Peeling Back The Layers Of Your Life®

ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA!!! Shreya Sharan Pawar is an online marketing strategist & a business coach who empowers creative women entrepreneurs in India.     Shreya is the founder of Womenpreneur Academy - India’s first online learning platform for solo Womenpreneurs through which she aims to help women learn various aspects of building an online business like branding, social media marketing, designing etc.    Her mission is to help women feel supported, and confident as she provides them knowledge that they can use to grow their business, be financially independent and have high self esteem.   www.shreyasharanpawar.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com       

ALL THE WAY FROM HONG KONG!!! Sommer Nisbet is an Australian expat who has been living in Hong Kong for the past 15 years.  She is the Regional HR Director for a publicly listed recruitment agency.  Sommer spends the  majority of her time making sure the agency has the right people with the right skills and values to help the company succeed.   In addition, as a member of the HR community in Hong Kong, she invests time sharing connections, experiences and advice with a wide range of people across a number of sectors and walks of life.    In her personal life, Sommer is happily married and busy raising three energetic, creative and adventurous children.   https://hk.linkedin.com/in/sommer-nisbet-0713235       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com 

ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ZEALAND!!! Kirsty Salisbury is a speaker, podcaster, and coach who speaks straight from the heart. Her talks explore the topics of death, resilience, and regrets, and how we can create opportunity through effective habits. Through her own story of overcoming death and paralysis at a young age, Kirsty is inspiring many people to make meaningful change in their lives. Today, Kirsty blends her experience as an established wellness professional, her private coaching business, and her research in the areas of resilience, habits, and long-term happiness to help empower others with practical tools and strategies to embrace living at their best. Through her podcast ‘Let's Talk Near Death’ (www.letstalkneardeath.com), Kirsty connects with guests to discuss life, death, and experiences in-between. Kirsty is the host of the Auckland Death Cafe and believes when we embrace the concept of death we are then able to truly live. www.kirstysalisbury.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast

ALL THE WAY FROM ENGLAND!!! Dr. Maame Afua Nikabs is a linguist, race and equity consultant, and a cross-cultural communication specialist. She is the founder of LingLab Consult, specializing in business communication, diversity, inclusion and equity training and consultancy. She has extensive experience using linguistics to answer and solve challenges in various disciplines such as Science, Engineering, Technology, & Mathematics (STEM), and the media. She hosts a weekly Language Matters podcast and is also an academic fellow at Africa No Filter.  Maame holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from Queen Mary, University of London and is also a women’s career and success coach. www.linglabconsult.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com 

Aprille Franks, CEO & President of Aprille & Co. is a master community builder and digital product launch strategist to WOMXN. Her super power is galvanizing online communities, social media content marketing and sales. Aprille’s mission is to close the gender pay gap by helping women make more money through entrepreneurship; which allows her clients to also create job opportunities that pay women fairly. Her clients are coaches, subject matter experts and speakers looking to change their life, impact others and make a great living while doing it WITHOUT subscribing to hustle culture. Driven and non-negotiable when it comes to success, Aprille honed her business acumen while managing eight-figure real estate portfolios for real estate investment teams. She was earning multiple six figures as a sought-after consultant when the market crashed in 2008 and she went bankrupt. Determined to rebuild, she discovered a love for transformational business coaching and training. Aprille did what big-picture think

ALL THE WAY FROM SCOTLAND!!! Emma Dhesi writes women’s fiction. She began writing seriously while a stay at home mum with 3 pre-school children. By changing her mindset, being consistent and developing confidence, Emma has gone from having a collection of handwritten notes to fully written, edited and published novels. Having experienced first-hand how writing changes lives, Emma now helps beginner writers find the time and confidence to write their first novel. www.emmadhesi.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com

ALL THE WAY FROM AUSTRALIA!!! Sheila Vijeyarasa has mastered the art of blending two diametrically opposite careers. She is a Corporate Leader, Spiritual Teacher and Mentor and exceptionally talented Medium and Psychic Reader. Sheila is the founder of Empowering Intuition. She was also the CFO of a global publishing company. Sheila’s natural mediumistic and psychic abilities have been passed down through multiple generations in her family. Sheila has cultivated her skills in mediumship at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College (London), college of spiritualism and psychic sciences. She has immersed herself in learning Reiki and multiple mindfulness techniques at Esalen (Big Sur, California) with, Dr Shauna Shapiro and has studied Bhakti Yoga and the Vedic teachings of Kripalu Maharaj in Mangarh, India. She has been taught by world renowned medium James Van Praagh at The Omega Institute (New York). She has studied Executive Coaching and NLP with the Tad James company. She has appeared on Australian Television

ALL THE WAY FROM JAPAN!!! Natsune Oki is the host of LifeUpEducationTV, a public speaker, the author of the book called "The Game Of Self Domination," and the managing director of an international project management service called ForeignConnect. After graduating from high school, Natsune went to the U.S. and studied business & economics. She’s worked in and with multiple small to middle-sized tech companies while she was still a student where she realized her passion for entrepreneurship & her life mission to contribute to the progress of humanity. She then worked as a digital marketer at a business consulting company all while founding her own clothing business and building her own business agency.  She now runs all of the operations of ForeignConnect and creates all contents for LifeUpEducationTV to make people feel happy, smile, worthy, confident, and inspired.  www.lifeupeducationtv.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorond

ALL THE WAY FROM SLOVENIA!!! Simona Spilak is an executive coach to world-class leaders who need a coach and confidant to help them successfully navigate their world of responsibilities, opportunities and high stakes decision making. "As a world-class leader you're bound to leave a legacy, let's make sure it's a positive one." Her insights on how top leaders can navigate their careers and the far-reaching consequences of their decisions - at work and at home - have been featured in various business magazines and podcasts for leaders and entrepreneurs. Simona helps powerful business leaders and executives make a big impact in both their organisation and community, without compromising their personal values or their confidentiality. In addition to two decades of corporate and entrepreneurial business experience, Simona holds a Masters of Science in Economics and is an Erickson Coaching International certified coach, a Saville Assessment® certified coach using Saville performance profiling tools and a Process Co

ALL THE WAY FROM ITALY!!! It’s no secret that working in a male-dominated industry as a woman has its drawbacks. From getting screamed at by bosses to being overlooked by male colleagues and judged by other women, René Murata has experienced it all. But after 15 years of navigating the challenges of working as a female physicist alongside male chemical engineers, she began to realize that the mold she had been forcing herself into just didn’t fit. Then, once she set up her own consulting business in the area of process safety management, she started to play around with her management style, and soon found something that was empowering both to herself and the people she was leading. Now a Transformational Leadership Coach, too, she draws on the experience she has gained in learning to lead with compassion, and has developed a teachable methodology to help others do the same.  She understands that the essence of our being is rooted in love, and that in order to get the best out of people as a manager, we must d

Sherrell Hubbard is an experienced actor, television & radio personality, master of ceremony, and model. Her on-camera work has been featured on FOX, ABC, and NBC affiliates across the country. On radio, she is experienced as on-air talent and covers traffic & weather as an anchor and producer for iHeart Radio. A professional emcee and interviewer, she has effectively engaged guests from all walks of life all across the globe. www.sherrellhubbard.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com

SEASON 2  WE'RE BACK!!! Katrina Massey is a mother, wife, Realtor, and a victim’s advocate and national speaker on domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST).  She began her career in restaurant management, breaking racial barriers of becoming the first African American female General Manager of one of the top restaurants in Atlanta. She went on to manage over $6 million in revenue and provided employment to survivors of sex trafficking. Her heart to heart work is very personal. Having been exploited in the commercial sex industry as a teenager in Atlanta and New York, Katrina impacts the lives of youth and young adults affected by sex-trafficking through mentoring, court advocacy, policy work, public speaking, and training. Appearing regularly as a speaker and panelist, Katrina participates in conferences, workshops, and other awareness events.  She has appeared in the Washington Times, CNN, MTV-U, ECPAT, and other outlets. Her career and community service led her to New York City and the role of Executive Direct

SEASON 2 DEBUTS MAY 10, 2021!!! Thank you so much for listening to Season 1. I greatly appreciate your support!         Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com

ALL THE WAY FROM SLOVAKIA!!! After studying media communications, Eva spent more than eight years at Fleming, an events company organizing conferences and training programs around the world. She started as a junior marketer, before later leading several successful corporate projects in Dubai and working as a global marketing director and board member. After Fleming, Eva went on to found Event Advisor to bring more transparency into the business events industry. The startup offers a full list of business events rated by a unique quality rating technology and ticketing options in one place. Having grown used to being the only woman in the room at meetings and startup competitions, Eva also co-founded Trust Women—an organization with the aim of supporting cooperation and trust among women. Eva is a passionate believer in the power of face-to-face gatherings and networking, nowadays discovering what can be replaced by online alternatives.  www.eventadvisor.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast C

Derrick Butts is a master motivator, communicator and influencer. He is the founder of Assist U2 Win, a global organization designed to connect people to their unique purpose in an atmosphere of mutual collaboration. This passion to motivate others has been a theme of his life beginning as early as 1996 graduating from Martin High School in Arlington, Texas as a basketball All Star Athlete. Athletic teamwork helped to mold him. The attitude of interdependent relationships set on a common course during years of being on the court inspired him. His own contribution to the team pushed him to accept his life’s calling – to assist others to win in their own lives. Declining college offers for basketball, Derrick had a strong conviction he should impact others in a different way. Instead of just entertaining others, he wanted to engage them to do great things. He then attended SouthWestern Assemblies of God University earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Studies & Elementary Education. He continued helping o

Have you ever met a full-figured diva who has taken the business world by storm and won BIG?  Well now you have!  Precious L. Williams, also affectionately known as the #KillerPitchMaster, can help you #slayallcompetition with her “killer” elevator pitches, media pitches, and investor pitches.  Precious is a world class master communicator who works with successful women entrepreneurs and helps them take their professional pitching and speaking skills to the next level. With over 24 years of experience in creating unique branding, speaking, and marketing techniques, Williams trains her clients and sales teams at Fortune 100 companies how to remain authentic and transparent when presenting to distinctive audiences. As a 13-time national business elevator pitch champion, Williams has been on top television shows and publications for her pitching, branding, and professional speaking skills. She was featured on Season 8 of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” CNN, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, the movie, “LEAP,” as well as several

Chad Harrigan lives by one rule above all else..."Life doesn't just get to happen to you. You get to happen to Life". Chad is a Life Consultant and graduate of Oakwood University. He became an ICF Certified Coach, by way of a Masters program in Leadership and Executive Coaching from The University of Texas at Dallas. He believes that greatness is a journey, and not a destination. He makes it his job to help people find the opportunities hidden in their challenges. He helps his clients find strength and courage to take on the world. He brings humor, passion, expertise, nuance, and clarity to every talk he gives. Chad says that "You can be great, being exactly who you are". Chad is engaging, insightful,  entertaining, and empowering. He believes that if listeners can approach their life with intention and attention, they can start to live life on purpose. They can overcome any challenge and any trauma. His talks will challenge you and push you. If you're not paying attention, he might just make you believe in y

ALL THE WAY FROM BALI, INDONESIA I am a girl from Rotterdam with a Bachelor in Business just not ready for that 9 to 5 life.   Since I was a little girl, I always had the ambition to start my own business, this dream became reality when I was 18 years old. I started my first business in high school. Even though it wasn't a mind-blowing business, I learned so much from this.    After I graduated high school, I started my study Entrepreneurship at the Business school in Rotterdam. During my study I started my second business Granny's Apple Pie, and did a minor in Online Marketing. During my studies the Customer Journey and business development really caught my attention. And I graduated at one of the largest multi-media companies of the Netherlands (Sanoma), I wrote my thesis about the costumer journey of the audience of a online brand of Sanoma called CookLoveShare.   Because I never had the ambition to work for a company, I decided in 2018 that I wanted to travel the world. And I taught I knew a lot about

Autumn Simmons is the creator-producer-writer-star of the award-winning sitcom web series, The Quirk Chronicles. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, she debuts her upcoming memoir-essay,  I, Quirky Girl, this summer in 2020, detailing aspects of her upbringing, including how she developed and launched her quirky YouTube web show.  Employing mother wit and satire, Simmons divulges her most introspective thoughts on women’s issues and female empowerment in relation to: beauty, gender, race, religion, politics, relationships and wellness. Simmons has earned her BA in Communications from Wesleyan College and her MFA in Creative Writing from Rosemont College.  Also published under, A.R. Bey, she is the recipient of a 2019 Purple Dragonfly book award and a 2020 Mom's Choice Award for her middle-grade novel, Adventures in Boogieland. She has authored the young adult trilogy book series, The Netherworld of Kemet. For more information, visit her official websites at www.thequirkc

Kendal S. Turner is an Atlanta based Spoken Word Artist, Print Model, Actress, Motivational Speaker and Best Selling Author. In addition to three books of poetry, "Broken Yet Sustained By God", "Anatomy of the Soul" and "Epiphany", she has also published a page turning autobiography titled "Thick Skin" and her latest book "The Power of 22" is an Amazon Best Seller.  Kendal's modeling career led to features in Essence Magazines' first natural hair edition, Lord & Cliff Hair Products Ambassador, and modeling for The Housewives of Atlanta's Dwight Eubanks.  Kendal was recently featured on BET Black Girls Rock 2018 commercials alongside Queen Latifah. www.kendalsturner.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com