Breathing Life Into Your Voice

Speaking 4 Profit Podcast

We sat down with Mark, a stonemason from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who has not only brought beauty to his community through his craft, but also inspiration through his journey of survival, faith, and self-belief.

Mark's life took an unexpected turn when he was faced with serious health issues and needed a double lung transplant. His determination and refusal to give up, spurred on by his parents’ words of encouragement, led him through a journey of recovery and finding renewed purpose.

Finally, Mark emphasizes the importance of believing in oneself to overcome self-sabotage and live a positive and proactive life. He shares the necessity of eliminating negative thoughts and words to stay focused on our goals and aspirations.

In this episode, you’ll discover the following:

• How your environment shapes your life and career
• The key to overcoming self-sabotage
• A sustainable way to eliminate negative thinking
• The role of faith in finding purpose and meaning

Connect with Mark: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085082380738 📚 BUY MY EBOOK https://rebrand.ly/S4P101Ebook

REQUEST A 60-MINUTE LINKEDIN Profile Audit 🗓 https://calendly.com/evolvebenton/linkedin-profile-audit My Favorite Business Tools 📌 Courses and Membership (Kajabi) - https://rebrand.ly/Kajabi30Days 📩 Go live (Streamyard) https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6435071699714048 Join this channel to get access to the perks: 🍿 / @speaking4profit 😋 Hang Out With Me Online

🌐 Personal Website - https://www.evolvebenton.com/ 📚 Speaking 4 Profit University Websites - https://www.speaking4profit.com/ 🧠 Random Thoughts - Twitter - https://twitter.com/EvolveBenton 📷 Peek at My Life - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolvebenton/ 😘 Connect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evolve-benton/ Hey, I'm Evolve, and this is my story My professional lived experience has helped me identify where processes are broken and where communication across differences can take place to make an organizational culture thrive.

It wasn’t until I graduated and my dad told me I would have to find a dress if I wanted to find a job that I understood the impact of being queer and black in the workplace. This is why I pour communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion into everything I do.

I started my DEI experience in higher education. I was sold the 9-5 dream & I believed it was a place to make an impact, give my family a good life and find freedom.

But instead, I found myself working 65-hour weeks, commuting 3 hours, and having no time with my family. I decided this was not enough. In 2015, I took what I knew about DEI and combined it with healing practices and became a corporate consultant for companies that wanted to make diversity and inclusion a priority.

After 5 years of success, I founded Speaking 4 Profit University, where I help other DEI professionals build successful consulting businesses that impact the world. ✅ MY EXPERTISE: I have helped over 100+ organizations with their DEI retention, policies, and practices. I helped my client establish consulting businesses that have brought in over 1 million dollars of revenue over the last two years.