Dr. Karen Love's Podcast - ReDefining Leadership

Ethical Leadership in Education Workforce Dr. Karen Love interviewed Dr. Regina Smith, a distinguished leader in education and workforce development, focusing on ethical leadership and strategic impact. Dr. Regina shared her personal journey, including her family life as a wife and mother of three daughters, and her passion for travel and learning. The discussion explored how Dr. Regina's rol...

01.29.2026 A visionary leader in manufacturing with over 40 years of experience, Jerry, a Northern Michigan University graduate, founded Premier Engineering & Manufacturing and grew it into the largest U.S. manufacturer of aircraft deicing equipment by 2000, with a global reach across Asia, Russia, Europe, and Australia. Now, as co-owner and chairman of Green Bay Decking, he oversees the DuxxB...

Christian Strategies for a Sin-Sick World  Natalie Allison Brown is an award-winning author and motivational speaker. She is the author of Fifty-Two Cups of Coffee, a weekly devotional for the modern believer seeking intimacy with God. Passionate about the Gospel, she uses storytelling as a means to encourage, challenge, and inspire others. Over the last decade, Natalie has traveled around the wor...

Haggai 1 & 2 and Isaiah 43 Let's do a poll. How many of you do a spring cleaning every year? What about the fall? Do you like gardening? What about remodeling your home? Would you like to renew your furnishings, appliances, windows? How much joy does it give you to spend money to modernize your home? Does it sometimes feel like a money pit or are you happy with the changes? When I first t...

Lionel Sweeny has 15-plus years of combined experience in Systems Engineering, Program Management, Human Resources, Organizational Design, and Change Management in Government Electronics, Education, and Telecommunications industries. Responsibilities at HS Partners include Leadership Development, Organizational Design, and Change Management Support. As an accomplished Human Resources leader with w...

Dr. Gary L. Neal, Sr., Th. D. is the founder of Simply Redeemed Ministries, LLC, which provide formerly and currently incarcerated individuals with virtual and in-person life coaching in the areas of spirituality, leadership, and life skill components that will help create and provide them with a solid and sure foundation through Jesus Christ. Dr. Neal, Sr. is the author of the book “Embracing You...

Darvel Desroches, Esq. President & CEO Darvel Desroches is a corporate attorney and business executive with significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, banking, and real estate brokerage and development. Darvel began his career at LaSalle Bank Corporation, where he worked on the bank’s strategic acquisitions and divestitures and private placements and counseled key executives on nation...

About Amy: Award-winning author, speaker, and model turned advocate, Amy started her podcast Support Someone Saturday to promote charities and ministries after her son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. Amy inspires women to pray and seek God in order to discover their true source of power and purpose in life. She loves to encourage women and families to serve together and to be advocates...

Darius Grandberry, CEO, CPA, MBA Thank you, Darius for sharing your knowledge on entrepreneurship, wealth equity, black excellence, challenges in raising capital, crowd funding, professional opportunities, effective communication and the importance of giving back to the community.   Darius is the founder and CEO of League Swype, a digital payment platform that serves as the trusted one-stop digita...

The G-Law Group University at Albany – State University of New York, University of Miami School of Law. Co-hosting this interview with me is Michael J Love, JD. Simeon Genadiev’s Background The Bulgarian scholar graduated with honors from the University of Miami School of Law; Mr. Genadiev went straight to work fighting for the people. At the Miami-Dade Consumer Protection Division, he helped figh...

Kevin D. Johnson, MIT Lecturer B.S. Computer Science (NASA Scholar) - Morehouse College President & CEO of Johnson Media, Inc. – A multimillion media corporation Author of Best Seller – The Entrepreneurial Mind MIT Sloan School of Management – MBA, Business Administration Harvard Business School – cross-registrant via MIT Sloan School of Management Harvard Business Review Case Study: Kevin D....

Friday Night Chats celebrates a future leader in the Music Industry "Kennedy Avery Smith" Keyboardist, Producer, Songwriter, Arranger Kennedy Avery Smith's Bio Kennedy Avery is a 22-year-old keyboardist, producer, songwriter, singer, and arranger from Chicago, Illinois. She has been playing piano since the age of nine and is primarily self-taught. Now based in Atlanta and currently...

02.25.2022 Media press touts Virginia for proving itself to be a true launching pad for some of music’s best and brightest artists: Missy Elliot, D’Angelo, Timbaland and Pharrell Williams.  Tonight, I am excited to present an up-and-coming R&B Recording Artist, Producer, CEO of Jerel Entertainment, Jerel Crockett. Jerel Crocket grew up around Gospel Music. At the age of 15, he learned how to p...

Dr, Joseph Shelton, Ph. D., Cybersecurity and Biometrics, Assistant Professor at Virginia State University, Co-founder of the Cyber Security and Data Forensics Lab at VSU Published over 20 articles in the field of Cybersecurity, Biometrics & Evolutionary Computations North Carolina - Agricultural and Technical State University Postdoctoral Researcher North Carolina A&T Have you ever wonder...

Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Performance - Judson University New Minted Author and soon to be released book, T he Law Enforcement Officer's Guide to Better Control Tactics, Less Lawsuits and Building Community Trust Through Martial Arts.  Pagoda Rebirth Martial Arts B.S. - Kinesiology - University of Illinois  M.S. Recreation Administration - Illinois State University Ph. D. Ki...

VP of K12 Strategy 01.07.2022 Dr. Elfreda Massie John Hopkins University School of Education - Ms. Ed University of Maryland - Ph. D. Education Administration SHRM - Senior Certified HR Professional Lead the K12 Strategy team of Class, a platform built on Zoom that provides teaching and learning tools to the virtual classroom. The class adds tools to improve training and development, manage projec...

Thank you, Enoch Love for teaching us the value of hard work, determination and being confident in the plan God has for you.  There were so many life lessons in this discussion. Here's what I heard you say. ​ 1. Have a strategy. Without direction, you waste valuable time and resources. ​ 2. Do your research to understand the operations, culture complexities, corporate structure and its underp...

04.09.2021 Topic: "Leadership Lessons from Public and Nonprofit Real Estate and Community Development." Jerry Lumpkins, MBA Mr. Lumpkin's expertise is in commercial banking and real estate, procuring loans from $5 million to $30 million dollars.  Mr. Lumpkins is currently serving as President of the Rockford Housing Authority Development Corporation. He was a Marine Corp Communicati...

Cultural Leadership: How to effectively negotiate "Diversity and Equity in C-Level Positions." Crystal Langston is a graduate of UVA with a B.S. in Commerce, Marketing, and Management and an MBA from Duke Fuqua School of Business. She was also a Rollins Scholar at Duke Fuqua School of Business. She studied abroad at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. She serves as Principal...

Dr. Sartor is the Associate Vice-President of Diversity and Spiritual Council Development at Judson University. Dr. Sartor has expertise in Environmental Design, Architectural Design, Research Methodologies, Multi-Cultural Studies, Architectural Programming & Cultural Anthropology.  He earned a master's degree in Architecture from Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Ala., and a Ph. D. in Env...

Dr. Teri Stein Merrill is Program Chair for the Applied Psychology and Human Science Departments for Judson University.   “Diversity is being invited to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance.” Dr. Teri Stein Merrill's has expertise in organizational leadership, executive coaching, leadership, mentoring, and teaching which spans the globe. Dr. Stein Merrill views Diversity from a Global...

Bishop Dr. Michael J. Love, Th. D. is the senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Community Church International (TBCCI) in Crystal Lake, IL.  on January 13, 1991.  Dr. Love was licensed and ordained in June 1978. Under Bishop Love's leadership, Trinity has grown from a Bible study consisting of 13 individuals in the living room of his family's home to a 50,000 square foot campus on 4.2 areas. ...

Placemaking and the Role of Cross-Sector Collaborations for Community Transformation.    Backdrop:  In 2013, Rockford was ranked as one of the Top 10 most miserable cities to live in.  David Sidney - Executive Director of Transform Rockford, a grassroots private foundation seeking to improve economic development, education, and quality of life for the Rockford Community.  Vision: To become a Top 2...

Nyasha Nyamapfene is a social innovator with a lifelong commitment to equity, social change, and service. She has an established track record of designing and scaling social innovations that address the most pressing issues of urban communities. She currently serves as Founder of Transcend Health Media – a health communications platform created to develop content, breakthrough health activations,...

01.08.2021 Mark Mines, Owner of multiple McDonald's Franchises of Mines Enterprises and Leader of the Empowerment Ministries.  Join Mark as he shares his strategy for Entrepreneurial Success, Strategy, Determination and Organizational Excellence.