LLVE, LLC

09/03/2026

Competition is business intelligence. Comparison is an identity issue.
Ladies, as a faith-driven businesswoman, you should absolutely understand your competitors.
Who do they serve?
What do they charge?
What problems do they solve?
What can you learn from what the Marketplace is responding to?
That is competitive analysis, and it is responsible business leadership.
However, comparison happens when you stop studying your competitor’s business and start measuring your worth, calling, progress, or potential against theirs.

The problem isn't looking at another woman's business in your industry to conduct a competitive analysis. The problem begins when you make her business the measuring stick for yours.

Although your businesses may be similar according to industry standards, God’s calling, purpose, timing, and the Spiritual Gifts you operate in may be very different — by God’s design.

There is a distinct difference between knowing who your competition is and comparing yourself to your competition.

One makes you a better CEO. The other can make you question whether you are capable of becoming the CEO God called you to be.

Hannah, whose story we find in 1 Samuel 1:1–20, experienced something many businesswomen experience today: someone else's visible productivity continually reminded her of what she had not yet produced.
Peninnah had children. Hannah did not.
And Peninnah repeatedly provoked Hannah because of it.

Faith-driven businesswoman, who are you watching whose success makes you question your own progress?

Your assignment is not to reproduce someone else's success. Your responsibility is to develop what God has entrusted to you faithfully.

So how do we make that happen as the CEO of the business God assigned to you?

There are three vital things you must remember in your pursuit of business success.

� 1. Competition tells you what is happening in the Marketplace. Comparison tells you something is wrong with you.

� 2. Comparison can cause you to abandon a unique strategy God gave you because someone else's strategy appears to be working faster.

� 3. There is an emotional danger in allowing comparison to distract you.

Let’s return to Hannah.

Hannah’s story shows what can happen when someone else's visible fruit continually confronts you with what you have not yet produced.

Let’s bring that to the Marketplace.

What happens emotionally when you become consumed with someone else's success?
She got the contract.
Her book took off.
Her business crossed seven figures.
Her speaking calendar is full.
Her social media following keeps growing.

You begin asking: “God, what about me?”

Here's what I want you to notice:

Peninnah didn't create Hannah's lack. She made Hannah more conscious of it.

That is critical!

The woman you're comparing yourself to may not have done anything to you.
She may not even know you’re watching her. But her success can expose an area where you already feel insecure, disappointed, delayed, or inadequate.
Sometimes the problem isn’t the woman you’re watching. It’s what watching her awakens inside of you.

This doesn't mean the solution is to stop celebrating successful women. The solution is to deal with what their success exposes inside you.
To learn what Hannah did to overcome, � watch the full episode on Women, The Word, and The Marketplace™.

09/03/2026

A NEW SEASON. NO MORE QUESTIONING. 🔥
Ladies, it's a new month and a new season is here.

No more circling the drain in places you were never created for. No more questioning your assignment. You know who you are: a CEO. A visionary. A woman whose ideas are about to shift the marketplace.

This is the season we walk by
faith, not by sight, with the confidence that comes from knowing this is our time.

We seek the Lord before we sign the contract. We apply the Word to our business principles, not just our prayer life. We're not intimidated by a "saturated" marketplace because God told us to move, and we're perfecting the craft He gave us.
This is for the bold woman.
The one not ashamed to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ into her business.
The one building a faith-filled community, leaning on God's Word, not her own understanding.

Join Dr. Yvette Rice LIVE tomorrow, 11:00 AM CST, on YouTube or LinkedIn “Women The Word and The Marketplace”.
This is your season ladies, Step into it knowing God has prepared the way.

09/02/2026

Treat your business as a God-given assignment — not a hobby!

I believe this is a time for God's daughters to step boldly into the Marketplace with Biblical Wisdom and industry knowledge—women who aren't afraid to build, create wealth, employ people, solve significant problems, influence industries, and use what God places in their hands for the greater good.

But that will require more than having a business. It's going to require Stewardship Leadership. Have you been treating what God has given you as an assignment or a side project?
You didn't simply decide to start a business. If God called you into the Marketplace, there is purpose connected to the enterprise.

Listen to the full episode of “YOU ARE THE CEO! Called. Equipped. Ordained to Lead,” to find out more.

The YouTube Channel link is in the comment section.

09/01/2026

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08/28/2026

Women , as this month comes to a close, this is not the time to take your foot off the accelerator. Not with the vision God has given you.

It's time to look in the mirror and see who God actually called you to be.

Did you miss this week's episode of Women The Word and The Marketplace with Dr. Yvette Rice, "You Are The CEO: Called, Equipped, Ordained to Lead"?

This is your sign. Pick your business back up. Pick that career, that idea, that assignment back up — and keep stepping into the place God called you to.

Head to YouTube and catch the replay (link in the comments 👇). You need this motivation, so your fire doesn't burn out. You are still on your way.

Subscribe, and tag a career- or business-minded woman of God who needs to hear don't give up.

08/27/2026

Today, I am speaking to the faith-driven businesswomen who are determined to fulfill God's purpose and assignment for you in the Marketplace.

I'm not talking about the woman who works her business occasionally, when it's convenient. Nor the woman who is only building a business to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.

I'm talking to the woman who believes, “God gave me this business for something greater.”

I want to talk to women who understand, like we see in Exodus 3:21–22, that God never intended for His people to remain permanently subjected to a system that oppressed them. When He brought Israel out of Egypt, He didn't send them away empty-handed. He gave them favor, instructed the women to demand the silver, gold, and clothing, and declared that they would plunder the Egyptians.

Think about that.

They were leaving a system in which their labor had enriched somebody else, but God made provision for them to leave with resources in their own hands.
Why does that matter to us Faith-Driven Businesswomen in the Marketplace today?

Because I believe this is a time for God's daughters to step boldly into the Marketplace with Biblical Wisdom and industry knowledge—women who aren't afraid to build, create wealth, employ people, solve significant problems, influence industries, and use what God places in their hands for the greater good.
But that will require more than having a business. It's going to require Leadership.

So, how do we make that happen?

There are three things I want you to understand—and then act on.

You must know that:

YOU ARE THE CEO!
C — CALLED.
E — EQUIPPED.
O — ORDAINED TO LEAD.

And before this episode is over, I want you to understand what each one of those words means for how you lead the business God has entrusted to you.
CEO: You must accept the leadership responsibility that comes with the assignment.

� C — CALLED
You didn't simply decide to start a business. If God called you into the Marketplace, there is purpose connected to the enterprise (Ephesians 2:10, Exodus 31:1–5).

Have you been treating what God has given you as an assignment or a side project?

� E — EQUIPPED
God's calling doesn't mean you already know everything required for the assignment. But He can equip you with gifts, experiences, relationships, wisdom, resources, and opportunities—and expects you to develop what He has entrusted to you (2 Peter 1:3, Deuteronomy 8:18).

Being equipped doesn't mean you don't need to learn. Being equipped means God has given you the capacity to become what the assignment requires.

� O — ORDAINED TO LEAD
I am not saying that God ordained everyone into an ecclesiastical office. But what I am saying is that God has appointed us to exercise leadership over the assignment He entrusted to us (Genesis 1:28, Proverbs 31:10–31).

Ladies, if God entrusted the vision to you, you cannot continually apologize for having the authority to lead it.

You can serve people without surrendering leadership.
You can be humble without becoming passive.
You can seek God without refusing to make decisions.
You can value your team without abdicating your responsibility as CEO.

You don't become the CEO because somebody permitted you. You become the CEO when you accept responsibility for stewarding what God entrusted to you.

Faith-Driven Businesswomen, make this declaration today!

C — I am CALLED to the assignment.
E — I am EQUIPPED for the assignment.
O — I am ORDAINED TO LEAD the assignment.

I AM THE CEO.

"Ladies, God gave you the assignment, has not sent you empty-handed, now accept the authority of the CEO role." …Dr. Yvette

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08/20/2026

In August 2026, the United States crossed $40 trillion in national debt. As businesswomen, we cannot pretend that what happens in the larger economy has nothing to do with our companies. But here's the question I want to ask you today: When the economy gets louder, can you still hear God?

When the federal government continues to borrow enormous amounts of money, it becomes one of the largest borrowers competing for available capital. Economists call one possible result the “Crowding-out Effect.”

What does this mean for Faith-Driven Businesswomen in the Marketplace?

Think about it this way: the federal government is in the borrowing market alongside corporations and other borrowers. When government borrowing remains extremely high, that increased demand for capital can contribute to upward pressure on interest rates over time. And that's where this becomes important to us as business owners. Higher borrowing costs can eventually mean more expensive business loans, lines of credit, equipment financing, and other forms of corporate debt. When borrowing costs rise, more of a company's revenue may have to go toward interest expense. That can put pressure on profitability.

I'm not saying that because the national debt crossed $40 trillion this week, your bank will raise your business loan rate tomorrow morning. It doesn’t work like that.
What I am saying is that sustained government borrowing can contribute to an economic environment in which capital becomes more expensive—and as CEOs, we need to understand what that could mean for our businesses.

Why?

Faith-driven businesswomen cannot afford to make financial decisions based upon fear or headlines. We need to understand what's happening in the economy, what's happening in our industry, and what's happening in our own financial statements—and then seek God for wisdom on what we should do with that information.

We must invite God into the Money Meetings for our businesses and train ourselves to know and hear His voice.

Ladies, the economy may be uncertain, but God is not.
And as faith-driven businesswomen, our response to economic uncertainty cannot simply be fear, retreat, or reaction. We must know how to hear God, understand our numbers, understand our industries, and make wise business decisions.

Hearing God does not mean ignoring economic reality. It means we don't allow economic reality to become the final authority over our decisions.

You may have been planning to borrow $100,000 to expand your business. The question isn't simply, “Are interest rates going up?”

Your Money Meeting questions become:
“What would this debt cost my company? Can our cash flow support it? Is this still the right time to expand? Are there other ways to fund the expansion? And most importantly—God, what wisdom do I need before I make this decision?”

� God is All-Knowing: God declares "the end from the beginning." (Isaiah 46:9–10, Psalm 147:5).

Application:
The $40 trillion national debt didn't surprise God; neither did the Interest rates. Inflation doesn't surprise God, and a change in the government’s policy won't catch Him off guard. More than that, one of your major customers changing direction will not surprise Him either.

So, my question to you, faith-driven CEOs, is this: “Why would you make major decisions based solely upon what you can see when you serve a God who knows what you cannot see?”

God's omniscience isn't permission for us to become financially irresponsible. In fact, it should cause us to seek Him more diligently.

Money Meeting Question: “God, what do You know about where my business is going that I need to know right now?”

� The world's economic conditions do not control God's plans and purposes for us. (Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 55:8–9)
Application: Don't confuse a change in economic conditions with a change in God's assignment. Sometimes God may say: “Stay, Pivot, Cut Expenses, Invest, Hire, Wait, or Move now.” That's exactly why we must hear Him!

Money Meeting Question: “God, what adjustments do I need to make without abandoning the assignment you have given me?”

� When God's Wisdom Meets Industry Knowledge, Faith Overpowers Fear. (James 1:5, Jeremiah 33:3, Proverbs 18:15)

Application:
Faith is not a substitute for business intelligence. You need to know your cash flow and payroll costs and have your financial paperwork in order if God tells you to seek a business loan for expansion. But don’t say your business can’t grow if God has given you wisdom, strategy, resources, and an opportunity sitting right in front of you to make it happen.

Prayer + Wisdom + Knowledge + Discernment + God-Empowered Confidence™ = Success in Business.

For further insight on knowing how to hear God’s Voice, � watch the full episode of “Women, The Word, and The Marketplace.”

08/20/2026

It's THURSDAY, ladies! That means it's time to pull up with Dr. Yvette Rice for "Women The Word and The Marketplace" 11AM CST, LIVE.

You'll leave poured into. Reminded you're not alone in the struggle. Celebrated in the victory. And equipped to actually apply God's Word to your business, not just hear it and forget it.

This is your people. A faith-filled community of business owners and professionals doing it the right way — God's way.

Haven't watched yet? This is your sign. And don't just watch, show up live in the comments, grab your notebook, and get ready to receive.

Meet Dr. Rice on YouTube, LinkedIn, or Instagram.

You don't have to keep suffering or guessing. Connect with women who've been exactly where you are — and are now walking in victory.

LIVE every Thursday, 11AM CST. Click the link in the comments and leave refreshed and see the joy and opportunities when you don't build alone. Ladies we are READY!

08/14/2026

Stewardship Includes Multiplication: God Expects Growth

Women of God in the Marketplace…
💡 Each of us has the ability (Dunamis Power) from God to succeed in our Marketplace Assignments (Matthew 25:14-29).

💡 The actions we take in the Marketplace speak loudly to the Lord regarding the faith we have in Him to use the money, talents, and Spiritual Gifts we have been given to succeed (Proverbs 16:3, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Matthew 25:24-27).

💡 We must not allow fear of man, failure, or the unknown (the economy) to hinder us from building our businesses (Proverbs 24:16, Proverbs 29:25, Psalm 118:6, 2 Corinthians 5:7, and Proverbs 24:16).

Ladies, God has entrusted us with great assignments that not only benefit us, but those in our circles of influence: our employees, associates, clients, and contractors.

We must not allow fear and doubt to hinder us from aligning our faith to do great things with God’s Expectations!

08/13/2026

I have shared often that when God gave me the idea to start LLVE, LLC, my thoughts were along the lines of providing Executive Leadership Coaching services as a solopreneur, certified under a well-known leadership guru. I had a vision for the business—but as I would eventually discover, my plans and God's plans for me didn't exactly match.

God's plans were bigger.

His plans included writing books, creating the Faith-Filled Leadership Institute for Women™, developing training platforms, expanding my reach, and so much more than I could see when I started.

So, how did I get from Point A to Point B?

I call it Divine Intervention through Connection, Courage, and Clarity.
For many of us faith-driven businesswomen, our businesses may have started through a network marketing opportunity, as a certified consultant or coach within another organization, or simply by using the expertise we already had to serve clients one-on-one. Those opportunities can provide valuable training, relationships, experience, and a foundation for building a business. But what happens when God begins to show you that what He used to prepare you in one season may also be positioning you for something more? What happens when you realize there may be another dimension to the vision He has entrusted to you?

Through a dear colleague and friend, God reminded me that my calling and His plans for me were greater, and they extended into my business. I realized I had been building my business far below my privileges as both God’s daughter and the CEO of my company. The problem wasn’t where I started; the problem was that I had begun to treat my starting point as though it were the full extent of what God had called me to build.

That realization changed something in me.

I needed Connection with people who could see and help develop what God was calling me toward. I needed Courage to move beyond the familiar and expand my territory. Finally, I needed Clarity to understand what that next level actually looked like and what my next steps were.

So, what do Connection, Courage, and Clarity look like for a faith-driven woman in today's marketplace?

And perhaps the more important question is:
Could God be showing you that what you've built so far was never meant to be the final destination—but preparation for what He's calling you to build next?

� CONNECTION — Your Next Level May Require Someone Who Can See What You Cannot.

� COURAGE — Expansion Requires You to Leave What Has Become Comfortable.

� CLARITY — You Don't Need the Entire Blueprint to Take the Next Step.

Reflection:
Ladies, I am not saying that being a Solopreneur, a network marketer, a certified coach, or a consultant within someone else's organization is somehow less than. If that is where God has called you, flourish there. What I am talking about today is what happens when you know God is calling you beyond the boundaries of what you originally envisioned.

What has God already placed in your hands?
What expertise, relationships, intellectual property, resources, credibility, or opportunities already exist?

What is preventing your next level?
Is it a lack of leadership capabilities, revenue, systems and operations, confidence, knowledge, relationships, or infrastructure?

What is the next obedient strategic action?
Ladies, not the next 20 actions, but what is the next one thing God instructed you to do?

“Don't despise your starting point—but don't confuse your starting point with your destination.” …Dr. Yvette