Black Women Rising

Is generational wealth as far off as you think it is?

Today on the Black Women Rising Podcast, we sat down with financial coach and financial strategist Racine Rikard. Her purpose is to help families earn more income become adequately protected, debt-free, and financially independent. She wishes to inspire families and businesses on the rules of personal finances and recruit and coach new associates. In this episode, Racine shares with us her journey of getting into the financial profession, her definition of generational wealth, her secret to building generational wealth. In addition, she gives us advice on why it costs more to wait and do nothing vs. getting started where we are with what we have and the importance of building your fab five financial team.

Key Discussion Points From This Episode Include:

[00:02:25] Inspiration for Getting into the Financial Profession

[00:08:14] Generational Wealth Defined by Racine

[00:11:40] Racine’s Secret to Building Generational Wealth

[00:13:35] The Cost of Doing Nothing When it Comes to Building Generational Wealth

[00:16:20] The Best Way to Pay Off Debt

[00:20:13] What They Don’t Tell us About Wealth Building

[00:25:09] Building Your Fab 5 Financial Team

Hi, I’m Racine Rikard, CEO and Personal Finance Strategist at Dreamscapers Unlimited, LLC. Thank you for taking time out of your day to learn more about me and what I love to do.
I’m a Southern girl hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. I have been in the accounting and financial services industry for more than 20 years and started Dreamscapers Unlimited in 2004 as a way to help families achieve their financial life dreams. It was my father who encouraged me to pursue my passion. I’ve always loved math, so I learned the value of money early in life. But it wasn’t until I graduated college, with a mound of student loans, that I understood what it meant to have debt. Determined to fill the gap in my understanding that would ultimately set
the stage for building generational wealth for my family, I sought out a financial advisor to get on a better path to money management. That relationship worked so well, that it led to a career shift for me as I moved from being an accountant to a financial planner.
Throughout my corporate career, I’ve helped beginners and executives alike to better their financial knowledge and reach their personal finance goals. With Dreamscapers Unlimited, I aim to holistically connect and inspire my clients, particularly women, to kickstart wealth management conversations within their own families. I am passionate about debt elimination, retirement and education funding, and asset protection. I take pride in learning about your financial dreams and helping you map out and implement the “dreamscape” to achieve
it.
When I’m not helping clients plan their financial dreams, you’ll find me spending time as a mentor to young girls at Cool Girls, Inc. or volunteering at Impact Church in Atlanta. My husband and I currently reside in Stockbridge, Georgia and enjoy vacationing and spending time with family.
Connect with Racine:

Instagram: Racine Rikard (@racine_rikard) • Instagram photos and videos

Website: www.racinerikard.com (currently under construction)

Facebook: Racine Rikard, RVP | Facebook

Are you ready to live a life you love?

Today on the Black Women Rising Podcast, we sat down with author, inspirational speaker, and life and relationship coach Fila Antwine. In this episode, Fila talks about the value and importance of familia female relationships, healing internal battles regarding self-care, and emotional wellness. A big part of Fila’s vision for teaching Sacred Self-Care is to help you rediscover your dreams by teaching you how to reconnect with yourself so that you can have deep love, joy, freedom, and fulfillment on a sacred level and actually live a life you love.

Key Discussion Points From This Episode Include:

[00:02:58] The Value of Familia Female Relationships

[00:04:31] Fila’s Most Treasured Thing in Life

[00:05:56] How to Get Over Internal Battles

[00:08:33] Fila’s Personal Philosophy

[00:10:42] Fila’s Greatest Accomplishment

[00:13:47] Emotional Wellness Coaching

[00:19:28] Fila’s Vision For Her Clients

[00:23:25] Incorporating Self-Care When Overwhelmed

[00:28:43] Tips For Working Wives and Mothers to Put Themselves First

[00:24:28] Fila’s Black Girl Magic

Fila Antwine is an award winning Emotional Wellness, Worthiness, and Relationship Coach. She is an individual who serves her fellow human beings with compassion, intellect, and true understanding.

Fila’s lifelong mission has been to help others triumph over tragedy, just as she has accomplished herself; overcoming childhood abuse to become who she is today: a happily married wife, proud mother of two wonderful children, and an adviser to countless women seeking lives of greater hope and fulfillment.

Fila Antwine is the author of two important books: “Strengthening Her Essence: A Woman’s Guide To Liberation Through Truth” and a special work for children promoting diversity and confidence called “Curiously Coiled”.

Today Fila is an acclaimed life coach and the founder of the Sacred Queen Academy; an online coaching community that offers healing, holistic, spiritual, confidence-building classes, programs, and talks for women emphasizing self-care and healthy relationships. The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Huffington Post, MSN, The New York State Senate and the Emmy-winning talk show “Fresh Outlook” have all recognized her expertise and ability to help others overcome personal challenges in life.

Fila has always believed in the dignity and worth of every human being and that gender equity is essential to a thriving society. She is an inspiring leader to both men and women.
Connect with Fila:

Instagram: @sheisfila

Website: www.filaantwine.com

Facebook: Fila Antwine | Facebook

Is fear of failure or making mistakes holding you back from building a business around work that you enjoy? In order to succeed we must learn to fail forward. Don’t be afraid to bet on you!

Today on the Black Women Rising Podcast, we sat down with podcaster and CEO of Karvel Digital, Kronda Adair. She shares with us how she got on the journey to building a successful business that she enjoys after getting let go from her job as a developer. She shares the mistakes that she's had on the journey so far and how learning these things has allowed her to help other mission-driven and service-based business owners succeed in their businesses.

Key Discussion Points From This Episode Include:

[00:03:33] Getting Fired and Getting Into Entrepreneurship

[00:07:10] The Journey to Creating Success in Business

[00:13:08] Biggest Mistake Made In Business Since Starting

[00:16:53] Kronda’s Philosophy on Entrepreneurship

[00:19:58] Advice For Small Business Owners

[00:22:15] Dealing With Microaggressions In Tech

[00:25:04] Kronda’s Black Girl Magic

Connect with Kronda:

Instagram: Karvel Digital (@karveldigital) • Instagram photos and videos

Facebook Group: Service CEOs: Systemizing for Profit | Facebook

Podcast: Podcast - Karvel Digital

Kronda Adair is the founder of Karvel Digital, an agency that helps mission-driven service-based businesses automate their marketing to create a predictable sales pipeline.

From her humble beginnings building $500 WordPress websites, Kronda found a passion for digital marketing and marketing automation and is in the process of becoming a certified Automation Service Provider.

Her flagship offer is Content Bootcamp, a 12-week online intensive to teach overwhelmed entrepreneurs how to create and use content as an asset that saves time and sells for you.

When she’s not working, she can be found enjoying time at home with her wife, two cats, and Vizsla puppy, reading dead-tree books, riding one of her five bikes, or enjoying the postcard vistas of the state of Oregon.

Angela Haigler is an award-winning professional communicator who has been writing since stick figures were all she could spell.

She brings 15+ years of experience creating and sharing stories for news organizations, universities and nonprofits. Angela is devoted to writing and helping others tell their story.

She loves teaching Creative Writing at Central Piedmont Community College where some of her students have gone on to become published authors.

Her book reviews and articles can be seen in Pride Magazine. Her work has also appeared in publications such as the Charlotte Observer, Library Journal and 7even literary magazine.

Previous and current clients include Arts & Science Council, Ms. Real Estate Property Boss, Darrell Roach Designs, Chef Shonda S. Caines and Gee That’s Funny Entertainment.

She is skilled in manuscript critique, social media monitoring, media relations, website marketing, email communications and many other marketing and communications functions.

Her motto: “Stories are everywhere.”
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Brittney Ball is a Software Engineer on Gatsby's Learning team. Throughout the years Brittney has made it her mission to pave the way for other people trying to create a better future through Tech. She has hosted the Charlotte Devs JavaScript Study Group Meetup to help developers solve challenges and give to the community. She has also organized events for Girl Develop It, QC Bytes, and TechByChoice to mentor other women in tech. Her goal is to pay it forward and help people see that you don't have to go the traditional route to be successful. As long as you want it, you can achieve it.
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