Are You REALLY Investing in Yourself? - Episode 152

What does it take to move towards true allyship? To have REAL diversity, equity and inclusion? Lekeshia Angelique is a coach for cultural change and a consultant for braver businesses that want to go on a journey to allyship. Even in the most diverse organizations racism is rampant. Is education the key? Did affirmative action move the needle? How do we truly address discrimination? Lekeshia tell us her story and why she had to be the change she wanted to see. Connect with Lekeshia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lekeshia_angelique/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inclusivelifestylelounge https://www.facebook.com/Lekeshiaangeliqueconsulting/ Website: https://www.lekeshiaangelique.com/ Amazing resources: https://www.lekeshiaangelique.com/resources BIO: Lekeshia Angelique believes that discrimination happens not because of a lack of empathy, but a lack of education. As a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant, she has spent over two decades helping entrepreneurs and business leaders to redefine their authority into genuine allyship. Her workshops, presentations, and special programs have touched the lives of thousands of people across the globe, from the US to Germany to Afghanistan. She has spent 22 years working in the US Army, one of the most diverse organizations in the world. With master’s degrees in both Criminal Justice and Psychology, along with a Diversity Management Certificate from Cornell University, Lekeshia has a powerful understanding both of the work that needs to be done around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and of how our brains function, helping her to support leaders and entrepreneurs in shifting their perspectives and practices. She knows that by embracing D, E & I, we grow impact and revenue, and fulfil our commitment to truly changing the world.

Today we're talking to Celi Arias, a.k.a. the Grown Ass Business strategist! She helps wildly creative entrepreneurs finally stop flying by the seat of their pants, with a unique, no-templates-allowed approach to mastering the fundamental systems, strategies, and mindset skills that will transform them into world class 7-figure CEO’s. Celi tells me about her early entrepreneurship journey, her moment on the floor next to her refrigerator, and why women need to stop making business data personal. Last week to join the Back to You 5 day Challenge! https://www.lizsvatek.com/back2you Join Limitless Warrior: https://liz-svatek.mykajabi.com/limitless#section-1692455449364 Connect with: Celi Arias Website: http://grownassbusiness.com http://quiz.celiarias.com http://celiarias.com/business-growth-plan LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/celiarias Instagram: http://instagram.com/iamdoncelia/

Lauren Jewel is a Mind/Body Practitioner, specializing in the Gut-Brain-Mood-Connection and Digestive Health with an emphasis on trauma-informed practices. She coaches female entrepreneurs on a journey towards improved energy, mood elevation, and overcoming insomnia through optimal brain and gut health. After experiencing her own mental and physical health challenges, and overcoming a 10 year struggle with addiction. We talk about the root of all addictions, emotional addictions and why we carry the blueprint for transformation in our bodies. Could trauma a catalyst for evolution? Listen and find out! Connect with: Lauren! Websites: https://msha.ke/laurenjewel/ Free Gut Health Guide: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6477b4dcbdfaea673c777815 Instagram: https://instagram.com/lauren_michelle_jewel?igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ== FB: https://www.facebook.com/Lauren.Jewel?mibextid=ZbWKL Guest Bio: Lauren Jewel, a dedicated and experienced Mind Body Practitioner, specializes in the Gut-Brain-Mood-Connection and Digestive Health with an emphasis on trauma-informed practices. She has spent the past seven years coaching female entrepreneurs on a journey towards improved energy, mood elevation, and overcoming insomnia through optimal brain and gut health. After experiencing her own mental and physical health challenges, and overcoming a 10 year struggle with addiction, Lauren committed to embodying the principles she advocates and returned to school to further her knowledge. Lauren employs the latest scientific research to craft personalized and co-created nutrition plans for her clients, blending this with metacognition, neuroscience, somatics, and emotional release techniques. Her passion for the intricate gut-brain connection drives her holistic approach to mental health, incorporating a multi-faceted method she has developed, known as "The Quantum Health Experience" This unique approach combines Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Nutrition, guiding her clients towards experiencing the pinnacle of health. Her belief is that true health isn't merely physical - it's an alignment of the mind, body, and spirit.

What does it take to transform. To release identities you have carried over the years and journey back to yourself? Stacey McFarland is a Mindset Transformation Coach who has transformed herself many times in business, relationships, and in her soul. Navigating the struggle with tremendous self love and self compassion is an integral part of the process of transformation, but how do you do it? How do you lead with love and let go of the past to transform into the person you’ve always dreamed of? That’s what we’re diving into today! Website: https://soulstudio.us/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/SoulStudioMindset Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul_studio.us/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceymcfarlandsoulstudio/ Guest Bio: Stacey McFarland embodies the Power of Calm. As a mindset coach and business owner, she helps women and their teams tap into their souls and create success from a place of ease, peace, and compassion. Stacey was awarded, by the local Chamber of Commerce, Business Person of the Year Award. This award was given to her in 2020 during the uncertain times of the pandemic shutdown. She has been praised for her ability to maintain an upbeat and positive attitude while pivoting her business in a new direction that not only helped her business survive, it thrived! Stacey is a sought-after mindset coach for leaders and their teams. Her clients have next level results in their business and personal lives. Achieving it all while stressing less.

Liz shares how she has been spending her summer and what's next! As the Summer comes to a close it's time to get Back to YOU. How do you put the focus back on yourself? What does that really look like? What are the superpowers you need to stay on track and have the life you really want? What story are you telling yourself? How do you rewrite your story? Find out! Join the Back to You Challenge! Let’s take 5 days together + write a brand new story for your life. A new story about your work, your relationships, your health, your money, all of it. Monday, August 21st - Friday, August 25th at 5:00 PM PST for BACK TO YOU- a FREE transformational challenge where we rewrite your story. https://www.lizsvatek.com/back2you

Today is PART 2 of my interview with Kym Dimozantos, the woman that helped me take my business to the next level. She is the CEO of The Strategic Business Woman, an all female company, that helps women run highly profitable businesses. This is a juicy conversation about the mistakes that women make in business and why we need to build businesses differently. In this episode learn why you need to detach from your business and invest in yourself to create massive success. We also discuss the business benefits of slowing down and how Kym made $92K in one week without adding one new thing to her business. Don’t miss my big announcement in this episode! Want to know how to be a strategic business woman and build a scalable, profitable business? Listen and learn! Join the 5 Day Back to You Challenge! Let’s take 5 days together + write a brand new story for your life. A new story about your work, your relationships, your health, your money, all of it. Monday, August 21st - Friday, August 25th at 5:00 PM PST for BACK TO YOU- a FREE transformational challenge where we rewrite your story. https://www.lizsvatek.com/back2you Join Kyms Strategic Business Women Workshop for FREE: Use code: LOVELIZ https://www.thestrategicbusinesswoman.com/relationship-advantage-workshop Connect with Kym: Website: https://www.thestrategicbusinesswoman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_strategic_business_woman/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/thestrategicbusinesswoman/

There was a point in building my business where I needed to scale. To hire a company to build out my band…. Well today I am interviewing Kym Dimozantos who helped me take Warrior Women Inc. to the next level. She is the CEO of The Strategic Business Woman, an all female company that is the shortcut to epic business growth for women entrepreneurs. This is a juicy conversation about the mistakes that women make in business and why we need to build our businesses differently. This episode is filled with so many gold nuggets that it has two parts! Learn how Kym overcame unimaginable trauma to become successful beyond her wildest dreams. We also reveal our tips for women who want to achieve massive success and why I freaked out at the moment Kym was calling me to a higher level! Don’t miss my big announcement in part 2! Want to know how to be a Strategic Business Woman and build a scalable, profitable business? Listen and learn! Join the 5 Day Back to You Challenge! Let’s take 5 days together + write a brand new story for your life. A new story about your work, your relationships, your health, your money, all of it. Monday, August 21st - Friday, August 25th at 5:00 PM PST for BACK TO YOU- a FREE transformational challenge where we rewrite your story. https://www.lizsvatek.com/back2you Join Kyms Strategic Business Women Workshop for FREE: Use code: LOVELIZ https://www.thestrategicbusinesswoman.com/relationship-advantage-workshop Connect with Kym: Website: https://www.thestrategicbusinesswoman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_strategic_business_woman/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/thestrategicbusinesswoman/

Episode Description: Are you a good white woman? Raised to be colorblind? Do you think adopting black children makes you immune to racism? There’s a socialization around white womanhood and we’re talking about that today with Race to Community founder Lisa Bond. How are we (white women) upholding the systems of white supremacy? We are getting radically honest today about what it looks like to do the work that the best selling book: “White Women- Everything you already know about your own racism and how to do better” by Regina King and Saira Rao- has reignited. Come to Warrior Women Camp! Self paced, virtual and FUN! Sign up now! www.lizsvatek.com/camp Connect with: Lisa Websites for Race2Dinner and Race2Community: https://www.race2dinner.com/ https://www.race2dinner.com/race2community Watch the documentary that started it all: Deconstructing Karen https://www.deconstructingkaren.com/ Buy the one book you need to read: White Women https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669854/white-women-by-regina-jackson-and-saira-rao/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.elwell.bond/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisadbond/ Guest Bio: Lisa Bond is an experienced and effective advocate for personal change, - grounded in principles of anti-oppression, decolonization, antiracism and restorative justice. A creative thinker, effective collaborator, and engaging facilitator, I help white women unlearn the behaviors of white supremacy culture deeply embedded in our socialization so that we can interrupt systems of oppression at home, at work and at play. Incorporating and building on the work of the great antiracist educators of the past and present, I create informed and powerful program curriculum, focusing on continuous improvement by incorporating new stories, theories and resources for powerful and effective results.

Episode Description: We are talking about "Women, Life and Freedom" today with Poppy Farsijani. That Kurdish slogan was the battle cry following the death of Masha Amini. Today Poppy is revealing her documentary of the same name and her amazing story of being an americanized teenager living in Brooklyn who was brought back to Tehran at the age of 16. This culture shock ignited a revolution inside her to actively expose injustices in her home country. Are you burnt out? Exhausted? Need a break? Get your magic back! Come to Warrior Women Camp! Sign up now! www.lizsvatek.com/camp Connect with: Poppy! Website: https://poppyfarsijani.com/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poppyfarsijani/?hl=en FB https://www.facebook.com/sharonpoppyfarsijani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/poppy-farsijani/ Guest Bio: Shaghayegh Poppy Farsijani is an investigative journalist and former sports journalist and anchor that has worked in Iran covering the 1997 Khatami presidential elections, the FIFA World Cup for Iran's national soccer team, Iran's Championship Wrestling and is also an alumni of BBC Radio along with ABC, CBS News. She has worked with Martha Stewart, is host of a Wellness Show where she interviews influencers, wellness figures and doctors, has an MBA, and just recently produced an athlete abuse documentary which was sparked by the Women. Life. Freedom movement. She is very well traveled, very well educated, trilingual, and does motivational speaking events while mentoring young teens. She is weaving her story of working in Iran's Channel 6 news where she and other news anchors were forced to falsify news with sources that have never before gone on record revealing the criminal acts of the regime.

Remember that feeling of the end of school? The summer was ahead of you and you felt so FREE! Free of responsibilities, full of possibilities For some of us summer meant going to sleep away camp! Going to camp meant meaningful experiences, exploration, self reflection and FUN! Maybe you never got to go to camp….but since it’s NEVER too late to have a happy childhood…..We’re all going to camp this summer! Warrior Women Camp is a 12 day audio experience where you get to re-live the magic of going to Summer Camp. You’ll get to explore, reconnect with yourself and have fun! Are you burnt out? Exhausted? Need a break? Get your magic back! Come to Warrior Women Camp! Sign up now! https://www.lizsvatek.com/camp