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Yolanda Green Barnes – You’re Not Starting Over

Former TV personality Yolanda Green Barnes explains why reinventing your career isn’t starting over—it’s starting from experience.

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October 22, 2026

Yolanda Green Barnes speaking during a Houston Defender interview titled You're Not Starting Over.

Former Houston TV personality Yolanda Green Barnes sits down with The Defender to talk about leaving corporate America, launching her own leadership firm, and why reinvention doesn’t mean starting from scratch.

After 30 years in television and business, Barnes is now the founder of The Ashayé Group, where she coaches executives and organizations and speaks to women across the country. She shares the people who poured into her along the way, why she tells professionals “you’re not starting over, you’re starting from experience,” and why it’s never too late to do something different.

In this video, you’ll hear about:
– The women and mentors who believed in her before she believed in herself
– Leaving corporate America and betting on herself in the “fourth quarter” of her career
– How The Ashayé Group helps leaders connect the business to the people
– Why pouring into women is at the heart of her work
– Taking inventory of your value before your next career move

Chapters
0:00 “Those are the inspirations”
0:27 Meet Yolanda Green Barnes
0:32 Just do what you love
1:07 The Ashayé Group
1:40 You’re starting from experience
2:10 It’s never too late

Thinking about your next chapter? Learn more about Yolanda’s work at theashayegroup.com and follow her on Instagram at @yolandagreenbarnes.

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