Episode 150 – Tamara MacDuff – Incredible Story of Emily’s Blend and Just Getting Through Such Loss…

Finding Positivity in your Adversities- Emily’s legacy with Tamara MacDuff When difficult times come, it is important to remain positive. In order to stay positive, you must acknowledge your problems and find the positives in these adversities. It can be difficult to stay positive during tough times, but if you focus on the positivity in your life, you will be able to move past your struggles much faster. Listen to the story of Tamara MacDuff! Resilient and determined are two very apt words to describe Tamara MacDuff. After the heartbreak of losing her daughter, Emily, to Fentanyl poisoning in 2018, she founded YOU MATTER: The Be, Do and Have Path Forward to help people in recovery from addiction, as well as funeral directors and business owners. Her Emily’s Blend coffee, created with the women of the Coffee Connection, is their #1 selling coffee blend, helping to bring awareness to stopping Overdose and supporting sustainable recovery by helping to fund the organization’s operations of hiring Women in Recovery.  Tamara is a Certified John Maxwell Coach, Trainer, and Speaker, where she facilitates Transformation Tables that Change Your World.  She became president of RPCN (Rochester Professional Consultants Network) in 2019 and led them through our digital transformation required by the pandemic, moving us to a values-based & member-centric approach. You may have heard her radio show, “ROC Voices” or Rethinking Business: Success Sauce & 2 Pickles” on Rochester Free Radio, on WRFZ 106.3 FM.   Tamara enjoys rock ‘n’ roll, coffee, and football with her husband, Jim, and their two cats, Ren and Stimpy. They also have five children (Amanda, Nick, Ben, Emily, and Emmy) and five grandchildren (Nimue, Jacoby, Juno, Kairi, and Jonathan). Tune in! In This Episode, You Will Learn About: [00:26] Meet our today’s guest, Tamara MacDuff, and what she does in space [03:02] How She got involved in the radio shows [04:38] How she developed a coffee brand for the legacy of her deceased [06:47] A bit about the Coffee Connection Organisation [08:14] The mug that Tamara is using and the coffee she’s drinking during this episode [09:46] What she has been working on recently in her business [11:53] Value protects you from compromise [15:42] Lessons learnt and the differences made by the achievement in business [17:38] Coping with grief and the healing process [21:54] How you can connect with Tamara [23:05] Key takeaway lesson from Tamara- Focus on one thing and grow in it [25:03] If she was to have the next coffee, where, when, with who, and why [27:36] What question should you ask when you meet the person you admire [28:51] Episode wrap up and calls to action Notable Quotes * “True legacy is about having an impact on other people’s lives.”* “Your passion is the why behind what you do.”* “You create an impact with every step you take on a daily basis.”* “See good in everybody, no matter what.”* “Just focus on one thing because what you focus on grows.” Connect with Tamara MacDuff: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tamara.macduff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelloNowDigitalMarketing