WOVE Inspiration - People With a Story, Giving God the Glory!

Jeremy grew up in Buffalo, NY and spent his childhood and teenage years there. He graduated from St. Joseph’s University with a BA in History and was commissioned an officer in the US Army upon completion of ROTC. Through the years Jeremy has served in the National Guard, Army Reserves including one deployment to Iraq. Additionally, he spent 12 years with the 3M company in sales and has started tw...

Sarah Speaks Up is a nonprofit organization that promotes domestic violence awareness. It’s founder, Sarah Gallardo, is a domestic violence survivor and advocate who encourages other survivors to speak up about their own experiences. Sarah's own story goes beyond being a survivor, her message is about overcoming adversity, defying the odds, and staying positive when the world feels like it's crash...

Nissi Hamilton, Houston City Council Candidate, SR. Marketing Executive, a Democrat, a Doctor, a Veteran, an award-winning Comedienne, a Survivor of Human Trafficking, and a Mother of 7 is a visionary with a forward-thinking mindset that will impact the future of Houston City Council District D with positive deviation. nissihamiltonfordistrictd.com Facebook @NissiHamilton Background theme music: "...

Lauren knows first-hand how a mental health diagnosis can also mean a life of labels, stigma, and limitation. After exploring alternative modalities along with traditional treatment, she discovered the importance of treating the whole person - body, mind, and soul. She discovered that she is a gifted empath who is keenly aware of others and her environment and her entire life changed when she recl...

Shawn Harper's accomplishments as a motivational speaker were not achieved over night it was a process that stemmed from childhood. Shawn’s childhood was marked with poverty, by 5th Grade he was documented with five learning disabilities, stuttering, academic failure, drugs, and alcohol. This was a process he had to endure to develop strength of character to become the confident man he is today. H...

Gina Heumann is a true Renaissance woman: wife, mother, architect, designer, instructor, author, speaker, and adoption advocate. She and her husband, Aaron, adopted Landrey in 2001 from Guatemala and then went back for Maddox three years later. Gina’s love of learning and dedication as a mother inspired her research of different treatments and therapies that eventually led to this inspirational su...

In a nut shell, Aj Luck is a wife, mommy, author, blogger, speaker, motivator, Bible study leader, freelance illustrator and more. Each day is different. She has an invisible hat rack in her home's foyer. On any given day the duty may change, but WHOSE she is will never change. Grateful. Humble. Lover of diet coke. (She Knows....but it's her vice) Loved by  God. Loved by her family. website w...

Rev. Aleechea Pitts, fondly known as “Pastor Pitts,” is the founder of Paulean Ministries. She is a Christian speaker, mentor, author, singer and musician. After being rejected by people and never fitting in, she turned to God and spirituality. Whenever Aleechea felt misunderstood, the Lord spoke to her “It is not meant for people to understand you, know that I understand and have chosen you.” Rev...

Jayne Sanders helps leaders, business owners, and managers love their lives and their work. After an MBA and many years in the corporate world, Jayne did a complete 180 and now reveals your innate purpose, special gifts, and blind spots, then guides you into the inspired meaning, passion and fulfillment you crave in life and work.  When not doing her purpose work, Jayne can be found out on th...

 Ann Lenaers  is a 32 year old mother of a wonderful 11 year old daughter living in Sioux Falls, SD. As a Christian she use the gifts God has graced her with as a published author, public speaker, and certified life coach. Currently her book “Perfect Love: A Hero’s Journey” is available on Amazon which is a deep Bible study mapping out the Christian walk alongside her personal testimony....

Terri Lynn von Wood is Founder and Director of Shepiphany, Inc., a non-profit ministry providing domestic violence and divorce recovery coaching, counseling and resources.  She is from Sarasota, Florida by way of Los Angeles, California.  She is an Ordained Minister, Domestic Violence and Court Advocate, Christian Life Coach and Speaker, Co-facilitator of Break the Silence – Sexual/Domes...

Tajana Bagley AKA “Coach TBag” is the founder of Fresh Start Recovery. She is an Abuse Recovery Coach. She serves female survivors and women looking to leave their abusive relationship. She specializes in taking back power and control of your life a&er being affected by domes#c violence. She believes in living your life on purpose, being happy, overcoming barriers, speaking your truth and beli...

Regina Gulbinas has worked with over 100 companies, each generating anywhere from 2-20 Million in gross annual revenue. Her objective was to teach the CEO and Management how to properly navigate every aspect of all areas within the company. Regina’s function was to reorganize the CEO themselves, basically, taking the driver’s seat teaching the CEO how to run and grow their company correctly, impro...

Darshell McAlpine has been fascinated with words and  writing for over thirty years. She is an accomplished writer and storyteller, depending on who you ask. Her love of reading good books grew into a love of writing them.  When she threw her hat into the ring and wrote her first book, the number of conflicting choices overwhelmed her: traditional or self-publishing; to write a blog or n...

Debuting her writing skills as a co-author of I Am A Black Woman (IAABW) Lisa T. McAlpine has always had an interest in writing.  Throughout her corporate career she wrote and edited technical memos, reports and company newsletters. As she thrived in the corporate environment, Lisa co-published her first article related to the business continuity planning discipline.  Lisa has appeared o...

 Melody is a walking testimony. Melody was a teenage mother that was told she would never amount to anything. Melody was told by doctors that she would have to learn to walk and talk  again after a tumor was found. Melody fought and beat depression and low self-esteem. Melody has experienced great loss; however, Melody strives to be that voice to others that with faith all things are tru...

   Well to start off she is the visionary of PeopleWithVision.org an organization that is dedicated to helping people re-establish and reignite their visions. Her purpose is to encourage, spiritually enlighten and empower those with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, those who are homeless or have experienced sex-trafficking, or any other kind of physical, mental or emotional imp...

"Lady C" Chandra Lundy-Ford is a Florida native contemporary gospel/hip hop artist. Her assignment is to awaken a movement to focus on the purpose and reason came and died...to win souls. She has showcased on many stages including the Rhythm of Gospel (ROG) 10th Anniversary Welcome Part with guest artist James Fortune, the ROG awards Pre-show stage and The Word Network, on the Dr. Jamal Bryant Sho...

Donna Lewis is the author of an emotional abuse recovery devotional titled, Toxic to Transformed 100 Words of Life to Renew the Mind .    Raised in a home where verbal and emotional battery ran a muck, followed by over a decade in an emotionally abusive marriage, Donna has intimate experience with the mental prison of Complex Post Traumatic Stress syndrome.    She understands w...

  Kanika Cooper (Coach Kay) is a passionate Life Strategist on a mission: to awaken women to their infinite potential so they can harness it for their greater good. She strongly believes that each and every woman is capable of incredible things when they are fueled with a sense of empowerment, courage, and unwavering purpose. Kanika’s life story is full of triumph, challenges, healing, and tr...

 Kimberly Renee Rousseau-Meyers is blessed with beauty as well as brains. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Kimberly was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a wife of 20 years to her wonderful husband, marrying at age 18. Becoming a mother at age 16, her son is now 22 years old and is a recent college graduate.    In her latest endeavor, Kimbe...

An award-winning author, speaker, and licensed therapist, Tina Yeager runs an online life coaching practice, the Flourish-Meant podcast, and Inkspirations Online, a devotional publication for writers. As a therapist, she said, "I was struck by the prevalence of women's struggles with identity, worth, and purpose--and how these issues resonated with mine. I could only reach a few women in person, s...

 Lorraine Brady-Magee is a New York born Queen who now resides in Atlanta GA. She is a Wife, Entrepreneur, Life Coach, Empowerment Speaker, Best Seller Author (An Unbelievable Journey, IAABW Next Level). Georgia State Leader of Women of Empowerment International. She enjoys working with others for change within the community, starting with change in families. Helping them to understand the is...

“I Am A Black Woman ” principal author, Dr. Carolyn Stephens has served as a family therapist for more than 7 years all over Atlanta, Georgia. During her practice in the primarily under served population, she discovered that 98% of her clientele were single African American women. As a therapist and family support specialist, she observed that these women shared a common diagnosis called PTSD (pos...

   Chris Manion retired from her $20 million direct sales career in 2013 to focus her energies on a new career as a Christian speaker and writer. Her mission is to inspire others to get to know Jesus in a more personal and intimate friendship. This award-winning entrepreneur and catechist published her award-winning memoir, God’s Patient Pursuit of My Soul, in 2017 . In it, she shows the...