In this episode, we hear from Christine M. Roberts, a respected business leader, success coach, and the founder & CEO of Create Your Best Life.  She is also the author of the empowering book, Inspirational Mind Food, Positive Thoughts and Actionable Ideas.

Christine shares her insights, strategies, and practical tips on how to maintain a positive mindset and navigate the challenges of an ever-growing negative world. We’re bombarded with negative news, social media negativity, and divisiveness.  Therefore, we aim to provide a dose of inspiration, motivation, and actionable advice to help listeners cultivate a positive outlook and all the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits that come with overcoming negativity in our lives.

Women-owned businesses are a big driver of the U.S. economy. Women own over 13 million businesses, employ close to 12 million employees, and boast $1.9 trillion in annual revenues, according to a Forbes magazine article published in March 2023. The future is bright for female-founded start-ups, but the challenges are great. 

Listen in to Monica Delores Hooks, the Executive Director of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) of Atlanta and past WIL speaker as she gives us the insights women need to launch and sustain a successful new business.

Under Monica Delores Hook’s leadership, WEI has created more than 1000 jobs for Atlanta and helped garner $7.3 million in capital investment for women-led startups. She built her career at Sony Music Entertainment with roles in Product Management, International Marketing, and Business Affairs and has over 20 years of expertise in startup business development, content marketing, and brand management. Monica is also a graduate of Atlanta’s WEI inaugural class and winner of the 2017 Microsoft Innovation Bots and Cognitive Services Award.

In this preview episode, Anne goes Beyond Theory to explore the role courage plays in entrepreneurship. Anne also introduces Monica Delores Hooks, the Executive Director of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) of Atlanta.

Under Monica Hook’s leadership, WEI has created more than 1000 jobs for Atlanta and helped garner $ 7.3 million in capital investment for women-led startups. She built her career at Sony Music Entertainment with roles in Product Management, International Marketing, and Business Affairs and has over 20 years of expertise in startup business development, content marketing, and brand management. Monica is also a graduate of Atlanta’s WEI inaugural class and winner of the 2017 Microsoft Innovation Bots and Cognitive Services Award.  Check back soon for the full episode with Monica Delores Hooks' courageous story!