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A Personal Note from Dr. Q

Hello, Beautiful!  I’m Dr. Q.

Very humbled you stopped by for a visit. I will not bore you with giving you a run-down of my academic and professional credentials. Please visit my LinkedIn (hyperlink) for that. XOXO

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First things first, you must know that I am the first client of Level-Up’s services. No joke. Most of the offerings and work generated for you has been masterly tested and woven by design from my own experiences. I have warred with the spirit of anxiousness, fear and impatience for a long time, and still am working through these moments on occasion.  I wish I could tell you I have all things figured out but I don’t. In fact, this opportunity to share with you my “life’s” work using formal and informal opportunities is only me bringing you along in my journey, we will cross roads I have traveled and the road I am still on. Believe me, we will be learning together even as you experience everything Level-Up International has to offer. This makes me so excited. This makes me human.

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One thing about me, it is VERY important that I lead from an authentic space, if I give you a word, advice, insight, it is something I used, would use or I will tell you upfront “this is just how I would go about doing XYZ.” 

I am perfect for this work because processing all things about life is what I love to do. I have never met a story that I did not see the hand of God. Just to caution you, I overshare sometimes. Ask any of my close friends. No, you better not do that, they may be a little too honest. LOL. But be comforted by this truth of mine, there is not a story you may tell me short or long that I will not want to hear, celebrate and/or find positive solutions. I truly care about who you are, who you want to be, who you think you are, and more importantly, who you were meant to be.  

I am a God-girl, folks. I love him, I like to consult him on all things “Quiana, “and believe he has called me to make every effort to do things with spiritual excellence. There will not be too many times where my words or thoughts to you will not have some hint of “Jesus,” not on a religious note but I do believe in practicing mindfulness and protecting as much as possible the integrity of the God within me and that of those he sends me to serve—YOU.

My life is checkered with a lot of colorful growth moments that I often would have liked to move past quickly but that was not always the case. We will get into these moments as we partner up on things.

But there are other things I want to use this space to tell you.

Here is quick snapshot into one of my defining moments that led me to Level-Up International and reignited in me a deeper love for God’s word that healed my heart, my perspective and my focus.

Brief…An “Aha” Moment:

Thanksgiving 2012 hit me so hard emotionally, spiritually and mentally, the entire 8 years before that, building a strong relationship with God, devout in my Christian activity, went dark. The only words that could come out of my mouth was “God, you broke my heart.” I could not articulate exactly how my heart was broken but every ounce of confidence in God went dark.

I spent a good part of the fall of 2013 through 2014 questioning, searching, and rebuilding that confidence, and then another big hit. This time it was my fault, without a doubt. I could not blame anyone else. I left Gods protection and I tried to do things my way. I spent days thinking I need to ask for God’s forgiveness, filled up with so much shame.

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All I could do is distance myself from life outside, thinking this was the only way to recover emotionally, spiritually—I was having a hard time forgiving myself.  January 2015, God woke me up stating very clearly to me, enough is enough! Tell my people (including yourself) they have been too long at this mountain e.g. (mountain of shame, pity, decrease, self-loathing), it is time to get moving (Deut. 1:6).   

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The Enough Is Enough, Inc. conference, a not-for-profit, Christian-based MOVEMENT was born, becoming a signature program in my local community for four years. We challenged the untruths hindering women’s confidence and ability to take charge of their purpose. We touched many lives.

In 2019, I felt it was time to take a beat, to slow down, to breathe, to listen, and to receive further instruction for my God-given assignment. Level-Up International was born, the result of a lot of healthy growing pains, personal discovery and next-level preparation fueled with a mission to point women around the globe to a place of clarity and retooling.

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