Leadership Voice Strategist who develops leaders through public speaking coaching, communications workshops, and keynote speaking.
Also serving companies, education institutions, and nonprofit organizations with fractional communications leadership. Strategic communications veteran with a background in higher education marketing/communications/public relations, talent acquisition, and radio broadcasting. I'm a proud New Orleans native who firmly believes in the power of ethical leadership.
08/30/2026
Collective trauma affects more than individuals—it shapes families, neighborhoods, and entire communities. Social worker, mediator, and pastor Dr. Torin Sanders joined me and David Grubb on Acting Like We Got Some Sense to discuss what it takes to survive difficult times without becoming isolated. https://youtu.be/15H-BtZwauE?si=R2vWS1NaMXn-snrd
The best leaders I've had spent time helping followers become more effective followers as a pathway to leadership roles.
I kicked off 2026 with a series about media literacy on . This weekend will be Part 1 of a two-part series with media psychologist, Dr. Susan Eddington.
The conversation will kick off with the tie between media psychology and politics, plus Susan will share what kind of information has the most profound effect on media consumers.
Plus, I’ll share What’s Good news and my Go Foward message.
Catch us Saturday at 3 p.m. CT, streaming live on WBOK
08/23/2026
You may not want a leadership position at work, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t cut out to be a leader.
Everyone matters.
You may not want a leadership position, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t cut out to be a leader.
Everyone matters.
08/21/2026
Follower power makes dollars, employees being monitored at work, and wisdom from someone who recognized when it was time for him to change. Here's your Friday edition of The Edify Brief.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/follower-power-makes-dollars-eddie-francis-wyxqe
He was an architect for a home builder when the 2008 housing bubble burst, and it caught up with him in 2009. And then there were the two divorces. Those setbacks gave Dr. W. Garrett Goggans pause.
But instead of trying to figure out what was wrong with the world, Garrett looked inward for answers by challenging himself to change.
This interview is a masterclass in self-awareness and how it serves as the leadership first commandment.
This weekend, my conversation with Dr. Andrea S. Boyles about operationalizing Black love will continue. She’ll give her thoughts on how we can lovingly keep each other accountable and the unconventional ways we protect each other.
As always, I’ll spread positive vibes on the What’s Good news segment, the Need to Know community information segment, and the Go Forward message.
Catch us Saturday at 3 p.m. CT, streaming live on WBOK
08/14/2026
This dog has made herself good and comfortable on my leg while I’m working.
What does it mean to operationalize Black love? Sociologist, criminologist, ethnographer, and author Dr. Andrea Boyles (Dr. Andrea S. Boyles) visits to continue a thought that she shared on The Good Morning Show.
As always, I’ll spread positive vibes on the What’s Good news segment, the Need to Know community information segment, and the Go Forward message.
Catch us Saturday at 3 p.m. CT, streaming live on WBOK
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