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Disrupt Your Day PodcastHealing with Energy: Shanice’s Journey to Manifestation and Spiritual Awakening | S5: Ep 1🎙️ Welcome to Disrupt Your Day! In today’s episode, host Petula Sankarsingh sits down with the incredible Shanice, also known as Reiki Mama, a certified Reiki Healer, Energy Healer, and Spiritual Life Coach. Shanice’s story isn’t just one of healing—it’s one of reclaiming her power and manifesting her dream life despite the challenges she faced along the way.Shanice’s spiritual awakening didn’t come easy. It began with a series of life-altering events, including a difficult divorce, personal trauma, and the overwhelming pressure of navigating a corporate job. Yet...2025-02-1844 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastThe Power Within: Cin Vega on Trusting Your Intuition and Embracing Love | S5: Ep 1🎙️ Welcome to Disrupt Your Day! In this thought-provoking episode, host Petula Sankarsingh connects with the empowering Cin Vega, psychic medium and intuitive guide, to explore the transformative power of love, intuition, and self-trust.Cin’s story is one of resilience and self-discovery, beginning with her upbringing in Brooklyn and growing into her role as The Love Guru. With over 10 years of experience helping others navigate their personal and spiritual journeys, Cin shares profound insights, including: ✨ How to unlock your intuition and trust your inner voice. ✨ The intersection of spirituality and love in personal growth. ✨ Lessons learn...2025-01-2334 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastAuthorpreneurship Unveiled: Deciphering Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing | S4: Ep 8🎙️ Welcome to Disrupt Your Day! In this captivating episode, host Petula Sankarsingh sits down with the trailblazing Angela Henry, a bestselling mystery author, to uncover the highs and lows of her remarkable journey as a writer.Angela shares her inspiring path, starting in the late 90s when Black mystery authors were scarce. She dives into her experiences with traditional publishing, self-publishing, and the lessons learned along the way, including: ✨ Breaking barriers as a Black mystery writer ✨ The realities of literary agents and publishers ✨ Embracing resilience through challenges and setbacks ✨ Balancing creativity and bu...2024-12-1926 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastBreaking the Cycle: Empowering Women with Financial Wisdom | S4: Ep 7In this powerful episode of Disrupt Your Day, host Petula Sankarsingh sits down with Angela, a bestselling author and financial entrepreneur who turned her challenging upbringing into a story of resilience and success. Raised in Section 8 housing and overcoming a childhood of poverty and abuse, Angela has become a financial expert with over 25 years of experience in banking, financial advising, real estate, and insurance.In this candid conversation, Angela shares:•How her personal journey shaped her mission to close the poverty gap through financial literacy.•Actionable tips for women to take control of thei...2024-11-0718 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastUNFIXABLE: Embracing the Journey of Self-Discovery| S4: Ep 6🎙 Disrupt Your Day Podcast - Season 4: Voices from a PageIn this powerful episode, host Petula Sankarsingh sits down with Camilla—bestselling author, poet, and creative wellbeing mentor—who shares her deeply personal journey of unraveling to reclaim her voice, power, and magic. 🖤✨Camilla shares her journey from being discouraged by a childhood comment that set her writing dreams back 25 years to finally unleashing her true voice and power. She opens up about her battles with depression, anxiety, and how she found healing through holistic practices, the divine feminine, and the power of words.📌 In Thi...2024-09-1931 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastBecoming Your Masterpiece: Finding Fulfillment in Life | S4: Ep 5🎙 Disrupt Your Day Podcast - Season 4: Voices from a PageIn this episode, we welcome the incredible Monique, an army veteran, seasoned international traveler, and author of Take That Trip, Girl: The Ultimate Bucket List Journal. Monique's love for travel has taken her across the globe, and now she's on a mission to help other women explore the world while empowering them to grow both personally and professionally.Tune in as Monique shares her journey of overcoming childhood trauma and the pivotal role travel played in her healing. Discover how her leadership background in...2024-09-0517 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastBEYOND THE PAIN: THE HIDDEN LAYERS OF CHRONIC SUFFERING | S4: Ep 4🎙 Disrupt Your Day Podcast - Season 4: Voices from a PageIn this powerful episode of Disrupt Your Day, host Petula Sankarsingh sits down with Elizabeth, an inspiring author and expert on chronic pain. Elizabeth shares her remarkable journey of battling chronic pain, from childhood struggles to years of debilitating surgeries and reliance on medication. Through her experiences, she discovered profound methods to heal, not just the body but the mind and spirit, without the use of pharmaceuticals.Elizabeth delves deep into the complexities of chronic pain, explaining how it’s not only physical but also emoti...2024-08-2233 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastMirror of Deception: Confronting the Lies I Told Myself | S4: Ep 3🎙 Disrupt Your Day Podcast - Season 4: Voices from a PageJoin us for an eye-opening episode of Disrupt Your Day, hosted by Petula, as we dive into the inspiring journey of Margie, a seasoned guide in self-discovery and transformation. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to shed old patterns and embrace a life of empowerment and balance.Margie opens up about her tumultuous early life. Her mother’s struggle with mental health and lack of accountability often cast her in the roles of perpetrator, victim, and savior. Margie recalls being forced to look in th...2024-08-0140 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastDo or Die: Overcoming Darkness | S4: Ep 2Join us on the latest episode of the Disrupt Your Day Podcast, where we amplify women's voices and share their transformative journeys. This week, host Petula interviews the remarkable Beth Gatlin, a musician turned entrepreneur who has turned her passion for music and helping others into the inspiring platform, Healing Addict.In this powerful episode, Beth shares her heartfelt journey from battling depression and addiction to discovering her true self through music, creativity, and spirituality. Learn how she transformed her life and now helps others do the same through her blend of singing, songwriting, and speaking.2024-07-1824 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastDon't Stay: Escaping the Grip of a Narcissist🎙️ Disrupt Your Day Podcast: Voices from a Page - Episode with Mia HanksWelcome to Season Four of "Disrupt Your Day" Podcast, where we feature brilliant women authors sharing their inspiring stories. In today's episode, we have the incredible Mia Hanks, author of "Bride Maid," who bravely opens up about her journey of surviving a covert narcissistic marriage that lasted nearly 30 years.🔸 About Mia Hanks: Mia Hanks is a survivor of a narcissistic, abusive relationship and the author of the memoir "Bride Maid." She shares her personal story to raise awareness and help other victims find the...2024-07-0433 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastUnapologetically Me: Embracing My Voice, Truth and BlacknessWelcome to a special edition of "Disrupt Your Day" with your host, Petula Sankarsingh! In this episode, we present "Breaking Barriers: Amplifying Women's Voices," featuring the incredible Ra Shana.Join us as Ra Shana recounts her remarkable journey from an aspiring actress to becoming the first African American female certified police officer in Hallandale Beach. With a career spanning 22 years, Rashana has faced and overcome numerous challenges, breaking stereotypes and setting new standards in the law enforcement field.In This Episode, Ra Shana Discusses:Her unexpected path into law enforcement.Challenges of...2024-06-2029 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastHow Women Founders Can Leverage Diversity to Innovate | S3: Ep 6Tune in for Episode#6 of Season 3, when Pon Angara, VisionReady’s Creative Director and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Yvette Steele, VP Technology Talent, Strategic Partnerships & National Expansion at SnapIT Solutions.Yvette is a passionate executive who helps businesses realize the promise of a diverse workforce through the implementation of data driven initiatives that eradicate barriers many face in launching and thriving in tech careers, maximizing their potential, and integrating inclusion into day-to-day interactions. "If you're a solopreneur and you own a company with one to ten employees, your approach will be starkly different tha...2023-04-2038 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastRisk and Opportunity | S3 : Ep 5Tune in for Episode#5 of Season 3, when Pon Angara, VisionReady’s Creative Director and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Pattie Sheehan, Certified Mastectomy Fitter and Owner of Second Act Cancer Recovery Boutique in Chicago.Pattie graduated college in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and started what would become her dream career in Advertising. The challenges were many as advertising account management was a "man's job" back then but Pattie persevered, eventually becoming vice president of client services for a mid-sized ad agency for more than a decade. But, at age 53, that agency closed and Pattie fa...2023-03-1632 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastCapital and Advocacy | S3 : Ep 4Capital and Advocacy: How Black founders can find support to scale and grow their companies.Tune in for Episode #4 of Season 3, when Pon Angara, VisionReady’s Creative Director and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Delmarie Cobb, veteran journalist and a fierce advocate for underserved communities. She was the first African American to serve as press secretary of the Democratic National Convention in 1996 and served as the Illinois press secretary for Hillary Clinton's historic presidential bid in 2016.To pass on her wealth of experience and knowledge, she founded the Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee, a po...2023-02-1624 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastExecute a Laser-Focused Strategy | S3 : Ep 3Tune in for Episode#3 of Season 3, when Pon Angara, VisionReady’s Creative Director and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Sheryl Soukup, Founder and President of Soukup Strategic Solutions, providing nonprofit organizations with expertise in fundraising, nonprofit management, marketing, and grants management. Sheryl founded the company in 2012 because she had been working for many years in nonprofits and felt that she could have a better impact if she worked with many nonprofits instead of just one. "I found that consulting work was something that allowed me to use my strengths in a way that was very...2023-02-0223 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastWe Are All in the People Business! | S3 : Ep2Tune in today for Episode#2 of Season 3, when Pon Angara, VisionReady’s Creative Director and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Lynn Hazan, President and Founder of Lynn Hazan & Associates. As a "relationship recruiter," she has been making a difference in the careers of marketing and communications professionals for the past 23 years.“How I work with clients mirrors the way I work with candidates,” says Lynn. “I ask questions and I dig deep going beyond the descriptions of the job specs. I ask for stories because people remember stories that reflect their culture and values. Stories help candidat...2023-01-1829 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastStarting the Year off Right, Are We Ready? | S3 : Ep 1Tune in today for Episode#1 of Season 3, when Pon Angara, VisionReady’s Creative Director and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Sandee Kastrul, President and Co-Founder of i.c.stars, developing leaders through a robust training program for underserved young adults."I discovered that the kids with the least amount of resources had the most resilience," says Kastrul. “If we could foster that, we would have a great pool of talent for technology careers as programmers but also as entrepreneurs and, most importantly, as system thinkers who can use that process and methodology embedded in technology to deve...2023-01-0530 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastOne Year Anniversary-Celebration!We launched our podcast 1yr ago on National Podcast Day. Today is our anniversary. Help us celebrate by looking back at our year and listening to these amazing entrepreneurs’ stories, struggles, and successes! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and share!View Full Episode: https://youtu.be/mqDTLuAqTFsFollow Us: Website: https://visionready.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisionReadyInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionreadyinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/visionready TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@petulavibes 2022-09-3010 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastComedy & Entrepreneurship: Both Take Courage to Take Necessary RisksTune in today for the Second Episode of our Special Edition: Champagne & French Fries when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with B. Cole, comedian, actor, director, writer, producer—Chicago’s very own. Starting his career at a young age B. Cole has performed at clubs and colleges all over the United States. He made his television debut at the age of twenty on BET’s Comic View, hosted by D. L. Hughley. B. Cole reached a pinnacle when he was awarded his own one-hour Grandstand Special on BET’s Comic View. He was a fou...2022-09-0125 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastChampagne & French Fries | Special EditionVisionReady Introduces Its Young Emerging Successors (YES) Program to Chicago.VisionReady is sponsoring youth from Lost Boyz to participate in the YES Program highlighting young and emerging entrepreneurs. They will have the opportunity to present their business vision to local entrepreneurs and business leaders, mimicking ABC’s popular business pitch show, Shark Tank.Lost Boyz provides sports-based youth development to helpboys and girls in Chicago’s under-resourced neighborhoodsdevelop confidence, resilience, and life skills.Follow Us: Website: https://visionready.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisionReadyInc Instagram: http...2022-08-0404 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastSports + Entrepreneurship Give Youth-Owned Businesses a Dynamic Model for SuccessTune in today for the First Episode of our Special Edition: Champagne & French Fries when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with LaVonte Stewart, Executive Director of Lost Boyz Inc, providing sports-based youth development to help boys and girls in Chicago’s under-resourced neighborhoods develop confidence, resilience, and life skills."I never had any intention of starting a nonprofit organization," says Stewart. "I was a volunteer coach for a youth baseball league, and I was inspired by my experience as a kid playing in our little league. As a dad, I wanted to co...2022-08-0437 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastDon’t Leave Money on the Table. Get Certified! | S2: Ep7Tune in today for our Seventh Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Liz Coalts, Owner of The Anxious Adult, LLC helping smart and overwhelmed adults manage the anxieties of business and life. "Let me help you manage the logistics of your business so you can focus on the parts you love," is her business tagline. As an experienced vendor and contract manager working in the public sector for over 15 years, Liz has deep perspective on the challenges that diverse owned businesses face in trying to level the playing f...2022-05-2628 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastWhy Women Have To Be Hard-Ass | S2 : Ep6Tune in today for our Sixth Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Michelle Harthill, Founder of Meeschell, a marketplace e-retailer for natural, organic, and eco-friendly brands created by women entrepreneurs.Twenty years prior to Meeschell, she founded Harthill Marketing Services offering full-service marketing to CPG clients. "During my CPG days, I found several men in corporate America to be narcissistic, thinking that they were a higher authority than me or other women," recalls Michelle. "Because I’ve been regimented all these years to be a hard-ass—I’m r...2022-05-1225 min
The Back on Track PodcastSpecial Guest, Founder and Owner of Vision Ready, Petula SankarsinghLearn all about Vision Ready and the work they do Support the show2022-05-1130 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastDraw Your Power from Adversity and Loss | S2 : Ep 5Draw Your Power from Adversity and LossTune in today for our Fifth Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Amy Jorgensen, Founder of Blocked Emotions Energy Healing where she imparts her strength, wisdom, and knowledge to guide others through hardships in life. Following the conventional college education path to the most enthralling job as a pilot in the Air Force, Amy was raising the bar for women wanting to pursue their dreams fearlessly. "Joining the military was my first taste of getting in...2022-04-2826 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastSocial Entrepreneur Gives Voice to Those Who Need to Be Heard | S2: Ep 4Social Entrepreneur Gives Voice to Those Who Need to Be HeardTune in today for our Fourth Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Anna DeShawn, Founded of E3 Radio, a digital media platform for Black, Brown, & Queer folks to be centered and celebrated. A Chicago-born media professional and social entrepreneur, Anna realized her calling to be a disruptor by using media and her voice to create platforms that support the changes she would like to see in the world."Change starts to happen with o...2022-04-1423 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastWomen: Drop Perfectionism and Pick Up the Mic! | S2:E3Tune in today for our Third Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Tammy Johnston, Founder and President of KSA Business in Alberta, Canada. For almost 30 years, Tammy has been on a mission to help small businesses succeed—solopreneurs or small business owners in the early stages of their business."I am the hold-your-hand-and-kick-your-ass business coach. That’s what my clients have named me," says Tammy. "It breaks my heart when wonderful people with wonderful products or services fail in their business, not for lack of hard work...2022-03-3135 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastDiversity & Inclusion: Stand Up and Be Counted | S2:E2Tune in today for our Second Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Kim Hunt. She is the Executive Director of Pride Action Tank, a project of AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC), driving the innovation, collaboration and learning necessary to make Pride Action Tank a leader in improving the health, safety and progress of individuals and groups within the LGBTQ+ community.When asked about the low numbers for identifying small businesses owned by LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, Kim cites the lack of organized efforts to gather enough data about members of the...2022-03-1726 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastUnleash Your True Self and Step Up with Confidence | S2:E1Unleash Your True Self and Step Up with ConfidenceTune in today for our First Episode of Season 2 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Yvonne Dam. Yvonne is Founder and CEO of Amaze Yourself Coaching for people who have too little time and crave to optimize their business, improve productivity and income.Yvonne admitted to working day and night, prior to starting her own practice, even to the point of suffering from burnout. Struggling to find the right balance became a vicious cycle."Now, I can finally...2022-03-0318 min
Unfound Help PodcastVision Ready x Unfound HelpPetula is a serial entrepreneur, podcaster, author and would love to share my journey from corporate world to following my dream.Vision Ready's mission is to provide women-owned, minority-owned, LGBTQ and Veteran businesses with resources, thought leadership and networking opportunities to thrive and succeed through this digital transformation marketplace.Petula Sankarsingh – CEO & Founderpetula@visionready.orghttps://visionready.org/ Unfound Help--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unfoundhelp/message2022-02-1536 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastChange Your Mindset - Consulting & Chardonnay | S1:E9Tune in today for Episode#9 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Kierra Jones. She helps women entrepreneurs & leaders amplify their brand value, so they unapologetically shine more powerfully in their expertise, package & position their services & products more profitably, and connect with their audience in a more compelling way that magnetizes buyers & creates a bigger impact!Prior to starting her own practice, Kierra worked in a Fortune 500 corporate environment delivering above and beyond her sales goals. Eventually, she realized that her performance alone did not get her the recognition she deserved.2022-02-0327 min
Power Conversations PodcastPower Conversations Podcast- #43 Petula SankarsinghNadia welcomes Petula Sankarsingh.2022-01-2726 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastPersonalized Nutrition & Petit Verdot | S1:E8Tune in today for Episode#8 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Prajakta Apte, RDN, RYT, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Right Nutrition Works. She helps clients create a healthier lifestyle by offering evidence-based personalized nutrition counseling with roadmaps based on personal needs and goals, not on broad recommendations.Prior to starting her own practice, Prajakta worked in a hospital serving patients seeking advice on dietary options to help manage their cholesterol, weight loss, and diabetes. Eventually, she realized that their goal was solely to get discharged as quickly as possible. "P...2022-01-2028 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastHow to Overcome Your Fears - Resilience & Riesling | S1:E7Tune in today for Episode#7 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Tara Eusebi, Founder and Chief Blesser/CEO of Bless, a digital community where people can Share a Need or Meet a Need.In 2018, she stepped away from a successful career in corporate America to pursue her passion. Born out of her passion for helping others, the Bless mobile app is where people come together, help is given, hearts are touched, and lives are changed. Tara gets a spark in her eyes when she’s asked about how she wou...2021-12-3024 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastSurvivors of Child Marriage - The Mission & Malbec | S1:6Tune in today for Episode#6 when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Natsai Musarurwa, Founder of Rated 18 Shoes, a shoe brand that empowers child marriage survivors through employment and education."Our goal is to build a platform for women and girls to take back their voice and their power, saying marriage is for those who choose it and those old enough to make that choice," says Natsai. "Providing them with the support and resources they need to pave their own life's path is at the core of our mission."Why...2021-12-1626 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastCabernet is Bold | S1:E5Tune in today for our fifth episode when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Lynn Power, Co-Founder & CEO of MASAMI, hair care products made with a light, clean formulation of ocean botanicals from the rich seas of northeastern Japan to give you healthy, hydrated hair.Lynn is a longtime ad agency executive (formerly CEO of J. Walter Thompson NY) with a love for beauty. She's been fortunate to work on many iconic global beauty brands, including Gillette, Clinique, L'Oreal, Nexxus, Vichy, La Roche-Posay and St. Ives. She loves building teams, reinventing cultures...2021-12-0218 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastStress & Sparkling | S1:E4Tune in today for our fourth episode when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Marina Kirik, holistic health coach, helping clients manage stress, feel energized, and renew their zest for life.Marina began her practice, Sum of All Positive, as the answer to her quest for self-healing from stress and poor self-care. She transitioned from a demanding corporate career to living her true calling: guiding others to transcend their challenges and embody their best selves.When asked about a major issue about stress for entrepreneurs, Marina says, "There’s the go...2021-11-1824 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastRoaming & Rosé | S1:E3Tune in today for our third episode when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Sara Rothschild, digital nomad, helping clients create magnetic, tribe-building personal brands through scroll-stopping storytelling and design.She left home in January of 2020 for an around-the-world trip, but three months in and three countries later the world came to a stop. She decided to stay put and pursue her dreams of becoming a digital nomad and is currently living in Bali, Indonesia.When asked about one...2021-11-0415 minDisrupt Your Day PodcastMotive and Merlot | S1:E2Tune in today for our second episode when Petula Sankarsingh, VisionReady CEO and Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Andrew Clarke, CEO of Expanding Wallet, helping people gain the skills to create generational wealth and become inspired to go after their big dreams.Andrew’s biggest source of inspiration was his mother. She showed him the meaning of education, hard work, perseverance, generosity, and courage as her words always came from a place of abundance."I believe there are three reasons why we don’t go after our big dreams," says Andrew. "We don’t believ...2021-10-2126 min
Disrupt Your Day PodcastConfidence and Champagne - S1:E1Disrupt Your Day Host, chats with Elizabeth Hambleton, CEO of Bonjour Branding, an image and branding expert based in Dallas, Texas.According to Elizabeth, there’s more power in creating a brand that you connect with. "I’m passionate about helping women gain more confidence and more positivity," points out Elizabeth. "Having that in your business starts with having that in yourself." She enjoys helping women to feel more confident, overcome the need for perfection, and ignore beliefs about themselves that hold them back.Follow Us: Website: https://visionready.net Faceb...2021-10-0222 min