Thrive off the Ladder

About the Episode: People are leaving their jobs in record numbers. Especially women! There are many theories for this great resignation. Today we are going to explore and discuss what is really going and what is not from my lens, a woman whose career has been non-linear and multi-faceted, (I'm sure just like many other women). Tune in and join the conversation over in the She Creates Collective F...

Synopsis of the Episode My hope is when it's all said and done that there is a collective consensus that agrees that moving forward from the difficult couple of years, that we all experience involves zero tolerance from anything from belief systems to the system at large, that disturbs our peace and takes away from the preciousness of living life fully.   I know in the pass it was normal to separa...

About the Show : Stories are powerful! Especially the ones we tell ourselves. Higher than This is a snack size podcast that challenges the deeply rooted narratives and limited beliefs that hold back high achieving women and continue to hinder their progress in vibrating higher in their careers and life!  About the Host: Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Co...

About the Show : Stories are powerful! Especially the ones we tell ourselves. Higher than This is a snack size podcast that challenges the deeply rooted narratives and limited beliefs that hold back high achieving women and continue to hinder their progress in vibrating higher in their careers and life!  About the Host: Twanna Toliver is an action-inducing and results-igniting Creative Business Co...

Episode originally aired in June 2020.

Life is too precious to keep looking to the right to the left and wondering if you are behind. You are right were you need to be. Today's episode is one of our snack sized portion of encouragement that will have us rethink and challenge the "I'm Behind" narrative that will just keep us stuck. This episode is bought to you by the New C-Suite Career and Business Blog, Learn more at www.twannatoliver...

We are back for season 3! Thank you for your continued support. Today is a special episode because I interview my adults daughters, T'yanna and Taylor about how it was growing up with an Ebony women. Tune in to find out what that means and how their childhood was growing up with two working parents. My hope is that this episode will ease the mind of working and staying at home moms alike. Because...

If you did anything online or even attempted to start a new endeavor a couple of years back you'll remember all the well known online guru's and instant millions that credit their "instant" success to working and hustling hard. Well that lasted for all about a minute and now we have a new guru that wants you to celebrate completing any menial task with several days of rest and Netflix and chill al...

Thank you for your continued support as we celebrate my 50th episode! Today’s episode: Emotional Wellness & Stories You Tell with special guest Tanefa Wallace of Soul on Purpose. Listen and get tips and insight on why emotional wellness matters and how to make it a priority. Get to know Tanefa Wallace: Tanefa Wallace is an educator, speaker, author and Reiki Master Practitioner who has been pr...

Wrapping up the Women's History Month series highlighting what resilience is not and the toxic ways and behaviors that look like resilience. I hope you enjoyed the stories and encouraged in your professional career. Check out Episode 4 as mentioned in this episode: https://pod.co/higher-than-this/the-dark-side-of-healing

We continue with the Resilience Series for Women's History Month with Model, Monique Robinson. Learn more about Monique: Monique Robinson is a model from Pompano Beach, Florida, who stands at 6 "2' and wears a size 14. She started modeling in the Fall of 2010 following a chance encounter at a convenience store while she was in graduate school to become a licensed Mental Health Counselor in the Sta...

My birthday is coming and I enjoy using this time to reflect on aspects of my professional life. Continuing with our Resilience Series for Women's History Month I wanted to share my story on resilience. My career has not been linear and many of my experiences have been difficult but through it all I refuse to be broken. In this episode I share my the TOP THREE tactics that have helped me build res...

March is my birthday month and it's also Women’s History Month! This month we celebrate and amplify all the strides and accomplishments of women along with the continued challenges we still face. Today is the first of our Resilience series. Which will here the hard won overcoming stories of amazing women. I’m excited to bring our first guest, Calista Phair Tucker, also known as The Fairy Talent Go...

Do you believe we are born creative? Are some people more creatively talented than others? Can creativity be developed? This episode I'm doing my first book review. Reviewing one of my favorite books... The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it For Life by Twyla Tharp https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Habit-Learn-Use-Life-ebook/dp/B000SEOWBG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+creative+habit&qid=...

Love him or hate him Elon Musk is a successful CEO and quintessential eccentric entrepreneur. Years ago he infamously replied after being ask what encouraging words would he give an aspiring entrepreneur with “If you need to be encouraged you don’t need to be an entrepreneur!” No, I’m not interviewing him, but after social listening to a spirited discussion on LinkedIn about whether or not entrepr...

Today we are exploring the most important relationship we have as women and it is with ourselves! Learning to love ourselves should be easy but I know the world makes it hard between performing for validation and all the focus on aesthetics we have to do a deeper dive. This episode I share five surefire ways to strengthen our self love. Can't wait for you to listen! Tell me in the comments below h...

Trauma is not the only thing we share as black women but there is so much joy around us and collectively we embrace that joy in the midst of everything going on around us. In celebration of Black History month, (which is American History and should be recognized every day) but I digress I wanted to have the episodes this month to be light hearted by sharing affirming the joy, love and passion of b...

Today I interview Toya Gavin of Legally Bold: https://legally-bold.com as she discuss her experience and insight on asking for help. More women are leaving the traditional workforce to start their own business. Balancing it all takes a village and we have to learn to be vulnerable enough to ask for the support and resources that we need to succeed. Change the narrative to vibrate higher! Higher th...

EPISODE NOTES: When ambitious women decide to turn their hobby into a business there are three things they immediately feel they should do. Today I talk about that and what they should do instead. Starting a business doesn't have to be hard. If you have the right people by your side that can help you avoid missteps and take back your time allowing you to focus on what matters most. The New C-Suite...

EPISODE NOTES: Creating something new you want to bring to the marketplace, whether it be a product or service usually comes from a core belief or position you feel strongly about. If you find yourself saying "someone should do something about..." chances are you are the one who has the answer. Ideas to create come from your position and have consequences. Make sure your positively impact the peop...

Episode Notes: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result but what if you do a new thing and keep getting the same result cause the other piece of the equation has not change. You are changing but continue to stay in old places with stale and played out rules following the same destructive social constructs will keep you unfulfilled. All your skills, talent...

Before I was a business coach I was an over-worked, over-weight, and overwhelmed beauty brand founder. This is my cautionary story that has allowed me to help high achieving women build their business with grace and optimal resources.

Do you have a sister friend in your life that keeps you grounded with her gracious spirit and abundant wisdom? Well I do! And I'm sharing her with y'all today. Her thoughts on purpose, life and faith is invaluable.

Navigating motherhood while working in corporate has its challenges but replace corporate with running your own business and you are certainly open up the flood gates of advice and opinions of creative ways to balance it all. My guest today is Alliah Agostini Livingston who shares how she is able to balance them both on her own terms.

Has taking the leap into entrepreneurship put a strain on your friendships? Learn how to maintain the sacred bond between friends while building a successful business.