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Author: Elliot Gamble & Erika Williams

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The Shift and Pivot podcast is all about sharing people’s stories about life and leveraging how they were able to come out better every time. Hosts Erika Williams and Elliot Gamble explore different ways their guests have overcome adversity by shifting and pivoting. Topics include relationships, finances, health and wellness, and spirituality. You’ll learn tools and techniques to make positive changes in your life—whether it’s through better habits, improvements in physical health, mind management, self-love, or setting goals. Each episode will allow listeners to be connected, inspired, motivated, encouraged, and most importantly, remember that life is all about the Shifts and Pivots.
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Free To Be Me with special guest Candace MeredithToday’s episode is exceptional. We are speaking to a guest whose career journey sounds like a story from a novel or a movie on Netflix or Hulu. Please allow us the opportunity to introduce you to Candace Meredith - a true POLYMATH. In this episode, you will learn how Candace carved out a way in this life so that she could be "Free To Be Me." Candace’s life story challenges us to think about how can we become "Free To Be Me" in...
Finding Your Sweet Spot with Patrick SuttonHave you found your sweet spot yet? Patrick Sutton has found his sweet spot and he joins us on the show to share his journey to finding his sweet spot. From a tender age, Patrick knew the screens were meant for him. He even made it to the movie ‘A Time to Kill.’ It was such a moment for him, but he never realized what it meant until some years later. Patrick deviated from the creative industry and got into the corporate world. He drea...
Are you a law lover? If yes, you are in for a sweet treat! Today we have Natasha L. Robinson, Esq joining us on the show. She is a retired attorney who is passionate about the law, practicing it, and teaching it to others. She is committed to championing the criminal justice system’s legal rights. Also, she is dedicated to teaching and exposing our young people to She is also the creator and curator of “Legaleaze Please!™”. A space that empowers the development of individual and collecti...
Running for my life..A Marathon to find me - with special guest Stephanie McSwine.Have you ever committed to everyone else besides yourself? Chances are you have especially if you are a mother. Mothers tend to be the worst culprits when it comes to taking care of others and forgetting themselves. Stephanie McSwine was a stay-at-home mom, and she home schooled her children. Her target was to make sure she raised children who would be successful adults. She did an excellent job. Unfortunat...
In this episode of The Shift and Pivot Podcast - Erika welcomes guest Joffrey Holloway to share his story about life - and how it has steered him down paths he never thought he would journey. His humble roots are firmly connected to Mississippi and the South in general, but life also had plans for him that took him away from the comfort of his modest upbringing. Joffrey shares experiences and how they have shaped and sharpened his many skills in athletics, corporate America, and entrepre...
This week's episode of the Shift and Pivot Podcast - Elliot and Erika interviews Nomtha Makhosana. Nomtha shares with us several critical life events that shaped the most instrumental shifts and pivots of her life, the secrets to her happy life, and most importantly, the unbeatable power of perseverance, which she holds on to even today. Nomtha also opens up about her different experiences living and working in two continents, including facing racism, the many kinds and sides of corporat...
Growing up is never easy…trying to navigate from being a boy to a man is an epic feat. Closing the chapter of childhood and embarking on the next stage of life as an adult comes with many physical, mental, and emotional challenges. In today’s episode, Erika and Elliot interview Al Williams, whose own unbelievable shift and pivot led him from a life of crime to a level of success most can only dream of. Listen as Al describes his Growing Pains - Shift and Pivot from a young boy in Savann...
Many of us have heard the saying "A Dream Deferred" (if you haven't, please pause this Podcast and go check out Langston Huges' powerful poem entitled "Harlem.") and we take that to mean dreams that go unmet, unbaked, unactualized - but what if that dream was not deferred but detoured? What if you had an epiphany and realized that your visions, plans, goals, and dreams - needed to take an abrupt detour? A complete 360-degree turn leaves you and your immediate tribe to think that you have gone...
Lauren A. Morgan has accomplished a lot in life; she is an entrepreneur, author, and attorney. In addition, she has a solid spiritual foundation and an insatiable desire to travel and experience the world. But one key component was still missing from her life – LOVE, after several dating mistakes, misjudgments, and some heartache. Finally, Lauren realized that if she was going to find the LOVE meant for her, she would have to let go and let God manage the process. In this episode of The ...
Today's episode of the Shift and Pivot podcast with Tasha Edwards will teach you how to look for opportunities in trying times. Her story is a testament to overcoming obstacles, leaning into your passion, and making your way no matter the circumstance. From being bullied at school to getting married and pregnant at college, fighting financially for her education and family, and working two jobs while pursuing her master’s and caring for her baby, Tasha turned her struggles into learning exper...
In today's episode, Erika and Elliot welcome Jarred Denzel, a man on a mission to speak up and speak out to break the stigma society has around depression and other mental health issues. With his upbeat personality, passionate energy, and comedic style punchlines and jokes, one cannot resist engaging with Jarred Denzel. But he will quickly inform you that he hasn't always been in this space, and at times, he also doesn't feel as upbeat and lively as he would like. Jarred takes The Shift ...
For this episode of the Shift and Pivot Podcast, we take it overseas to Europe off the coast of France. Elliot and Erica share the microphone and speak with the multitalented, accomplished, and outspoken Dawn Belisle. Dawn captivates us as she describes the many Shifts and Pivots her personal and professional life has delivered. As she identifies it, passion is the driver that has spearheaded several significant shifts in Dawn’s life. The most recent shift and pivot is a complete c...
"A Brand-New Day"

"A Brand-New Day"

2022-02-1057:16

Ever think about the fantasy of packing your bags and leaving behind everything, to move across the world and live in a new foreign country. The excitement of surrounding yourself with something different and exciting. All while you leave your former life, your comfort, challenges, stress, and struggles behind. In this week’s Shift and Pivot Podcast episode, Elliot and Erika welcome guest Samke Mhlongo into the studio. Samke shares with us her heroic journey of traveling and reinventing herse...
"The Renaissance Man"

"The Renaissance Man"

2022-01-1345:39

For this Shift and Pivot Podcast episode, Erika and Elliot share the microphone with guest Terrance “Terry” Bates. Terry shares how LIFE has made him take several Shifts and Pivots in love and relationships, career, and family. Terry’s story is fascinating, to say the least – from growing up in Europe as an African American child – to his time as a global competitive soccer player – to anchoring the morning news in Charlotte, N.C. and interviewing former United States Presidents George H.W. B...
"A Woman's Gold"

"A Woman's Gold"

2021-12-3044:57

An inspiring new episode of the Shift and Pivot Podcast – your hosts Elliot and Erika welcomes guest Davida Selby into the studio. Davida shares with us her bold-audacious life story of failure, self-reflection and soul searching that led her to tap into the resiliency and strength she needed to grow. Betting on oneself and “figuring it out” was the path she needed to take to understand her own WOMAN’S GOLD.
"My Brother's Keeper"

"My Brother's Keeper"

2021-12-1653:53

Relationships are complex, hard, and at times difficult to balance and maintain in healthy shape. In this compelling episode of the Shift and Pivot Podcast, hosts Erika and Elliot speak with Maurice Ingram; and he shares with us a very personal and challenging life story.
For the first episode of the Shift and Pivot Podcast, Elliot and Erika welcomes My Style Matters Co-founder, community leader, and “HOPE” dealer - Tiah Tomlin. Listen in as Tiah shares her personal Shift and Pivot around health; and how she responded when an unfathomable life challenge presented itself. Her strength, faith and fortitude is a wonderful reminder to us all that even in the midst of difficult times, the best of our days remain ahead.
“Truly a DIFFERENT WORLD"

“Truly a DIFFERENT WORLD"

2021-12-0201:02:06

This week’s episode of the Shift and Pivot Podcast, Erika, and Elliot welcome guest Dr. Raishell Adams. Join us as Raishell shares her personal Shift and Pivot around relationships; and how faith, education and resilience guided her through some unexpected life circumstances.
The Importance of Pursuing your Passion with Ken L PolkAre you pursuing your passion in life? Meet Ken L Polk. One of the people who pursue their passions with all they are. Ken is a husband, father, a preacher, teacher, chef, a caterer, counselor, and culinary chef.Ken grew up in Chicago. From childhood, he was always involved in the kitchen. He would grill meat with his father and help his mother in the kitchen. His passion for the kitchen was undeniable, but he felt like it wasn't his...
We all have five senses (taste, smell, touch, hearing and vision) that are used constantly in our lives; but what about that sixth sense….You know the sense of intuition or as it is commonly referred to our “Gut Feeling”. This week’s episode we speak with Kalato Holts and she shares with us her life story of lost, fear, determination and her ability to understand and trust her “Gut Feeling” both figuratively and literally.
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