EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH Founder and CEO of RLH Coaching & Consulting.......Mrs. Randryia Houston Taylor

June 21, 2018 INDYS FAVORITE BLOGGER 0 Comments

Bio: Randryia Houston Taylor, LMSW, CNP is the Founder and CEO of RLH Coaching & Consulting, a firm focusing on strategy development for visionary women leaders and professionals who want to serve BIG, with the strategies, structure, and support they need to unleash their movement. Author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller, I Almost Gave Up: Finding Faith in the Rubble of Brokenness, Taylor is passionate about women creating businesses and ministries that speak to their true purpose. As the blog contributor for sheownsit.com, Randryia shares expertise and tips with entrepreneurs worldwide.

In 2018, Randryia was a Finalist for Facebook Messenger Creative Salon Business Mentorship. Randryia’s co-authored anthology with media expert Nikki Woods, “Shift: Twenty Women Share Stories of Strength, Courage and Succeeding Against the Odds,” won the African American Literary Award in the Short Story/ Anthology category. Randryia was also named 1 of 30 Inspiring Women to Watch by media maven Monique Caradine.

In 2017, co-created Pretty Face Heavy Weight (PFHW), a faith & beauty brand created to take Christian women from stagnation to restoration and from religion to relationship. There were a total of 5 journals and planners designed as spiritual development tools to advance spiritual growth, focus on habitual devotion and study habits. PFHW core values include: 1) women are not only pretty but can produce vision, destiny, and purpose and 2) women can serve as prophetic warriors who carry heavy weight in the spirit not trophies for the front rows of church pews.

In 2009, Houston co-founded The Pencil Project, a global 501(c)3 that hand-delivered over 300,000 pencils and school supplies to primary and secondary school students in Ghana, West Africa, Nicaragua, and Belize. The Pencil Project has been honored by Women in the World Foundation as 1 of 6 Super Charities Started by College Students, and Randryia named 1 of 10 most inspiring student activists, and Top 10 Game-Changing Millennials of 2015 by the Global Millennial Conference. Houston’s list of awards and international honors include features in the African Political and Economic Strategy Center, TelAfric Television Network and speaking at the Ghana Football Association, Ghana Tourism Board, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

In 2017, I co-created Pretty Face Heavy Weight (PFHW), a faith & beauty brand created to take Christian women from stagnation to restoration and from religion to relationship. I am also Founder and CEO of RLH Coaching & Consulting, a firm focusing on strategy development for visionary women leaders and professionals who want to serve BIG, with the strategies, structure, and support they need to unleash their movement. I work in corporate America as a social worker and am married to a prophet.

What services/products do you offer?

There are a total of 5 journals and planners designed as spiritual development tools to advance spiritual growth, focus on habitual devotion and study habits.

What was the driving force behind you starting your business?

PFHW core values include: 1) women are not only pretty but can produce vision, destiny, and purpose and 2) women can serve as prophetic warriors who carry heavy weight in the spirit not trophies for the front rows of church pews.

Do you have a Business Bestie?

Yes, my BFF Lindsay who lives in Delaware and I’m also apart of a mastermind of master minds.

For those women who want to start a business, can you explain why it is so important to have a coach or mentor?

A coach is your shortcut, your parachute, and your accelerator. Literally what it may take some people 10 years to accomplish you can attain in 1 year because you have someone who’s made the mistakes, learned the best practices, and knows the tools and structure you need to grow and scale. Most people with no coach remain stuck, stagnant and unable to get to the next level for far longer than they should.

How do you stay inspired and refreshed?

Travel! I love to travel and a change of scenery always gives the mind an escape and sparks creativity. My favorite places would be Ghana, West Africa or Turkey.

What is your favorite part about being a wife?

Being married to a priest, not just a preacher. My husband constantly covers our family and home in prayer and marriage has given me a peace I didn't know I was missing. It’s just something about being legal before God!

What is one beauty tip that you would like to share?

I love Lipsense glosses! They last for up to 14 hours and I can eat and not have to reapply all day.

What is one course that you do not regret investing in?

I invested in a journal creation course that gave me the opportunity to create my own journals. It’s a dream I’ve had for a long time and has paid for itself many times over.

How do you prepare for a speech?

I do my best thinking weirdly in the shower. This is usually where I decide what are the 3-5 points/ topics I want to address and I typically move prophetically for the rest.

Tell us about your fasting planner?

We created the fasting planner because there are so many women who want to implement a lifestyle of fasting but feel like their days are too busy. So, we created a planner that listed daily times that they planned to dedicate to worship, scripture focuses for the day, a place where they could include things they need to repent for as they come up throughout the day and also revelations they’ve received.

It’s designed to keep you accountable daily and also to use as a tool for people who may want to write a book or journal concerning a certain topic but need structure. We advise they pick a topic, let’s say healing and build their fast around that. By the end of the fast, they’ll have chapters for the book outlined.

What is your favorite quote?

I wouldn’t say it’s a quote but a mantra I live by is “if you don't love it, don't do it”. It keeps me from committing to things that are distractions and time suckers.

What is one thing that most people do not know about you?

I’m a dreamer so I love to sleep. Many of my dreams come to pass.

What can we look forward to seeing from you next?

I just released an E-course 7 Keys to Unleash Your Movement and my next book will probably be Proverbs & Pillow Talk: Heavenly Conversations with the Father. I’m also planning an Unleash Your Movement Conference in May 2019.