CONNECT Podcast with Mel Capers

This episode CONNECTS you to Mr Sherman Gillums a retired U.S. Marine officer and former senior executive at Paralyzed Veterans of America and AMVETS. For 17 years, he has fought to remove barriers to timely access to quality care and worked to reduce unemployment and suicide among the nation’s most vulnerable veterans, as well as military families and caregivers. Please check out his episode on o...

This episode introduces Rev Dr Diane Oliver-Page Hairston, author and pastor of Keep It Real Ministries-Detroit (KIRM) .  In 2004, Dr. Oliver-Page Hairston saw the need to support grieving adults after the loss of a loved one and decided to create the “Grief Relief” ministry. Recently, Dr. Oliver-Page Hairston depicted her inspiring journey as a minister as she partners with mental health professi...

This episode precedes the final Season 2 year-end episode in review. As we prepare for the holiday season and gear up for the new year, we invite all our listeners to subscribers and consider becoming a guest on the CONNECT podcast . We're always looking for authors, entrepreneurs, influencers, leaders, preachers and teachers to come on as guests and share their intriguing journeys. In doing...

This episode draws us to the end of Season 2 as we prepare to Change the World in Season 3. We have been enormously blessed to have had incredible guests and subcribers of the podcast throughout our first two seasons. We are looking forward to making a difference in the lives of so many in our next season. So we invite you to "buckle up" and get ready for the ride of your life as we CONN...

In this episode, we meet my golf coach who has over time, provided me with tips and techniques to help me with my golf game. So why are we talking about my golf game? Because I've learned that you can meet amazing people on the golf course. Potential clients and amazing networks are possibilities if one decides to visit a golf course and play a round or two with others on the course. But befo...

In this episode, we want to remind you of the Building Wealth Together Summit ! The Summit's main goal is to help audiences learn how to manage their money and thereby add to their efforts to build generational wealth. We look forward to CONNECTING with each and everyone who wants to elevate to the next level of success!

In this episode, we meet a leader who is absolutely worth connecting with. She is Erica Kelly, a retired US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant who is the epitome of a true leader. Her journey is a true example of persistence; from being abandoned at 5 years old  with two younger brothers to becoming the Air Force Reserve Command's 17th Command Chief Master Sergeant and eventually launching Erick...

This episode introduces you to founder of JM Pinckney Publishing, LLC.  A gifted entrepreneur and proud woman of God, Sonja leads the way in ensuring JM Pinckney Publishing provides high-quality, affordable solution for professionally published books.  Without question, her publishing company is on a trajectory to greatness as she shoots for the stars! We are delighted to have her with us and can&...

In this episode, we introduce the Building Wealth Together Summit and the impact it can have on you! The Summit has keynote speakers who are ready to provide tips and tools that will help the audience understand the foundations of wealth management, entrepreneurship, and land ownership. The main goal of the Summit is to help audiences gain hope by learning how to manage their money and thereby pos...

In this episode, we continue the entrepreneurial journey with the next three steps entrepreneurs should consider when preparing to launch their business.  After the initial and subsequent steps to launching your business, it was time to level up to the next phase. That phase includes deciding on a launch period for your business, determining your training requirements, and recording expenditures a...

In this episode, we continue the entrepreneurial journey by talking about training that is needed for both the entrepreneur and his or her business. This is a very important part of building a business because one can spend an inordinate amount of time and money investing in unnecessary training. We invite entrepreneurs to join our CBV LevelUP Community to learn how to find the right training to h...

In this episode, we continue with steps new entrepreneurs should consider after taking the initial steps needed to start new business ventures.  We take a deeper dive in discussing the importance of developing a business plan, defining the ideal customer and scaling your business. We also invite listeners who are starting a new business to join our CBV LevelUp Community where we coach members of t...

In this episode, we take time to talk about steps people should consider when starting their new business ventures. We break down a few of the initial steps in starting your company and invite listeners to join the CBV LevelUp Community to learn more on the details of developing their company's structure and scheduling a launch date where you be doing business with customers.

In this episode, we meet the co-authors of the book GREATER WORKS: A Compilation of Prayers for Everyday Life .  The book includes awesome testimonies of women through as they testify how they've witnessed the greater works of God through their own personal prayers. These women proudly represent the word of God as well as the spirit of their church Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Ch...

In this episode, we present you information on the Maxwell DISC Method.  It is a personality assessment that helps you learn about yourself and others in order to improve communications. CBV Services offer this assessment as one of its many services. To learn more about the Maxwell DISC Method, please feel free to visit our website at www.cbvservices.com/home . We'll be happy to CONNECT with...

In this episode, we continue our topic of Facilitating "Difficult Discussions" in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I). The episode dives deeper into the techniques a facilitator should use during DE&I training dialogue. You can learn more on these techniques by signing up for our webinar. Please check out our webinar series on our website at https://cbvservices.com/webinars .

In this episode, we meet best selling author, Dr. Shanelle Fields who wrote the book I AM ENOUGH: Self Reflections and Motivation for Women and Young Ladies . Her book focuses on the secret to women rebuilding confidence, finding the courageous and strong person within, and changing negative views of their lives. Dr. Fields help women learn to love themselves more by rebuilding self-esteem one tho...

In this episode, we give you a preview of one of our webinar series topics: Facilitating "Difficult Discussions" in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I). The episode gives an overview of techniques a facilitator should use to minimize disruptions that can evolve from difficult discussions by participants of a DE&I training dialogue. You can learn more on these techniques by si...

This episode addresses concerns education professionals have with returning students to school during COVID-19. Dr Donna Huger, director of school counseling at a high school located in South Carolina, spent time on today's Chat & Chew to discuss her school's plans to return students to the classroom in Fall 2020.  Of course, this comes weeks after graduating a class in Spring 2020.

In this episode, we learn how CBV Services partners with organizations to get to the next level of excellence through a workshop training package developed specifically for the client. To find out more information, please visit our website at https://cbvservices.com/home. You'll be the next in line to level up your organization.

In this episode, we meet UN Ambassador H.E. Dr Diana Kenoly who  serves as a United Nations Ambassador as part of the NGO Consultative Status within the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations.  Dr Kenoly was kind enough to join me as a guest on my CONNECT podcast recently sharing her spirit and vision for reaching greater levels of achievement.  Delighted to have her as a gu...

This episode showcases two millennial entrepreneurs who are cousins trying to launch a successful business before they turn 30 years old. Meet Christian Capers from Atlanta, Georgia and Courtney Marshall from Tampa, Florida. They have a unique brand of doing business, and that's to do it with laughter as we reminiscence to a time when running a business was not as much fun as being pushed aro...

This episode comes from a CBV Services Webinar Series focusing on tips to becoming a better speaker. Those tips can be used as the foundation for anyone who would like to improve their abilities to speak before an audience...be it of 5, 50 or 500 people. This topic is timely as many people are working from home and may have to give a presentation virtually. If you would like more information on th...

In this episode we have an educator who is making the difference in people's lives. She is also a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) facilitator for the Lionheart HR Group currently teaching Another Seat At The Table 2.0 DE&I curriculum. Her favorite subject she took in school was the beginning of the genesis of her career in mathematics where she has never looked back. She has to...

In this episode, we CONNECT with Mr Predeep Jain, Founder and Chief Content Architect of Intelligence Content Company better known as IcTECT.  Pradeep has been in business since 2008 when the economy was on a downward spiral and it was difficult for business to succeed. We talk about his journey from then until now and learn what keeps him motivated to keep moving forward, and more importantly, to...