Empower Hour with Lady J

Empower Hour with Host Jodi "Lady J" Watkins

Welcome to Empower Hour with Lady J
(formerly The Jodi Watkins Show and originally Breaking Barriers Now Podcast)—where stories of resilience, faith, and transformation inspire you to step boldly into your purpose.

🎙️ About the Show:

Empower Hour is your go-to space for real conversations that uplift, challenge, and empower. We highlight powerful stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, embraced faith, and turned pain into purpose. Each episode is designed to help you rise above life’s challenges and walk confidently in your calling.

🔥 What to Expect:

Inspiring Interviews: Real stories from real people who’ve faced struggles and found strength on the other side.
Actionable Takeaways: Tools, strategies, and mindset shifts to help you overcome obstacles and grow.
Empowering Community: Join a movement of faith-driven leaders, doers, and dreamers committed to personal and spiritual growth.

🌟 Why Listen?

Authenticity: No fluff—just raw, honest conversations that make you feel seen and heard.
Guidance from Lived Experience: Learn from people who’ve walked through fire and came out stronger.
Faith Meets Action: Encouragement rooted in belief and backed by real transformation.

✨ Join the Movement:

Be part of a rising community committed to living empowered, on purpose, and without apology. Subscribe to Empower Hour with Lady J on your favorite podcast platform—and don’t forget to follow us on social media for updates, inspiration, and behind-the-scenes moments.

🌐 Visit https://linktr.ee/ladyjempowers to access all episodes and more.

Let’s rise, empower, and transform—together.

All Episodes

Empower Hour with Lady J

Deaf Queen Boss

July 16, 2022 • Jodi Watkins • Season 1 • Episode 13

0:00 | 30:42

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Kellina Powell is also known on social media as Deaf Queen Boss. Kellina, based in Canada, is a young woman on a mission to create more inclusivity for the deaf and hard of hearing community. At the age of 4, Kellina lost her hearing, but with the support of her family was able to cultivate her education in both the deaf and hearing communities. She now uses her skills as a Mental Health and Disability Coach educating, inspiring, and motivating others.

In this episode, we hear her story, the adversities she faced and overcame, and how Covid-19 even posed new difficulties for the Hard of Hearing community. Kellina is a force to be reckoned with and we know her vivacious energy and commitment to her community will continue to create so much value in the world!

This episode has also helped us take a stride to make our platform more inclusive and you can find the audio with closed captions of this episode (and more to come) on this channel. I was so grateful for Kellina, not only for who she is at such a young age, but also because she did inspire me to learn how to add closed captions to the YouTube videos.

To learn more about Kellina you can visit @deafqueenboss on Instagram. She is also a new author! Go check her (and her book) out today!

Thank you, Kellina, for the time you took to share your story and for what you are doing in the world for others who need to hear your voice! I am glad I was able to share the platform with you!

Please go subscribe to the Breaking Barriers Now podcast (on all podcasting channels), share it with others, and remember that together, we can do more!

You are also encouraged to subscribe to the Breaking Barriers YouTube channel (this channel). You can find out more about the host, Jodi Watkins, and the links to her channels, including this one, at https://linktr.ee/jodiwatkins.

Jodi also puts the podcast videos inside of a collaborative platform that allows the discussion to continue and engagement to be anonymous. Click to create a free profile and go to the Breaking Barriers Now group inside Convene Communities, the platform with purpose: https://podcast.convenecommunities.com/guest/905.

Stay blessed and remember not to quit!

Support the show

The Jodi Watkins Show, formerly known as Breaking Barriers Now, is sponsored by Convene Connections Corporation and Lady J Global Enterprises LLC.

Are you looking to invest in an all-in-one platform looking to expand and grow and help others do the same? Join us at Convene Communities! Go to https://convenecommunities.com/invest/ to show your interest today! You don't have to worry about anything. All we desire to know is that you are willing to learn more.

Thank you all for being a part of this mission and for allowing me to facilitate these stories in ways I never imagined being able to.

Please share the podcast with everyone you know. If you are interested in sponsoring or appearing as a guest, please contact Jodi Watkins through her link at https://linktr.ee/jodiwatkins.