Meet Nekisha Cosey | Investigator, Pastor, Author, Mentor, Counselor

We had the good fortune of connecting with Nekisha Cosey and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nekisha, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
I believe that we will only be as great as the risks we take. I’m not speaking in terms of unhealthy risks, but good risks that will produce a harvest. Risks have been a big part of my life. Growing up in the inner city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I was forced to overcome my environment and what I grew up seeing every day. If we are ever going to be great and do great things, we cannot be afraid to launch out into the deep and go for it. I never imagined that I would ever be accepted to law school, but I felt an unction in my spirit to just go for it, and I did. To my astonishment, I was accepted, and I graduated with honors. Had I listened to my dance teacher Mr. Drews when he called me stupid for getting pregnant in my senior year of high school, I would have never attempted to do what my environment said I couldn’t. I had to overcome those words he spoke because they penetrated my heart and made me feel as if my life was over. I understand that having a child at 17 when I was still a child may not have been the best choice. However, those very words put a fire underneath me to prove Mr. Drews wrong. I now hold two degrees and I am presently working on my doctorate in business. I want to encourage someone who is reading this article to overcome the barriers, don’t make excuses, and walk on water. You can do it!

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I am a Senior Investigator for a large insurance carrier. I applied for this position 35 times and was rejected all 35 of them. It wasn’t until one of my claim files was picked up by another investigator and reviewed for a fraud case, that an invitation to Special Investigations was received. I have been working for this company for 8 years, but it took me five years just to get in the door. They had a preference for candidates who had bachelor’s degrees and at the time, I didn’t. However, I knew that if I could just get in the door, I would do well. I accepted a position as a short-term disability case manager and was promoted within six months. I was then promoted to a Commercial Liability Adjuster and was promoted within a year to a senior Adjuster. I excelled in that role and was promoted to Investigator. If we are honest, we can admit that it is very uncomfortable receiving those rejection emails because it never feels good to be told in a professional manner that you aren’t good enough. We’ve selected other candidates is almost equivalent to not being picked for the dodge ball team in elementary school. The lesson that I learned along the way is, what is for you will be for you. Sometimes, rejection is the best protection. It may not have been the time nor season for that job, you may have hated it once you got there, or your manager could have not been the easiest person to deal with, but when something is for you, it requires hard work, but you don’t have to force the opportunity.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
As a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I love historic places and historic districts. Atlanta has some great areas that a person who has a love for history and beautiful places could visit. A suburb of Atlanta is the city Marietta who also has some beautiful Victorian homes and great places to walk, sight see, and eat. For history buffs, the Martin Luther King Jr., house and the Ebenezer Baptist Church are destinations that you have to visit when you are in Atlanta. To hear Dr. King’s voice over the loudspeaker, to take a look at the photos in the museum, clothing he has worn, and to peer at his bible, really takes you back to a time period that you may not have been born in. The history that encompasses that area, the prestigious figures that lived in the homes on the block, and to see how the landscape of the neighborhood has changed since the sixties and the seventies, and to now take advantage of the freedoms people of color didn’t have at the time, is really a blessing. As far as food places go, The Breakfast Club is a must!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I want to shout out my family and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am a mother of 8 children, 3 grandchildren and I have been married for 12 years to Pastor Nicholas E. Cosey Sr. My mother, Cornelius Goston, and my father, James Massey Sr, may he rest in peace. My mom would rise early in the morning on Sunday and turn Mahalia Jackson on the radio. We could smell bacon, eggs, and grits coming from the kitchen and although it was incredibly early, we would rise anyway. I would sit there eating breakfast and listening to Mahalia belt those strong notes from her belly. Almost as if she was ushering us in to the glory of God. I didn’t understand as a child that my mother’s godly example would be ushering me into the presence of the Lord and fostering a conducive environment for my ministry to thrive. Now when I preach all over the U.S., I’m reminded that had my mom not took us to church and made us attend, even when we didn’t want to, I would not have the relationship with the Father today that I have. To my husband who held the house down while I pursued my various degrees. I couldn’t have done it without him. The countless hours of studying, taking law exams, and going right to school after getting off from work, was a sacrifice for my children as well. I want to thank my family for their support. Also, my eldest sister Yolanda who travels the world with me when I am on an assignment to share the good news, I don’t take it lightly that my sister would sacrifice her time and money to support me.

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