The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence is hosting informative and engaging programs and workshops all month long! I am honored to be one of the presenters for the weekly workshop series. My specific date is October 13th, but I strongly encourage each of you to please tune in each Thursday! I am excited to hear the information that will be presented, as well as to have the opportunity to share. Get all of the details here:
I was recently honored with the opportunity to be interviewed on the Freeman Means Business blogcast. It’s an amazing platform that among other things, focuses on amplifying women’s voices through storytelling. I welcome each of you to read more and take a listen to the interview using the following link: https://freemanmeansbusiness.com/blog/2022/8/27/wonder-woman-in-business-joyce-kyles
I also strongly encourage you to learn more about the CEO, her business, and all of the awesome things she’s involved in.
Networking and servant leadership does not always have to look or be perfect. But it does always need to be done with sincere purpose. This was taken about 3 weeks ago. It was my first time setting up a full vendor space in nearly 18 months. I just grabbed my ‘vending gear’ and went to the event. I failed to pack the additional proper table cloths and other accessories I usually have on hand for community events. I didn’t neatly put my earbuds, the bags, or boxes out of sight for the photo or during the time that attendees stopped by the table. And you know what, none of that mattered to a single person I met.
This is an appropriate place to share this because advocacy is a major part of the ‘why’ for starting my business. And as business owners, nonprofit leaders, etc., solving the problem and fulfilling the needs of those whom you serve is far more important than how pretty or well put together the staging looks. Next time, I will make a point to have all the things I am accustomed to having, but the servant leadership, passion, and professionalism for which I do what I do will remain the same.
I’m especially pleased to be one of the presenters this month. The May virtual workshops are focused on Mental Health Awareness. As always, they are free to attend. These monthly workshops are sponsored and hosted by Grow with Google, Innate Success, Dress for Success Memphis & Joyce Kyles Consulting. Discussions around mental health are professionally and personally important to me. I personally believe they need to be mandatory for all places of employment. Our mental health plays a very important role in our physical health and our ability to show up as our best selves in all areas of our lives and those for whom we are responsible.
It is my honor to be selected as one of the presenters for the Mentoring Matters Summit of TN which is part of the national MENTOR program. Our very own Memphis Grizzlies are part of this national program. The focus of the conference is to encourage, inspire, and celebrate youth voices through an equity and social justice lens. Learn more about the keynote speaker, other presenters (including me), details, and registration here: https://www.grizzliesfoundation.org/tnsummit
