The iQuit Podcast w/ Rachel B-Foy

Valerie McDowell, Author, Writer, Editor, and Book Coach works with writing challenged clients helping them to get their stories told and their books published. She especially likes working with first-time authors and speakers who have a message to tell the world. Her youngest client is 11 and her oldest is in their 70's. She has published 11 books since 2018 and has seven books in the works. She is also the author of two books herself. Valerie McDowell is also a founding staff member and Director of Operations for a national juvenile justice organization working to reduce racial and ethnic disparities for youth around the country. Prior to helping establish CCLP, Valerie worked as the Project Manager for the Faith-Based Foster Care Initiative in Detroit, MI, working with pastors and other faith leaders to bring about change to Detroit's foster care system. She is the co-founder of Georgetown University's Black Movements Dance Theatre (BMDT), now in its 36th year, and in 2017, received a Legacy Award from the company during its annual dance performance. Valerie is a member of Crossover Church in MD and served as actor, director, and lead writer for the drama ministry from 1998-2018, writing and directing numerous plays and skits. She is an ordained deacon, new members' teacher, and small group leader. Finally, Valerie holds a B.S. in Marketing from Georgetown University and M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Eastern University. Originally from Harlem, NY, Valerie currently lives in the DC suburbs. She is the mother of two adult children and a grandmother (G'ma) of three. Her passions include reading, writing, dance, and traveling the world experiencing new and exciting peoples and cultures.

Crystal Tolbert is A Prophetic Scribe who writes “Edge-of-the-seat type of Revelation.” with “brilliant Kingdom-minded tools "SEEK, WRITE & BELIEVE" Method!, the Oil of writing, and unexpected tools for is a speaker, teacher, mentor & prophetic life coach who is well-known for her passionate and heartfelt prophetic teaching style. Crystal Tolbert is the founder of Walking in Greatness Ministries. It was created to be a spiritual environment, that will enhance & encourage many to walk in their Now Season of Purpose. Crystal presently serves & co-labor in ministry with her husband, Pastor Kenneth Tolbert. They reside in Dallas, TX with their three beautiful children Briana', Johnathan & Kenneth II.

Founder, Mom's Mentoring Circle

Petagay Letren is a mother, an artist, and an entrepreneur committed to promoting self-love, compassion, and empathy. She is the co-author of 7 Ways to Get Through the Day. In 7 Ways Petagay shares some of her feelings of sadness after experiencing multiple miscarriages, and the tools she used and continues to use to navigate her way through her grief. Petagay believes in the strength of vulnerability, the human capacity for growth, and the power of dreams.

“The two things you should never worry about; Things you can change and the things you can't change. Those you can change work hard and do it! Those you can't give them to God and He will handle that. That covers everything!” ― Carlos Wallace

“Confidence is a powerful incentive, it's deliriously intoxicating.” ― Carlos Wallace, Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments into Your Greatest Blessings

“Don't let life's challenges discourage you. Some things are just out of your control. Make it work for you! The most painful lessons of the past can teach you how to survive in the present .” ― Carlos Wallace, Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings

“Each day, speak as if someone may be listening in and act as if someone could be watching. Do not say it if you do not mean it or know it to be true. Do not do anything privately that would shame you publicly. Good judgment should not cease simply because you think no one will ever know. Everything performed in the darkness is always revealed in the light. The Universe has an uncanny way of laying your life bare. Make sure you can deal with what may eventually be revealed.” ― Carlos Wallace

“Never let anyone (or any situation) scramble your mind, your heart or your money. You are no good to anyone (especially yourself) if you are insane, miserable and broke.” ― Carlos Wallace, The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind to Enjoy Serenity

“No one knows what you have been through or what your pretty little eyes have seen, but I can reassure you ~ whatever you have conquered, it shines through your mind.”

“I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself. I believe in the woman who doesn't need to hide behind her husband's back. I believe that if you have problems, as a woman you deal with them, you don't play victim, you don't make yourself look pitiful, you don't point fingers. You stand and you deal. You face the world with a head held high and you carry the universe in your heart.”

“Women need to work together if we want to dispel the myth that there's only room for one woman at the table.”

“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.”

No one makes it to the "top" by themselves. Each step you take is guided by at least one person's blood, sweat and tears. Appreciate those who stand behind you as you rise. They are the only ones who will catch you if you fall. The ladder of success is steadiest when someone's there to support it.” ― Carlos Wallace, Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings

Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results. Make sure you can live with the results of your actions. ― Carlos Wallace, "Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings"

Ultimately, it's about determining what matters most to you; what's important; what it will take to achieve your intended goal. And once you've identified these key components to growth, shed the excess; do away with the unnecessary. ― Carlos Wallace, "The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind to Enjoy Serenity"

 “Behind great men, children, companies or homes are some extraordinary women! Take time today and always to acknowledge the women in your life with a show of gratitude. Love compels a woman's heart. Appreciation drives her commitment. Kindness fuels her strength. Compassion gives her courage. God gives her to you.” ― Carlos Wallace, Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings 

No one makes it to the "top" by themselves. Each step you take is guided by at least one person's blood, sweat and tears. Appreciate those who stand behind you as you rise. They are the only ones who will catch you if you fall. The ladder of success is steadiest when someone's there to support it. ― Carlos Wallace, "Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings"

Experience has taught me choosing the right people to have in your life should be a well thought out, deliberate process. ― Carlos Wallace, "Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings"

You should always be your greatest motivator. Never leave that power in someone else's hands. Once you learn to love the person you are, there are no limits to the person you can become. ― Carlos Wallace "Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings"

Your life is not so complicated. God has already written the script, casted the key players. It is when we try to re-write the plot that we encounter unnecessary drama. Accept the role God has chosen you to play. Faith in his direction will assure an Oscar worthy performance!