Welcome to the Rich Black Woman podcast! In this episode, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Karen E. Osborne, an extraordinary author, motivational speaker, and advocate for giving back. Let’s dive into her fascinating journey as she became an author in her 4rth Act!  Find out what her favorite book is and why it’s one we should all have in our library. 

Uncover the real secret powers of reading and books and why reading really is a rainbow.  Shout out to Levar Burton.  So take a look, it’s in a book…this rainbow of a conversation has a pot of gold for your heart, mind and soul. #liverichly #richblackwoman #authors #blackwomenauthors

• Award-Winning Novels:

  • Reckonings: A gripping family saga with suspenseful twists.

  • Tangled Lies: An award-winning murder mystery that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.

  • Getting It Right: Recognized by Essence Magazine as a Best Read—a testament to Karen’s storytelling prowess.

  • True Grace: Inspired by her grandmother and set in 1924 Harlem during the vibrant “Harlem Renaissance.”

Karen’s path to becoming an author was unconventional. She spent over forty years as an academic administrator and co-owner of The Osborne Group, where she worked as a consultant, trainer, and motivational speaker. But her passion for writing eventually led her to pursue a full-time career as a novelist.

• Karen hosts: “What Are You Reading? What Are You Writing?”—a platform where she supports fellow authors and discusses literary works.

• Easter Seals (FL): As chair of the board of directors, Karen advocates for the differently abled.

• 📧 Email: [email protected]

• 🌐 Website: Karen E. Osborne

• 🎥 Video Podcast: What Are You Reading? What Are You Writing?

• 📘 Facebook: Karen E Osborne, Author

• 🎬 YouTube: Karen E. Osborne

• 🐦 Twitter: @kareneosborne

• 📸 Instagram: WriterKarenOsborne

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Starlet Taraji P. Henson set it off at the end of last year with her honest and authentic breakdown of how she continues to be undervalued and underpaid in Hollywood; even as an A-list actress in the prime of her career. Why did this resonate so strongly with Black women across every industry from Hollywood to high-rise buildings? If you're a Black woman in the workplace you can relate to finding out folks with less experience, education and acumen are making wayyyy more than you for the same gig. 

Say whaaattt??? 

So how do we not have a pity party but be uplifted and empowered and how do we secure the bag despite the haters? Inquiring Rich Black Women want to know!  Tune into this episode where I give specific tangible tips and advice that you can enact “tah-day" to ensure you get your paper to work for you.  Let’s get it ladies!

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Hey RBWs in this episode of Rich Black Woman I have the most fabulous conversation with CEO Dorothy Enriquez of The Ellevate Collective. This conversation was enlightening, fun and a must listen to episode as we wind down the year and enter into 2024! Find out what questions you should ask yourself as you reflect, learn and enlarge your purpose going into 2024. If your like me after listening, you will want to be Dorothy's new bestie. She's smart, funny, witty and honest all at the same time. Did I mention she is the founder of a leadership development firm with Fortune 500 clients like Nestle, Kohl's and more. Her firm's mission is to increase the leadership of women in the C-suite. She's also the author of "Be Accountable, Be Fabulous," a humorous self-help book on personal growth. Recently, she received the Outstanding Leadership Award at the Education 2.0 Conference.

In this episode you'll gain clarity with your next steps for personal development in 2024. You will get advice on how to walk in your purpose with clarity. Release some of the weights of 2023 and step into 2024 with hope and action. So walk it out and listen up. Happy New Year RBWs!!! Cheers.

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It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

In this intimate conversation we discuss intimate partner violence, also known as domestic violence. “DV” or “IPV” affects or has affected nearly 45% of all Black women.  We don’t deserve that.  You don’t deserve that.  Nor does your loved one.  So how can you help someone you suspect may be experiencing emotional or physical abuse?  How can you yourself muster the courage to leave an unsafe environment with hope for your future that YOU can survive and thrive after IPV?  My dear friend and accomplished author Danne Smith Mathis, a thriver and survivor shares her own harrowing testimony of overcoming and healing.  Tune in to this most important conversation.  If you have been blessed not to experience IPV, listen to find out how you might help when your path crosses a sister in need.  We are our Sisters’ Keeper. Link to Danne's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Survivors-Celebrating-Domestic-Violence-Award-Winning/dp/0578142570

Resources for wisdom and action.

National Domestic Violence Hotline (USA):

• Phone: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

• Website: https://www.thehotline.org/

https://www.thehotline.org/plan-for-safety/internet-safety/

https://www.domesticshelters.org/

https://www.womenslaw.org/

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA):

  • Website: https://ncadv.org/resources

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) (USA):

  • Phone: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

  • Website: https://www.rainn.org/

• Shelter (UK):

  • Phone: 0808 2000 247

  • Website: https://www.shelter.org.uk/

• Women's Aid (UK):

  • Phone: 0808 2000 247

  • Website: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

• Australian Domestic Violence Helpline:

  • Phone: 1800 737 732

  • Website: https://www.1800respect.org.au/

• Canada's Domestic Violence Helpline:

  • Phone: 1-800-363-9010

  • Website: https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help/

• International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies:

  • Website: https://www.hotpeachpages.net/

• Online Chat Services:

  • Some organizations offer confidential online chat services for immediate support.

• Local Support Groups and Shelters:

  • Local shelters and support groups can provide immediate help and resources. They may not always be widely advertised, so consider doing an internet search for "domestic violence shelter" or "domestic violence support" in your area.

• Legal Aid Services:

  • If legal assistance is needed, there are organizations that offer free or low-cost legal aid to victims of domestic violence.

• Therapists and Counselors:

  • Professional mental health providers can offer crucial support for dealing with the emotional and psychological aftermath of domestic violence.

• Emergency Services:

  • If immediate safety is a concern, don't hesitate to call your local emergency services..

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#endemotionalabuse

#financialabuse

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The Soft Life has to planted, watered, pruned, and cultivated. Just like a garden, the health of your soft life pursuits is determined by the nutrients and care you give it. Tune into this conversation for practical tips on how to develop your soft life support system so that you are blooming with softness. Special guest: Marissa Lee, an author, HR leader, career activist and time wealth strategist joins me for this conversation.

Join us at: www.richblackwoman.com and www.sowevolve.com for more soft life tools and coaching to enhance your soft life care routine. You deserve the soft life.

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From Self Care to Soft Life. The Soft Life movement is moving Black Women to prioritize making wise decisions that help them achieve and experience what is referred to in pop culture as the Soft Life. But sometimes we reject the Soft Life because our Soft Life Software has been infected with Hard Life Malware. Tune into this conversation on how to let go of the hard life and embrace your birth right to softness. In this episode I chat with Marissa Lee, an author, HR leader, career activist and time wealth strategist to discuss practical tools to acquire and implement your Soft Life destiny. Have you given up the Hard Life? Join us in the comments on social.

Join us at: www.richblackwoman.com and www.sowevolve.com for more soft life tools and coaching to enhance your soft life care routine. You deserve the soft life.

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From Self Care to Soft Life. The Soft Life movement is moving Black Women to prioritize making wise decisions that help them achieve and experience what is referred to in pop culture as the Soft Life. Find out why the Soft Life movement is moving Black Women into a space of grace, ease, wellness, and more peace. In this episode I chat with Marissa Lee, an author, HR leader, career activist and time wealth strategist to discuss what is the Soft Life and how to incorporate this lifestyle into your life. What are your thoughts on the Soft Life. Join us in the comments on social.

Join us at: www.richblackwoman.com and www.sowevolve.com for more soft life tools and coaching to enhance your soft life care routine. You deserve the soft life.

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In this Rich Black Woman Podcast episode we talk with Ron Brooks, president of River City Capital, a CDFI based in Memphis, Tennessee with a national vision to help small business owners get access to capital to grow their businesses. Did you know what a CDFI is? Do you know that these loan non profit organizations are backed by the U.S. Department of Treasury and are friendly to folks that look like you and me? Say what? Did you know they will help you in getting funded? Coaching you along the way! And then when you get funded they often will provide additional resources to help grow your business through their vast networks? Sounds too good to be true, or sounds like the good news has come and you are now in the know. Consider yourself enriched today! Tune into this valuable conversation about how to approach a CDFI, what to prepare, how not to be intimidated but be prepared to be elevated! A Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is a specialized financial institution that operates with a primary mission to support economic and community development in underserved or economically disadvantaged areas. These institutions are designated and certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury based on their commitment to provide financial services, such as loans, investments, and financial counseling, to individuals and businesses in low-income communities. CDFIs play a crucial role in promoting inclusive growth, offering access to capital for small businesses, affordable housing initiatives, and community development projects that might otherwise struggle to secure funding from traditional financial institutions. By targeting their resources towards underserved communities, CDFIs contribute to building stronger, more resilient local economies and fostering social impact through their financial services and community partnerships. Resources: https://www.ofn.org/cdfi-locator/ to find a CDFI near you Understand what a CDFI is and proof its legit!: https://www.cdfifund.gov/ Check out River City Capital: www.rivercitycapital.org Subscribe to our newsletter: www.richblackwoman.com Leave us a review on Spotify and Apple podcasts and share with 2 besties! #entrepreneurs #cdfis #wealth #smallbusinesses #businesscapital #financialliteracy #richblackwoman #blackwallstreet #capital #womanowned #blackowned --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richblackwoman/message

In this episode of the Rich Black Woman Podcast, we have an enlightening fireside chat with one of my most intriguing guest. A daughter of the ancestors, a modern day mother of dragons, helping people slay the self sabotaging minions that can often plague the minds of those brilliant beautiful ones like you. Learn more about Trauma Slayer Veronica Conway's approach to helping our people move past trauma and unleash their inner power to live more freely. If it sounds amazing, it's because it is! She shares her story as a daughter of a Black Panther and how she's transformed her own pain into power for herself and those she works with. Prepare to think powerfully and to think about the possibilities of healing your inner wounds and removing your life blocks so you can build what you were created to do.

Veronica Conway - https://www.you-unleashed.com

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Disclaimer - we always encourage you to seek guidance and wisdom for anything medically related.

The NAMI Help Line can be reached by phone 800-950-6264. In a crisis? Call/text 988 for mental and emotional support or dial 911.

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Listen Up RBWs.  Me and my girl Malla Haridat, an international award-winning business sales leader and coach, discuss how to tap into your leadership as a Black woman entrepreneur. Why leadership and strategy looks different for you.  What to focus on to grow to six and seven-figures.  How to stop being paralyzed by fear and how to take calculated risks that scale your business so the money resides with you! Tune into this dynamic conversation with my guest Malla Haridat, a sage business woman who can talk “corporate shop and beauty shop” all at the same time.   You know how we do.  We are bilingual! Ladies it’s time to tap into that business soft life by unleashing your super powers and by just being YOU!!!  Get ready to win more sales, more contracts, and mo’money.  Download Malla’s freebie from her website to jumpstart your 7-figure journey pronto.  It’s time for the Soft Life you deserve https://mallaharidat.com   https://newmajorityinstitute.com/  #business #softlife #blackwomen #blackentrepreneurs #blackwealth #blackcoaches #highperformancecoaches #business #entrepreneursofcolor #blackwallstreet #womenempoweringwomen #businesscoaches #businessexpansion #sixfigures #growth #personaldevelopment #richblackwoman #wealth #sba #score #focus womanownedbusinesses #blackexcellence⁠ #watchmework #blackceos #blackbusiness #buildingblack #blackbloggers #blackwomenempoweringblackwomen

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It's Black Maternal Health Week! When post partum struck her own life, CEO and founder of She Matters, Jade Kearney knew that something wasn't right. She went to the ER after giving birth 21 times, yet no one had an answer. Her pain and her struggle with post partum as a Black Woman led her to create She Matters, a completely free digital resource and app for Black moms everywhere to support them in their journey along post partum and pregnancy. Tune in to learn more about her story and her triumph and how she is working with the U.S. government to ensure that Black moms and their babies are treated with dignity and care. Oh, and did we mention she is a mother of four; twin boys too! She holds it down as a tech founder in a world that's not so melanated. If you are a mom or will be a mom, you need to listen to help not just yourself but for your family and girlfriends.' Listening to this episode could perhaps save a life. Information is power! Find out how She Matters is changing the game of culturally adept care for Black women and educating doctors on our cultural nuances so they can deliver the quality care that we deserve. https://www.shematters.health/

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