The Living Beyond Movement

07/14/2025

In this edition of The Leadership Pulse, we’re diving deep into one of the most underestimated power moves in leadership: living authentically. If you’ve ever felt like you’re performing your life instead of living it—especially in midlife—you’re not alone. This issue unpacks why so many high-achieving women feel stuck, how burnout often hides behind success, and what it really looks like to lead with alignment, truth, and power. Plus, I’m sharing three practical power moves you can start using today to reclaim your energy, clarity, and joy.

06/13/2025

💡 You can’t tell your kids to thrive if you - as parents - are silently declining—stuck, and exhausted.

Any of you in the Sandwich Generation - like my Beyond the Quo Podcast guest, Paul Christopher and I?

Where we’re caring for aging parents while trying to model strength for our children?

You’re leading at work, managing at home—and somewhere in between, you’re trying to remember what you need to stay strong, present, and well.

🎙️ In this heart-opening clip from Beyond the Quo, I’m joined by Paul Christopher of Gravity + Oxygen as we talk about the emotional weight of reverse-parenting, modeling healthy habits, and why recreation is not optional—it’s a leadership practice.

👀 The truth is:
✅ Our kids aren’t just listening—they’re watching.
✅ Our parents aren’t declining because they have to—but because we’ve normalized stillness in aging.
✅ Our bodies are the first legacy we pass down… or neglect.

Paul’s 48, and his mom is 80. We’ve both bought the gear, paid for the pool, and begged our parents to move.

We’ve also got kids who are watching every step we take.
So let me ask you this:
👉 Are you living in a way that inspires your parents to keep going and your kids to keep growing?
Because movement is not just for your body—it’s for your lineage.

💬 Watch this clip. Share it with a fellow leader in the middle.

Then ask yourself: What would it look like to lead through example—instead of exhaustion?

🎧 Listen to the full episode on Beyond the Quo with Paul Christopher.

Let’s rewrite what vitality looks like in the second act.

05/30/2025

"Sometimes leadership isn’t loud—
it’s the quiet decision to keep showing up for yourself when no one else is watching."

05/29/2025

You can be winning on paper—and still withering inside.

I know, because I’ve been there.

The title.

The team.

The calendar full of meetings.

The quiet ache that no one sees.

You become the one everyone counts on.

But when do you get to fall apart?

To question?

To breathe?

Leadership isn't supposed to be lonely.

It’s just been modeled that way.

In this week’s Leadership Pulse, I’m unpacking the hidden cost of being “the strong one”—and what it takes to lead without losing yourself in the process.

Because the truth is:

You don’t need another title.

You need a room that sees your truth.

👇🏽 Read the full piece.

💬 Drop a comment if this hit something real.

📣 Tag a leader who gets it.

Join Our "Rising Beyond Power Collective" - A Global Leadership Community for Women of Color. https://www.skool.com/risingbeyondglobalcommunity

05/28/2025

At first, I said yes to every client.
Then I learned: peace of mind, aligned partnerships, and purpose-driven work are the real wins.
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In this week’s episode of Beyond the Quo, I sat down with Rob Jager—co-owner of Plum Productions and proof that leadership, storytelling, and partnership can all evolve without losing your soul.
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We talked about:
✅ Why early entrepreneurs say yes to everything—and how the shift to discernment is where real peace begins
✅ The difference between a client and a dream client (hint: it’s not about budget)
✅ What it means to be a dream provider—not just because you deliver, but because you elevate
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And then Rob said this:
👉🏽 “Our best clients say: you made it easy, you made it better, and you saw something we didn’t.”
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Video isn’t the strategy.
It’s the amplifier.
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Without a message, mission, and process—it’s just noise.
But with them? It becomes the heartbeat of your brand.
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🎙️ We also explore:
• Turning time-lapse construction into a transformation narrative
• Why testimonials are secret weapons (because they say what you can’t)
• Building a business with your spouse—and keeping clear lanes
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This episode is for anyone who’s tired of surface-level optics and ready to build with meaning.
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✨ You’ve already done the quo. Now let’s go beyond.
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🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube
📍Join my global community → Rising Beyond Power Collective on Skool
📩 And follow + plumproductionsmedia.com

11/01/2024

Thank you for joining me on the evolution journey in this group. As with all evolution, I'm co-founding a formal free community with my partner Lola Small. I am honored to invite you to join our Rising Beyond Global Community. It'll be on an amazing platform called Skool. This isn't the school you knew and loved to hate when you were a kid. Facebook is cool but we want more room for collaboration and interaction 🥰

This is grown up school where we bring grown challenges and solutions in community and lift each other up!

After being the President of the FEMA Women's Forum (1200+ nationwide members), the President of FemCity International, the VP at UN Women, and leading other spaces for women internationally for over 15 years...we decided to take our friendship and sisterhood and intellectual potential and forge a path that takes everything we've learned and all that experience and rise beyond even our own capacity to imagine what this could look like.

The doors are open for a limited time - take a leap of courage and help us as we co-create and curate content and events that bring a whole other vibe to the right tribe ✨ ✨

Hop in and invite your warrior friends also. This is by women for women. Let's go!

PS: check out our Welcome video where we get real and honest about why we're putting ourselves out there to bring this to life!

Your support and spirit is welcome 🤗

Empowering Women of Color leaders with strategies, resources, and connections to own their power, live authentically, and create a legacy they love.