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Steve Kidd is a #1 international best selling author, a 3rd generation minister and has been a business coach for over 30 years. In fact, he made his first sales when he was only five years old! He also hosts a weekly radio show called Thriving Entrepreneur. His big heart sets him apart, along with being an extreme visionary, the best in the world at seeing the up level.
Interview Jon Plair : Guest Co-Host Rashida Johnson
JON PLAIRRECORDING ARTIST/WRITER/PRODUCER
A little bit about me; I’m passionate about impacting and inspiring people all over the world in a positive, spiritual and supernatural way through his music. I have written, produced and recorded my previous album entitled; "Can you Imagine". I have shared the stage with some gospel greats such as the Dorinda Clark Cole, Tye Tribbett, Tasha Cobbs and Donald Lawrence to name a few. I have been seen on The Word Network, TBN, TCT, and Impact Network. I have also had the honor of performing on BET Dr. Bobby Jones Finale show. My "I Gotta Do Better" song has been nominated for the Best song of the Year with The Independent Gospel Artist Radio Alliance (IGARA). I have also been nominated for three additional awards for 2015 in three other categories. Best Urban Artist of the year, Best Contemporary CD of the Year "Can You Imagine" and Best Music Video of the year "I Gotta Do Better".
Miz Rosie Chapman "The Artist"
Host : Overseer Estelle
Tammie Booth Lowe Interview
Tammie Booth- Lowe
Graduated from Marygrove College with a BFA Degree in Dance and a Master's Degree in Education. Ms. Booth toured/performed with The Queen of Soul Ms. Aretha Franklin and several local productions. After touring Ms. Booth began teaching Dance with the Detroit Board of Education. In 2004 she proudly became the owner/director of Booth Dance Academy where she teaches the true technical's aspects of Dance through love, dignity, discipline, dedication and determination which allows her students to perform their talent within the community.
Ms. Tammie as she is affectionately called by her students believes in giving students the opportunity to experience, appreciate and value the art of Dance- by giving scholarships to her Detroit Public School students so that they can attend her studio- Booth Dance Academy so that they can perform professionally and exclusively experience Dance on the highest level.
Ms. Tammie teaches her students to love, respect, value themselves with dignity, pride and discipline through the art of Dance and to always reach for their goal.
Interview Miz Rosie Chapman "Storyteller"
Website: http://www.mizrosiechapman.blogspot.com/
Rosie Chapman, a.k.a. Miz Rosie, is a storyteller, author, poet, artist, therapist and school social worker who thrills audiences of all ages with storytelling. Rosie’s interactive “edutainment”, combining educating, enlightening and entertainment, tickles the soul, warms the heart and stimulates the mind. Her performances of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, Coretta Scott King, Madame C.J. Walker, Mari Anderson, Maya Angelou, Fannie Lou Hamer and Mary McCloud Bethune are unforgettable. Songs and African instruments accompany multicultural folktales from around the world as well. Ms. Chapman also offers storytelling training, cultural diversity workshops for teachers, adults, students and families.
Website: http://www.mizrosiechapman.blogspot.com/
https://www.i-am-http://queen.org/about
I AM Q.U.E.E.N. is a non-profit organization geared towards providing encouragement and empowerment to women by embracing, impacting and inspiring one another to be comfortable with who they are while striving to embody the best versions of themselves.
Interview Author Carmen Watson: "Counting Your Pennies"
If you had a parent like mine, you probably didn't learn much about money in middle school. Why? They didn’t feel that it was necessary at the time. It’s not like we didn’t have money problems in middle school back then, but they wanted us to focus on our Math and Reading classes. Even today, very little time is spent in school teaching children what they need to know about money. This book targets sixth to eighth graders to introduce them to the world of finances; This Book teaches Real World Finance Lessons for Kids and Teens. In the book, your children will learn:
• What is money? – Understanding the concepts of money is a step toward teaching our kids the value of money.
• Building a saving account – Financial literacy isn't just about accumulating wealth. It’s about teaching your children how to save by picking up pennies and other coins and putting them in their piggy bank, which can later transfer to a saving account.
• How to budget? - As adults, we all know the trouble we can get into if we don't budget our money well. We'll break down this topic into guidelines, with examples of wants vs. needs.
• Career vs. Passive income - The secret of the wealthy, this is a concept not taught in schools, but so important for your kids' future and financial success.
• Credit - What is credit, why is it important, and how do you make it work for you rather than against you? We'll explain the concepts and provide clear examples that will stay with kids for life.
• Savings & Investing – We all need to know how to save and invest, but now is the time to teach our children the overview of why saving and investing are essential and provide the financial journey to help them now.
BALDWARRIOR
My Story
Hi! Thanks for checking out my website. I'm Kathi Tait, born in New Zealand and lived in Australia since I was 7 in 1980. My story begins back then as one of my sisters was gravely ill with Leukemia and died in 1981. Fast forward about a year and my hair suddenly started falling out in great numbers forming bald spots.
Nobody really knew what was wrong, why it had happened but they had a name for it and a vague reason being 'stress'. I prefer the term trauma because that is the truth of the impact of losing a sibling.
Many years followed with hair loss, some years I grew some back, some it fell out more. Many, many trips to different doctors, some specialists, some alternative. I was experimented on over and over, some were chemicals that left permanent bald spots on my arms or turned my scalp into sores, some were regimes of vitamens & oils to swallow. I grew up believing I was a bit of a freak, certainly no one else in my small town had anything like it.
Even as I rode out my 20s, had a child, got a degree, worked many jobs and had the odd date I had built barriers around myself. Neither did I have any real inner peace because not only was I riding waves of hope and despair around whether my hair was growing or falling out, I was also deeply trapped in the social norm of bald being shameful.
The impact this had on me as the only mindset I'd ever known, having grown up with it from 9 years old, was damaging to say the least and led me to hide my shame under wigs for 30 years. Again thats 3 decades, 30 years! Of lying, hiding, keeping a secret, walking around pretending to be like everyone else but really living in fear of judgment.
There were many other impactful life events that shaped me too, the best of which has always been my son. My light when I nearly gave up, the rock that steadys me still and the inspiration to be the best version of myself I can be.
I started the Baldwarrior Movement in 2018 after finally finding my way into the light, shrugging off the secret, coming 'out of the closet' and being bald. I had to learn to stop caring about other people's judgment. I had to learn that I could find my own version of beauty and be that.
I want to be the person that other 9 year old child struggling with Alopecia needs. The amazing news is I am now. Let me tell you the story of Abbey...
Abbie is a beautiful 7 year old girl that has Alopecia Universalis. This means she has no hair at all including body hair and areas like eyebrows. This is one of 3 types of Alopecia that are grouped together. Alopecia Areata - patches of hair loss over head (how mine started), Alopecia Totalis where just the head hair is lost & Alopecia Universalis... all of it. There are quite a few other types of Alopecia as well by the way... This will be featured in my upcoming book "100 FACES OF ALOPECIA" which I am putting together this year.
Even as I rode out my 20s, had a child, got a degree, worked many jobs and had the odd date I had built barriers around myself. Neither did I have any real inner peace because not only was I riding waves of hope and despair around whether my hair was growing or falling out, I was also deeply trapped in the social norm of bald being shameful.
The impact this had on me as the only mindset I'd ever known, having grown up with it from 9 years old, was damaging to say the least and led me to hide my shame under wigs for 30 years. Again thats 3 decades, 30 years! Of lying, hiding, keeping a secret, walking around pretending to be like everyone else but really living in fear of judgment.
There were many other impactful life events that shaped me too, the best of which has always been my son. My light when I nearly gave up, the rock that steadys me still and the inspiration to be the best version of myself I can be.
I started the Baldwarrior Movement in 2018 after finally finding my way into the light, shrugging off the secret, coming 'out of the closet' and being bald. I had to learn to stop caring about other people's judgment. I had to learn that I could find my own version of beauty and be that.
I want to be the person that other 9 year old child struggling with Alopecia needs. The amazing news is I am now. Let me tell you the story of Abbey...
Abbie is a beautiful 7 year old girl that has Alopecia Universalis. This means she has no hair at all including body hair and areas like eyebrows. This is one of 3 types of Alopecia that are grouped together. Alopecia Areata - patches of hair loss over head (how mine started), Alopecia Totalis where just the head hair is lost & Alopecia Universalis... all of it. There are quite a few other types of Alopecia as well by the way... This will be featured in my upcoming book "100 FACES OF ALOPECIA" which I am putting together this year.
ack to Abbie! Abbie's Mum reached out to me as Abbie asked if I could go to her school assembly for their annual 'Crazy Hair Day'. I remembered the days of my own primary school hosting 'Crazy Hat Day' and knew Abbie was feeling different to her friends.
I didn't know if I'd be able to make it. Abbie lived in Perth, Western Australia and at the time I was living in New Zealand and due to travel to the USA as well. BUT.. I thought hard about it and was inspired to go all in and see if we could raise the money to get me there! My son jumped straight on board and after about 4 weeks we raised enough funds to fly me over and also to make a video of the whole thing!!
I presented Abbie with a Baldwarrior tshirt on stage after delivering an assembly talk all about how the kids had super powers of their own. See the whole thing below! Abbie was delighted to be supported in such an amazing way, we had media cover the event and many teachers and parents came up to me afterwards to thank them for inspiring the kids.
I have to say it has been one of the highlights of the Baldwarrior journey so far. I became for Abbie who I needed when it happened to me. I made a difference. Thanks Abbie xx
Interview with Rodney Page
March 4, 2022 • Rodney Lamar Page
Composer, recording artist, conductor, and performer Rodney Lamar Page has a unique, energetic style that ranges from classical music to pop music. For more than 20 years Mr. Page has touched countless audiences with his passion and artistic drive for music.
Southfield, Michigan-native Page began studying violin at age 10. Upon high school graduation he was awarded a music scholarship to Michigan State University where he subsequently earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education. Throughout his secondary school and collegiate career, Rodney also studied piano, developing into an accomplished pianist.
As a violinist, Mr. Page has performed in the Midland Symphony Orchestra (7 years), Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra (4 years), Livingston Symphony Orchestra (1 year) and as a 2nd violinist in the South Shore Symphony Orchestra in China.
A passionate teacher who inspires students to appreciate all forms of music, Page has been involved in music education for over 20 years. In addition to the orchestras he directed in the St. Johns and East Lansing (Michigan) public school systems, Rodney engaged teenage musicians at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan as the Symphony Orchestra conductor and violin instructor over 4 summers. During his college career he founded and directed a summer string camp for middle and high school students in Southfield. Rodney cultivates talent in aspiring musicians and believes the future of music is impacted by the musical experiences children have in school. As a national conductor and clinician, Mr. Page has guest conducted student orchestras throughout the United States.
Rodney’s skill and accomplishments in the classroom were acknowledged in 2006 when he was designated District V Orchestra Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA). His reputation as an educator—not just a music educator—was recognized in 2002 when he was named a Fulbright Memorial Fund recipient. He used his award to travel to Japan to study the country’s educational system and culture. In the summer of 2013 Mr. Page was selected as a conducting fellow at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City.
In 2019, Rodney was selected as a guest lecturer at Adnan Menderes University in Turkey and gave master classes to the students there as well as performed. A firm believer in acceptance of all cultures, Mr. Page talked about how to maintain a successful career in music throughout the world. Rodney made his national television debut on Showtime at the Apollo in 2002. His performance, a unique mix of hip-hop, jazz, and classical music, had the crowd on its feet with a selection he wrote specifically for the show.
Page has since turned his attention to providing entertainment services as a freelance musician and DJ presenting unique, innovative shows. Mr. Page was the official performing DJ for the Detroit Pistons and has performed as a violinist during halftime shows for the New Orleans Pelicans. Mr. Page also is a motivational speaker speaking at prisons, public schools, juvenile detention homes, as well as national conferences. Rodney infuses music during his motivational message to encourage and uplift his audiences.
In 2016 Mr. Page released his first EP entitled “Inevitable”. The album features music composed by Mr. Page and features Mr. Page’s brother, saxophonist Reggie Page. The song Danzanfrom Mr. Page’s EP was arranged for full orchestra and performed by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Dream Orchestra” in January of 2018 as a part of Lansing’s MLK Day Celebration Luncheon. Rodney is married to Kimberly and they have two children named Jayden and Bryson. Mr. Page and his family are devoted members of Restoration Family Life Church in Lansing, Michigan.
