Join us at our 2nd Annual
Single-Mom-Athon! A Free Virtual Summit and One of The Most Exciting Single Parent Events of the Year! An amazing day loaded with dynamic discussions, riveting speakers, captivating topics, resource information galore, giveaways and much more!
Dr. Nicole Cross is a proud anchor, reporter and host of In Focus Texas for Spectrum News 1 Texas. She feels honored to work for an organization that values credibility, ‘getting it right’, and has a dedication to creating diverse coverage and giving everyone a voice on the issues that matter most to them. Personally, Nicole is inspired by her deep love for people and their unique experiences, She simply likes talking to people and telling their stories.More so, Nicole considers anchoring the afternoon and evening news, plus hosting In Focus Texas as a dream job, allowing her to explore a diverse list of topics, share the news of the day, talk to change makers, and give our viewers a deeper understanding of issues that affect them.
Prior to joining the Spectrum News team, Nicole spent time working at various stations across the country, winning several awards doing it. A well-respected and decorated journalist, Nicole has won four Associated Press awards, including Best Daytime Newscast, a Louisiana Association of Broadcasters award for Best Political Coverage, and an Emmy nomination for Breaking News Coverage. In addition, she was also chosen as Best News Anchor in Monroe, Louisiana. Prior to Nicole’s impressive journalism career, she spent almost two decades in the Psychology field.
The recipient of several educational degrees, including PhD in Counselor Education, MS in Behavioral Science and a BA in Psychology, Nicole also worked as a PhD-level psychotherapist for over 15 years. native of Houston, Nicole loves connecting with viewers in the state in which she grew up. When she’s not in the newsroom, you can find her spending time with her family, hitting a Zumba class, planning her next trip, or mentoring youth. When it comes to the best kept secret of the Lone Star State, Nicole describes it as the fact that Texas is neither business nor leisure - you can happily thrive here both during and after business hours.
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Hailing from Charlotte, NC, Antonya D. Alston, is an HR Consultant/Business Coach and mother of two possessing a MBA with over 18 years of Human Resources experience working not only for the federal government, nonprofit and private sectors but also in her own coaching/consulting practice, Red Hot MS, LLC as well. As a trusted advisor, Mrs. Alston has provided ethical and strategic counsel for C-suite executives and entrepreneurs for years affording them roadmaps to minimize risk, capitalize on their assets and excel in their business pursuits. Having walked 7 years as a single mom and now newly married, she knows firsthand how the transition of divorce and its journey can offer such life-changing lessons and opportunity for reigniting a strong sense of purpose in one's life.
Kim F. Anthony is the Founder and CEO of Single Moms Society. She is an avid advocate for all things well and good. She has a fervent passion for helping single parents overcome external and internal obstacles, accomplish their goals, and enrich their homes.
She has over 18 years experience working in social service, counseling and higher education. She holds master’s degrees in Psychology and Behavioral Science with certificates/concentrations in college counseling, conflict management & negotiation, mediation and life and wellness coaching.
She is a divorced single mother of an amazing son and daughter as well as a spoken word artist, published author and content creator.
London based podcaster Khalifa Araba and her podcast entitled ‘Happy Single Moms’, a platform that is breaking the negative stereotype about single mothers and having important conversations as more and more families take on diverse structures.
Launching her now highly popular podcast whilst the world was in a global pandemic that gets over 50k downloads, Khalifa said “I use this podcast as form of therapy and a way to connect with single mothers in a free open space.” The main mission of the podcast is to empower woman going through what she calls a “transitional period” in their life overcoming the past and being empowered to face the future with positivity.
You can also purchase Khalifa’s first journal called ‘she wrote it down and then it happened ‘a beautiful journal that affirms you writing down your goals for them to materialise.
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Ashley Ates, mother of 2 boys, author, educator & coach that serves co-parents to strengthen their relationship with ease and peace through emotional intelligence. She loves traveling, food adventures, learning, & shopping. Her passion is to live legacy and enjoy life in abundance.
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Janice J. Burton is a Dating & Relationship Coach, Professional Speaker, and Author of "Do I?" Questions To Answer Before You Say "I Do". She coaches with creative energy equipping singles to prepare and plan for marriage using visioning, strategy, tools/resources, and practical applications. Janice is passionate about empowering singles and believes everyone deserves healthy, meaningful relationships.
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Dr. Kim Brodie is a certified health education specialist, wellness coach, and wellness equity advocate. She is the woman behind More Wellness Lifestyle, an emerging online community where women learn to cultivate a complete wellness lifestyle while growing their confidence through the experience of better health. Dr. Brodie has 20 years experience in the health and wellness field and aims to leverage her personal and professional experiences to curate spaces for real wellness and wholeness for women in need.
Marcela Collier, Parenting coach and owner of HIC Parenting Education, online solutions in all areas of parenting.
marcela helps parents respond to their children’s behaviors with what they exactly need.
She has helped children in the Therapeutic Foster Care program with their behaviors for over 8 years, in addition to thousands of parents around the world through private consultations, online programs and guides, and millions of parents through TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and her email subscription.
Marissa “Coach Risa” Cuffee is a certified Life Coach for Single Moms, a speaker and a author. She is the founder and CEO of Butterfly, Fli (Fly) LLC a coaching company that helps Single Moms who are lost in motherhood reclaim their identity as women without neglecting their kids. Coach Risa has been a Single Mom for 19 years. It wasn’t until she had a health issue (divine intervention) that she started to put yourself first for a change and go after her dreams. Now she is living a life she dreamed about without neglecting her daughter and she is helping Single Moms do the same. Coach Risa provides coaching services virtually within the United States and locally in Virginia. She hosts virtual Girls Trips for Single Moms, in person F.L.I. Parties and a group coaching program. Her motto is “There’s more to life than being a Single Mom.”
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Kemah is an inventive entrepreneur who has made major strides in the self-care industry with her vegan nail polish company, Harmon Polish. She is a determined self-starter, who prioritizes goal setting, especially after becoming a mother at the young age of 19. She has carried this goal-oriented vision into her product lines, especially her Polished Goals nail care subscription boxes and Goal-Getter collection. With her dedication, in May of 2022, Kemah was accepted into the inaugural Goldman Sachs: Black in Business program where she learned valuable skills to grow her business. Her mission is to inspire and encourage those who purchase her products to embrace the positive affirmations and words that encompass her collections, so they too can be the best versions of themselves.
Coach Val (Valerie Dupre) is a Certified Life, Resilient and Conflict Resolution Coach. Healing Touch and EFT practitioner. She is the CEO of MAXE3, a coaching business that offers MasterClass related to Conscious Resilience and Conscious Parenting, individual and family one-on-one coaching yearly retreats. She is a Keynote speaker fluent in French, English and Creole. She is currently writing her memoir, “Born out of Fear,” a journey of self-acceptance, forgiveness, compassion and the power of owning your story.
For several years Brianne has taken her life’s story and transformational tools and elevated women to inherit the love they are intended for! Daily she makes it her mission to help women globally unlock their imagination and desires by challenging that inner voice that says do not ask for help, do it alone. She has created a community for audacious women, has written activations such as the introspective handbook “Love Addict and The Beginners Journey to Self-Love Journal,” and speaks on platforms to challenge perspective and curate conversation around love! In the words of one of her cherished clients. “Brianne has a way of entering your life and making you feel what loving yourself truly means.”
A big girl from a small town, supporting women in their 40’s and 50’s get into a state of optimal health. Ending the struggle with unwanted weight for the last time.
So that they can feel their best, have more confidence and bring their sexy back
Lee is an RN, health coach and personal trainer. Mother of 2 daughters.
Katrina grew up in Orange County California and has lived in Austin, TX for over 11 years. She enjoys recruiting students for Austin Community College while attending school herself. She’s currently pursuing a Mass Communications degree.
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Dr. Catherine Jackson (Dr. J) is a licensed clinical psychologist and a board certified neurotherapist. A sought after international speaker and media expert who’s been featured in Forbes, Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, CNN and many other media outlets, Dr. J shares a wealth of information with others on topics related to mental wellness, the brain and holistic health.
Jessica is a single mom of one high energy & charismatic little boy! She is also a board certified family nurse practitioner working in pediatric endocrinology. She primarily helps children and families dealing with type 1 & 2 diabetes, overweight, insulin resistance and various other hormonal disorders. Much of her work entails promoting and facilitating lifestyle changes. She recognizes how hard this can be. She also knows that as a single mom it can be hard to put our own health needs first.
Outside of work She creates content aimed at promoting health empowerment, addressing mindset, providing reliable health information and building community support!
Lauren Johnson is a proud entrepreneur of her gluten-free, vegan baking business. She is also a Recruitment Manager and Sourcing Director for Base HQ and spent the bulk of her professional career in Medical Practice Management with an emphasis in Human Resource Law. Lauren is bilingual and has a background in other industries, including education and real estate. She is the super proud mother of her 9-year-old daughter who is beautiful both inside and out. Lauren loves the outdoors and supporting her "mom" community, among other fun things. She has a larger-than-life outlook on life with love and light as her guide. Her mantra is: Don't give up until you find what you're great at!
Kaywanda Lamb is an entrepreneur, educator, coach, author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, and The Winning Single Mom. Her journey to being a sought out speaker, advocate for single moms everywhere, and a transformational coach began when her boys were young. Kaywanda had a choice to make: stay in a relationship that didn't honor her or raise her boys as a single mom. She decided to take option B (betting on herself and God) and has spent the last 22 years chasing her dreams and raising good babies. She returned to college 4 times in that span, holds a Masters in Spanish Literature, 2 Bachelor degrees, is 2 classes shy of an M. Ed, and is a certified principal. Her motto is “Do it anyway!” because you can dream about a better life or you can make it happen. She now splits her time between showing other women they, too, can parent well, thrive, and win and teaching business professionals conversational Spanish.
Kaywanda spent 17 years in education teaching Spanish at the secondary and post-secondary level. Kaywanda took her knowledge of business, her own experience as a language learner and educator, and created SpanishforSmallBusiness.com, a website dedicated to teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners Spanish specific to their industry.
You can purchase her two books “Do It Anyway! The Single Mom’s Guide to Living Life and Achieving Her Goal” and “Parent, Thrive, Win: A 31-Day Devotional for Courageous Single Moms Who Know God Has Called Them to Be More” plus The Single Mom Success Planner at www.KaywandaLamb.com/shop. Kaywanda blogs and teaches Spanish to small business owners and career professionals at SpanishforSmallBusiness.com and she teaches ambitious blacck women Spanish in her self-paced course plus community called Spanish for Black Girls™ at SpanishforBlackGirls.com.
Kaywanda believes you can be anything you want to be. You can achieve every goal you set out to achieve. But, it all starts with you saying yes to God’s big dreams for you today.
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Katy Mason is a culture leader in the Social Audio Live Podcast space. She has risen to face the challenges around public speaking, and has worked with more than five thousand leaders, femtors and healers from all over the world, to achieve their dreams and goals leveraging Social Audio and Live Podcasting.
Visit the Modernchi Vault at modernchi.org for curated audio content, checklists, tutorials, private coaching, and fireside interviews to level up in Social Audio creation and growth. She is rooted in her passion for holding space, speaking up for what matters and celebrating First-Gen WoC leadership stories.
I am a solo boy mom. I am a Motherhood blogger and Self Care journal creator. I goal is to help women get unstuck through affirmation and Declaration. I want to help moms share their story.
Jay Skibbens is a single parent life coach with an incredibly powerful and interesting story. He has been coparenting for 7+ years and has 2 amazing sons. He coaches parents 1:1, in groups and has created Single Parenting on Purpose, a place for single parents and co-parents to learn and grow together.
Mia Taylor is an award-winning journalist, editor, and travel writer. She is the recipient of nine writing awards from the North American Travel Journalists Association and was a member of a team of KPBS/NPR reporters who received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2011.
Currently, Mia is a news editor for Dotdash Meredith, America’s largest digital and print publisher. Mia is also a single mom who speaks regularly about her experiences juggling career, parenting and living healthy after cancer. A passionate environmentalist focused on protecting wildlife and raising awareness about the realities of climate change, in her spare time, Mia uses her writing to support non-profit organizations and causes critical to the planet.
Dr. Michele Williams (Ph.D.) is a negotiation and inclusion strategist for professionals and entrepreneurs, a keynote speaker, and founder of The Negotiators’ Way. Professor Williams has taught negotiations to MBAs, executives, and entrepreneurs at leading schools of management for over 15 years. She is widely published in academic journals and co-author of leadership assessments and the timely article, The Hidden Key to Leading Through Chaos, published in the MIT Sloan Management Review.
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As a certified online health and wellness coach, Dr. Teisha Robertson of TaylorFitForYou is passionate about creating a safe and supportive space for busy and overwhelmed women to level up their health through TaylorFit goals, good sleep, nutrition, spirituality, and fitness that can be incorporated into their busy and hectic lives. In the middle of her own health crisis of being pre-hypertensive, Dr. Robertson became committed to focusing on her own health and not becoming a victim of the controllable diseases—high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and stroke that currently plague millions of other women across the world.As the founder of TaylorFitForYou, Dr. Robertson brings her wealth of knowledge and background to provide a well-rounded and TaylorFit Online Health Coaching experience for women looking to level up their wellness. Stay connected with Dr.Robertson www.instagram.com/taylorfitforyou.
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