Five provocative questions answered by an inspiring and fabulous woman – a woman with something to say.
Meet Marcella Mollon-Williams
As a 5th generation business owner, Marcella Mollon-Williams has a passion for both entrepreneurship and educating families with the knowledge to create a legacy of financial security from one generation to the next.
Marcella is a financial strategist and licensed insurance professional with LifeTyme Financial Group, LLC, an independent financial services firm specializing in wealth preservation, asset protection, retirement planning, tax diversification strategies and legacy planning.
She is also the co-founder of Legacy Builder Group, LLC. Partnered with her brother and co-founder, Marcella spends much of her time speaking on the importance of “Legacy Building” and financial literacy.
People would be surprised to know that: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
The WTL 5:
What’s the conversation that changed your life?
Eighteen years ago, my mother and I worked together to plan my wedding. My wedding coordinator, also one of my mom’s dearest friends, told me something that changed the way I handled everything in life from that moment forward. She said, “Choose your battles”. I’ve been able to apply those words of wisdom to every area of my life.
What are you most conscious of today?
I often say that society is suffering from an empathy deficiency and an entitlement epidemic. I am the kind of person who likes to get to the root of an issue and I believe it’s the root of many of the issues that plague our society. From gun violence, sexism, racism, etc., it all involves a choice to not care about how one’s actions will affect the lives of others.
What part of you have you yet to give voice to?
I would have to say my heart for families. I feel that I’ve only touched the surface when it comes to my message to parents and youth. It all begins at home. I believe greatness grows more powerfully in homes that are in order. I am currently working on my voice through my first book due to be released December 2015.
What’s the conversation women need to be having collectively?
We need to have cultural conversations. We need to be able to move past our sensitivities about race and culture, talk about it and, more importantly, LISTEN. That’s when change will happen.
What needs to be said bigger, louder, stronger?
Be humble enough to know that you are not better than anyone else and confident enough to know that you are different from everyone else. We (women) were not created to be perfect, we were created to be powerful.
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Thank you, Marcella, for sharing your powerful voice
with WomanTalk Live
Love that! Well written. I will keep that message – Women were not created to be perfect, we were created to be powerful.
And, you, Enitan, are one POWERFUL woman! ooxx