Holistic Wealth With Keisha Blair

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to overcome imposter syndrome (5 critical steps). Studies show that up to 80% of all human beings have suffered from imposter syndrome in their lifetime. Feelings of lack, inferiority, scarcity, and unworthiness can cause imposter syndrome. Even highly successful people and the very wealthy can suffer from imposter syndrome, even with stellar accomplishments and accolades. In organizations, a lack of diversity, equity and representation can foster imposter syndrome. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope with imposter syndrome. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, to Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you overcome imposter syndrome. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What is Imposter Syndrome? Imposter syndrome is defined as a psychological pattern of one’s doubts about their life, accomplishments, and goals. Many people feel like frauds despite the evidence of their competence and success. It very often stems from the need for external validation through social media validation, community, workplace achievement, and entrepreneurial success. Imposter Syndrome can lead to career, business and relationship problems. Imposter syndrome can also lead to self-destruction, anxiety, self-doubt, low self-esteem, and fear. Imposter syndrome also has a spiritual component, and it’s critical to recognize and practice spiritual self-renewal daily. There are several ways to overcome imposter syndrome and we will outline 5 critical ways in this episode of the holistic wealth podcast. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome Here is a quick list of some strategies to help you overcome imposter syndrome (Listen to the full episode of the holistic wealth podcast): 1.     Become Self-Aware – Notice the mental, emotional physical symptoms that you feel as a result of imposter syndrome and what feelings of lack/unworthiness you feel (what causes it?) 2.     Heal Your Inner Child/Silence Your Inner Critic – Try to confront any childhood fears, and feelings of unworthiness. 3.     Be Intentional By Design – an intention represents a commitment to embracing your own authentic values and your own markers of success – which helps with overcoming imposter syndrome. 4.     Focus on Spiritual Self-Renewal - Regular and sustained mindfulness, prayer, and yoga has been shown to improve attentional control, increase awareness of internal and external experiences and reduce imposter syndrome. 5.     Embrace the Holistic Wealth Method – Think of all your decisions as either a depletion or an addition to your holistic wealth bank account – and focus on activities that enrich you. 6.     Positive Self-Talk - can stop the catastrophic mind chatter and negative self-talk that fuels and lights the fire of imposter syndrome. 7.     Find Your Purpose (Your Why) – You are uniquely made to manifest a certain purpose in life. Remember your “why” and embrace your mission and purpose (refocus and re-energize).          Visit www.keishablair.com and subscribe. Also, check out our FREE financial identity quiz and online courses at the Institute on Holistic Wealth. Check out our signature program, and become a Certified Holistic WealthTM Consultant and help people build a life of Holistic Wealth. Check out the Trauma of Money Certification program.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to manifest money: 8 practical tips for attracting financial abundance. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to manifest money and attract financial abundance. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you learn the art of manifesting wealth and success. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Holistic Wealth Workbook by Keisha Blair The Trauma of Money Certification Program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth 100 Affirmations to Help You Manifest Money. How To Manifest Money

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on 10 weekly habits to boost your financial confidence. We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. Research shows that women tend to be less financially confident than men, but also outperform their male counterparts when it comes to investments and savings, according to Fidelity Investments. According to a survey by Fidelity, 80% of women hold back from talking about money with family and friends, yet 92% of women want to learn more about financial planning. Furthermore, 80% of couples have different money mindsets and different approaches to financial decision-making, which can also impact money confidence. It’s critical to know your personal financial identity in order to boost financial/money confidence. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to boost your financial confidence. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook The Trauma of Money Certification Program, Institute on Holistic Wealth What is Financial/Money Confidence? Financial Confidence comes from knowing that you are in control of your finances. If you make the most of your money, that helps you make the most out of life. However, financial anxiety and unresolved money trauma can erode financial confidence as well as not knowing your personal financial identity. Overcoming financial trauma, knowing how to rewrite your own personal money story as well as mastering your money mindset is a critical part of boosting financial confidence and achieving holistic wealth. Many experts now realize that teaching financial literacy without teaching money mindset mastery is a recipe for failure. On the Holistic Wealth podcast, we have had some amazing guests who have shared their own money mindset struggles, as well as tips and strategies to overcome financial trauma, improve money mindset and overcome money blocks ( including ancestral money blocks).

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on cultivating inner strength during hard times. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cultivate inner strength. Global Holistic Wealth Day will be celebrated on April 9th 2023 (it is celebrated on April 9th every year), and we invite you to become an official partner or sponsor and celebrate with us this year. Partners and sponsors help spread the message in their organizations and communities across the globe. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What is Inner Strength? Psychologists use the term “finding inner strength” to refer loosely to the wide range of mental and emotional resources (behaviours, skills, and attitudes) that keep us stable and adaptable in life. The source of our inner strength comes from within.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how lessons from the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the very first section of the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, I discussed developing a Life Purpose PortfolioTM. In this episode, we discuss lessons from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and discuss strategies for you to find your purpose and achieve your goals. “You have the power to achieve purpose”. – Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In his, “I have a dream” speech he stated: “We have come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to take the tranquillizing drug of gradualism – now is the time to make real the promise of democracy. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice”.  In my interview with Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, also recently published, I outlined “5 Tips for Facing Giant Life Obstacles with Power and Grace”, which are also very instructive for finding your purpose, including honouring your values, facing your “dry bones” and spiritual self-renewal, as well as holistic growth – which includes building wealth in all aspects of our lives—including mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual— which is paramount. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Lessons from Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr on finding your life purpose. • Why it’s so important to honor your values and your purpose. • Learn some tips and strategies for authentically defining what success means to you • Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to finding more meaning. • Learn why having a Life Purpose PortfolioTM is critical to achieving your goals. The Institute on Holistic Wealth can help you craft your Life Purpose PortfolioTM (based on Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth).

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to define success on your own terms. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, I discussed this in Chapter 5 entitled “The Incomparable You”. Holistic Wealth was highlighted as the Book of the Week by Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, and a quote from Holistic Wealth was highlighted, which is also very relevant to this episode: “Chasing after the highest paid position is pointless. Service to humanity is the highest calling”. – Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth In my interview with Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, also recently published, I outlined “5 Tips for Facing Giant Life Obstacles with Power and Grace”, which are also very instructive for defining success on your own terms including honoring your values, facing your “dry bones” and spiritual self-renewal, as well as holistic growth – which includes building wealth in all aspects of our lives—including mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual— which is paramount. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you define success on your own terms, and master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with holiday stress. Around the globe, over 6 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates and this will no doubt cause undue stress for many this holiday season. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope with holiday stress. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to set healthy boundaries. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to set healthy boundaries in every aspect of your life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom,there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Saying No”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What are Healthy Boundaries? Setting healthy boundaries is the practice of openly communicating and asserting personal values as way to preserve and protect against having them compromised or violated. As discussed in this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, setting healthy boundaries allows for: Ø Self-Awareness Ø Self-Advocacy, and, Ø Self–Preservation Knowing your personal financial identity can also help you to establish effective financial boundaries for overall well-being. Take the Personal financial identities quiz available on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available. E-book now available for just .79 Cents on Amazon.com, and .99 cents on Amazon.ca What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • What are healthy boundaries? Why is it so important? • Why its so important to identify your values and personal mission? Why is that critical to the act of setting boundaries? • Learn some tips and strategies for setting healthy boundaries and being intentional by design. • Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning. • How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we have an exciting solo episode on recession money moves to make to plan for 2023 plus my interview with CNN Anchor Laura Coates on the Laura Coates Show. On a previous episode of the Laura Coates Show, I discussed the economy, rapidly increasing inflation and employment. Many people have been asking me to reshare that interview. Around the globe, over 6 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective recession money moves to make as we plan for 2023. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • My previous interview with CNN Anchor Laura Coates on the Laura Coates Show on the economy, high inflation and employment. • What are some important recession money moves to make now – and how to implement them before 2023. • Why it’s so important to identify and deal with any previous unresolved money trauma as we head into 2023. • Learn some tips and strategies for coping with financial anxiety such as mindfulness, and being intentional by design. • How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to stop living paycheck to paycheck and achieve holistic wealth (with Keisha Blair). It’s estimated that 78% of US workers live paycheck to paycheck and in Canada, almost 60% live paycheck to paycheck. Many people are feeling stretched thin with the ability to control their financial situation out of their control. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to stop living paycheck to paycheck and achieve holistic wealth. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you achieve holistic wealth and master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What Is Paycheck to Paycheck? According to Investopedia, the term “Paycheck to paycheck” is an expression describing an individual who would be unable to meet financial obligations if unemployed. Those living paycheck to paycheck predominantly devotes their salaries to expenses. Living paycheck to paycheck may also mean living with limited or no savings and refer to people at greater financial risk if suddenly unemployed than individuals who have amassed a cushion of savings. Generational poverty, financial insecurity, financial guilt, and financial abuse can also lead to money trauma. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also designed with strategies to cope with money trauma and develop a new relationship with money.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Andrea Owen. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discuss how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs. Learn how Andrea Owen paid off $60,000 worth of debt in just five years. With high inflation and high cost of living, fears of a looming recession, and increasing debt, many people are wondering how to deal with their personal finances. Money mindset and money beliefs are critical to achieving financial freedom and are therefore important to overall holistic wealth. On the Holistic Wealth podcast as well as in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated; 36 Life Lessons To Help Your Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, the entire book is dedicated to this topic as well as mindset and mental health. Andrea Owen is an author, global keynote speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She is the author of How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness which has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 23 countries, as well as Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength . In this podcast episode, we will discuss how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength By Andrea Owen What You’ll Learn in This Episode: · Learn how Andrea Owen paid off $60,000 worth of debt in just 5 years · Learn how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs · Learn how to transform your relationship with money and improve your personal finances · Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, and being intentional by design. · Learn some tips to “own your space” and stand out as a woman at work and in business. · How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety. · Andrea Owen’s Personal Financial Identity (Based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair).

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Tim Sanders. Tim Sanders returned from a 6-year stint in Singapore to London in 2018 and shortly after found himself at a conference in South Africa listening to a scientist declare that he had the solution to all the radiation problems in the world. Afterward, he took home this new product that harmonizes phone radiation, did some tests, and was impressed by the results that he built a brand around this technology: the Omnia Radiation Balancer was born. According to Tim, “we are electrical beings and we respond electrically to the things we touch, especially other electromagnetic fields (EMF). Our energy field gets compromised by the imbalanced energy field of wireless radiation”. In this episode we discussed: · The truth about radiation fields and why phone radiation causes biological effects in our bodies. • Why is it necessary to protect ourselves from EMF /Wireless Radiation Fields? • Why does no one realize that EMF from Wireless Radiation could be bad for us? • What proof is there that EMF from Wireless Radiation are bad for us? • If EMF Wireless Radiation is bad for us, why don’t we feel anything? And what can we do about it? • What is the risk to children of exposing them to excessive wireless radiation? Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: · What is wireless radiation from cellphones, laptops, Wi-Fi routers etc. doing to our bodies? • Are the effects of EMF worse for children? • Why is the topic of wireless radiation and 5G so important today? • What are the key risk factors that determine whether I’m being harmed?  What is the big deal about 5G? • What are the key biological studies to be aware of and what biological effects are they showing are produced by EMF? • What testing has the phone industry done to ensure our safety, and is it good enough? • Why don’t we hear about this subject on the news anymore? • What are the new revelations about the science of the radiation field and how does this help us? • What can be done long-term now that wireless devices are an integral part of our lives?

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Danté Stewart, we discussed the racial wealth gap and the legacy of colonialism in light of recent events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We also discussed the issue of reparations (what is needed and why) and the Black Maternal Health crisis. Danté Stewart is an award-winning writer, speaker and author of Shoutin' In The Fire: An American Epistle. The Georgia Writers Association named Danté as "Georgia Writer of the Year” 2022 (Memoir); The Center for American Progress as one of "22 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2022"; and Religion News Service as one of "Ten Up-And-Coming Faith Influencers," his work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, ESPN's Andscape, Oxford American, Sojourners, NPR, CNN, Parents, and more. Today, Black Americans make up roughly 13% of the U.S. population but hold just 3% of the country’s wealth. The median net worth of a White family in the United States in 2019 was $188,200, as compared with $24,100 for a Black family. The racial wealth gap is large, persists across income groups, and has not changed in over a century. We discussed issues such as reparations, the breadth and scope needed to really affect change as well as the history of financial barriers faced by Black people in securing vital loans. Wealth matters because it is a fundamental determinant of health. Health equity strategies that fail to address the racial wealth gap will be ineffective. In particular Black Maternal health crisis continues to persist. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Danté Stewart. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Shoutin In The Fire: An American Epistle Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Danté’s amazing journey, as a writer, minister and Faith Leader and how spiritual self-renewal intersects with oppression and racism. The racial wealth gap and the legacy of colonialism (especially in light of the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II). Reparations – why they are important and why they need to be holistic in nature to cater to all needs in order to properly address trauma and oppressive systems. Danté’s personal story and moving essay on Parents.com on Black Maternal Health. Danté’s thoughts on thriving in oppressive systems and advice on how to take care of your mental well-being. Listen to the Full Episode:

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our guest is Dr. Lori Brotto. Dr. Brotto shares advice and tips on how to have better sex through mindfulness. Sexual health and well-being are part of our physical, mental and emotional health and are therefore important to holistic wealth. As a matter of fact, there are very practical ways of integrating your sex and relationship goals as part of your overall holistic wealth. Dr. Lori Brotto is a Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health. She is also the Executive Director for the Women’s Health Research Institute—one of only three institutes in Canada devoted to advancing research in women’s health, and maintains an active practice as a Registered Psychologist. Dr. Brotto was recently featured in the Netflix series The Principles of Pleasure and is the author of Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire and the forthcoming The Better Sex through Mindfulness Workbook: A Guide to Cultivating Desire. Through her numerous treatment studies, Dr. Brotto has taught women how to practice the present moment, and non-judgmental awareness to cultivate desire and sexual satisfaction. Mindfulness meditation trains the brain to stay in the here and now, and not get trapped in the allure of distractions and negative self-judgment. Skills such as mindfulness teach the brain to connect more completely with the body, allowing the practitioner to experience all of the sensations of sex. In this podcast episode, we will discuss several reasons for sexual problems such as stress, multi-tasking, and previous trauma as well as long-standing myths about sexuality such as sexual desire should be spontaneous. walk you through effective strategies to make your sexual health an important part of your overall holistic wealth. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire By Dr. Lori Brotto

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode entitled “Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Making Mental Health A Priority”. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. On the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, we’re using this month to prioritize mental health, spread hope and share information with people affected by suicide. World Suicide Prevention Day is also celebrated on September 10, 2022. During COVID-19, we’ve seen increasing rates of suicide (even among celebrities and millionaires), record mental health issues, loneliness, and anxiety rates increase in teens and children plus a host of health disorders. We have also seen a new awareness surrounding work-life balance, overall wellness, and achieving meaningful lives. People are no longer accepting that stress and burnout have to be the norm. According to the World Health Organization, someone around the globe dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Canadians under 25 years old. 79% of all people who die by suicide are male. Although more women than men attempt suicide, men are 4x more likely to die by suicide. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10–14 and the 3rd leading cause of death among people aged 15-24 in the U.S. Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death overall in the U.S. 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed mental health condition - but research shows that 90% may have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Connecting and openly communicating Connecting and openly communicating with those who have had suicidal thoughts or those who have lost loved ones to suicide is essential in the effort toward suicide prevention. Since many people are unable to express and discuss their feelings due to the fear of being stigmatized, we hope that this message will help those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts or have lost a loved one to suicide to know that there is help available to support them in their journey towards healthier and more meaningful lives. In this podcast episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to prioritize your mental health, sharing lessons from previous holistic wealth podcast episodes focusing on mental health. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on quiet quitting: what is it and what can employers do to address it? The distinctive features of "quiet quitting," a term coined to describe how people approach their jobs and professional lives differently to manage burnout, including leaving work at 5 p.m. sharp, only doing required daily tasks, limiting chats with colleagues and not working overtime. “Quiet quitting" is a term coined to describe how people approach their jobs and professional lives differently to manage burnout. The phrase — which isn't actually intended to lead to a resignation — exploded on social media when a TikTok video went viral. While the words "quiet quitting" have become controversial for some, others say that the approach frees up time to spend with family and friends or to take care of oneself. In short, it's a renewed commitment to life beyond the workplace. In this episode, we discuss the trend of quiet quitting and what employers can do to address it. I also discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. If you are a leader, manager, human resources professional, business owner, organizational change consultant, expert or leader, or just an employee or employer, don’t miss this episode. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • What is meant by the term “quiet quitting” and what are some cultural, economic, and social forces precipitating it? • The growing inequality gap and why it's one of the most important issues in our lifetime. • The six principles of Holistic Wealth and how it applies to leadership, organizational change and adaptability. • Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning. • How the Holistic Wealth Framework (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps with organizational change and adaptability.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to recover from a big financial loss (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices, and rising interest rates. The simple fact is that even taxes, inflation, and increases in consumption can erode substantial amounts of wealth if we don’t counteract them strategically. A major financial loss can cause depression, and anxiety, and studies show that it can even lead to suicide. A major financial loss can also lead to money trauma. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to recover from a big financial loss. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. The Trauma of Money Certification Program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also a great program to recover from money trauma. The Institute on Holistic Wealth also has a Holistic Healing Certification program that also has strategies to cope with any kind of loss. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • How to address and recover from a major financial loss, including some lessons and context from the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair. • Learn how a major financial loss can lead to money trauma – and the symptoms of money trauma. • Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, meditation, and being intentional by design. • Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning. • How the Holistic Wealth Mindset (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively cope with a setback and loss and to manage stress and anxiety.

In this very special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Kim Gagne who is a two-time Emmy Award-winning producer for NBC and Endemol's hit daytime talk show, "Steve Harvey." In this episode, Kim has advice on how to get publicity for your business or brand. Kim Gagne produced Steve Harvey's talk show for four seasons, Gagne was an Executive Producer for Harvey's State Farm Neighborhood Award program for six years. Kim Gagne has a wide range of experiences in everything from hard news gathering to popular television shows. Gagne's journey began more than 20 years ago in newsrooms in Houston, Texas. Producing local news, consumer stories and hard-hitting investigative pieces, she earned her stripes as an Assignments Editor, Associate Producer, Managing Editor, and Supervising Producer. Gagne has also produced special events, web series, podcasts, town halls and a parade or two. But creating is what she does best, having developed a local cop series, "City Under Siege" for Fox-TV and "Great Day Houston" for the CBS affiliate in Houston. Kim was locally recognized with a regional Emmy for her documentary, "High Notes: A Journey Home" in 1999. We discussed her journey from the hit TV show “Steve Harvey” to starting her firm, Maxthatcommunications, LLC and how you can use social media to ensure that your brand or business is getting noticed. Kim Gagne's book, 'How To WIN: My Life in Television, is a revealing and hilarious memoir of her journey in life and television. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Kim Gagne. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom HOW TO WIN: My Life In Television

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Zibby Owens, and we’re discussing female entrepreneurship, and Bookends: A Memoir of Loss, Love and Literature with Zibby Owens. Zibby is the founder of Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. The three divisions include Zibby Books, a publishing house for fiction and memoir, Zcast, a podcast network powered by Acast including Zibby’s award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, and Moms Don’t Have Time To, a new content and community site including Zibby’s Virtual Book Club, events, and the former Moms Don’t Have Time to Write. Zibby is the Editor of two anthologies (Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids and Moms Don’t Have Time To A Quarantine Anthology), a children’s book Princess Charming, and now a memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature. In this episode, we discussed female entrepreneurship, including growing and scaling a business, dealing with divorce, coping with grief, and advice for aspiring authors. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Zibby Owens. Essential Resources Used In This Episode: Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature by Zibby Owens.  Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Zibby’s amazing entrepreneurial journey, from her love of books to becoming the CEO of her own publishing company. • How Zibby coped with grief with the loss of her best friend in 9/11 in the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. • Learn how to scale and grow a business organically and lead authentically. • Zibby’s perspective and advice on publishing a book and becoming an established writer.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our extraordinary guest is Shelley Zalis. In this episode, we're discussing creating new equality rules in the workplace to become “Fortune 500 Rules”. Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, she is an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, as CEO of The Female Quotient, Shelley works with Fortune 500 companies and impacts organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Through its signature pop-up experience, the Equality Lounge®, the Global Exchange and advisory services, The Female Quotient has created an international community of women rising up to catalyze change. A firm believer in giving back with generosity, Zalis is a proud mentor to women around the world. Shelley authors a Forbes column that provides virtual mentorship for women in middle management. She is co-founder of #SeeHer, a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers to increase the accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and media. She is on the board of directors for MAKERS. In this episode, we discussed creating workplace equity in Fortune 500 companies to improve the workplace for women. We also discussed the recipe needed to make lasting change in the workplace. Here are some alarming stats from The Female Quotient: · Only one in five C-suite leaders is a woman. · Fewer than one in 30 C-suite leaders is a woman of colour. · The initial promotion to manager is one of the biggest obstacles women face on their career ladder. · Women, particularly those with low incomes, drop out of the workforce at a rate 3x higher than men due to caregiving responsibilities. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, with special guest, Shelley Zalis. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Sonia Jackson Myles, and we’re discussing female competition and rivalry (why do women compete?) and teaching girls to love themselves. Female competition and rivalry can be toxic and lethal (Check out Chapter 2 of the new Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book). Sonia has a mission to bring 1 billion women and girls together to learn how to love themselves and each other and drive out the socialization of competing as women. Sonia’s background is in Corporate America, and before launching the Sister Accord she spent 20 years managing a budget of $20 billion. She has worked for Ford Motor Company, The Gillette Company and Procter & Gamble. Her last corporate role was P&G’s Director, Global Packaging Purchasing, managing $6 billion in spending. Learn how Sonia took a huge step out of her comfort zone, and the corporate world, to prove her heart-based passion to help women recognize their inner beauty and talents. Sonia is the Founder, President & CEO of The Sister Accord® Foundation, which has 3 areas of focus: Educating girls and women, Enlightening girls and women about the Power of Sisterhood and Eradicating bullying and violence against girls and women. Sonia is also CEO of The Accord Group LLC, which is a leadership development, executive coaching, employee engagement, branding & diversity consultancy. This episode will give you strategies and tips to lead in your career or business, recognizing the patterns in your life that add up to your direction and mission, giving love and kindness as true strength and the courage it takes to implement it. This episode offers tips to help remove the socialization patterns and habits that women have been exposed to, to compete and gossip about each other by identifying strengths that are unique to each of us, and collaborating, no longer feeling we need to be chosen based on our looks, or how hard we work. Check out the 9th Annual Sister Accord®️ Day Celebration of Sisterhood, LOVE & Kindness on August 31st, 2022, which will also feature headliner Grammy® nominated Artist Kenny Lattimore, and Le’Andria Johnson, powerhouse Grammy® Award-Winning Gospel Recording Artist. All female college students who attend the event will be eligible to apply for The Nella D. Jackson Memorial Scholarship (in honour of Sonia’s mother).  Two $5000 scholarships will be awarded during the 4th quarter of this year.  Additional honorees will be announced (details for the event are posted below).  Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest Sonia Jackson Myles. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on what are money blocks (20 money blocks to release to achieve financial freedom). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates – which can cause financial stress and serve to reinforce existing money blocks. Money Blocks can result in a lifetime of unfulfilled dreams, and financial stress. Money blocks can also result in millions of dollars in lifetime losses as well as financial anxiety and trauma. In this episode I will walk you through the process of identifying money blocks (including ancestral money blocks) as well as strategies to release them so you can achieve financial freedom. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you release money blocks and master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is packed with transformational strategies to help release money blocks and develop a new relationship with money. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What are Money Blocks? Money blocks are false belief about money. Money blocks can be a series of thought patterns, habits and behaviours that actually block financial freedom. Ancestral money blocks, are essentially false beliefs about money passed down from your ancestors, that prevent you from achieving financial success. A great place to start to try to figure out your ancestral money blocks is looking back at what your parents or caregivers, were saying about money. What was the generation before that saying about money and really looking at the lineage of how money was talked about and related to how much you felt worthy of what you thought you could and couldn’t do.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Darick Spears. Darick is an author of more than 150 books, songwriter, and entrepreneur, and he shares his perspective on closing the pay gap for Black Creators. According to Darick, in an article he shared on Black Enterprise: “So much of online culture is gleaned from Black creators, yet these creators often receive little to no credit in return—financial or otherwise”. According to a recent study by MSL U.S. in partnership with the Influencer League, there is a 29 percent pay gap between white influencers and Black, indigenous or other people of colour. Between, white and Black influencers, the gap in pay increased to 35 percent. Nearly 50 percent of the Black influencers who participated in the study noted race played a key role in why their services fall below market value. The racial wealth gap is a topic we’ve discussed in several episodes of the Holistic Wealth podcast and is also covered in the new Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. From childhood, Darick Spears processed the world through his notebook. Darick was born with a mind constantly on the move; dreaming up new ideas, analyzing the world around him, and making magic from the mundane. He didn’t know how to communicate his musings to the people around him so he turned to a place of no restriction and no judgement; his notebook. Since that day, Darick has explored expression in a myriad of different mediums. From books to plays to films, hip-hop albums, and poems. His creativity knows no limits and his words inspire without boundaries. Today, he is a respected National speaker, inspiring entrepreneur, critically acclaimed screenwriter, and industry notable songwriter with titles that have appeared on The Grammy Ballad. Tune in to listen, to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Darick Spears. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Darick’s amazing journey, and transitioning from a stay-at-home dad of 10 years to opening his own bookstore. • The pay gap for Black Creators, reasons why it exists, plus strategies to reduce the pay gap for Black Creators (on a personal level). • Darick's experience as a full-time stay-at-home dad, and the lessons aspiring entrepreneurs can all benefit from to transition and start their own business. • Darick’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how Black Creators can thrive in business. • Why entrepreneurs need to own their work, know their value and work smarter to achieve success. • Darick's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to make fair financial decisions when your partner earns significantly more than you. We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates, and couples are finding it harder to cope financially. We ­are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are a­lso now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode I will walk you through effective strategies to make fair financial decisions when your spouse or partner earns more (or less) than you do. The latest Gallup Economy and Personal Finance poll, conducted between April 1-19, found Americans' rating of their financial health sliding significantly, with a third citing inflation and another 10% citing energy costs as the top financial problems facing their family. There’s no doubt that personal finance is among the top issues facing couples today. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through all of these steps outlined above and explore the different considerations as well as strategies for coping. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Why the traditional 50/50 approach may be impractical, including some lessons and context from the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair. • Learn some tips and strategies for making fair financial decisions in your marriage or relationship. • Learn why empowering each individual in a relationship is key. In addition, learn why making fair financial decisions is important to avoid financial infidelity. • How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to make fair financial decisions with your partner.

The NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Ebook Is Now On Sale for only .99 CENTS. FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode entitled “Everyone Wants to Become A Millionaire. What You Should Be Focused on is Holistic Wealth (with Keisha Blair). During COVID-19, we’ve seen increasing rates of suicide (even among celebrities and millionaires), record mental health issues, loneliness and anxiety rates increase in teens and children plus a host of health disorders and new variants pop-up. We have also seen a new awareness surrounding work-life balance, overall wellness and achieving meaningful lives. People are no longer accepting that stress and burnout has to be the norm. Everyone wants to become a millionaire, but to have true joy, be able to bounce back from life-altering setbacks, what you should be focused on is building Holistic Wealth (which include financial independence). The Path to Holistic Wealth Holistic wealth focuses on the combination of your five pillars of health: mental, spiritual, physical financial, emotional When we are healthy in each area, we are truly wealthy. As I mentioned in my book Holistic Wealth, we achieve mental, spiritual, physical, financial, and emotional health when we focus on: Intentional life purpose, Financial independence, Goodwill and strong relationships, physical and spiritual nourishment. All off these core pillars help us to build a solid Holistic Wealth Portfolio™ – which is outlined in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book. The Holistic Wealth Bank Account™ Each day we make over 50,000 decisions. Most times, we make these decisions mindlessly and non-strategically. The Holistic Wealth Method™ that I developed and outlined in the book, is a decision-making framework to help you make better decisions. Whenever you make a decision, ask yourself: Am I making a deposit or a withdrawal to my holistic wealth bank account? Try to focus on deposits, always. Intentional life purpose I want you to be able to build your life purpose portfolio, and in order to do this: • kill your ego • live your values • believe in the incomparable you When you live with purpose, your life will be well-lived. Your daily actions in life should align with your purpose. The Incomparable You You are unique. How you approach your life, and your values should be unique. Do not get caught up in the comparison game, which does not end well for anyone. When crafting your life purpose portfolio, make it uniquely your own. Financial independence Financial independence is living our lives without the need for a paycheck, and it provides us with freedom and choice. To achieve financial independence: • have a plan • work backward • leverage your income In this podcast episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to achieve holistic wealth as an overall life goal. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with financial survivor guilt (with Keisha Blair). Around the globe, over 6 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope with financial survivors' guilt, including the guilt associated with an inheritance. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What is Financial Survivor Guilt? Financial Survivor's guilt is when a person has feelings of guilt because they inherited a sum of money related to the loss (often the death of a loved one such as a spouse, parent, or another family member). It is often worse when the loss is sudden, tragic and unexpected. It is a common reaction to traumatic events and a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  In addition, there are many instances where several people who still have jobs and financial security felt guilty about having been spared while others lost their jobs. In a 2018 study, researchers surveyed people who were receiving treatment from a traumatic stress clinic in the U.K. They found that 90% of participants who had survived an event when others had died reported experiencing feelings of guilt. As the Founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth, I’ve heard many widows and other clients refer to their life insurance payout as “blood money”. It’s associated with the death of a loved one so it comes with intense emotions filled with grief, loss and tragedy. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also designed with strategies to cope with financial survivor guilt.

In this Memorial Day episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with tragedy and grief in light of the Texas shooting at Robb Elementary School killing 19 students and two teachers as well as the shooting in Buffalo. This episode also features insights from Actress Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty. The Texas shooting and the shooting in Buffalo were heartbreaking. I’ve personally endured heartbreaking tragedy after the sudden and tragic loss of my husband at a very young age. I know what it's like to have to pick up the fragments of my life and move on, and I know so many families are experiencing extraordinary pain right now. So many of us have also experienced gun violence – as a matter of fact too many. In the United States alone there have been 27 school shootings so far this year and it's only halfway through the year. There have been 214 mass shootings so far this year in the United States. We’re also still in the midst of a pandemic, and a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. Holistic Wealth as I outlined in my book and in the podcast episode also includes social justice and violence-free communities that are safe for our children. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope during tragedy and grief. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. I also read from the Foreward of the book, a few lines written by Foreward writer Kelly Rutherford. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Get Your Copy Now.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope during stressful times (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine, and we are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022, as early as this Summer. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope during stressful times. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to prepare for a recession in 2022 and recession-proof your life (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine, and we are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022, as early as this Summer. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through the various steps to prepare for a recession and the steps you can take to recession-proof your life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. What is a Recession? According to Investopedia, a recession is a macroeconomic term that refers to a significant decline in general economic activity in a designated region. It has been typically recognized as two consecutive quarters of economic decline, as reflected by GDP in conjunction with monthly indicators such as a rise in unemployment, stagnant wages and volatility in the stock market. How To Plan For A Recession Right Now These are a quick list of some strategies to help you plan for a recession (Listen to the full episode of the podcast): 1. Have a Holistic Wealth Portfolio With A Financial Plan 2. Focus on Financial Resilience 3. Know Your Personal Financial Identity (And How to Harness Its Strengths) 4. Have an Emergency Savings Fund (with 9-12 months) 5. Get Rid of Stuff You Don’t Need 6. Get Additional Sources of Income 7. Pay Down Debt In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these steps and explore the different considerations as well as strategies for planning for a recession, including planning your personal finances. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Blair Kaplan Venables. Blair is the President of Blair Kaplan Communications and founder of the “I Am Resilient Project”. During COVID-19 she started an interview series called “Radical Resilience”. These interviews reflect stories from people from around the world about how they are staying resilient. In this episode, we also discussed money trauma, as well as grief and the loss of loved ones during COVID-19. Blair Kaplan Venables became a social media marketing expert before the world dubbed social media marketing a “thing.” Over the years, Blair managed various social media marketing aspects for companies like Miura Golf, Gibbons Whistler, Alpine Riding, BC Transit, Whistler Transit, WNORTH Conference, and The Juice Punk, Peak Ventures Fine Custom Homes. She has taught social media and marketing courses at the British Columbia Institute for Technology and at various Chambers of Commerce. Blair is also the best-selling author of Pulsing Through My Veins: Raw and Real Stories from an Entrepreneur. Blair lives in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada and started the “I Am Resilient Project,” an online community where users share their stories of overcoming life’s most difficult moments. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Blair Kaplan Venables. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Blair’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue business full-time. • Money trauma within families and how they play out in adulthood. • Blair's experience as an entrepreneur and she managed to grow her business during COVID-19. • Blair’s thoughts on grief during COVID-19 and the loss of key family members just • Blair's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions. • Learn about building resilience and the I AM Resilient project that features stories of resilience from around the world.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Uché Blackstock. Dr. Uché Blackstock is an American emergency physician and former Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. She is the Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which has a primary mission to engage with healthcare and related organizations around bias and racism in healthcare with the goal of mobilizing for health equity and eradicating racialized health inequities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Blackstock used social media to share her experiences and concerns as a physician working on the front lines and on racial health disparities and inequities exposed by the pandemic. She is best known for her work amplifying the message on racial health inequities and her media appearances speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been featured on Meet the Press, PBS NewsHour, Slate and Forbes among others.  On March 22, 2022, she was named a Holistic Wealth Trailblazer by the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth. Dr. Blackstock has worked to bring attention to racism in healthcare early in her career. Her mother's life challenges and death, along with the racial health inequities that Blackstock witnessed as a physician, were the inspiration to start her own organization. In March 2018, Dr. Blackstock established Advancing Health Equity, an organization focused on partnering with healthcare and related organizations to address racial health inequities. She believes that a diverse workforce, and one where everyone feels valued and respected, is essential for quality patient care. In this episode, we discussed overcoming grief and loss and Uche’s experience working as a medical doctor and experiencing systemic racism firsthand. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Uché Blackstock. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.

Today is a very special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast because it is book release day for the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. Amidst all the economic disruptions, geopolitical conflicts (with the war in Ukraine), systemic inequalities with racial and gender inequities, this book is the book that presents a new Framework for the times we're in. In the expanded and updated version of Holistic Wealth, featuring a foreword by Actress Kelly Rutherford (star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty), the book offers the framework for the art of recovery from disruption, presenting revolutionary strategies that will help readers regain balance. As the world navigates a new post-pandemic era and faces historic inflation amid an unstable geopolitical landscape, the world is seeing record rates of financial anxiety caused by these disruptions. When I coined the term, “Holistic Wealth”, I could have never known it would become one of the most important concepts in our lifetime given the disruption we’ve seen in the past two years. We are at an inflection point and have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we measure wealth and success as well as our concept of work/life balance. Women are reassessing what truly makes them happy and are taking this moment to make changes that will empower them to live and work on their own terms. Tune into this celebration episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout and includes: A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of  Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty Additional  chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and  readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by      Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and      setbacks and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide. New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair A  Holistic Wealth framework broken down into four easy parts to enable you      to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom

For Women’s History Month we are featuring some amazing women on the Holistic Wealth podcast. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast our special guest is Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms founder and author of a new book, “Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think.” In this interview Reshma outlines how feminism hasn’t attained the protections and support women need, and that we need a new definition of working motherhood in America (around the globe). Reshma took on around $300,000 of student-loan debt to attend Yale Law School, but felt stuck in a private-sector role because it allowed her to make enough money to pay off part of her loans. Her job in finance made her miserable and depressed, but it also made it possible for her to help her family pay their mortgage. Reshma has spent more than a decade advocating for women’s and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and, most recently, championing policies to support mothers impacted by the pandemic. Saujani is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect, and her influential TED talk, “Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection,” has more than five million views. In the interview we also discussed the recent news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, unveiling a series of donations in a holiday card released in December 2021, included in that list was the Marshall Plan for Moms.  Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Reshma Saujani. Resources Used In This Episode (Get a Copy of Both Books): Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Reshma Saujani’s amazing new book, the importance of discourse on themes such as corporate feminism, workplace and gender equity, • Reshma’s experience with being the daughter of immigrant parents, her childhood and how it influenced her personal financial identity. • Reshma’s perspective on the wealth gap and the way forward, in fighting gender inequality. • Reshma’s reaction to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, unveiling a series of donations that included the Marshall Plan for Moms. • Reshma’s personal financial identity and how it has shaped her life as an entrepreneur and mom (based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair).

In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast were discussing a very important topic: What is financial anxiety? And what are some tips and strategies to deal with it? The topic of financial anxiety is covered in a new course I just developed at the Institute on Holistic Wealth – the Certified Trauma of Money Consultant Program. The NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder), also has tips and strategies for managing financial anxiety. Definition of Financial Anxiety Financial anxiety is anxiety caused by money and/or personal finances, that causes feelings of fear, anxiety, worry, stress, and a range of negative emotions. Financial anxiety doesn't have to be caused by a lack of money. I have heard from many women that I coach that even when they are in a "state of abundance" they're still worried about money. Those who suffer from financial anxiety are in a perpetual state of worry and fear about day-to-day bills, day-to-day spending, investing, and it can be very debilitating for some people. Unresolved financial trauma from the past can lead to financial anxiety, which can also further lead to making sub-optimal financial decisions over a lifetime, potentially costing individuals hundreds of thousands of dollars, from an investment perspective. Our past experiences around money can be directly responsible for our emotions around money today. In this episode, we also outline how financial anxiety can cause fear, doubt, lack of confidence and block you from achieving your financial goals and your purpose in life. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Keisha Blair’s definition of the term financial anxiety, examples and ways you can identify financial anxiety in your life. • Signs of financial anxiety and why it may also be a sign of unresolved money trauma. • Keisha’s thoughts on the negative impact of financial anxiety and money trauma on our personal finances and our ability to achieve holistic wealth. • Keisha’s thoughts on the impact of negativity in our lives and how it blocks our dreams and goals (also discussed in the book).

We are rounding out Black History Month with this amazing Holistic Wealth podcast episode on Anti-Black Racism, and the racial wealth gap. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, our special guest is Andre Henry, Author of All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives.  When the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter” was heard across the world in 2013, award-winning singer-songwriter Andre Henry was one of the millions for whom the movement caused a political awakening and a rupture in some of his closest relationships with white people. As he began using his artistic gifts to share his experiences and perspective, Henry was aggrieved to discover that many white Americans—people he called friends and family—were more interested in debating whether racism existed or whether Henry was being polite enough in the way he used his voice. In this personal and thought-provoking book, Henry explores how the historical divides between Black people and non-Black people are expressed through our most mundane interactions, and why this struggle won’t be resolved through civil discourse, diversity hires interracial relationships or education. What we need is a revolution, one that moves beyond symbolic progress to disrupt systems of racial violence and inequality intangible, creative ways. As Andre revealed to Shondaland.com in an interview: “When I decided that I'd invest my body in the struggle for Black freedom, I started with a performance art piece where I lugged a solid granite boulder around the Los Angeles area for several months. Next, I walked around with a suit jacket with the names of victims of police brutality. I've gotten several messages over the years about how those performances helped reframe things for some people who witnessed them. My music encourages other activists to keep going and helps me to express my truth.”  Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Rev. Andre Henry. Resources Used In This Episode: All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with rising inflation and the high cost of living as well as some strategies and tips to cope. Inflation is rising rapidly in Canada, the United States, and around the world and workers are in trouble. Global supply chain challenges, product shortages and rising oil prices have all contributed to a spiralling cost of living. In 2021, the average inflation rate of goods in Canada was 4.4 percent. In the 20 years before the pandemic, goods inflation only averaged 1.4 percent. Meeting basic needs is harder for both families and individuals. In this episode, I will walk you through the three big questions to ask yourself before you quit. In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these questions and explore the different considerations as well as strategies to cope with the high cost of living. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Why the cost of living has gone up – the factors that are contributing to it. • How to cope with the high cost of living – budgeting, tracking and monitoring spending and overall financial goals. • How you can plan through each step of your personal finances, with activities and goals you need to set, in order to have success. • My thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and managing your personal finances in order to transition to a new job or career or business. • Your personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects transition planning to help you succeed.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Catherine Wilde. Catherine is a certified yoga & meditation instructor, a kids yoga teacher, a soul care mom coach and a mom of three. Catherine supports moms on their motherhood journey – in particular on issues such as mom burnout, and mom guilt, and helping moms reclaim their inner sparkle. After the birth of her first child, the reality of motherhood began to sink in. Catherine loved being a mom, but at the same time, she was exhausted, overwhelmed, and felt like she was failing. As her family grew, life became more chaotic. She knew there had to be a better way. She realized that prioritizing her needs and tuning into her intuition was allowing her to find calm in the chaos of motherhood and feel like a more confident mom. Over time she found simple ways to bring self-care and soul care into her busy days. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on moms, with rising rates of mom burnout, mom guilt and stress. COVID-19 has been especially hard hit have been working moms who already were doing too much before COVID-19. And they’re burning out in record numbers. More than half of working moms are experiencing symptoms of burnout, according to a recent poll conducted by CNBC and SurveyMonkey. It’s little wonder so many are tapped out — they’ve long done double duty, working inside and outside the home. During the pandemic, many women had to quit their jobs or take a leave of absence. Others who could work from home, found themselves juggling their job duties with supervising their children's online classes and homework — a challenging proposition for those with multiple kids in simultaneous classes. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Catherine Wilde. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Dr. Nicole Lepera. Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University and the New School for Social Research. She also studied at the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. As a clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical, and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, Dr. Nicole LePera’s teachings empower the individual to break free from trauma cycles and create who they want to become. Dr. Lepera now has 4.8 million followers (i.e. the self-healer community) on Instagram, which is growing and thriving by the day. In this episode, we discussed financial and money-based trauma and how to create a new money story. This includes creating a new relationship with money, practicing new thoughts about money, learning how to relate with other views around money. To see money in a different actionable way, and to then create change in our relationship with money. We also discussed ancestral money blocks (and a previous Holistic Wealth podcast episode with Jena Sophia about the sub-conscious) and lack of awareness around our money habits as well as unlearning previous money thoughts around money security and prioritizing money habits. As Dr. Lepera said in the interview around her own personal money story: “It was always this kind of drive or awareness of security and the lack of security that I was seemingly going into in private practice. So taking that Personal Financial Identity quiz and, and seeing that mindset of an entrepreneur and a Risk Taker definitely now is something that I can resonate with learning again, how to move forward. Once I really realized that this practice wasn't going to be my all end-all. Even though I invested upwards of almost $200,000 in school debt, and almost 10 years of my life to do it. Talk about taking a risk. Living in alignment was what was most important than just going to that security of that job that I know was giving me a comfortable life. It took an unlearning that belief of what security means and beginning to prioritize other things, in addition to security, and of course, it meant the practical in the middle of all of this, where I still had the practice that I was doing on a limited basis while I was now trying to create this new path”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, with special guest, Dr. Nicole Lepera (the Holistic Psychologist). Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. Now Available for Preorder. How To Do The Work. Recognize Your Patterns, Heal From Your Past, + Create Yourself by Dr. Nicole Lepera. The Personal Financial Identities Quiz developed by Keisha Blair

In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast we're discussing a very important topic in light of COVID-19 and the huge increase in stress and mental health issues as well as the importance of our physical health: What is Holistic Healing? And what are some tips and strategies to cope? The topic of Holistic Healing is also covered through my own personal experience in the First edition of Holistic Wealth as well as the upcoming Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder). Many people have experienced grief and loss during COVID-19, and even if you haven't lost a loved one, you've had secondary losses, whether it's the loss of a job a chronic illness, or not being able to get together with friends or family, or a divorce or separation. we have to absolutely win the battle in our mind before we can win the battle anywhere else. Holistic Healing is key to the “art of recovery from disruption”, and to embracing your life purpose and charting a path forward, which is all wrapped up in my book Holistic Wealth. I've defined Holistic Healing as a method of healing that focuses on the whole person. And that includes the mind, body, spirit, emotions, physical health. Holistic Healing is therefore a core aspect of holistic wealth. In my book, Holistic Wealth, I talk a lot about my personal healing journey, as a matter of fact, in the book, there’s an entire section that's titled “Physical and Spiritual Nourishment”. There's also another section of the book, that speaks to “Intentional Life Purpose”, as well as “Goodwill and Relationships”. There's so much wrapped up in Holistic Healing in that book. I've had my own personal journey of Holistic Healing becoming widowed at a very young age at 31, just eight weeks after I gave birth to my second child, I went on a journey of holistic healing. I really took a systems perspective to my own healing and it encompassed that holistic healing journey because I focused on my mind, my body, my spirit, my emotions in order to heal. And so I've developed this framework from my own personal journey. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Holistic Healing course offered by the Institute on Holistic Wealth.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Candice Benbow. Candice Marie Benbow is a multi-genre theologian who situates her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture, giving voice to Black women’s shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness. Reimagining how faith can be a tool of liberation and transformation for women and girls, she challenges Black women to think critically about how they see God and the world. Named by Sojourners as one of “10 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2020”, Candice has written for various outlets including ESSENCE Magazine, Glamour Magazine, The Root, VICE, Shondaland, MadameNoire and the Me Too Movement. Her first book, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough is currently available for preorder. In May 2016, following the release of Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade, Candice created the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag and social media campaign. With contributions from over 70 Black women, Candice released the syllabus as a free downloadable resource of over 250 works centred around the lives of Black women. In this episode, we discussed overcoming grief and loss and Candice’s depression and how she coped after the death of her mother. We also discussed Candice’s Lemonade Syllabus, healing for Black women and her new book Red Lip Theology. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Candice Benbow. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Available for Preorder. Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough ( Available for Preorder) What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Candice’s amazing journey, as a Theologian, Author and Founder of Zion Hill Media Group, a media boutique that produces messages of hope and healing across various platforms. • The release of Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade, and how Candice created the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag and social media campaign, with contributions from over 70 Black women. Candice released the syllabus as a free downloadable resource of over 250 works centred around the lives of Black women. • Learn about Candice’s new book Red Lip Theology – the meaning behind the name and the movement she started and her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture, giving voice to Black women’s shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness • Candice's experience with depression and grief after the death of her mother. Learn some strategies for coping and for helping a friend or family member cope with depression. • Candice’s experience with suicide ideation and how to prioritize your mental health and wellness even after grief and loss. • Candice’s thoughts on how women can be better allies to each other.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Jay Jay Live. Jay Jay is an international speaker and owner of Ace of Spades Agency, and he shares his perspective on how to grow your personal brand in 2022. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed his immigrant journey from Australia to the United States and how he built a 7-figure business as an immigrant and the steps you should take to grow your personal brand in 2022. In 2009, he leveraged the social media platform YouTube to grow his brand to 57,000,000M views online in the entertainment industry. Leaving his tricks behind he leveraged his mastery in PR and Personal Branding to start an advertising agency called Ace Of Spades which helps people grow their personal brand so they can become an industry leaders. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Jay Jay Live. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • JayJay’s amazing journey, and leaving Australia to pursue the American dream, with a loan from his • How to grow your personal brand in 2022, including why you should focus on YOU first. • How to establish TRUST as an expert in order to grow your business or career. • JayJay’s experience in digital branding and how he pivoted his business during COVID-19. • JayJay’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how Black women can thrive in the workplace or business. • JayJay's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions. • Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.

In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we're discussing the Year of Self-Care. The Year of Holistic Wealth, and how you can make wellness a priority in 2022. COVID-19 has ushered in a wellness revolution as people continue to put their health and wellness in focus. According to the Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness market is now valued at $4.2 trillion, up 12.8% from $3.7 trillion in 2015 – and it's only expected to continue growing over the next few years. For all of us, this can mean prioritizing your wellness routine and taking your self-care to new levels in 2022, as we usher in the "Year of the Self-Care". In my new book Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder, I also talked about the "Art of Recovery from Disruption" - and a critical part of that is radical self-care. As I stated in my book: “Our education system teaches about linearity, not about what to do when this linear pattern breaks, not where to look for resilience, not the art of recovery from disruption." – Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth After tragedy struck, I didn't have a toolbox to master that art of recovery from disruption, so I created one out of sheer need and the desire to radically transform my life. Mastering that art in 2022 will be important. This Holistic Wealth podcast episode discusses a few ways you can up your self-care and wellness game in 2022. I've combined a few wellness trends on the horizon in 2022 along with some personal recommendations based on what has worked for me. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair The Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • The year of self-care and how you can make your wellness a priority in 2022. • The wellness trends for 2022 and how you can incorporate them into your daily routine. • Keisha Blair’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how women can thrive during difficult times. • Your personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects your goals and New Year's resolutions for 2022. Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage, and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Change The World. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an activist, preacher, public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough. After graduating with an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1992, Jacqui fell in love with urban ministry, leading two churches in Trenton, New Jersey. Fascinated with how faith heals the soul—so we can heal the world—she returned to graduate school, for a Ph.D. in Psychology and Religion from Drew University (2004). Jacqui went to Middle Church, received a call, and joined the staff in January 2004. Believing faith communities can lead the way to racial reconciliation, Dr. Lewis co-founded The Middle Project and The Revolutionary Love Conference with her spouse, The Rev. John Janka, which train leaders to create a more just society. Each year, Dr. Lewis curates a national justice conference—Revolutionary Love—which features speakers from many disciplines who are working to create a world based on a public ethic of love. America Ferrera, Ani Di Franco, Tituss Burgess, Van Jones, Valarie Kaur, William J. Barber II, Melissa Harris-Perry, Wajahat Ali, Linda Sarsour, Sharon Brous, Brian McLaren, angel Kyodo Williams and Ruby Sales are some of the speakers who have graced the Revolutionary Love stage. In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, “Revolutionary Love Online—Toward a More Perfect Union” drew 650 attendees in April 2020. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. Resources Used In This Episode: Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage, and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Change The World Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom

In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast were discussing a very important topic: What are naysayers? And what are some tips and strategies to deal with them? This episode also features tips and advice from Loren Ridinger, SVP of Shop.com. The topic of Naysayers has an entire Chapter in both the First edition of Holistic Wealth as well as the upcoming Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder). In Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth, the definition of “naysayer” is as follows: “The term naysayers is how I refer to the people and social forces who tap into negative thinking and undermine your belief in your own ability to create holistic wealth. Toxic naysayers are destructive to holistic wealth; they try to trap women into a narrative in which they’re afraid of their goals, of embarrassment, of not being enough”.—Holistic Wealth by Keisha Blair In this episode we also outline how negativity from naysayers can cause fear, doubt, lack of confidence and block you from achieving your purpose in life. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Keisha Blair’s definition of the tern Naysayers, examples and ways you can identify naysayers in your life. • A reading from Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth from the Chapter on Naysayers. • Keisha’s thoughts on the negative impact of the naysayers including, stress and burnout, the mental health effects and what we can do about it in our own lives (also discussed in the book). • Keisha’s thoughts on the impact of negativity in our lives and how it blocks our dreams and goals (also discussed in the book). • Loren Ridinger and a personal story of how she coped with a very important Naysayer in her life in order to find success on her own terms.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing Jesse Draper. Jesse Draper is a founding partner of Halogen Ventures and focused on early stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. In this episode we discussed investing in women and the $3 Trillion business opportunity, that investing in women represents. Jesse Draper is a 4th generation venture capitalist as well as the creator and host of Emmy nominated television series, The Valley Girl Show. She is a fierce advocate for investing in women and the opportunity for using technology and innovation to solve some of the biggest issues facing women and families today. Among her 70+ portfolio companies, are the Skimm, Babylist, ThirdLove, HopSkipDrive, The Flex Company, Squad (acquired by Twitter), Eloquii (sold to Walmart) and This is L (sold to P&G).  Selected as one of the top 10 early-stage female investors by Business Insider, Draper was also listed by Marie Claire magazine as one of the ‘50 Most Connected Women in America’, nominated by the NRF as a DealMakeHers, Variety’s Holly’s New Leaders, and Refinery29 30 Rising Stars.” Draper has been a contributor to Marie Claire, Forbes, and is a regular investor and tech personality showcased on Cheddar, CNBC, CNN. Following Jesse’s viral Medium piece, Investing in Women Isn’t a Charity, she’s become a leading voice of women in technology.  Jesse proudly sits on the board of directors of Trust & Will, Carbon38, Preemadonna (creator of the Nailbot) and the non-profit board Bizworld and Project Glimmer. Draper supports the Parkinson’s Institute and is very involved with growing UCLA’s female entrepreneurship community.  We discussed the importance of entrepreneurs knowing their personal financial identities, based on the Personal Financial Identities Quiz. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Jesse Draper.  Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.  The Personal Financial Identities Framework & Quiz by Keisha Blair.  What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Jesse’s amazing journey from actress & Star of the Emmy nominated TV Series, The Valley Girl TV Show to venture capitalist and how she amassed a portfolio of 70+ companies and growing.  Jesse’s viral article and how investing in women represents a $3 trillion dollar business opportunity.  Jesse’s thoughts on female entrepreneurs, especially women of colour, the barriers they face and how they can overcome these barriers to secure funding.  Learn how entrepreneurs can secure more venture capital, balance growth and profitability, and scale their businesses.  Learn how female entrepreneurs can gain the trust of venture capitalists, especially women of colour who are routinely overlooked for venture capital funding. Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances, and why it's important for entrepreneurs to know their personal financial identities. Jesse’s personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework). 

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to quit your 9-5 job, the major questions to ask and how to do it. We’re in the midst of the Great Resignation Wave. A lot of people are thinking about quitting their jobs or are in the midst of changing their careers or industries. I’ve received so many questions from people who are thinking of switching careers altogether so taking a job in a different industry and field where they would be starting from ground zero. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through the three big questions to ask yourself before you quit. Three BIG Questions To Ask Yourself These are the first big questions that you need to ask yourself: Am I working for the right organization? Am I in the right position? Am I positioned to or set up for the future career that I want? In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these questions and explore the different considerations as well as strategies to take for the transition period, including planning your personal finances. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • The three big questions to ask yourself to determine whether you are ready to quit your 9-5 job. • How to plan your transition for success, in terms of aligning your goals and your values. • How you can plan through each step of your transition phase, with activities and goals you need to set, in order to have success. • My thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and managing your personal finances in order to transition to a new job or career or business. • Your personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects transition planning to help you succeed. • Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Alana Riley, Senior Vice President, IG Wealth Management, Western Canada. Alana is a success-driven executive leader who delivers superior results by building and motivating top-performing diverse teams. Alana has an expansive career in Financial Services, leading teams of 1000+ employees in Wealth Management, Insurance, Banking & Mortgages Portfolios, Estate & Trust and Small & Medium-Sized Business Lines. Alana currently provides passionate strategic leadership for the Western Canada team to inspire financial confidence. Alana is committed to building a high-performance team with a promise to inspire, motivate and engage creating an environment for individuals and teams to do their best work. In this episode of the podcast, we discussed the changing role of financial advisors due to COVID-19 as well as women’s wealth and wellness. We also discussed how to do a quarterly review of your personal finances, the split in financial responsibilities at home (with couples) as well as how women can structure their finances. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest Alana Riley. Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom What You’ll Learn in This Episode: · Alana's journey as a female executive in the Finance industry in Canada and how sponsorship can help women climb the corporate ladder and get a boost in their careers. Alana shares her experience with that and what it meant to her career. · Alana’s thoughts on the changing role of the Financial Advisor in light of Covid-19, especially for women and traditionally underrepresented groups who traditionally access Advisors at historically lower rates. · Alana’s thoughts on how IG Wealth Management has been trying to close the gap with regards to women and their finances. (In light of the Institute on Holistic Wealth partnering with organizations to establish Holistic Wealth Project Groups in their organizations to foster creativity and innovation and to heighten the client experience and overall value). • Alana’s thoughts on the importance of conducting a quarterly review of your finances, as well as the domestic split of personal finances with couples at home. • Alana’s thoughts on the importance of knowing and embracing your own personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework and Quiz).

In this exciting solo episode, we have an exciting announcement: The all-new Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom is now available for preorder. The book also features a foreword written by iconic actress Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty. The award-winning, bestselling, first edition of the book has been updated and expanded into an all-new edition that will help you achieve financial freedom, find your life purpose, improve your mental and emotional wellness and relationships. The book also draws on the advice shared by several luminaries and trailblazers. The book will be officially released and hit bookstores on March 8th, 2022 (On International Women's Day). In this edition of the book, I share more of my personal story, and my experiences with sexism and racism, as well as more on the personal finance front (my personal story). I’m so excited to bring this new edition of Holistic Wealth into the world, spurred on by readers who came forward during COVID-19 wanting to dive deeper into certain topics. From The Publisher: Imagine facing life’s disruption with confidence, knowing how to regain your balance in times of uncertainty. By expanding on the teachings shared in the highly acclaimed first edition of her book and in her viral article, “My Husband Died at Age 34—Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned from It,” viewed by more than fifty million people globally, author Keisha Blair presents even more revolutionary strategies—curated for the challenges of today’s world—that will help you find balance and success. This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout and includes: A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty. Additional chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and setbacks and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide. New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair A Holistic Wealth framework is broken down into four easy parts to enable you to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life From financial stability and physical health to your emotional and spiritual connections with others, prosperity is more than just a number—it’s a way of living, and it’s yours for the taking. Tune into this episode of the podcast to learn more.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Elizabeth Carr. Elizabeth Carr is the first baby born from an in-vitro fertilization procedure in the United States and the 15th in the world, which means she has been in the media spotlight since 3 cells old.  Her birth was announced, the day after she was born, in a full editorial write-up in the New York Times, on December 29, 1981, entitled “First Test Tube Baby Born in the United States, Joining Successes Around the World”. Her first press conference was at 3 days old.  The technique was conducted at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk under the direction of In-Vitro fertilization pioneers, Doctors Howard Jones and Georgeanna Seager Jones, who were the first ever to attempt the process in the United States. Elizabeth's mother had been unable to conceive normally because complications during earlier unsuccessful pregnancies had forced the removal of her fallopian tubes. Elizabeth is also a marathoner, journalist, triathlete, coffee connoisseur, wife, mother, and writer turned non-profit fundraising expert. Elizabeth worked as a journalist at The Boston Globe for 15 years, first as a reporter, then in marketing and events. Her background in the non-profit world comes from working with advocacy groups in development. Elizabeth learned at a very young age that simply sharing her story could help people -- a trait her parents instilled in her. As such, Elizabeth has spoken to audiences around the world.  The idea behind her podcast, The First, is to bring some of that behind-the-scenes access to the masses.  Elizabeth is also a Patient Advocate at Genomic Prediction. Elizabeth Carr was named Portland Magazine's 2007 list of Maine's Most Intriguing People. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Elizabeth Carr. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. Visit Elizabeth Jordan’s website for free information and infertility resources and her Instagram page at @ejordancarr. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Elizabeth’s amazing journey, as the first baby born from Invitro fertilization in the US, and 15th in the world. • Elizabeth's experience as a patient advocate and counsellor for IVF, the new infertility technologies available as well as resources. • Elizabeth’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and managing infertility issues as a couple. • Infertility and mental health and how to cope with the demands and pressures that come with IVF and other treatments. • The financial costs of IVF and how couples can navigate that, including resources available such as scholarships. • Elizabeth's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions. • Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers. Kirsten is an on-air political analyst at CNN, where she appears regularly on Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and The Lead with Jake Tapper. Prior to her career in journalism, Kirsten was a political appointee in the Clinton Administration from 1993-1998 where she served as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public Affairs. She later worked in New York state and city Democratic politics including serving as press secretary for Andrew Cuomo's 2002 governor's race and as a consultant to the New York State Democratic Committee. She was also Vice President for International Communications at America Online, Inc. from 1998-2002. Kirsten is a New Times Bestselling Author whose forthcoming book is Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts, publishing on November 2, 2021. In this interview Kirsten discussed the role and importance of Grace in a time of collective despair and deep polarization, the importance of not weaponizing grace in order to alienate marginalized communities as well as pathways to allyship and reconciliation, drawing our inspiration from legendary Civil Rights icons like Martin Luther King Jnr., John Lewis and Ruby Sales as well as her experience with not only physical health issues but also mental health issues such as depression and suicide ideation. I enjoyed reading Kirsten’s new book, Saving Grace, and several themes align with Holistic Wealth in terms of the importance of spiritual self-renewal, coping with adversity and life-altering setbacks as well as the importance of relationships in our lives. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers. Resources Used In This Episode: Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Kirsten’s amazing new book, Saving Grace, and the importance and role of Grace in the public discourse on themes such as racism, politics and religion. • Kirsten's story on grief and adversity and being diagnosed with health issues such as Lime disease, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. • Kirsten’s thoughts on the weaponization of grace, and how it's used as a tool to force marginalized communities into submission. • Kirsten’s thoughts on the deep polarization in America and the globe, and how grace can be used as a tool for reconciliation and healing, drawing inspiration from legendary civil rights icons. • Kirsten’s thoughts on coping with mental health struggles including depression and suicide ideation and how she coped with it and came through it successfully. • Learn how we can all use Grace in our personal lives to heal our relationships, be better allies and undertake the work necessary for healing. • Kirsten’s spiritual journey, with her experience in Singapore, and how she embraces spirituality in her own life.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Candace Spears. Candace is an author and entrepreneur, and she shares her perspective on why putting everyone else first has an immeasurable opportunity cost - financially, emotionally and socially, and why black women are so often in a place where this is necessary and what we can do to change that. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed the billion-dollar cost of misalignment (and why Black women pay it). Life-changing moments such as the elimination of her then Fortune 500 marketing operations job, sparked her to look closer and reset her perspective on her identity, and what she had to offer. Taking a new outlook into the next job, led her to author the book Bring Your Crayon’s to the Office, published while employed at the company that inspired her to write it, and publicly embraced by that company’s (MGIC Corporation), then CIO, CTO, and Claim’s division VP. The life-altering confidence combined with the proven ability to scale changing careers enabled her to teach and coach the Agile mindset and Silicon Valley rooted Lean Startup principles to 600 plus professionals across three multi-billion-dollar companies, including GE. Helping them rethink the work they do, and their approach, to deliver value faster. Candace is currently the host of Ambition, Honey & Hustle, a daily podcast focused on helping ambitious professionals avoid the slow-moving career and get paid for two things: 1. Doing what excites them and 2. Making an impact bigger than anyone thought was possible. As a full-time serial entrepreneur in addition to life and business coaching under her personal brand, she also owns two businesses in the real estate space: Floor23 Digital and Milorah Property Group. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Candace Spears. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Candace’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue business full-time. • The billion-dollar cost of misalignment (and why Black women pay it), plus strategies to reduce the misalignment (on a personal level). • Candace's experience as a full-time employee, and the lessons we can all use in the workplace after COVID, especially for Black and minority women. • Candace’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how Black women can thrive in the workplace or business. • Candace's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions. • Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Heather Odendaal. Heather is the Co-founder of WNORTH Connect, based in Whistler, British Columbia. Heather is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand builder and an acclaimed event producer in Western Canada. Heather has worked on some of Canada's largest and most influential events including the Whistler Film Festival, Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Ensuring an equitable return to the workforce after COVID-19, will be one of the key challenges faced by employers. According to Heather Odendaal on the Holistic Wealth podcast: “One of the things, as a remote employee that I experienced, and I hope that this is a flaw that is fixed in the next few years or even months is as a remote employee, I always felt like I was being treated differently and I wasn't being considered for certain opportunities. I was left out of important conversations…. What I would like to see is a more equitable spread of how those remote employees or those hybrid employees get treated when it comes to promotion, when it comes to opportunities for advancement, women and women of color, people of color, people with disabilities, all minorities, will be more likely to select remote work and hybrid environments than non-minorities. And, so we're going to see a fundamental shift in the makeup of who is going to be remote and who is going to be in the office”. In 2014, Heather Odendaal and her team recognized critical business challenges many professional mid-career women face, who lacked fundamental organizational support, often resulting in leaving the corporate workforce. To address the issue, Heather and her husband, Mike Odendaal, created the WNORTH conference. Specifically focused on elevating more mid-management women to senior leadership roles, the WNORTH organization has since challenged the status quo, provided support, and driven change within the corporate environment. WNORTH has worked with companies including Aritzia, HSBC, AstraZeneca, and more, on developing retention strategies for high-potential leaders in their organizations. Through these partnerships, WNORTH has strengthened and expanded on the internal support for women in the workforce – supporting an overwhelmingly underserved community of women – especially minority groups, including women of colour, and indigenous women. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Heather Odendaal. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Heather’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue WNORTH Connect full-time. • Heather's experience as a full-time remote employee, prior to COVID-19, and the lessons we can all use in the return to the workplace after COVID, especially for minorities and people with disabilities. • Heather’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how moms and women can thrive at the workplace and in senior executive leadership positions. • Heather's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions. • Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Marcio Santos, Founder of Nerd Digital, a course that helps online course creators scale to 6-figures without using Facebooks ads. Marcio began working in digital marketing "when Flash and Dreamweaver were a thing", working with brands like Danone, and Anker. A few years later his love for gaming led him to become an entrepreneur and to build Latin America's largest gaming tournament, and an online gaming community. Marcio was born in Brazil and immigrated to Canada. From there, he took an opportunity to work with a marketing agency and brands like BMW, Scotiabank, BMO, and McCormick. When Marcio's mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he carved out an exit strategy for himself by founding the digital agency Nerd Digital, and he's never looked back. The agency has allowed Marcio more time freedom so he can enjoy quality with his family, and it's given him the opportunity to work with great people at 6, 7 and 8 figure businesses like Boston Comic-Con, Fanexpo, Kettle & Fire, Immi Eats, Remedy Kombucha, THE TEN SPOT, Capital Allocators, Radreads and many others. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Marcio Santos.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the wonderful Javacia Harris Bowser, an award-winning freelance journalist, columnist, and essayist and the founder of See Jane Write — a website and community for women who write and blog. Her writing focuses on women's issues, wealth and wellness. In this episode, we discuss Javacias experience with beating breast cancer at 38, and how to win at freelancing. Javacia transitioned from a 10-year career in teaching to her full-time, See Jane Write. According to a study that was recently published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, "while breast cancer mortality rates have declined over the last few decades, Black women are still twice as likely to die from breast cancer compared to other ethnicities". This is according to the results of a study led by Robert Hines, associate professor of population health sciences at the College of Medicine. Javacia discussed the importance of good health care for Black and minority women and how she uses her voice to advocate through partners like the Tigerlily Foundation. After her diagnosis, Javacia also changed her lifestyle and her transition to freelancing also helped her cope with the demands of her cancer treatment schedule and needs, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Javacica Harris Bowser.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Rebecca Wiener McGregor, a consulting hypnotist, certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists, creator of the Whole Life Happy Method of hypnosis, breakthrough-maker coach, and mentor since 2004. She’s created a spiritual practice that blends hypnosis, mindfulness, breathwork, meditation, gratitude, along with neuro-linguistic programming, neuroscience, to create Whole Life Happy for her clients. She has experienced social anxiety herself and helps others overcome trauma, including money blocks. According to Rebecca on the Holistic Wealth podcast: “what I've learned from my career is that when we have something happen and we have a series of pathways. That way of thinking and then the brain responds with the activity of the mind and the thinking that happens. So we begin to create beliefs based on what we think in those experiences and I help clients deal with a lot of physical and sexual abuse. And they begin to have the feeling that they’re not worth anything because of this trauma. And they begin to have these thoughts over and over that are related to that experience. And those create pathways in our brain. And when we heal neutralize the experiences and start to recreate new pathways, because we can recreate new pathways”. Rebecca’s work really resonated with my viral article entitled “My Husband Died At Age 34. Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It” (by Keisha Blair)and I discussed my new upcoming book that focuses on overcoming disruption, that’s now available for pre-order. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Rebecca Weiner McGregor.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing Nyla Khan. Nyla is the co-founder and executive director of Kids World Nurseries, a UAE-based network of Montessori schools that focus on child-centered education. She also co-founded Mirai Partners, a learning and development organization. In 2018 Forbes Middle East recognized her as one of the top second-generation Indian leaders in the Arab world. Khan’s work aims to close the gap between the current state of education in the UAE, where high-quality schools remain accessible only to those who can afford them, and what it could be. Instead of profit-driven, exclusive schooling, she envisions a world where affordable education is available to all children. Nyla’s main focus is Mirai Partners, a strategic learning and leadership consultancy that works closely with businesses, education leaders, and governments. Founded in 2018, the firm has brought the latest educational technology to rural and remote communities. One of Mirai’s first clients is Lexplore, a reading assessment startup based on research from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The system uses eye-tracking and artificial intelligence to accurately measure a child’s reading level in only two minutes. It can more easily identify students at risk for dyslexia and other reading difficulties for early intervention. Nyla and her co-founder, Christine Nasserghodsi, have brought Lexplore to schools in Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. They have also created educational content for adults, such as digital learning solutions for corporate clients and leadership development programs for schools in India. Nyla also discussed the importance of health and well-being for entrepreneurs – especially those dealing with chronic fatigue and pain. Nyla discussed how she copes with Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Fibromyalgia, as a successful entrepreneur, and the benefits of a holistic perspective to health and well-being. We discussed the importance of the concept of the Art of Recovery from Disruption, the title of Keisha Blair’s new book (available now for pre-order), especially during and COVID-19. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Nyla Khan.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing and highly successful, CEO and editor-in-chief of Bella Magazine and Bella Media + Co, Vanessa Coppes. As one of only five Latina women in the U.S. to helm an international magazine, BELLA CEO and editor-in-chief, Vanessa Coppes, brings the full depth of her diverse background as an immigrant to running her magazine as well as her media company. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, at the age of 13, Coppes had a clear vision of working in the magazine business in New York City but pursued the more predictable path of becoming a teacher. After graduating college and attending design school there, she taught for several years and loved it, but knew her future held more. BELLA is an American luxury lifestyle and fashion magazine. Distributed nationally, BELLA covers topics like fashion, beauty, health, philanthropy, arts and culture, cuisine, travel, celebrity and entertainment. Vanessa’s journey and success story is one that embraces authenticity and determination. In this episode, we discussed Vanessa's journey as an immigrant from the Dominican Republic to New York City and starting her very own business and going through post-partum depression. Mental health is a topic that’s very important to Vanessa, and as Vanessa stated in the interview: “I talk about it (mental health) as often as I possibly can, because I'm here to show people that you can overcome it and you can manage it and you can, continue to live a happy life, regardless of, whatever mental health aspect you may be plowing through. I've struggled with depression since the age of 13. So it wasn't anything new to me after I had post-partum depression”. Vanessa is an inspiration to women everywhere and has lifted the bar as it relates to representation and inclusion in the publishing industry. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Vanessa Coppes.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Mia Taylor. Mia is an award-winning journalist whose two-decade-long career has included receiving nine awards from the North America and travel journalists association for coverage of wildlife conservation, sustainable travel and climate change. Her career highlights include working as a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and for one of the largest magazine publishers in the country, Meredith cooperation, where she writes about personal finance for four of their leading titles, including Better Homes and Gardens, Real Simple Magazine, Parents magazine and Health magazine. Mia specializes in writing about women and personal finance and specifically, the challenges that single parents face. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss Mia's journey with overcoming Breast Cancer and making a mid-life career change and crafting a life that is holistically wealthy. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, award-winning journalist and personal finance writer, Mia Taylor.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Nastassia C.S., founder of Perfect Startup Incubator and The Mind Designer Consulting. Her expertise comes from her own journey as an entrepreneur and a decade spent as a business development expert. Today she focuses on leading women through launching and finding joy in running their businesses. Nastassia has almost a decade of experience and training in Leadership Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies. Nastassia is the author of the new book: "The Perfect Launch Plan: How to get out of your own way so you can finally start a business (even while building a family)". In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss how to craft the perfect launch plan for your business. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Nastassia C.S.

Today on the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we have a solo episode, so I'm so excited. There's a huge topic that's been in the media this week. This week we celebrated Black Women's Equal Pay Day. And so I just want to talk about some issues related to that, especially because there is a new statistic out from Future Forum that states that only 3% of black professionals surveyed want to go back to the office full-time. Now that statistic is just mind-blowing because what that means is that 97% of Black professionals surveyed from Future Forum don't want to go back to the office full time. It's unbelievable. And I also want to share some stats from Lean in.org that was shared on Black Women's Equal Pay Day. And these statistics are equally startling. According to Lean In.org, Black women had to work seven extra months into 2021 to get paid what white men were paid in 2020 alone. In addition, more than four in five Black women are the major breadwinners for their families, which means their partners and children are dependent on their income. So black women can't afford to pass up an opportunity even if it isn't fair. In other words, they have to just stick with what they can get because they are the breadwinners for their families, the breadwinners for their households, and they have partners and children that are dependent on their income. As a result, black women feel the effects of being low-balled throughout their careers over the course of the average Black woman's career, the lost income adds up to almost a million dollars. So over the course of their careers, and I'll just repeat that over the course of the average Black woman's career, the lost income adds up to a million dollars. And for many of us who are Black women, we're not surprised. And I know if you're listening in and you're in this category, you're not surprised. You're thinking, yes, this is exactly it. This is exactly what we've been saying for years. It's come to a head now with COVID-19 where the Black community has been hit, especially hard. We've all had relatives die. We've had relatives pass away. And it's unbelievable. The sacrifices that the Black community has made, especially in line with recent racial riots after the George Floyd killings and Breonna Taylor and other killings, it's just been unbelievable. So I know that for many of us, we're not surprised about that 3% statistic, which indicates that only 3% want to return to the office. We're not surprised. And it's part of a revolution happening, a greater revolution called “The Great Awakening” or “The Great Resignation Wave”. It's part of that. It's a global phenomenon. As economies are reopening that saw a record number of people quitting their jobs. And in April 2021, I'll tell you that Exodus amounted to 4 million US workers or 2.7% of the US workforce. And so this statistic about Black professionals, the 3% statistic is just part and parcel of that. But of course, For Black professionals, this is magnified, right? Whether you're male or female, this is magnified. And so many Black people suffer from microaggressions and discrimination at work. Most Black professionals don't feel like they belong in their workplaces. Many feel like they have to code switch, which is, changing the way they talk, the things they talk about, the way they behave, just to fit in at work. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast where I share some chilling evidence of the barriers Black professionals face as well as some strategies for Black professionals to overcome these barriers.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Kaitlyn Study. Kaitlyn is the owner and creative director of South Street & Co. The South Street & Co. team specializes in strategic SEO, blogging, social media, design work, and review creation campaigns to expand digital footprints and drive prospective actions. After two and a half years of marketing for a dermatologist and growing the practice to double the locations, she was inspired to help other local service-based businesses thrive. With all the knowledge and success she acquired, Kaitlyn opened her marketing agency in March 2015. Since then, South Street & Co. has helped businesses reach new heights with their marketing. Kaitlyn has been featured in podcasts talking about marketing and entrepreneurship, multiple publications sharing her expertise and she was a finalist for the DOP’s Golden Brick Award, and often guest lectures at the University of Central Florida. With over 200+ keywords ranking in the #1 position, features in the OBJ’s Book of Lists 4 years in a row, the OBJ’s Best Marketing Agency nominee, a Neon Swan Award Winner, 6th biggest social media marketing agency in Orlando, and over 83 five-star reviews on Google, South Street & Co. implements the same marketing strategies for themselves as they do for their clients. Kaitlyn also specializes in google analytics, Google Adwords, and utilizing tools like Canva and Hubspot to enhance brand visibility. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Kaitlyn Study.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Fijeh Roseline Aadum. Fijeh is an Enterprise Development Expert with over 16 years of experience in Social Development and Financial Services Spanning Wealth Management, Financial Advisory Services. She is The bestselling author of Masters of Success, a book she co-authored with Brian Tracy. She is also the author of, The Pursuit of Enterprise. Her books and teachings have prepared many for a secure financial future and a journey into an enterprising living that goes beyond profit, to actual value creation. Fijeh has said she is at her best when she is helping others live a fuller and wealthier life. She does this through The Fijeh Roseline Aadum (FRAF) foundations' Initiatives and The Immigrants thrive initiative. She expresses herself through her blogs and podcast shows, Immigrants Thrive and The Startup Dialogue. At Immigrants Thrive, Fijeh is building a community of immigrants and empowering them with the knowledge, tools and resources they need to save more, pay off their debt, sustainably build wealth and give back to their communities. Using her blog platform, she provides the education needed to traverse the complicated world of finance and investment in North America. At the FRAFoundation, Fijeh does work in giving hope to this generation of young Africans through their anchor program, The Start-up Dialogue. This program was born out of a passion to teach, mentor, and elevate Small businesses across Africa to live up to their true potential. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Fijeh Aadum in conversation with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the New York Times bestselling author of FairPlay and Founder of Fair Play Life, Eve Rodsky. Eve Rodsky received her BA from the University of Michigan and her JD from Harvard Law School. After working in foundation management at J.P. Morgan, she founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group to advise families and charitable foundations on best practices. In her work with hundreds of families over a decade, she realized that her expertise in family mediation, strategy, and organizational management could be applied to a problem closer to home—a system for couples seeking balance, efficiency, and peace in their lives. Rodsky was raised by a single mother in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children. Fair Play, her first book was a Reese Whitherspoon Book Club pick and her second book, Find Your Unicorn Space will be released in December 2021. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss women transitioning back to the office during COVID-19, flexible work policies, and women’s economic security. As Eve stated on the podcast: “society has been built on the backs of the unpaid labour of women and the unpaid and undervalued labour of women of colour and that's no longer sustainable”. Hear Eve’s thoughts on white feminism. In Eve’s words: it's “incumbent on white presenting women that we understand what “care feminism” is - that we are not this boss feminism, this individualistic feminism, that notion has to be burned and we have to come back to the table to recognize everybody's lived experience and to fight for other people's lived experiences”. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair with special guest Eve Rodsky.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Leslie Forde, Founder of Moms Hierarchy of Needs and Allies@Work. Leslie Forde developed the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs framework and has used research to inform growth and innovation strategy for over 20 years. She’s held brand management, product marketing and business development roles in consumer technology and products, market research, media and publishing companies. Leslie started the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs blog and research, when she burned out, after returning to work after her second child was born. According to Leslie “No one wants to choose between their wellbeing and their career”. Leslie realized that her proprietary research frameworks could help individuals focus on their wellbeing and employers create inclusive, flexible work cultures. She launched the Allies @ Work program to help employers retain working parents and create inclusive workplaces where caregivers can thrive. Leslie has surveyed or interviewed more than 1,600 families about the effects of the pandemic on parents and school-aged children since Covid-19 began. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Polly Alexandre, is an international success coach and money blocks expert. Polly shares her expertise on how to deal with money blocks (including ancestral money blocks) and manifest money to have breakthroughs in your personal finances. As a certified Master Coach, an Advanced Theta Healer & holding a BA (Hons) in Psychology, Polly blends her extensive transformational coaching experience & intuitive healing abilities with 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur. As the founder of Thrive Beautifully™, a comprehensive Business, Money & Energy Mastermind for spiritual entrepreneurs, Polly helps changemakers, visionary creatives and spiritual leaders fulfill their soul’s purpose and use their gifts to change the world. Through working on her own money story, Polly went from being a chronic underearner & a story of never enough money, to being a multi-six figure entrepreneur who recently celebrated her first six-figure month. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Polly Alexandre in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Claire Wasserman. Claire is the founder and author of Ladies Get Paid, an organization that helps women advance professionally and get equal pay. It began at a town hall that she organized as space for women to share their stories, and it’s evolved into a full-fledged company that runs a Slack group home to over 75,000 women in all 50 states and across 120 countries. It’s also the title of her book, a guide that dispenses invaluable advice to women on how to find their freedom, power and value. Claire started Ladies Get Paid after realizing the depth of the gender pay disparities in the workplace. It was after hosting an event that made her realize two things. One, that she needed to continue bringing women together to talk about this stuff. And two, there was a tangible way that women could at least begin to close the wage gap for themselves. That also included negotiating their salaries. As Claire recalls in the interview, “I don't think that a lot of women were doing it, because they were nervous, or they weren't doing it because they didn't know how, but they didn't know what to charge or they weren't doing it. And they were getting a “no” and not knowing what was next. I created a slack group and as I hosted these monthly events, I invited people to join the slack group and it became very clear what kind of education women needed around money and career”. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Claire Wasserman, which includes the power of financial education, the value of investing for women to grow wealth, as well as investing in cryptocurrency.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is a celebrity hairstylist and entrepreneur Nadia Vassell.  Nadia’s styles have attracted the attention of many celebrities like Rihanna, rapper and America’s Best Dance Crew judge Lil’ Mama, Chrisette Michelle, actress Tika Sumpter, and Ashanti.  She’s built an extensive portfolio of video and print work and has been featured in major publications including Essence, Black Sophisticate, XXL Eye Candy, Heart and Soul, Smooth, Uptown Magazine, and The Dr. Oz Show. Nadia began mastering her hairstyling craft in Montego Bay, Jamaica where at the tender age of ten her braiding and cornrow technique was legendary.  Despite her prodigious talent, Nadia’s career as a hairstylist took a backseat to dreams of becoming a supermodel.  Several years after graduating from high school, the budding catwalk vixen migrated to New York City to pursue her modelling aspirations. Much to her delight, Nadia attained early success appearing in many hair magazines and runway shows. But as Nadia moved about in the modelling industry her hair wizardry became more apparent as she found herself styling the manes of fellow models during photo shoots. The techniques she developed as a child re-surfaced and Nadia discovered that she was able to create styles with hair extensions that were undetectable. Nadia quickly became known as a weave specialist and began moving up the ranks of emerging hairstylists in New York City’s cutthroat beauty arena. Now as the owner of The Nadia Vassell Salon located in one of the hippest neighbourhoods in Manhattan, Nadia’s impeccable technique and attention to detail are ever-present. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Nadia Vassell in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Nick Loper, best-selling author and award-winning podcaster and blogger at SideHustleNation.com. Nick started his entrepreneurial journey by selling candy to his fellow Boy Scouts at summer camp, and eventually painting houses in college at the University of Washington. After graduation, he started side hustling in earnest. Some small-scale experiments in online advertising soon turned into a full-fledged comparison shopping site for footwear, which earned commission from Zappos, Amazon, and other online shoe sellers. Three years of nights and weekends later, he left his corporate gig to become a full-time entrepreneur. It was during this time that his obsession with different business models and creative ways to make extra money really began. In 2013, he started Side Hustle Nation and The Side Hustle Show podcast to begin spreading the gospel of this lower-risk brand of entrepreneurship. He is now on a mission to help people build their own income streams and amplify their earning power. Side Hustle Nation has been recognized by the Plutus Foundation as a 2-time winner of the Best Entrepreneurship Blog. The site is read by 1.5 million visitors a year, and 30,000 listeners tune into The Side Hustle Show each week. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, to get some amazing side hustle ideas to escape the rate race, and build financial freedom after COVID-19.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Eliza Revella, founder of EllieTalksMoney.com discusses how she turned her $1,200 Stimulus Cheque into a $1.3million business in just 10 months. Eliza was laid off from her corporate job, was just divorced and became a single mom of 4 kids. She was tired of being on unemployment benefits and after applying for 53 jobs and not getting a single positive offer, she decided to start her own business after receiving her $1,200 stimulus cheque.  She noticed that there was a void in the market and that Millennial moms, in particular, were looking for information on how to start a business. Seeing that underserved space in the market, she launched Ellie Talks Money in 2020, an online coaching business to help millennials set up businesses, build business credit, and obtain grants. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Eliza Revella in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Elisa Udaskin. Elisa is the author of “Be a Mensch: Unleash Your Power to Be Kind and Help Others”, and she is the Founder of the website CaringOrganizer.com. Caring Organizer has free tips, tools and inspiration to help you help others in times of need. The site has a free online resource tool for organizing meals and providing support to individuals suffering from an illness, recovering from surgery or those in need of comfort at a time of loss or grief. Elisa is an accomplished brand marketer and collaborative, inspirational leader with 20 years of experience driving topline growth and bottom-line efficiencies globally. Elisa Led the $500MM Global Dentyne and Clorets brands. Elisa also led the global candy innovation platform for the $800MM HALLS brand, where she was responsible for leading a global cross-functional team from New Jersey, the USA to Singapore. After her father-in-law passed away, she saw firsthand the needs of her own family and others grieving and decided to establish CaringOrganizer and write her book Be A Mensch. Who exactly is a mensch? Someone who exudes kindness, integrity, and honour. The type of person who knows what to say when a friend’s loved one passes away or how to react with empathy and grace when someone at work is being a total schmuck. The kind of person your grandma would be proud of. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Elisa Udaskin.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Kristina Shea, Founder of BlueSkysLife. Kristina overcame corporate burnout, was widowed twice, suffered from financial and personal losses, including chronic illness to create her company BlueSkysLife. Kristina was diagnosed with a brain cyst; experiencing vision loss and debilitating migraines. She began to incorporate holistic wellness into her daily life which provided her hope for quality of life. With this personal experience, Kristina has started a wellness company BlueSkys Life™, which she describes as a true passion project. The company, focused on women’s holistic natural health & wellness with sustainability and inclusivity being key to the BlueSkys Life™ brand mantra. Kristina is passionate about driving positive change for women socially and professionally. In conjunction with BlueSkys Life™, Kristina is launching a content platform Making HerStory™. Kristina feels everyone has a story of resilience and is creating a supportive space for those to share. women to Make HerStory™. Listen in to this exciting episode with special guest Kristina Shea in conversation with Kristina Shea.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Rev. Dr. Marisha Stewart, a licensed minister, author, counsellor, divorce coach and podcaster. Dr. Stewart offers insights on how to heal from the trauma of divorce, improve your mental health and turn pain into purpose. She is best known for being the founder of the Lioness Queen podcast and the "I Am Series" Women's Empowerment sessions. In 2019, Dr. Stewart became a licensed minister at Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church. When she finally accepted the call into ministry, she experienced separation/divorce. One would think this would not happen after accepting the call to do God’s work but God had a bigger plan. Divorce was the biggest traumatic experience she had ever faced in her life; however, it was the most influential moment that catapulted her into her purpose. In this episode, Dr. Stewart talks openly about her suicidal thoughts, her mental health and how others can recognize the signs and get the help they need. Dr. Stewart believes in the importance of a holistic healing approach as the best medicine to heal from the emotional trauma of divorce. She offers tips and strategies for married couples during lockdown to prevent separation and divorce and she also offers tips on how Millennials can choose and find the right partners n life. Also hear how Marisha embraced her personal financial identity(based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identity Framework), to get back on track financially after her divorce. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Rev. Dr. Marisha Stewart in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Malena Crawford. Malena is an investor and she shares tips on investing in real estate to create wealth and success plus strategies to remove mindset blocks. Malena is also the author of the bestselling novel A Fistful of Honey, a novel that was called a "must-read" by Oprah Winfrey Network's Iyanla Vanzant who is now her teacher. Malena's passion is transformation, she is the founder of the Black Divine Feminine Reawakened Group on Facebook, a 70K strong self-help page dedicated to revolutionizing the way black women especially see and experience themselves. Malena travels the world with her message of healing, one that is informed from her own transformation from homeless and tragedy to 6-figure coaching and real estate business. In this exciting episode, Malena shares tips and strategies on practical spirituality, diversity and racial healing, transformation, healing emotional baggage, mindset shifting, healing trauma, staging a comeback for Entrepreneurs, creating wealth, residential real estate.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Morgan Overholt, freelance graphic designer, owner of Morgan Media LLC, freelance coach and co-founder of TheSmokies.com. Morgan discusses how to earn $500,000 on Upwork as a Freelancer. Morgan transitioned into the role of a freelancer and small business owner after spending nearly a decade in the traditional corporate world left her feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled. Morgan shares her journey of quitting her job in corporate America to earning $200,000 just after 3 years on the platform. Many Freelancers wonder whether or not Upwork “pays well”. Many freelancers think it’s nothing but a “race to the bottom” while others are making six and seven figures on the platform. As a freelance coach, and someone who has earned over $500,000 on Upwork, Morgan shares her insights and wisdom. Here’s a screenshot of Morgan’s earnings on Upwork below. Total earnings $500,000 to date, with 223 total jobs completed and 6,508 total hours of work.  Morgan advises other freelancers on how to supercharge their freelance careers, find quality clients and land jobs. She’s now a veteran in this business with nearly 20 years of professional experience in graphic design and sales. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Morgan Overholt in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, our special guest is Jena Sophia is a world-renowned Subconscious Specialist and Healer based in London and New York. Jena discusses how we can harness the power of the subconscious mind to heal ourselves and break through ancestral money blocks. After struggling for over a decade with chronic physical illness, including endometriosis and PCOS, Jena's doctors told her she would have to stay on medication forever to manage her conditions. She then took her life into her own hands and went down a path of self-healing where she was able to completely heal herself of ALL conditions and get off her medication for good using holistic methods. Her doctors called this 'spontaneous remission' but Jena likes to call it an 'empowered remission'. Using her approach based on spiritual and scientific methods collected over the past decade, she helps high performers who have tried everything, transform their stress, emotional traumas, triggers, relationship blocks and physical disease in record time. She is passionate about helping people realign their energy so they can manifest better health, relationships, success and fulfillment. ​Jena believes we all have the ability to transform into our highest selves, free of emotional or physical pain. Jena's intention is always to help her clients transform their limiting beliefs, stress, past traumas, and ancestral patterns that have contributed to their biggest limitation in life. The purpose of this work is to catalyze you into your own personal power and fulfillment. Jena uses healing techniques and Flower Essences which combines in her intuitive method to rapidly accelerate the change process. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jena Sophia in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Jessica Burgess, founder of Fantabulosity.com discusses how she became a mom blogger and turned her blog into a six-figure business. Jessica is a lifestyle blogger of 10 years, also helps others start and grow their own blogs and online businesses. Her blog, fantabulosity.com now reaches over 10 million people each month through the website and social media platforms. Jessica helps busy moms by sharing easy recipes and organization hacks to help them simplify and live their best lives.  Jessica discusses her journey switching from the corporate world to blogging as well as her different income streams like affiliate income, sponsored posts, advertisements as well as online courses and e-books. Jessica shares many practical tips and strategies on growing your blog into six figures fast. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jessica Burgess in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Janice Campbell, founder of the Receive Your Life Company discusses how to get unstuck in life, resolve inner conflicts and achieve success in life. Janice has been a coach for the past 27 years. Janice began working professionally as a CPA and Certified Financial Planner in 1980. In 1987 she discovered New Thought teachings. It fascinated her how powerful our thoughts are in shaping our reality. Janice loves living in the spiritual realm, and she believes both are necessary to achieve soul-satisfying success. She is also the author of the quote book Practical Wisdom for Everyday Spirituality.  Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Janice Campbell in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, Jessica Moorhouse, millennial money expert, award-winning blogger, and host of the More Money Podcast, shares tips and strategies on how to grow your blog into a six-figure business. Jessica’s main passion is personal finance and living a balanced lifestyle. Ever since she discovered the transformative power of financial literacy, her mission has been to teach others how to take control of their lives by taking control of their money.  Jessica has always been very conscious of her relationship with money. She started working at the age of 15 and paid her way through university without any financial assistance (save for a $5,000 student loan in her last year of school). She started her blog as a hobby just to document her financial journey and keep herself accountable it flourished into a six-figure business.  Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jessica Moorhouse in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, Meaghan B Murphy, Editor-in-Chief of Woman’s Day Magazine, and author of the new book Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with Yay, discusses overcoming adversity and living a fully charged life. Meaghan is also a TV personality, lifestyle expert; home-hack master and certified trainer. Along with guiding Woman’s Day (WD) creative vision, which reaches 18 million total audiences each month, Meaghan promotes WD and her book in the media as a regular guest expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today, The Dr. Oz Show and many more. A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various web sites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on the Victoria’s Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines with a short stint at Lifetime before jumping to Cosmopolitanas a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan’s passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine’s uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels. Today Meaghan is known for her high-energy, upbeat personality and lifestyle. Through her personal platform, she’s become a sought-after figure for lifestyle and wellness conferences and projects. She was also profiled in the documentary “The Search for Aliveness” as its “high-energy, rock-star mom.” Additionally, she’s been featured on many radio shows and podcasts (she co-hosted “Conversations with Maria Menounos” on SiriusXM) and now co-hosts her own podcast entitled Off the Gram with fellow wellness influencers. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, Meaghan discussed coping with severe adversity, suffering from an eating disorder at a young age, the loss of her best friend and father – and some coping strategies and life hacks. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Meaghan B Murphy in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, Tara Williams, Founder of Dreamland Baby shares her tragedy to triumph story of bringing her family back from the brink of bankruptcy to financial stability and building a multi-million-dollar business. Tara Williams is also a mom of four kids and is now helping more than 50,000 families get a better night’s sleep. According to Tara, "at almost six months old, our son Luke was still waking up every hour and a half.  Like so many other new parents we were desperate for sleep. One night we placed him under a heavy throw blanket while sitting on our couch. I noticed as soon as the weight was on his body, he instantly calmed down. A lightbulb went off in my head: he needs a weighted blanket! I called my mother-in-law to sew my idea; a lightly weighted blanket. The first night wearing our prototype Luke slept 12 hours! We couldn’t believe how immediately his sleep was improved. Word quickly spread and I was flooded with requests from family and friends.  The idea to bring Dreamland Baby to families everywhere was born." In May 2020 Tara appeared on ABCs Shark Tank and was successful in getting funded. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Tara Williams in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, I’m distilling some great strategies and tips to help you spring clean your personal finances. Spring often means renewal, rejuvenation and since we're also in the midst of spring cleaning our homes and wardrobes, our personal finances should also get some concierge treatment. It couldn’t come at a better time given the economic impacts of COVID-19. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s finances, around 145 million Americans say they cannot afford another year like 2020, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Money Survey, released today. This survey illustrates some of the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted Americans’ lives and spending habits. According to the survey, money problems are a huge source of stress and have now surpassed COVID-19 as being the top stressor in America, a 15% change since last year. The pandemic causes more need for credit cards, as 29 Million more Americans say they will apply for a new credit card this year due to coronavirus, compared to last year. The survey revealed that women’s spending has increased. Women are 16% more likely than men to say they spend more money due to coronavirus. Many Americans have also decided to start saving, as 61% of Americans are saving more money during the coronavirus pandemic, rather than spending more. Touching cash is less scary, and about 30% fewer people than last year believe it is possible to contract COVID-19 from money. Join us for this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, where we outline some great tips and strategies to help you spring clean your finances!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast our very special guest is Shannah Game, a Certified Financial Planner™. Shannah is host to the universally popular and top-ranked iTunes podcast, “Millennial Money” with listeners in 164 countries and over 500K downloads a month. For the past six years, in over 200 episodes, Shannah has been on the hunt to find money tips that can change the way listeners of any age think, act and talk about money. With expert guests and creative angles, Shannah uncovers taboos around money and untangles confusion around any financial subject you might find yourself in. Ultimately, “Millennial Money” makes a passionate case for finding your own individual path toward “money wellness” and the life you wish you could live. Aside from her podcast, she is an entrepreneur at heart and formidable trailblazer. Shannah started her first business, Hometown Cinema, Inc. at 19 while in college at Indiana University that helped over 130 students get jobs and internships in the entertainment industry. Shannah is also the CEO of helloitsme.world a brand that creates the tools you need to show up authentically and be uniquely you. Her financial expertise has been highlighted in articles for Women’s Health, MSN Money, Reuters, Bankrate.com, Refinery 29, CNBC, Everygirl and Yahoo! Finance to name a few, while she has written for Huffington Post, Go Banking Rates, Policy genius, Haven Life and Fidelity Investments. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting and quick solo episode, I’m giving some quick tips on financial resilience and financial resourcefulness and why its important to try to pay down debt as well as save and invest at the same time – no matter how small. Its an age-old debate in the personal finance world – and I am offering my perspective based on my book Holistic Wealth and my own professional experience as a trained Economist and as someone who has a unique perspective to offer based on my own experience of being widowed at a very young age. In the Certified Holistic WealthTM Consultant Program, offered through the Institute on Holistic Wealth, there’s an entire module on financial resilience and financial resourcefulness and why they are so important – in addition to saving and paying down debt at the same time. These are critical elements of a Holistic Wealth portfolio that is unique for everyone. COVID-19 has shown us that financial resilience – which is defined as the ability to bounce back financially after setbacks, is extremely important. As I stated in my book, holistic wealth is about “the art of recovery from disruption”, and financial resilience is part of that art. “Having an emergency fund with savings to last six or nine months is also ideal. An emergency fund can be a lifesaver in cases of long-term illness, a job loss, sudden death, or divorce. An emergency fund is a building block of financial resilience—which I’ve defined as the speed at which we can bounce back from setbacks or tragedy. Similarly, a life insurance policy and critical illness or disability insurance are all building blocks of financial resilience”. –Holistic Wealth. Check out this quick, solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and learn a bit more about financial resilience.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our very special guest is KJ Dell'Antonia, New Times Bestselling Author of The Chicken Sisters.  She is the former editor of the New York Times' Motherlode blog and the author of the book How to Be a Happier Parent. Her debut novel, The Chicken Sisters, is a timely, humorous exploration of the same themes she focuses on in her journalism: the importance of finding joy in our families, the challenge of figuring out what makes us happy and the need to value the people in front of us more than the ones in our phones and laptops, every single time. KJ is also the host of the #AmWriting podcast. In this episode of the podcast, KJ authentically speaks to the experience of starting out as a lawyer, switching gears to becoming a journalist writing non-fiction and then switching to fiction. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Michelle Kuei, Founder of Elevate Life Coaching. Michelle is a certified confidence & leadership coach and author of a new memoir entitled “Perfectly Normal: An Immigrant’s Story of Making it in America”. Michelle has a PHD in Pharmacy, and is a certified life coach. It is estimated that 70% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their lives. Imposter syndrome affects people from all walks of life. Michelle works with negative self-talkers to discover their inner strength and beauty by overcoming the fear of judgment. Michelle opens up on the Holistic Wealth podcast about her suicide attempt – and how she overcame her suicidal thoughts and suicide ideation. With Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview just a few days ago – we thought this would be a great episode to continue the discussion surrounding mental health and how important it is to us all. For many years, Michelle allowed her negative beliefs to rule her life. The idea of loving herself felt strange. She was afraid to be seen and known. In order to be seen and known, she would need to tell and explain about her disability.  Michelle is permanently disabled as a result of a hit and run car accident when she was 11 years old. Growing up in a society and culture where beauty is weighted heavily on appearance, the stories that she told herself were harsh, brutal, and cruel. Michelle’s story is one of courage, determination, and vulnerability. But more importantly, it is about having the confidence to face fear in everyday life. Facing our own worst enemy, facing our own judgments and harsh criticism. By letting go of her own judgments, she allowed herself to flow freely. She accepted herself for all her strengths, beauty, and flaws. She accepts that she is not the perfect hourglass shape and accepts herself just the way she is no matter how others see her. Michelle is now on a mission to share this positivity with the world. Tune into this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair in conversation with Michelle Kuei.

Today is International Women’s Day and in this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Iman Oubou, Founder and CEO of Swaay Media. Iman Oubou is a Moroccan-American self-made entrepreneur, published scientist and former beauty queen (Miss New York US 2015 and 2nd Runner Up at the 2015 Miss United States pageant) on a mission to change the women's media landscape. Through her diverse experience in business, pageantry and STEM, Iman noticed gender disparities in the workforce and an omnipresent bias across printed and digital media representation of women which inspired her to launch SWAAY, a mediatech platform highlighting real stories of female leaders challenging the status-quo, and championing the voices of female change-makers through substantive and inspiring, user-generated content. Her podcast, Women Who SWAAY, which was syndicated by media conglomerate, Westwood One, was number 2 on iTunes in 2015, and was ranked in the top 5 best podcasts for women entrepreneurs by Inc. Magazine. Iman was named by CIO Magazine the number one “Female Entrepreneur to Watch” in 2018 and recently became the first ever “Visage Du Maroc” of 2018 (which translates to Face of Morocco), a new initiative uplifting female voices in Morocco and across the Middle East. In 2018, Iman was picked to be a keynote speaker at Harvard Women In Business and a keynote at MIT STEM Conference. She was also part of the first ever all-female judge panel at Miss Universe 2018. In this episode of the podcast, Iman authentically speaks to the experience of starting her own business, her near-bankruptcy and becoming successful. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, Tracy Lamourie, a high-profile international award-winning publicist and the CEO of Lamourie Media. Tracy is also the author of the book GET REPPED — Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations. She is a well-known, longtime advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognized by media around the world for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work. Tracy is the winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award Hamilton Spectator Readers’ Choice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019. She has been frequently quoted in the international media on both human rights issues and as a Public Relations thought leader. A frequent guest on TV, radio and high-profile podcasts around the world on topics of leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as well as all aspects of media and public relations. She is a 2020 RBC Women of Influence Nominee and a 2020 Universal Women’s Network Woman of Inspiration Nominee and was also recently nominated for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Tracy Lamourie in conversation with Keisha Blair!

It’s now the 1st of March, its Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. During the month of March, we will be featuring some amazingly talented women on the Holistic Wealth podcast. In this exciting episode, the iconic and amazingly talented, Loren Ridinger, Co-Founder of Shop.com and Market America, and Founder of Motives Cosmetics, shares her entrepreneurial journey and offers tips for business success. In this episode, we also talked about how we can use our collective power to achieve a more equal future and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and taking action and walking the talk when it comes to supporting women in business. Lauren also shares her journey and the story of her struggles with starting her new company. At the time of launching the business, it was bringing in just $1,000 per month. As stated in Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness: “Everyone told her she was crazy; hearing that, she decided to shut out the negative talk and naysayers, and keep believing. She knew eventually their day of success would come. Loren goes on to state, “It wasn’t about the products at first. It was about belief. Believing we could do it. Believing we could get the cream of the crop. Don’t quit just because it’s not happening on your clock. Progress takes time.” –Copyright@ Holistic Wealth by Keisha Blair Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Loren Ridinger in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our very special guest is someone I admire deeply, Rhiannon Beaubien, Managing Editor at Farnam Street Media, one of the fastest-growing websites in North America. Rhiannon shares tips on self-publishing and having a strong platform. Rhiannon also shares tips for launching a digital product and shares some of the exciting product and course launches coming shortly at Farnam Street Media. Rhiannon is the lead writer/project manager of The Great Mental Models book series. Rhiannon also develops a lot of the Farnam Street course content and presents mental models to anyone who is interested. Rhiannon is also the Author of Alone Among Spies. Farnam Street Media was founded by Shane Parrish and is dedicated to helping readers master the best of what other people have already figured out. They curate, examine and explore the timeless ideas and mental models that history’s brightest minds have used to live lives of purpose. Farnam Street has drawn the attention of some of the biggest names in finance. Dan Loeb, one of the more prominent hedge fund executives on Wall Street, is a big fan as well as Ray Dalio of Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund. The name of the website is a tribute to the billionaire investor: Berkshire Hathaway’s address in Omaha is 3555 Farnam Street.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Patricia Gagic, an accomplished international contemporary artist and an award-winning author. She is President of Patricia Karen Gagic Art Enterprise Inc. Armed with only a high school diploma and experience from three part-time jobs, she moved to Toronto, Ontario and began the journey into “The Old Boys Network” of Canadian Banking. At age 25, she had climbed the corporate ladder to Senior Management. In 1987 she became an Entrepreneur operating a successful Property Management company, which included medical buildings, a retirement home and residential properties. She was a volunteer mentor/coach for the Federal Business Development Bank’s Continuing Education programs, appointed a Governor of Junior Achievement and is an active community fundraiser. In 2013, Patricia was Knighted as a Dame of the International Order of Saint George Grand Prior of Canada. In 2018, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame for winning the Women's Executive Network (WXN) Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards for the fourth time. She was a member of the Ontario Cabinet of Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Sir Edmund Hilary Foundation and the Divon Academy. Patricia is a consultant at AiDA, Academy of Imagination and Dramatic Arts in Hamilton, Ontario. She is also a Co-founder and Advisor of Help Heal Humanity a registered not for profit supporting education in Haiti, Cambodia and Kenya. Patricia is a certified Level II Feng Shui Consultant, a Reiki Master, and is certified in the 16 Guidelines for Life, Five Tibetan Yogas and Transformative Mindfulness. Patricia is disciplined in Wuji Yuan Gong and Qi Gong.

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Damali Peterman, Esq., Founder, CEO and Chief Conflict Resolver of Breakthrough ADR LLC. Damali gives tips on negotiating a higher salary at work, plus we discuss conflict resolution and the recent riots in Washington D.C. Damali has extensive experience in corporate law, mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution. She is a highly sought after mediator and trainer for Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits and small businesses. Some notable clients include Google Cloud, Mastercard, District of Columbia Housing Authority, New York Police Department, New York Department of Education, CAMBA, New York Peace Institute, Hitotsubashi University, and Howard University School of Law. Prior to starting BREAKTHROUGHADR, Damali was Assistant General Counsel at Deloitte LLP in the Engagements group and a senior corporate associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. At Weil, Damali was based in New York but also spent time working in Weil’s Washington, D.C., Dallas, London and Shanghai offices. While employed by Weil, Damali completed a four-month secondment at Lawyer's Alliance for New York, the state's leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. Damali represents and advises businesses (large and small) and individuals in corporate and commercial matters. She has represented and advised some of the world’s largest companies in high-profile corporate matters. She routinely negotiates with General Counsel and other senior executives on behalf of her clients and delivers effective and innovative solutions. Damali approaches her clients’ issues from a holistic viewpoint and endeavors to both understand and solve the specific matter at hand, as well as advance the overall business goals of her clients.

In this exciting episode, bestselling Author and Entrepreneur CelinaCaesar-Chavannes talks about her new book and her journey. In Can You Hear Me Now?, Celina Caesar-Chavannes digs deep into her childhood and her life as a young Black woman entrepreneur and politician, and shows us that effective and humane leaders grow as much from their mistakes and vulnerabilities as from their strengths. Celina is an equity and inclusion advocate and leadership consultant and a former Member of Parliament. In 2017 Celina was named as one of the Global 100 Under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent (Politics and Governance Category). Celina was also picked as one of Chatelaine Magazine’s Women of the Year. Celina was also the recipient of the Toronto Board of Trade’s Business Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 and the 2007 Black Business and Professional Association’s Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Celina Caesar-Chavannes in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Mahisha Dellinger, CEO of Curls and star of the TV Show, “Mind Your Own Business” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Mahisha is a self-made entrepreneur who has had to overcome a deck so stacked against her it included drive-by shootings of her Sacramento-area childhood home. Though raised in poverty by her single mom, Dellinger was able to dig deep, stay open and hang on to the life lessons bestowed by her father, an engineer who came from a solidly successful family and modelled what was in store for Dellinger if she buckled down and worked hard. While putting herself through college, Dellinger juggled her course load with an internship in the internal communications department at Intel Corporation. Dellinger was quickly offered a temporary position at the Fortune 500 software giant working three days a week and finishing her degree by cramming classes into the other two days. Not satisfied with her role at Intel, Mahisha, now a mother, side-hustled her idea for a high quality, organic and vegan haircare brand that nurtured textured curls that was gentle enough for her daughter to use. By day, she more than fulfilled her obligations at the notoriously rigorous, competitive Intel. But in every other available hour, she met with cosmetic chemists, web developers and R&D specialists who helped her define and refine her industry-first formulas. In the spring of 2002, she flipped the switch on Curls.biz, and an ecommerce business was born. For the next six years, Dellinger and her team added to the product lineup and expanded into the salon channel of distribution. When Dellinger was approached by Target to help the massive retailer address the new natural direction in ethnic hair, her company’s growth skyrocketed. And today, In addition to its substantial salon business, Curls Beauty Brands – which now encompasses products for the entire family

In this exciting episode, Helen and Feven Yohannes share the strategies they used to grow their company into a thriving profitable company that was chosen to be on Oprah’s 2020 Favorite Things list. Their story began in Sudan, where their parents fled to seek refuge during the civil war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the early 1980s. (Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993.) In 1985, when Feven and Helena were four, the family arrived in the States—via a green card lottery, with sponsorship from Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester—and made upstate, New York, their home. Hear how Helena and Feven Yohannes grew their company 241 Cosmetics, and are now 100% self-funded – using their own cash. In the initial stages of launching their own business, that meant putting vacations on hold, temporarily operating out of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s co-working space and taking on full-time jobs. It was when they discovered their life’s purpose that they also instilled their mission within their brand and ethos and even named three of their lipsticks after their beloved motherland – RED SEA (a nod to the body of water along their motherland’s coastline), ASMARA, which is named after Eritrea’s capital city, and QUEEN and a black liquid eyeliner called WING IT to acknowledge makeup’s history in ancient Egypt. You don’t want to miss this heart-stirring episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode celebrity chef Joanna Davis talks about her amazing career as a celebrity chef and caterer, a career that includes working with celebrities such as Tyler Perry, LL Cool J, Wiz Khalifa, the Isley Brothers, Babyface, Fantasia, Keith Sweat, New Edition, Frankie Beverly, Maze, Patti LaBelle, and Chris Brown. Joanna Davis is the CEO & Founder of Chef JoJo Catering company and is the daughter of the famous St. Louis soul food restauranteur Jerry Tyrone who is recognized in the black community as a top entrepreneur and restauranteur. Joanna’s line of seasonings also includes the Hannah J line of seasoning for kids. Learn how Joanna pivoted her business during COVID-19, the strategies she used and how she was able to do this quickly and successfully, while still pursuing her passions. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, the iconic and amazingly talented, Kelly Rutherford, best known for her roles in Gossip Girl (Lily van der Woodsen), where she played the sophisticated, fashionable matriarch on the Upper Eastside of Manhattan. Kelly’s other iconic roles include Generations, Dynasty, Melrose Place, among so many others talks to us about practicing gratitude, mindfulness and the power of love. Kelly also shares her thoughts on overcoming life-altering setbacks – and regaining your power regardless of any situation. With an iconic career that spans three decades-long, Kelly shares her thoughts on her acting career including memorable moments in Gossip Girl, as well as advice for finding your purpose and calling. Kelly also shares her journey as a mom and how she juggled being a mom in Hollywood. Kelly is an advocate of multiple women's and children's charities including StepUp Women's Network and Healthy Child Healthy World, and she is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Free Arts NYC. Kelly is also an avid environmentalist who values an organic and green lifestyle for herself and her family. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Kelly Rutherford in conversation with Keisha Blair!

In this exciting episode, Alison Setton shares why she decided to become a Certified Holistic Wealth™ Consultant via the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth. She also shares why and how she made the transition from Environmental Engineering to the world of Finance. Alison Setton is an insurance and investment brokerage owner and teaches financial literacy at WealthWave, the How Money Works (TM) company in Vancouver, British Columbia. She began her career as an Environmental Engineer and pursued an MBA in order to further the projects she was passionate about. After working in roles as an Engineer, in community relations, project management and consulting, she made the leap to being an entrepreneur in the financial industry in 2012. This incredible leap, as every business owner knows, has provided the greatest education of all, and more importantly, allowed her to create the freedom of time that she and her family desired and deserved. Tune into this exciting episode!

In this exciting episode Emmy award-winning, celebrity designer Jeff Garner talks about sustainability, the dangers of toxic chemicals and the links to breast cancer. Jeff has designed for and dressed Giselle Bundchen, Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Cara Delivigne, Suzy Cameron and other artists. He recently won an Emmy for his sustainable documentary “Remastered” produced by Design Sensory which shines a light on the toxins in fashion and health implications along with the artist's journey.