Children's antidote to boredom, how one monster changed the World

May 25, 2023
Hosted by Ernelita Dacumos and Steve Steele

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This week on the Leader’s Edge Ernie and I want to introduce to you, Miss Jessie Terry. Why wait until you're an adult to learn the necessary skills you need to be an effective leader? When Jessie was a little girl, she had a huge imagination, if she was not sailing the ocean fighting pirates, she would be a mermaid with fairy wings who could speak to animals. God gave her a big imagination for a reason! This amazing young entrepreneur is the author and illustrator of more than 21 children's books and creator of “Ebenezer's Journey,” a 52-week curriculum course designed for elementary-aged children that teach Character Development and Leadership skills. When Jessie was a young child, she heard a calling from God that she would be a voice for children, and since that moment she has dedicated her life to serving children. Her mission in life is to “knock out boredom and bring back the power of imagination” to children...Jessie, with the help of her friends on “Ebenezer 's Journey” will do just that. Jessie a dynamic leader, is a freelance artist and international traveler, model, and hails as the reigning National American Miss Arkansas 2022. She is a certified Maxwell leadership speaker and coach and is certified in women's self-defense as an instructor. If you're a parent, you know, one of the most important gifts you can give to your child is helping them establish their character, the values that make them leaders in life. But how do you teach these important character values, things like kindness, gentleness, goodness, respect, and discipline to young children in a manner that they can understand? That's where Ebenezer and friends can help! Lean in and listen as we interview Jessie Terry and learn more about Ebenezer and his friends.

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Ernelita Dacumos and Steve Steele

Ernelita also known as Ernie, is an Independent Certified Coach, Facilitator, Trainer, and Speaker with the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team. She has been thriving in the Healthcare Industry for over 10 years while fulfilling her purpose of motivating, teaching, and empowering young leaders to see their full potential. Personal Growth is where her passion is as she has gone through the journey herself. Ernie was a "shy introvert" turned into a "confident introvert". From the woman who used to stutter when speaking in front of others to the woman who now facilitates masterminds, workshops, and speaks in front of an audience. A woman who used to have a victim mentality to now having a can-do attitude. A woman who had always been too hard of herself, characterized as a perfectionist, overachiever, and with high expectations. To the gentle, self-loving, action taker, and learn as she goes attitude. She is an enthusiast when it comes to confidence and had worked on becoming a confidence mentor for her community and the people around her. Ernie's goal is to broaden her ability to help others. As she saw first-hand that personal growth must be intentional yet not always available to others. She is dedicating her life's work into creating a safe environment while educating, empowering, and spreading the knowledge about Personal Development. On top of personal growth, Ernie's leadership skills were heightened upon going through the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team program. Ernie thrives to add value to people by showing them that continuous growth is possible, if you are willing to put in the work for it.

As an Executive Director of The John Maxwell Team, Steve is certified to facilitate, speak, train and coach individuals and groups in the areas of leadership development, professional skills, and personal growth. Trained and mentored by John Maxwell and mentors of his world-class faculty, Steve is equipped with the tools, resources, and experience to help you and your team improve your productivity, performance, and profitability. Whether you are looking for a facilitator for group workshops, corporate training in leadership, speaking, sales, or coaching skills for your leaders, or a speaker for your next event, Steve has access to exclusive content that is only available through a certified Executive Director of the John Maxwell Team to help you reach your goals and objectives. Steve brings a rich and varied background that adds depth to his Leadership expertise—including 25 years of leadership in non-profit organizations transitioning to over 23 years leadership expertise in the corporate environment. Steve is a native-born Texan and lives in Ft. Worth since 1980. Steve holds a Double Major degree from Baptist Bible College in Music Performing Arts and in Biblical Theology. He earned his EXMBA from Colorado Tech University and hails 2 business certifications in Executive Management and Business Administration. Steve is an influential and seasoned facilitator on such subjects as Leadership Development, Personal Growth, and Individual and Group Coaching. He motivates, inspires and adds value to leaders that will in turn multiply value to others. He is a catalyst for the transformation of other leaders to change and influence the world around them. On behalf of John Maxwell, Steve brings his World Class team building and leadership strategies to Corporations, Businesses, Churches, non-profit organizations as well as personal and group coaching. Through all these activities, Steve maintains a lifeline to his audience, clients and associates with the goal to reach their fullest potential and thrive-both in leadership growth and life.

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