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Activating Your Own Potential

Lucinda Cross is the founder of the consulting firm Activate Worldwide, and of Activate Your Life, a non-profit dedicated to helping women re-enter the workforce after hardship. She’s also an acclaimed speaker, author and leader who has worked with companies like Nike, Walmart and TJ Maxx.

Becoming an Asset with Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Director of Backstage Capital, and author of About Damn Time. Arlan talks about some of the biggest lessons she’s learned while growing her company, which has raised more than $10 million to invest in startups led by founders who are people of color, women and/or LGBT in the last five years.

Designing Your Dream Life

Diana Sumpter is an author, motivational speaker and Independent National Sales Director at Mary Kay, and she’s dedicated her career to helping women design and live out their dream lives. Diana tells her inspiring story of learning to move past old mindsets and habits into living her dream life.

Controlling the Narrative of COVID-19 with Marcie Allen Van Mol

Marcie explains how she’s served the community during COVID-19 by pivoting her business and adding new services. She also talks about leaning on her team for support and parenting in the midst of coronavirus.

Controlling the Narrative of COVID-19 with Angela Proffitt

Angela shares her story of creating multiple businesses that help companies stay productive and reach their goals, and she explains how she created programs to make live events virtual and help companies take their businesses online to keep earning revenue in the midst of COVID-19.

Controlling the Narrative of COVID-19

“It really helped with building my mental capacity to expect change and expect the waves in life. There are ups and downs and you have to stick with it. – on wakeboarding ” -Jacqueline Au Her Story of Success… In this new series from Her Story of Success, we’re highlighting the stories of women who […]