Momming, Surviving, and Thriving

This episode of Momming, Surviving, and Thriving focuses on financial literacy for working moms who are small business owners. The episode emphasizes the importance of having a strong understanding of your business's financial health and managing cash flow effectively. We provide practical tips for understanding financial statements, managing cash flow, and choosing the right financing options for your business.

Hello! As we are in the middle of summer, parents are spending more time with their children. Thus, are revisiting our episode 'Parenting with Intention' with Ebiere Bolu of Raising Your Child on Purpose! Speaking of family, we all want to be the best parent we can—but that requires intention. 

Ebiere is an A-level Economics and Maths teacher with 16+ years of teaching experience in high-achieving Independent schools in the UK, helping her students get into the top UK and US Universities.

Ebiere teaches parents and teachers to recognize and utilize the unique strengths that children have and use these strengths to help them learn, turning children into confident, self-motivated, and successful learners inside and outside the classroom.

Ebiere believes that having a sense of purpose and meaning is critical to success in life. So she equips and empowers parents to raise their children intentionally, to live a life of purpose. Ebiere has a Masters (with Distinction) in Educational Leadership & Management from the University of Nottingham and a BSc in Economics and Finance from Loughborough University. She founded Learn Tree in 2017, an after-school club in Surbiton, UK, focused on making learning fun for primary school children.

Ebiere uses her love and knowledge of psychology, educational theory, neuroscience, and biblical principles to help you raise humans who thrive! Tune in this week to hear more about encouraging and supporting our children with intention at all stages.

We want to thank Ebiere for joining us on this episode as we look back on the wonderful gems she has shared with us.

Follow Ebiere on Instagram @ebiere.bolu you can also check out her website and podcast! https://www.raisingyourchildonpurpose.com/ 

As we gain new Momming, Surviving, and Thriving listeners, we want to share the gems we've learned this past year. On that note, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes where we talk about the F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) Movement with the wonderful Lesley Batson of Rebel Rock Wealth!

Learn the fundamentals of the movement, how we can best plan to save and retire, and have wealth that extends through generations.

Thank you for listening to Momming, Surviving, and Thriving! Make sure to follow Lesley on Instagram @Rebelrockmoneytalk for more tips!

Hello ladies, we hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! This week we are joined by media journalist, author, actor, and entrepreneur, Casey Ferrand McGee.

She is a New Orleans native who has been in the television & media industry for over 20 years. Her career has taken her everywhere from being a child actress starring in commercials, to a nationally award-winning journalist. She is a mother of a beautiful boy and the author of the book, 'Curly Girl: My Curls Are Mine to Love.' Her experiences led her to become her own boss and create CFM Media LLC, helping others make their mark in the industry. 

Casey attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) where she focused on musical theater. She earned two Bachelor's degrees, in Journalism and in Psychology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She continued to pursue her career working at WDSU News in New Orleans covering events that affected the community. 

Stay tuned to this week's episode as she shares with us the importance of building connections and telling your story. 

Follow Casey on social platforms such as Instagram and check out her website for more on 

https://www.caseyferrand.com/

https://www.instagram.com/caseyferrandmedia/

Enjoy this week's episode of Momming, Surviving, and Thriving! Remember to always give yourself grace!

On this week's episode of Momming, Surviving, and Thriving, we're joined by Queen Candace of the Queen BluePrint to dive into Money & Debt Management!

Queen is a Money Management Specialist™️ from Brooklyn, NY. Growing up, her family wasn't very knowledgeable about finances and passed down quite a few financial generational curses. In 2015 Queen found herself in 50K debt. During her debt payoff journey, she realized a lot of her spending was due to emotional triggers. She used her knowledge of psychology, mental health diagnosis, financial research along with trial and error to clear her debt. Not only that but within the same year of paying off the rest of her debt, she also established her first business the Queen BluePrint Financial Clinic®️ , and purchased her first home at the age of 26.

Her mission is to help the Black community switch to a wealth mindset through financial literacy, financial planning, and financial therapy. She's assisted over 200 clients achieve financial stability, facilitated over ten workshops & masterclasses, and spoken/hosted multiple events in-person & virtually. March 6, 2021 Queen Candace became a Be Free University educator in the School of Finance, teaching students how to repair their relationship with money and manage their money in their pursuit of being financially free

Her most recent venture is investing in Africa via the Royal Freedom Project™️. It's an initiative to bring Pan Africans back to the Motherland to reclaim their ancestral wealth through real estate communities, encourage them to establish their financial foundation outside of the U.S., and assist entrepreneurs in building global brands!

Listen this week as we discuss adjusting your money mindset, effectively using credit cards, buying homes, tips for navigating finances with your partner, and more fantastic tools!

Manifest more of what you want! This solo episode understand the importance of getting clear on what you want, how to take steps to make it happen, and the importance of gratitude in the process. Myla takes us through the seven steps she uses when it comes to manifestation—and exactly how they've worked out in her life.

How do you use manifestation in your daily life? Implement these tips for some extra inspiration and results! 

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How are you doing with your New Years Resolutions? If you're like most people—you've already given up, or maybe never even started! 

Why do so many people never start or follow through with their goals? In this solo episode, Myla discusses the value of committing to our goals and ways we can stick to them.

Myla draws attention to the types of goals you make, defining your "why", the power of visualization, the importance of decluttering, and more!

Listen for some motivation to stay committed to your 2022 goals!

Transparency brings transformation! Rhea Williamson joins us this week to talk about the power of transparency and vulnerability. 

Rhea is the author of "Dear Mommy you're not alone," where she shares personal stories from her motherhood journey and spirit lead advice to help other moms who might be experiencing the same things. Her book encourages women who are encountering the changes of motherhood—letting them know they are not alone on their journey.

Rhea is a wife and a mom of two beautiful children. She loves being a mom! After experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety with her firstborn, God told her to write a book to encourage moms and build their faith. She experienced postpartum depression again with her second born, so she uses her social media platform to bring awareness to a mother's mental health and the realities of motherhood with transparency, laughter, and encouragement.

Listen to hear more about the struggles of motherhood from postpartum depression, marriage, and more. Gain more perspective about the value of being transparent, having support on your journey, and the power of healing.

No matter where you are on your organization journey, Jacqueline M. Baker joins us this week with useful tips to help you at all stages of organization! 

Jacqueline started her entrepreneurship many years ago. In her twenties, she got involved in event planning and started a business that she successfully ran for eight years. Later, Jacqueline launched her own modern etiquette company based in Detroit. She loved the confidence it instilled in those that came through the door—and it has led confidence & leadership to become a focus of her company. 

She has a "jump into it spirit" and knows it wouldn't be so simple without organization and structure. She has a passion for teaching others how to stay organized and shares how those tools & resources can support the success of new ideas. 

Listen as she shares more about how organization shaped her entrepreneurship and corporate journies, ideas on staying organized daily, and resources & tools that can support your success. Her biggest piece of advice is just to get started! So, jump in and hear more about implementing organization into YOUR life.

For many of us, we're still making resolutions and evaluating what's ahead for 2022. As we're making these decisions, most of them require us to be intentional—whether it's with our time, energy, happiness, and more! 

Myla brings us a solo episode this week to share some motivation on how we can be intentional and honor ourselves. Being intentional allows us to choose to open ourselves up to new opportunities while prioritizing those things that make us happy, healthy, wealthy, and thriving. You'll walk away with fresh perspective and inspiration as we continue into the year!

Myla is an accomplished Entrepreneur, Operational Leader, Business Coach/Strategist, and Economic Development Advocate with over fifteen years of experience in top-level business environments coordinating, designing, and managing. She's the founder and CEO of MRP Coaching and Consulting—a New Orleans-based company founded on the basis of professionalism and committed to serving as a catalyst for positive social and economic change. Myla is also the mother of two young daughters and a son and has been married for over 13 years!

Defend your peace and create boundaries as you navigate 2022! 🕊

🧠 Dr. Amber Thornton is a Clinical Psychologist, Motherhood Wellness Consultant, Podcast Host, wife, and mama to two little ones! Her mission is to help working mothers balance work, motherhood, and wellness and to completely change the narrative of what is possible for working mothers. 

🤔 There was a time when she did not think she wanted to become a mother because, like many of us, she learned that becoming a mother would mean the end of many opportunities in her life. She began to wonder if there was a way that she could become a mother and still prioritize the things that mattered so much to her—her health, well-being, career, desires, and needs. 

⚖️ Balanced Working Mama was born out of her attempts to redefine motherhood for herself! Throughout her motherhood journey, she's been adamant and persistent in keeping herself a top priority and knows it has enriched this experience and helped her live a more fulfilling life.

This week Dr. Amber Thornton shares some of her essential tips for defending your peace and setting boundaries, so you can continue to enjoy what you care about while balancing motherhood—all while protecting your peace! 🧘‍♀️

It's officially 2022! For the first episode of the year, Confidence Coach, Jennifer Hammock, joins us to discuss the value of knowing your worth and how to develop your confidence!

Jennifer is a mother of three and a former stay-at-home mom who was once terrified to speak in front of crowds. With prayer and practice, she overcame fear and discovered her inner confidence. Gifted with the power to combat fear, she began to coach countless women in doing the inner work that is necessary to grow profitable businesses and speak life to crowds.

Listen to hear tools on the importance of doing the inner work to overcome our limiting mindsets, the value of building confidence, and how you can connect to your purpose and know your worth!