My Happy Plan for 2015

Staying happy and energized is my #1 business priority. Because when I feel happy and joyfully obsessed with my work, then I have more creativity + light + love to offer my audience…  … and more xoxo’s to offer the world. In my business universe… Going to work feels like a spiritual calling.  Answering emails […]

Tyler Perry’s African Queen

Top Model + Humanitarian + Tyler Perry’s Baby Mama     She’s more than a pretty face. Name:  Gelia BekeleAge:  28Birthplace:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Gelila is reportedly seven months preggers with the child to the director-producer-actor-playwright Tyler Perry.  The confident 5’10 beauty has graced major beauty campaigns for Patene Pro-V and L’Oreal.  She also dedicates […]

Redskins Stripped of Name is A Really Big Deal

Names Matter.  I get it.   I was 13-years-old and in the 7th grade, when I started a petition to change the name of the middle-school I attended.  A court ordered school desegregation ruling forced me to attend the new school. I recall the day the letter I arrived.  I rushed to the the mailbox […]

10 Life Lessons from Jesus Christ Superstar

That Divine 70’s Girl Big Hair. Way Cool + Fresh + Fly.  Voted “Most Likely to Succeed.”  Funny how times change. We change from one year, monty, week, day, minute to the next.  We are forever growing. The Lord says “I will do a new thing in you.”  Success is never a straight road. Think about […]

5 Lessons I Learned From Negotiating a $2.5 Million Deal

Faith Is the Next Big Thing 1)  Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it. 2)  Never shrink.  (Even though you’re a nervous wreck and want to crawl under the table and never come out.)  Ever. 3)  If you don’t have an M.B.A. or law degree, you better have Jesus on […]

The Victory Playlist

INSPIRATIONAL TRACKS: Sometimes, you have to encourage yourself.  10 Songs selected by my soul-sisters, wing-women and fly-girls to get you moving +  motivated + empowered.  Listen to The Victory Playlist on Spotify here. Enjoy! + Superwoman || Alicia Keys + Private Party || India.Arie + It Is For Me || Miami Mass Choir + Give Me || Kirk Franklin Mali […]

She Believed She Could and She Did…

“Each of us has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.” 1 Peter 4:10 Do you ever get an ill feeling in the pit of your stomach when you wake up in the am to get ready for work? Do […]

Never Call Any Girl Bossy. Ever. Words Matter

 Why is it that girls are told they are bossy, but boys are told they have leadership skills.   “We have too few female leaders.” — Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook I’m all about empowering girls and the new #bashbossy movement is one that I am uber excited to join.  Sandberg has started a revolution to […]