We were lucky to catch up with Nakia Campbell recently and have shared our conversation below.

Nakia, appreciate you joining us today. Innovation comes in all shapes, sizes and across all industries, so we’d love to hear about something you’ve done that you feel was particularly innovative.

Widely known as The Mental Motivator: an international keynote speaker, entrepreneur, mindset coach, author and new TV show host of “The Mental Motivator,” my job is to reach individuals around the world and empower them to makeover the way they think. One way this is accomplished, is by encouraging them to break their silence and tell the stories that will emotionally connect them to their customer base, clients, employees. After speaking on stages, coaching hundreds of hours via Zoom and mailing out hundreds of affirmation books, I decided that I needed a bigger platform. I asked God for it. In June of 2023, I was offered the opportunity to partner with a digital TV network to own and produce my own show. I didn’t want to rent out space, follow someone else’s rules, or be held to standards that I didn’t agree with. My most innovative accomplishment in my career has been the brand new TV studio that I have now built, out of my own pocket. I am not just a TV Host & Network Partner. I am a Black Woman who owns her own TV studio!

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

The Mental Motivator is who I am, and since I believe that we are the brands that we create, The Mental Motivator is also my company name, the name of my TV show and the movement that I invite others to join, to creating a happier, healthier more productive society.

This brand was birthed from personal traumas that I experienced in my life, and became a safe haven for others who have healed, exposed and overcome theirs. The Mental Motivator’s mission is to reshape the way we live think and thrive by empowering individuals to MAKEOVER the way they think, so that they can TAKEOVER in their life and in business. Along with providing group & individual coaching, workshops, and speaking on public platforms, we now provide individuals an opportunity to tell their stories in a powerful way on TV.

Individuals discuss their struggles and how the power of their mindset led them to success. This allows them the opportunity to emotionally connect with their clients, customers, employees etc. which helps them to expand their customer, bring exposure to their company and scale their business. I have partnered with the Onstage Plus Television Network, which has a global reach of more than 65 countries and over 260 million viewers, worldwide.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

One lesson that I had to unlearn concerns trust. I always believed and heard that people must earn it. I’ve come to find out that we must freely give trust away in our personal lives and businesses, and allow others the freedom to lose it. We will always fail ourselves if we expect others to earn our trust when they have no idea of our expectations.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I’ve built a positive reputation in my industry by being honest & transparent, displaying integrity and being empathetic to the situations and needs of others. Creating social media reels allowed me to build a following of individuals who know, like and trust me because I wasn’t selling them anything. I started by giving the motivation and inspiration that I knew the world needed. I’ve always heard that in business “free” will get you paid, so I had no problem with showing up for the world in a major way on my own dime. In turn, people want to pay for my services.

Contact Info:

• Website: thementalmotivator.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/the.mental.motivator
• Facebook: facebook.com/mskia.katrice
• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/nakia-campbell-ma

Image Credits
Emma Burcusel Ethan Yizong Xie