Meet Brenda “ladie B” Gibbs

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Brenda “ladie B” Gibbs a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Brenda “Ladie B”, so great to have you with us and we want to jump right into a really important question. In recent years, it’s become so clear that we’re living through a time where so many folks are lacking self-confidence and self-esteem. So, we’d love to hear about your journey and how you developed your self-confidence and self-esteem.

My confidence and self esteem had over the years been low for quite some time, taking blow after blow. It wasn’t always that way but I can say it’s easy to get there when you are unsure of who you are and God is not your center. From a young child, it seems that my confidence faded and as I became an adult, the trials of life tore at me seeming to take a bit of my confidence with each incident. Although I believed in God, I wasn’t keeping Him as a priority. He was sort of my crisis God and I had not taken the time to develop my relationship with Him, nor did I know I needed to in my earlier years. In dealing with having trust issues, it didn’t exactly allow me to gain the confidence and learn who I am in Christ since my trust issues didn’t allow me to fully invite Him into my life in the wholeness that I have now. So ultimately, the closer I got to Christ, the more I learned of who I was created to be and that I am made in my Father’s image. I am a royal priesthood, a joint heir with Jesus. I don’t know about anyone else; but for me… letting that sink in and understanding more about God’s Kingdom did it for me. It was the jolt I needed.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I am a gospel recording artist. This is a new journey for me even though I have sang for as long as I can remember. I have been in the church since my childhood and my love for music and singing has kept me in choirs and singing wherever and with whomever I could. There was a time when I was nicknamed “the jukebox” due to the fact that I would walk round continuously listening to music and / or singing it. The tunes in my head often would come out subconsciously. Even now, people bring it to my attention. But the reason being a gospel recording artist is so exciting for me is because I never thought seriously about having my own music or having this as a career and now it’s my reality. It’s like I’m living a live and in living color version of what I could barely see a glimpse of before. Rejection, fear, and having a low self worth have all at times been a part of my story, so even when the Lord began to nudge me about making a worship album, I struggled with it for a long time. In getting closer to God and better understanding things, I embraced the fact that all music belongs to God and it gave me a freedom I had not known in the early parts of my journey. I overcame a lot of the issues that once plagued me and even though I am still healing and getting better, it feels really great to be able to say that on December 27, 2024, I released my debut album called I Am Redeemed. It is an album that is personal and it is my testimony of trial and victory. In the midst, Ladie B Music and Ministries was birthed and with every step I take in obedience, there is more revelation and more doors opening. And best of all, my amazing husband, Stephen Gibbs and I get to do ministry together because our ministries intertwine. He is the founder and CEO of Atlanta Christian Nightclub, The Saintuary. This added element of doing ministry together has helped bring us closer and deepened our relationship with each other and he is also my manager.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Listening, application and being coachable. These seem simple but they are so simple that it is easy to ignore or overlook. I have to say first and foremost that listening is a skill. As we move through life, I’m sure we have all encountered someone who either is only waiting for their turn to speak or vastly interrupts anyone speaking to ensure that either their point is made or to show that they’re knowledgeable of the subject. Sometimes I think that they unconsciously interrupt. I say this only to say that I’ve learned so many valuable things important to my journey by keeping my ears open far more than my mouth. The information I’ve learned from teachings, experts, coaches or just valuable conversations is valuable beyond a price tag and had I been more busy talking, it could have cost me with large price tagged lessons attached and/or valuable time.
Application is important because all of the knowledge and information gained means nothing if it is not being applied. Lastly but not least, being coachable ties listening and application together. I believe it would be hard to find someone willing to teach or coach a person who doesn’t listen, follow the directions given, and is possibly a hard person to be around or a know it all. A serious person would find it to be a waste of their time to work with someone of the sorts. My advice in this is to try to be the person that is listening more than talking and to apply the information learned. Don’t overthink it, work through the process. This can literally apply to any field.

Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?

In the past 12 months, my largest area of growth would be trust. I finally trust myself to be all of my true self and be that unapologetically and in front of whomever will see. I trust myself to follow God with my whole heart. I trust God more than I ever have before. Trust in my instincts has grown, trust in my gifts has grown, trust in following the voice we sometimes call our ‘first mind’ has grown. I trust the music I hear internally and my creativity and I trust that it’s ok to let it out no matter who’ll hear. I trust that the gifts God gave me are not just for me but for me to share, and it took me a long time to grow into that.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://WWW.LADIEB.COM
• Instagram: @IAmLadieB
• Facebook: Brenda “Ladie B” Gibbs
• Youtube: “Ladie B” Gibbs
• Other: TikTok: LadieB81
  IG (2nd acct) LadieB81

Image Credits

S’ynce Taylor
Harmony Taylor