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Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonCollaboration & Protection with Wanda Pearson: Building Your LegacySend us a textLife has a way of testing whether we've laid the right foundations. When my husband Dennis was hospitalized with a dangerous infection spreading to his organs, the doctor asked for our advance directives. In that critical moment, I was profoundly grateful we had our legal affairs in order. But what about those who haven't taken these steps?For 26 years, I've advocated for affordable legal protection through LegalShield, but this personal crisis crystallized why I do this work. Your will isn't just a document—it's your legal love letter to your family. It...2025-07-2413 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonYour Book Is Not Just a Product with Taurea Vision Avant—It's the Foundation of Your EmpireSend us a textEver wondered how some authors transform their books from simple publications into thriving businesses? Taurea Vision Avant doesn't just write about that transformation—she lives it, having built a $10 million empire helping over 6,000 authors monetize their message through Book Profits Club.During our candid conversation, Taurea reveals how a challenge in her network marketing career became the catalyst for her entrepreneurial reinvention. When leadership misunderstood her intentions behind publishing a book, she recognized an opportunity to forge her own path rather than continue building someone else's dream. This pivotal moment led to...2025-07-1636 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonThe Clarity Currency: How Rachel Ligon's Framework Creates Entrepreneurial ConfidenceSend us a textDiscover the transformative power of aligning your inner purpose with entrepreneurial success in this enlightening conversation with digital marketing strategist Rachel Ligon. Drawing from her extensive background in news production at NBC and ABC affiliates, as well as her work behind the scenes at major studios like Tyler Perry, Disney, and Amazon, Rachel shares the revolutionary A.D.O.R.N. Method. This biblical framework helps entrepreneurs discover their true calling and monetize their natural gifts."Clarity is the new currency," Rachel explains as she breaks down her powerful five-step framework...2025-07-0927 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonCollaboration is the New Competitive Edge with Stephen Sakach: Transform Your Workplace CultureSend us a textWhat if your business could thrive while actually making the world better? In this transformative conversation, Stephen Sakach reveals how embedding empathy into business operations creates both profit and purpose through his revolutionary BLISS (Build Love into Scalable Systems) philosophy.A stunning revelation frames our discussion: only 21% of employees find meaning in their work. That's four out of five people grinding through their days, watching the clock, and living for weekends. Stephen offers a comprehensive alternative that transforms organizations from "soulless machinery" into living organisms centered on compassion, purpose, and authentic...2025-07-0226 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonThe Creativity Myth with Melissa Dinwiddie: Reclaiming Your Innate Creative PowerSend us a textWhat if everything you believed about your own creativity was wrong? Melissa Dinwiddie spent 15 years convinced she wasn't creative at all - a remarkable confession from someone who's now a Juilliard-trained dancer, professional artist, jazz singer, and creative consultant to companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce.The turning point in Melissa's journey came at age 13 when, after comparing her artwork to classmates', she decided she simply "wasn't creative" - a limiting belief she calls a "self-installed glass ceiling." This powerful conversation uncovers how these mental barriers form and, more importantly, how...2025-06-2523 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonBridging Generations with Marianne Bailey: Fostering Collaboration, Embracing Inclusivity, and Celebrating Senior Contributions in BusinessSend us a textJoin me, Wanda Pearson, as we uncover the secrets to successful multi-generational collaboration in the workplace with our esteemed guest, Marianne Bailey. Marianne, the founder of the Senior Success Advocate and the Hip Senior, shares her expert insights on how businesses can bridge the generational divide to unlock innovation and productivity. This episode promises to enlighten you on the distinct work styles across generations like Gen Z, millennials, and older employees, and how open communication can pave the way for mutual learning and understanding. Listen in to discover how the Senior Success Advocate...2025-06-1827 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonGuiding Seniors with Jane Lomas Through Life Transitions with Compassion and ExpertiseSend us a textThe aging population in America is growing rapidly – over 11,000 people turn 65 daily – yet many seniors and their families find themselves unprepared for the challenges of housing transitions and aging well. Jane Lomas, founder of Cherokee Rose Senior Living Solutions and certified senior home coach, who joins Wanda Pearson on Ready Set Collaborate to share her compassionate approach to guiding seniors through life changes.Jane's journey into senior advocacy stems from deeply personal experiences with her own mother. This background fuels her passion for creating safe, supportive environments where older adults can thri...2025-06-1122 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonThe Lumina Effect with CoCo Collier: Building Community Through Purposeful ConnectionSend us a textEver found yourself fighting against a calling that feels too big, too demanding, too disruptive to your carefully constructed life? Coco Collier knows this tension intimately. After battling uterine cancer and finally settling into a peaceful rhythm, she found herself repeatedly approached by strangers sharing stories of their darkest moments – divine appointments that couldn't be dismissed as coincidence."I was throwing a temper tantrum and telling God no, pick anybody but me," Coco confesses with disarming honesty. Yet these encounters only intensified until she surrendered to the vision that would become Il...2025-06-0435 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonMoney Moves With Precious Johnson: Financial Empowerment Through Informed DecisionsSend us a textFinancial literacy shouldn't be a mystery, yet so many entrepreneurs struggle to navigate funding options beyond traditional banking. That's exactly why my conversation with Precious Johnson of WeInform Consulting Group is a must-listen for anyone looking to grow their business or invest in real estate.Precious brings refreshing clarity to the often-murky world of business funding, explaining how her approach differs dramatically from traditional banks and SBA lenders. As a broker with access to multiple lending sources, she offers financial solutions tailored to businesses that conventional institutions might otherwise reject. "If...2025-05-2822 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonFaith, Finance, and Freedom with Bertha WinstonSend us a textEvangelist Bertha Winston opens up about her remarkable journey from financial struggle to global influence in this powerful conversation about faith and finances. As a Forbes-featured financial expert whose accolades include Billboard's 2024 Top Woman in Business and Ministry, Bertha shares the pivotal moment that changed everything - realizing at age 62 she wasn't financially prepared for retirement.With refreshing honesty, Bertha reveals how she transformed from living paycheck-to-paycheck, using credit cards as emergency funds, to developing strategies for true financial independence. Her approach uniquely blends biblical principles with practical money wisdom, demonstrating...2025-05-2123 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonHealing Trauma: A Conversation with June Hill on Mental Wellness and Community ImpactSend us a textWhat happens when personal trauma transforms into community healing? June Hill's story offers a powerful blueprint for turning pain into purpose.June Hill never planned to become a behavioral health advocate. But after surviving domestic violence and founding A Dream Foundation Center in 2018, she discovered layers of generational patterns in her own life that needed addressing – from alcoholism recovery to breaking the cycle of teen pregnancy. This realization shaped her organization's holistic approach to healing, which now serves diverse communities with trauma-informed care."We help people become whole in wh...2025-05-1424 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonBreaking Free from Toxic Triangulation with Pamela ByrdSend us a textHave you ever found yourself caught in a web of drama that seems impossible to escape? Do toxic relationships keep you from fulfilling your true potential? In this enlightening conversation, boundaries coach and author Pamela Beard unveils the hidden dynamics of triangulation—a pattern that traps countless people in cycles of emotional conflict.Pamela, author of "Triangulation: How to Break Free from Toxic Relationships," shares her expert insights on recognizing unhealthy relationship patterns and setting boundaries that honor your worth. She explains the critical difference between healthy boundaries (permeable fences with ga...2025-05-0727 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonHealing, Hope, and Homemade Cookies: Conversations with Dr. Kyri MoseySend us a textDr. Kyri Mosley's journey from hospital beds to cookie sheets will leave you inspired and hungry for more. Diagnosed with stage four Ewing sarcoma in 2019 and told her treatment was "pretty inhumane," she not only survived but transformed her life's purpose. Today, she stands proudly as a "thriver" who turned personal trauma into sweet success.As the founder of Kyri's Cookies—named one of Oprah's favorites in 2023—Dr. Kyri brings something genuinely unique to the bakery world. Her cookies contain zero white flour or sugar, using only organic ingredients that she orig...2025-04-3028 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonBootstrapping Your Business: Jim Weldon on Customer-Driven GrowthSend us a textWhat's the real difference between entrepreneurs who struggle and those who thrive? Jim Weldon, a dynamic entrepreneur who has co-founded six companies and built sales teams generating hundreds of millions in revenue, breaks it down with refreshing honesty on this episode of Ready Set Collaborate.Weldon introduces us to the concept of "professional entrepreneurship" – a sustainable approach that ensures founders get paid throughout their journey rather than sacrificing everything for a potential future payoff. With over 25 years of experience across multiple industries, he dismantles the glamorized myth of the struggling entrepreneur an...2025-04-2327 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonReflecting on a Journey of Growth, Faith, and Transformation with Wanda PearsonSend us a textJoin me for a heartfelt reflection on the incredible journey of the Ready Set Collaborate podcast over the past year. This special solo episode peels back the curtain on my personal path from a childhood marked by abuse and being told I would amount to nothing, to becoming a three-time author with a fourth book on forgiveness in the works.The power of collaboration has transformed my life in ways I never imagined possible. From my first collaborative book "Audacity to Shine" to my personal memoir "God's Grace Through the Fire...2025-04-1608 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonThe MAI Health Food Model with Davida Bostic: Sustainable Nutrition Without Strict DietsSend us a textForget everything you think you know about healthy eating. Health coach Davida Bostic is revolutionizing nutrition with her MAI Health Food Model—a refreshingly practical approach that works for busy lives.Drawing from her unique childhood with a bodybuilding father who introduced her to everything from goat milk to tropical fruit oatmeal, Davida developed a philosophy that helps people transform their health without the guilt, deprivation, or complexity of traditional diets. Her method is brilliantly simple: Minimize, Alternate, and Integrate.What makes this approach different? It's rooted in understanding hu...2025-04-0927 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonThe Path to Financial Peace with Lisa Stringer Bailey: Managing Money That Truly MattersSend us a textWhen Lisa Stringer Bailey lost her father and sister within months of each other—both without life insurance—she found herself in a financial crisis despite her career in the financial industry. This painful awakening became the catalyst for Triple M Money Management Matters, a mission to ensure others wouldn't face similar hardships.Lisa brings powerful insights from her master's degree in accounting and finance, nine years as a Navy procurement specialist, and 17 years in banking to this candid conversation about money management. She challenges common financial misconceptions with practical wisdom that...2025-04-0230 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonHealth Revolution with Susan Weaver Guthrie: Natural Solutions for Everyday WellnessSend us a textWhat happens when a mother's desperate search for her son's health solutions leads to a 25-year wellness journey and eventually saves her own life? Susan Guthrie Weaver never intended to become a health advocate—she simply needed answers when her young son was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, OCD, and ADHD. The prescription medications he received only sedated him without addressing the root causes, pushing Susan to explore alternatives that would transform both their lives.The turning point came dramatically when Susan accidentally swallowed her son's prescription pills instead of her own su...2025-03-2630 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonTransforming Talk with Dr. Shinah Russell: Mental Health and Community ConnectionsSend us a textJoin us for an enlightening episode with Dr. Shinah Russell as she explores the critical importance of mental health and its often-overlooked issues. Dr. Russell, a seasoned mental health professional, brings over two decades of experience, sharing her insights on how mental health affects us all, from children to adults. We will delve deep into recognizing and addressing the stigma tied to seeking therapy, clarifying that mental health care is essential for emotional well-being, not just reserved for those in crisis. As we navigate common misconceptions, you'll learn how a simple c...2025-03-1925 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonEmpower Your Journey with Michelle Fields: Faith, Health, and ConnectionSend us a textJoin us for an inspiring episode that explores the powerful fusion of faith, health, and community through the eyes of our special guest, Michelle Hannah Fields. With a rich background in ministry and a personal journey toward improved health, Michelle shares her incredible insights on how spirituality and collaboration can ignite lasting change in our lives. Throughout the conversation, you'll learn about the importance of developing a strong mindset, recognizing unhealthy habits, and cultivating daily practices that promote wellness. Embark on a journey with Michelle as she narrates her own experiences g...2025-03-1231 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonEmpowering Personal Transformation with Dr. Calvin Ellison: Championing Community Engagement, Health, and Legacy BuildingSend us a textDiscover the personal journey of Dr. Calvin Ellison, a prominent figure in health and wellness. From being raised by his grandparents to championing community empowerment, Dr. Ellison shares his transformative experiences, including his time working in the prison system and the life-changing impact of the book "Why Christians Get Sick." His story showcases a deep commitment to fostering manhood, marriage, and holistic health, inspiring others to prioritize well-being over combating disease.Join me as we explore the vital role of community engagement in achieving social change. I share my own experiences...2025-03-0531 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonElevating Connections with Evie Fleming's Reflexology and Yoga WisdomSend us a textDiscover the secret to deeper connections and a more balanced life with our special guest Evie Fleming, a seasoned reflexologist and yoga instructor whose expertise will guide you through the art of self-care and its importance in all relationships. As we celebrate the beauty of human bonds during Valentine's Month, Evie sheds light on how techniques like reflexology and yoga are not just about individual wellness but also about enhancing our interactions with partners, family, and even in our professional networks. Embrace the transformative power of touch and active listening to our bodies...2025-02-2630 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonUnlocking the Secrets to Effective Networking and Boundary Setting with Pamela ByrdSend us a textDiscover the secrets to building powerful connections with boundary coach Pamela Byrd as we delve into the Art of Relationships across professional and personal landscapes. February's enlightening series promises to equip you with the insights and strategies for becoming a master networker—proactively cultivating collaborations and expanding your professional circles through intentional giving, not just receiving. Learn to transform 'net waiting' into 'networking,' and how journaling can be your ally in personal growth and navigating life's challenges.Embark on a journey that transcends digital barriers, where the essence of communication an...2025-02-1930 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonNavigating the Dance of Intimacy with Rachel Davis: Embracing Self-Love, Understanding the Opposite Sex, and Mastering Relationship DynamicsSend us a textEver wondered how to cultivate a love that vibrates with the frequency of your soul? Join us as we sit down with relationship coach Rachel Davis, who sheds light on the intricacies of self-love and the importance of setting boundaries for healthier, more nurturing connections. Rachel Davis shares her passion for guiding women on their journey to understanding the opposite sex, enriched by her own personal experiences and the transformative program, 'Demystifying Men'. Our discussion promises to leave you with an empowering perspective on reclaiming self-worth and confidently engaging in the beautiful dance...2025-02-1227 min
Ready Set Collaborate with Wanda PearsonTransforming Financial Futures Matt Dillingham: From Military Service to Mastering Credit, Embracing Accountability, and Enhancing Personal Well-beingSend us a textUnlock the secrets to transforming your financial future with insights from Matt Dillingham, a former Marine turned credit and financial health expert. What if a simple shift in mindset could significantly change your financial situation? As we usher in the new year of 2025, explore Matt's compelling journey from the military to mastering credit repair and financial literacy. He shares powerful strategies for improving your credit score post-holiday spending and discusses the vital link between personal growth and financial success. Plus, get a glimpse into Matt’s daily health rituals, including his passion for fi...2025-02-0532 min