Booked and Blessed

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July

Essence Festival of Culture: Rest & Recharge Series

Role: Opening Speaker – Morning Motivation Series
Date & Venue: July 4, 2025 • New Orleans, LA
Title & Topic: “Ageless. Fearless. Unscripted.” – Leading with purpose and presence
Description: Served as the inaugural speaker for Essence’s new “Rest & Recharge” morning series, inspiring attendees to lead with boldness, clarity, and purpose.

05

May

Taping at New Birth

Role: Featured Guest
Date: May 29
Location: Atlanta, GA
Title & Signature Topic: “Blessed. Bold. Becoming.” – Living faith out loud
Description: Filmed a segment at New Birth centered on healing, elevation, and legacy as a woman of purpose.

05

May

Portia Show Taping

Role: Featured Guest
Date: May 28
Location: Atlanta, GA
Title & Signature Topic: “Unscripted & Unshaken” – Real talk on purpose, power & press
Description: Guest appearance on the Portia Show discussing life after 50, fearless living, and creating your own media table.

05

May

Cheryl Magazine Summer Cover Reveal (Private Event)

Role: Host / Cover Reveal
Date: May 27
Location: Dallas, TX
Title & Signature Topic: “Powerful, Poised & Published” – Celebrating impact through media
Description: Unveiled the summer issue of Cheryl Magazine in partnership with CoverGirl, honoring trailblazing women.

05

May

Wellness Retreat – Speaker

Role: Session Leader
Date: May 23–25
Location: Ritz Carlton, Las Colinas, TX
Title & Signature Topic: “Wholeness is the New Hustle” – Prioritizing inner peace and power
Description: Led transformational wellness sessions focused on faith, inner renewal, journaling, and rest for Black women leaders.

05

May

Ageless Fearless Unscripted Season 2 Premiere

Role: Host / Visionary
Date: May 20
Title & Signature Topic: “Ageless. Fearless. Unscripted.” – Living boldly at every stage
Description: Celebrated the launch of Season 2, highlighting stories of purpose, aging boldly, and dismantling stereotypes.

05

May

Trinet – Keynote Speaker

Role: Keynote Speaker
Date: May 19
Location: Dallas, TX
Title & Signature Topic: “Empowered to Elevate” – Fearless leadership in corporate and creative spaces
Description: Delivered an empowering keynote on transformation, purpose alignment, and the power of reinvention in leadership.

05

May

Boss Women in Media: Founders Table

Role: Panelist
Date: May 15
Location: Chicago, IL
Title & Signature Topic: “Founding with Faith” – Building platforms that uplift Black women’s voices
Description: Shared insights as a media founder with women trailblazers shaping today’s narrative in business and broadcasting.

05

May

Match.com Speaker/Service Project

Role: Motivational Speaker
Date: May 14
Title & Signature Topic: “Love, Life & Alignment” – Authentic relationships in a digital world
Description: Delivered a purpose-driven session on identity, connection, and values-based dating and service.

05

May

K104 Radio Taping with DeDe McGuire

Role: Guest Interview
Date: May 13
Location: Dallas, TX
Title & Signature Topic: “Fearless, Faithful, Forward” – Sharing your voice on media platforms
Description: Engaged in a powerful conversation on the evolution of Cheryl Magazine, faith-based leadership, and using media to amplify purpose.

05

May

Two Funny Mamas with Sherri Shepard & Kym Whitley

Role: Sponsored Appearance – Cheryl Magazine
Date: May 10
Title & Signature Topic: “Legacy in Laughter” – The power of joy, sisterhood, and Black women in media
Description: Representing Cheryl Magazine as a featured sponsor at this live event celebrating comedy, culture, and Black womanhood.

05

May

Golf Tournament & Vision Board Workshop

Role: Workshop Host – Vision Board + Tournament Participant
Date: May 2025
Location: Gulf Coast area (e.g., Florida or Texas gulf region)
Title & Signature Topic: [Vision Board Workshop]
Description: Held a free vision board workshop alongside a golf tournament, designed to align game, goals, and mindset.

05

May

Obtaining New Ground: Life and Joy After the Unexpected

Role: Featured Speaker or Panelist
Date: May 2025
Title & Signature Topic: “Obtaining New Ground: Life and Joy After the Unexpected”
Description: Could be a self-care conference; details TBD.

04

April

Women’s Leadership Forum

Role: Keynote or Panelist
Date: April 2025
Title & Signature Topic: [Women’s Leadership Forum]
Description: Likely includes leadership and empowerment strategies for professional women.

04

April

Sacred Garden Mindshift Marriage Conference

Role: Marriage & Mindset Workshop Leader
Date: April 2025
Title & Signature Topic: [Sacred Garden Mindshift Marriage Conference]
Description: Focused on marital mindsets and relationship renewal.

04

April

Young Women Empowerment Academy

Role: Speaker / Workshop Facilitator
Date: April 2025
Title & Signature Topic: [Young Women Empowerment Academy]
Description: Empowering young women with mindset, affirmations, and goal-setting tools.

03

March

SEED Summit

Role: Panelist
Date: March 2025
Location: Atlanta, GA
Title & Signature Topic: [SEED Summit – Purpose-driven Influence]
Description: The SEED (Social Enterprise & Empowerment Dialogue) Summit — opportunities for business-building women. Title/topic confirmation needed.

02

FEB

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex “Pearls of Purpose”

Role: Panelist / Featured Speaker
Date: February 2025
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Title & Signature Topic: “Cultivating Purpose Through Self‑Discovery” (estimated)
Description: A local event for women of color; specifics TBD.

01

Jan

Harmonize Your Life Self-Care Retreat

Role: Keynote Speaker / Session Leader
Date: January 9–13, 2025
Location: Costa Rica
Title & Signature Topic: “Rest, Refresh, Rejuvenate, Repeat” – Focusing on whole-woman self-care
Description: Led affirmations sessions, healthy-boundary workshops, journaling, and excursions (zip-lining, rainforest/bath spa). Reinforced self-care practices for Black women.

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