#14 Trillia Newbell, Author & Speaker

Trillia Newbell is an author and speaker, and currently works as an acquisitions editor for Moody Publishers. This comes after serving for 7 years as the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. 

She is passionate about issues of faith, family, and diversity, and her writings on this topic have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more.

Her most recently published book is a children’s book called: Creative God, Colorful Us

and she’s also written God’s Very Good Idea for children as well.

In this episode, Trillia discusses: 

• How to transition to a new job or role and knowing when it’s time to make a transition
• Tips for being productive while working from home 
• Her passion for seeing diverse ethnicities valued and celebrated 
• The importance of hiring people based on their skills and not on skin color
• Personal experience as a black woman working in a predominantly white space 

And more!