The Power of people, f.e.a.r., and three with alberta johnson & neena perez
In this MACROcast episode of the C.H.O.I.C.E. Chats, Loren speaks with not one — but TWO guests: Alberta Johnson and Neena Perez about resiliency, independence, and making the CHOICE to go forward even when the unexpected happens!
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Neena is a Transformational Life Coach, dedicated to empowering heart-centered women leaders to transcend barriers and confidently establish their own coaching or consulting business, ensuring emotional and financial freedom without the need for extensive online presence or formal certifications.
She has written her autobiography called “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” - How I Overcame A Hard Hitting Life,” which is a story of abuse, teen pregnancy, domestic violence, hard times, divorce, poverty, finding faith, overcoming, and hitting life back when life hits us hard.
Neena says that encountering many challenges has made her the woman she is today, determined, strong and full of faith in God.
She has starred in her own YouTube / Podcast called “Straight Talk No Sugar Added,” to impact others using her story and the story of other people who have overcome. The goal is to encourage support, love, and lead people to be their best selves by challenging and transforming their thinking.
Alberta Johnson is Founder and CEO of People Experts LLC. She has over 20 years of experience in executive management and has directed overall operations for various organizations in areas of human resources, diversity, equity and inclusion and employee engagement.She has dedicated her career to balancing inequities and civil rights. She’s held leadership roles in the public, private, non-profit and government sectors including the City of Chicago, YMCA Metro Chicago and the Chicago Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights.
Alberta has created human resources, diversity, equity and inclusion programming, impacted culture change, and developed inclusive recruitment, retention, and learning plans. As a thought leader, she has served as an advisor and consultant to executive leadership and management teams. She believes in collaboration, transparency, and communication. She was an instrumental member of the leadership team that drafted the first maternity leave policy and the first Diversity & EEO plan for the City of Chicago’s workforce and the first transgender policy and training program for the YMCA.
She was recognized in 2015 by Latino Leaders magazine as a Chicago Future Leader. In 2014, she was recognized by Diversity MBA magazine as one of the top 100 under 50 diversity leaders and in 2012 by the Metropolitan Leadership Institute as a new and upcoming leader.
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