I have been fighting for myself this year, and one of the main ways I've done it is by taking my health seriously. The strange part is that fighting for yourself doesn't always come with proof you can see. For months I looked in the mirror and saw the same person I'd always seen. Then Chris made me try on a size 14 at the mall. I told him there was no way, and it fit. But y’all 😭😭I've gone from an 18/20 to a 14, and I was still buying clothes two and three sizes too big and paying to have them tailored down, because in my mind I hadn't come that far. The evidence was all there. I just couldn't see it yet. A lot of us do this. We're so used to overachieving that we never stop to count what we've already won. I have a goal weight and I'm not there yet, so I wasn't celebrating anything. It would take somebody stopping me to say "you're really taking this seriously" before I'd even register the progress. That's why the theme of Black Women Sell Live® 2026: Fight Back. Sometimes the thing you're fighting is your own head. You can't control everything about your money, your family, or how people treat you. You can control what you think, what you pour into your dreams, and how you talk to yourself while you're building. That's also why I searched the whole world for these speakers. Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is flying in from Nigeria. She spent 15 years in investment banking and private equity, including J.P. Morgan, and now runs Aruwa Capital Management, a growth equity fund she founded in Lagos that invests directly into private companies in Nigeria and Ghana. Whether you want to raise capital and one day sell your company, or you want to bootstrap past seven figures and keep every share of it, she's the person you want in front of you. And if you're already at eight figures and you want to be in the room with a Black woman billionaire, that's Day 3. Every woman who is done playing small should be at this event. Some of you already make seven figures and simply want to be in a community of women led by somebody who knows how to fight for herself.

Who’s joining us next year? https://youtu.be/-xwR66PeRuA?is=ytDOr7K29fnmFIcG

Today I got an early morning call that one of my clients just closed her first $20K offer! 🎉 So while I’m not here celebrating me today, I’m celebrating that this community has not only helped me close much larger deals than I would have imagined it’s now helping those who I help. It’s the mindset shift, encouragement and every day practical strategy that’s really giving us life! Just wanted to encourage someone to keep pitching, join the academy, listen to the coaches and also I wanted to thank @Ashley Kirkwood and this phenomenal team!

So, let me just share how much I learned from @Ashley Kirkwood … it’s not just the speaking and contracts its also lifestyle. So I’m speaking in Florida at the www.synergize.tv global conference this week (grateful and humbled to do so)… but my team got in a day early and rented a … Wagoneer! First time ever, but they say success leaves clues and after watching the BTS vid from the Russel Brunson training and then the team saying, “what you want to rent?” I immediately said, “see if they have a wagoneer.” Thanks for your influence and many lessons. You are literally helping us ride towards speaking for cash.

Sharing a win! 🙌🏾 I implemented the strategies Chris Kirkwood talked about during Sales Like a Champion during #SYWTCLive2025, and we’ve officially welcomed two new clients into our PR agency this week! That’s $66,000 in contracts and $11,250 in deposits—but honestly, that’s not even the best part. What I’m most excited about is the transformation ahead for these new clients— they’ll be visible CEOs driving visibility, authority and profitability. I also implemented Strategic Press Planning Sessions instead of “free press calls” from the Language Lab. Feeling incredibly grateful and fired up for what’s next. 🔥 What have you implemented from #SYWTCLive2025 so far?