Living your best life with Rita and Brittany Mitchell Episode 55
Episode Summary
In this episode, Christine talks with Rita Mitchell and her daughter Brittany Mitchell, a dynamic mother-daughter duo who believe in the power of knowing that you are enough, you have enough and you can own your phenomenal self. By sharing their knowledge, expertise and creative passions, Rita and Brittany are on a mission to guide and inspire others to live authentically and phenomenally, and live their best life!
Episode Notes
We discuss:
- How Rita and Brittany created this mother-daughter duo brand.
- The inspiration behind their two books, “Own Your Phenomenal Self: A Guide on Character, Success, and Leadership,” and “Spoken Art: Too Brave to Back Down.”
- What it means to avoid getting “lost in the sauce.”
- The concept of the “reset mindset.”
- How to find your purpose.
Resources: InvestmentNews | Christine Shaw | Rita & Brittany Mitchell | Own Your Phenomenal Self: A Guide on Character, Success, and Leadership| Spoken Art: Too Brave to Back Down
Guest Biography
About Rita
In a career spanning four decades, Rita P. Mitchell has a proven track record of achievement and success in the highly competitive financial services industry. Rita became president of her own insurance and securities brokerage firm, Mitchell Financial Inc., spoke on the TEDx stage, has been a frequent contributor to Black Enterprise magazine and became the first-ever recipient of First Horizon’s 2018 Inclusion & Diversity Leader’s Award. Before retiring in early 2018, Rita served as executive vice president and manager of private client services for Middle Tennessee, First Tennessee Bank, now First Horizon.
In addition, Rita is a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence, the Department of Commerce Regional Minority Service Firm of the Year (eight-state region), Dr. R. H. Boyd Woman Business Owner of the Year, U.S. Small Business Woman Advocate of the Year, the 2014 YWCA Academy for Women of Achievement, and the 2018 recipient of the NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans.
In 2018, Rita wrote her debut book, “Own Your Phenomenal Self: A Guide on Character, Success, and Leadership,” which serves as a “pocket mentor” to empower young career women to achieve their desired success and is an Amazon bestseller.
Rita is a certified John C. Maxwell coach, trainer, and speaker. Currently, she serves on the boards of the YWCA USA, Cheekwood, Leadership Nashville Alumni Association, the Founders’ Advisory Board of Studio Bank, and she is past Board Chair of the YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee.
Most recently, Rita published her second book, “Spoken Art: Too Brave To Back Down,” which is a one-of-a-kind mother-daughter memoir of art, poetry, fashion and the power of affirmation thinking.
About Brittany
Brittany Mitchell is an accomplished marketing professional with 13-plus years of experience, from established nonprofits to innovative startups to driving performance for large brands.
In 2018, Brittany was recognized as one of Brand Innovators’ 40 Under 40 for her work in digital advertising at State Farm Insurance, a Fortune 50 company, where she managed a $250 million advertising budget. An accomplished speaker, Brittany was honored to be a keynote speaker at the 2018 MediaPost Data & Programmatic Summit in Lake Tahoe.
While living in Bloomington, Ill., Brittany served on the Boys & Girls Club of McLean County Board and the City of Bloomington Board, and was a founding member of the Bloomington-Normal Rotaract (young professional Rotary club) while serving on the Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary club.
Brittany is currently based in New York and works as a commercial lead at LiveRamp, the leading data connectivity platform delivering identity capabilities for the world’s top brands, agencies and publishers.
Brittany obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in the fields of marketing, international business and French. In 2012, she received her International MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Brittany has lived and worked in Paris and is fluent in French.
In addition, as the CMO of Rita P. Mitchell LLC, Brittany recently published the company’s second book, “Spoken Art: Too Brave To Back Down,” which is a mother-daughter memoir of art, poetry and affirmations.