"I almost lost my life" I had to pivot. 

In this episode Brittany has a conversation with Podcast Producer Portia Booker about pivoting and the grief that occurs as a result of the pivot. The conversation went deep into grief and how grief impacts our lives and careers. Portia shares her story of going from a TV Producer for a major network into entrepreneur and the grief that occurred as a result of it. 


About Portia:
Portia Booker, better known as Portia the Producer, is an Award-Winning Journalist, Storyteller, and Podcaster from Cleveland, Ohio. She is the host of Groove with Portia Talk Radio Show and Podcast which airs every Wednesday on WOVU (95.9 FM) to over 90,000 listeners locally. Portia's show features guests who have turned adverse circumstances in their lives into an opportunity. She is also the host on the Soulful Conversations Podcast with Dawn Airhart Witte and Natashah Khan. Portia is the author of Finding Grace within Grief: Her Transition...My Transformation, a personal narrative on how to see the benefits held within the grief process instead of the societal narrative of holding a heavy deficit. Aside from her own book, she is a contributing author in Believe: A Collection of Faith, Hope and Love by Dawn Airhart Witte. Portia is passionate about mental wellness and changing the narrative after dealing with her own struggles of depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Being prescription medication free for four years, she believes the power of storytelling can help with overcoming mental wellness obstacles. When Portia is away from hosting Groove with Portia, she can be found coaching new or veteran podcasters, attending concerts or festivals, taking photos, listening to audiobooks, visiting museums, hitting the road for a road trip, and walking her furry companion Mr. Fletcher Blaze.

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In this episode Brittany spends time talking to Joanne about her journey from teaching to becoming a copywriter and copy coach. Pivoting looks different for everyone. Listen to Joanne talk about her experience and how she "found copywriting" or maybe copywriting "found her". 



Joanne (she/her), founder of Desk Plant Creatives, is an email copywriter, copy coach, and obsessed storyteller for heart-centered women entrepreneurs and coaches in wellness, well-being, and mindset. With 15 years of experience creating aligned messaging as a former master teacher, her mission is to elevate her clients’ stories to connect, compel, and sell with integrity and impact. She's a momma of two little ones and loves a good cup of chai to fuel her creativity and passion for human-to-human marketing, email-style.

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In this episode Brittany has a conversation with Ucheonye about how she made the pivot from her corporate job after 26 years. Ucheonye and Brittany discuss how being high achievers play a roll in the hesitation to pivot.  During the discussion Brittany and Ucheonye discuss the importance of listening to your body and the signs that a change is needed.  


Ucheonye Maple is a transformational speaker, women’s leadership development specialist and author with 2 decades of industry experience.  She is the founder and Managing Director of Aghaeze-Maple Enterprises, a leadership and personal development training company.  She founded the Women’s Business Accelerator TM , where he helps professional senior level women turn their unique gifts and abilities into a profitable business so they can live the life they want and love the work they do.  

She built the Women’s Business Essentials Starter Kit, a series of online courses guiding emerging women entrepreneurs through the steps of starting a small business.  In 2020, she started the LEAP Forward TVTM , a VLOG platform for thought leaders, change agents and trail blazers who are providing thought provoking conversations to help people leap forward in their lives.

Additionally, she is the author of Better Not Bitter and the co-author of Resilient: The Keys to Being Brilliant.

She travels and has spoken on the topics of transformational leadership, empathy is the new workplace currency and leading in todays marketplace.  

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In this episode Brittany spends time talking to Stephanie about how she turned gift giving into a way of life and the lessons she learned in the process. Often times we don't realize that giving to others also gives to us. Stephanie discusses the lessons she has learned during the process and gives the listeners tips to incorporate gratitude into our daily living. 



Stephanie L. Jones gave a gift every day for 522 days, and that journey changed her life. She is on a mission to inspire others to give and practice gratitude daily. She hosts an inspiring podcast, Giving Your Best Life. As a TEDx speaker, she loves sharing her message from the stage in schools, colleges, churches, and businesses. Stephanie is a best-selling and award-winning author of six books. She lives out her dreams with her hubby, Mike in Indiana.

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In today's episode Brittany has a conversation with Melissa about changing her relationship with food and how it created a place of peace both internally and externally. From there it helped her change her self-image and the love for herself changed. While the topic is self love this episode discusses how self love through the food lens can change your physical and mental health. 

Melissa Rohlfs is a certified holistic health and life coach helping busy women find freedom and feel at peace with food, their bodies and their lives.  She is committed to empowering women to break free from dieting, emotional eating and self-image issues so they can ditch the diet mentality, and feel empowered in their own skin.  

After her own tumultuous history with food {withholding and then later in life, bingeing}, she learned how to deal with the core issues around her broken relationship with food.  As a result, she felt called to go to school and learn to teach other women how to do the same.  She graduated from the Health Coach Institute as a Holistic Health and Life Coach in 2018 and is the proud owner of Free 2 B Coaching.  She is a proud Boilermaker alumna living in Arizona with her husband, Chad and two kiddos.

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In this episode Brittany and Ann discuss how one conversation Ann had with her husband changed the course of their life.  As a result of their conversation Ann and her family created not just a business but a movement to help others have pivotal conversations. Today Ann and her family offer multiple options to help individuals and couples learn the value of conversation and ultimately problem solving. 

Ann Visser has been equipping individuals and organizations for over 20 years with the skills to communicate in a way that aligns with their values.
She is a Certified John Maxwell Team Life Coach, Speaker and Trainer with 4 Better 4 Ever, which she co-founded with her beloved husband of 42 years.
She has trained couples, young people, students, addicts in recovery, Christian women and professionals..... in the areas of communication, leadership, relationships, mindset and personal growth.

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In this episode Brittany is joined by Siobhan Cunningham. Brittany and Siobhan discuss Siobhan's mission to help women who served in the military find life after. Brittany and Siobhan discuss the path that lead to Siobhan to enlisting in the military and her journey post the military. This conversation sparked a lot of questions, thoughts and emotions because far to often women are not included when we think about veterans and their needs.

Siobhan Cuningham, LCSW, is a US Air Force veteran and the Founder and CEO of EmpowerWomenVeterans.com. She is a fierce advocate for diversifying the zeitgeist of the female military experience. She helps women veterans overcome the emotional barriers that block business success and mission completion. She is a 2x International Best-Selling author with four books, including, Leadership Without Borders and 30 Days to Courage. She is a mentor expert with Powerful Women Today, where she helps startup founders find value in their voices. In 2021, she won the Women Veterans Alliance Small Business Award. She used her network to launch Women Veteran Influencers, a safe community for women veterans to inspire change with the power of their voices. Featured on podcasts, radio, and live audiences, Siobhan enjoys doing free training on military service, imposter syndrome, and authenticity.
I help women veterans launch businesses. Linkedin.com/in/siobhandeann

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In today's episode Brittany has a conversation with Coach Dana Spencer. Dana talks about her decision to leave corporate America and start her career in real estate. Dana's mindset on using real estate to solve problems and her ability to do what it takes while maintaining her values is inspirational. This short episode gives you an introduction to Dana. Dana is on a mission to help 1k single mothers invest in real estate to start their journeys to financial freedom

Dana Spencer spends her days doing what she loves: hanging out at the coffee shop, creating, speaking, coaching, educating on the benefits of ownership, and staying connected with family and friends.  She is the single mother of her only son, Justin.  She advises on the Board of Directors for the nonprofit Master Builders Academy.  She partners with lenders, real estate agents, and credit counselors to educate the community about the importance of ownership.  Before leaving corporate America after more than 25 years of service, Dana was a Senior Technology Implementation Professional for 10 years.  She believes that the technology skill sets from corporate easily transfers to real estate.

As mentioned in the episode here are the links to Dana's book, her website, and the pre-sale link for her upcoming course.

Here is the link to her book: A Beginners Guide to Financial Freedom Through Real Estate 
Here is the link to her course Financial Freedom Cheat Code Online Course. 
Use code CHEATCODE2023 By using the code and ordering on the pre-sale you save $900
Coach Dana's website: https://www.coachdanaspencer.com/

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