Leadership: Optimism is Imperative with guest Craig Shimahara

Leadership: Never under estimate where you are now with guest Wendy Gladney

Season 6 Episode 11 Wendy Gladney is The Purpose Partner. She serves as a Coach, Life Strategist, Consultant, Author, and Speaker. A multi-faceted businesswoman with close to thirty years of experience, Wendy is the founder Season of Greatness (SOG); Personal Services Plus Consulting (PSP); and the nonprofit, Forgiving for Living, Inc. (FFL). As a Coach, Consultant and Strategist, Wendy has worked with individuals, community-based organizations, small businesses, and corporations across America. Wendy believes in helping others reach their full potential while providing exceptional service. Wendy received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is a graduate of both The Protocol School of Washington, certified and licensed to teach International Protocol, Etiquette, and Intercultural Understanding; and Antioch University Coaching Tools Program, where she received a certification in coaching through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Wendy takes her personal and professional life experiences and shares how to turn stumbling blocks into steppingstones to achieve the life you desire, also known as your, “Season of Greatness.” As a writer, Wendy is a weekly columnist for both the Los Angeles Sentinel and the Inland Valley News and has authored two books: “The Preacher’s Daughter: A Memory” and “Forgiveness: Change Your Life Forever.” Her subject matter frequently revolves around the themes of forgiveness and healing. Wendy is a mother, grandmother, and wife. She is committed to her faith, family, and community.  She believes everyone has the power to make a difference and lives by her motto: “Healing Without Hate:  it’s a Choice, it’s a Lifestyle, Pass it on!”   Guest: Wendy Gladney www.wendygladney.com [http://www.wendygladney.com] www.forgivingforliving.org [http://www.forgivingforliving.org]. Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/ [https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/] Credits Host - Tige Charity Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight [https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight] Follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/] https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_] Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747] Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/] Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656 [https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656] Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns. Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Leadership: Seeing what the needs are and doing them with guest Imhotep Coleman

S06E10 Imhotep Coleman is the founder of Urban Scholar Film Academy, a Saturday affinity program serving high school youth in Inglewood, CA. The Ready to Rise award–winning initiative is dedicated to empowering young filmmakers by sharing the communal and collaborative process of storytelling. Through intentional pipelines, content creation, and community building, Urban Scholar Film Academy fosters creativity with purpose and love. Learn more at www.urbanscholarfilmacademy.org [http://www.urbanscholarfilmacademy.org]. Imhotep is also a proud member of the Film Production Faculty at West Los Angeles College and a 2024 Alex Trebek Television Academy Legacy Fellow. His commitment to education and mentorship extends beyond the classroom: he and his wife, Alexis, co-founded Urban Scholar Academy, an award-winning academic enrichment and tutoring center. Their work has been recognized nationally, including honors as Super Bowl LVI Legacy Champions, 2023 WWE WrestleMania Community Champions, and Golden Globe Foundation Community Champions. A veteran member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Imhotep has served as an Assistant Director on acclaimed projects such as 9-1-1 (FOX), Scandal, and Project X, among many others. Originally from Kansas City, Imhotep is a graduate of Howard University’s Television & Film Department. For the past twenty years, he has proudly called Inglewood, CA home. He is married to his hometown and college sweetheart, the phenomenal Alexis Coleman, and together they are raising two dynamic sons, Jalen and Malachi. Guest: Imhotep Coleman https://urbanscholarfilmacademy.org/ [https://urbanscholarfilmacademy.org/] Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/ [https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/] Credits Host - Tige Charity Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight [https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight] Follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/ https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_] Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747] Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/] Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656 [https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656] Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns. Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Leadership: Optimism is Imperative with guest Craig Shimahara

S06 E09 Craig Shimahara is the founder and CEO of Shimahara Visual, a full service creative agency specializing in property marketing and architectural visualization, with studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston. Craig is a Presidential Award Recipient of the AIA Los Angeles chapter, a winner of Gensler’s Watanabe Award for excellence in visual communication, and garnered best original screenplay honors at the Montreal Cinefest for his 2015 feature film, Masterless. Partnering with his wife, Lorraine, he is currently co-producing the non-profit, social justice documentary Architecture of Hope, which showcases international solutions to homelessness and is narrated by Angela Bassett. He holds a Masters degree in architecture from UCLA and lives in Santa Monica with Lorraine and their teenage children. Guest: Craig Shimahara shimaharavisual.com LA • NY • BOS Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/ [https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/] Credits Host - Tige Charity Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight [https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight] Follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/ https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_] Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747] Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/] Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656 [https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656] Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns. Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Taking outside limits out the equation With Dawnn Lewis

S06E08 Dr. Dawnn Lewis, a multitalented and multifaceted individual: President & CEO of Morning Jewel Inc. – a multi-platform production company in the areas of film, television, animation, music/music publishing & experiential events. She is also the Founder & CEO of the A New Day Foundation – a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, that provides financial & programmatic support to underprivileged youth and grassroots community based nonprofit organizations. In 2019, Dawnn received an Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities for her more than 40 years of unwavering service and support to underserved youth and communities across the county and abroad. She is a: Trumpet Award, Grammy Award-winning singer, multiple NAACP Image Award, BMI & ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, film, television & stage actor, a Series TV creator/producer and an inductee into the Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2021. Guest: Dr. Dawnn Lewis https://anewdayfoundation.net [https://anewdayfoundation.net] Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/ [https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/] Credits Host - Tige Charity Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight [https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight] Follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/] https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_] Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747] Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/] Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656 [https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656] Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns. Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry

Living on faith as a entrepreneur

Season 6 Episode 7 Emmanuel J. Waters Co-Founder and CEO Old Hillside Bourbon Company is an experienced contracts consultant in Silicon Valley. He started his career working for the Department of Defense and has over 12 years of experience in both commercial and government contracts. Upon leaving the federal service, he opened up his own LLC and currently serves as a contracts subject matter expert for universities such as Stanford, University of California, Berkeley, and several tech companies. One thing most do not know about Emmanuel is he is the son of a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and spent his high school years living in Japan and Germany. Emmanuel has visited over 32 foreign countries and visits a new one every year. Emmanuel currently resides in San Jose, California where he enjoys traveling the world with his wife and daughters. Emmanuel holds an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Guest: Emmanuel J. Waters https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-waters-4740989a [https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-waters-4740989a] https://www.oldhillsidebourboncompany.com/our-founders?srsltid=AfmBOoreOOjrTDrThj2Gevnudot5rQd-OGPsM-5GbOM-Zi6IAQo9ar26 [https://www.oldhillsidebourboncompany.com/our-founders?srsltid=AfmBOoreOOjrTDrThj2Gevnudot5rQd-OGPsM-5GbOM-Zi6IAQo9ar26]   Kids In The Spotlight Production Studio With A Purpose https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/ [https://kidsinthespotlightproductionstudio.org/] Credits Host - Tige Charity Subscribe To @Leadersinthespotlight here: https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight [https://studio.youtube.com/@Leadersinthespotlight] Follow us here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/leadersinthespotlight/] https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/ [https://www.instagram.com/kidsinthespotlight/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersinthespotlight_] Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560564615747] Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tige-charity-59614633/] Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656 [https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656] Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns. Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA Producer/Media: Jaszmin Kuhner Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry