6 minute read
C. Renee Wilson
“ I love connecting people to what and who they need for their success, whatever that looks like for them."
Q. Tell Us Who You Are and What
You Do?
A. I am C. Renee Wilson, a serial entrepreneur that has spent most of my working life in the legal arena, as a Real Estate
Broker and subsequently formed CTS Consultants
Firm, a business development company. I currently serve as the Relationship Manager for the National Association of Real
Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB).
I am very fortunate to have an opportunity to also work in my passion, creating Inflection Point experiences that trigger Tripping
Points for Women and Men. I am unmistakably a woman that loves creating environments where others can feel safe enough to be vulnerable so they can grow and learn in pursuit of reaching their full potential.
Q. Who Are the Women that inspired you the most?
A. The two women that inspire me daily even though they are both no longer on earth is my
Grandmother who raised me and my mom. From my adolescence years watching both women personally and constantly give back to individuals and their communities has truly been the inspiration for living a life of service. Both were active members of the ministry, so generosity and selflessness were always at the core of their work. I admittedly never saw myself pursuing that kind of work. As a young girl I thought,
‘"Why do they always have to do stuff for other people?" But as I got older, I started to realize that there’s something very fulfilling about doing something for other people.
And so, I began the legacy of my passion building upon a two-generation foundation,
Women’s
Inflection Point.
Today, I am grateful for the examples they left for me by the life they both lived daily.
Q. How do you define your purpose in life?
A. My experiences along my year journey have led me to become very passionate about helping other women to not make some of the same mistakes I made.
As I look in my rearview mirror,
I have come to learn, there are no mistakes, only lessons to be learned along the way. Lessons learned and applied serve as building blocks to reach goals that are set at each life cycle stage. There’s something very special about getting women together to share, there’s so much that comes out of women talking…...
I love connecting people to what and who they need for their success, whatever that looks like for them. My successes did not come without their challenges. Following every obstacle, I experienced some of my greatest success. As I look back, the most important action was to never give up or stop. Never forget, if you don’t keep going, you’ll never find out what your full potential looks like. Perseverance and prayer are two key elements in reaching maximizing potential and it’s reflected at the core of WIP and at the core of my life experiences. No matter how many times you get knocked down you always must get back up. You must keep moving, my most favorite saying I say to my son, Darryl all the time…. "The Miracle is in the Movement!” My purpose in life is to keep people moving so they experience all the Miracles in life that God has in store for them organically and holistically!
Q. Tell Us About “The Equity
Movement” & Women’s
Inflection Point and how you became the co-founder.
A. The Equity Movement
Enterprises, Inc. (EM) is a consumer-based membership organization and serves as the educational catalyst and hub for financial wellness and financial inclusion across generations.
EM strives to be the Uber of financial awareness (means moving people to their EM destination) and the Amazon of financial wellness (meaning we serve as a portal to connect partners and members through the platform). The EM portal
“ As a kid I was always into being the center of attention, in a positive way of course, but I enjoyed making people laugh, sharing factual information, and sharing my outgoing personality, so, being on TV was just a way I could do all of that, plus so much more"
features 15 Resources that provides financial guidance to every generation. EM Resources has beginners’ level to advance levels and is inclusive and has vertical integration for all targeted segments in the Movement. The intent is to permeate relationships with consumers by sharing experiences, setbacks and comebacks through Social Media, Television, Radio, Magazine (digital and print), Podcast, E-Learning Training, Mobile App, Website, and Podcast. The 15 Resources are also the Blueprint for the Equity Movement Mediums outlets.
Women’s Inflection Point (WIP) is an educational and resultdriven non-profit organization whose resources, events, and mission all revolve around helping women holistically and organically reach their maximum potential in each of their life cycle stages. The organization takes the unique approach of focusing on three tiers of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs pyramid: Physiological (your wellness), Safety (your wealth) & Self-Actualization (yourself). “I felt it would be helpful to build the platform based on something people are familiar with,” Wilson explained. “Most people I speak with are very familiar with Maslow’s theory. Maslow’s also covered the key areas that I wish I knew and had practiced early in life.” And therein lies the revolutionary
essence of WIP. The program is so unique not only because of its fundamentally holistic framework, but also because of the pure authenticity in its intent. At the core of WIP is a set of practices, values, habits, and skills that Wilson wished she had known at her various phases in life.
Most of the work I’ve done with my client, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), working with my Mom’s Annual Prayer Conference, and my partner Julius Cartwright, Founder of the Equity Movement has been around events and educating people over the past 20+ years, I have found that this is where my passion is and despite being a little afraid to jump, it’s the best decision ever. I absolutely love being with the attendees (women and men) at the WIP &MANCAVE events, it is truly my Happy Place!
Q. What advice do you give to the next generation of female leaders?
A. Listen well, pray for patience, learn to preserve, love those who don’t love you, forgive early and be sure to learn the lesson they were sent to teach you, be grateful always, give thanks often, and love your life to its fullest even when it’s not so loveable.
Q. Can you tell us some of your goals you want to accomplish in the next 3 years?
A. I want to strengthen relationships with other nonprofits and help serve their constituents so that they can continue to craft the most impactful events that truly change people’s lives. When people speak about me and the events, the comments are authentically amazing.
Q. Do you have any new events or upcoming projects?
A. Yes Three. Women’s
Inflection Point & ManCave Experience Houston, TX - June 25 & 26 Cleveland, OH – August 20 & 21 Las Vegas, NV – October 15 & 16.
Q. What is one message you want to give to your fans?
A. Thank you and I pray they continue to engage because I will always strive to create incredible inflection points that trigger tipping points to help them reach their full potential. This is my life’s mission.
Q. What is one fun fact about you?
A. I never learned how to swim but
I love being around water more than fish need water.
Q. Where can readers find you?
A. The can follow me at: womeninflectionpoint.org equitymovement247.com @ equitymovement247 works well, and for IG: @womensinflectionpoints.
“I led by example and used my strengths and triumphs as tools to show others, that with the right plan anything is possible."
