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#412 - Elaine Lankford - Chief Empowerment Officer - our guest
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- May 16, 2026
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Summary
Welcome to Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan #Podcast. Elaine Lankford - our guest - is a passionate advocate for Christian female entrepreneurs. A Virginia native, Elaine Lankford has been married to her husband, Darrell, for over 31 years. They have one son, Nicholas. By leveraging her faith, gifts, and experience, Elaine is fostering a new generation of Christian female leaders ready to make a positive impact in the marketplace and their communities. Elaine Lankford - is dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs launch and grow successful businesses, ministries, and nonprofits. As the founder of She Steps Forward Coaching and She Steps Forward International, she empowers women to step confidently into their God-sized dreams. Through She Steps Forward Coaching, Elaine offers targeted strategic planning and individualized support to aspiring female entrepreneurs. As a certified John Maxwell Team member, she brings expertise in speaking, writing, leadership development, and entrepreneurial coaching to her faith-based approach. Expanding her vision globally, Elaine established She Steps Forward International (SSFI), a nonprofit organization that equips both American and African women to lead impactful ventures. SSFI's flagship event, the She Steps Forward International Entrepreneurial Intensive, unites like-minded female entrepreneurs annually - each March in the United States and July in Africa - fostering a global community of inspiration and shared wisdom. I am Virginia Prodan— #international #humanrights #attorney, #keynote #speaker, #author of *Saving My Assassin*, and survivor of socialist Romania, and a a passionate advocate for freedom and capitalist entrepreneurs. I know firsthand the price of freedom, the power of faith, and the courage it takes to st…