THRIVE Crew January Issue
ALREAN TIMMONS Arlean Timmons earned her Master ’ s degree in Transformative Leadership from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach , Florida . Undergrad in Business Management from University of Phoenix and Associates of Applied Science in Human Resource Management from the Community College of the Air Force . Arlean is a business woman , leadership coach , teacher , author of RE-PO Yourself and Motivational Speaker . Arlean is committed to helping young women across the world to achieve success through empowering , uplifting and informing them of the possibilities that lie within them to live a purposeful life . Her passion and dedication inspired her to host her first successful annual “ YES ! Women on the Rise empowerment conference ” in Atlanta , Ga . in September 2014 . Arlean is passionate about inspiring women and helping them to reach their fullest potential in life . Arlean currently resides in Atlanta , GA with her daughter Madisyn .
AMBER HUNTER Amber Hunter is a single mother of two sons - 14 and 8 . Amber enjoys traveling and her favorite city is Paris . Exploring her creative side , Amber signed up for a sewing class and started an Etsy Shop where she sells handmade items . She also has an interesting fascination with minimalism and the tiny house movement .
As a single mom advocate , Amber wants to encourage other moms to explore who they are outside of being described as ‘ Mom ”. She wants to help them understand there is a way to be an active mother and still be a woman of fulfilled personal dreams . Amber ’ s key areas of focus are work-life-home balance , self-care / selfidentity , and successful co-parenting without power struggles . She hopes to live her life in a way that inspires and motivates other moms to know they can live their best life now and not when the kids have left for college .
MICHELLE OPEL Michelle Opel is a certified health coach passionate about helping other women get spiritually , emotionally , and physically healthy . Michelle began her personal journey to wholeness and health inDecember 2012 after the unexpected death of her mother and has not only been set free from alcoholaddiction but has lost over 150 pounds since her heaviest . In addition to being an Integrative Nutritionhealth coach , Michelle holds degrees in marketing and education . She is the founder of Nourished LifeMinistries , where she speaks and writes about the importance of honoring God through holistic health . Michelle is also the host of Nourished Life Radio , a weekly program on Praise Orlando Global Media .
Michelle resides in Chicago with her daughter and the family pets . To learn more about Michelle & Nourished Life Ministries , please visit www . nourishedlifeministries . org You can also email Michelle at nourishedlifeministries @ gmail . com or visit Nourished Life Ministries on Facebook !
MONICA SUMTER Monica Sumter , also known as the up and coming author / speaker MoGeSu , is the single mother of one daughter , Monét , whose full time dance career is rapidly growing . Born and raised in South Carolina , Monica decided to step out on faith by writing and self-publishing two adult romance novels , “ Dreams Really Do Come True ” and “ Truly Yours ”. The experience not only got her in contact with new and encouraging people but it also inspired her to begin the process of starting her own non-profit organization , # GrownWomanhood which promotes growth and bonding among women . Being that her message is of love , relationships and finding true happiness she is excited to spread her wings even more as one of 5 hosts on the Sage Mentoring Moments Radio Talk Show . Monica is truly an on-the-go single mom working on achieving her goals one accomplishment at a time !
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