How I Discovered My Gift with David D. Simons

In this episode of "How I Discovered My Gift", we sit down with Anna Papalia, founder of SHIFT creator of the SHIFT profile, a revolutionary tool for job seekers and hiring managers to identify their interview style. Anna shares her journey of becoming a leading expert in the HR industry and how she disrupted the traditional interview process with her groundbreaking SHIFT profile. Through her year...

Join us in this episode as we chat with Cynthia Dieyi, a former rising star in the entertainment industry who courageously pursued a new dream. Cynthia shares her inspiring story of discovering and pursuing her passion, overcoming challenges during the transition, and finding fulfillment. Learn about the importance of following your dreams, even if it means letting go of traditional success. Visit...

In today's episode, David had the opportunity to interview one of the nation's most sought-after branding and marketing professionals. LaVon Lewis is the Co-Founder, President, and Creative Director of Connect Branding, an award-winning branding and marketing firm based in Atlanta. He is one of the nation's most respected authorities on branding, design, and marketing. LaVon turns conceptual ideas...

Join us on a journey of inspiration and resilience as we explore the life of Derrick Green. As a sexual assault victim who witnessed crimes at a young age, Derrick faced incredible challenges that could have easily derailed his life. However, he found hope and direction through the guidance of a mentor who saw his potential and helped him embark on a path of self-discovery and transformation. From...

Tricia Daniel shares her personal journey of overcoming financial struggles and hardships, including divorce and being laid off from work without any savings. As a single mother with medical debt, she had to find a way to make ends meet. Through her own experiences and determination, Tricia became a successful financial coach, helping women take control of their finances and eliminate debt in 10 y...

Join us on this week's episode of "How I Discovered My Gift," where host David sits down with the acclaimed expert Dr. Philip Lewis. Dr. Lewis is a successful entrepreneur, speaker and author, known for his expertise in turning passions into profitable careers. In this inspiring conversation, he shares his own journey to finding fulfillment and financial success, and provides valuable insights int...

In todays episode, financial coach Shona Bell shares her journey of balancing parenting, entrepreneurship, and financial success. Shona is a successful entrepreneur and her husband is also an entrepreneur, so she knows all too well the challenges of trying to balance the demands of parenting with the unpredictability of the entrepreneurship life. Shona also shares her experience of having a bad bu...

In this episode, we delve into the inspiring entrepreneurial journey of Enoch Leffingwell. From a young age, Enoch was trained to have the mind of an entrepreneur, thanks to his mother breaking down marketing ads to him as bedtime stories. Throughout this episode, we'll hear about the challenges Enoch faced and the lessons he learned along the way, as well as the pivotal role mentors played in his...

In todays episode of How I Discovered My Gift, we are delighted to be given the chance to speak with Tolu Owoyemi. He is the owner and CEO of Mastermind Your Life, a media agency that specializes in Social Media Marketing. Over the years, Tolu developed business strategies that are proven in delivering successful revenue growth strategies for new businesses. He helps entrepreneurs leverage intelli...

Episode 51: Odell Bizzell's II Journey From 33 Unpaid Talks To 400 Paid Presentations

In this episode, we explore Nathalie's journey and the challenges she faced along the way. Nathalie Noisette is a Credit Expert and Financial Strategist on a mission to help shift our approach to money. We hear from Nathalie herself and experts in the field about how to make the transition from corporate life to self-employment, and how to stay inspired and motivated to make it work. From the stru...

Today, David had a chance to sit with Dr. Nicole Roberts Jones - The Purpose Producer. Known for her unique gift drawing out whats best in others and helping them take their Brilliance to The Bank. A veteran of the entertainment industry, Nicole worked in Talent Management and Casting before she found her purpose and made the pivot to use her gifts & talents to help others and become the Found...

David chats with Fox Wade of Blackfox, a highly successful entrepreneur who has made a significant impact within the government contracting space. Despite encountering many challenges along the way, Fox's story is ultimately one of enduring strength and determination. https://www.blackfoxgroup.com/

Joel Sandoval, CPA is a successful entrepreneur and tax mastermind, having helped business owners save $37 million in taxes. The story of his start in the tax industry goes back to the peak of the real estate market crash in 2007. He was new to the job force with one foot in the real estate industry. However, with so many people losing their homes, he was afraid he had hit a brick wall in real est...

Travis Peters is a successful entrepreneur and devoted Christian who is passionate about helping others take control of their finances. At the age of 33, he has already built several successful online businesses, and he started Faith Life Money as a platform to inspire and educate other Christians on the importance of financial success. Through his blog posts, videos, and online courses, Travis en...

Israel Duran is in high demand as a business growth partner, speaker, and trainer, where he focuses on empowering his students, clients and partners in the areas of business, money and speaking. As an inspirational speaker, Israel has empowered thousands of purpose-driven entrepreneurs all over the world. His vision is to help Purpose-Driven Leaders leverage their expertise and knowledge to create...

Tory's mission is to educate aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals with his online coaching programs. He provides customized knowledge that can be tailored for any individual, helping them take their business (or personal) dreams into reality! Tory has been in the industry for over 12 years now; he founded UTV Financial Coaching back when it first started out as a small company. His company has...

Jon Kidwell is a leadership consultant and coach who helps mission-driven leaders become more effective in their work. He has a passion for helping people discover their gifts, develop their talents, and reach their potential. Jon has worked with leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors for over 15 years. He is the author of Three Powerful Coaching Questions for Purpose-Driven Leaders...

Marquel, the founder of Client Attraction University is a results-based marketer who has helped clients generate billions in ad impressions and millions worth of leads. He's internationally recognized for delivering the highest return on his clients investments. His company has helped 1000+ coaches increase their revenue through training programs like The Coaching Academy which teaches people how...

Dave Kauffman is a Top 100 Keynote Speaker, Author, Trainer, and Business Coach who excels at empowering individuals to better understand themselves as well as others. He's also an entrepreneur with multiple businesses under his belt - including the ownership of a plane and hes a pilot, too! Dave Kauffman's presentation skills are unparalleled. He has the ability to make even the most difficult su...

William Tyrone Toms is a visionary entrepreneur, TED Speaker, and member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2021. Currently, Toms is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of REC Philly. In addition to running a multi-million dollar company, he serves on the board of three non-profit organizations fighting structural inequality and food security in inner-city neighborhoods. William Tyrone Toms...

Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harmon is the CEO of Incredible One Enterprises, LLC, a multi-million dollar coaching and consulting brand. Best known for transforming the lives of her business coaching clients, Darnyelle equips her clients to leverage and scale businesses that serve them financially and spiritually. From mindset to messaging, marketing, sales, systems and scale, Darnyelle can take you from...

Uyi Abraham is an award-winning business coach, serial entrepreneur, investor, strategist and a best-selling author. He is an African immigrant who relocated to America with only $100 in his pocket and a suitcase of clothes. He has been educating people on business and success principles for over 20 years. Despite his humble beginnings, he has attained entrepreneurial success, and is devoted to he...

David Osei is an award winning entrepreneur from Ghana and Co-founder of Dropifi Limited, Africas first technology startup to be accepted into Silicon Valleys 500 Startups Accelerator Program. In 2012 Kauffman Foundations Startup Open competition named Dropifi the world best startup company for the year after beating startups from over 120 countries. He has been featured on CNN among other reputab...

As a passionate nonprofit leader, Tanya T. Morris has been helping women entrepreneurs for over 20 years. In 2017, she started Mom Your Business, whose mission is to help mompreneurs turn obstacles into opportunities. In 2021, she launched the Founders to Funders cultivating female startup businesses, an accelerator to help black and Brown female founders achieve exponential business growth throug...