Ideas To Life With Kymone Hinds

Kelita Kellman is an international business coach who has helped over 500 online coaches and service providers start, build and grow their online business. Kelita shows coaches and service providers how to attract clients on autopilot and generate consistent cashflow using strategic content and simple systems. Big takeaways from this episode: 1. Look at getting clients as a science. Study what you are doing and what's working and what's not. Don't discard a method or process without looking to see why it's not working. 2. Making money doesn't have to be difficult Kelita shared with us that you can make money from work that comes easy to you. Charge based on the result you get for people not how difficult it was for you to do. 3. Be intentional in how you spend your time on social media Kelita broke down for us how she uses social media strategically and intentionally. You can schedule things and focus on activities and allot time for them. To find out more about Kelita Kellman and her services check out her w

David Shands is an inspiration to anyone with an idea to create what doesn’t yet exist. With entrepreneurship being his overarching area of expertise, David works to inspire and uplift many with his brand tag line “If you lose sleep doing what you love, you will eventually live the dream that you only would have dreamt”. David shares his journey of starting his first business venture in the 4th grade and eventually transitioning from a full time job into full time entrepreneurship.  Some of the take aways are: 1. Look for opportunities David always had a job and a dream and he was constantly looking for opportunities. 2. Build a bridge between your job and your dream David shares that instead of taking a leap he built a bridge. Great strategic steps are covered here. 3. Find an environment that supports your dream Everyone gets discouraged. You need a group around you to lift you and keep you moving toward your goals. To find out more about David Shands and his services check out his website - www.davidnevers

Dr Rhonda Bryant is a truth-seeker, truth-teller, and truth-maker. As an expert on child/youth development and education policy, she has worked for over 20 years as an advocate for fair policies and programming to benefit America’s youth. Her passion is for the needs of low-income children and children of color. Dr. Bryant is an author and speaker on many issues such as education inequities, poverty, employment, trauma and community development. Dr. Bryant is President/CEO of The Moriah Group. Her company helps foundations, governmental entities, and policy advocacy organizations to use a lens of racial equity to understand the complexities of various issues that impact children, youth, and their families. Some takeaways from this interview 1. It's important to build relationships of trust along the way Rhonda shared with us that in building her business she was able to tap into relationships she had built for years in her previous work. They knew of her work ethic and integrity. 2. If you have a skill and

Lovener Walcott-Wightman is a Business Strategist who helps entrepreneurs and business owners implement strategic processes and procedures to work smarter and not harder so they can be more efficient, save time and hit the kind of numbers they desire in their business. Here are a few take-aways from this interview: 1. Consistency is key It is important in life and business to follow through on what you said you would do. Lovener encouraged is that even doing small things consistently will yield great results. 2. Look for opportunities There are lots of losses occurring today. In order for workers and business owners to be successful, they have to look for ways to serve, get their message out and solve new problems. 3. Shift mindset Lovener shared that to navigate transitions and grow in her business, she had to shift her thinking to meet the new demands. To find out more about Lovener, visit her website - www.lovenerww.com and follow her on these social media platforms: facebook.com/lovenerww instagram.com

Jereshia Hawk went from leading $400 Million pipeline projects as an engineer to doubling her corporate salary and quitting her job within 18 months of starting her online business. She teaches Coaches and Service Providers proven corporate strategies to package their expertise into a signature service and start their own six-figure-plus business online. Here are a few takeaways from this interview: 1. Every new level of success requires a shift of mindset Each time we approach an upper limit, we face obstacles internally to get past that barrier. In order to grow and overcome what is holding us back we need to shift our mindset. 2. Transactions need to take place for full transformation to occur The real transformation doesn't happen until someone has paid for a service. Transaction has to be in alignment with the value being given. Jereshia challenged us to not get into the business of counting our prospects money and determining what they cannot pay. 3. Don't be a spork, be a specialist Jereshia challenged

Karlecia (K-Swan) Swan is an entrepreneur, actress, and social worker, and dreamer. She is the Founder of Nonprofits, 1st Lady Empowerment Foundation, Inc., mentoring and building self-esteem in adolescent girls and WeCare - Ready for Excellence, Group Home for persons with Intellectual Disabilities. Karlecia believes she deserves the life she dreamed of, pushes past fear, and lives by her mantra #DOITSCARED. She has inspired so many to do it scared in their own lives! Here are a few takeaways: 1. Pursuing your pursue empowers others to do the same. Karlecia shares how she made steps to go after her dreams and her purpose. By doing that she has given others the permission to do the same by even pushing past fear. 2. It's never too late. It's never too late to pursue your dreams. Karlecia shared how she took action on a dream that she had buried since childhood. 3. Carve out time to do something you are passionate about Karlecia encourages us to do something outside of work to balance your emotions. Figure out

Sasha Ruffin believes that just because you’re a small business, doesn’t mean that you can’t run like the big businesses do. With almost 10 years of upper management experience behind her, Sasha started The Workflow Strategist to do just that - help small businesses set up the right systems so they can earn more by doing less. In this episode Sasha talks about what motivated her to get started with her business and lessons she has learned along the journey. Here are a few takeaways: 1. Be keenly aware of what you are good at Sasha shares how she discovered her ability to organize things going back to an experience at 12 years old. Many of us discount the things we are good at (and our children are good at). 2. Do your research "We fear what we don't understand." Sasha talks about the value of studying your customer, your industry and everything involved. 3. Be prepared to shift You learn from each client, from each interaction. So be prepared to make changes and adjustments to accomplish your overall goal. T

Ruben Harris is the CEO of Career Karma, a company dedicated to preparing people for careers in technology, and the cohost of the Breaking into Startups podcast. He describes himself as an artist living in a world driven by tech. Ruben shares that through his life's journey and shifts that focusing on skills development and acquiring things that no one can take from you have enabled him to be successful. A few takeaways: 1. Best way to get investor attention for your business idea is to launch something and solve a problem. 2. The things that you think are your disadvantage can be your greatest advantage. To get in contact with Ruben, email him at Ruben@careerkarma.com Visit our website - www.ideastolife.me  for more resources and to join the community. You can share your thoughts on this episode, learn how to share your content or even get free coaching in the Ideas to Life Lounge facebook group  Leave a rating and review for Ideas to Life  

Takisha Artis is a Financial Life Coach  and CEO of Takisha’s Theory, a Lifestyle Elevation Firm specializing in financial life coaching & personal development. Takisha is a woman who is trying to help others change their belief about who they are and what they want and get the money to match that. She never saw herself starting a business but through her work as a CPA she saw a need and started to meet it. Some key takeaways from this interview: 1. Don't be afraid to shift. The business you start doesn't have to be the business you keep.  Takisha has made a few shifts in her business based on the needs she was seeing from her customers. 2. When you start your own business you can set your own rules. You don't have to run your business based on the same rules of your 9 to 5 job. You have the freedom to create your own rules around the lifestyle you want. 3. Clarity comes through action. We want the end result without going through the process. But it's going through the process that will get you the resul

Fredrick Bussey is an entrepreneur, coach, speaker and author. His newly released book is titled "Breaking Orbit".  Fredrick's background was in the music industry where he worked as a songwriter and a producer. He transitioned into artist management and marketing and eventually became a partner in a PR firm. One key shift that happened for Fredrick came through a coach saying to him "God doesn't make people without solutions." He realized then that he along with most people had not been taught how to discover his gifts and deploy it in the world. This has become his life's work.  Some key takeaways: 1. A gift is given to you by someone else. A skill is something you acquire for yourself. Your gift is your capacity to fulfill a certain function for a specific purpose. 2. No gift that was created with a purpose can fail the purpose it was created to achieve. This relieves the pressure of competing with others. 3. Success is walking in your gift everyday. It isn't tied to money or titles. To find out more about

Matthew Goins and his wife Marnel, started Puzzle Huddle in January 2018. They have 3 children under the age of 6 years old who love puzzles. The Goins were frustrated by the lack of diverse images on commercially produced puzzles. The family began creating unique designs. Their company provides puzzles that showcases inclusive images that children and others will love. Matthew shares on our podcast his love for education who has 3 degrees from Howard University. He is proud of his African American heritage. Education and cultural pride are definitely things that the Goins wanted to instill into their children. The Goins saw a problem and created a solution that has turned into a business.  Here are the big takeaways from this interview: 1. Look for solutions to the problem you see Instead of remaining frustrated, Matthew and Marnel created a simple solution - puzzles for their children - that has now become a solution for others with the same problem. 2. Start small and be willing to learn Matthew shared

Mr Ant Davis (@mrantdavis) is one of the funniest social media comedians who puts out content that is relatable and the whole family can enjoy. Ant shares in this episode how he figured out his gift for finding humor in simple things by growing up in the church. He connected with @kevonstage and Jason Fredericks and they formed the Playmakers.  Here are the big takeaways from this interview. 1. Start with what you have Ant shared how they started with their first play and the conditions weren't perfect but they got going anyway. The Playmakers grew from there and helped to launch their individual stand up careers after. 2. Be strategic with your creativity Even though Ant does improv comedy online, he still schedules time to record his daily videos. It is a part of a larger strategy to get booked for shows and to end up on tv. If you are creative you have to be strategic as well and not waste time and energy. 3. Stay focused on your goals Ant gets a lot of his comedy ideas from the feedback of his viewers.

Kymone shares on this episode the challenges that come with being a creative person. As with anything that can work for you, your creativity if you are not careful, can work against you. In this episode we looked at these challenges: 1. Not sticking to a plan 2. Not mastering a method 3. Undue personal stress and pressure 4. Frustrating to follow Listen to hear how Kymone talks about each of those struggles. We also share about some possible solutions. 1. Set up systems 2. Decide the duration at the beginning 3. Have continuity covering your variety 4. Keep a journal of new ideas.   What about you? Have you had any challenges as a creative individual? What were they? How did you overcome them? What would you like help with. If you would like to dive deeper into this topic and share your feedback join the Ideas to Life Lounge on facebook.  You can also learn how to share your own content or even get free coaching. Visit facebook.com/groups/ideastolife. Please leave a rating and review for Ideas to Life

What does it mean to be in business? Well one of the first things you realize is you have to make money to stay in business. Our guest for this episode, David Arrington, started his business in 2012, but kicked it into high gear in late 2015. His company is called Arrington Coaching and their focus is on Leadership Development. David shares some necessary truths with us about entrepreneurship. Some of the take aways from this episode are: 1. Entrepreneurship is work. You have to be willing to invest the time and energy to make your business work. 2. Be afraid to not transition Life is full of transitions. David has made a few in his career. He shares "I was more afraid of what happen if I didn't take the step." Even within your business, you have to be willing to make transitions. 3. Don't be afraid to sell  Businesses go out of business because of cashflow. You have to believe in the value of what you are offering enough to sell it. David walked us through a masterclass on selling and talking about money. 

We are back after a month off. This episode is a very personal and transparent one. Kymone shares where he's been, what he's been doing and some important lessons learned during the break. Lesson #1 - You are making a bigger impact than you realize We may be questioning our reach, our impact and the difference we are actually making with the work we are doing. We learn that more people are watching than we know, more people are listening than we realize and more people are following than we believe. The work you do is important because someone is being helped by it. Lesson #2 - Clarity gives confidence We each long for clarity as to our purpose, our lane and our assignment. Oftentimes we need the help of others to find that clarity. When it comes, it provides energy because we know clearly what we are supposed to be doing. Lesson #3 - The biggest limit to success is your own belief It is great and helpful for others to believe in the work we are doing and what we have to offer. Those are encouraging. What i

Jenelle Jack helps experts and creatives to write their book, share their story and make an impact. In this episode we learn that Jenelle always had an interest in writing but was afraid to put herself out there. Jenelle is an overcomer after having to learn to walk again after a hit and run accident. That spirit came through in this episode as Jenelle shared about her self-publishing journey. Jenelle went from writer to coaching and consulting with others who wanted to take a similar journey. "I thought I needed to be selling millions of copies of books or have a huge platform to coach others. But being online using social media opened my eyes to the fact that regular people a few steps ahead could teach others." To coach you simply have to understand the process, share your knowledge and experience so you save people time and money by learning from you. Jenelle emphasized the importance of building an email list. She talks about why just having a social media following is not enough. You can connect with Je

Latarsha Horne, Coach Tarsh, is a Certified Professional Coach with over ten years of experience in learning and development as an instructional designer, training facilitator, learning strategist, and performance improvement coach. She helps clients unlock their potential and get more of the results they want through self-empowerment, inspired-action, and strategic planning. Because when you know what to do and are clear about how to do it, progress happens quickly. Latarsha shares how she made a decision to transition from working for a company to starting her own business. She created a plan and executed it.  Latarsha helps us to understand coaching and how it can help us. "A coach is a thinking partner." This interview helps us to understand how to really help others rather than being an answer person or a fixer. "If you tell me what to do, then that's effective in the moment. But if you can provide me with a path, a set of steps I can take and I can figure it out myself, then I can self-solve going forwa

Rachel Frescino is a creative at heart who loves innovation and is thrilled to be an educator. She is passionate about student engagement and creating rich, hands-on experiences that make learning come to life. Besides teaching her students, Rachel is also an entrepreneur. She creates materials to use in the classroom and then shares them with others on the educational marketplace website, Teachers Pay Teachers under the name LearningwithMrsFresh. Rachel shares in this episode about learning to appreciate her own creativity and stepping out to use it beyond classroom.  We also learns some tips on how to grow our instagram presence. It involves building a community and being true to yourself. Rachel discovered Teachers Pay Teachers and has created resources based on things she was already doing in her classroom. We discuss the power of repurposing content for business. Art has been an interest of Rachel's since high school and she shares how she has been utilizing as a creative outlet and a business venture th

Simone Cameron is the CEO and Founder of Annek Marketing Group. Her background is in the area of Public Relations and the majority of her work experience was in fundraising, volunteer management and event planning. Writing and editing were always things Simone knew she was good at. She has always had a way with words but never thought she could make money with words. Simone's family relocated from Toronto, Canada to Cleveland, Ohio and she struggled to find a job in an area of passion for her. Through fortuitous circumstances she was offered a job doing marketing for a law firm - a job she was not qualified professionally or prepared for initially. This job would open her eyes and her mind to the opportunities in social media marketing. Simone's philosophy is "I can figure it out," and that's how she has kept learning and growing her business. This skill to figure things out has been very helpful in the social media world where things are always changing. Simone has come to a place in her business now where s

Kirk Nugent is an innovator, leader and media consultant. He pursued a degree and career in Information Technology (IT) and working in that field allowed him to work in various environments.  Kirk quickly learned that in the field of IT, and really in any discipline, you have to leave room for discovery. His naturally inquisitive nature opened doors that allowed him to work overseas in South Africa for a few years. Kirk was always a story teller. And it was not always clear how his work in IT would mesh with his love of story. But as he continued to find gaps, his job allowed him opportunities through media to bring stories to life. That quest to use his gift of storytelling has opened up new doors in the area of speaking and even doing voiceover work. Kirk teaches us to keep our eyes open even in our regular jobs, because opportunities for entrepreneurship are all around us. You can find out more about Kirk Nugent and the work he is doing at: KirkNugent.me