Thursday, December 10, 2020

2020 #172-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Madlyn Marshall



Madlyn Marshall is the Founder of G.R.A.C.E. Ministry and G.R.A.C.E. Publishing, Inc., who aspires to empower the Christian community with the gems of knowledge of biblical principles relating to money management. A dedicated humanitarian and evangelist, she devotes her time to helping others eradicate the complexities from the process of financial management, budgeting, and consumer credit. Madlyn holds 40+ years of experience serving Corporate America in the field of Credit & Collection and served as the Chief Financial Officer at the local church for over 13 years. She strives to channel all the knowledge & experiences to help others learn the art of managing finances and get one step closer to achieving financial freedom.

 

Madlyn Marshall is also a zealous Author who aims to inspire a change with her words of wisdom, faith, and encouragement. She writes journals, short stories, poems, and books to empower the community and help people accomplish their financial goals & achieve prosperity. A survivor of physical & emotional abuse and a young witness to spousal abuse, Madlyn has risen above the worst of times with the power of faith. She serves as a beacon of hope for young women who are lost in the abyss of hopelessness and yearning to find a way out of the misery & desolation. Madlyn is laying the foundation for G.R.A.C.E House, that she hopes will begin to break the cycle of misery and help women heal emotionally and physically from the scars of abuse.

 

Driven by the desire to build a happier world for the generations of today & tomorrow, Madlyn Marshall aspires to inspire a change through education, encouragement, and restoration. She writes with the sole purpose to empower others and help them strengthen the walls of faith and turn to God as the only eternal source of strength & provision. Through her publishing company, Madlyn also provides a platform for aspiring authors to catapult their writing career and play an integral role in empowering the community.

Over the years, Madlyn Marshall has received numerous accolades for her contributions to the community and was the recipient of the National Coalition of Women Ministry Esther Award 2013. She holds the Competent Communicator and Competent Leadership Certifications from Toastmasters International and is an active member of the Georgia Christian Business Network. Madlyn also sits on the board of directors of the Words of Comfort Ministries, Inc. 

 

Besides this, Madlyn Marshall cherishes spending time in the company of her friends & families and actively participates in self-development activities. She has served as the Chief Financial Officer for multiple non-profit organizations and believes in the notion of empowering the people as they are the roots of a strong & healthy community. 

 

About the book


The small town of Summersville has a big problem. They must come up with two million dollars in a very short period. In a surprising twist, that exact amount is dropped off at the door of the courthouse. Who left it and why; who is the mysterious man in town and why is he asking questions about the gold ol Herman Jones was supposedly found and buried? Why does this stranger seem so familiar?

 

Was there really gold in the surrounding mountains? Found out how the townspeople cope with the sudden wealth and the news of the return of Melanie Jones’ high school sweetheart. Melanie Jones’ ancestors founded the little town, what secrets is she hiding?

 

This is a story of Cagney and Lacey meets Thelma and Louise. Follow Jamie and Melanie as they investigate the town’s new wealth, and the mysterious stranger. 




 

2020 #171-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Angela Lewis


 

Angela “ALove” Lewis is a Speaker, Certified Empowerment Coach and the founder of Hot Wife Society and I Am a Woman Empowered.  She uses the networks to provide opportunities to build confidence, coins and connections through workshops, conferences, personal consultations, and entrepreneurial ventures. Angela, along with her Co-Host P’Angela Jones, appear Live via their social media platforms for Wife Talk Tuesday. The Show provides Candid Conversations regarding marriage and the unique position Wives play in its success. In addition, Angela launched her podcast, KISSS with ALove, in February 2020 to showcase entrepreneurs who are Keeping It Sexy Successful & Saved.

Recently, Angela embarked on a new journey in the publishing field and collaborated with Matthew Santana and birthed A & M Productions.  Angela, along with 25 other ladies wrote “I Am a Woman Empowered: Stories of Strength, Resiliency & Triumphs”. Her desire to give women a voice and see them share their personal stories to empower others was the catalyst behind this endeavor.  As a visionary and a solutionist, Angela is Always looking for ways to help people reach empowerment levels that propel them to “break glass ceilings!”


@iamangelalewis on all Social Media
Book Available @ www.iamawomanempowered.com


Angela Lewis
Author/Speaker
Empowerment Producer 

Saturday, November 28, 2020

2020 #170-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ Sparkle Riley,



Sparkle Riley, a self-published Author from Rosedale, MD. Sparkle is a creative and visual Storyteller of Short Urban Fiction. Her Genre consists of Romance, Crime, Suspense and Psychological Thrillers. Miss. Sparkle began her writing journey in the Summer of 2019. Primarily in the short Fiction category. Miss. Sparkle has interviewed for Stephanie Larkin's Television Show, Between the Covers, very early in her career. She has appeared in countless Author Interviews, Podcasts and Broadcasts to date. Miss. Sparkle is very dedicated and known in her local community as well. She has appeared in her own Book Signing Events, Art Gallery Shows and Black Author Expos. In her day life, she a very polite and caring, frontline Healthcare Worker. A single mother to two beautiful children. Sparkle aspires to write and produce screenplays. In her spare time, she writes poetry, songs and loves to paint! All of her book links can be found at Amazon.com.


 

2020 #169-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Nicole Peltier Lewis

 


Nicole Peltier Lewis is a lifelong educator and a life coach. Her passion is to see people reach their full potential. The author of two children's books, I Love Saturdays and most recently Amazingly Happy Things, her main characterCiana is creative, energetic and full of life. Through her books, she hopes to teach young people to see the value in those things in life that are invaluable like family, memories and experiences. She resides with her husband and two sons in Maryland

Amazingly Happy Things
Do you have memories that make you Amazingly Happy? Ciana does. In Amazingly Happy Things, Ciana imagines in vivid detail the events, people, and things that make her Amazingly Happy. Check out her story and the lively illustrations, see what brings her joy and makes her grateful- both big and small




Contact: Nicole Peltier Lewis

Email: peltier.lewis@gmail.com

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D2389CJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0


2020 #168- UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Tracy Gray



     Tracy Gray was born on the South Side of Chicago. At the age of 9, writing became the creative form through which she expressed her feelings, thoughts and emotions. That love affair with written words has continued throughout the years.

     Her first two novels, Thug’s Passion and Heartbreak, then Payne propelled her towards success in the urban Lit genre and established her as a talented and gifted storyteller. Her third novel, For the Love of GoGo helped her to demonstrate and showcase her ability to bring romantic stories to life. Her fourth novel, Keeping Busy, released in October of 2020 has cracked the top 150 on Amazon.com’s list of African American Romantic titles.

     Tracy enjoys traveling, shopping, spending time with her family, reading and of course...writing. She is currently working on upcoming novels.










 

2020 #167- UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Euwarnii Hughes

 


Euwarnii Hughes is the CEO of Great Gale LLC, as well as the writer and illustrator of BOLDSAGA: BRAVE ONWARDS LIMIT DESTROYER. He is a husband, has an AAS in Commercial Art Digital Technology and has mentored others in this field as the Computer Graphics Club President. After a decade of experience in Graphic Design, Illustration and more he noticed a gap regarding the manga industry. So he utilized all his creative skills to produce & self publish an afrofuturistic manga that celebrates African culture! A manga that will inspire & empower the next generation of young kings and queens!


So if you're tired of negative narratives and portrayals of Black Culture then this was made for you! Check out Afrofuturism Manga BOLDSAGA, over 40 pages of Black Excellence for the Culture. Featuring:
- A Black Protagonist
- Black Kings like Shaka Zulu
- Bantu Languages like Xhosa and Zulu
- Black love with a nuclear family
- Adinkra Symbols
- An inspiring story
And so much more!

If your ready to rewrite the narrative with a story that empowers teens to see they are young kings and queens then get your copy of BOLDSAGA Today!

Social media 👉🏿instagram.com/greatgaleco

2020 #166- UP CLOSE & PERSONALW/ AUTHOR Steve Bellinger




Steve was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago by a single mom who worked nights for a printing company. She would bring home books and magazines to encourage him to read. This is how he discovered Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke and the other masters of classic science fiction. It didn’t take long for him to get the itch to write. Over the years he’s written everything from newspaper articles, comic strips and radio drama to short stories and fan fiction.

One of the original Trekkies, he and his wife Donna plan to renew our wedding vows with a full Star Trek-themed ceremony; Steve will wear an admiral’s dress uniform, and she will be decked out in a custom-made leather-and-lace Klingon wedding dress. sister Jackie

The Chronocar is his first published novel. It won Best Indie Book Award in the Science Fiction category in 2018. In 2019 it won an Outstanding Fiction Award from the Independent Authors Network, and the Gold Medal Award for Young Adult Science Fiction from Readers Favorite. His second novel, Edge of Perception was released in August 2019 followed by e-Pocalypse in April 2020 and the final book in the series Time Waits For No One in August 2020. All of which are available in paperback, ebook and audiobook and published by Wordwooze Publishing.












 

2020 #165-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Shanine Alessia Young




Shanine Alessia Young is a powerful, dynamic speaker who is passionate about encouraging and empowering individuals from all walks of life. She is a professionally certified English teacher in the state of Florida and believes in reaching beneath the surface while teaching. She is the author of her newest book Reaching While Teaching: An Educator's Guide to Impacting and Transforming Lives and the host of the Reaching While Teaching Podcast.

She is a wife, mom and minister at Living Word Christian Center In Coral Springs Fl. She is woman of faith and is always seeking to pour out hope and biblical wisdom into the lives of those around her. Her aim is to reach people while teaching them how to live their best life.



My website is ShanineAlessia.com

Connect with me on Instagram @shaninealessia



Friday, November 27, 2020

2020 #164-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Dr. Kathleen B. Oden

 



Dr. Kathleen B. Oden is an author, missionary and Bible teacher, at God's House of Refuge Church & School of Evangelism. She attained a Doctorate degree in Christian Theology in 2000. After a bad fall in 2014, she realized that she had to start eating healthy, in order to fully recover. She became a Certified Health Minister and God gave her a ministry called, Create AnewU Health Ministry. She loves ministering to people and her health ministry has opened the door for her to share what the WORD OF GOD has to say, about eating healthy food. Dr. Oden has published over 20 books through Amazon.com and several of them are about health and wellness. 

 

 About The Book

 

Eating healthy does not or should not mean giving up eating tasty food! HEALTHY CREATIONS will teach you how to revise and/or re-create your favorite dishes that you know and love!

 

 Websitehttps://createanewuhealthministry.com


Twitter handle:https://twitter.com/rebuildanewu


Facebook handle:https://www.facebook.com/groups/createanewu/


Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Kathleen-B-Oden/e/B0143ZRWXU/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1?fbclid=IwAR2ekpqjkGPT2KgydJqvuchZvS81glY3QNpe3jlvgiWzGelfZLkRFAjj0gw


Barnes: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Kathleen%20B.%20Oden%22;jsessionid=120AC6C92C2CBAE632DCB8F3B35F463C.prodny_store01-atgap16?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall

2020 #163-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Glenesha Webster





My Instagram is Neshadaauthor 

My website is www.neshadaauthor.com

Glenesha Webster is a rare source of real world wisdom when it comes to finances, mental health, and life in general.

Louisville, Kentucky based Author, Life Coach, Certified Credit Specialist, and now podcast host Glenesha embodies this spirit. Successful as both a mother and in these very diverse areas, Glenesha works with women and children who have been through truma. Glenesha is a psychology major who uses her knowledge and skills to educate people about mental health, building financial security, and other areas of life that can be challenging. She looks forward to helping people develop a deeper and more valuable understanding of these subject that can offer a real help to them now and in the future. Glenesha’s exciting new podcast “Becoming U” where she gives guests a chance to talk about important topics debuts soon.

 

“I love to use the power of communication to help people. “This is true if I am speaking in front of people, or when we do an episode of my podcast. My goal is to motive people to live their best life. And to learn how to “stay focused” no matter what roadblocks come your way.”

 

So far, Glenesha is the author of two books, “Thru My Eyez” and “We Heal”. Both are available through her official website and online store. Personal coaching sessions are also offered for those who would like the benefits of her wisdom, knowledge, and experience one on one.

 

For more information be sure to visit https://www.neshadaauthor.com 










 

Friday, November 13, 2020

2020 #162-UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Marlena “Zen Ase” Johns





My life, like society and even history itself, has been defined by the tug of war between chaos and peace. It seems the whole struggle of humanity is one of finding balance- to escape from purposelessness and confusion, and find fulfillment and wholeness.  Theologians would say, “There is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun.” Philosophers would tell us that both lie within, based on our decisions, our focus and our perceptions. For me, tranquility is personal. Zen is the name I’ve been called for years by family and friends who consider me “unflappable”, placid or at the worst stoic. Ase is the tribute to my African ancestry and all those who came before on whose shoulders I stand. A Yoruba word with so many meanings- my living words shape the world, be still and meditate, and so be it. Together, these two-  Zen Ase - encapsulate my destiny, to use my words both spoken and written to honor my heritage and bring comfort to the world.  Tranquility is both my goal, and my anchor, writing itself my tribute and my gift. .

And who am I ?

A poet, a seeker of truth, a 50 year old twice divorced black woman who has lived an adventurous life, raising twin sons and teaching high school for twenty-five years. I was Teacher of the Year for AHS in 2011-2012 and 2016-2017, a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction and a University of Chicago Distinguished Educator. One of my plays was performed at a local community center. I’ve performed poetry more times than I can count at over 50 venues, hosted and organized over 60 live music, comedy and poetry shows,  Laughz and Lyrics, to both handfuls of adoring fans and wall to wall, standing room only crowds and been honored with a Congressional Award for activism. My poetry and prose can be found in over a dozen anthologies and magazines including:  Let’s Talk about Being Human, Selfhood, Restless, Five 2 One magazine, Caravel and  Switchback.My first self-help mini book  Attract Abundance by Revamping your Mindset was published with the launch of my Afrocentric and inspirational apparel and housewares line Awakened Verses.

Probably like everyone else in the world, Covid made me pivot. As I moved away from the live shows temporarily, I sought a new avenue of service and launched Zennurgy,  the interactive toolbox with resources for building a better life. This podcast focuses on small changes that lead to big results. The ABC's of Zen simplify evolving as a person by focusing on one concept a week (in alphabetical order) and exploring how that idea, trait, attitude, or habit can promote positive change. Topics like: Abundance,  Access and Accountability,  Action, Authenticity and  

Adaptability is explored through interviews, anecdotes, and discussions. As a rape and domestic violence survivor, I know healing, change and growth are all possible.

Join me. www.laughzandlyrics.com   https://linktr.ee/zenase  zapohtx@yahoo.com

Marlena “Zen  Ase” Johns













 

Thursday, November 12, 2020

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY YOUR 1/2 HOUR OF P.O.W.E.R. W/ QUEEN ANGELA




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Monday, November 9, 2020

2020-#161 UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Undra Ware, Sr




My name is Undra Ware, Sr., I was born in Union City, Tennessee in April 1966 and raised in Chicago, Illinois.  I am an alumnus of DePaul University and Harold Washington College.  Married to Angela Ware; three kids, Undra Jr., Jimeyah, and Jamal Ware.   

 

Through this book of poems and prose, I share my life experiences, fears, and disappointments.   I’ve learned to overcome obstacles and pursue internal dreams that my heart desire, thanks to The Naked Eye.  Life challenges have pivoted me on the right path to destiny. Due to this life experiencing shift, I believe reading this book will strengthen those unbelievers to believe in a higher source and sustaining the believers in their faith.    

 

In my opinion, life is a journey with many snares and pitfalls, however, we are equipped to handle any adversity through prayer, belief, and determination.  Adversity in life isn’t our demise, but the development of our character and values which can lead us to our purpose if we view it openly. 

 

Friday, October 30, 2020

2020-#160 UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR George Milton




George Milton is the CEO of Failure Is Not The Problem, LLC, a consulting company that specializes in leadership development and training, life coaching, and motivational speaking. He is a United States Army Retired Colonel who has over 30 years of experience as an internationally known Communicator, Coach, Mentor, Trainer Intuitive Counselor, Teacher, Inspirational Speaker, TV Co-Host and Author. George connects with people of all ages on all levels. He is a former University Assistant Professor who has extensive experience working with the federal government but also has a tremendous background in working within city government and community organizations. In his role as a Senior Staff Officer at European Command in Stuttgart, Germany he routinely briefed and spoke with Ambassadors. He has experience speaking to and training foreign government officials and delivering oration to foreign public entities. As the Division Chief of the Civil Partnership Division, at European Command, he led on an annual basis, a group of staff members to Oxford University, in Oxford, England on a two week trip to study and learn how to properly” Partner” with civilian agencies in support of military organizations.

 

George Milton’s straight-from-the-heart, passion and high-energy, motivates audiences to step beyond their limitations and into their greatness in many ways. Over the past decade, George has used his role from keynote speaker to Master Trainer, creating the kind of workshop learning experience that got him committed to personal-and-professional development. His charisma, warmth and humor have transformed ordinary people into extraordinary achievers by using his own life, and his in-depth study of others’ challenges, to build an understanding of what works, what doesn’t work, and why.

 

He is a Certified Trainer in Success Principles, successfully completing the competency examination, and adoption of the Canfield Code of Ethics.





Blurb

 

What would you do if you had a revolutionary resource to help you become a successful leader, reach your goals, make your life better and propel you to become all that you are meant to be?

 

Sounds impossible? Well, it is not! In the “impossible” is the “possible.” And if you want the possibility of becoming successful, United States Army Retired Colonel, George Milton’s book, Failure Is Not The Problem, It’s The Beginning Of Your Success is a must read. Most leadership books major themes discuss how to achieve success only, but in life we all fail sometimes. And a lot of us fail miserably and oftentimes, more than we care to mention.

 

Throughout my life I have faced multiple failures over many years, yet I went on to achieve most of the goals I set for myself. It wasn’t always that way. In the beginning of my life failure hung over my head like an albatross around my neck. It wasn’t until I learned how to accept my failures and use those experiences to make myself better that I began to understand the value that my failure offered.

 

Too often we have been taught that failure has little or no value. We learn how to minimally tolerate our failure most times but not how to fully embrace our failures because of the negativity associated with that one powerful word.

 

I wrote my book, workbook and journal in order to help those who are struggling with failure learn a better way of becoming successful. The topic is failure, but the goal for my readers is to learn how to become successful by utilizing their failures as their strength and not experience failure as a weakness as most have been taught.

 

If you want to succeed you must walk through the doorway of this life changing resource, failure. In my book I address the challenges of adversity and how failure can motivate you, focus you, and change your life for the better.

 

In my book I share my story of growth from a difficult youth to a distinguished career Army combat officer. I share that it was only possible because I changed and adjusted my attitude to understand that my failures were actually my greatest resource. Not only do I reveal personal triumphs and defeats,

 

I demonstrate how in 12 easy to follow steps, you can transform your mindset from negative to positive regarding failure and in the process become successful.

 

Failure is a very difficult topic for most people to talk about and share. Therefore, not only did I write a book, but I also wrote a workbook and a journal to accompany my book so as to ease the challenge of approaching this sometimes-complex topic.

 

When I speak to people about their failures, I will sometimes present to the audience this one question, “when you fail, in one word, describe how that failure makes you feel.” Overwhelmingly there are two words that are at the forefront: disappointed and depressed.

 

The time has come for us to turn the page and reengage that one word, failure, and understand that once we learn how to accept our failures as a natural part of our lives, we will be able to not only achieve our life’s goals, but will be better equipped to live a more productive and happier life.

 

It is my hope that anyone who reads my book or finds the courage to go through the workbook and journal will understand that if they genuinely want to become successful and obtain their long sought-after goals and ambitions, they will learn how to embrace their failures as well as learn the important lessons and nuggets that failure has instore for them.

 

Here is a formula I came up with to remind myself of how to respond to my failures.

 

F+RR=S

 

Failure + Right Response = Success

 

In other words, when I fail, if I respond to my failure with the right response, to learn, to get better, to change my direction in life, to change my goals, then my chances of obtaining my objectives and successes will increase. Versus, blaming or making excuses and worst case, quitting.

 

Join me on this quest to change the world and impact the lives of people everywhere by helping them change their mindset to accept, understand, and learn that failure, when responded to properly, is their greatest resource to help them become all that they are meant to be.

 


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2020-#159 UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Chioma Chigozie-Okwum



Chioma Chigozie-Okwum indigenous to Imo State, Nigeria is a strategic planner and "tech-futurist" who is interested in educating people about social issues. Chioma is an Experienced Lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the business supplies and equipment industry. She is currently a lecturer at the department computer science as well as the Director of information and communication technology at the Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State, Nigeria. She is Skilled in Cyber security, Data Science, and Digital Forensics research, development and innovation with over 30 publications to her credit. As a corollary, she is the founder of Tech4all Global Services Limited, Nigeria and serves as a senior editor at the TAFFD's Magazine, USA.

Chioma is a skilled researcher in cyber security with evidence of publications in local and international journals. She is among pioneer researchers in digital forensics in Nigeria. She recently developed a novel web phishing detection system as part of her doctoral research dissertation.

Chioma is a published author, having published her author biographical prose titled "Breaking Free" and "The A.B.C of cyber safety (Mitigation of Cyber Bullying). Both books are available on Amazon both in kindle and paperback formats.



https://www.facebook.com/chioma.chinakachigookwum




 

2020-#158 UP CLOSE & PERSONAL W/ AUTHOR Shanikqa N. Canty

 

Shanikqa N. Canty is an Amazon 2x Best Selling Author, Writer, and Creative Clarity Consultant

for Aspiring Fiction Authors. Canty is also currently in school to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in

Business Communications at Southern New Hampshire University. She has assisted many

authors over the last 5 years to release their creative story ideas into the marketplace. As she

continues to grow in her field of Authorship she hopes to inspire more people to release

fiction stories into the marketplace.


Facebook : Shanikqa N. Canty
Instagram @iamshanikqa
Website : www.CantyCreates.com

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