Peeling Back The Layers Of Your Life®

ALL THE WAY FROM THAILAND!!! Zachariah Bourne is a personal development and dating coach. Zachariah emphasizes self-development through happiness, focus and self-love. He has been empowering lives through personal coaching sessions, radio interviews, articles, and TV appearances. His passion is sharing uplifting ideas to help people create radically better lives. https://www.youtube.com/zachariahbourne       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com

ALL THE WAY FROM MALAYSIA!!! Mallory Loone is now the Creator of Opportunities (COO) of Work Inspires Consultancy, a People Engagement Company that has a dream to Create Experiences that Empowers People to have Meaning & Results on everything that they do- 1 Person, 1 Company, 1 Country at a time. Work Inspires Consultancy is a People Engagement Company that focuses on Sustainable Results through Interactive & Customisable L&D, Team Bonding, and Employer Branding Solutions. Prior to this, Mallory was the CEO of Thriving Talents Pvt. Ltd. for the past 5 years where she has created and developed frameworks and modules to help attract the best talents through onboarding programmes, engaging with talents through strategic and customised Team Building as well as Learning Programmes for clients like 3M, General Electric, IJM, MSIG, OSK, HSBC, SAP etc. and has global footprints across 8 countries including London and Australia. On a lighter note, Mallory’s coaching skills were put to the test when she go

ALL THE WAY FROM AUSTRALIA!!! Ron Malhotra is an award-winning wealth expert, Business Advisor and thought leadership Mentor. Ron has authored 5 books and his content has been viewed more than 60 million times. Ron has been recognized as an emerging icon in education and featured in the top 100 people in finance. Ron is also the founder of a global movement “The Successful Male”. He is the founder of the MBA Of Success and works with thought leaders globally to help them build their influence and impact. Ron has been featured in Entrepreneur, Money Magazine, Persona Investor, CNN and Australian Financial Review and many more. www.ronmalhotra.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com

Dr. Felicia Wilson is a speaker, author, and teacher with over twenty years of social work experience. She has worked as a mental health clinician, coach, and professor. Over the years, Dr. Wilson has earned several degrees: Ph.D., Human Services with a concentration in social work and community services from Capella University, Master of Social Work degree from Florida State University, Master of Business Administration from Saint Leo University, and Bachelor of Social Work degree from Alabama State University. She is a licensed master social worker in the state of Georgia and a Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS-II). She also holds a certificate in Contemporary Theory in Addictive Behavior and is a Certified Professional Life Coach.  Dr. Wilson is the creator and founder of CareTalk, LLC, which helps families navigate and prepare for family caregiving and provide educational opportunities for helping professionals. Dr. Wilson is the author of several peer-reviewed journal articles and a self-publis

Hugh E. Rowden is Senior Vice President and Head of Engagement Initiatives & Outreach, Community Relations at Wells Fargo & Company.  As member of the Community Relations Executive Leadership Team, Hugh leads national teams which include an “Innovation initiatives team, a management collaboration team, and a housing outreach team” focusing on critical enterprise-wide community engagement initiatives for housing issues, as well as a host of other responsibilities. He often say’s “we’re problem solvers” that connect Wells Fargo to some of the communities’ most pressing needs. Hugh’s responsible for leading initiatives and collaboration with national nonprofit organizations, local housing counseling agencies and legal aid agencies in support of home ownership education, home preservation and special community programs. His team focuses on helping customers and community stakeholders in challenging times. Rowden’s previous roles with Wells Fargo include interim - community relations leader managing local

Dr. Adoo is a proficient management professional with multidisciplinary skill sets covering collegiate instruction, and 10+ years of education, training, organizational leadership and professional development. His research interests focus on how employee work motivation and wellbeing are affected by organizational change and uncertain employment relations. The specific deliverables include job insecurity, organizational change, work-related stressors, coping, health outcomes, psychological climate, motivation and performance in contemporary working life, employee wellbeing, public health, internal marketing and workplace spirituality. Dr. Adoo was an Assistant Professor of Management at the College of Adult and Professional Programs (CAPP) at Shorter University, a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Rome, Georgia, United States. The Christian university was founded in 1873 and is historically affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention. Currently, he is the founder and managing part

As President and CEO of the National Black MBA Association®, Kay Y. Wallace brings vast experience with an impressive track record in building strategy and delivering results. Kay served as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, where she managed day-to-day operations of the $1.7 billion international project including construction, finance, logistics, games operations, administration, technology, project management, program scheduling and integration. Her professional strengths were next visible on a global stage in post-apartheid South Africa, where she created the first organizational capability strategy for The Coca-Cola Company’s Southern African division. Wallace’s work for this division (of over 500 employees and an annual revenue of $8 billion) was regarded as the company’s best practice and led to her serving as a consultant to other operating divisions around the world. In 1999, Kay founded and served as director of Effective Solutions, where she coache

ALL THE WAY FROM GREECE!!! Anthony S. Muiruri is a Motivational Speaker and Trainer whose passion is seeing individuals achieve their greatest dreams and aspirations. He loves to inspire young adults and grown ups too to live right and pure lives for themselves and the society at large. He has been invited to schools and colleges, churches and to business events with great results from people who apply tips and advice shared in his speeches far and wide. www.anthonymuiruri.com       Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens www.lorondacgiddens.com  

ALL THE WAY FROM KENYA!!! Collins is a Mindset Coach and Transformational Speaker who inspires individuals to believe in themselves, work smart, set goals and achieve success through his (mentorship)seminars/workshops. He is the founder of Collins Elevates Africa, a brand focused on helping people shift their mindsets and raise their potential. He has learned how to leverage from setbacks in his life and bounce back through intentional self development. - Dr. Kinyanjui speakers award Champion 2018. - He hosts monthly transformational events. - He has been invited to speak at events, clubs, schools and basketball camps. - He is the host of his weekly show on social media Collins Elevates You.   https://linktr.ee/collins_eu     Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com    

ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA!!! Chetan Yallapurkar believes in infinite possibilities. He is an entrepreneur turned avid golfer who is a sports fanatic and travel enthusiast. He is the founder of Honeymoon Havens which is India’s exclusive couple focused leisure travel company and Mighty Sports that aims at promoting Sports for all. With his focus on golf, he currently is aiming to master the sport as he finds it mentally challenging. His ability to understand the challenging situation to then confidently come up with strategy has been truly commendable. Being a sportsman, he never gives up and that attitude has helped him scale greater heights. https://www.chetanyallapurkar.com/   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com        

ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA!!! Savitha Hosamane is an entrepreneur, author and is on a journey to empower the inner being joyfully to attain work-life harmony. An instrumentation engineer by qualification and now a Joyful engineer by choice, she conducts workshops to nurture and build high performance, healthy and happy workplace culture.  Has been awarded patent-incentive by KCTU, Government of Karnataka for the first functional prototype of Laughing chair- an intelligent seating arrangement to relieve stress. Her venture Hasovan has been chosen as a creative start-up and has been showcased in a short-movie. Also chosen among top 25 start-ups of India from AIMS-Smart city.  Has been featured in the book “Turning Points” of Uncommon people and “Do More Be More” as one of the inspirational and motivational icons of modern day and has co-authored the book “First Step to Freedom.”  http://www.hasovan.com/   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.loro

Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® podcast is a place where ordinary people go to reveal their greatness. Host Loronda C. Giddens interviews ordinary people who become extraordinary when they share their greatness with the world. It's a conversational style format that gives guests a comfortable space to share how they transformed their life to reveal their greatness. Layers are anything hindering you from getting to your next level of greatness. Layers can be guilt, shame, fear, anger, self-doubt, procrastination, mommy issues, daddy issues, lack of confidence, feelings of unworthiness, or money issues. The list goes on and on. Regardless of the layers we have to peel, we have to begin peeling and healing. https://www.lorondacgiddens.com

An early traveler and public servant, J. Lee-Coley has spent time living on every coast of America. Jonathan "Jazz" started his career early as a child actor, appearing in films and tv shows seen on Nickelodeon, CBS, NBC, TNT, and more.   Similarly, his activism started at the tender age of 9 yrs old when he founded Jazz’s Friendz Foundation. Through his organization, he brought gifts and fun to under-privileged and hospital-bound children in over 40 states. However, after becoming aware of Human Trafficking at fifteen he left entertainment to tell the world a more important story. Lee-Coley’s mission is to help people look for the victims we cannot see, and be a voice for the unheard. While earning his B.S. in Political Science and later his Masters in Public Policy, Jazz researched all forms of Human Trafficking for over 6 years. Now a developing expert, J. Lee-Coley fights against Human Trafficking through public awareness, research, and policy consulting.  Lee-Coley has worked with international Anti-Traf

Andre Albritton is a nationally recognized personal finance expert among millennials and centennials where he inspires others to reach excellence in finance. He is the president of The Millennials Next Door, a company dedicated to teaching young professionals how to manage money and build wealth. His popular bucket approach to personal finances has helped simplify how to reach financial freedom and redefine wealth. His work has been featured on Comcast, Operation Hope, Blavity, HBCU Wall Street, His & Her Money and much more media platforms. Dedicated to helping millennials reach freedom he is becoming a household name for ambitious millennials & centennials who are ready to achieve financial freedom.   www.themillennialsnextdoor.com   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com  

Angel L. Oliver was born in a small town in North Mississippi by the name of Holly Springs where she was reared and educated. She is the proud mother of two handsome young men and elated grandmother of two amazing girls. At the age of 14 she became pregnant with the oldest of two sons. Her family has been her source of motivation and inspiration behind her success and the key element to her professional and personal platforms. Being driven and ambitious has always been apart of her personality and has aided her in overcoming challenging adversities and stereotypes. She began her college journey in 2003 by attending an HBCU known as Rust College founded in 1866. During her time at Rust she was very active and made a great impact on the entire student body by being the first “Miss Freshman” (being a single mom) on a Religious College Campus. From there she received the highest overall GPA in Public Speaking, crowned Queen of the Delta Ball, Voted Most Attractive, President of the Pre-Law Club, & Professor a

On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Bobby Tillman, a Georgia teenager was randomly selected and beaten to death by four teens outside of a local get together.  Bobby was brutally murdered, but inadvertently started a nationwide movement.  At the age of 18, Bobby had such a bright future ahead of him; with a focus on giving back, working hard, and making a difference in other's lives.  Today, his Mother, Monique Rivarde, carries a banner and message of love, acceptance, and tolerance through volunteer work, rallies, and speaking engagements across the state of Georgia and beyond.  BFAM, Inc. is an organization founded by Bobby's Mother, Monique Rivarde and other family members.  Its mission is to nurture the Spirits of our youth and promote peace, love, and respect, along with self-worth, and to inform our youth that their voices are being heard.  https://bobbytillmanfoundation.org/   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com

ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA!!! Mr. Sujit Lalwani is an Inspirational Speaker who has addressed more than 5 million people and is also the Founder of Inspiration Unlimited, the online Media that has a million readers today. He is the author of Life Simplified! which is a simple coffee-table read solving complex problems of life for youngsters (14-28 years of age). He was awarded the Connecting The World Award at 1LifeFullyLived Conference held in Nov 2015 in Sacramento, USA and he has been a returning Ambassador for One Young World for 8 years. He is now a FIDE-rated Chess Player too.  www.sujitlalwani.com | www.iuemag.com   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com  

Gabrielle Claiborne is Co-founder and CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, an inclusion training and consulting firm with a transgender focus. She travels extensively, helping corporations on the journey of transforming their work environments into fully trans-inclusive cultures. Gabrielle has been an out and active transwoman since 2010. She serves on the Executive Board of Atlanta Pride, on the Trans Task Force of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, on the City of Atlanta’s LGBTQ Mayoral Advisory Council, and on the Board of the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. In 2018, Gabrielle received the Georgia Small Business Administration’s LGBT Small Business Champion Award in recognition of her efforts in advancing LGBT business ownership. As well, Emory University recognized her as their 2018 PRIDE Alum of the Year for her work in the LGBTQ community. In 2015, Gabrielle was chosen as Atlanta’s Best Trans Activist, and her work was featured in Forbes in 2018. https://transformationjourneysww.co

As an Executive Director of The John Maxwell Team, I am certified to facilitate, speak, train and coach individuals and groups in the areas of leadership development, professional skills and personal growth. Trained and mentored by John Maxwell and mentors of his world-class faculty, I am equipped with the tools, resources and experience to help you and your team improve your productivity, performance and profitability. Whether you are looking for a facilitator for group workshops, corporate training in leadership, speaking, sales, or coaching skills for your leaders, or a speaker for your next event, I have access to exclusive content that is only available through a certified Executive Director of the John Maxwell Team to help you reach your goals and objectives. www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/luiscastro   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com

Colby Cornell Boone is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Now pursuing a Masters in Clinical Mental Health at UNC- Charlotte.  An enthusiastic Advocate, Speaker and Entrepreneur. He serves as Chief Operating Officer and Founder of Journey of Mind Incorporated. Which is a 501c3 tax exempt organization that raises awareness for Mental Health, Personal Development and Travel in underprivileged communities. The mission is to create engagement fixated upon awareness towards mental health. Encouraging safe practices for positive personal development such as therapy and counseling.  While fostering programs that incorporate the three pillars of the organization’s structure to help save lives.    linktr.ee/colbycornell   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer:  Loronda C. Giddens https://www.lorondacgiddens.com