rEvolutionary Woman

Today, Tes speaks with Stephanie Lawrence. Stephanie is a nonprofit leader, fundraiser, and capacity builder with a passion for strengthening nonprofits' organizational infrastructure, leadership, communities, and donor relations. After a decade at home full-time with her triplets and younger daughter, Stephanie successfully relaunched into the nonprofit workforce by crafting a personal strategic...

Dr. Robyn S. Joppy, affectionately known as “Dr. Robyn”, is a serial entrepreneur. She is the Visionary and CEO of One Accord Consulting Firm (helps organizations/companies develop and implement robust compliance and integrity programs), Pearls Management, (business management and global event-planning company), Project-Cultivate, Inc. (non-profit organization serving girls around the world), and...

Today, Tes speaks with Carin Mikos. Carin has been a registered nurse for 24 years. She spent the first 15 years in a clinical setting in the hospital, in intensive care units, emergency departments and even a burn unit. The past 10 years she has been in community nursing doing homecare. In the last 2 years she has found her home in hospice. Doing hospice work has led her to achieve an end of life...

Today, Tes speaks with Hana Shannon. Hana is a classically trained painter from the Czech Republic specializing in portraiture.  She received her Master’s degree in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and moved to the US over a decade ago to pursue her painting career. The energy and freedom of NYC have … Season 6 Ep 8: Hana Shannon – Artist Read More »

Today, Tes speaks with Tara Nicolas. Born in Washington, D.C., with her family hailing from Haiti, Tara started performing at the age of 3 in Lome, Togo and never stopped. After receiving her BA from UPenn, her passion for the arts led her to New York City. You may have seen her in commercials, performing with Beyonce, or acting in episodes of FBI and Godfather of Harlem. In addition to her work i...

Today, Tes speaks with Shan Fannin. Shan is a former marketing director that left the corporate world to homeschool their son for 16yrs., own a mural business, and teach art and world religion in a private school. Once her son started college, she returned to art by taking a handful of community college art classes including life drawing and beginning painting in 2012-2013. She became a profession...

Today, Tes speaks with Audrey Mugeni Mumuli. Audrey is the Co-founder of Femicide Count Kenya. This is an initiative that started as a Facebook page reporting on the number of women and girls who have died from femicide, and has since become a registered organization. Femicide Count KE is an organization that aims at creating a national database on the deaths of women caused by violence and bringi...

Today, Tes speaks with Carolyn Ray. Carolyn believes that anything is possible when you set your intention and follow your intuition. After 25 years in consulting, most recently as the CEO of Interbrand Canada, she gave up everything she owned to travel full-time after a transformative trip to Kenya with her daughter in 2018. The following year, through a series of coincidences, she unexpectedly b...

Today, Tes speaks with Sophie Poldermans. Sophie is a Dutch author and the owner and founder of the platform “Sophie’s Women of War,” shedding light on women leaders in times of conflict, crisis and change. She is a best-selling author, international speaker, lecturer and consultant on women and war and women’s leadership, advocating women’s rights around the globe. Poldermans is the author of the...

Today, Tes speaks with Jeanette Brown. Jeanette has brought effective public relations, branding, marketing and positive crisis resolution solutions to clients across a variety of industries. When thousands of loyal Maker's Mark Bourbon drinkers revolted online after Maker's Mark announced they were lowering the alcohol content in the iconic product, Jeanette was a key member of the team Beam Sunt...

Dr. Shruti Kapoor is an award-winning gender equality activist, economist, Tedx speaker and social entrepreneur. Shaken by the horrific gang rape in Delhi in 2012 that caught the attention of the global news media, she founded her organization, Sayfty. Its goal is to educate and empower women and girls in India against gender-based violence. Dr. Kapoor was named by Apolitical as one of the most in...

Today, Tes speaks with April Martini. April spent the first 15 years of her career exploring all of the ins and outs of agency life. A believer that learning never stops, and the more experiences we amass, the better we are able to solve life’s many challenges, April has made conscious moves throughout her career to do just that. With a design and MBA business foundation, plus years spent in agenc...

Tes Silverman was born in Manila, Philippines and has been a New Yorker for over 40 years. Moving from the Philippines to New York opened the doors to the possibility of a life of writing and travel. Before starting a family, she traveled to Iceland, Portugal, Belgium, and France, all the while writing about the people she met through her adventures. After starting a family, she became a freelance...

Today, Tes talks with Dr. Taryn Fletcher. Dr. Fletcher is a life coach, and the founder and CEO of Truly POC Inc. Truly POC Inc. helps educators and parents become culturally immersed in BIPOC experiences and take action. In her programs, people learn from one another and see the beauty and resilience in BIPOC experiences in order to buck dated systems and create a future we can all be proud of. D...

Today, Tes talks with Alisha Monique. Alisha is a communications and public relations strategist, specializing in comprehensive strategy development, media relations and brand management. She has served as lead communications counsel and spokesperson for global organizations as well as non-profit and startup organizations. Throughout her career she has worked in several industries including educat...

Today, Tes speaks with Nicole Melancon. Nicole is a freelance travel and social good writer based in Minneapolis, MN. Nicole specializes in sustainable travel and shares her journey on her blog, http://www.thirdeyemom.com , and in other online and print publications. (My portfolio can be found here: www.nicolemelancon.com/porfolio To learn more about Nicole Melancon: IG: https://www.instagram.com/...

Today’s guest is Yolanda M. Gordon. Yolanda is from Fort Mill, South Carolina. She is the mother of three children. Yolanda started her advocacy journey in disability advocacy after her younger children received an Autism diagnosis. She learned how to advocate for her children’s educational needs. She also assisted parents in understanding the nuances of the federal education laws and how they int...

Today’s guest is Misty Griffin. Misty is the author of her best selling memoir “Tears of the Silenced”. Misty wrote her memoir to raise awareness about child abuse and sexual assault coverup among the Amish and other strict religious groups. Misty Griffin’s inspiring story takes you through her ordeal as a severely abused child and then her experiences as a young woman in an Amish community- a pla...

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Today, Tes speaks with Joanna Landau. Joanna is a British born Israeli lawyer and CEO of Vibe Israel, a non profit dedicated to enhancing Israel’s global image. She earned BA and MA degrees in Law from Cambridge University and an MBA, cum laude, from the Reichmann University in Israel. Before establishing Vibe Israel, Joanna worked as a lawyer in the high-tech industry and established two Internet...

Today, Tes talks with Osprey Orielle Lake. Osprey is the Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International dedicated to accelerating a global women’s climate justice movement. She works nationally and internationally with grassroots and Indigenous leaders, policy-makers and scientists to promote climate justice, resilient communities, and a just t...

Kellie Stecher is an OB/GYN and Co-Founder and President of Patient Care Heroes, as well as the Governor of the 7th District of the American Medical Women’s Association, and advisor to multiple other companies, focusing on patient and staff safety and mental health. She has won the Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine’s Top Doctors’ Rising Star award for the last three years. She was recently runner-up f...

Today, Tes talks with Andrea Couture. Andrea is an author and mother of three children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont. Embracing What Remains is Andrea’s first memoir and book. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, children, and her dog. To learn more about Andrea Couture: Facebook: Andrea M Couture, Author Instagram: @author.andre...

Today’s guest is Kavita Tanna. Kavita is guided by the famous philosophy accredited to Mahatma Gandhi, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Her mission is to connect with like-minded individuals who wish to empower learners through inspiring, interconnected, and globally-minded holistic education. Kavita is a master educator and creative designer of integrated curriculum units, weaving im...

Today, Tes talks with Jeanee James. Jeanee is an award winning photographer, sculptor and potter. She’s also an adventurist, who has seen much of the world. She lives her life with passion and gratitude and believes we create and design each chapter in our life book. Her story is an extraordinary one that will inspire you to be proactive in creating more joy and going after that passion you put on...