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Have you ever wondered how networking and collaboration can take you from a regular 9-5 job to an entrepreneur? Meet Bonnie Ross Parker, a successful entrepreneur, author, and most importantly, a mentor for women. Bonnie shares her inspiring journey from being a school teacher to a successful businesswoman and gives insights into how networking and collaboration played a significant role in her journey. She introduces us to her exceptional platform, Experience Connections, that teaches women about the power of networking and collaboration, helping them strive towards personal and professional growth.

But that's not all! Bonnie doesn't just share her story; she also guides us on how to make our mark in networking events. Starting from sparking conversations to leaving a lasting impression, she provides actionable strategies that can set you apart from the crowd. As the conversation progresses, we dive into the significance of teamwork and collaboration for ongoing success. As we wrap up, we anticipate future collaborations and introduce our next guest, the phenomenal Christine Powers. So, buckle up and get ready to unlock your potential for success through the power of networking and collaboration!

Make sure you connect with Bonnie Ross Parker
Email: brossparker@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bonnieandphil.com/
Website: http://www.bonnierossparker.com/
Xperience Connections website: http://xperienceconnections.com/women-make-it-happen/

Contact Bonnie for a copy of her ebook pm her website:
Ebook: Quick Connection Ebook by Bonnie Ross Parker

Be on the Lookout in Bonnie Ebook with the 3 great tips in networking in ‘The Quick Connection’ Ebook.
There are many ways you can “Differentiate”, “Be Memorable” and “Make A Difference”. Situations arise all the time that open the door for “The Quick Connection”. Look for opportunities. Practice in different places throughout the day. Be sensitive to other’s needs. I’m not implying any business will develop from being a person who connects in these casual encounters. I am suggesting, however, that as you demonstrate you care about the people with who you come in contact during your regular activities, the same strategies will serve you well in the business arena.

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Thank you for investing your valuable time and reading this e-book.
Are you ready to take the next step in your business networking success? To create the success you deserve, here’s what you can do:

Contact Bonnie at brossparker@gmail.com to schedule your FREE (30 minute) Business Networking Breakthrough Session – so that you can:
• Understand where and how you are currently networking
• Uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your networking
• Leave the session renewed and inspired to turn your networking efforts into successful business building opportunities.

More information that Bonnie shares
The journal of my cancer journey can be downloaded here:

www.BonnieRossParker.com/discovery-and-recovery

The Self-Empowerment Pledge:

http://www.bonnierossparker.com/the-self-empowerment-pledge/

“Introduce people you meet to people they need to know. Introduce people you know to people they need to meet. You never know who you will meet and the difference you can make in someone’s life. You never know who will

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Ever wondered how to successfully blend a 44-year marriage with entrepreneurship? Meet Wanda and Dennis Pearson, who share their extraordinary journey from long-standing corporate careers to becoming dynamic partners in both life and business. Wanda recounts her transition from a remarkable 36-years at IBM to empowering entrepreneurs through her podcast and books. Dennis brings his wealth of experience from the printing industry and FedEx Office, discussing his recent retirement and new role in their LegalShield venture. Together, they demonstrate the immense peace of mind that comes from having legal support, from consultations to will preparation, and emphasize their dedication to community engagement and supporting others.

Step into the lives of the Pearsons as they reveal the secrets of balancing a thriving marriage and new career paths, especially during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dennis offers a male perspective on these shifts, while both highlight their "four Cs" for a lasting marriage: communication, cooperation, consideration, and commitment. Their unwavering faith, teamwork, and the goal of building a legacy for their six grandchildren underpin their inspiring story. Tune in to learn how their strong family traditions and values have fostered a legacy of success and personal growth, and discover their future aspirations with LegalShield.
There are 4 C’s to make a marriage strong with God’s help. They are Communication, Consideration, Compromise and Consideration.

Connect with Wanda and Dennis Pearson
https://www.facebook.com/ProtectwiththePearsons?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Email: wanda@wdpearsonassociates.com

https://dennispearson.legalshieldassociate.com/

https://www.wdpearsonassociates.com/

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Life has a way of testing whether we've laid the right foundations. When my husband Dennis was hospitalized with a dangerous infection spreading to his organs, the doctor asked for our advance directives. In that critical moment, I was profoundly grateful we had our legal affairs in order. But what about those who haven't taken these steps?

For 26 years, I've advocated for affordable legal protection through LegalShield, but this personal crisis crystallized why I do this work. Your will isn't just a document—it's your legal love letter to your family. It ensures your assets go where you want, protects your children, and prevents strangers from making decisions about your legacy. Most importantly, it gives peace of mind during life's most challenging moments.

Small business owners face unique vulnerabilities. Many avoid legal counsel due to cost concerns, leaving contracts unreviewed and compliance issues unaddressed. But protection doesn't have to be prohibitively expensive—for roughly $2 daily, entrepreneurs can access unlimited attorney consultation, document review, and essential legal services. This podcast explores how proper legal coverage transforms from luxury to necessity as your business grows. Want more information on our LegalShield Services, click on link to get started.

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My journey from IBM corporate life to social work to entrepreneurship taught me that collaboration multiplies success. The Ready Set Collaborate podcast emerged from this belief, bringing together diverse voices to educate and empower. As I continue writing my fourth book on forgiveness, I've learned that releasing grudges—in business and life—creates space for greater blessings. Whether you're seeking legal protection, business growth strategies, or personal development insights, I invite you to subscribe, share, and join our collaborative community where protection empowers and connection creates opportunity. If you would like to be a sponsor to the Ready Set Collaborate, contact me to get your business visibility on our podcast for years to come.

Connect with Wanda Pearson on all social media platforms

email: wanda@wdpearsonassociates.com

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Personal account - https://www.facebook.com/wanda.pearson.330/

Linkedln - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-m-pearson-4062a33b/

Instagram - @wpearson2 and @collabwithwanda

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Ever wondered how some authors transform their books from simple publications into thriving businesses? Taurea Vision Avant doesn't just write about that transformation—she lives it, having built a $10 million empire helping over 6,000 authors monetize their message through Book Profits Club.

During our candid conversation, Taurea reveals how a challenge in her network marketing career became the catalyst for her entrepreneurial reinvention. When leadership misunderstood her intentions behind publishing a book, she recognized an opportunity to forge her own path rather than continue building someone else's dream. This pivotal moment led to the creation of Book Profits Club, a community that now helps authors generate substantial income from their expertise.

Taurea dismantles common misconceptions about authorship, particularly the belief that books must tell your complete life story. "What people are looking for is not necessarily your life story, unless they already know who you are," she explains. Instead, she advocates focusing on specific transformations readers seek. With 11,000 books published daily but only 1,000 making more than $1,000 annually, Taurea's strategic approach to authorship stands out in a crowded marketplace.

The heart of Taurea's methodology lies in her "success funnel" framework—four essential elements that create a sustainable author business: a free hook, your book as an introduction, a mid-priced core offering, and a premium product. Combined with her "success schedule" of consistent, focused activity, this system allows authors to generate significant income by strategically presenting their books to just 50 people monthly. Through powerful examples and practical advice, Taurea demonstrates how authorship becomes the foundation for speaking engagements, coaching programs, and recurring revenue streams.

Ready to transform your expertise into a profitable author business? Discover Taurea's proven framework and join a community of purpose-driven authors by visiting howtospeakonmorestages.com for a free masterclass that will revolutionize your approach to authorship.

Connect with Taurea Vision Avant with the link to her Free Masterclass

https://howtospeakonmorestages.com/fb

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Families today are raising kids in two worlds: the one at home and the one on their screens. We invited Dr. Myava Clark—author, advocate, respiratory therapist, and college professor—to help us connect those worlds with practical tools and real hope. She breaks down what neurodivergent truly means, why early testing matters, and how social and emotional learning can be the difference between a child shrinking from challenges or stepping into friendships where they’re celebrated.

Together, we unpack the realities of online risk without fear-mongering. From gaming platforms to group chats, kids are targeted by manipulative tactics that exploit loneliness and curiosity. Dr. Clark explains how CASEN prepares children before they ever log on—teaching them to recognize bullying, report it safely, and build confidence that travels with them into digital spaces. Just as important, parents get the same playbook so the learning continues at home. We also talk about the power of community through MOEK, a welcoming space for mothers, fathers, grandparents, and caregivers who need support, not judgment.

This conversation is a guide for anyone who wants both safety and dignity for their child. You’ll hear simple scripts for handling cyberbullying, clear examples of physical, verbal, social, and online harassment, and a reminder that digital footprints last longer than a moment. And we go deeper—into faith, surrender, and the permission to pace yourself. Dr. Clark’s message is steady and strong: you are enough, your child is enough, and different is not a defect. If you’re ready to trade worry for wisdom and isolation for community, you’ll feel seen and equipped.

Subscribe, share with a parent who needs this, and leave a review to help others find the show. Want the resource links we mentioned? Connect with Dr. Clark and download her free eBook to continue the conversation.

Connect with Dr Myava Clark

Books Published by Dr. Myava Clark - Casen LLC

website: https://casenllc.com

CASEN Outreach: https://casenoutreach.org

CASEN Connect- casenconnect.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myava.clark/

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Instagram: @drmyava https://www.instagram.com/drmyava_/
@christhecool2 https://www.instagram.com/christhecool2
LinkedIn: Dr. Myava Hillery Clark, PhD, RRT-NPS
https//:www.linkedin.com/in/drmyavaclark/

LinkedIn: Chris Clark Jr. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-clark-jr-507b8263/

YouTube: Dr. Myava Clark

TikTok: @myavaclark https://www.tiktok.com/@myavaclark

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You can feel when a team is chasing numbers instead of solving problems. We invited author and product leader Radhika Dutt to walk us through a practical shift: build a vision your team can use, then turn that vision into decisions you can defend. No fluff, no vague slogans—just a clear blueprint for who you’re serving, the pain you’re addressing, and how your product truly changes their world.

Radhika breaks down the “product diseases” that creep into organizations when vision is fuzzy: pivotitis from chasing shiny ideas, obsessive sales disorder from one-off deals, and strategic swelling that tries to be everything to everyone. She then shows how to pivot with gravitas by explaining what you learned, where you were wrong, and why the next move makes sense. We map trade-offs on two axes—long-term vision and short-term survival—so teams can spot when to invest, when to accept vision debt, and how to avoid the slow slide into roadmap chaos.

We also dig into why goals and targets often backfire, splintering collaboration across sales, product, and marketing. The antidote is puzzle-setting: define the shared puzzle, run focused experiments, and ask three simple questions—how well did it work, what did we learn, and what will we try next? Radhika shares a striking case study where honoring tech-averse users’ need for control (not “magic” automation) doubled sales two years in a row. Along the way, we show how the same framework can guide your personal choices, helping you balance purpose with survival so work feels energizing, not soul-sucking.

If you’re ready to replace fluff with focus, and targets with learning, this conversation is your playbook. Grab the free Radical Product Thinking toolkit, explore puzzle-setting with the OHL’s Toolkit, and tell us how you’re aligning your next decision with your vision. Subscribe, share with a teammate, and leave a review to help others find the show.

Connect with Radhika Dutt

Get Radhika Dutt Book on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Product-Thinking-Mindset-Innovating/dp/1523093315

Website: https://rdutt.com/

https://www.radicalproduct.com/

https://www.radicalproduct.com/toolkit/#OHLToolkit

Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhika-dutt/

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What does it take to forgive when your world comes apart? We sit down with educator, author, and grief consultant Anthony Jones to talk about losing his eight-year-old son, confronting disappointment with God, and learning how forgiveness can coexist with honest, unfiltered sorrow. Anthony opens up about the day everything changed, the counseling that kept his family afloat, and the unexpected way writing became both obedience and healing.

Together, we unpack the myths that keep men silent—don’t cry, don’t crack, don’t feel—and offer a better path: safe spaces, patient listening, and language that doesn’t punish vulnerability. Anthony shares why he created The Pool Hall, a growing community where men gather around something simple—playing pool—and leave with allies, not lectures. We get practical about how partners, friends, and coworkers can show up without minimizing loss: resist clichés, keep routines familiar, and practice the ministry of presence. No interrogations, just conversations.

Anthony’s book, How to Forgive God, challenges the idea that faith prevents tragedy. Instead, it reframes faith as the engine that shapes our response. We talk about forgiving ourselves, distinguishing human failure from divine intent, and choosing wholeness without rushing the process. If you’ve ever asked hard questions of God or wondered how to support a grieving man, this conversation meets you where you are and offers real tools to move forward.

Hear Anthony’s story, explore a living blueprint for emotional safety, and leave with hope that healing is possible without pretending. If this resonates, subscribe, share the show with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find their way to honest, courageous healing.

Connect with Anthony Jones

IG: https://www.instagram.com/motivesdivine1
FB: https://www.facebook.com/thepoolhall
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-jones
Website: https://howtoforgivegod.com/
Email: thepoolhall.com@gmail.com

Square link to purchase How to Forgive God

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What if the story you keep repeating is the very thing holding you back? We sit down with Dr. Crystal D. Woods—speaker, coach, and advocate for justice—to unpack how forgiveness becomes a practical tool for freedom, why release is different from forgetting, and how letting go can restore your voice, your joy, and your direction. This is a grounded, honest look at healing after trauma and the daily discipline of self-leadership.

Dr. Woods walks us through her journey from a turbulent decade to a skydiving moment that changed everything, and the channeled writing that became her book, Reclaim Your Power: The Journey Back to Self. Together we explore the three-part framework—forgive, release, and let go—and what it looks like to separate emotion from the event so triggers lose their hold. We talk about people pleasing, self-abandonment, and the quiet ways we surrender our authority to memories, roles, or expectations that do not reflect who we are becoming.

You’ll hear practical steps for starting self-forgiveness with a compassionate assessment of impact, questions that reframe pain into purpose, and simple actions that return control to your hands. We dig into why many of us suffer in silence, how the right support and collaboration can accelerate healing, and the liberating truth that you are not “too much.” When you protect your joy, speak your wants without apology, and align your choices with your values, you reclaim the power to lead your life from within.

If this conversation moves you, share it with someone who needs a nudge toward freedom. Subscribe for more candid, purpose-driven conversations, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your voice matters—add it to the chorus.

Connect with Dr. Crystal D. Woods

email: ireclaimedmypower@gmail.com

website: www.ireclaimedmypower.com
Linktree: https://Linktr.ee/IAMCrystalDionne

Facebook: https://facebook.com/crysdawn.woods

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamcrystaldionne
Calendar: https://calendly.com/iamcrystaldionne

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