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Octavia Floyd for Bold. Brilliant. Unstoppable.
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Octavia Floyd: She's stepping into the room as if she was, she was supposed to be here.
What does being an Influential Woman mean to you?
Octavia Floyd: What does being an influential woman mean to me? It means that she is not taking no for an answer, that she knows that she's valuable, that she's worthy, that she's not looking for someone or the world to validate who she is. She's stepping into the room as if she was, she was supposed to be here. She's not timid. She's not going to allow people to create this story of herself because she knows who she is in Christ. That's what makes it a woman inspiring, empowering, and influential.
What's one piece of advice you would give to younger women chasing their dreams?
Octavia Floyd: The advice that I would give to younger women is to know who you are in Christ. Know that you are worthy, know that you are valuable, and knowing at a younger age your identity. Because if you don't know your identity, if you don't know your purpose, if you don't know why you was created, you're gonna look for the world to validate who you are. You're gonna look for the world to tell you who you are. I highly recommend to know that you are valuable, that you are worthy, and I want you to know that for yourself. I don't, I want you to believe that for yourself. Don't wait for someone to tell you who you are. Don't expect for someone to give you approval. Know that you are God's creation, you are the daughter of the Most High King, and know your purpose at a younger age.
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Her Story
About Octavia
Octavia Floyd is a coach and author based in Pittsburgh, PA. She began her coaching business in July 2025 after a prior career as a fraud investigator for over eight years. Floyd earned her BA in communications from Point Park University in 2014, having transferred from community college, with studies in broadcasting and journalism. Her work centers on coaching, publishing workbooks, and leading women's groups. She has received the Black Woman Leader of 2025 recognition and the 2025 Black Woman Achievement Award. Floyd attributes her success to divine alignment and open doors of opportunity that arise without application, requiring her to remain alert, obedient, and present.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Octavia
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to divine alignment and open doors and opportunities that come without me even having to apply. Nothing is by coincidence. Having doors open up for me, being recognized and noticed. I just have to be alert, obedient, and be present.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've received is to continue to believe in yourself. When you're doing what you're called to do, it's not going to come easy. Keep striving, keep believing, keep going even when everything in me wants to stop. That gives me the energy and the confidence to keep going.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The advice I would give is to always believe what God said about you and believe what He promised you. Regardless of what I see or don't see, believe in what he said and trust in what he said. Believing and not ever stop believing what he says about you is going to be your go-to.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The challenging part is attracting the correct clients, maintaining clients, and getting people to believe in themselves and trust what I'm saying. I go on TikTok Live and get viewers but no one moves forward. My goal is to grow and expand internationally.
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Toxicity to thriving
Empower Your Healing Journey: Break Free From Toxic Patterns and Discover Your True Worth
Toxicity to Thriving is a faith-based personal development workbook designed to help women break free from unhealthy relationship patterns, heal from emotional wounds, rediscover their worth, and move forward with confidence and purpose. Through guided reflections, affirmations, prayers, Scripture, and practical exercises, women are encouraged to confront what has kept them stuck and begin the transformative journey from surviving to thriving.
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