TC COOPER, ESQ., Faith-Based Content Creator & Faithgineer

ON THE COVER: TC COOPER, ESQ., FAITH-BASED CONTENT CREATOR & FAITHGINEER

TC Cooper is an intellectual property and privacy law, founder of the FaithFocusFlow® Institute for Leaders, president of UpwardAction Media®, and the visionary behind the Christian apparel line –WearYourFaith.me.

As president of Upward Action LLC— TC leads her company in creating and licensing content to help values-centric organizations maximize the power of social media and digital technology to increase impact, expand influence, and diversify income—through digital channels. She founded the FaithFocusFlow® Institute for Leaders to help business owners, executives, and managers around the world maximize the power of social marketing and digital technology to build sustainable success based on Biblical and Character-based principles in all marketplaces and industries.

TC's bible-based business books and resources are used in study groups around the country. In addition, her SMART Goal and ALIGN productivity planners are employed in apprenticeship and job skills training programs. TC has been featured in publications including Black Enterprise, California Bar Journal, New Jersey's InBiz, Speaker Magazine, Productive Business Network, and the Washington Lawyer spreading her message about the necessity to build faith-centered organizations that maximize social marketing and digital technology.

Her formal educational background is #HBCU and #IvyLeague strong as she graduated from Hampton University and Columbia Law School. She is also a certified coach trained at Coach U. TC had this to share with SISTAH Talk:

SISTAH TALK: Please share who TC Cooper is with our readers?

TC Cooper: I am a Believer who is devoted to living a life that is worthy of my calling (Ephesians 4:1); an auntie, daughter, and friend; a faith-based content creator; and, a spiritual being here to spread joy and live an abundant life that glorifies God.

SISTAH TALK: How you became a "Faithgineer"?

TC Cooper: To be a Faithgineer® is to be a builder of marketplaces and industries on the solid foundation of faithbased principles and practices. I grew up in a faith-centered family, and the influence of my grandparents on both sides and my parents has been instrumental in helping me establish the importance of God, family, and excellence as foundational to my personal and professional life. As a result, my upbringing has always led me to view my work as an attorney and business owner through the lens of my faith focused on the connection between (i) excellence (doing things as unto the Lord) and (i) results (in accomplishing specific performance objectives). Looking back over more than two decades of success in business and the legal profession, it became clear that I could draw a straight line between my success and my consistent application of faith-based principles through my journey through work in business and law. From this realization,

the term "faithgineer" was born because it first applied to me.

SISTAH TALK: What is embodied in the phrase "Faith, Focus, Flow"?

TC Cooper: The words Faith, Focus & Flow embodies what we believe at UpwardAction® Media and the FaithFocusFlow® Institute. We are committed to living our and teaching the biblical principles of (i) having faith in who God ways we are and what God says is possible through Christ; (ii) having an extreme focus on doing the good works God has prepared for us with excellent; (iii) and, enjoying the flow of abundance that comes from having a structure and systems that make it easy to doing business in a manner that is decent and in order.

SISTAH TALK: Tell us about the FaithFocusFlow Institute?

TC Cooper: We are the premier virtual learning center for faith-centered entrepreneurs and executives in all business industries who want to learn exactly how to (i) create online content that converts clients and (ii) build online systems to manage, expand, and scale businesses & movements using faith-centered business frameworks.

SISTAH TALK: Describe how you overcame challenges in your journey to becoming a "Faithgineer."

TC Cooper: My biggest challenge in beginning a Faithgineer has been to have the confidence to do what God says exactly in teaching others to build their businesses and careers from a faith perspective, without the need for outside validation. I have overcome this challenge (and continue to overcome it) by focusing on who God says I am, what God says I can do through Him, and the positive impact that flows when I do the work to which God has called me and only me. One of the ways I help others overcome this challenge is through my tinybook “27 Things God Says About You” that is available on Amazon and our website at www.FaithFocusFlow.com/books.

SISTAH TALK: What is Intellectual Property, and what does it mean in starting a business?

TC Cooper: Intellectual Property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs, and symbols, names, and images used in commerce. See https://www.wipo.int

Business owners should be intentional about protecting their creations through legal protections like copyrights (for creations like literary works and artistic works), trademarks (for creations like designs, symbols, images, brand names, and tag lines), and patents (for creations like inventions and processes).

Intellectual Property protection provides its owner (i.e., YOU) with the ability to control your creation, build an identifiable brand around your creation and have the sole right to profit from your creation as you determine. If what you've created is important to you, it's important for you to protect it through copyright, trademark, or patent protection. Implementing a strategy for developing, using, and licensing Intellectual Property is essential in developing multiple avenues for (sometimes) passive revenue and strong brand identity.

SISTAH TALK: What do you believe are the best qualities to have in building your business?

TC Cooper: I believe the best qualities to have in business are: (i) a commitment to fairness, (ii) grace, and (ii) balance in reacting to the people and the environment (think Micah 6:8).

SISTAH TALK: How can persons register for the FaithFocusFlow Institute and engage with you?

TC Cooper: Your fabulous readers can connect with me by text and get periodic affirmations and discounts for our faith-based business resources for FREE. Text SISTAH to (202) 918-3864, or they can: 1. Join our community of leaders at www.FaithFocusFlow.com/Leaders. 2. Watch inspiring faith-centered business videos on our YouTube channel at www.FaithFocusFlow.com/YouTube. 3. Get free faith-based business devotionals delivered straight to their inbox by subscribing to The Faithgineer® eDevotional at www.FaithFocusFlow.com/eLetter. 4. Connect with us on Instagram (www.Instagram.com/FaithFocusFlow),

Facebook (www.Facebook.com/FaithFocusFlow),

TikTok (www.TikTok.com/FaithFocusFlow), and Pinterest (www.Pinterest.com/FaithFocusFlow) by searching for FaithFocusFlow.