Charmaine Mischel has always been passionate about design, but after a family health emergency caused her to take a career break, she decided it was time to use her passion and years of industry experience to create her own collection. Charmaine shares her inspiring story and explains how she’s opening doors for new designers. In our Coaches Corner, you’ll also hear from Cricket Crockett, a coach and bestselling author who will explain why women should “hustle smarter, not harder.”

Highlights:

• 03:12 - Finding a passion for design at a young age
• 12:49 - Navigating the fashion industry as a Black woman
• 17:05 - Charmaine’s story of leaving her career to care for her son’s health problems
• 22:50 - Finding new career inspiration
• 29:39 - Opening doors for other designers
• 36:32 - Coaches Corner: Uncovering the Lie of Busyness with Cricket Crockett
• 47:43 - Cricket’s own journey of overcoming burnout
• 51:38 - How to overcome busyness to be more productive

Resources:

• You can learn more about Joy Sutton and She Shines Academy here
• Contact Monica Brooks for voiceover talent at K92monicabrooks@gmail.com or (540) 293-2008
• Charmaine Mischel
• CM Design Agency
• Learn more about Cricket Crockett

Wynter Pattesron is on a mission to help others find self-love and healing. She’s also an entrepreneur, talk show host, author and cast member on the OWN Network show “Ready to Love.” She shares her powerful story of overcoming the shame that kept her from sharing her story, and she offers a behind-the-scenes look at her experience on “Ready to Love.” In our coaches corner, you’ll also hear from Onawa Miller, a trauma recovery and health coach who owns Abound Health and Wholeness Services.

Highlights:

• 00:03:40 - Wynter’s passion for spreading self-love
• 00:08:32 - Overcoming the shame of sharing your story
• 00:18:28 - Ministering outside of the church
• 00:27:15 - Wynter’s experience on “Ready to Love”
• 00:46:23 - Coaches Corner: Healing from Trauma with Onawa Miller
• 00:52:10 - Types of trauma
• 00:55:25 - Listening to your body
• 01:02:22 - Onawa’s own story of healing from trauma

Resources:

• You can learn more about Joy Sutton and She Shines Academy here
• Contact Monica Brooks for voiceover talent at K92monicabrooks@gmail.com or (540) 293-2008
• Learn more about Wynter Patterson here
• Abound Health and Wholeness Services

With Hey Lady, Tania Richardson is empowering women over 40 to live their fullest lives through travel, fashion and entrepreneurship. She also shares some behind-the-scenes perspective on what it was like to be a cast member on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” In our Coaches Corner, you’ll hear from Javaria Malik, a mindset and relationship coach who helps women rewire their brains to experience their best lives.

Highlights:

• 03:00 - Tania’s story of deciding to start a business for women over forty
• 08:17 - Taking a leap when the time is right
• 12:29 - Moving past fear of failure
• 16:46 - Building Hey Lady into a movement
• 22:25 - Using travel and fashion as tools for empowerment
• 29:36 - The freedom of entrepreneurship
• 32:28 - Tania’s experience on The Real Housewives of Atlanta
• 44:16 - Coaches Corner: Overcoming Negative Self Talk with Javaria Malik
• 54:47 - How mindset can transform your life

Resources:

• You can learn more about Joy Sutton and She Shines Academy here
• Learn more about Hey Lady and shop Tania’s T-shirts and candles here
• Subscribe to Hey Lady on YouTube