We’re looking forward to introducing you to Coach Ablaza. Check out our conversation below.
Hi Coach, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
The first 90 minutes of my day are all about alignment, mind, body, and mission. I do this through the Rule of 5.
1. Pray & Meditate
2. Read
3. Listen to audio teachings
4. Write/review your dreams and goals
5. Exercise
I start with gratitude and silence, giving myself space to hear God and set the tone for the day.
Then I move into meditation, because clarity comes when your mind is calm, not chaotic.
Next is my workout, getting my body activated so my discipline matches my vision.
After that, I review my top three priorities, not a long to-do list, just the things that move my life and business forward.
And finally, I pour into my mindset, whether through affirmations, reading, or listening to something that elevates my thinking.
By the time those 90 minutes are done, I’ve already won my morning, and when you win your morning, you win your day.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Coach Ablaza, and I am a keynote speaker, mindset coach, and CEO of Pink Collar Brands. I help women entrepreneurs shift their mindset, build powerful brands, and create generational success through clarity, confidence, and strategy. What makes my work unique is that it’s rooted in my own journey, overcoming hardship, rebuilding my life through faith and personal development, and learning from industry icons like Les Brown and Coach Stormy. Today, I teach the exact principles that transformed me: discipline, mindset rewiring, storytelling, and brand building. Through my programs, speaking engagements, and my upcoming book Who Motivates the Motivator, I’m on a mission to empower women to break cycles, step into purpose, and live a life they’re proud of.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
As a child, I believed two things about myself that I no longer carry: that I was “fat” and that I had a bad attitude. Growing up, those labels shaped how I saw myself, even when they weren’t true. They made me shrink, second-guess, and feel like I had something to prove.
Today, I know better. I understand that I wasn’t “fat”, I was a child learning to love her body. And I didn’t have a bad attitude, I had a voice, emotions, and a fire I hadn’t yet learned how to express.
I’ve outgrown those beliefs and replaced them with truth: I am powerful, disciplined, intentional, and worthy of love and greatness. Those old narratives no longer define me, they simply remind me of how far I’ve come.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me things success never could. It taught me resilience, patience, and how to rebuild myself when no applause was present. Success can celebrate you, but suffering shapes you. It taught me how to hear God more clearly, how to trust myself, and how to keep going even when nobody was watching.
Suffering showed me my strength, my grit, and my purpose. It stripped away ego and replaced it with empathy. It made me a better mother, a better leader, and a better coach because I don’t just speak from theory, I speak from experience.
Success elevated me, but suffering prepared me for the elevation.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
I’d say it’s about 50/50. The public version of me is intentional, I lead by example and present myself professionally because I take my purpose seriously. But beyond that, yes, the real me shows up. I don’t hold back on who I am, and I believe you should always be authentic. What you see is who I am… just with a little more polish, discipline, and purpose.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
If I knew I had 10 years left, I would immediately stop worrying about the future and start fully living in the present. I’d stop letting anxiety steal moments that I can never get back. And I definitely wouldn’t let money deter me, at the end of the day, it’s a piece of paper that gets printed. I’d focus on experiences, purpose, impact, and the people I love, because that’s what truly matters.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.coachablazaspeaks.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/coachablaza
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-ablaza-53186ba0/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachablaza
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- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@coachablaza
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Chole C. Randolph
