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Meet Ebony Rice, aka Emily #emilydidit.   She is a young, multi-talented up and coming entrepreneur with a unique sense of fashion.  Ebony is a Personal Stylist and has boldly relaunched her brand “Emilydidit, LLC”, during the pandemic, in Las Vegas Nevada.   Years ago when she moved to Atlanta, the New York native began freelance styling. She quickly picked up clients such as commercial and print model Mapillar Dahn and EncoreHD hair Magazine, along with Editor in Chief, Larry J. Stephens  Ebony is responsible for Mapillar’s spread in volume 10, 11 & 12 of EncoreHD Hair Magazine, her look at the release party, and many of her red carpet looks.  Anyone who knows Ebony knows that she has a fun and quirky sense of humor, and she is a joy to work with.  As the Lead Fashion Consultant for EncoreHD Magazine she acquired the name "Emily" by Editor in Chief Larry J Stephens, in homage to the team's favorite fashion movie “The Devil Wears Prada.” On any given photo shoot, you can hear him yell, “Emily!” at least a 100 times during a 10 hour shoot, hence the hashtag #emilydidit. Ebony is a hard worker and kills the game every where she goes.  Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change…..   Recommended Books: “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson    Links to finds out more about our VIP guest: Website: www.emilydiditworld.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilydidit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_emilydidit   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet today’s VIP guest…Ashley Provencher! Ashley started her entrepreneurial journey by owning a brick and mortar called Golden Rays Apothecary and Wellness, as a holistic healthcare practitioner. Due to Covid, she had to transition to an online business.  Ashley believed she could make a bigger impact individually.  So she decided to focus on one -on- one coaching.   She is a certified Herbalist, Reiki Master teacher, and Intuitive. Since she had to  pivot her business to focus on life coaching, she could finally bring all of her tools of the trade together in order to help women become stronger.   She believes in emphasizing balance in the the wholeness of a person.  She teaches women to be empowered and confident to get them on the path they deserve.  Ashley is not a stranger to mental and physical struggles. She has had to battle Multiple Sclerosis daily.   She knew that she needed to change herself first in order to change the world around her. By turning over her own spiritual, mental and emotional health she was able to take charge of her own physical health. Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change….. Recommended Books: "Black Dagger Brotherhood" by J.R Ward. ,  "Eastern Body, Western Mind" by Anodea Judith Links to finds out more about our VIP guest: Website: www.goldenrayspg.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ash.provencher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.provencher.9 Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/ Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change visual podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone with our audio version of the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean. Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Here we are with another awesome episode of Commit 2 Change! Please give a warm welcome to Kim Gemmell! She is an author, an aspiring inspirational speaker, a mother, and a wife, that knows all about living through challenging times. She shares her incredible story in her first book, Bravery; Our Journey of Faith, Hope & Love, which follows the birth of her son Avery born with a critical heart defect, and beautiful daughter Jesse diagnosed with autism. Her experience has inspired a purpose to provide the ability to not only rise above adversity, but to find renewed faith and fortitude. Kim provides advice and tools for people to face their fears, have faith and in themselves, feel the confidence to take the first step to accomplishing their goals. Besides her book "Bravery; Our Journey of Faith, Hope & Love", which is a human interest story captivating hearts. She has graced us with more of her inspirational story in an upcoming book called "Smile Again". Kim’s story sends a message of humbled gratefulness accompanied with the power to rise above adversity with a new found strength. She loves helping people learn that great things can come from adversity....bigger, better than could have been imagined. Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change….. Favorite Quotes: "Turn Your Wounds Into Wisdom" by Oprah "Be the Change You Want to See in the World" Ghandi Recommended Books: "Smile Again" by Kim Gemmell, "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Book" & "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, "Chicken Soup for the Soul Series" by Jack Canfield Get the audio version of "Smile Again"! Part of the proceeds goes to charities like Children's Hospital, so please click the link to listen to 'Smile Again' as an audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B096KXH7F2/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-259242&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_259242_rh_us Links to finds out more about our VIP guest: Website: www.kimgemmell.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kim.gemmell/ https://www.instagram.com/kimgemmell.author/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.gemmell.39 Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/ Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change visual podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone with our audio version of the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com  

Welcome Chinwe (Ohana -lay) Ohanele!  She is an attorney and entrepreneur who has navigated the politics of identity, culture, and access much of her life. She runs a law firm that caters to BIPOC creatives, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.  Chinwe has worked extensively on frameworks necessary to support Pan-African media initiatives and creative entrepreneurship. She oversaw the restructuring, rebranding, and repositioning of an online digital magazine examining the varied experiences of African diaspora. Additionally, Chinwe has consulted with various Nigerian entertainment and media stakeholders around best practices and policies necessary for de-risking investments in an uncertain market. Chinwe is now using her professional skills as a lawyer and her passion for content to share how intellectual property can empower under-represented voices, and address wealth disparities for invisible communities. Her goal is to demystify the legalese behind intellectual property for minority communities so that we can monetize and maintain the value of our ideas and our stories. Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change…..   Quote: “Being afraid is human.  Everybody feels it.  It’s what you do with it and about it that makes your story different.”   Recommended book(s): The Alchemist  - Paulo Coelho  https://amzn.to/3euunKZ 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey https://amzn.to/3oE4Lz5 What to Say When You Talk to Your Self - Shad Helmstetter, PHD https://amzn.to/377lbKa #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest: Website: COMING SOON www.ohanelelawfirm.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chinweohanele/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chinwe_ohanele E-mail: [email protected]   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/aJQaCoFIrl0   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Ashley Clayton!  She is a life and relationship coach in southern California coach who specializes in helping people of color see their self-worth during times of hardship. Through her wellness company Love and Other Things, Ashley teaches people how self-love can affect every part of their life. She helps her clients develop skills that transfer into better jobs, healthier relationships, and stronger emotional connections to self. Her core belief is "to know yourself is to know love”.   In addition, Ashley works for a social justice non-profit in South Los Angeles, where their main focus is to assist African Americans that have been affected by the jobs crisis.   Ashley believes that it is important for people to not feel alone or believe that their situation will not get better. By sharing her message she hopes to let people know that there is always a way out of the storm and that there are people who can help them see it. Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change…..   Quote: “Perfection isn't real!”  “You're gonna fail and you're just gonna have to tweak, and revert...You will obtain your vision.. You can't get there unless you do it."   Recommended book(s): The Pumpkin Plan - Mike Michalowicz  https://amzn.to/36F7ySA   & The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman https://amzn.to/36BfWlP #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest:   Website: https://www.lovenotherthings.com   Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/LovenOtherThings   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LovenOtherThings   E-mail: [email protected]   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here:https://youtu.be/7MsPyPvjE2s   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Jade I. Hendricks.  She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), Coach, Writer, Podcaster, and Speaker.   She is a woman on a mission to shift the perspective of wealth and legacy in disenfranchised communities.    Growing up in a single-parent household shaped Jade's initial perspective of wealth and security. This motivated  her to secure over $600,000 in scholarships in high school and successfully obtain her Bachelor's degree, debt-free.   Jade's mission is to share her story to help other students do the same.     Primarily focused on personal finance, Jade volunteers with local organizations that work with high school students on college preparation, professional development and financial education.   Jade's professional background includes working for Fortune 100 companies, Oracle and Morgan Stanley, where she's developed training programs, educated Millennial clients and enhanced Diversity & Inclusion initiatives to grow the talent pipeline.   Jade’s goal is to create and cultivate spaces in which people of color can learn and grow, particularly within career and personal finance, by sharing my experience, providing advice and bridging the gap between talent to opportunity.   Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change…..   Quote: “It is not about being ‘the best’, it’s about being YOUR BEST!”   Recommended book(s): Atomic Habits - James Clear    https://amzn.to/3fC37uy #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest:   Website: www.jadeihendricks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadeihendricks E-mail: [email protected] Podcast: https://www.jadeihendricks.com/podcast   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/GRjCxtrfbdE   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Keisha Greaves… she is a motivational speaker, the founder of Girls Chronically Rock, that offers inspired fashion celebrating Muscular Dystrophy and other chronic illnesses, and the Massachusetts State Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).  She’s lent her voice to audiences at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Muscle Walk, local “Fill the Boot” events, Cambridge City Hall, and Girl’s Night Out for Muscular Dystrophy – a Boston-area fundraising event held by NextonScene.   Keisha spearheaded fruitful collaborations with other notable fashion influencers which resulted in thousands of dollars raised for MDA – the most successful collaborations being with renown designer Sara Campbell and Althea Blackford, the woman behind Caribbean Fashion Week.  One of Keisha’s proudest moments happened after working and meeting with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker: Keisha got September 30 officially proclaimed Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day.   Listen in as she tells us how she committed her life to change…..   Quote: “If you have an idea or something you want to do….. Go for it!”   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest: Website: https://www.girlschronicallyrock.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlschronically_rock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keishagreaves E-mail: [email protected] Podcast: https://www.girlschronicallyrock.com/pages/podcast   GOFUND ME:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/handicap-accessible-vehcile?utm_medium=sms&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=ccb73e02a1a44c0aa22b1c55f7b96d7a   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/EgbuuGDimM8   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website!  www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Joycelyn Francis, also known as “Joy”.  She is a mother, wife, and NASM Certified Fitness & Wellness Coach and Photographer on a mission to change a million lives through movement.   As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, she's uses fitness to prevail over the mental and emotional trauma she experienced.  Using fitness as a tool, Joy has been effectively helping other women (and men) on their healing journey.  She understands how emotions are intimately intertwined with our waistlines .   She volunteers with the organization “Project Kind”, that helps hopeless persons get off the streets in addition to her non-profit that helps to mentor young or aspiring athletes.   Joy’s motto is  "Changing one feeling at a time, with One movement at a time”. While in her home in the  beautiful twin island of Trinidad and Tobago, she was honored by the Trinidad and Tobago Military by winning the “Fittest Female" training instructors title in 2016.   Joy spreads her vision through online fitness courses, challenges, personal training packages, group class pop-ups, and more.  Her platform of promoting emotional freedom through fitness has helped her take her message to large stages and has become a respected voice on topics involving women's rights and mental health.   Joy wants to share her story in hope that it helps to inspire or encourage someone in their journey.   Listen in as she shares her commitment to change!   Quote: “When you know who you are, and whose you are you, would stand in that light!”   Recommended book(s): The Richest Man In Babylon - George S. Clason (Author), Dave Ramsey (Foreword) https://amzn.to/2GBY1Bq   The Alchemist  - Paulo Coelho  https://amzn.to/3euunKZ #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest:   Website: www.joyfitworld.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyfitworld/   Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/joyfitworld/   E-mail: [email protected]   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/keEVKEr2Jrk   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Jilandra Coffin: A Nationally Certified School Psychologist and the owner of JC Virtually LLC-Virtual Assistant Services. A loving wife and mom to a one year old.  She has been working in the education and mental health field for 10+ years. This has included specializing in completing special education elevations, providing training/education to parents on disabilities such as Autism, dyslexia and behavior management.   She started her virtual assistant business because she enjoys working behind the scenes helping businesses and teams create better organization and workflows and ultimately more efficiency when completing their day to day business tasks. Specializing in working with edu-preneurs and businesses in the education field.   Jilandra was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when she was 9 weeks pregnant.  Due to this experience she has a new outlook on life and chooses to live a stress free life.  She wants to help others live a stress free life as well as bring awareness and encouragement to others that may have experience what she did.    Listen in to see how she overcame her obstacles and how she now commits her life to change…   Quote: “Helping You Turn Your ‘TO DO’ List into a ‘DONE’ List!”   Recommended book(s): We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True - Gabrielle Union  https://amzn.to/2Tzk4eO  #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest: Website: https://linktr.ee/jcvirtually   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcvirtually/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jcvirtually   E-mail: [email protected]   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/uOz3EFUIkIs   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean. Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Diana Lopez.  She is a business coach, podcast host, entrepreneur, public speaker, and coffee enthusiast.  She is the host of the Fent Show and the Fent Podcast and the creator of Fent Media.  Fent Media is a community created for ambitious female entrepreneurs.  Diana helps business owners launch their businesses and loves to shine a light on others successes with her podcast.   Diana has two podcasts, one in English and one in Spanish.  They are meant to promote diverse female entrepreneurs around the globe. She created the space to elevate women’s voices.   Before opening her marketing agency, Yellom LLC, she co-founded a SaaS (Software as a Service) product company.  Her background includes heading sales and marketing teams, copywriting, and automating every aspect of a company.   When not working, she is playing with her puppies, traveling, reading, or listening to other podcasts with a cup of joe in her hand.   Listen in as she tells us how she made her commitment to change......   Quote: “Live in a way that won’t have regrets…’” “I live for my bucket list!”   Recommended book(s): How to be a Bawse : A Guide to Conquering Life by Lilly Singh  https://amzn.to/37z0Q1e  #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest:   Website: https://www.fentmedia.co/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fentshow/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fentshow/   E-mail: [email protected]   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gW2DGI6w0Ac   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone with iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, IHeart Radio, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Aurea Almeida is a Brand and Business Coach, a podcaster, a loving mom and wife.  She helps entrepreneurs create massive growth in their business through magnetic personal branding. With over 15 years of experience building brands for dot.coms and fortune 500 companies such as Capital One, Aurea uses her expertise to help starting entrepreneurs build 6-figure brands from the ground up and established entrepreneurs break their barriers to new levels of success.   Aurea adds a unique perspective to business value in the marketplace through her Power of Personal Branding Business Method. You can listen to her podcast, BRAND BOSS, on all major podcast players. She dives in to what her Personal Branding Business Method is on Episode 1 of the show.   Aurea also offers business coaching to entrepreneurs starting in their space through her Brand Boss Business School program.  And for established entrepreneurs, she helps them reach new levels of success in her Next Level Mastermind program.   She believes that enabling, empowering and supporting people to create a life they love brings more peace amongst us all.  Aurea kicks butt in the online business world as a military wife in Europe. Coming from Corporate, she is building a business that freaking rocks!!   Listen in as she tells us how she made her commitment to change......   Quote: “I feel bigger. I feel better. I feel liberated, to be completely, wholly me….”  “I got to fall in love with me again.  And that is the biggest privilege that entrepreneurship has ever given me.”   Recommended book(s): Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams - Gabrielle Bernstein  https://amzn.to/2T1a39U #CommissionsEarned   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest:   Website: www.aureaalmeida.com   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aureaalmeida_/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aureacalvoalmeida   E-mail: [email protected]   Check out Aurea’s FREE Brand Boss Checklist!! https://s3.amazonaws.com/pf-upload-01/u-7633/0/2020-08-27/s513rww/Boss_Launch_Checklist.pdf   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/2M2oribt7Qc   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast. Remember you can listen with ease in your car or on your phone via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean.   Check out more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com

Meet Nile Harris... a life strategist, business consultant and coach, and Best-Selling Author. Gifted in the art of strategy creation and execution, she works with aspiring entrepreneurs and transitioning professionals to transform their passion and purpose into P.R.O.F.I.T.   As the founder of Warrior Life Coaching and Warrior Jump School, she provides keynotes, consulting, and results-based life and business coaching programs to help entrepreneurs and professionals to capitalize on change and accelerate their results using her signature JUMP Framework designed to reignite their warrior spirit.   In her 20+ years of experience, Nile has worked with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and non-profits in the financial services, life sciences, and education sectors, generating millions in revenue and delivering results by taking action.   She is one of the Amazon best-selling authors of 20 Beautiful Women Volume 5, sharing her story of how to be bulletproof when others are taking aim. Her mission is to close the wealth, health, and education disparity gap in America. And her why is to do good in the world by helping do-gooders do good in the world.   Quote: “Address your self-limiting beliefs.... Be Yourself.... Get a theme song.  It will change your life!"   Recommended book(s): ~Start with Why by Simon Sinek   ~The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson   ~Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change by H. James Dallas   Links to finds out more about our VIP guest:   Instagram: http://instagram.com/iamnileharris   Facebook: http://facebook.com/iamnileharris   Website: http://iamnileharris.com   E-mail: [email protected]   Watch the video version of this podcast here:  https://youtu.be/n8jC7ToA2lY   Listen to other C2C shows here: https://www.selfliftnetwork.com/c2c-podcast/   Thank you once again for checking out the Commit 2 Change podcast!   For more information or to become a guest check out our website! www.selfliftnetwork.com   Support our podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/C2Cpodcast