This week's guest is a woman who carries both steel and soul — the kind of leader who has lived many lives and now uses every one of them to help other women rise.

I’m honored to welcome Chanda Coston — a retired U.S. Navy veteran, strategist, and mentor for women over 40 who are ready to turn their business ideas into real impact, income, and sustainable growth.

Chanda brings more than 20 years of leadership and project management experience from the military, where she led large-scale operations, managed high-stakes deployments, and built systems that saved the U.S. Navy over $24 million. But what truly shapes her work today didn’t begin in a boardroom or a briefing room — it was forged in lived experience.

Before the accolades and authority, Chanda rebuilt her life from the ground up. She knows poverty. Early motherhood. Dome ...