Stories have transformative powers. If you want to strengthen your team, live your best life, accomplish your goals, or move out of your comfort zone. Change your story! My StorySync™ programs were designed to help you do just that!
I've changed my story for years!
About Me
Here’s what you need to know about me if we're going to work together.
I am a natural storyteller, leader, and coach. These skills were nurtured and enhanced by the most important person in my life, my Momma, Frances B. Champion (you can call her "Ms. Champion" or "Champ." NEVER by her first name).
Momma was wise beyond her years. She poured her heart and soul into raising me, selflessly and with endless love. When she wanted me to reflect on my behavior, she'd tell me a story with an impactful moral. Her stories moved me to change, open my mind and my heart, and most of all, motivated me to take responsibility for my actions.
These powerful stories and their transformative results, in addition to my decades of experience in leadership, change management, team-building, coaching, and continuous improvement inspired my Process to LOVE™ and StorySync™ programs. ​
I came into this world to spread love and help people who are ready for change reach their highest potential.
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I'm a Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) and I know process backward and forward. What makes them work, what makes them breakdown, and the BEST way to make them better. I'm also a certified Extreme Leadership Facilitator, a former high school teacher and college professor with an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts and a BA in English from Mills College so teaching is in my blood and I'm good at it. Which is what makes it so easy for me to use my skills, education, and experience to transform people’s lives.
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So, when you and I work together, you get the love (tough and otherwise) and everything else I learned from my Momma, combined with all I've learned from my own life experiences, to help you reach your goals. I'm direct, honest, and I have a wicked sense of humor (albeit a little corny). My best superpower is my inner 12-year-old. She helps me stay positive and in the moment so that I don’t take life so seriously I can't have fun! These are the things that help me leave you better and more empowered than I found you. And that, my friend, is the sole purpose for why I do what I do!
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Are you ready to transform your communication process?
My Credentials
In additional to my life long expertise and honing of my natural skills and expertise...I also have these creds to my credit!
My Story
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I was born Kimberly Denise Mitchell on July 28 to a 16-year-old unknown mother, and immediately became a ward of the state of California.
In 4th grade, I reached for a violin and the teacher handed me a cello. By high school I was also playing the upright bass, bass guitar, xylophone, bells, and cymbals! I was in every band Lynwood High School offered.
I joined the Navy in 1985. Two days into boot camp I became the Recruit Chief Petty Officer, leader of my company. This experience revealed my natural leadership skills.
After many years in Corporate America I stepped off my path to the C-suite and returned to the classroom. I graduated with a BA from Mills College and an MFA from California College of the Arts in 2008.
My first short story, Heathens, was published in Woman's Work: an Anthology.
In 2011, I followed my love of educating young minds to Ghana where I was a volunteer English teacher for an orphanage in the village of Bawjiasi, about 60 km NW of Accra.
I helped this group of IT professionals improve the company's NPS process to increase and effectively measure NPS responses.
The Communicate Like a Champ workshop with the Senior Leadership Team at VOX Network Solutions!
On March 24, 2021, my debut novel was published. It has receive great reviews and been considered a "catalyst for change, love, and greater understanding.
My second TEDx, "Enough with Race Already, It's Time for a New Social Construct, came six months after the first one. This is one of my favorite talks and was the introduction to my L.O.V.E. Method to the world.
And this one, which is on the opposite side of It's All About You" is for the support people in the cancer patiens life. It's tips and tricks on what to say and do to be thebest support to their person.Oh! And I'm in remission by the way!
On September 9, 1967 Frances Champion became the first Black woman in California to adopt a child as a single parent. And I became Glodean Champion.
I was always the tallest kid in the group! One of the best things my mom ever did was to insist I be proud of my height. She constantly reminded me to "Stand up straight!" I've been standing straight and proud ever since.
Prince's album, Controversy, changed my life. It taught me that being true to oneself is the most important thing we can ever do. Are you being true to you?
I graduated at 16 with no interest in college and no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Mom said, "get a job or go to college." So, I figured out a way to get a job as a Receptionist at a CPA firm.
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In 1991, I moved to San Francisco. A few years later, I found a new career in Information Technology. I started at the Help Desk and worked my way up to Network Engineer before I found myself in management.
On November 29, 1996 I lost my anchor. Somehow, through my grief, I focused on the love she poured into me and the life she'd given me. I wouldn't be the me I am without her and I still thank her for it.
Mills College reconnected me to my inner artist and educator. In 2007, this photo along with three others were published in the book, Black Artists in Oakland.
In 2008, my photographic exploration into colorism, The Brown Paper Bag Test, was featured in the Color(')s Within: The Inner Splendor of the Black Female exhibit.
In 2010, I walked into my first classroom as a student teacher at City Arts & Tech Charter School and discovered my love of educating children.
In 2008, I moved to Chicago to finish my novel. I began teaching at Chicago State University in 2009, as well as Columbia College. There's nothing more rewarding that enlightening young minds.
I found teaching opportunities in the best places. One of my favorites was as Workshop Leader for the Neighborhood Writing Alliance in Chicago.
In 2013, I worked for the BEST leader of my career and he introduced me to Lean Six Sigma. We became the Continuous Improvement team and I excelled at leading Kaizen events.
I used compression planning to help the team of Job Developers set their regional goals and outline their plans for future events and activities.
2019
Graduation day from the Extreme Leadership Certification workshop! I love these folks!
My keynote speech on leadership at the Extreme Leadership Experience, 2020. It was a tribute to my mom, my 1st Extreme Leader.
As like many people, the 2020 murder of George Floyd made me ask the Universe what I could do to help make the world a better place. The answer came back, "Love" and I've been living in my purpose ever since.
In 2021, I drove from my home in Monterey, CA to as far south as Macon, GA. Along the way, I talked to people about love and all the things that connect us. Over 200 people agreed LOVE is the bridge that connects us.
In 2022, my vision of being on the TEDx stage came to fruition - TWICE. In "The Power of Place and Purpose in Our Lives" I share how moving to Monterey, CA saved my life.
And, as life goes, we all get hit with an unexpected life challenge that takes our breath away. In some cases, threatens to take our life. in Nov 2023, mine was Stage 4 Lung Cancer, which spread to my brain, adrenal glands, and gut.
Rather than let cancer control my life, I took control of it. I accepted its potential outcome (death or remission) and focused on remission. Then I wrote this book, actually two books in one! This one is to help and inspire cancer patients.
What People Say...
"Glodean was able to see great abilities within me, more than I could see in myself, and helped bring it out of me. She has taught me that if I believe in something, do it. And if it doesn’t work out, it’s always better to ask for forgiveness."
AIMEE, PROJECT MANAGER
"I was amazed by Glodean's level of professionalism and knowledge. Her ability to facilitate with multiple people and personalities was impressive. Her witty sense of humor and outgoing personality really made the day enjoyable!"
JENNY, CAREER EDUCATION / OUTREACH SPECIALIST
"If I had to pick one of Glodean's best traits, one...more important than her unrelenting positive attitude or uncanny ability to meet unrealistic deadlines, it would be her clarity. She can express a concept in as many ways as the listener needs to hear in order to understand."
ELIZABETH, ENGINEER
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