Dear Friend, If you’ve been a part of this chocolate and encouragement fuelled community for long, you know that I love to blend practical tools with dreamy inspiration. I’m so excited to pop into your inbox to share the interview I did with Karen McCall at the very beginning of the new year. I had just turned 52 the day before, and then Karen reminded me that she was 77. I sit in awe of her energy and continued commitment…
Some money lessons are trials by fire. This is one of those stories. As I emerged from one money initiation two years ago — being audited by the IRS — I stepped right into another: hiring a CFO (Chief Financial Officer) for the first time ever. And then? I fired him, 3 weeks later. This wasn’t a gentle, baby step by baby step kinda money learning. It was a big WHOOSH of an initiation. And it taught me a ton…
Today I’m so honored and excited to introduce you to Toi Smith. Toi is a Business Strategist and Coach for Visionary Black Women, founder of The Gamechangers Fund, and a single Mom of 4 young boys. Let me preface this interview by saying that Toi is also tenacious with a capital T. She shares so powerfully in this Money-Memoirs conversation: About the strengths that helped her get to where she is now in her business, the patterns she’s identified around…