Good Deeds

Gayle "Delicious" Johnson is an author,publisher, ghost writer, poet, and the founder of her own  independent publishing company. With five published books under her belt she is now working on her  sixth and seventh book. Gayle will continue to write it is her number one passion. Gayle's passion for  the literary arena has prompted her to start her own publishing company. Armed with faith, prayer  and determination in 2012 inspired by her deceased mother Jean E. Johnson,  Jay Jay Publishing   Although Gayle’s books are all fictional stories, they carry a dash of reality, domestic violence, sexual  abuse and drama. Gayle is a survivor of domestic violence, rape and sexual abuse, she is going to write her memoir and it will be filled with truth, drama, reality and a dash of fiction.

Joyce Fields started her career as a stenographer at a major utility company in Detroit, working her way up through supervisor of word processing, then as the office manager for an automotive advertising agency, and, lastly, as an executive assistant at a large non-profit health maintenance organization.  She is also a professional proofreader (one of her clients was eHarmony, the dating service). She wrote her first book, Line of Serenity (a memoir), in 1997.  Being the oldest of seven, in a very happy family, Joyce wanted to capture the way their parents raised them so that the way they did it would not be lost when they all passed on.  The book goes from 1944 (the year Joyce was born) through 1977 and includes family recipes and photographs.   Joyce gets her inspiration from living and observing life.  In addition to Line of Serenity, she has written eight other books about relationships (The Best Way to Keep a Man is to Let Him Go [among other things]); parenting (Mother's Dozen:  An Easy Recipe for Raising GREAT Kids!), which is also available in Spanish; children's fiction (Jette Black and Her Seven Friends); children's non-fiction (THE VISION:  Telling Kids That They Can Make the World a Better Place); bullying (Dear Bully:  A Collection of Poems about Bullying); the power and simplicity of quotes (My Simple Quotes to Live By); and breast cancer (A Breast Cancer Journey to GREATER Joy!  Taking the Fear and Mystery Out of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis).She also wrote three opinion editorials ("Better examples help kids more than political remedies," "The Golden Rule could improve race relations," and "Provide kids with role models, and sell them education,") which were published (verbatim) in The Detroit Free Press.

Erica Gordon is The Mom Elevation Expert (TM) and she helps moms create the life they want without the guilt that women who want more out of life often feel. She is the CEO of MomsWithDreams University(TM), the online go-to source for ambitious and passionate moms. Erica loves to empower through spoken and written words. She is a #1 International Best-Selling Author and compiler of Motherhood Dreams & Success: You Can Have it All. Erica is an empowerment speaker and the weekly Host of Internet talk show, Empower ME Radio.   Erica was a teen mom and was married at the young age of 22.  After 14 years of marriage and several years of dysfunction and adultery, her marriage ended in divorce. During her marital separation Erica earned her Masters degree while working both a full-time and part-time job.  It was during this difficult time in her life that Erica discovered her calling to empower other women to live out their dreams.  Erica’s personal pain and experience is the foundation of her empire. She empowers moms with the tools, guidance and support they need to create and live the life they desire.  Erica enjoys using her unique gifts to help moms reach their full potential. www.momswithdreams.com www.momswithdreamsuniversity.com www.motherhooddreamsandsuccess.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/EricaGordon42 or www.facebook.com/momswithdreams

  After years of relentless striving and burn-out, and then some wake-up calls and deep spiritual work, Chris Smith stopped holding back her authentic self and focused on freeing others to be the unique work of art each was created to be. Chris has made over 125 quilts and works of textile art, including award winners and some that have raised tens of thousands for charity. Her new book, Reap As You Sew: Spirit at Work in Quiltmaking, contains stories and practical exercises showing quilting and spirituality working together for women of different faiths and creative styles. A former attorney, Chris is also a Holy-Spirit led coach who combines the best of Kaizen-Muse™ Creativity Coaching and Convergence™ Coaching. For those open to it, she helps women through emotionally healing heart work and life-changing spiritual cleansing. At an energetic 65, Chris embodies her belief that it's never too late to express your creative potential and fulfill your sacred calling.

Chandra Winford is the CEO of Winford Financial.  A Financial Services company which focuses on  providing practical solutions for ministries and businesses. Her prior position was Chief Financial Officer  for a worldwide ministry. Under her direction, the ministry has overcome a $10 million dollar deficit in a  little over a year. Best known for her ability to push entities into the black. Winford greatest desire is to  use her financial abilities to assist individuals, small businesses, churches and non-profits in making  better financial decisions.  She is an author of a book “Money Does Matter and So Does How you Handle  It”.  A book on practical money solutions for individuals looking for strategies on better financial  management.

Chevonna is an advocate, advisor, liaison, public speaker, community leader, counselor, mentor and a voice for promotion, support, education(self-esteem), awareness and research social, psychological, human awareness on bullying, domestic abuse, suicide awareness/intervention/prevention about people, processes, policies, and laws. Women Rising Above Perceptions is a mentoring/tutoring program to help young women understand their identity, know their purpose, write a vision and create strategies to stay on the path to fulfill their destiny. I have developed several programs that focus on the sociological, psychological and human impacts and effects on bullying, suicide awareness, intervention/prevention teen pregnancies (teens, youth, dating, spousal and school) violence and mental health that is affecting our youth today.  Chevonna works with community leaders and elected officials in order to bring real issues and effects to their attention so that effective solutions and resources can be provided and implemented. This is done by providing more enhanced education, awareness, workshops presentations and programs especially towards lower and middle schools so that our youth growing up in this new age can be more educated on the real dangers, risks and effects in our society on and offline.I work with parents and adults to make them aware and educated on the latest trends and issues in youth development, parenting, domestic violence, suicide and provide social services, support and resources to help them overcome their challenges and reclaim their lives. I am Executive Producer/ host of: AAU TEEN TALK Radio (www.globallinkzradio.com) AAU TEEN TALK TV (Madhousetv.net)  AAU Youth Magazine (www.aauym.com)

LaShawn Dobbs was born in New Haven, CT on July 30, 1979 to Gerald and Cassandra Filyaw. LaShawn is wife to Minister Marc Dobbs, mother of three, speaker and author. ‘Broken But Now Healed’ is her literary debut, launched in fall of 2013. I AM FREE is the author’s new release—released on November 29, 2014. Broken But Now Healed is the author’s triumphant testimony that ministers to the hearts of the reader. Broken But Now Healed was written to show the reader that even through the most difficult times in ones life Father God is still right there waiting for us to turn to Him. She shows through the transparency of her life God’s love for all humanity as well as His power to heal and deliver you out of any situation and circumstance. I AM FREE is a book and workbook. I AM FREE is designed to help guide the reader to dig up the roots from their past hurts and torments. This workbook will help aid in your process of receiving deliverance and staying FREE.

Kimberly A. Goins, Esq. is a graduate from The University of Alabama, where she was the first student at The University to graduate with a joint degree in law (juris doctor) and a Master of Arts in Political Science (concentrations: International Relations, Public Administration, and Political Theory). She possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Political Science, also from The University of Alabama. She has worked in multiple areas of law, including civil and criminal law. In New York City and in Nashville, Tennessee. She is proficient in Spanish, including writing, translating, reading, and speaking, and has successfully communicated with Spanish-speaking clients.  She has been active with the American Bar Association (ABA) since law school, when she held the position of Lt. Gov. of Region IV (Alabama and Mississippi), and she now currently holds the positions of Vice Director of the Disaster Legal Services Team of the Young Lawyers Division, a position that she also held this past year, and the International Human Rights Steering Committee, through which she is Publications Editor of The Mexico newsletter. She has also served as a judge for ABA sponsored moot court competitions held in New York City.  She is an online blogger for the popular blog, thisisyourconscience.com, through which she writes about issues such as racism and sexism. She also writes for her own blogs, http://www.kimgoins.blogspot.com (songs and poetry) and her tumblr blog, http://goinsnyclawyer.tumblr.com. 

Dr. Aikyna D. Finch, university dean and professor, is passionate about Education and Empowerment. She holds 5 degrees including a Doctorate in Management. She has been educating and encouraging students from K-12 to Higher Education since 2006. She is living in her purpose to help others reach their next level personally and professionally through Education and Empowerment. She learned the importance on living in your purpose at an early age and is now sharing this lesson with audiences via internet. Dr. Finch is currently is the Co-Host of The Changing Minds Online Show which includes The Empowering Women Series. She is also an co-author of three books and is about to release her solo project on Self-Motivation in January.

CEO/Bestselling Author Linda Dominique Grosvenor-Holland  stops by Good Deeds with Dr. Renee Sunday. She’s the CEO of Princess Dominique Worldwide, a midwife to new and seasoned entrepreneurs and helps them give birth to their dreams. She also assists bloggers, ministries and authors with increasing visibility and understanding social media as well as how to effectively network and create buzz about their products and businesses. She helps position them to create multiple streams of income through her Grow Your Dreams Network and recently launched the Dreamers Inner Circle for those who are seeking hands on tools to monetize their ideas. Her own blogging endeavors landed her an appearance on The Today Show to dish about one of her favorite things, “Why Women Love Shoes.” With over 16+ years experience in publishing, marketing and social media, Linda Dominique is the best selling author of the award-winning book The Plural Thing: Spiritually Preparing for Your Soul Mate (February, 2010) that has been called, “unadulterated spiritual relationship guidance for modern times.” She is also the author of the popular "savvy" series of books:The Savvy Blogger's Manual, The Savvy Author's Manual, The Savvy Mogul's Manual to name a few. 

Dr. James and Semaj Brown stops by Good Deeds w/ Dr. Renee Sunday. Never in her wildest dreams, did Semaj Brown, co-founder of the Planted Kingdom Project ever imagine transforming herself into vegetable characters and bringing them into life. Nor did her husband, Dr. James Brown, a family physician, ever think that he would be her front man, warming up audiences with his humor, telling his story of how his wife saved him from his daily fast food diet, and ultimately saved his life. What did he do next? He proposed, they married, and the two have gone on to make history, transforming lives in their Flint, Michigan community. Semaj Brown created vegetarian meals that are savory and satisfying, that would prove to help the couple lose weight. "Adopting a new healthy lifestyle of eating plant based foods, and exercise, was key to our losing a combined 200 pounds," says Semaj. After losing 75 pounds, Dr. Brown decided to motivate his patients and others in the community with his "Pounds Down Challenge", where the individual who loses the most weight wins $1,000.00. "Money is a motivating factor, for sure. January 25th, we will present our third "Pounds Down Challenge" winner, which is sponsored by my practice." The Browns took to the airwaves hosting radio talk show programs, where Dr. Brown would answer health related questions, and the couple created the segment: "What's for Dinner Mrs. Brown?" Semaj, an accomplished poet, began to creatively give a voice to the vegetables that were the "stars" of her recipes.

Candace N. Ford is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, an ordained minister and spiritual strategist, who believes in producing multiple streams of income. She is the CEO of Love Clones Publishing a full service publishing firm for aspiring and current authors, and together with her husband, Apostle Kevin Ford, the apostolic overseers of Abiding Presence International Alliance. Through her personal ministry, CNF Ministries, Candace is dedicated to helping men and women acknowledge and develop their gifts and talents in the earth. Through teachings, workshops and one-on-one mentoring, she endeavors to cultivate kingdom leaders as they recognize their uniqueness in the marketplace or ministry while motivating them to maximize their leadership potential.

Good Deeds presents Author, entrepreneur and Leader Joyce Reed- REAL TALK ABOUT ALL FORMS VIOLENCE! In the early 80's a young girl was born into a family that left her heartless, helpless and emotionless allowing her to always fin for herself; alone and barely loved. She grew up and experienced so many things that eventually allowed her to learn, forgive, forget and grow. Sharing my story to touch hearts of others that can relate to struggle, life's disappointments, abuse, deaths, and or betrayal; and come out with a positive attitude. Using the words I recorded in journals and notebooks I kept as a young girl, I now bare my soul within these pages by sharing my truth. I share my personal struggles with the world to help others and give them the support and love I never felt as a young girl. I don’t want anyone to ever feel, what I felt growing up, but in my years of healing I realize that I am certainly not the only one. It was a lot of hurt and pain but there are ways to get through it, to do more than just survive. Reclaim your worth, your dignity, your SELF.  He will see you through it, and He will put people in your path that will help along the way. I am sharing my story with you, so others, who have judged me without knowing the silent pain that I carried, will finally understand. “Never judge a book by its cover, first open it and read it.” So as the Bible says, I am making it plain, and writing it on tablets--making my life that open book; a book that includes a vision of hope, faith and victory that many desire, but few have claimed.  At the end of my story, you will have cried, laughed, had chills or even gotten upset, feel hurt or feel loved. But at the very end of it all I want you to take my words, then write your own story, or rewrite your story with a new path of healing, love, and faith. 

Good Deeds presents Kelley Porter-a  victorious leader and expert on overcoming all forms of abuse, avoiding toxic relationships and the art of forgiveness, Kelley Porter is an Author, Speaker, Life Coach and Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Victim’s Advocate. Kelley is the prototype of what happiness is after thirty years of abuse, toxic relationships and uncertainties. Her purpose is to empower and inspire all victims, survivors and individuals to develop a forgiving heart, stand in their truth and live in their passion. Her intense, transparent and authentic style of speaking will empower anyone to self-reflect and correct behaviors that may hinder them from living a healthy and non-toxic lifestyle. Kelley -first book, Perfectly Planned which is about overcoming Incest, Rape & Sexual Abuse is not only inspirational and empowering it is an amazing memoir that will provide hope for the abused,  knowledge for the unaware and strength for the survivors.  In 2013 Kelley started NFP organization titled Voice of Champions. Their mission was to empower abuse victims and survivors to stand up and speak out via the use of a concrete platform. Kelley succeeded in empowering numerous individuals to share stories that have never been shared with anyone. Kelley’s Coaching & Consulting’s new mission and vision will focus on assisting and empowering clients to break free from the generational curse of abuse, stop living as a victim, avoid toxic relationships, walk in forgiveness and live in their  passion.

Good Deeds presents Motivational Speaker/Author Tori Lynn.Tori speaks to men and women who are facing or has gone through a divorce or hardship. Tori obtained a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree in three years, graduating in 2000. During this time, she was also a full-time student studying to become a license barber/stylist. Tori was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and in 2002, Dallas, Texas became her new home where she currently resides with her two daughters. Tori Lynn travels with her mother, Jerri Lynn, speaker/author of “The Black Woman’s Attitude and The Men Who Want To Love Us,” discussing her new highly anticipated release: The Divorce. Tori speaks on having the confidence to start anew with two children after losing everything: homes, cars, money, her marriage and her Faith.  Facing hardship, trials, and tribulations caused the birth of her autobiography “The Divorce” as she began to write about her experiences while empathizing with others’ pain. Tori candidly shares her own pain and the loss of her faith in family, man, and God. The thought of suicide became an option, but God; who she later realized had never left her, stepped in and turned her mess into a message. She wants others to know that God has not left them either so, LIVE! On February 20, 2014, Tori released her story in the suspenseful, jaw-dropping, compelling and riveting read, “The Divorce.”