Write The Book Now! Interview & Podcast

Shauna King has a talent and passion for connecting with adults who have chosen to serve children. Shauna is a former principal, classroom teacher, intervention specialist and Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) coordinator from Prince George’s County, MD. In addition to being a highly sought after presenter, Shauna serves as an adjunct instructor for LaSalle University and The Regional Training Center. As an independent consultant, Shauna is committed to supporting schools and school districts that are implementing positive and proactive initiatives.
She also serves as a certified presenter for the Upside Down Organization, and has presented nationally and internationally on topics including executive function, student engagement, gender differences and the power of words. Her articles on positive talk and transitions in the middle school have been featured in the AMLE (Association for Middle Level Education and the NAREN (National At Risk Education Network) magazines.
King holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Morgan State University, a Master’s degree in Education from Bowie State and an Education Specialist degree in Adult Learning from Walden University.
An active member of her church and community, Shauna is also a proud wife and mother of two elementary age children, Matthew and Morgan, who are the joy of her life.

Connect with Shauna F. King Ed.S.-Educator, Author & Speaker
www.shaunafking.com

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Dr. Sharon interviews three of the authors from Season 1: Shavannah Moore, Angela Marshall, and Kyonna F. Brown. Each author shares updates and upcoming events.

How To Care For The Pet I Love is designed to assist you with caring for your pet. It helps you to understand the proper care that pets need and also aid in finding pets their forever homes.

Kyonna F. Brown is the premier pet care specialist and CEO of Pooch Styles Pet Grooming in Maryland. Kyonna is a kind and gentle pet handler who doesn't mind getting dirty and loves all types of creatures great and small. She uses her love, experience, and knowledge of animals to impact the lives of others in her community.

She highlights other business owners and has created a network funnel through her “Small Business Thursdays with KB” show assisting other small business owners bringing awareness to their brands and providing opportunities for community empowerment.

She uses her wealth of knowledge to educate the community by speaking to groups and organizations on proper pet care and uses her motivational skills to encourage healing through the relationship with animals. She has been featured on Great Day Washington (Channel 9 news) and has a heavy impact on most social media channels such as Instagram, FaceBook and Twitter.

She is a Certified Paralegal, Certified Creative Groomer and studied the Science of Skin series (certified to perform skin therapies for pets to provide a wide range of care to her clients.)

She is the author of “How to care for the pet I love” and co-author of “Breaking Free Forever: The Momentous Journey” She is the founder of Paws for Lives an organization that helps communities with their animals.

Kyonna is a married mother of one son and four fur babies and loves to play the piano & clarinet.

Our Guest for the Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show, Thursday, September 7, 2017 is Zaundra Grant, author of Better Than Okay.
In this short read, Zaundra Grant provides tools and strategies for navigating one of the hardest transitions for modern men and women; the transition that takes place during and after a divorce. Zaundra provides us with insight into how women can come through divorce. By intimately sharing her own life, the breakdown of her marriage and subsequent divorce we are given a dynamic reference guide for women into the socially challenging climate of divorce recovery.
You will learn through her story and through the helpful tips provided, how you can come through this difficult transition. See how you can develop a resilient, strong and positive attitude. Learn how to be the powerful, dynamic woman you most want to be.
If you are willing to do the work, you do not have to settle for being just "ok" you too, will be better than okay!
Zaundra Grant is a certified John Maxwell Team Coach. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree as well as a Master’s in Business Administration. Zaundra was married for 11 years and has been divorced for almost 10 years. She is the mother of 2 young men ages 21 and 15. The oldest son attending college at an Historically Black College and the youngest is in high school.
Zaundra is still managing a full-time career in corporate America while building up her divorce recovery coaching business MajorMark. Having been a divorce recovery coach for over 6 years, she recently published a #1 Best Selling book, Better Than Okay.
Connect with Zaundra:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/IamMajorMark
Facebook :www.facebook.com/IamMajorMark
Instagram: www,Instagram.com/IamMajorMark

Dr. Natalie Forest CEO, International Executive Consultant, Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, & Mentor
Natalie, America’s Leading Expert in Personal Performance, is Founder of Success Revolutions and Revolutionize Your Potential, a series of educational trainings for individuals and corporations across the globe. Natalie engages leaders, corporate teams, and entrepreneurs to identify consistencies for their success. Her engaging methods and techniques increase productivity, teamwork, retention, resulting in higher profitability, authentic fulfillment, and less stress.
Natalie is a sought after speaker and trainer and has participated in numerous conferences, events, TV and radio shows across the nation. As a host, she has been in the top 3 for VoiceAmerica. Natalie’s keynotes, “Collaborative Individualism” and “The Hidden Power of Patterns”, have facilitated numerous breakthroughs for all that were fortunate to work with her, leading them to a life of abundance, clarity, and directed purpose.
After Natalie studied at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, she completed her PHD at Hamburg University, Germany. She has been honored with the Franklin award 3 years in a row for outstanding dedication, initiative, and pioneering approaches and techniques in mentoring.
Natalie’s passion for positive progress in the world is self-evident in her leading role as Executive Director for The Women Of Global Change, a premier humanitarian organization working on positive change across the globe for years. The added focus for WGC are the new initiatives focusing on training and supporting women in becoming entrepreneurs (The Gateway Program leading to Level Up and then to the Certification program). She also has volunteers as Vice President for the board of the the Local chapter of the Alliance of Women in Media, in Washington, DC (AWM-NCAC) from January 2016 to December 2016. Dr. Natalie is a proud member of CEO Space International, VIP member of the National Association of Professional Women, eWomen Network, Women Owned Business Club, the International Women’s Leadership Association and the National Women’s Political Caucus.
In 2013, Natalie received the Entrepreneur Award at the CCBC Women’s Expo. Natalie’s commitment to community service and leadership is consistently recognized by local and national politicians and leaders.
With Natalie, you will revolutionize your life creating the most from your potential and opening the doors to opportunity of the amazing life that awaits you. Natalie enjoys living in Maryland and spending time with her daughter and husband.

Shennice Cleckley aka The Mompreneur Strategist and Author of “Please Wait Mommy's Working” manages a portfolio of brands that help women and especially Moms strategically start and grow their business based on their stage in life. She is a former state government policy director and is now an award winning baker and author of 2 books; From Ideas to Author and the book we will be discussing on this episode, Please Wait Mommy's Working. She and her husband LeBrian reside in Columbia SC and together they have 4 children and 1 granddaughter. She is a member of the Junior League and is member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.


Connect with Shennice:
www.shennicecleckley.com

Our guest this week, is Ms. Sonya Mckinzie, Author of Perfectly Imperfect: Moving Above and Beyond the Pain

Sonya was born and raised in Brunswick, Georgia and is a current resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia. She is a mother of one beautiful daughter.

She received her Bachelors in Business Management and Masters in Human Services Counseling (minoring in Addictions and Recovery) from Liberty University. Sonya also holds certifications in the areas of Victim Advocacy, Human Resources, Management and Leadership.
As a 14-year survivor and ThriveHER, she is the founder of Women of Virtue Transitional Foundation, a Duluth, Georgia based nonprofit organization and advocate domestic violence and sexual abuse victims.
She has published two books: Heaven Rain on Me and Perfectly Imperfect: Moving Above and Beyond the Pain. She is one of the twenty co-authors Soul Source published by Cheryl Polote-Williamson. She will be releasing her third book ThriveHER later this year.

Connect with Sonya
Website
https://www.perfectly-imperfect-womenofvirtue.com/
Twitter
@sonyamckinzie
Instagram
@womenofvirtue2016
Facebook
WomenofVirtueTransitionalFoundation

Guest Author for the Write the Book Now Interview and Podcast Show, Thursday, August 10 is Denise Polote-Kelly, Author of :”God Loaned Me An Angel”.

God Loaned Me An Angel is a beautiful love story. A truly amazing testimony of God's Love and the love of her precious husband Winston.

As she tell's her truth you will feel the raw emotions of love, life and loss. This book is for everyone that may have lost a spouse or loved one and now finds themselves in a place of wanting to give up and not live on. You will be walked through Denise's journey as she encourages you to not stay stuck in the middle.

You will be moved and inspired by this book and the beautiful truth to cherish the memories and choose to live. Go through your grief and allow healing to manifest in your life so that your cherished memories can live on through you.

Denise Polote-Kelly is a business owner, founder of the Winston H. Kelly, Sr. Memorial Foundation, and Laps for Life. She is a two time best selling author and # 1 best selling author of “God Loaned Me An Angel” She shares her truth of God’s love and her fight to live in hope and power after the death of her husband.

She is a Grief Recovery Specialist to assist in the healing of the grieving widow, widower and people as a whole that suffer loss of many kinds. Denise say’s grief is real and how we work through the grief determines how we will live through life. She teaches that we must live victoriously through all that we are challenged with and trust God in the process.

Denise is a mother and grandmother. She resides in Savannah, Georgia.

Connect with Author Denise Polote-Kelly:

Website
www.DenisePoloteKelly.com

Twitter
www.twitter.com/polotekelly

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/DPKBOOKS

This week’s guest is Alex Barlowe, author of “No Good Thing”

No Good Thing is a personal testimony of finding love after heartbreak & divorce.

Alex Barlowe was born & raised in Omaha, NE. She graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurial Management in 2010. She has always been in love with the beauty industry. However, she recently discovered another love: writing. Alex published her first book in April 2013 & briefly worked as a contributing editor for a popular website TheRichest.com.

Alex now resides in Dallas, TX with her husband, James.

She has spent the past four years working for Life Time Fitness, first as a spa front desk coordinator and later as a spa manager. James and Alex welcomed their first child, Vivian, in August 2016. Alex is now a full time work at home wife and mom. She enjoys editing, blogging, cooking & ghostwriting. She is also a member of the Christian Women in Media Association.

In the near future, Alex plans to further her writing career and God willing, spit out a few more kids. and plans to eventually achieve her long time goal of owning a salon and spa.

This week’s guest is Andrena Sawyer, Author of The Long Way Home.


What happens when Mr. Wrong turns out to be Mr. Right? Alonna Jones is no stranger to disappointments and heartbreaks. Struggling to deal with a devastating breakup and the lingering effects of bad decisions, she decides to move back east. As the secrets of her past continue to haunt her, she vows that she will never allow another man to get close to her heart again. On her journey back to the place she's always called home, Alonna learns that home is not only where the heart is, but also where redemption and healing can take place.


Andrena Sawyer is the Founder of the Minority Christian Women Entrepreneurs Network (MCWEN), and the President of P.E.R.K. Consulting—a consulting firm for nonprofits and small businesses.

Originally from Freetown, Sierra Leone, she and her family moved to the United States when she was nine years old due to a civil war that left thousands dead and untold numbers maimed and displaced. She now credits her family's move during the war for her interest in human triumph and perseverance.

In 2013, Andrena was named among the “Top 30 under 30” movers and shakers in Washington DC by WKYS 93.9. In 2015, she was awarded The International Alliance for Women World of Difference 100 Award. She is also the recipient of the Women Owned Small Business Award by the Associated Black Charities.

In addition to her work with P.E.R.K. Consulting and Minority Christian Women Entrepreneurs Network, she is the author of The Other Side of Assertiveness, Ponder It In Her Heart, and the book that we will be discussing, The Long Way Home.