Alicia James - Flock Her Way

09/08/2026

Apparently my Labor Day activity this year was questioning what the hell “labor” means when you’re a single mom AND a business owner.

I came into the holiday after a two-day wedding DJ bender, rolled straight into a family birthday dinner, and somewhere in there remembered that Labor Day is traditionally the day American workers are supposed to… not work.

Cute.

But seriously. What counts as labor?

Don’t open the laptop? Sure.

But what about the kids? The house? The bills? The schedules? The mental load? The relationships? The constant calculation of what needs your time, money, energy or attention next?

Somewhere between “just take the day off” and realizing I have absolutely no idea how to actually be OFF, I landed on a much bigger question:

Have I built a life that even allows for rest?

Because I think I’ve spent years trying to solve the problem by getting better at carrying everything.

Better systems. Better routines. Better time management. More income. More efficiency. More balance.

Maybe that’s the wrong damn goal.

Maybe I don't need to get better at carrying everything.

Maybe I need to build a life that requires me to carry less.

One where empty space doesn't automatically become available space.

Where rest isn't something I earn once everything is finished.

Where “nothing” is allowed to be the plan.

So here we are, the day after Labor Day, and instead of going back to business as usual, I’m sitting with this:

If you stopped trying to get better at balancing everything and started trying to make your life genuinely easier, what would you put down first?

Because I have a feeling a whole lot of us are carrying sh*t we never actually decided we needed to carry.

09/07/2026

You work hard
You give it your all
You continually seek more

💕Today is day to set it aside, sit in the moment, and
R E L A X!

Happy Labor Day to the movers, shakers, and disruptors!!

09/04/2026

Have you ever been told you dance to your own tune
or march to the beat of your own drum? 💃🥁
GOOD!!

🩷Some of the best leaders I know stopped trying to follow someone else’s choreography a long time ago.
I didn’t learn leadership from a perfect playbook. I learned it by doing it—by figuring out what worked, what absolutely DIDN’T, when to listen, when to pivot, and when to trust myself enough to lead differently.
And that’s exactly how I teach leadership today.

I’m not here to turn you or your team into the kind of leaders we were told we were supposed to be. I’m here to help you find
YOUR rhythm
YOUR strength
YOUR way of connecting with the people you lead.

Because leadership isn’t about perfectly following the steps someone else created.
It’s about having the confidence to hit the dance floor and LEAD. 💃🔥
Ready to stop following the old way and start leading YOUR way? Let’s dance!!
Reach out today for more information.
AliciaJames.com

09/02/2026

𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗻.

27–23. Ten weeks of s**t talking, questionable rule interpretations, and a Summer Discovery Call Throwdown between Flamingo Consulting LLC and Prime Edge Media .

We even dragged our teams into it. Loser buys the winning team lunch.

And Parker DeKubber was reckless enough to put his defeat in writing.

𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

But the real win? This ridiculous competition kept us both focused through the distractions of summer.

We technically compete. We also collaborate, refer, push each other, and genuinely want to see each other win.

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱.

And lunch.

Now I’m curious: 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 “𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹” 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱?

08/25/2026

I didn’t expect Dolly Parton dying to make me cry. But maybe I should have.

I never knew her. But there was something comforting about knowing a woman like her was in the world.

Unapologetically feminine. Wildly smart. Ambitious. Generous. Funny. And completely uninterested in making herself smaller, quieter, or more palatable for anyone else.

She decided who the hell she was going to be and then went and became her.

And she did it long before a lot of us realized we were allowed to do the same.

Maybe that’s why this one hits so damn hard.

I’m really fu***ng grateful she came before us. ❤️

Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘The Best Little Wh******se in Texas’.

08/24/2026

Apparently Mom has a first day of school too.

And honestly? I think I'm ready for mine. ❤️

We had a really good summer.

It was busy and chaotic and there were some genuinely hard moments mixed in, but there were also water parks and birthdays and sleepovers and adventures and a whole lot of time with my kids that I wouldn't trade.

I got to be Mom in a really big way this summer.

I also built a business from parking lots, worked in weird pockets of time, took calls between kid activities, and learned (again) that sometimes balance looks a whole lot more like doing the best you can with the season you're in.

But today feels like the beginning of a new season.

The kids are heading back to school.

The blazer is back on.

And I'm really f*cking excited to have some space to dig back into the business, the ideas, the relationships, and honestly, MYSELF a little bit too.

Not because I couldn't wait for summer to end.

Because it was good. AND I'm ready for what's next.

So happy first day of school to the kiddos...

and apparently, happy first day back to me too. ❤️

Now somebody please tell me where I put my coffee.

08/22/2026

There’s a big difference between leading the way you were told to lead and leading in a way that actually connects with people. 💗

I had the privilege to speak at the Leadership Series, hosted by Mahoney Co, about something I believe deeply:
Leadership should be human.

It’s not about having all the answers.
It’s not about the title.
It’s not about following an outdated playbook of what a “leader” is supposed to look like.

It’s about connection.

It’s knowing your people. Listening before responding. Building trust. Creating space for different personalities, strengths, ideas, and ways of working.

Some of the best leadership happens when we stop asking, “How was I taught to lead?” and start asking, “What do the people in front of me need from me to thrive?”

That shift changes teams.
It changes culture.
And it changes leaders, too.

Thank you to everyone who joined me for the Leadership Series and was willing to challenge the old rules with me.

Lead like a human. Not like a handbook. 💗
AliciaJames.com...

08/14/2026

When your Prosecco is served in the wrong glass... what do you do? 🤷🏼‍♀️

🥂You drink the Prosecco.
Because life-and business-will rarely be served exactly the way you pictured it.
The presentation might be wrong.
The timing might be off.
The plan might change.
There will ALWAYS be little imperfections you could focus on. But I've learned that when you spend too much time worrying about the glass, you miss what's actually inside it.

So I'm choosing to enjoy the Prosecco 🍾
Enjoy the moment. Appreciate the big picture. And stop letting the tiny imperfections steal the joy.

Not everything has to be perfect to be worth celebrating.🎉

Cheers to that.
AliciaJames.com
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08/12/2026

There are certain invitations that make people excited....
This is one of those invites!!🤩

I'm incredibly honored to be a featured speaker for the Rising Together Leadership Series this August.

Every time I step onto a stage, my goal isn't to deliver another motivational talk. It's to challenge the way we think about leadership, success, burnout, and the systems we've been told we have to follow.

» » Join me and some pretty Bad A&$ women as we talk, share, understand, and lean about what leadership really looks like.

📅August 18, 2026
⏱️11:30am
📍Gypsum Grill and Event Center
🔗 https://buy.stripe.com/cNibJ0bmtcUL35X8zI5EY0A

I'm looking forward to sharing ideas, challenging perspectives, and having real conversations with an incredible group of leaders. See you there!

Let's rise together.💗
Alicia-James.com