Copeland Coaching Presents at Multicultural Job Fair in Memphis

Thanks to Alex Matlock and Contigo Creative for inviting me to be a part of the Multicultural Job Fair!

Thanks too to those who sent me messages after seeing me on the news at the fair. WMC-TV News Channel 5 featured Alex discussing the importance of the fair, and me teaching.

Below is a clip of me presenting on Building Your Personal Brand.

Copeland Coaching on WMC-TV with Lauren Squires

Unfortunately, Memphis continued to experience the harsh realities of restructuring, cutbacks, and layoffs this week.  Workers found themselves caught off guard, and forced to start over again.

Lauren Squires from WMC-TV interviewed me and Kevin Cochran yesterday on the topic of where to start when you're starting over. 

Watch the interview below to learn more.  If you are an employer that is interested to talk with Kevin Cochran, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

Copeland Coaching on WMC-TV

Thanks to those folks who've reached out to me since yesterday. Yes, that was me talking about Copeland Coaching you saw on the Sunday morning news.

 Big thank you to all of the folks at WMC-TV, including Kontji Anthony, who invited me and made this interview possible!

If you missed the interview, click the video below to play it back.

Memphis To Moore Delivers Gym Equipment

This weekend was quite eventful.  As you probably remember, Karen Wilder Fitness donated $18,000 of gym equipment to Moore Public Schools back in June.

It was such an incredible donation.  My junior high, Highland East, lost their gym in May when the tornadoes came through Moore.  They will be able to use this equipment in the gym when they rebuild it.

Unfortunately, getting the equipment to Moore has been a point of concern.  It's an entire gym's worth of equipment, and I wasn't sure how I would get it to Moore.  The lowest estimate we received from a shipper was for thousands of dollars.

Fortunately, a friend connected me to Big League Movers here in Memphis.  Big League's owner Steve called me a few weeks ago and immediately said, "Sure, we'd like to help." My question was whether or not help meant donate.  Fortunately, Big League was totally on board.

They sent a team of 4 to Karen's fitness studio yesterday to disassemble and load the equipment.  The team worked tirelessly from 8 AM to 2 PM on Sunday.  They made sure that every piece of equipment was labeled, and put all of the small hardware pieces into labeled plastic bags to keep them together.  They also had questions about and concern for the students they were helping in Moore.

After loading the truck, they headed straight to Moore.  Its an 8 hour drive.  They will deliver the gym equipment today at 1 PM to the Moore Public Schools before heading back.  Hopefully, the delivery is much faster since they won't have to disassemble it all again.

Oh, and an important note-- they didn't put the equipment in a truck that was already heading to Moore.  They're making a special trip just to deliver the gym equipment.

I was very impressed with Big League's dedication to helping Moore Public Schools.  Thank you to both Big League and Karen Wilder for making this possible.  If you ever need a mover or a personal trainer, be sure to reach out to these folks - they're wonderful!

Both My Fox Memphis and WMC-TV covered the move. Thank you to both Sarah Bleu and Lauren Squires for their continuous coverage of our progress.  I really appreciate all of your support!

Check out the stories and video below:
Here's the My Fox Memphis coverage.
Here's the WMC-TV coverage.

My parents on WMC-TV and how to donate to Moore Public Schools

Those in Memphis were able to see my parents neighborhood tonight on WMC-TV.  I cannot thank Lauren Squires enough for covering the damage in my hometown.  You are doing such a great job sharing the experience in Moore with those in the Mid-South.

When the news video is available, I will share it on my blog.  In the meantime, please check out Lauren's article here: http://www.wmctv.com/story/22401820/moore-victim-from-mid-south-lives-near-leveled-homes-flipped-cars.

In the article, Lauren mentions that my mom is a retired Moore Public Schools teacher.  I was also highly impacted by this amazing school district when I attended kindergarten through twelfth grade there. The teachers in Moore made a huge difference in my life and now the district needs your help.

If you would like to give, please send a check to the address below.  Soon, there will be information about how to donate online.  When it is available, I will post it here.

Update: You can now make a donation online.  Click here to donate via credit card on the First American Bank site.  It's easy and takes less than 5 minutes!

The Moore Public Schools Foundation
PO Box 6100
Moore, OK 73153

If you live in Memphis, I am also working to plan a fundraiser for the Moore Public Schools.  If you can help out in any way, please send me an e-mail at angela(dot)copeland(at)gmail(dot)com.

Thank you for your support of my hometown of Moore, Oklahoma!

Below is a photo of my parents, Rick and Vickie, with Lauren Squires.  Thank you Lauren for posting this photo!

Memphis news crew on the ground in Moore, Oklahoma

Lauren Squires from Memphis's WMC-TV Channel 5 called me last night as she was driving from Memphis to Moore.  She is going to report on the devastation and to share what's happening with Memphis residents.

I believe she is headed to my parents house now.  I haven't seen photos of their neighborhood yet.  Lauren promised to get some footage to send back to me here in Memphis. Hopefully, we will see that today here in Memphis.

Here's her first video from Moore last night when she arrived.

Big thanks in advance to Lauren for her hard work!