In this episode of Embracing the Journey, Lee Bakewell sits down with Dr. Yvette Rice, founder of LLVE, LLC — Ladies Living in Victory and Excellence — for a powerful conversation about purpose, confidence, faith, leadership, and the courage to keep becoming.Dr. Yvette shares her journey from growing up in Decatur, Alabama, to becoming the first Black cheerleader at her high school, breaking barriers as a woman in engineering, stepping back into the workplace after 15 years away, and eventually building a company dedicated to helping women live and lead with purpose.This conversation explores what it means to keep showing up when the room was not built with you in mind, how confidence can be rebuilt after rejection or transition, and why purpose often becomes clearer through the challenges we face.One of the central lessons from Dr. Yvette’s story is simple but powerful: if they will not give you a seat at the table, build another table — and invite others to sit with you.In this episode, we discuss:• Choosing purpose before permission• Rebuilding confidence after setbacks• Breaking barriers in leadership and STEM• The role of faith in resilience and identity• Why self-talk shapes confidence• Giving others voice, dignity, and empathy• Building your own table instead of waiting for approvalLearn more about Dr. Yvette Rice and LLVE, LLC:https://llve-llc.com/Listen to more episodes of Embracing the Journey:https://www.raisemindset.org/If this conversation resonates with you, please subscribe, like, and leave a comment to help more people discover these stories.