Women Thriving in Business

Too often in life and in businesswomen are burdened by the expectations and examples of others and may compromise their identity, mental health, and physical well-being to please others. In the process, one may sight of who she is and her purpose, and this is tragic.

But what if we don’t have to make those awful compromises that slowly chip away at who we are and why we initially chose our career and business paths?

What if we can live out our profession or run our enterprise with integrity and combine our faith and our passion?

In this episode, Carleeka Basnight-Menendez, entrepreneur and business strategist, speaks about how in our businesses and careers everything starts from the inside and is projected externally, and in doing so, we are doing what God has called us out to do. When we embrace this truth, we can proceed with living out our faith in and outside the professional and entrepreneurial arenas.

Thriving points:

• Being an entrepreneur, you can get paid for your purpose, doing whatever it is that God has called you to do
• Inside Out was built during a time when I was making a decision to live or die. So that’s where Inside Out came from because I had to decide and change some things from within about how I viewed myself.
• My pillars in my business are to connect and build relationships to form partnerships. Too many times, we want to skip over all the other stuff. So we connect with people, but we don't nurture anything.
• Let's not talk about sisterhood. Let's not talk about women’s empowerment. Let's live it.
• One of my biggest lessons for myself is definitely knowing who you're talking to. If you don't know who it is that you're serving, what are you going to offer them?

Get To Know the Guest:

As one highly sought out for her innovative approach to wide-ranging topics, Carleeka has earned both domestic and international respect from the world stage.

She is the creator of the F-IT Method, The A.V.E., and Menopause and Mimosas; offering new and aspiring Christian female entrepreneurs the skillsets needed to increase visibility, earn a solid income, and impact the world from the dimension of their purpose. Her coaching and consulting brand is one of a kind, as Carleeka offers consultation, strategies, and direction for clients looking to reform their lives. 

Carleeka believes that when you change your perspective, you are then able to change your life. This has allowed her to bring top-tier service to the coaching industry as she takes clients from being sick, silent, and stuck, to creating the lives that they demand; with no compromise.

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Too often in life and in businesswomen are burdened by the expectations and examples of others and may compromise their identity, mental health, and physical well-being to please others. In the process, one may sight of who she is and her purpose, and this is tragic.

But what if we don’t have to make those awful compromises that slowly chip away at who we are and why we initially chose our career and business paths?

What if we can live out our profession or run our enterprise with integrity and combine our faith and our passion?

In this episode, Carleeka Basnight-Menendez, entrepreneur and business strategist, speaks about how in our businesses and careers everything starts from the inside and is projected externally, and in doing so, we are doing what God has called us out to do. When we embrace this truth, we can proceed with living out our faith in and outside the professional and entrepreneurial arenas.

Thriving points:

• Being an entrepreneur, you can get paid for your purpose, doing whatever it is that God has called you to do
• Inside Out was built during a time when I was making a decision to live or die. So that’s where Inside Out came from because I had to decide and change some things from within about how I viewed myself.
• My pillars in my business are to connect and build relationships to form partnerships. Too many times, we want to skip over all the other stuff. So we connect with people, but we don't nurture anything.
• Let's not talk about sisterhood. Let's not talk about women’s empowerment. Let's live it.
• One of my biggest lessons for myself is definitely knowing who you're talking to. If you don't know who it is that you're serving, what are you going to offer them?

Get To Know the Guest:

As one highly sought out for her innovative approach to wide-ranging topics, Carleeka has earned both domestic and international respect from the world stage.

She is the creator of the F-IT Method, The A.V.E., and Menopause and Mimosas; offering new and aspiring Christian female entrepreneurs the skillsets needed to increase visibility, earn a solid income, and impact the world from the dimension of their purpose. Her coaching and consulting brand is one of a kind, as Carleeka offers consultation, strategies, and direction for clients looking to reform their lives. 

Carleeka believes that when you change your perspective, you are then able to change your life. This has allowed her to bring top-tier service to the coaching industry as she takes clients from being sick, silent, and stuck, to creating the lives that they demand; with no compromise.

• carleeka.com
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• YouTube

A Team Dklutr Production

Let’s ring in 2021! We’re only in the first week of this new decade and yet this year is already oozing with possibilities. A new year brings in new hope, and what perfect way to start visualizing and planning to have your best year yet - or better yet - best year ever!

But as promising as that all sounds, working without a planning blueprint is like walking in a dark room - you don’t really know what you’re doing or where you’re headed. 

This is why I’m sharing with you five key components (courage, strategy, confidence,  consistency, connection) to help you achieve your goals and have your best year ever. Each component will address a specific problem that most people who are starting to build on something often encounter. Apply these five things to create a well-founded structure for your business, career or life mission.

Listen all the way through the end as I have an important mental exercise that we can all benefit from. This can help you level up your business, relationships, and bring in more opportunities.

Thriving Points:

• “Set some goals that you can measure and reflect on throughout the year.” 
• “Just be honest about where you are right now. Therefore, you can chart your progress and see where you will end up.” 
• “You need people around you who are going to support you. These relationships are key to help you achieve your goals.” 

Sponsored by the Women Thriving in Business Mastermind:

The WTiB Mastermind offers a curated environment of entrepreneurs who provide community collaboration, collective brainstorming, problem-solving, and accountability. The Mastermind reduces the learning curve as you listen and grow from the experiences of other group members. 

We are about to open the Mastermind, which will include six 90-minute sessions, and we are now accepting enrollment from new members. The first meeting takes place January 14th.

Each session helps you move from questions and confusion to ideas for the next steps to execute within your business. 

Click here to learn more and join other like-minded female visionaries and entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to the next level!

Best-selling author and Jackie of all trades *wink-wink* Jessica Sinclair joins us for this very first episode of the Women Thriving in Business Podcast. And it’s a special one, indeed, since we talked about a very important topic that everyone in business should know!

Behind every successful business is the ability to network. But how come so many business owners and entrepreneurs get it so wrong? In this episode, Jessica shares with us the true essence of networking and why everyone in the business community should never shy away from it.

Learn about the different challenges you’ll face when building your connections and how to successfully overcome them. And why it’s important to be transformational, not transactional, in our businesses.

Thriving Points:

• “Networking is about listening to and understanding what the needs are. Because if I understand what your needs are, then I can possibly refer, recommend or even provide service. And so with the service piece, as a servant leader, it’s innate in me to figure out how I can be of service. So networking for me is very strategic.” - Jessica Sinclair
• “Networking has to be more intentional, more strategic, more purposeful.” - Jessica Sinclair
• “It's about foundation. It has to be more strategic than hitting me up on LinkedIn and not even knowing what you stand for. Because we're in the virtual space, you want to say hey to everyone, but not everyone is necessarily going to network with you.” - Jessica Sinclair

Get To Know the Guest:

Jessica Sinclair is a woman who strives for greatness in everything that she does. As a registered nurse, she knows all too well how short life is and the importance of going after all your dreams.

 As a businesswoman and creative, Jessica discovered that effective communication was lacking in business for professional and personal growth.  She naturally wanted to fix that so she created  Network Like You Mean It ™, a workshop that provides tips on how to identify, cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships through networking. 

Jessica has a passion for activism, empowering young girls and family. One of Jessica’s beliefs is that one of the most essential factors to a successful event or business is communication. Jessica is the bestselling author of her first book: Network Like You Mean it, A Nurses Journey to Entrepreneurship & Purpose.

Jessica created Sinclair Master of Ceremonies, Inc., the umbrella under which she provides MC services and in addition to on-air hosting, interviews, public speaking, vlogging and voice-overs. Today she is a multi-recipient of the Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Awards, the Caribbean American Healthcare Award, and in 2020 has won the Business Award from Ladies of Third Thursday Organization.

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Anyone who’s deeply committed to women’s advancement in the workplace will definitely find this a great conversation. Whether you’re a business leader, a diversity, equity, and inclusion professional, or an employee who is ready for a change in business culture, then listen up and listen good!

In this episode, Jackie Robinson, a reputable and highly respected success strategist, talks about the keys to an inclusive workplace, which includes accountability and engagement of women and allies in creating the culture that supports and nurtures women’s success.

She shares why relationship building and collaboration are vital to cultivating workplace culture, and dives deep into the concepts of complete transparency and honesty to create more equal opportunities for women.

As an advocate of “taking that leap” in business and in life, Jackie’s also shares her biggest
challenges and gave such strong advice on how women can indeed thrive in business.

1. Lead yourself
2. Leadership is more about “being” vs doing
3. Know when to change lanes
4. Know when to change gears
5. Don’t be attached to things that no longer serve you

Thriving Points:

• “There’s always room for one more even in a crowded marketplace.” - Jackie Robinson
• “Relationships lead to collaboration, which are vital to success.” -  Jackie Robinson
• “Collaboration is the new competition.” -  Jackie Robinson

Get To Know the Guest:

Jackie Robinson is the Founder and CEO (Chief Empowerment Officer) of SheBoss Unlimited, a leadership, professional development and empowerment organization for women.  SheBoss Unlimited serves career and goal-driven women who work in traditional 9-5 jobs and women entrepreneurs. The organization also serves women who aspire to excel in their current career or start their own businesses. Jackie is a reputable and highly respected success strategist, learning and development professional, workplace culture analyst, empowerment speaker, and author. 

Her professional experience spans over 25 years of working in sectors of business that include education, healthcare, and law. Her expertise has landed her consulting opportunities working with non-profit and for-profit entities.  Over this time period she has dually served as a business consultant, providing services for new entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profit organizations, and a success coach for clients seeking assistance with developing their professional brand, advancing in their careers, and leveraging their natural abilities for professional growth.  Her coaching is anchored on the concept of developing and implementing strategies that will help clients increase their level of “Success-Ability”. This is why she has been dubbed, “The Success-Ability Coach”.

She is a published author of the book Broken But Not Destroyed: Restoration is Possible, which was released in 2015. She was also featured in the March 2017 edition of Training Industry Magazine. Her article “Cultivating a Workplace Culture That Grows High-Potential Employees” was selected among many competitors for this edition. 

Jackie is passionate about initiatives related to domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, and women’s advancement. 

SheBoss Unlimited's mantra is, “If she's qualified to do it, get out of her way and let her do it.  She deserves an opportunity to do what she loves.”

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• Instagram
• Twitter

Best-selling author and Jackie of all trades *wink-wink* Jessica Sinclair joins us for this very first episode of the Women Thriving in Business Podcast. And it’s a special one, indeed, since we talked about a very important topic that everyone in business should know!

Behind every successful business is the ability to network. But how come so many business owners and entrepreneurs get it so wrong? In this episode, Jessica shares with us the true essence of networking and why everyone in the business community should never shy away from it.

Learn about the different challenges you’ll face when building your connections and how to successfully overcome them. And why it’s important to be transformational, not transactional, in our businesses.

Thriving Points:

• “Networking is about listening to and understanding what the needs are. Because if I understand what your needs are, then I can possibly refer, recommend or even provide service. And so with the service piece, as a servant leader, it’s innate in me to figure out how I can be of service. So networking for me is very strategic.” - Jessica Sinclair
• “Networking has to be more intentional, more strategic, more purposeful.” - Jessica Sinclair
• “It's about foundation. It has to be more strategic than hitting me up on LinkedIn and not even knowing what you stand for. Because we're in the virtual space, you want to say hey to everyone, but not everyone is necessarily going to network with you.” - Jessica Sinclair

Get To Know the Guest:

Jessica Sinclair is a woman who strives for greatness in everything that she does. As a registered nurse, she knows all too well how short life is and the importance of going after all your dreams.

 As a businesswoman and creative, Jessica discovered that effective communication was lacking in business for professional and personal growth.  She naturally wanted to fix that so she created  Network Like You Mean It ™, a workshop that provides tips on how to identify, cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships through networking. 

Jessica has a passion for activism, empowering young girls and family. One of Jessica’s beliefs is that one of the most essential factors to a successful event or business is communication. Jessica is the bestselling author of her first book: Network Like You Mean it, A Nurses Journey to Entrepreneurship & Purpose.

Jessica created Sinclair Master of Ceremonies, Inc., the umbrella under which she provides MC services and in addition to on-air hosting, interviews, public speaking, vlogging and voice-overs. Today she is a multi-recipient of the Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Awards, the Caribbean American Healthcare Award, and in 2020 has won the Business Award from Ladies of Third Thursday Organization.

• jessicasinclair.com
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

A Team Dklutr Production

Anyone who’s deeply committed to women’s advancement in the workplace will definitely find this a great conversation. Whether you’re a business leader, a diversity, equity, and inclusion professional, or an employee who is ready for a change in business culture, then listen up and listen good!

In this episode, Jackie Robinson, a reputable and highly respected success strategist, talks about the keys to an inclusive workplace, which includes accountability and engagement of women and allies in creating the culture that supports and nurtures women’s success.

She shares why relationship building and collaboration are vital to cultivating workplace culture, and dives deep into the concepts of complete transparency and honesty to create more equal opportunities for women.

As an advocate of “taking that leap” in business and in life, Jackie’s also shares her biggest
challenges and gave such strong advice on how women can indeed thrive in business.

1. Lead yourself
2. Leadership is more about “being” vs doing
3. Know when to change lanes
4. Know when to change gears
5. Don’t be attached to things that no longer serve you

Thriving Points:

• “There’s always room for one more even in a crowded marketplace.” - Jackie Robinson
• “Relationships lead to collaboration, which are vital to success.” -  Jackie Robinson
• “Collaboration is the new competition.” -  Jackie Robinson

Get To Know the Guest:

Jackie Robinson is the Founder and CEO (Chief Empowerment Officer) of SheBoss Unlimited, a leadership, professional development and empowerment organization for women.  SheBoss Unlimited serves career and goal-driven women who work in traditional 9-5 jobs and women entrepreneurs. The organization also serves women who aspire to excel in their current career or start their own businesses. Jackie is a reputable and highly respected success strategist, learning and development professional, workplace culture analyst, empowerment speaker, and author. 

Her professional experience spans over 25 years of working in sectors of business that include education, healthcare, and law. Her expertise has landed her consulting opportunities working with non-profit and for-profit entities.  Over this time period she has dually served as a business consultant, providing services for new entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profit organizations, and a success coach for clients seeking assistance with developing their professional brand, advancing in their careers, and leveraging their natural abilities for professional growth.  Her coaching is anchored on the concept of developing and implementing strategies that will help clients increase their level of “Success-Ability”. This is why she has been dubbed, “The Success-Ability Coach”.

She is a published author of the book Broken But Not Destroyed: Restoration is Possible, which was released in 2015. She was also featured in the March 2017 edition of Training Industry Magazine. Her article “Cultivating a Workplace Culture That Grows High-Potential Employees” was selected among many competitors for this edition. 

Jackie is passionate about initiatives related to domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, and women’s advancement. 

SheBoss Unlimited's mantra is, “If she's qualified to do it, get out of her way and let her do it.  She deserves an opportunity to do what she loves.”

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter

Let’s ring in 2021! We’re only in the first week of this new decade and yet this year is already oozing with possibilities. A new year brings in new hope, and what perfect way to start visualizing and planning to have your best year yet - or better yet - best year ever!

But as promising as that all sounds, working without a planning blueprint is like walking in a dark room - you don’t really know what you’re doing or where you’re headed. 

This is why I’m sharing with you five key components (courage, strategy, confidence,  consistency, connection) to help you achieve your goals and have your best year ever. Each component will address a specific problem that most people who are starting to build on something often encounter. Apply these five things to create a well-founded structure for your business, career or life mission.

Listen all the way through the end as I have an important mental exercise that we can all benefit from. This can help you level up your business, relationships, and bring in more opportunities.

Thriving Points:

• “Set some goals that you can measure and reflect on throughout the year.” 
• “Just be honest about where you are right now. Therefore, you can chart your progress and see where you will end up.” 
• “You need people around you who are going to support you. These relationships are key to help you achieve your goals.” 

Sponsored by the Women Thriving in Business Mastermind:

The WTiB Mastermind offers a curated environment of entrepreneurs who provide community collaboration, collective brainstorming, problem-solving, and accountability. The Mastermind reduces the learning curve as you listen and grow from the experiences of other group members. 

We are about to open the Mastermind, which will include six 90-minute sessions, and we are now accepting enrollment from new members. The first meeting takes place January 14th.

Each session helps you move from questions and confusion to ideas for the next steps to execute within your business. 

Click here to learn more and join other like-minded female visionaries and entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business to the next level!

A Team Dklutr Production

Women Thriving in Business (WTiB) is a show that focuses on candid conversations with and about women entrepreneurs discussing their inspiration, accomplishments and aspirations.  We also discuss mistakes, lessons learned, and advice for aspiring business owners.

Whether you are just starting out or you have been in business for decades, WTiB offers hacks, resources, and affirmations to help you THRIVE in business!

Your business is an asset! And I, Nikki Rogers, host of the WTiB show, am committed to helping make this a reality for not just the listeners but all aspiring female entrepreneurs looking to grow their business and creating a positive impact in this world.

Find Me:
Bladen Group
LinkedIn

A Team Dklutr Production

Women Thriving in Business (WTiB) is a show that focuses on candid conversations with and about women entrepreneurs discussing their inspiration, accomplishments and aspirations.  We also discuss mistakes, lessons learned, and advice for aspiring business owners.

Whether you are just starting out or you have been in business for decades, WTiB offers hacks, resources, and affirmations to help you THRIVE in business!

Your business is an asset! And I, Nikki Rogers, host of the WTiB show, am committed to helping make this a reality for not just the listeners but all aspiring female entrepreneurs looking to grow their business and creating a positive impact in this world.

Find Me:
Bladen Group
LinkedIn