook.com/sweetheatatl/https://www.instagram.com/sweetheat_atl/(770) 634-1917

Welcome to our first Bonus Episode! These will be brief solo episodes where I share the nuggets of wisdom that I have excavated over time. For years, personal growth has been a deeply rooted passion of mine. At any given moment, I am reading 2-3 books on ways to stimulate and trigger self-transformation.All growth happens at the intersection of discomfort and uncertainty. The essence of tea leaves is only released when they're steeped in boiling water. So get comfortable with being uncomfortable because its a process my dear friends.I believe we are all here for big things. We have a difference to make and a purpose to live. Buckle your seatbelt and launch into the next amazing version of yourself.

Empowering women is what we do! At the heart of Elevate NOW! we are here to support our community of women. Our guest this week is Courtney Busha. She is a DONA and International Doula Institute trained birth Doula, certified breastfeeding counselor, certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator, and home birth assistant. WHEW! Courtney has dedicated her life to supporting women through the birth process. She is one of the most compassionate and fierce about protecting "her mama's" as anyone I have ever known. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Courtney for over a year and have referred my pregnant moms to her. Watching Courtney serve moms with such a dedicated heart is why I am so excited to spend time with her on Elevate NOW! Ladies, when you or someone you love is pregnant you're gonna want Courtney on your team.In this episode, you will learn what a doula is and how invaluable they are to birthing moms. Also, we dive into Courtney's journey to becoming a birth advocate, and how as a highly talented technician, you can create a successful business you love.How you can connect with Courtneyhttps://www.facebook.com/courtney.bushaCourtneybushadoula@gmail.com

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sonza Curtis, owner, and founder of Three D Wellness, a full-service Functional Medicine Practice that works with patients to maintain and improve their overall health. Dr. Sonza is a certified physician's assistant, a doctor of Naturopathy, and an advocate for healing the body from the inside out. She is known as the Gut Doctor. I first met Dr. Sonza at a Georgia Integrative Health Coalition meeting. An organization of like-minded practitioners. The group is made up of holistically minded doctors, functional medicine practitioners, chiropractors, health coaches, and holistic supplement company reps. I was in love before I even took my seat. Dr. Sonza's passion for what she does was so evident in her opening talk and her dynamic interactions with all the members. Nearly 2 years later, I am honored to call Dr. Sonza a friend and my family's doctor. During the conversation, we talk about how Dr. Sonza began her career, what were some of the obstacles she had to overcome. As a single mom of 2 young girls, how did she find the strength and courage to change careers and pursue her dreams. Learn from an accomplished entrepreneur who has endured huge challenges and made all the mistakes so you don't have to. Want a successful life? Learn how you can change the story you are telling yourself. How you can connect with Dr. Sonza:https://www.instagram.com/3dwellness_ga/https://threedwellness.com/https://threedwellness.com/contact/Three D Wellness(678) 621-8100

In this episode, I speak with Chenoa hARTherapy Murray, author, public health specialist, diversity education facilitator, and international collaborator. She is a globally-minded and collaborative professional with exceptional intercultural skills. Chenoa’s inaugural book, Whites Only is a poetry collection mostly inspired by her experience as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the Rainbow Nation of South Africa. It touches on social justice and cultural diversity.You will LOVE getting to know this beautiful (inside and out) woman that I am fortunate enough to call my friend. Chenoa has this infectious, high energy that just won’t accept anything less than abundant joy for herself and those she loves.During our conversation, we talk about how Chenoa came to her middle name, what it takes to become an author, and what surprise career choice she made that is turning into a national book tour.Chenoa shares tips and tricks that you don’t want to miss. She will reveal some life-changing moments and how she created some good ol’ fashioned lemonade from lemons while in South Africa. Be sure to grab your notebook ladies! This is going to be a notetaking session! Connect with Chenoa:https://www.instagram.com/whitesonlythebook/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenoamurray/https://www.facebook.com/chenoa.murrayBuy her book hereAmazon

In this episode, I talk with Jay Hurt. Jay Hurt is the COO at the Academy of Creative Coaching. Jay is a Certified Mastermind Trainer/Facilitator that trains people and companies domestically and abroad. He has over 10 years of coaching and professional development for Fortune 500 companies. His skill set has helped transform his clients and set them on the path of personal and professional success. If you want to go further in your career faster then you definitely are going to love this episode. Jay shares exactly what a coach is and more importantly how having a coach can 10x the pursuit of your goals. He gives us some great tips to shortcut the growth process and pitfalls to be mindful of.How to connect with Jaylinkedin.com/in/jay-hurt-7542886academyofcreativecoaching.comjayhurt21@gmail.com

“Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought you’d be further ahead and more successful then you are right now? In this episode, I'll be introducing myself and what Elevate NOW! is all about. I'll cover my backstory, and you'll learn what life-changing experience motivated me to begin my journey into midwifery. You'll hear how my son's health crisis was the catalyst for upending my family's life. You'll also learn that it is NEVER too late to pursue your passions and why it is necessary to fulfill your dreams.