Talmadge Spicer: The Coach, The Entrepreneur, & Everything In Between

Through many struggles, Talmadge Spicer has endured and overcome many things within his life that have brought him to his true passion: coaching. Spicer is a life coach, entrepreneur, and a man of goals and aspirations to aid in his clients’ growth and success. He has touched and inspired many to take a chance and utilize opportunities that will propel his clients’ lives. Spicer is a man of many achievements and one of very few capable of achieving such a role.

In times of self-destructive habits, the essentiality of a friend and a mentor can be found within a coach’s purpose. The partnership created from coaching allows one to counsel and encourage clientele from all walks of life. Pushing the limits and boundaries grants individuals the opportunity to confront their fears and transform into their aspired person. Spicer’s own challenges are what compelled him to become a personal coach.

Initially, Spicer never recognized his potential after graduating college in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. With no desire to work a 9 to 5, entrepreneurship, and eventually discovering coaching, seemed more fulfilling and rewarding as he “became more aware that his mindset had to shift,” pushing himself to make those difficult decisions to reach his potential. Such yearning and revelation for those aspirations encouraged his desire to find and bring the best out in others as he had done for himself.

By utilizing social platforms like Instagram and Tik Tok, he started investing in his brand and his business to propel his career and reach the people in need of guidance and life tips. Spicer has reached tens of thousands of people, catching their attention with what he describes as his “stream of consciousness” content, allowing his creative ability to flow naturally. Imagine looking inside your brain and being mindful of every thought, every picture that your mind sees. Aware of the power of this type of mindfulness, he uses this type of content to grab others’ attention. Spicer has trained himself to have a higher consciousness, allowing him to be of greater service to his clients.

Spicer also finds it essential to devote his time and efforts as a coach to Black women, understanding that they are habitually vulnerable to the overlapping expectations society bestowed upon them. How often do we hear of the Black woman who is so strong that she cannot show signs of weakness? This vulnerable woman would be a woman without feelings. Spicer defines life as a “feeling process,” specifying it as problematic of hindering Black women from gaining autonomy over their lives. He chooses to serve as the listening ear and the confidant that many of them lack, exclaiming such practices to aid in “overcoming self-doubt.”

This need to motivate and empower his clientele through his coaching career is also apparent in his recent novel, Have the Guts to Follow Your Guts: Why Playing It Safe Is The Biggest Risk of All (2020). Spicer’s work comprises an insightful story about his personal development and economic endurances. It contains a lesson of entitlement to push oneself to live the life one desires despite those oppositions. His eye-opening and inspirational work only solidifies Spicer’s expertise and ability to channel and magnify his clients’ authenticity and capacity.

Talmadge Spicer’s coaching proves to be essential for sustaining a life in which you are thrilled and empowered to get out and conquer the world. Though COVID has caused many sudden changes and disturbances in many lives, he remains positive and delighted to see what the future beholds for his clients and career. From more one-on-one sessions, group sessions, webinars, and workshops, the public can expect a gradual rise in Spicer’s business and even more support for those seeking his guidance. His efforts will continue to focus on his clients and encourage them to “lean into their opportunity and have the guts to tell your story.”

Follow Coach Talmadge Spicer on Instagram @mycoachtspice.