CH1; page 39: "When you believe in your offer and see sales as an act of service, you help clients reach their goals. You change their lives in ways you might never fully understand." — Ashley N. Kirkwood, Millions from the Stage "Selling isn't about taking. It's about giving." — Ashley N. Kirkwood, Millions from the Stage My Thoughts: When I read that, this was my thought... As an advocate, I learned to lead with a heart of service—to be the voice for the voiceless. This quote reminds me that selling, when done with integrity, yes, isn’t about taking. It’s about giving value, empowerment, and transformation. Question: What does “sales as an act of service” mean to you?🤔

First I would like to say that I am happy to be apart of this community! Just listening to Ashley has been so inspiring for me. In a post she said she thought she gave up ministry but she is definitely God sent. I have seen so much confirmation from God in just stepping out on faith. I have secured a contract for Email Marketing Services with more to come. I am looking forward to more growth and more learning (mentorship and coaching) 🙏🏽 prayerfully with Ashley Kirkwood. LOL! I’m tryna step with the big dawgs 😂

It was homage to our ancestors. As we stood here recording the 2026 Black Women Sell Live commercial, all I could think was: We are making them proud. I couldn’t help but wonder… What would Madam C.J. Walker say about the 2 million+ Black women–owned businesses operating today? What would Maggie Lena Walker say about the $98.3 billion our companies generate? What would she say about the fact that we’ve more than doubled our average annual revenue since the pandemic— even while traditional banks still hesitate to believe in our visions? What would she say about our ability to love each other, collaborate, and support one another— even in a world designed to fracture us? I don’t care what anyone says. Dedicating my life’s work to helping Black women experts rise and dominate their lanes was the best pivot I’ve ever made. Our history is RICH. Our creativity is RICH. Our love is RICH. We are all that and a bag of chips. When I wrote the script for the Black Women Sell Live commercial, I knew I couldn’t do it alone. I needed actresses to portray Madam C.J. Walker, Maggie Lena Walker, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Ellen Pleasant. I needed a full production team to bring the vision to life. I needed a director who could steward the assignment with excellence. And although I’ve written small commercial scripts before, this one was different. The first draft was 25+ pages… for a 5–10 minute commercial. Too long. But every word mattered. I had to research the figures. I had to build a narrative where the past and present collided. Some of it is fiction. Much of it is historically accurate. So who carried the vision mattered. So who did I call? A Black woman–owned production company. Of course. It’s fitting that a commercial about Black women’s economic power was built by sisters—and supported by strong men who honor that power. It’s fitting that I had to release control and trust other Black women to steward the vision. It’s fitting that this required collaboration, discernment, and trust

I got busy today. 1. Set up our holding company. 2. Opened our DAF so we can intentionally give, not emotionally donate. 3. Read up on LLC structures so we scale with sense—not vibes. 4. Met with my bookkeeper and saw our best profit year to date. 5. Found an oil & gas investment to reduce our tax liability. 6. Booked meetings with a tax strategy firm. 7. Read a book on advanced tax strategy. 8. Gave myself a salary raise like a real CEO. 9. Met with a new potential tenant for our rental property. 10. Debriefed Chris and built out our next steps. 11. Setup an automated webinar and ran ads to it. It took me ONE high tax bill to decide I would never be caught slipping again. You get me once. Because what I’m not going to do is keep feeding a system that has no interest in helping me build wealth. After going down this rabbit hole, here’s what I learned: This stuff is complicated, but it ain’t so complicated that you can blindly trust accountants and hope for the best. You can learn. You can read. You can ask better questions. You can become a student of your own money. And once you do that? You stop leaving thousands—sometimes hundreds of thousands—on the table just because “nobody told you.” We’re building wealth for years to come. On purpose. With strategy. And with our eyes open. Now the only reason I have to do all this is because we had a great year. To God be the glory. And this time next year I want YOU planning how bid of a donation you’re giving to your church and how much in bonuses you can give your team. So come to our Land Big Clients Challenge this year! Its our LAST event of the year: https://www.landbigclients.com/register

I pulled into the gym parking lot Saturday at 7 AM. Not a single car in sight. For a second, I thought it was closed. But it wasn’t — I was really the only one there. Fresh off a Cabo vacation, the last thing I wanted to do was lift weights. But I couldn’t afford not to life considering I chilled on vacation. So, I went to the gym Saturday after a long night at the Fantasia concert. I was yawning between reps, half-awake, wondering why I even showed up. But I had to trick my mind into getting through the workout. Saying things like, “Your 90-year-old self is rooting for you!” Then I realized… Because I showed up, I was getting personal training instead of group training. All eyes were on me. Every rep, every wobble — seen. And that’s when it hit me: This is what growth looks like. Uncomfortable. Quiet. Sometimes lonely. At first, I only went to the gym when my husband or my friend went too. It felt easier that way — more fun, less pressure. But when life shifted and they couldn’t go with me anymore, I had a choice: Stop going… or start going alone. So I kept showing up. Alone. And that consistency changed everything — not just my health, but my family’s too. They saw me lose over 35 lbs since May. They saw me commit, and now they’re doing it too. Sometimes the thing that scares you most — being alone, being seen, being stretched — is actually the gift that shapes you most. That’s exactly how it was with Speak Your Way To Cash®. At first, I hosted an event for 10 people. Then 30. Then 75. Then 100. Then 150. Then 350. Every stage came with new levels of discomfort — and new levels of growth. Now, as we retire Speak Your Way To Cash® Live, we’re hosting one last virtual encore. It’s your chance to build what’s next — even if you feel like the only one doing it. → Show up anyway. → Keep your form right when no one’s watching. → Remember, the ones who keep showing up alone are the ones who end up leading the crowd. If you missed SYWTC LIVE! You have one final chance to catch it!