Life Designing Podcast with Ramona

Mentors are important to have and planted a seed in Alexis early in her life that she would go to college and get a PHD. She is passionate about impacting students on her campus as well as in the community. Listen to Alexis as she shares her journey and her love for being in a position to positively impact the lives of the students she encounters.

“The simple life is always the best life.” This is the philosophy that Shanikia lives by which has served her well. She wears a lot of hats and is very instrumental in empowering, inspiring, and impacting the students that she serves through her everyday work as a Program Project Specialist at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. Her efforts are mirrored in her community as she serves in other capacities as well as being an entrepreneur. You do not want to miss this interview. Shanikia will inspire you to rethink your approach to life and be strategic and intentional about where you are headed.

Compassion and passion for people is the secret sauce for the success of beauty industry trailblazer Cheryl Thibault. Rejection and ridicule did not stop Cheryl from creating an on-line course that was crucial when the epidemic hit and was the key to people learning a new skill to enter the workforce one the world reopened. Listen as she shares her journey.

This episode Dr. Runako Whittaker shares her journey of becoming a successful Doctor. The path was not easy and getting over the shame of failure is a part of the process on her journey. Meeting challenges head on was her way through. Listen as she shares the new terrain of the medical field from the practitioner's viewpoint.

This episode takes a glimpse into the life of The Honorable Tanya Wilson who is a judge in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Judge Wilson shares her journey and how she overcame the obstacles of negative thoughts that were placed on her by others. Being counted out was the fuel she used to set her goals high and go after what she knew in her heart she was destined to be. Listen as Tanya shares her journey and the importance of being available to mentor others seeking to pursue careers in the legal system.

This episode is an epic encounter with mindset and resilience coach, Yvonne Nobles. Yvonne is on a mission to uplevel women to become the best version of themselves. Her passion for disrupting limiting mindsets and guiding others to see that they are worth the work of reprogramming their mind and taking their rightful places on their thrones. Listen in as Yvonne shares a lot of gems to empower women to go after their crowns.

This episode is a sit down with Thesha Zeigler. Thesha is an Academic Success Coach. Thesha feels that her ability to have empathy and care genuinely is her superpower and it has allowed her to provide the best guidance for the students she comes into contact with. Helping students navigate life so they can avoid some of the pitfalls and barriers that she experienced, is the reason Thesha feels like her calling is aligned with a job that allows her to live out her purpose every day.

This episode is a sit down with Dr. Corinice Wilson who is the Dean of Retention and Engagement at Tulsa Community College. Her journey was guided by a mother that had high expectations for her. She was exposed to mentors and people pouring into her and guiding her which helped her know early on what she wanted to do as a career. Because of the people that helped her cultivate her life and career, she feels like it is her responsibility to give back and support students to become all they can be.

This episode is a sit down with Executive Business and Performance Coach Sherry Capet. Sherry is the epitome of what living life by design looks like. Sherry has endured astronomical setbacks that threatened her life in so many ways. Despite those experiences, she is thriving and living life on her own terms. Her journey of hardships have made her into the person she is today and she wouldn’t trade any of what she’s experienced.

This episode is a sit down with serial entrepreneur Dr. Sanja Rickette-Stinson. Sanja now wears the label of a disrupter. It took many years before she would adopt that mindset, but life events pushed her into situations and circumstances that allowed her to hone her super power of resilience and a never give up approach to life. Those defining moments are now defining her life.

This episode continues our conversation with Dallas County Budget Director, Dr. Ronica Watkins-Babers. We are joined by her husband Mr. Babers. Not only is Dr. Watkins-Babers the Budget Director, she is also an entrepreneur and podcaster. Listen as she lays out the many peaks and valleys of her life and the resilience she embodies to keep rising to the occasion to be the best version of herself. Enjoy!!

This episode is a sit down with Dallas County Budget Director, Dr. Ronica Watkins-Babers. Ronica's journey was guided by faith and favor as she continuously had the presence of mind to face her fears of the unknown, which opened many doors of opportunity for her to elevate and expand her knowledge and skill set.