141. Tracy Spears is Supporting Leaders all around the World
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Tracy Spears has made a career out of helping others. As the Founder of the Exceptional Leaders Lab, she engages with developing leaders, inspiring teamwork and creating inclusive cultures. She’s a best-selling author, host of the Shift Out Loud Podcast, TEDx speaker (you should look her up!) and keynote speaker among many other things. During this podcast we’ll discuss her humble beginnings growing up in a trailer park in Tulsa as well as being disowned by her parents in her early twenty’s when they found out she was gay, and how all these life experiences shaped her into...
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140. Heather Matheson has built a sweet business supporting women in recovery
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Heather Matheson has built a sweet business providing Peace, Love and Cookies - appropriately the name of her business - to the Tulsa area. She started the business as a home bakery and quickly outgrew her space with her yummy cookie recipes that are baked fresh daily. With a background in social work and her business looking for a new location, it didn't take long for someone to connect her with Family and Children's Services in Tulsa and the results couldn't be sweeter. They had a commercial kitchen that they used for teaching food service skills to people in their programs. Her employees...
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139. Whitney Virden:
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Whitney Virden didn’t think she had a creative bone in her body until she did some soul searching following a tragic event that occurred in her family. That event instigated major reflection and life altering changes where she reprioritized her life and changed direction to focus more on her family and kids. She severed ties with her traditional 9-5 job where she traveled for work. This break allowed her time to explore a different career – one that was completely different than what she attended college for – and her love for floral design was born. Whitney is the Owner of Roots...
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138. Lisa Bain is Supporting People through Hardship
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Lisa Bain knows hardship and suffering because she has experienced it first-hand. It's really something that nobody can escape, but the severity and how it is dealt with varies significantly from person to person. Despite Lisa's circumstances, she chooses to search for the bright side and in doing so, is a champion spreading joy and kindness. In fact, she created a non-profit, Lisa Bain Ministries, that is centered around doing so. Her faith and furry friends are also key components of Lisa Bain Ministries. During this visit you'll hear from Lisa as she sheds light into details about leaving a...
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137. Christy Lindsay discusses Creativity, Clothes, and Community
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In this conversation, Christy Lindsay, Founder of Cedar and Lily Clothier, shares how she built a foundation of knowledge and support in conceptualizing her new business venture and how it fuels her passion for women, clothing and creativity. You'll also hear her advice for anyone interested in pursuing their passion and how to take calculated risks around doing so. She'll also reveal her perspective on wearing clothes that are "age appropriate." The Grand Opening of Cedar and Lily Clothier is on Saturday, April 7th from 11:00am - 6:00pm and will offer high-quality, boutique clothing in...
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Building an incredible marriage with Relationship Coach, Sandy Redmond
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Sandy Redmond has many roles including proud wife and mother. You’ll hear why she’s a proud wife and what led to her becoming a certified relationship coach working with women. A little about Sandy, she and her husband have been married for 35 years and it hasn’t always been easy. She was halfway into her marriage with four small children and was desperate for a better relationship with her husband. They loved each other, but she knew that their relationship could be so much more. You’ll learn about their struggles, including her husband firing their marriage counselor, and what led...
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135. Becky Fields Wilson is Positive on Purpose
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Becky Fields Wilson is a banker, entrepreneur, and women's success coach. As founder of Positive on Purpose, a professional and personal development company, she helps high performing women in business create powerful strategies and systems so they can level-up their career, income, and life. Her passion is to lead, coach, and inspire women to be all they were made to be. During our conversation you'll learn more about her two-decade long career in banking as well as her thoughts on leadership, success, and health. She also shares a little about her health journey,...
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134. Shannon Wilburn is Shining her Light in a Purposeful Way
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Shannon Wilburn is the Founder and CEO of multiple companies, including a highly successful business that scaled and franchised. Now, she’s embarking on a new venture that utilizes her vast entrepreneurial and business knowledge in a high-level coaching business called Shine Executive Coaching. Our conversation gives insight into her background, how she got to where she is today as well as some serious tips that align with her overall strategies for success. You can find Shannon online: LinkedIn: Instagram:
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133. Dr. Jaclyn Duvall has a heart for helping heads
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Dr. Jaclyn Duvall is a native Tulsan who knew from an early age that she wanted to help people. Growing up with a mother suffering from Multiple Sclerosis fueled her passion for pursuing a career that could make lives better. As you’ll learn, she pursued medicine, even securing a fellowship to learn and train at the prestigious Mayo Clinic and even authored a book during that time (you’ll learn from tips from her on how she organized her time to accomplish this). As a neurologist with a specialization in headaches, you’ll learn the difference between a headache and a migraine, as...
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132. Mikyah Davis is Making Herself Known
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In this episode you’ll hear from Mikyah Davis. Mikyah is a young woman who is encouraging mental, physical, spiritual health and wellness through her podcast, Known or Unknown. She’s only a junior in college and is such an encouragment to other young women! She’s also a model and future entrepreneur. She has big dreams and lofty goals but she’s in the process of putting in the work to set herself up for success. If you have a dream in your heart - or dared to dream big - and have a strong work ethic, you’ll be able to relate to what Mikyah is doing. Our conversation provides...
info_outlineTraci Manuel dedicates countless hours and a lot of heart to creating and presenting interesting content that will engage and inspire young minds in the learning process. If you’re wondering why she does this, it’s because of the career she has chosen. Manuel is a Tenth Grade English II Teacher at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa Public Schools (TPS). Her incredible heart for teaching and inspiring has caught the attention of many (including me – she taught my son!) and recently, she was nominated among twelve teachers across the state for 2023 Teacher of the Year. In addition to the ever-high demands and long hours, the pay is low. So, why does Manuel teach? You’ll find out about that and so much more, including her advice for those considering a career in teaching.