Today, we have a deeply personal and important conversation with Janice Tappin-Miller, a mother who carries both warmth and unimaginable grief. Janice joins us to share the story of her beloved daughter, Arlana Miller—a bright, compassionate, and driven young woman who tragically passed away at just 19 years old.

Arlana was a dedicated student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, a talented cheerleader, and a young woman who uplifted those around her. She dreamed of becoming a psychiatrist, wanting to help others navigate their life struggles. But behind her encouraging spirit, Arlana faced her own demons as she battled to maintain mental health—struggles that she openly shared in a heartbreaking farewell message before her passing in spring of 2022.

Today, Janice invites us into her world—the love she holds for her daughter, the pain of losing her, and the message she hopes to share in Arlana’s honor. This is a conversation about grief, but also about the importance of mental health awareness and the ways we can support one another.

Janice, thank you for being here with us and for having the continuous courage to share Arlana's life with the world!

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The Everything Matters Podcast is hosted by High-Performance Effectiveness & Leadership Development Coach, Bradford Speaks. Affectionately known as "Coach B", Bradford is the CEO and Founder of BeLegendary.Coach.

If you are a rising Middle or Senior level manager or Executive level leader who is looking to elevate your performance and become the most effective leader you can be, take action now and schedule your Free Performance Analysis with Coach B. We address areas such as Imposter Syndrome, Communication Skills, Team Building, and several other areas that will show the value you provide for the organization's success.

Our CIA Performance Effectiveness Coaching Model is designed to drive performance results significantly faster than other methods. Be an extraordinary leader...a Legendary Leader.

Remember, performance is the best way to shut people up! -CoachB

Dr. Kelly Page is a public speaker and social design ethnographer who works at the intersection of social learning and digital participation. She works with individuals and organizations interested in learning how they can be more truly social. She is passionate about working with people to develop their vision, voice and social ways to live, work and learn.

She is a motivational speaker on social leadership, women, and social change and being your most confident self by being a stand for others.

Kelly is founder and curator of the social design studio, Live What You Love, and the storytelling initiative focused on amplifying the work and impact of women, Grateful4Her. She has a Ph.D. in Web Knowledge from UNSW (Sydney, Australia), is a Research Fellow in Social Leadership at the prestigious Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). Her work has been published in peer-review business, technology and education journals, and featured in Fast Company, The New York Times, WSJ, The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Women.

Her work is published in Studies in Higher Education, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Psychology & Marketing, Behavior & Information Technology, International Journal of Retailing & Distribution Management, Marketing Review, Strategic Change, Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Consumer Behaviour. She won best AM Paper for The Web Makes Me Feel project (2010), a BIMA award in Data Category for Karen (2015) and opened TedxCardiff 2011 speaking on Rediscovering Friendship.

Kelly is a BVA consultant for the Arts and Business Council of Chicago and a mentor for GirlsIN2STEM.

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The Everything Matters Podcast is hosted by High-Performance Effectiveness & Leadership Development Coach, Bradford Speaks. Affectionately known as "Coach B", Bradford is the CEO and Founder of BeLegendary.Coach.

If you are a rising Middle or Senior level manager or Executive level leader who is looking to elevate your performance and become the most effective leader you can be, take action now and schedule your Free Performance Analysis with Coach B. We address areas such as Imposter Syndrome, Communication Skills, Team Building, and several other areas that will show the value you provide for the organization's success.

Our CIA Performance Effectiveness Coaching Model is designed to drive performance results significantly faster than other methods. Be an extraordinary leader...a Legendary Leader.

Remember, performance is the best way to shut people up! -CoachB

My guest in this episode of the Everything Matters Podcast features Founder & CEO of Red Banyon Evan Nierman possesses 20 years of high-level experience in public relations, marketing, crisis management, online media, international relations and public affairs. Throughout his career, he has provided strategic communications counsel to top business leaders, government officials and presidential candidates, and private individuals.

Prior to forming Red Banyan, Evan Nierman served as Director of Communications for a fast-growing, highly scrutinized start-up where he represented the company and steered the CEO through interviews with top-tier media including dozens of international, national and local print, TV and online outlets.

Previously, as the founder of the Washington office for a boutique PR agency specializing in crisis management and foreign affairs, Nierman guided international and corporate clients through high-stakes, complex situations. Nierman was responsible for the agency’s largest and most complex account, the Government of Ethiopia. Working mostly from the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, Nierman conceptualized and executed communications and public affairs strategies. He overhauled the Ethiopian Embassy’s website, developed its marketing and communications collateral, wrote speeches and op-eds for the Ambassador, wrote and distributed press releases and fact sheets and helped coordinate interviews, events and public appearances that improved the Embassy’s reach and reputation.

Please help me welcome Evan Nierman to the Everything Matters Podcast.

Watch video version 👉🏽 here.

The Everything Matters Podcast is hosted by High-Performance Effectiveness & Leadership Development Coach, Bradford Speaks. Affectionately known as "Coach B", Bradford is the CEO and Founder of BeLegendary.Coach.

If you are a rising Middle or Senior level manager or Executive level leader who is looking to elevate your performance and become the most effective leader you can be, take action now and schedule your Free Performance Analysis with Coach B. We address areas such as Imposter Syndrome, Communication Skills, Team Building, and several other areas that will show the value you provide for the organization's success.

Our CIA Performance Effectiveness Coaching Model is designed to drive performance results significantly faster than other methods. Be an extraordinary leader...a Legendary Leader.

Remember, performance is the best way to shut people up! -CoachB