Tonya McKenzie

Leaders and Learners, a Sand and Shores Production

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Sand & Shores helps tell true stories that have a powerful impact on real lives. We speak to elected officials, organizational leaders, experts, authors, and artists. The best leaders are lifetime learners. Let's hear their stories and follow the lead. #LLEADtheWay #LeadersCommunicateBecome a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/sandandshores/subscribe www. SandAndShores.com To pitch your story, email us at info@sandandshores.com. TWITTER and INSTAGRAM: @tonyamckenziepr

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Tonya McKenzie

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Legacy & Leadership - A Child's Memories of Cartoons & Murder 19.02.2020 9:14

A Child's Memories of Cartoons and Murder reveal so much about the life of a child growing up in Northern California, surviving gun violence, sexual assault, and homelessness. This episode, Tonya, the author, talks legacy and leadership with the revelation of why some people never rise to the occasion and take the lead when they have inherited a position that would infer leadership. The truth is,...

Simple Treasures with Author, Poet, Journalist, & Entrepreneur Quanda R. Graves 21.10.2019 21:17

Quanda is a contributing writer to California Crusader Newspaper articles and Until's Book of the Week. She writes, designs, paints, draws and is an author. Meet Quanda R Graves and hear about her journey to becoming an author, her new book and how she finds her motivation and creativity for all of her projects. Listen to her entrepreneurial journey and become enlightened with her knowledge of cre...

Sleeping with My Shoes On 27.05.2018 17:28

Ms. L.J. JACKSON talks about life-changing moments in her book and how she came to pen these nuggets of knowledge. The passage that she reads and that moment that she thought she was about to breath her last breath are so powerful. “Get up, the house is on fire!” my mom yelled. What? How could I have not smelled the smoke…

Life After the Down Low 27.05.2018 24:39

Get to know Ingrid M. Ellis and her jaw-dropping story. The author of The Life After the Down Low takes you for a ride that you believe will end happily ever after but takes a turn to the worst place possible. The passage that she reads in the episode, about the moments walking down the aisle and the tears that he shed, later acknowledging that those tears were his farewell to the secret life of p...

The Last Prince of Atlantis - Leonard Clifton 27.05.2018 30:31

It was mind-blowing to speak with and get to know this author, Mr. Leonard Clifton. His passion for the arts is beyond words. “I wanted the reality on top of the fantasy,” Leonard speaks on his real-life adventures in African and other travels that he blends well with the story that he has captured in his book.

Why Are Church Folk Poor? Speaking with Raykel Tolson 27.05.2018 30:43

Author Raykel Tolson and I discuss why people who love God, believe in the Bible, and attend church regularly are poor. Why are non-believers prospering using Biblical principles? We delve into this subject, how it has effected her church life, her personal life and financial decisions.