S.O. What! Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/s-o-what/ S.O. What! Sun, 10 May 2026 16:17:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/summerowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-Summer-Owens-S.O.-What.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 S.O. What! Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/s-o-what/ 32 32 152051023 Resilience Under Pressure: The Inspiring Story of Prima Jope https://summerowens.com/resilience-under-pressure-prima-jope/ https://summerowens.com/resilience-under-pressure-prima-jope/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:01 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24859 What Happens When Pressure Changes You? Some people experience pressure in ways that force them to grow earlier than expected. That was one of the things that stayed with me during my conversation with Prima Jope. As we talked, I kept thinking about how many people are carrying responsibilities they never planned for while still […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/resilience-under-pressure-prima-jope/feed/ 0 24859 Transformative Leadership and Breaking Barriers: The Journey of Rose Flenorl https://summerowens.com/transformative-leadership-and-breaking-barriers-rose-flenorl-journey/ https://summerowens.com/transformative-leadership-and-breaking-barriers-rose-flenorl-journey/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:18 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24852 What Does It Take to Break Barriers? Rose Flenorl’s story is a powerful example of transformative leadership in action. Growing up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the oldest of four, Rose was determined to make her mark. Her ambitious goal? To become the first African American woman inducted into the Ole Miss Student Hall of Fame. […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/transformative-leadership-and-breaking-barriers-rose-flenorl-journey/feed/ 0 24852 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 10 https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-10-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-10-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:49:37 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11488 On the 10th day in Ghana, we returned to Mokola Market for Justin to try on the suits he was having custom-made. Justin, who is half Ghanaian, has done a beautiful job of incorporating his culture into his speaking business. When he does corporate speaking engagements he wears beautiful suits with African prints incorporated into […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-10-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11488 3 Necessary Steps to Take to Level Up https://summerowens.com/3-necessary-steps-to-take-to-level-up/ https://summerowens.com/3-necessary-steps-to-take-to-level-up/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:34:34 +0000 http://summerowens.com/?p=7223 Level Up: To make a move in your life or career for the better. Today I had the honor of serving as a panelist at an awesome conference held by my friend and visionary, Cynthia Daniels. The Level Up conference had everything a professional would need to learn how to progress in their careers or […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/3-necessary-steps-to-take-to-level-up/feed/ 0 7223 2 Key Ways to Make the Most of these Last 2 Months https://summerowens.com/2-keys-to-make-the-most-of-these-last-2-months/ https://summerowens.com/2-keys-to-make-the-most-of-these-last-2-months/#respond Sat, 05 Nov 2016 19:04:17 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=2592 Take this opportunity to think about what you really wanted to get done in 2016.

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]]> https://summerowens.com/2-keys-to-make-the-most-of-these-last-2-months/feed/ 0 2592 Alicia Keys, Make-up, and Me https://summerowens.com/alicia-keys-make-up-and-me/ https://summerowens.com/alicia-keys-make-up-and-me/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:17:22 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=2534 "Be yourself. Do what makes you feel good. Stop trying to please every damn body."

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]]> https://summerowens.com/alicia-keys-make-up-and-me/feed/ 0 2534 Put it into Perspective https://summerowens.com/put-it-into-perspective/ https://summerowens.com/put-it-into-perspective/#respond Fri, 19 Aug 2016 03:09:51 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=2517 When you think about what others are going through, it really puts your “challenges” into perspective. Tonight I spoke to my friend, one of the sweetest women I know. We had not talked in a while, and I forgot she lived in Baton Rouge. When I remembered, I called her. And she was excited to […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/put-it-into-perspective/feed/ 0 2517 Trust. A Prerequisite for Vulnerability? https://summerowens.com/trust-a-prerequisite-for-vulnerability/ https://summerowens.com/trust-a-prerequisite-for-vulnerability/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:20:06 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=2117 vulnerable- susceptible to physical or emotional attack or ha

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]]> https://summerowens.com/trust-a-prerequisite-for-vulnerability/feed/ 0 2117 3 Years and 5 Reasons Why I Almost Gave Up on Entrepreneurship But Did Not https://summerowens.com/3-years-and-5-reasons-why-i-almost-gave-up-on-entrepreneurship-but-did-not/ https://summerowens.com/3-years-and-5-reasons-why-i-almost-gave-up-on-entrepreneurship-but-did-not/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:19:01 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=1927 I knew I had to go. The only question was when.

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