With the Super Bowl one week away, Alix Desronvil of The Gambit writes that Black coaches and executives have been successful winning the Super Bowl. Click on the link below to read his article.
Karen Donaldson is self leadership and public speaking coach. She is also the president of Karen Donaldson Inc.
During our conversation, Karen shares about:
– Her definition of “self leadership”
– What she does for her clients in regards to self leadership and communications coaching
– Why she is a “untraditional communications coach”
– How she was raised by a single mother and is one of three kids
– Her journey from being awarded when she was a full athletic scholarship in the last year of high and found out that she was pregnant and how she has overcome
– Graduating high school as valedictorian and athlete of the year while she was eight months pregnant
– Taking a year off after high school and then going to university and graduating with a degree Bachelor of Applied Sciences
– Her time working in the corporate world working in community development and health services
– The importance of sharing stories
– The moment when she decided to start of her business even though she was enjoying what she was doing in the corporate world
– “Growth can only happen when you move outside your comfort zone.” – about “Changing Your F Word” (change fear and failure to focus) and what deflects people from making choices
– About success not having to be difficult
– Her “Next Level Success System” four quadrants of success are: acknowledge, own, say enough and take action
– About her newest project, the “Lipstick Series” (a 30 day audio series for women that will help them grow)
– What is her vision for 2013
– Her words for Black men and those who love them
Click on the link below to read Lauren DeLisa Coleman’s (@mediaempress, @ultraLdC, Website) who is a regular guest on our show about some Black Americans to watch for in tech.
Gary Pieters is a graduate if the University of Toronto.
Gary Pieters has over 17 years of work experience in the education sector and is currently an elementary school vice-principal within the Toronto District School Board.
Gary Pieters has been involved on several boards and advisory committees including the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Sojourn House and the Toronto Star Community Editorial Board. He is a member of DiverseCity Voices, an initiative of the Maytree Foundation which aims to improve the diversity of voices in the media.
Gary Pieters continues to make guest appearances as a subject matter expert in the print, broadcast, and online media, and has written numerous Opinion/Editorial Page Columns for various media including The Toronto Star Newspaper and THIS Magazine.
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With Barack Obama being sworn in for his second term as president of the United States, what, if anything, does he owe Black Americans? Click on the link below to read more.
