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7 months ago
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She Thrives Cincinnati in Hamilton, OH was one for the books.

The women in that room came ready. They were engaged, generous with each other, and leaned all the way in. You could feel the connections forming in real time.

I led The Scalable Business Blueprint, and watching women at every stage, from dreaming to scaling, work through it together at their tables was a highlight for me. Every founder walked away knowing what needs to be in place to grow successfully: a solid foundation, the right structure, and the protections that let a company grow with confidence. Because the goal is not just to launch. It is to build something you can scale, and one day, sell on your terms.

Executive coach Dr. Alicia Williamson, DSW, LSW led us through building your personal board of directors. Her message stayed with me: your board should evolve as you evolve. Not everyone gets a permanent seat at your table, and that is part of growth.

So here is the question she left us with. Does your board have all five?

A Safe Person
A Strategist
A Truth Teller
A Coach
A Door Opener
If a seat is empty, that is your next intentional relationship.

Gratitude to the people who made this happen:

Dawn Anderson-Thurmond, Kristina Saurber, and Carrita A. Hightower, PhD thank you for opening your networks and filling the room with remarkable women.

Stephanie Hildreth my COO, thank you for helping bring every detail together.

Jim Curtis and First Financial Bank Hamilton, thank you for hosting us. The community room was beautiful and the perfect space for this conversation.

@billiondollarbrows and @homeinncandle, thank you for sponsoring and for the beautiful merch. @natalieplain and Cynthia Gavin, the women loved every piece, and it made the day feel special from the moment they walked in.

Hamilton and Cincinnati, you showed up. Thank you. She Thrives will definitely be back! ❤️

#SheThrives #SheThrivesLive #WomenFounders #WomenInBusiness Cincinnati HamiltonOhio by @shethrivesrcw
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11 days ago
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She Thrives Memphis was absolutely fabulous. 💜

The women in that room came ready to work and left with exactly what they came for: a blueprint for building a business designed to scale and sell.

I opened with The Scalable Business Blueprint. Then our panel, The Blueprint in Motion: Real Women, Real Businesses, Real Results, showed what it looks like in practice. Porsha Goodman, Briggette Green, and Keneisha Fountain, thank you for sharing how you’ve built million dollar organizations and turning strategy into proof. ✨

Two messages that stayed with me:

💬 ”During your event I made connections that I intend to nurture and maintain. I made the connections because of you.” — Toni Pratcher

💬 ”I didn’t even realize I could build my business with the goal to sell it... that didn’t occur to me.”

That’s why I built this series. When women gather with intention, we build more than businesses. We build each other.

To my Memphis village, thank you for opening doors, filling the room, and pouring into this like it was your own. I couldn’t have done it without you. 🙏🏾

Thank you to our sponsors, @billiondollarbrows Billion Dollar Beauty led by @natalieplain Natalie Plain and @homeinncandle led by Cynthia Gavin. The gifts were stunning! 🎁🕯️ And to my fractional COO, Stephanie Hildreth, thank you for making it all happen.

The tour continues. There’s a seat for you:
📍 Cincinnati | Saturday, October 3
📍 Washington, DC | Saturday, October 10

🎟️ Tickets at link in bio.

#SheThrivesLive #SheThrivesMemphis #WomenFounders #BlackWomenInBusiness #MemphisWomen by @shethrivesrcw
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18 days ago
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New episode of She Thrives is live! 🎙️

Six years at Nike. The best performance review of her career. And then — laid off anyway.

This week I’m talking with Keneisha Fountain, founder and CEO of @fountainmeridiangroup about what happens when the plan you built your whole identity around disappears overnight.

We get into:
✨ Why a layoff doesn’t mean something is wrong with you
✨ The underpaid project that turned into a full-blown business
✨ Structuring your own time when no one’s calendar rules you anymore
✨ Treating a career setback like a breakup — grieve it, then get your glow up
✨ Why community (hers is called Girlfriends & Gratitude 💛) can carry you through reinvention

Her advice for the woman standing at the edge of her own leap: “The freedom to reclaim every single minute of your day and create it for yourself… it’s worth it.”

Link in bio to listen 🎧

#SheThrivesPodcast #HappyWomenLeadStrong #WomenEntrepreneurs #CareerPivot #BlackWomenInBusiness LayoffToLaunch FemaleFounder by @shethrivesrcw
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2 months ago
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Okay but has anyone else’s scalp ever staged a full protest after a braiding appointment? 🙋🏾‍♀️😩

New episode alert! This week on @shethrivesrcw She Thrives with Rhonda Coleman, I’m talking with Jannice Newson — environmental scientist turned founder and CEO of Lillian Augusta Beauty @hairwithoutharm , one of the few companies making plant-based braiding hair.

Real talk: so many of us have dealt with the itching, the burning, the “why does my scalp feel like it’s on fire” moment after getting braids. Jannice felt that same frustration — and instead of just dealing with it, she built a healthier alternative from scratch. No science background in beauty, no roadmap, just a problem she was determined to solve for herself and every other woman tired of choosing between style and comfort.

We get into all of it:
🌱 How her personal (and painful) frustration turned into a business
🌱 Why the best pivots happen where your expertise meets your real life
🌱 Finding the right advisors instead of trying to figure it all out alone
🌱 Fundraising and building with limited capital, no sugarcoating
🌱 Why ambitious women need to stop counting themselves out before they even ask

If you’ve ever loved a protective style but hated what it did to your scalp — this episode is for you.

🎧 New episode is live now, wherever you listen — including on the @alivepodcastapp Alive Podcast Network, which She Thrives just joined!

Happy Women Lead Strong 💛

#SheThrivesPodcast #WomenFounders #PlantBasedBeauty #BraidingHair #ScalpHealth BlackWomenInBusiness Sustainability Entrepreneurship AlivePodcastNetwork by @shethrivesrcw
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3 months ago
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🎾✨ What if sports could change the trajectory of a little girl’s entire life?

That’s exactly what this week’s She Thrives @shethrivesrcw guest @jasminenminor Jasmine Minor is building — and this conversation stopped me in my tracks.

Jasmine is a 3x Emmy Award-winning journalist, ABC 7 Chicago anchor, former Division I tennis player — and a woman who decided her platform was bigger than a broadcast. She’s using sport to develop the next generation of women business leaders. Because the discipline, the resilience, the strategy you learn on the court? That’s the same energy that builds empires.

This episode is about living your purpose out loud. Creating a world that’s better — not just for you, but for the girls coming up behind you.

And she’s putting action behind the vision. 🥂

The @therisesocietyco Rise Society Affair — a Wimbledon-inspired gala featuring a fireside chat with Robin Roberts — is happening May 28th, 6–10pm at 167 N. Green St, Chicago. Every ticket supports the Kevin Minor Legacy Fund and the next generation of female athletes turned leaders.

Get your tickets at luma.com/theriseaffair 🎟️

This is what purpose looks like in motion. Don’t miss it. 🎙️

#SheThrives #JasmineMinor #TheRiseSociety #WomenInSport #WomenInBusiness Chicago HappyWomenLeadStrong RCWStrategies by @shethrivesrcw
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5 months ago
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Special Mother’s Day episode of @shethrivesrcw She Thrives with Rhonda Coleman Wandel is live. ✨
This week, I’m joined by @theplaintruthofficial Natalie Plain, founder and CEO of @billiondollarbrows Billion Dollar Beauty, for a conversation about building a business, protecting your vision, and trusting yourself enough to keep going even when the path looks uncertain. 
Natalie opens up about her journey from interning at the White House during the Clinton administration to working in television production and eventually launching her own beauty company with personal savings and credit cards. We talk about intellectual property, entrepreneurship, personal growth, and why ambitious women need to stop telling themselves it’s too late.
There are so many powerful moments in this episode, but one thing Natalie said that stayed with me was this:
“Don’t ever tell yourself it’s too late.”
This is a conversation for every woman building something meaningful.
Listen now on YouTube or your favourite podcast platform. 🎙️ by @shethrivesrcw
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5 months ago
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Giveaway Alert! 

We’re celebrating Mother’s Day with a giveaway that covers both your legal game AND your beauty routine.

And to make it even more special, my episode on @shethrivesrcw with the incredible Natalie Plain founder of @billiondollarbrows and host of The Plain Truth @theplaintruthofficial drops on May 10th.

Prize 1: A free 2-hour RCW legal strategy consultation with Rhonda ($1,100 value) including a written summary and a custom legal deliverable for your business. Whatever your business actually needs right now.

Prize 2: A Billion Dollar Beauty prize pack ($228 value) including the Brow Buddy Best Sellers Kit, Tubing Mascara, Gel Eyeliner, Lip Liner Duo Set, Warm Shimmer Eyeshadow Stick Trio, Basically Brilliant Bundle, and pH Lip Oil and Lipstick Duo.

How to enter:
💖Follow @theplaintruthofficial & @rhondacolemanwandel 
💖 Like this post
💖 Tag a friend in the comments!

Entries accepted until 4:59 PM PST on 05/10/26. No purchase necessary. Open to U.S./D.C. residents, ages 18+. by @shethrivesrcw
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5 months ago
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There comes a moment when what once fit… no longer does.

And the real question becomes:
Do you stay where you’ve outgrown yourself—or do you trust that there’s something more?

On this episode of She Thrives with Rhonda Coleman Wandel, Samantha Dockery of @loveluvv_sparkling shares how she walked away from a 13-year career and built something entirely her own—a sparkling wine brand rooted in celebration, purpose, and impact.

It’s not just about business.
It’s about becoming the woman who’s willing to choose herself.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to pivot… this conversation will meet you right where you are.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast app

#CareerPivot #WomenInBusiness #SheThrives #PersonalGrowth #EntrepreneurMindset by @shethrivesrcw
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6 months ago
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Fear doesn’t disappear just because you’re capable.

You can have the experience. The vision. The strategy. The support system.

And still feel afraid.
That’s something more women need to hear.

In entrepreneurship especially, there’s this pressure to look completely certain all the time. But the truth is, many of the most successful women you admire are building while navigating uncertainty in real time.

The goal isn’t to eliminate fear before you move. It’s to stop letting fear make the decision for you.

“Do it afraid” doesn’t mean reckless. It means informed. Supported. Thoughtful. It means trusting yourself enough to begin before you feel fully ready.

Because confidence is rarely what comes first. Action is.

And sometimes the moment you finally say your dream out loud is the very thing that forces you to rise into it.

What’s one thing you’d do if you stopped waiting to feel completely ready?
Share below.

🎧 And if you more moments like this listen to the She Thrives with Rhonda Coleman Wandel podcast — available on your favorite podcast app - link in bio.

#shethrivesrcw #womeninbusiness #femaleentrepeneur #leadershipmindset by @shethrivesrcw
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6 months ago
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I’ve been thinking a lot about what “luxury” actually means.

For me, it’s not excess.

It’s walking into my office and feeling calm.
It’s having space between meetings.
It’s choosing projects that align instead of simply saying yes.

Luxury is intention.

And the older I get, the more I realize that how we structure our days determines how we feel inside of them.

Healthy, happy women don’t build from adrenaline.
We build from clarity. 

👉🏽 Stay connected:
Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Instagram for more powerful conversations and leadership insights.
🔗 Link in bio

#IntentionalLiving #WomenWhoLead #LuxuryMindset #LeadershipLifestyle by @shethrivesrcw
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6 months ago
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I used to think being tired meant I was doing something right.

If my calendar was full and I felt stretched, I assumed I was building something meaningful.

What I’ve learned over time is this:

A healthy, happy woman is a better leader.

When I’m rested, I’m sharper.
When I feel grounded, I make better decisions.
When I’m aligned, everything moves with more ease.

Success doesn’t have to feel frantic to be real.

This season, I’m choosing clarity over chaos — and it’s changing how I show up everywhere.

If you’ve been craving a steadier rhythm, you’re not alone. 

👉🏽 Stay connected:
Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Instagram for more powerful conversations and leadership insights.
Link in bio!

#WomenWhoLead #AlignedSuccess #LeadershipLifestyle #ExecutivePresence by @shethrivesrcw
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