April Diaz joins Melissa on the mic for our Everyday Woman Series. April grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family and was taught that a woman’s place was in the home, caring for her husband and children. As a child, April identified as a leader with loads of ambition and vision and never quite fit the female stereotypes that were expected of her. At 16 years old, April experienced a calling from God asking to invest her life into the next generation. Today, April Diaz is the Founder and CEO of Ezer + Co., a coaching company that helps women live and lead with wholeness.

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In this episode, we talk about:

  • Growing up in a fundamentalist Christian family
  • Not fitting the script of what a little girl was “suppose to be”
  • How racism, sexism and homophobia had defined the church
  • Moving out of state and becoming one of the first female pastors at her new church
  • Traveling internationally to learn from and serve marginalized communities
  • Adopting two children from Ethiopia
  • Launching Ezer + Co. to activate women to live and lead with wholeness
  • The many struggles of launching a business from scratch during a global pandemic
  • The meaning of Sisterhood

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