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𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
She was Black. Do you know who she is? Probably not. And that's not by accident. It's by design. They erased her from the textbooks. They left her out of the "women millionaries" Google searches. They prayed you'd never find out. But I found the receipts. And I'm SNITCHING in my new series starting February 1st.... 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟖 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 Why would anyone hide this history? It's simple. When you know your history. You're harder to control. Here's what they don't want you to know: → When entrepreneurs see someone "like them" succeed, they're 48% more likely to take high-risk, high-reward business moves → People who learn their family's economic history are 24% more likely to build wealth and report 34% higher confidence than those who don't know their history You weren't taught this history. But you were taught how to hustle. So you're building your business without the blueprint your ancestors already wrote. Here's what most people miss: The systemic barriers to your wealth? They start with the barriers in your mind. The "work twice as hard for half as much" programming causes a quiet doubt that maybe we're not built for this. But what if I told you Black women cracked million-dollar sales strategies 150 years ago? What if the playbook already exists? I've spent YEARS on this. Libraries. Rare books. Four trips to Africa to learn more about where I'm from. Digging up the stories they tried to bury. Some of these names I'm revealing in this series are going to blow your mind. Every day in February: → One Black woman millionaire from before 1970 (many much earlier)→ One strategy she used that still works TODAY → One receipt that proves you come from wealth-builders Can I provide a reframe for you? Your confidence isn't broken. Your history was stolen, hidden and buried. This series gives it back. Comment "BLACK" below and I'll add you to our notification list.
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This wasn’t just a commercial shoot.
It was homage to our ancestors. As we stood here recording the 2026 Black Women Sell Live commercial, all I could think was: We are making them proud. I couldn’t help but wonder… What would Madam C.J. Walker say about the 2 million+ Black women–owned businesses operating today? What would Maggie Lena Walker say about the $98.3 billion our companies generate? What would she say about the fact that we’ve more than doubled our average annual revenue since the pandemic— even while traditional banks still hesitate to believe in our visions? What would she say about our ability to love each other, collaborate, and support one another— even in a world designed to fracture us? I don’t care what anyone says. Dedicating my life’s work to helping Black women experts rise and dominate their lanes was the best pivot I’ve ever made. Our history is RICH. Our creativity is RICH. Our love is RICH. We are all that and a bag of chips. When I wrote the script for the Black Women Sell Live commercial, I knew I couldn’t do it alone. I needed actresses to portray Madam C.J. Walker, Maggie Lena Walker, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Ellen Pleasant. I needed a full production team to bring the vision to life. I needed a director who could steward the assignment with excellence. And although I’ve written small commercial scripts before, this one was different. The first draft was 25+ pages… for a 5–10 minute commercial. Too long. But every word mattered. I had to research the figures. I had to build a narrative where the past and present collided. Some of it is fiction. Much of it is historically accurate. So who carried the vision mattered. So who did I call? A Black woman–owned production company. Of course. It’s fitting that a commercial about Black women’s economic power was built by sisters—and supported by strong men who honor that power. It’s fitting that I had to release control and trust other Black women to steward the vision. It’s fitting that this required collaboration, discernment, and trust
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🎉 WELCOME TO SPEAK YOUR WAY TO CASH®: Your Path to Corporate Contract Success! READ THIS POST IN FULL! 🚀
You’ve just joined the #1 community for experts who want to land five- and six-figure corporate contracts and scale their businesses strategically. Here at SPEAK Your Way To Cash®, we’ve built a reputation for excellence: we’re the 14th fastest-growing privately held company in Georgia and ranked 370th in the U.S. We don’t just teach sales—we create transformations. I’m Ashley Kirkwood, founder and CEO of SPEAK Your Way To Cash®. I left a $300,000 partner-track attorney job to build my own law firm and SPEAK Your Way To Cash®! Since then, I’ve personally closed five- and six-figure contracts with corporations and helped countless others do the same. If you’re here, it’s because you’re ready to take action and build a thriving business by selling your expertise at the highest level. This community isn’t just a group—it’s a movement of experts ready to unlock their full potential. We’re here to share strategies, celebrate wins, and challenge each other to scale bigger and faster than ever before. 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘: To unlock the best this community has to offer, complete these three steps in the next 7 days (and within 30 days, you must reach Level 2 to stay active—this is a space for action-takers): 1️⃣ Introduce yourself: Drop your introduction below! Share who you are, what you do, and what your goals are. 2️⃣ Engage with 5 other members: Comment, ask questions, or show support. Building connections is key. 3️⃣ Make a post: Share a quick win, a challenge, or a question to spark conversation. 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: This isn’t a spectator sport. The most successful members are the ones who show up, connect, and contribute. This community thrives when YOU show up boldly. 🔥 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒: • 𝐍𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: Keep the focus on collaboration, not self-promotion. • 𝐁𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥: We’re here to build each other up. • 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲: This is a space for doers—not passive scrollers. When you’ve completed your first steps, keep the momentum going by:
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Today, Democrats and Republicans can’t even sit at the same Thanksgiving table.
In 1861, one Black woman dressed both of their First Ladies. Same hands. Same needle. Same thread. She made gowns for Varina Davis — wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. She made gowns for Mary Todd Lincoln — wife of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. Their husbands were at war. Their sons were dying on opposite sides of the battlefield. And they both wanted Elizabeth Keckley. Let that sink in. Elizabeth was born enslaved. She couldn’t legally keep a single dollar she earned. She spent years generating income for people who owned her — sewing dresses for their friends, building a reputation she couldn’t cash in on. When she asked to buy her freedom, they said $1,200. That’s $45,000 today. She didn’t have it. But her clients did. She had become so essential that the women she served pooled their money and handed it to her. Her skill created income for others. Her relationships created freedom for herself. Once free, she moved to Washington, D.C., opened her own shop, hired 20 seamstresses, and became the most sought-after dressmaker in the capital. She didn’t just serve powerful women. She became powerful. Here’s what I want you to steal from Elizabeth: Be so valuable that ideology becomes irrelevant to you moving your business forward. Then invest in justice for what you believe. Varina Davis didn’t care that Elizabeth was Black. Mary Todd Lincoln didn’t care that Elizabeth once served the Confederacy. They cared that nobody could make them look and feel the way Elizabeth could. Your excellence is your access. Elizabeth couldn’t post this on LinkedIn. She couldn’t share what she learned. She couldn’t teach other Black women how to turn relationships into freedom. When she died in 1907, we missed out on decades of stories and wisdom - thank God she was at least able to write a book! But I’m not letting that happen again. That’s why I’m teaching sales secrets from Black women who built empires under impossible circumstances at Black Women Sell Live 2026.
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Upcoming events…
Are there in person Speak your way to cash events happening in May or July? I just joined the waitlist for the Sept Women’s event (imma just have to bring my wife and act like with her 😂🤣) but I already had these 2 events in the calendar? Anyone know about these, or did I make em up in a dream I had to finally get in the room? @Ashley Kirkwood ?
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