Sistazas Empowered Magazine October 2025 Fall Splendor Edition

Fall Splendor October 2025 Edition Harvesting Your Purpose. Nurturing Your Transformation. This season, Sistazas Empowered Magazine invites you to pause, breathe, and celebrate the beauty of change. The Fall Splendor Edition is a rich tapestry of voices and visions, a collection of stories that celebrate courage, transformation, and harvest. From faith-rooted entrepreneurs to wellness innovators, each page reminds us that growth is the natural rhythm of life. Step into inspiring features with: Empowered Voices. Extraordinary Impact. This Fall Splendor issue celebrates purpose, preparation, and transformation, featuring remarkable leaders, healers, and visionaries who embody the beauty of change and the power of gratitude. Dr. Rhonda Boggi on Resilience and Nurse Wellness. Dr. Leah Byers on leadership grounded in grace and wisdom. Joanne Murray on writing your vision and harvesting your purpose. Pastor Brenda Fruster on finding hope and renewal through grief. Coach Rashida Neferti Wright on seasonal nourishment and spiritual balance. ✨ Featured Luminaries Attorney Tania Bartolini — Peace Through Preparation Guiding others through life transitions with clarity, courage, and grace. Ashley Morgan — Building Legacy with Integrity Empowering families through financial wisdom and the heart of home ownership with IMG Integrity Mortgage Group. Dr. Manal Fakhoury — Mindful Leadership in Motion Championing conscious leadership, philanthropy, and community wellbeing through wisdom and service. Leda I. Pérez — Faith, Service & Leadership at the YMCA A visionary executive blending spirituality and strategy to build thriving communities. Lisa Balogh — Faith, Family & Purpose in Motion The creator of Clean Baby Booty & Spicy Meatball 3D Printing, inspiring innovation through love and laughter. Dr. Dothlyn Sterling — Healing the Heart of Humanity Medical leader and humanitarian bridging science, service, and compassion across nations. Emmanuel Kemeh — Leadership with Vision A global entrepreneur devoted to ethical business, innovation, and the empowerment of purpose-driven leaders. Plus: essential oils of Scripture, mindfulness practices, and autumn recipes for healing. Inside Fall Splendor, you’ll discover: Devotionals for the soul: reflections on faith, gratitude, and preparation. Wellness for the season: foods, rhythms, and rituals that restore balance. Stories of transformation, how women across every background are turning trials into triumphs. Guided journal pages and affirmations to help you align, release, and rise. ✨ Theme: Harvesting Your Purpose Publisher: Sistazas Coaching & Publishing LLC Contact: info@sistazaspublishing.com www.sistazaspublishing.com Where women rise together in faith, in purpose, and in splendor. Together, They Remind Us: That every story, when shared, becomes a seed of hope. Every act of service is a harvest of grace. And every change, no matter how small, is part of a greater splendor.

🌍 LEADING WITH PURPOSE: THE VISION AND VOICE OF

DR. MANAL FAKHOURY

FROM TEDX OCALA TO TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION

INTERVIEWED BY JOANNE MURRAY

EDITED BY COACH NICOLA WAUGH, SISTAZAS EMPOWERED MAGAZINE 

When Dr. Manal Fakhoury speaks, the room leans in. Her presence carries

both intellect and compassion, a balance shaped by a lifetime of learning,

service, and purpose. As the dynamic founder of Fakhoury Leadership

International and the dedicated curator of TEDx Ocala, she has

meticulously dedicated her life to creating platforms that spark profound

transformation and amplify voices that might otherwise go unheard.

“LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH SELF-AWARENESS, GROWS THROUGH SERVICE, AND MULTIPLIES

THROUGH EDUCATION.”A SPARK THAT BECAME A GLOBAL VISION

The inception of Fakhoury Leadership

International began with a simple but

profoundly powerful conversation that ignited

a global movement. While deeply involved

with the nonprofit United Voices, a young man

expressed his earnest desire for leadership

training, not just theoretical knowledge, but

real, practical, character-driven leadership that

could make a tangible difference in his life and

community. That heartfelt request became the

potent seed for what would rapidly evolve

into an international movement, touching

countless lives.

At the time, Dr. Fakhoury was rigorously

pursuing her MBA, a period of intense

academic focus. Within an astonishingly short

span of days, fueled by a clear vision and

unwavering determination, she had the

institute meticulously registered and fully

operational. What began as an immediate and

compassionate response to one person’s

specific need blossomed into a robust and

globally recognized platform for

comprehensive leadership development.

“I REALIZED LEADERSHIP ISN’T ABOUT

TITLES; IT’S ABOUT INITIATIVE,

ENGAGEMENT, AND THE COURAGE TO

CREATE CHANGE,” SHE ELOQUENTLY

STATES, ENCAPSULATING HER

PHILOSOPHY. TEDX OCALA: BUILDING A

PLATFORM FOR IDEAS WORTH SPREADING

DR. MANAL FAKHOURY