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For the last few years, we have lived through the COVID-19 pandemic with illnesses and deaths; social isolation due to virtual work, school, and spiritual services; racial unrest; mass shootings; lethal weather events; and now growing inflation. Today, Dr. Karen speaks with her colleagues, psychologists, Dr. Tonya Armstrong, Dr. Len Wysocki, and Dr. JC Wright, about the mental health challenges th...

Dr. Karen, the President and CEO of TRANSLEADERSHIP®, INC. celebrated the 29 th birthday of her company in 2024 with a new painting by Cheltenham, UK based artist, Louis Parsons. They take you behind the scenes to experience the collaborative process to co-create a commissioned art piece through Parsons’ unique SoulScaping approach. Through his talks, workshops, and art, Parsons unlocks the emergi...

Social Entrepreneur Benedicte Early and her husband, Gene, have been a spiritual power couple since God brought them together more than 40 years ago. As the first saleswoman for Jockey men’s wear in Scandinavia, Benedicte subsequently led elsewhere in significant sales, marketing, and leadership development roles. She also served on the Women’s Aglow Ministry Board and as a missionary for Youth Wi...

Rebekah Simon-Peter is passionate about reconnecting spiritual leaders with their God-given powers to co-create miracles with the divine.  Her award-winning group coaching program, “Creating a Culture of Renewal® ”  has energized church leaders across the country to reclaim their calling and to grow their ministries. Educated in Theology and Environmental studies and previously serving as an ordai...

Vera Quinn, CEO and President of Cydcor, a face-to-face sales outsourcing firm, is the first woman to become President of Cydcor. She has taken the company to 300% growth through her business savvy and people-centric leadership. Vera creates compelling opportunities and fosters growth and potential in others. She also creates a positive culture of learning, development, entrepreneurism, hard work,...

Welcome to a very special episode of “The Voice of Leadership” with your host, Dr. Karen Y. Wilson-Starks—Concierge Executive Leadership Advisor, U.S. Army veteran, and Founder of TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC.® In this inspiring episode, Dr. Karen uses a Biblical lens to reflect on 30 powerful years of serving business executives and global corporations. From standing terrified atop...

Sandra Yancey is the Founder and CEO of eWomenNetwork, the Premier Success System for women entrepreneurs. Her award-winning, multi-million dollar organization connects over 500,000 women through 118 chapters across the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK.  Sandra is committed to helping a million women to each reach a million in business revenue. Today, she speaks with Dr. Karen about how to delive...

Kate Lanz, author of the book, “All the Brains in the Business” explores how to properly value brain gender differences at work. As Founder and CEO of Mindbridge, an executive coaching and business performance consultancy in the UK, she specializes in the power of neuroscience for releasing latent brain potential at work. Dr. Karen and guest Kate Lanz talk about brain gender differences as one of...

Alison Cornell, a certified Treasury Professional, was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of two major New York Stock Exchange listed corporations, one of which was global. Prior to those roles, she held significant financial positions at AT&T where she learned how to be a corporate executive. Even today, women hold only10 % of major corporate CFO jobs. Currently Director and Audit Committee Chair...

Guest Stuart Pickles is Managing Director of the UK based leadership consultancy, Aim Higher Leadership ( www.aimhigherleadership.com ). A former CFO with more than 25 years in Blue Chip companies such as Unilever, Kraft Foods, and Fosters, Stuart accelerates the development of higher level leadership for social justice, climate justice, and to build a regenerative future. Listen to this podcast a...

Barnaby Wynter grew up in the Cotswold region of the UK and didn’t see any Black people until he was 16 years old. Later in 1978, during the Two Tone era of music, he attended a concert of three mixed Black and White member bands who blended SCAR and Punk music. He experienced an amazing energy that has since informed his life about the power of blending. As a successful brand creation expert with...

Dr. Clarence Shuler is the President of Building Lasting Relationships. He and his wife Brenda are the winners of the 2019 Family Life Speaker of the Year Award. Dr. Shuler, a marriage expert for Oprah’s 2020 Love Goals Reality show; speaker with New York Times Best Selling author, Dr. Gary Chapman for The Five Love Languages and Date Night Events ; and author of more than ten books, shows how to...

When Rafael Ortiz—father, veteran, professional, and husband—began working at the Pentagon, he believed it was the opportunity of a lifetime. That’s why he was shocked when Nikita Ortiz—mother, veteran, professional, and wife to Rafael—flat out refused to join him. Ultimatums were not their style. They were a team in everything, so why was she making this call? Little did they know, her call would...

The Black Church has a history of being a place of emotional refuge, leadership training, physical sustenance, the heartbeat of the civil rights movement, and a safe place to worship God with dignity. What relevance does the Black Church have today and into the future? Dr. Karen reviews the history of the official start of the Black Church in America. She and her guests, Pastor Ben Anderson, Senio...

Mike Mooney was part of the executive ecosystem behind NASCAR. As an award winning executive, he built and protected the global reputations of such brands as Mercedes-Benz, 3M, NASCAR, Sunoco, Tylenol, and Walmart. Author of the breakthrough book, “Reputation Shift- Lessons from Pit Road to the Boardroom,” Mike speaks with Dr. Karen about the leadership lessons he learned from decades of working w...

Black Enterprise Magazine identified Shundrawn Thomas as one of the 75 most powerful Blacks on Wall St. and one of the most powerful executives in corporate America. Most recently President and Chief Executive of Northern Trust Asset Management and Management Group member, he also held key roles at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Known industry wide as an innovator in investment management and a...

Why do people follow dictators? What are the implications for business leaders? Guest Jeff Rasley, the author of fourteen books including “The 72 Wisdoms,” shares his insights and perspectives on how to use wisdom to interrupt the patterns of fascist leaders. Jeff is the President of Basa Village Foundation, Secretary of Scientech Foundation, board member of the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Cent...

Brian Smith, The Founder of UGG Boots has charted his own course to become one of the great entrepreneurial success stories of our time. As a native Australian, his vision in 1978 was to put a pair of UGG sheepskin boots on every American. In each of the past five years, sales of UGG products have exceeded a billion dollars. Brian calls his book, “The Birth of a Brand,” an entrepreneurial road map...

When Kirby Velarde started “Playing for God,” it catalyzed a process that included playing gospel music for Heritage Christian Center in Denver, Colorado, a congregation that has had up to 10,000 members, and playing for legendary gospel music great Kurt Carr. Accomplished musician Kirby Velarde was born into a musical family. He elevated his artistic pedigree to new heights when he followed God’s...

The miracle of Chanukah, The Festival of Lights, lighting the darkness, and bringing hope to a hurting world is what guests Chad and Cantor/Spiritual Leader Laurel Barr share on today’s podcast episode. Listen as Dr. Karen explores both the historical and current day significance and celebration of Chanukah. Also hear Chad and Laurel’s personal love story and their beautiful musical interlude on t...

Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid is best known for her role as Aunt Vivian on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air TV show starring Will Smith. Some of her other credits include starring roles on WKRP in Cincinnati , Hill Street Blues , Simon and Simon , and Frank’s Place, opposite her husband Tim Reid. Dr. Karen talks to Daphne about her experiences as a model, beauty queen, photographic artist, clothing designe...

Rob Brown, based in Nottingham, UK, the home of Robin Hood, is the author of the bestselling book, “Build Your Reputation,” host of the world’s only daily Fintech and accounting podcast, and leader of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable. Rob speaks with Dr. Karen about the importance of being distinctive and memorable in business branding and addresses how he came back from a major health crisis...

Did you know that only 4% of all cancer research funds are dedicated to Children’s cancer? When parents Michael Casaus and Naomi Natale learned their then two year old son Sebastian had a rare, aggressive, and incurable Stage IV cancer they used their collective skills to create partnerships and a non-profit organization to raise funds to find treatments and a cure. They also created a community a...

To celebrate 500 show episodes for The Voice of Leadership, Guest Host, Chris Cooper interviews Dr. Karen about what it took to create 500 shows, what she learned, and what’s next. Chris Cooper of Leicestershire, England in the UK founded the Business Elevation show on Voice America in 2011. His massive network and global connections include audiences in more than 50 countries. He is the author of...

What do you do when the roads you’ve traveled in business no longer lead to progress?  Business challenges often force us to rethink our paths, find new solutions, and embrace fresh perspectives. Dr. Karen shows how you can leverage creativity and innovation—gifts from God—to overcome obstacles and create new ways for new days. Discover how to forge transformative collaborations and broaden your n...