Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life®

Bhava Jaya is the owner and lead instructor of Yoga Wellness By Kasey.  He has been practicing meditation and Yoga since 2013 and received his 200 hour teacher training certification from Dharma Yoga and a 200 hour Classical Yoga and Meditation Teaching Certification through Kashi Atlanta.   Bhava Jaya worked in both big and small organizations for over 14 years in diverse leadership roles ranging...

Christopher Fairbank, a renowned ballet dancer turned police officer turned motivational speaker, will make audiences laugh and motivate them to achieve more! Christopher speaks all over the country inspiring businesses, conference attendees, and organizations with the goal of creating a positive change in our communities.  Christopher is a thought leader and has experience as a professional motiv...

Toni Williams is a creative and curator that has a passion for bringing people together via visual arts, music and placemaking. As the founder of Cultivating Cultures, LLC., she has been able to serve as a consultant for various organizations and projects in the city of Atlanta, including the Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts & Culture Dept., the A3C Festival and Conference, U...

Dominique Brightmon is an author, librarian, podcaster and professional speaker from Baltimore, MD. In his early childhood, Dominique was raised in the church where he was taught fundamental life lessons and received a head start with public speaking. This early start led him to win 3rd place at a state level speech competition during grade school. While in high school, Dominique took a summer job...

Benir Pierre is a crystal-carrying, free-spirited, purple-haired, magical, intuitive manifestation wizard on a mission to help one million women heal their relationship with self, God and money.  She is an Abundance Strategist, Intuitive Life Coach and the secret weapon every boss needs! She helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs create a lifestyle of holistic abundance so they can create massive impa...

Body Positive Health & Wellness Coach Jai Murphy, is classically trained and certified as a Health Coach and has a degree in Health Administration. What sets Jai apart from most health coaches is her ability to bridge the gap between the worlds of those wanting to lose weight, those fighting to embrace body positivity, and the traditional health & fitness world. Jai has lost over 200lbs naturally...

You'll know it when Khaliah Guillory walks into a room. It's a magical feeling that you have to see to understand. She lights up space with her bona fide, bountiful energy - the kind of energy you can feel from your head to your toes. When you meet her, you'll understand why she's won so many awards. When you hear her speak on stage, you'll get why she's been invited to so many events. She's one i...

Dr.  Gwen Schiada holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She is a successful entrepreneur, published author, multi-term elected councilwoman, and host of the Life on Your Terms podcast. But, that's not where she started. She went from being a high school dropout with dormant dreams and a GED to allowing herself to dream big, achieve a Ph. D. level education, and a commitment to live life on her...

Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon is the founder and CEO of the Village Market. Since 2016, Dr. Hallmon has been a transformational leader and speaker by bringing national exposure to black-owned businesses. She has developed an economical vehicle that empowers the Black community through cooperative economics. Dr. Hallmon is a native of Batesville, Mississippi. An educator by passion, she began hosting Master...

ALL THE WAY FROM ISRAEL!!!   After her transformational recovery from severe trauma, Chana Studley was part of the Academy Award-winning team for the movie Babe. At the height of a very successful Hollywood career, she left to teach and work with individuals and groups helping them to have a deeper understanding of their own experience and the insights that lead to freedom. She is now a World Heal...

Dr. Lakara Foster is a proud native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She currently stars in the new YouTube show "The GIFT", a web series following her life as a Medium, Minister, and Spiritual Teacher. She shares her gift of helping reunite people with their departed loved ones and giving them the gifts of healing, closure, and peace while helping them to see death, life, and God in a new way. She was...

Tyrone Webb Jr. is a Communications Leader, Marketing Strategist and Network Guru. He is a passionate leader who works to inspire and motivate young professionals and entrepreneurs. Born and raised in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey and having humble beginnings, Tyrone believes in the fundamental importance of service. In 2013, Tyrone created the Tyrone Webb Jr. Scholarship Fund to provide mi...

Joshua Berglan aka The World's Mayor is driven to be a voice for the voiceless and empower others to live their truth. Whether it is on stage or behind a microphone on his broadcast Gratitude:UnFiltered, Joshua speaks his unapologetic truth. After living in the shadows for most of his life, he now relentlessly shines a light on a darkness that prevented him from living his best life, blessed, forg...

Nena B. Abdul-Wakeel is a technology coach, motivational speaker and best-selling author using over 30 years of IT management experience to encourage and inspire people to greatness. She is often referred to as a technology interpreter because of her ability to demystify the digital world to those who find it daunting. Her coaching style takes people from dread to excitement as they look to levera...

Raised in Harlem on the sweet streets of Suga Hill, Kareem Queeman affectionately known as Mr. Bake has had a passion for baking since he was 5 years old cooking alongside his grandmother. Mr. Bake learned quickly and decided to further his technique and experience by obtaining a Bachelors in Culinary Arts from Monroe College and a Certification in Restaurant Management from the International Culi...

ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA!!! Tracey Maxfield is a nurse with over 36 years of experience. Tracey experienced her first episode of clinical depression in her twenties and lived with chronic depression ever since. However, nothing prepared her for the acute depressive episode she experienced in 2015. After enduring years of intense work place stress, harassment and bullying, she plummeted into an abys...

Devin Smith is a young social entrepreneur, passionate about diversity & inclusion, and working with other entrepreneurs to leave a positive mark on communities.  Overcoming great adversity, he has learned how to leverage both tragic and triumphant life experiences as super powers as he continues to learn how to navigate corporate life, adulthood, and more.  His latest journey - exploring latent t...

Kristen Dior Abdus-Salaam aka Atlanta Foodguy is a self taught food photographer who was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.  Kristen enjoys giving people the best food and experiences he can find.   Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® Podcast Creator, Host, and Producer: Loronda C. Giddens  www.lorondainspiresgreatness.com   Copyright ©2019 by Loronda C. Giddens All rights reserved

Nneka Williams is a successful business woman who owns and operates a tax firm and Nneka Talib Artistry and Photography.  After receiving her Bachelors in Criminal Justice from South Carolina State University and her MBA from Strayer University she quickly realized the traditional 9-5 lifestyle wasn't going to cut it for her.  She gave it a good effort but her ambition and entrepreneurial spirit w...

Petrina Bloodworth is an Internal Audit Leader with over 15 years of combined experience in Big 4 public accounting, radio broadcast media, manufacturing and financial services industries.  She is a Certified Fraud Examiner and has a Masters in Professional Accountancy.  She sits on the Board of the Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce where she serves as the current President Elect. Emma Fou...

Clinton M. McCoy is a Master Life & Content Monetization strategist, Holistic Fitness Coach, Photographer/Videographer & Author of The Reverse Effect: The 7 Life-Changing Principles. He has a passion for traveling, learning, and helping others. He works with high-end clients helping them create incredible life-changing results. Clinton helps people tell their story and create multiple streams of i...

Ashley Shaw is an author, public speaker, certified master life coach, certified personal trainer,   and health/wellness coach.   Founder and owner of AshFit Solutions, she focuses on holistic total body lifestyle transformation to ensure her clients are their best selves.   A tragic traffic accident ended her career in law enforcement as an LA County Deputy Sheriff, so Ashley had to reinvent her...

Peeling Back the Layers of Your Life® podcast is a place where ordinary people go to reveal their greatness.  Host Loronda C. Giddens interviews ordinary people who become extraordinary when they share their greatness with the world.  A conversational style format gives guest a comfortable space to share how they transformed their life to reveal their greatness. Layers are anything hindering you f...