Cherie Mathews | The Power of Community: Sounding the Alarm on Child Sex Trafficking

About the Guest(s):

Cherie Mathews is a visionary entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor, innovator, and advocate for various causes, including the fight against child sex trafficking. With a background at IBM, Cherie is the founder of Healincomfort, a company specializing in post-mastectomy garments designed to support healing and provide comfort to patients. As an advocate for education and empowerment, Cherie is a board member of the Not On Our Watch initiative, which is dedicated to raising awareness and preventing child sex trafficking. Her dedication to creating solutions for post-surgery patients has significantly impacted many lives.

Episode Summary:

In this inspiring and socially impactful episode, Cherie Mathews joins host Trevor Houston at the Not On Our Watch Texas event to discuss her journey from overcoming breast cancer to becoming a successful entrepreneur and advocate. Cherie shares her personal story, the motivation behind her company Healincomfort, and her role as a board member of Not On Our Watch, an organization dedicated to stopping child sex trafficking.

Cherie Mathews and Trevor Houston engage in a candid conversation about the critical issues surrounding child safety in the digital age. As a problem-solver at heart, Cherie recounts her own experience dealing with post-mastectomy challenges and how she translated her personal plight into a globally recognized solution, impacting over 150,000 patients without resorting to conventional marketing strategies. The dialogue then shifts towards the alarming growth of child sex trafficking and ways the average person can contribute to combating these heinous crimes.

Resources:

• Not On Our Watch Texas website: notonourwatchtexas.org

• Career Transition Summit: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/67/04404igv 

• LinkedIn e-book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://online.flippingbook.com/view/714118097/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/who-ya-know-show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Trevor Houston is a licensed financial professional offering insurance/financial products through various carriers. For more info visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://cpwstrategies.com

Chapters:

(0:00:00) Cherie Mathews shares her solution to help 150,000 souls through guerrilla marketing.  

(0:02:01) Cherie explains how she got involved with the not on our watch Texas event.  

(0:03:20) Starting Healincomfort and its impact on post mastectomy patients.  

(0:10:50) The shocking reality of child sex trafficking.  

(0:11:36) What the average person can do to help combat child sex trafficking.  

(0:12:09) Stopping the feeder program and keeping children safe.  

(0:14:18) Creating a community to sound the alarm and be watchful.  

(0:15:02) The dangers of online predators and the tragic consequences.  

(0:16:53) The prevalence of online approaches and the need for awareness.  

(0:19:30) The need for age restrictions or throttling on devices.  

(0:20:57) The vulnerability of children and the importance of education.  

(0:22:17) The impact of exposure to explicit content on children's brains.  

(0:23:11) Introduction to a new technology for healing and protection.  

(0:24:28) Cherie’s urge to join their community and help sound the alarm.  

(0:25:05) The need to stop the tactics targeting children.