Your Business Is Not Stuck - Your Systems Are, with LaToya “Patrice” Seawood of Level Up Management

LaToya “Patrice” Seawood, founder and principal consultant of Level Up Management, MBA professor, and Mighty Impacts instructor, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss the theme “your business is not stuck; your systems are.” Seawood shares how she started Level Up during COVID after leaving her job to care for her children and evolved it into a social-enterprise-minded consultancy focused on turning vision into clarity, structure, action, and impact, with emphasis on operations, workforce development, and customer experience. She describes common challenges for entrepreneurs and nonprofits - lack of administrative knowledge, undervaluing operations until breakdowns occur, and the emotional side of change and trust - especially during growth. She highlights tailored leadership development for marginalized communities, building workforce pipelines, aligning operations with purpose and values, and helping founders let go so the owner is not the system.