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C. Lynn Williams , MBA graduate, Author and Educator. But Ms. Williams’ passion is helping parents seeking better relationships with each other, as well as their tweens, teens and adult children. To help working moms have better work-life balance, she created Finding Superwoman™. Her motto: Providing parenting solutions. Building solid foundations. Securing promising futures. TheBOSSNetwork: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career?  C. Lynn Williams : I was unrealistic about what it took to be successful. I wrote my first book and thought I would be an instant success and my book would be a bestseller. It took me a while to understand that I was offering medicine to ease pain, and that wasn’t like buying a beautiful purse or a pair of shoes when you want to uplift your spirits. Talking to people about what it takes to have a great relationship with the people in your family starts with helping people, as a way of in...

Dr. Missy Johnson, CEO of Fearless Life for Women LLC. She is a speaker, Break Free Coach and Author of #1 Best Seller No Longer Silent. She is a highly respected inspirational breakthrough strategist and an expert on showing women how to overcome fear so that they and walk confidently in their true purpose.    TheBOSSNetwork: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career? Dr. MissyJohnson: Working a full-time job and building the business at night is one of the biggest challenges in starting your business. Be bigger scale and they often felt left out of my life. BN: What inspired you to break into your particular industry? MJ: My inspiration to move forward in this business is that I answered the call from a higher power. Everyone has a voice crying out to do something great for mankind but often stay comfortable or within the zip code of life. After seeing people I ad...

Lawana Harris,  With inspiring passion and courage, LaWana is committed to helping others achieve their best selves. She is a certified energy management coach and author who thrives on seeing others maximize their potential. Active in numerous non-profit organizations, she is a passionate activist with 26 years’ experience in facilitating civic engagement and collective action. TheBOSSNetwork: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process off starting your business or career? LH: I struggled with trust in the beginning process of starting my business. Unfortunately, I allowed a few negative experiences to overshadow the potential for new opportunities. I’ve since come to know and appreciate the value of surrounding myself with people who truly support each other and resist the urge to compete or compare. BN: What inspired you to break into your particular industry? LH: My inspiration for the & "Jaden Israel" & book series is my grandson, ...

Alicia Bowens,  Known as a “corpora-preneur,” Millionaire M.O.M.  Alicia Bowens  is a woman of many talents. She is an IT professional by day, and a sought after speaker, author, coach, and radio host outside of her 9-to-5. The certified life coach is the founder of two businesses — BE IT LLC, an IT staffing and consulting company, and BE L.O.V.E. LLC , a company whose mission is to connect teen and single moms to resources, education and information through books, coaching and workshops . A 2015 Crown Jewel Award recipient and 2016 BOSS Influencer, Alicia has been a frequent guess on the number of shows and programs as well as events where she speaks about career planning, entrepreneurship, vision boards, relationships, and her experiences of being a teenage mother.  TheBOSSNetwork: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of  starting your business or career? Alicia Bowens : Having been a teen mom bro...

Priscilla Q. Williams , RN - Author, Speaker,  Health & Wellness Expert, and Certified Coach. Priscilla is the founder of Priscilla Q. Williams, Inc.(www. priscillaqwilliams.com) An organization that provides education, wellness, and women's empowerment both locally and nationally. Priscilla has created other women empowerment programs such as Lifestyle Fitness For Women Who Lead, and Rock Your Royalty. These programs promote women's health, wellness and life empowerment. Priscilla has hosted a number of Women's conferences, and leadership events to encourage other women. Priscilla has been featured on FOX, WCIU, CBS News, WVON, PCC Network, TCM Radio, Chicago Sun-Times, Girlfriend's Health Guide, HOPE Magazine, and the Priscilla Williams Show. Priscilla is a game changer in her industry and looking to help change the lives of women around the world. The BOSS Network: What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process  of starting your business...

Lakara Foster , M.Ed. is the President of She Speaks Inc., an Atlanta-based firm that provides workshops and coaching focused on women's empowerment. She was nominated Author of the Year for her book *The Grown Woman's Guide to Greatness*. She has been featured on several television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show and VH1's Atlanta Exes. The BOSS Network : What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career? Lakara Foster : The biggest obstacle I had to overcome at the beginning of my business was mastering time management, becoming more fiscally responsible, and learning to trust my instinct. BN : What inspired you to break into your particular industry? LK: In 2012 I was laid off from my job as a school counselor due to budget cuts in the city's school system. It was during this time that I discovered my calling as a spiritual life coach, author, and speaker whose mission in life is to empower women into...

Synopsis: Her Name Was Bitter, The Memoir is the true account of a child's decade long ordeal with a fugitive on the run. Years of incest that lead to a pregnancy at 13. The trauma of giving birth in secret, being forced to give her daughter up for adoption, and coping with the shame of protecting the guilty. A glimpse into the life of a victim and a victor. Explore a young girl’s journey from utter chaos to an unlikely destination of peace, healing and forgiveness. Book excerpt from the fugitive years (Age 7): Chapter 4 - Carla ... After a while, the constant screaming, yelling, and flying accusations, just faded into the background. I would go into my own little world, pretending I was someone else, somewhere else. I was a princess again, nothing mattered, because soon I would be a Queen...Boom! I heard a loud sound interrupting my daydream. Then a loud, Bang! Our heads rotated quickly to the direction of the thunderous sounds, it was coming from our parents’ room. I...

Everyone has heard of the dreaded “fear of failure” and how it is usually described as one of the main reasons why people will not after go after their dreams. But I believe an equally terrifying culprit that causes dream deterrence is “fear of success”.  While much has been written on the topic of overcoming the fear of failing, discovering how to conquer this irrational fear of success has not been an easy journey. I have come up with three steps that serve as my personal testimony for creating a life worth living. Three steps to getting over your fear of success… 1. Decide you Deserve It: One of the most difficult things to do when it comes to success is to decide that you deserve it. Deeming ourselves worthy is a very difficult task for most women especially when we rely on most of our validation from outside sources.  These sources usually dictate how we should feel about our weight, our hair, our style of dress, and what we feel we deserve in life.  T...

Crystal Wright is a self-help author, educator, motivational speaker and coach to professional women and teen girls. She is known as the Empowerment Diva and a woman who helps people get unstuck––a job she finds particularly satisfying as she doles out each piece of advice with a healthy dose of tough love and expectation. Born January 13, 1958, she grew up in Tacoma, Washington. After high school she attended more than a few colleges while trying to figure out what she was going to do with the rest of her life, when a guidance councilor at the University of Washington identified her as the perfect candidate for a summer internship at Xerox. Not the least bit interested at first, she still managed to win the appointment in field of over 50 students. That internship ended with an offer of full-time employment and she spent five years as an account executive where she says, I learned everything I needed to know, to strike out on my own.” In March, 1986 Crystal Agency was born, ...

On Tuesday, September 7, 2010, The BOSS Network embarked on the Inspired by Influencers Tour with a prelude to the Influencers event - the BOSS Business Brunch. Fifteen women joined us at the fabulous Private Stay by MadlyLiving Bed and Breakfast to dine, inspire, network, and share their stories. The owners of MadlyLiving spoke on health and wellness and following the path (or lack thereof) intended for you. Special guest speaker Tisa Silver shared a personal anecdote from her book, The Time Value of Life , to inspire women to get out and live TODAY. We hope that the women in attendance, and those who followed our tweets, were able to gain new perspectives and be encouraged in their journeys. "You can't do anything about the past, you don't know about the future...but right now is yours for the taking." -Tisa Silver

Jamilah Creekmur, of Baltimore, MD, is an entrepreneur and author. Having completed a 15 month transition from her last job, Jamilah currently holds the title of Partner and CEO of her own consulting firm, Harbor Digital Group, with her business partner & Software Engineer, Derek Frempong. They decided to join forces and launch Harbor in January 2010. Jamilah then began her groundbreaking work with AllHipHop.com. In her first 3 months of her tenure at AllHipHop.com, she had doubled the earnings of the business, and a year later, led the company to make its first $1 million dollars in advertising sales revenue. Under her guidance, the the exponential growth of AllHipHop.com’s online stats metrics led the site to become the #1 Hip-Hop site in the world, competing directly with sites like BET.com & MTV.com, and being named by peers as “The CNN of Hip-Hop”. She was instrumental in forging a number of significant partnerships and business deals, including investment & acq...