2021 Order Your Steps “Moving Forward by Faith” Interview Series

Over the next month or so, I will be interviewing three AMAZING young women, as they share their walk of Faith through this journey called Life!

Then starting in May, we will be presenting to you a variety of interviews on topics, i.e. selfcare/wellness, mental health, organizing tips, resources for our entrepreneurs and much, much more. Topics that we hope will encourage, motivate and enlighten you and those you know. We hope that you will actively participate with us though your feedback and comments… because “Everyone has a story”!

“You’ve Finished College, Now What?”

Ms. Myiesha Speight holds a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in English with a minor in History from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She found that her 5-yr. journey from college has not been easy… After college, she spent some time as a wanderer where she had positions at a cafe, the National Postal Museum and an independent bookstore. In 2017, she decided to pursue an advanced degree in Library and Information Science which would combine her love of literature and serving her community. In 2019, she received her Master’s of Library and Information Science with a specialization in Diversity and Inclusion from the University of Maryland College Park’s iSchool located in College Park, Maryland. Ms. Speight is currently the Resident Librarian at Towson University where she is doing what she loves and gaining valuable experience.

“How did I get Here?”

Ms. Elayna Speight started her own business at the age of 23… Instead of playing sports which a tall girl is expected to do, I was always more into art. Drawing, painting; it was only a matter of time before I got into graphic design and advertising. I graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising from the Art Institute of Washington in Arlington, VA. I greatly appreciate the time I spent there as I learned both the creative and strategic sides of design. Not only the “Who” and the “What” but the “Why” and “How” of a project.

My intention with my artwork is to show positive images of black women, featuring various skin tones and natural hair styles, to instill confidence and self love and the assurance that you are beautiful as you are in a society where often black women are shown the opposite. My art is inspired by the strength, vulnerability, royalty, joy, and magic of black women. I am inspired by the Carefree Black Girl. She’s an individual, not weighed down my the ever present negative stereotypes of black women. She is multidimensional with a mix of whimsy, laughter, intelligence, magic, the chicest fashion sense and passion.

“30-something is/was not What I Expected…”

Ms. Amber Brown will talk to us about her journey into her career, marriage and ministry… “You can’t get mad at expected behavior” is a motto that Ms. Brown has retained and advised numerous friends and colleagues over the years. this statement is something she lives by and embodies every day. She was not a scholar in high school, nor was she “Miss Goodie-Two-Shoes”, but she had an ambition and desire to be and do better than her surroundings would attempt to dictate.  She found a passion in computers and information technology and found a place in the Information Technology division at District Photo. 

Ms. Brown is married to the love of her lifetime Elder Timothy Brown, the minister of music at God Glorified COGIC.  She got  married to Timothy on September 17, 2016.  Today, she is a thriving information technology professional, a hard-working worker in the church, and a devoted and loving wife.  She says about her marriage, “Every day is journey, and I am so grateful to share this journey with someone who just gets me.” 

“What is Wellth?” and much, much more…

Ms. Quay Lee Holland is a Speaker, The WELLth ExeQtive™, Rebalance Strategist and Wellness/Lifestyle Expert specializing in Autoimmunity and Detoxification. This International Personal Trainer followed her passion for helping clients commit to be fit and healthy into a multi-faceted business empowering hundreds of women especially Executive women create optimal WELLth by helping them transform in all areas of their life. Her impactful, proven, deep dive programs have inspired and motivated women across the globe to live a life with intention. As the Founder and CEO of Q ur Body Lifestyle, LLC, her programs, workshops, seminars, and coaching provides emerging and high achieving women with the strategies and tools to expand their mindset and develop the vitality they need to live a life of significance, success, and sustainability.

Ms. Holland lives her life by exuding her favorite words of balance, harmony, and peace.  Family, Faith, and Music is a huge part of her life. She enjoys listening to all genres of music with jazz and R&B being her favorites. Quay enjoys travelling around the world which she has done extensively. 

Quay is a mother who loves spending time with her daughters Amira, LaShawnda and her three grandsons (Makia, Sammie, and Eli).

“It’s OK to Feel!”

We are in a season of grief and loss like we’ve never seen before. I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Evangelist Carolyn Starks about Grief and Loss. Evangelist Starks has a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing and a certificate of advanced studies in pastoral counseling. Her career and ministry has given her extensive experience in working in a variety of specialties in mental health, including acute and chronic mental illness, grief and loss and so much more. Her goal has always been to see health and wholeness in the body of Christ and to minister spiritual wholeness to the sick and burdened outside of the body of Christ.

She retired in April 2018 from a ten year position as Wellness Coordinator for Capitol Hill Group Ministry; a non-profit agency that serves the spectrum of the homeless population in Washington, D.C. and after forty seven years of service in the mental health field. Evangelist Starks is the proud mother of three beautiful daughters, Danica, Lorraine and Vanessa Starks. Most importantly, she is a spirit filled woman of God , dedicated to winning and nurturing souls into the kingdom of God.

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