Shift Happens
Inspirational Stories on Finding Happiness
Achieving Success and Overcoming Obstacles
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Cheryl Ketchens:
woman of faith, wife, mother, grandma, sister to eight awesome siblings, and several amazing girlfriends. Family and friends are her nucleus, her soft place to fall.
CEO of Wellness Is Power, LLC in MI. A business that helps Baby Boomers find, monetize, market, and maximize their innate talents and gifts and turn them into a 6 figure plus entrepreneurial business. Cheryl is an entrepreneur, business woman, motivational speaker, coach, Best-Selling Author – Shift Happens. She holds national certifications in workforce development, and Toastmasters International (T.M.I.) advanced communications and leadership awards, 2016/2017 T.M.I. Mid-Michigan Area Director, National Women’s Speakers Association Member, graduate of Spring Arbor University with a B.A. in Management and Organizational Development.
Helping others achieve spiritual freedom and financial wealth is Cheryl’s passion. She speaks, to motivate and inspire her audiences to take action. 2016 and 2017 guest speaker at Jackson College, Keynote – National Society of Black Engineers – Talk Your Way to the Top. Here’s what a couple of her clients say about Cheryl
HELPING YOU UNLEASH “YOUR” GREATNESS IS OUR GREATEST REWARD!!
Public Speaking
Entrepreneur, Motivational and Inspirational Speaker Cheryl Ketchens will utilize her powerful yet simple motivational and inspirational speaking and coaching skills to help our Disengaged Teens and Youth Re-engage. Her 4 Step Journal will help you identify your greatest potential. Her dynamic warm compassionate style will compel you to take action like never before. Her simple yet powerful Greatness – Unleashing Your Greatness Into the World! Journal is a must have for motivated youth, adults, parents and any individual who is ready to take charge of their lives. Cheryl understands the challenges, pain, heartache, disappointment and stress associated with working for others who marginalize, under-appreciate, and under value you. Those challenges inspired her to find her own innate gifts and live out her life’s dreams. She understands the needs of her audience and equips them with the necessary tools and motivation to achieve their own life long dreams. Cheryl is owning her personal Greatness and she wants the same for you. Her diverse background in alternative education, workforce development, sales, post secondary education for non-traditional students seeking Bachelor and Masters Degree’s, teen parenting education, death, dying, bereavement and hands-on experiential learning as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend has prepared her to speak and coach on a number of subjects.
DEGREES, CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Spring Arbor University, BA in Business Management and Organizational Development
- Jackson Community College – Associates of Arts Degree
- Coach Training Alliance Certified Coach (CTACC)
- Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP)
- Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
- Toastmasters International District 62 Michigan Area Director
- Toastmasters International Advanced Communicator Bronze
- Rising Stars Toastmasters Club Member and V.P. Of Membership
- Continuing Coaching Education Units (ICF) – The Art & Science of Coaching Wellness
- Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity Board and Family Support Member
Who We Serve
- Teens / Youth
- College / University Students
- Working Parents / Grandparents
- Businesses and Organizations
Self Esteem Building – Girls
Texting – Identifying the Dangers and Risks Associated With Misuse
Entrepreneurship – Exploring Non-Traditional Employment Through Journaling
Bullying/Cyber Bulling – “Stop the Insanity of Hurting Others”
Identifying Your Innate Gifts and Talents
Volunteerism – Identifying The Rewards and Benefits
Extra-Curricular Activities – Why You Want to Be Involved?
Job Readiness – Soft Skills for High School Students
Impact of Social Media on Our Educational Institutions and the Workplace
Transitioning from home to College and University Life
Campus Safety Strategies – Self Help Strategies for Reducing Campus Victimization
Sorority Hazing – 4 Valuable Strategies for Incoming Students
Hazing – Prevention Strategies and Plan Development to Reduce Toxic Sorority Initiation Practices
Healthy Dating – Tips and Strategies to Help You Learn The Difference Between a Healthy Relationship and a Toxic One
Alcohol and Drug Use – How To Resist Peer Pressure
Developing a Home Away From Home Support Network
Group Dating – Safety Tips and Practices
Post College Planning – What To Do After You Graduate
Self Care Strategies for the Busy Working Woman and Mom
Raising Your Teen/Youth – An Arsenal Of Tips and Strategies for the Working Parent(s) or Grandparents who Is Raising a Child or Youth
Bonding With Your Teens – Tips For Getting Along With Your Teen/Youth
Expectations and Structure In Your Home –
How To Create and Nurturing and Loving Environment Without The Guilt
Tantrums – Stop the Insanity! Tips and Strategies For Exercising To Re-gain Control of Your Misbehaving Toddler
Who Am I? Self Discovery – Identifying Your Inner Gifts Before, Parenting, Empty Nesting, Caregiving, After Job
Loss
Developing Your Gifts – What to Do With the Gift Once You Have Found It!
Unleashing – When and Where to Share Your Gifts
How to Create a Successful and Full-filling Marriage
Suicide – What Are The Warning Signs?
Tips To Help You Identify a Youth In Pain
Employee Retention – Reducing Turnover
Employer Benefits – Hiring Youth With Disabilities
Partnership and Training Programs – Maximizing Employer Benefits as They Relate to generational differences( Millennials, , Gen-Xer’s and Boomers)
Coaching – Mapping Out a Plan of Action for the Displaced Worker(s)
Workplace Bullying – Mapping Out Specific Strategies to Reduce Workplace Bullying Between Managers and Subordinates
Employee Development Plan – Strategies for Retaining a Good Worker
Raising the Success Rate of Your Business – Strategies for a Profitable and Successful Business
Diversity and Multi-Cultural Relationships In The Workplace – Tips and Strategies to Reduce Workplace Harassment
Team Work Strategies – Work Smarter Not Harder