Web and Graphics Designer
Branding and Marketing Expert
Top Leader, Sales Trainer, Coach, Consultant
Motivational Speaker, Best-Selling Author
CopsWives, Wonderful Widowed Women
Co-Founder Gratitude Girls
Corporate Professional Sales Trainer

Laurie Delk - author, speaker, coach, trainer

Laurie's life journey is a testament to unwavering faith, entrepreneurial spirit, and the transformative power of resilience. Rooted in a lifelong foundation of Christian values, instilled from her upbringing and a pivotal move from Texas to Middle Tennessee in 1986, Laurie embarked on a path marked by both professional achievement and personal devotion.

In 1993, driven by a profound desire to nurture her growing family, Laurie made a courageous decision to transition from a decade-long, successful career as an accountant at a Fortune 500 company. This pivotal moment, coinciding with her husband's aspiration to pursue his calling in law enforcement, became a catalyst for a life dedicated to purpose and service. Through prayerful consideration, they embraced both paths, demonstrating a commitment to faith-led action.

God has uniquely privileged Laurie to serve Him in numerous capacities over the past few decades. Her entrepreneurial journey began with the inception of her web & graphics, branding, marketing, and design company. Recognizing her talents as gifts to be shared, she pledged to utilize her skills for divine purpose. This commitment manifested in the creation of over a thousand websites, marketing materials, training platforms, and courses for pastors, churches, evangelists, missionaries, colleges, and a diverse range of business clients. Her expertise extended to comprehensive rebranding initiatives, empowering organizations to articulate their vision with clarity and impact.

Beyond her business acumen, Laurie is a prolific author, having penned the best-selling books "Keep Those Clients" and "We All Have Choices," and co-founded the transformative "Gratitude Girls - 100 Day Gratitude Journal Challenge." She has also contributed her insights to three additional publications. As a sought-after motivational speaker and corporate sales trainer, Laurie inspires audiences with her authentic voice and empowering message, often called upon for special speaking engagements around the world. Her dedication to education is further evidenced by her five years of teaching at her children's Christian school and her subsequent decision to homeschool them, allowing her to balance her growing speaking career with her commitment to family.

Her mission to empower women to embrace their God-given potential has taken her across the globe, where she shares her wisdom and encouragement with diverse audiences. Laurie's life, however, has not been without profound challenges. In 2013, she experienced the devastating loss of her children's father in a tragic accident, navigating the complexities of grief while raising her four children, then aged 25, 18, 16, and 12.

Believing in God's guidance for her life, Laurie remarried in April 2020 to Kevin Radecki, following their meeting in December 2019. Laurie prayed for exactly what she wanted in a husband and God showed Himself strong in giving her more than she asked in a God-fearing and God-loving husband.

Laurie's unique experiences over the past few decades provide special insight and encouragement for those who take her courses. Her story is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the transformative power of faith, and the profound impact of living a life dedicated to purpose and service. Her journey inspires others to embrace their own unique paths, to overcome adversity with grace, and to live with unwavering gratitude and purpose.

Time is of the Essence! 5 Marketing Advantages of Sending Holiday Cards for your Business

Straight-up, holiday cards capture the hearts and minds of your clients! Look, if you are not taking full advantage of this holiday card marketing season, then you’re missing out on potential increased business in the new year! What are the marketing advantages, you ask? Five advantages of sending holiday cards and gifts: 

  • Customer retention: Holiday cards tell clients you value and appreciate their business during the past year, ultimately increasing your customer retention into the new year.
  • Organic referrals: Holiday cards create trust, engagement, and word of mouth advertising to friends and family, generating more leads and sales for you.
  • Brand loyalty: Personalized holiday cards exemplify a positive relationship image in the minds of your customers, encouraging them to stay loyal and avoid your competition.
  • Reconnection: Generating goodwill during the holidays reminds past customers of their relationship with you and your services, potentially reactivating their business.
  • Soft sell: Reaching out to customers early during the holidays reminds them of your products and services, enticing them to consider your brand for holiday purchases.  

 Indeed, if you want to increase your sales in the new year, you must genuinely capture the hearts and minds of your clients. Holiday cards are the most cost-effective marketing; they make your customers feel uniquely special, won’t break the bank, and give you the marketing advantage. Time is of the essence, and it’s not too late to capture the hearts and minds of your current, prospective, and past clients; and here’s a helpful checklist to get started. 

Happy holiday card sending,  

PS, I’m here to help, so let’s connect to get your holiday cards out this week; as a matter of fact, your first-holiday card is on me! BONUS: Gift sending ideas: 

  • Health and Wellness 
  • Sweet treats 
  • Holiday goodies 
  • High-end gifts 
  • Subscriptions for the personal education lover 





 

The Best Stuffing Recipe Ever!

Before I give you the recipe, I wanted to send a quick message to let you know that people like you make what I do great, for which I am genuinely thankful! 

Best stuffing recipe ever.

Stuff your turkey with:

  1. Love 
  2. Laughter 
  3. Joy 

For the best Thanksgiving ever!

“We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all.” 

I wish you the best Thanksgiving ever!

Grateful

I am grateful and thankful for Kevin letting me run off often to go see our grandbaby n spend the day helping w whatever they need. 😀💙

I am grateful and thankful for my beautiful grandbaby! What everyone told me about how much you can love them, was SO right!!!! 🥰

I am grateful and thankful for my son n his wife letting me come over often to just hold him 😀

I am grateful and thankful for a life that I am able to go be w him whenever I want to! 🙃

I am grateful and thankful for all the love n support shown by our friends n family to my new grandson, my son and his wife 💙

2 Months left, change your business by doing this one thing before the New Year!

These next 2 months are critical to your business; why? It’s the HOLIDAYS! Did you know that sending holiday cards shows that you are interested in your customers and prospects? 

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” ~Dale Carnegie~ 

So which are you interested, or interesting? Don’t wait any longer; time is of the essence! Choose to BE INTERESTED, there are only 2 months left to capitalize on the ROI of sending holiday cards for the New Year! 

We need to have a caring attitude that shows we are genuinely interested in our customers/prospects, and taking the time to send a holiday card indicates just that. Think about this, if we aren’t interested in the people we serve in business, how do we expect them to care about giving us business. Lastly, if you think you don’t have time, then let me help! I can show you how easy it is to send a holiday card and be the first one on someone’s mantle; your business will thank you 🙂 Holiday cheers,  

P.S., Don’t forget bulk cards; we have those too!

https://SendOutCards.com/holiday 

Are you consistently inconsistent?

Do you go to.a live event, then some training, then read a book, even teach what you learn, maybe even speak on stage about it! You have LOTS of content, right?What are you doing to get people to buy your program? Or join your email list? Are you regularly blogging, writing to your social medial wall, sending notes to your list…..Your calendar shows you are booked and busy. You have lots of podcasts and ebooks downloaded but hadn’t read or listened to yet, as you hadn’t had time. Are you getting to the actual planning, execution, and actions to take you to the next level? You have to actually start taking action if you want to see results.Consistently.

  1. Consistently produce content. Blog, Podcast, Facebook, YouTube. It needs to be timely, it needs to be relevant, and it needs to be consistent.
  2. Consistently share that content with your email list. You don’t have to write a book and it doesn’t have to be extravagant! Take the topic from your content, make a creative subject line, then add a few lines from the content, and then link to it on your website. This brings more traction to your website as well.
  3. Consistently add people to your email list so it grows. People that you meet, that you network with, that you speak to at an event. Add them to your list. Use your social to grow your email list. Talking to people at the other places? Tell them about your free ebook. Consistently.
  4. You must have a consistent outreaching plan. Don’t just grow your followers, and friends talk to them! Message 5 people per day on Facebook and LinkedIn to start conversations, REAL conversations, and then come back to me in a few months and tell me all about your new success. 
  5. Consistent measuring. Do you check to see how many new people you got on your list in a month? Do you have a system to see how many opened it? Or how many clicked the links? Do you check to see how many you converted to paying clients?

We can go to training. We can follow top leaders. We can buy the right software and tools. But if we don’t take action, we will not see results.If we are not consistent – we will not see results. We need to plan and implement.