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Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Transformational Coach and Author Mestanna Gay Mestanna Gay is a renowned Transformational Coach, Author, Inspirational Speaker, and Entrepreneur, celebrated for her expertise in guiding individuals through personal transformations. Her journey, marked by overcoming traumatic experiences and adversity, began in 1991 when she turned to poetry and prayer as a therapeutic outlet. Mestanna's work embodies the essence of resilience, utilizing her intuitive empathy and deep understanding of universal truths and spiritual wisdom. As a coach, Mestanna's mission is laser-focused: empowering others to shed the burdens of guilt and shame, unlocking their full potential. Her philosophy is grounded in the belief that understanding the multidimensional language of the Universe – spanning the physical, spiritual, and mental realms – is key to holistic healing and growth. In 2019, Mestanna harnessed her life's lessons into her debut book, The Devil’s Bedroom – Breaking Free from The Chains of Guilt & Shame. This urban, inspirational fiction piece, rooted in her own experiences, is more than just a narrative. It serves as a transformative tool, using its characters, poetry, and prayers to guide readers on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and forgiveness, ultimately leading them to their true calling by introspecting their life experiences and choices. Mestanna's work is a beacon for those seeking to transform pain into passion and adversity into opportunity. Connect with Mestanna Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donna.d.walker.754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmic.empress/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-d-gay-700655a7/  Website: http://www.mestanna.com/  Buy Mestanna's Book on Amazon

Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Author and President of GoGet It, Inc., Nefateria Fonda' Nefateria Fonda’ is the President of Go Get It, Inc., a Certified Business and Sales Coach, Author, and Facilitator specializing in helping Christian parallel-preneurs (Professionals who are building a service-based business alongside their 9-5) get clear on whom they serve and how they serve, get confident in their sales skills, get cash into their business, so that God gets glory. She believes you deserve to have a business with a bountiful bank account that doesn’t require long hours, sleepless nights, and countless sacrifices. Her book How to Activate Your Faith, Commit to a Plan, and Take Action; That Will Change Your Life is for faith-based individuals who are interested in learning how to experience the best that life has to offer. For groups and organizations, who are interested in offering a Private Vision Board Experience for their group, she is a Facilitator whose energy is contagious, who provides valuable content, and who keeps audiences engaged. Connect with Nefateria Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NefateriaFonda.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/NefateriaFonda Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/NefateriaFonda LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nefateria-robinson Website: www.nefateriafonda.com Buy Nefateria's Book

Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes College Strategist and Founder & CEO of College Ready Shellee Howard  Shellee Howard is the Founder and CEO of College Ready and CR Tutoring and Test. She is a college graduate and is a Certified Independent College Strategist. She is a best-selling author, a member of HECA (ethics organization), and a member of SOFA (Society of Financial Awareness). Shellee is a mother of four young adults. Her oldest son graduated from Harvard in 2016 debt free and graduated from UC San Diego Medical School in 2021.  He will be completing his Orthopedic Surgeon Residency at UCLA. Her oldest daughter attended the University of Alabama and CBU and graduated debt free with her BSN in 2020 and received her RN in 2021. Her youngest son attends SFSU majoring in Film Production. Her youngest daughter is a rising Senior and will be looking to attend college as a business major internationally. Shellee has traveled around the world helping students create their “Stand out Strategy". She knows what it takes to compete in the Top tier schools as well as find the best-fit college for all students. Shellee believes that no two students are the same and each student must have their own strategy and plan to be successful. Each student has a gift/talent and a passion that will set him or her apart from their competition. Getting to know your student one on one is the key to success. Her focus is to find the best academic, financial, and social fit college for each student to thrive at and graduate debt free! Connect with Shellee Howard Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoCollegeReady LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ Website: http://www.collegereadyplan.com/ 

Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes Calendar Coach Paul D. Casey Originally from Chicago, Paul D. Casey has now been a professional speaker for over 25 years (giving almost 300 presentations in the past 4 years), and he is one of the leading authorities in leadership and personal growth—especially time management—helping people take back their calendars and restore sanity to their lives. He has spoken for organizations like Mcdonald's, Subway, Lamb Weston, Northwest Public Power, and Autozone—and among the 80 leaders he coaches per year, 25 of them lead at Pacific NW National Laboratories. Paul has a Master’s degree in education and has been an educator/administrator/Chief Operating Officer in 5 non-profit organizations. He is an ACC-certified coach with the International Coaching Federation, a Master Trainer, and a member of the National Speakers Association. He was awarded Solopreneur of the Year by the West Richland Chamber a few years ago. Through his company, Growing Forward Services, Paul has partnered with his corporate and individual clients to transform their vision, their habits, and their lives. Currently, Paul carries out his mission of sparking breakthrough success by contributing daily inspirational growth messages on local radio, other people’s podcasts, and social media. Also, he has inspired thousands of individuals and leaders to grow forward through his seminars, team-building off-site retreats, one-to-one self-leadership coaching, and as a keynote speaker. Paul has written 4 books: The Static Cling Principle (on habits and mindsets), Maximizing Every Minute (on time management), Leading the Team You’ve Always Wanted, and Leading with Super-Vision. And he interviews local leaders in his podcast: the Tri-Cities Influencer. Paul is married to Lovely Laura, has a 23- and a 19-year-old named after state capitals, owns a cat named Sasha and has lived in the Tri-Cities, WA, for over 20 years. For fun, he enjoys golfing, hiking, and bicycling—and orange slices—and he reads about 40 books per year. Connect with Paul Casey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.d.casey.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/growingfwd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingforwardservices/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldcasey Website: http://www.paulcasey.org/ Buy Maximizing Every Minute on Paul's website

Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes Master Integrative Life Coach Nancy Pickard Nancy Pickard is a certified Master Integrative Life Coach with a myriad of coaching certifications specializing in shadow work: Boundaries, Healing your Heart, Bigger, Better, Braver, Parenting, Reinvention, and Worthy, to name many of them. She is the author of the international best-selling book Bigger Better Braver:  Conquer your fears, Embrace your courage, Transform your life. She offers a digital course and an online-  zoom coaching course featuring her book. Coaching others to step out of fear and into bigger versions of themselves is her passion. Connect with Nancy Pickard Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nancypickardlifecoach Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnancyrun Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancypickardlifecoach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-pickard-771993a6/ Website: https://nancypickardlifecoach.com Amazon: Buy Bigger Better Braver:  Conquer your fears, Embrace your courage, Transform your life 

Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Daniel Alfon, Author of Build a LinkedIn Profile for Business Success Daniel Alfon is the author of Build a LinkedIn Profile for Business Success. Daniel joined LinkedIn in early 2004 and publishes articles, interviews, and exclusive content about advanced LinkedIn strategies to clients and subscribers to his website, www.danielalfon.com. Connect with Daniel Alfon Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielAlfon  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielalfon/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfon/ Website: https://www.danielalfon.com/ Amazon: Buy Build a LinkedIn Profile for Business Success   

Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes Connie S. Johnson and Rufus D. Stephens, Co-authors of Leave a Mark! Connie S. Johnson Connie Johnson is a graduate of Tuskegee University with a B.S in Elementary Education. Later, her heart required that she equip herself with new ways to help her students work through traumas and become their greatest selves. She then went on to earn her M.Ed. from the University of West Alabama. Connie has worked in the field of education for 17 years and she is in her 8th year as an elementary school counselor. Her prime objective is to impact her students for greatness. In 2022, she co-authored, with her father Rufus Stephens, an exceptional book entitled, “Leave A Mark!” Amazon released the book as its #1 New Release in the Education and Teacher category. Rufus D. Stephens Rufus Stephens is a native of Savannah, GA. He graduated from Savannah State University and pursued a graduate degree at the University of Florida. He is a former business owner, corporate executive and an ordained minister. In 2015 he formed a speaking company called “Raisin’ the Rufe Communications”. He is currently a motivational speaker, author and voice over talent. He has authored two books. The first, “Life Lessons from Miss Mattie” chronicles the life of his mother, a single mom of five and educator in the deep south. The next book, “Leave A Mark!”, he co-authored with his daughter, Connie S. Johnson. Mr. Stephens’ life is defined by his unrelenting passion for encouraging others. His presentation goal is to “always leave audiences better off than when they came.” Connect with Rufus and Connie Connie's Author Website: https://conniejohnson.authorsites.co/  Rufus's Author Website: https://rufusdstephens.authorsites.co/  Buy Leave a Mark! on Amazon

Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes Wellness & Spa Business Coach Gael Wood Gael Wood is a massage and spa professional with over 25 years of experience in the industry. She graduated from massage school at the age of 19 and then went on to open her very own day spa and therapeutic massage center in 2003, which she ran for 6 years. In 2013, Gael launched her first online business, which she managed along with her career as a Massage Therapist. As the online businesses began to take off, she made the decision to retire from the hands-on massage work in 2016 and concentrate on using her extensive knowledge and experience to create tailored training and coaching materials and courses for estheticians, massage, and spa professionals. Gael is the co-host and co-founder of the Global Wellness Professionals Marketing Summits and The Work Freedom Summit. She was honored to be inducted into the World Massage Hall of Fame and featured as a Massage Magazine All-Star in 2019. Since giving up hands-on massage work and concentrating on her online businesses, Gael has been prolific with her creativity. To date, she has created over 60 successful online courses, launched popular Massage and Spa Marketing Content Clubs, written and self-published more than 15 eBooks, and created a library of invaluable resources for massage, beauty, and spa professionals such as the popular Massage and Spa Resource Bundles.Gael has always been fascinated by Feng Shui, and this led her to study at the International Feng Shui School. In 2019 she gained certification in Feng Shui, enabling her to carry out consultations as another part of her business.She has since trained in Life and Business Coaching through The Rebel Millionaire Coach Certification Program and successfully completed her training in 2021. Most recently, Gael has created the ELEVATE Mastermind, which is a program for people who want to learn about adding an online business to their income streams or segue into online business. She currently runs a low-cost subscription program alongside this called The Monthly Challenge Club for Entrepreneurs, and she teaches online business strategy through The Elevate Mastermind. Gael is happiest when she is in creator mode, finding new ideas for courses, marketing content, and books. She is constantly inspired to create more courses and materials - and continues to launch new ideas. She loves to educate herself and discover new ideas, learning as much as she can through reading books, doing online research, and studying online classes and programs to boost her knowledge. Her number one wish is that what she does can inspire other people, and she aims to help as many people as she can to thrive with her courses, books, and programs. Gael lives in Boone, North Carolina, with her husband Dave and son Santino who she has been homeschooling since March 2020. She also has an older daughter, Grace. Connect with Gael Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaelwoodsuccesscoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevate_with_gael_wood/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaelwood/ Website: https://www.elevatewithgael.com/ Find Gael's Books Online: https://www.elevatewithgael.com/shop 

Somewhere in the Middle welcomes 'Tine Zekis, Founder and CEO of Getting Black Women Paid Christine ('Tine) Zekis is an educator turned software engineer, international speaker, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) advocate. She is the Founder and CEO of Getting Black Women Paid, which empowers Black women professionals to change the trajectory of their careers, dramatically increase their lifetime earning potential, and build generational wealth. 'Tine is a sought-after speaker on panels and at tech conferences where she discusses salary negotiation, career changers, imposter syndrome, and DEIB in the industry. Connect with 'Tine Zekis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christinezekis Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinezekis  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinezekis/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gettingblackwomenpaid/  Website: https://www.gettingblackwomenpaid.com/ 

Somewhere in the Middle welcomes William Attaway, Leadership Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC William Attaway is a Leadership Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders to INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for over 25 years and is currently the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, a church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), where he has served since 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (with an emphasis on Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), and he loves to read and speak about leadership, organizational change, archaeology, and building up people and teams. His newest book is Catalytic Leadership (January 2022). Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, William now lives in northern Virginia with his beautiful wife, Charlotte, and their two daughters. Connect with William Attaway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/williamattaway  Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamAttaway  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wattaway/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamattaway/  Website: https://catalyticleadership.net/  Amazon: Purchase Catalytic Leadership on Amazon

Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Jason Zara, Owner of Blue Moon Estate Sales, Rancho Cucamonga Jason Zara owns and operates Blue Moon Estate Sales, providing professional quality estate sales throughout the Inland Empire. He has worked with Chambers of Commerce, as well as in marketing, journalism, and as the owner of a retail store. He has an MBA with a concentration in marketing and a passion for helping business owners to succeed. Jason lives in Fontana, California, with his wife, Kris. They have one daughter, Amber, as well as a koi pond and six chickens. Connect with Jason Zara Facebook (Personal): https://www.facebook.com/jason.zara.71  Facebook (Business): https://www.facebook.com/BlueMoonRanchoCucamonga  Instagram: @bluemoonestatesales_rc Website: https://www.bluemoonestatesales.com/rancho-cucamonga/ 

Somewhere in the Middle welcomes Anne Arceneaux, author of A Horse Named Tuni Anne Arceneaux is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is an experienced educator who started her teaching career in the Chicagoland area and continued working in education in the Houston, Texas, area. Her span in the education field included but was not limited to teaching language arts and science in an integrated manner and working as a campus Science Instructional Coach. Although she thought she would never work in education again, Anne moved back to Louisiana after working in the oil and gas industry for six years. Upon her return, Anne instructed gifted students in fifth through eighth grades in St. Tammany public schools. She also worked as the STEM lab facilitator at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans. She is currently the Educational Television Technology Specialist at the PBS affiliate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Anne's mission in life is to empower young people to know themselves and to believe they can reach their highest potential. Along with Tuni, Anne is developing a series called Gifted Glenn. In addition to writing for children, Anne creates poetry and stories for adults. Connect with Anne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077570331405Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuntieSarrehInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria_veronique3/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/analyticalanimationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-arceneaux-m-ed-author-8a27911b4/Buy A Horse Named Tuni on Amazon: https://a.co/hXMFhQMBuy A Horse Named Tuni BookBaby: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/a-horse-named-tuni