Dr. April Mosley shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Hi April, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
A recent moment that made me feel deeply proud was the day I defended my dissertation and officially became “Dr. Mosley.”
I didn’t smile, I didn’t laugh — I cried.
Not a soft cry — the kind that comes from disbelief colliding with destiny.
Because I grew up being told I would never be anything special.
I was spoken to like I was Disposable or Replaceable.
So standing there—having completed a terminal degree—was a moment that broke a lie wide open.
I didn’t do this PhD to be impressive.
I did it because women from marginalized communities deserve leaders who are BOTH restorative and strategic — leaders who don’t just inspire… but actually know how to build systems that produce transformation.
When I finished that degree, I cried because I knew:
I am no longer here to prove myself.
I am here to change what’s possible for the people who were never expected to rise.
That was pride.
That was relief.
That was God showing me — “you are exactly who I created you to be.”
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Dr. April D. Mosley — Owner of America’s Little Leaders Academy, Founder & CEO of Levolution Coaching & Consulting and creator of **LEHA** — the Levolution Ecosystem for Holistic Advancement.
My work sits at the intersection of faith, strategy, and systems engineering for human transformation.
In our communities — women are constantly told they have to choose:
* either heal or perform
* either be spiritual or be strategic
* either care about impact or care about income
I reject that.
My philosophy is simple:
**evolution is not empowerment talk — it is a design.**
I build models, infrastructures, and leadership frameworks that turn personal development into something that is actually *measurable*, scalable, repeatable, and culturally responsive.
I’m not here to merely motivate sisterfriends…
I’m here to change the architecture they are living inside of.
Right now — we’re focused on expanding the LEHA Hub — a community-centered model designed to restore hope, accelerate growth, and create generational transformation across marginalized communities.
And I’m building with this lens:
> Leadership in marginalized communities must be restorative AND strategic — not one or the other.
That is what makes my work different.
I don’t just believe in transformation — I blueprint it.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
The relationship that most shaped how I see myself was my marriage to my ex-husband.
I married him — and nine months later, he fell deathly ill.
His illness didn’t just change his body — it changed his character. He became bitter, callous, and cruel. He traumatized my child. He made our home unsafe. It was a nightmare.
And even in that — I still cared for him for years.
I carried him financially, logistically, medically, emotionally.
Then one day, I discovered — through his own family member — that he was robbing me behind my back the entire time. Plotting against me financially. even sued me for alimony and spousal support — when I had been the one paying every bill.
That marriage broke me open.
But here is the revelation it gave me: I learned that I am capable of doing the hard things AND surviving the hardest truths.
I learned I have the capacity to love without losing myself.
I learned how to draw a boundary and not apologize for it.
And I learned that restoration is not passive.
It is a decision to choose yourself and choose your destiny — even after betrayal tries to convince you that you’re unworthy.
That relationship gave me the data I needed to know: I am not fragile. I am favored, I have fortitude, and I am FIERCE!
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
I’d look little April in her eyes and say:
Sweet girl — they counted you out, but obviously they weren’t good in math.
You was never the problem — the rooms you were placed in just didn’t have the capacity or the courage for what you carried.
There is nothing wrong with being smart, discerning, intuitive, bold, ambitious, prophetic, and unapologetically intelligent as a little Black girl.
You weren’t built to fit — you were built to architect.
And one day — the world will pay you for the thing they tried to silence.
So hold your head up.
Stay authentic.
Stay different.
Stay disruptive.
The world you were designed for is coming — and in that world, you won’t be “too much.”
You will be *exactly right.*
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
Absolutely.
What you see is what you get with me. I don’t do personas. I don’t perform palatable.
I live authentically because I don’t believe leadership works if it’s curated for optics. The world needs real examples of women who are evolving out loud — not actresses playing empowerment for the camera.
Does that mean the public sees every detail of my life? No.
But the WOMAN they see is the same woman my clients see, my team sees, and my community sees.
I don’t shift masks. I shift systems.
Because for women like me — being real is not a brand strategy… it’s a spiritual discipline. And I made a decision a long time ago: If I ever have to split myself to make other people comfortable — that space is not for me or my destiny.
So yes — the public version of me is the real me.
Always.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
I am absolutely doing what I was born to do.
I am not a performer — this is my default state of being.
I naturally encourage, empower, restore, and help people rise from setbacks into strategy.
I do this in my professional work.
I do this in my free time.
I do this in my community.
I do this in the quiet moments when nobody is watching.
Because this isn’t a role — this is my assignment.
Some people motivate.
Some people inspire.
I activate.
And I’m crystal clear about this:
I wasn’t put on this earth to repeat cycles of trauma — I was sent to break them.
And I’m not here to replicate systems of harm — I’m here to architect new environments where people can actually win.
This is purpose.
Not programming.
I’m doing what I was BORN to do.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.levolution.com
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