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Amita Agrawal McClain, Founder of My Easy School Supply

November 15, 2024 by Mike

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Amita Agrawal McClain, Founder of My Easy School Supply

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Amita Agrawal McClain/My Easy School Supply

Amita Agrawal McClain, the Founder of My Easy School Supply, was born and raised in Nepal and now lives in Duluth, GA. She wanted to make a difference in her community by being part of it, by hiring locally, recycling wherever possible, and serving others. The mission at My Easy School Supply is to provide the brands that teachers request while keeping costs down and using recycled packing materials. Their future vision is to open a “Supplies Pantry” filled with gently used supplies that are available to anyone who needs supplies free of cost, similar to food share pantries.

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Tia Cummings, Co-Founder and CEO of 925 Consulting

November 8, 2024 by Mike

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Tia Cummings, Co-Founder and CEO of 925 Consulting

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Tia Cummings/925 Consulting

925 Consulting is a boutique marketing consultancy offering fractional CMO services to Black-owned businesses across a variety of industries.

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Mishael Porembski, Founder of Widow Strong and Certified Brain Health Professional and Life Coach

October 4, 2024 by Mike

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Mishael Porembski, Founder of Widow Strong and Certified Brain Health Professional and Life Coach

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Mishael Porembski/Widow Strong & Grief Strong Christian Coaching

Mishael Porembski is the Founder and Executive Director of Widow Strong as well an Amen Clinic Certified Brain Health Professional and a Maxwell Certified Life Coach. Sharing a story with a purpose is her passion. Working in broadcast network news for over 20 years, she has national production experience in producing, editing, writing, on-air talent, and shooting with HD cameras. She directed a project entitled “Burning Questions,” which aired nationally and won a “Best Documentary” Southeastern Emmy Award.

Now a widowed mom, after her husband passed away in 2007, she’s merged media expertise and personal experience as a younger widow with young children to create a healthy, dynamic grief empowerment series of books and companion video course (180U) to empower bereaved women (ages 20 to 90) and their families.

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Karen Zapp, Financial Educator for HowMoneyWorks

August 2, 2024 by Mike

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Karen Zapp, Financial Educator for HowMoneyWorks

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Karen Zapp/HowMoneyWorks

Karen Zappe is a Financial Educator for HowMoneyWorks. She’s also a former Naval Officer and she had a long career in engineering.

HowMoneyWorks teaches people how money really works because it’s not being taught in schools. Understanding how money works – the basics of personal finance – is an essential life skill that everyone needs each and every day. They teach the WHAT and the HOW so your families, friends, neighbors, and communities can be financially literate and not simply educated. They teach from the book, How Money Works – Stop Being a Sucker. It’s the top-selling book on personal finance since 2020. It’s been featured on national TV over 370 time (plus radio, web media, and more) and seen by over 125 million viewers on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNBC, etc. HowMoneyWorks’ crusade is to erase financial illiteracy, because the less you know… the more the finance industry makes.

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Lucy Mejia, Owner of The Junkluggers of Atlanta Metro East

July 19, 2024 by Mike

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Lucy Mejia, Owner of The Junkluggers of Atlanta Metro East

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Lucy Mejia/The Junkluggers of Atlanta Metro East

Lucy Mejia is a dedicated wife and mother of two small children, an Atlanta native, and a proud alumna of Georgia State University. She holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Geology and a graduate degree in Environmental Geosciences. Before starting her business, Lucy gained valuable experience working with gas and water utility companies in GIS (Geographical Information Systems).

As the owner of The Junkluggers of Atlanta Metro East, Lucy leads a community-driven, eco-friendly, minority-owned business committed to making a positive impact. Certified as a Minority Owned Enterprise by the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, her business takes pride in its diverse and inclusive approach. Connecting resources through recycling, donating to local non-profits, and supporting other small businesses is a passion of Lucy’s driving the businesses mission to create a more sustainable and connected community. At The Junkluggers of Atlanta Metro East, the team believes in the power of small actions to create meaningful change. With Lucy’s leadership and commitment to responsible disposal, they strive to declutter spaces while uplifting communities, ensuring that every piece of junk tells a story of positive impact and sustainability.

Beyond her business, Lucy is deeply engaged in her community. She serves as an ambassador for the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, where she was awarded Ambassador of the Year for 2023-2024, sits on the Board of Directors for Dekalb Senior Provider Network, and is an active member of the Peachtree Corners Business Association and various other organizations. Through her various roles, Lucy works tirelessly towards a more connected and thriving Atlanta Metro East. In her free time, Lucy enjoys spending time with friends and family, cooking, camping, traveling, and reading.

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DeeDee Trotter, Olympic Champion and Owner of Taste of Gold Bakery

July 12, 2024 by Mike

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DeeDee Trotter, Olympic Champion and Owner of Taste of Gold Bakery

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DeeDee Trotter/Taste of Gold Bakery

DeeDee Trotter, Olympic Champion and Owner of Taste of Gold Bakery, exploded on the Elite Track and Field scene in 2004. That year, she would win the prestigious NCAA title and become an Olympic finalist in the 400 meters, finishing fifth overall. Her Olympic debut was capped by a gold medal in the 4x400m relay, and she concluded the year ranked fourth in the world. DeeDee is a three-time World Champion in the 4×400 meter relay, a three-time 400 meter U.S. Champion, and a three-time Olympian, accomplishments that rank her amongst the greatest female athletes in the world.

Shortly after the 2008 Olympic games, DeeDee would have a knee surgery that would ultimately set her back three years, and many thought her career was over and done with. Trotter continued to push on despite her inability to compete at the level she once achieved with grace and ease. She set her sights on the 2012 London Olympics and refused to take anything less than a victory back home. Step by step, she climbed her way from the bottom to the top, having the most consistent season of her entire career and once again earning a chance at the Olympic gold. In London, Trotter unleashed her inner warrior on the track to clinch her first individual Olympic medal, bringing home the bronze in the women’s 400m race. She would also lead the United States 4x400m relay to a Gold medal, giving her team an almost 10-meter lead over the entire field as the USA’s first leg.

DeeDee has been sharing her motivational message all over the world. She uses her personal experiences as a 400 meter sprinter and her journey to the Olympic podium to motivate others to pursue and achieve their dreams. DeeDee believes that encouraging others to believe in themselves is one of her greatest gifts and purpose of her life.

After competing 13 years as a professional athlete, DeeDee pursued her dream of becoming a professional pastry chef. At the age of 39, she graduated from the art institute of Atlanta with a perfect 4.0 GPA, which earned her Valedictorian and Top Pastry Students honors. Deedee is now living her dream as the Head Pastry Chef at one of the top golf clubs in Atlanta and she is also the Executive Chef of her own bakery, cleverly named “Taste of Gold”!

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Pam Ledbetter, Founder and President for Accent Creative Group

April 26, 2024 by Mike

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Pam Ledbetter, Founder and President for Accent Creative Group

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Pam Ledbetter/Accent Creative Group

Pam Ledbetter is the Founder and President of Accent Creative Group. She’s a mother, best friend, board member, marketing genius, entrepreneur extraordinaire, as well as so darn genuine all at once. Known to all as the most driven and motivated person you’ll meet, Pam is the engine that drives Accent Creative Group.

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Leigh McIntosh, CEO for Creative Enterprises

January 26, 2024 by Mike

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Leigh McIntosh, CEO for Creative Enterprises

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Leigh McIntosh/Creative Enterprises

Creative Enterprises is a training & employment community rehabilitation program for people with disabilities and a non-profit 501(c)(3) Community Rehabilitation Program.

The first campus of Creative Enterprises, located in Gwinnett County, was formed in 1976 with steadfast Values that are concreted in their Forsyth County Campus with the same Mission and Vision.

Help strengthen their Mission and be a part of this movement by making contributions of goods & supplies, or financial donations toward their new facility; Click Here

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Deon Tucker, Regional Director for Georgia Power

December 1, 2023 by Mike

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Deon Tucker, Regional Director for Georgia Power

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Deon Tucker/Georgia Power

Deon Tucker is the Regional Director at Georgia Power. She leads the company’s external affairs activities for DeKalb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Forsyth and Rockdale counties. She also provides leadership and support for power delivery, customer service, sales, and community and economic development to bring value to customers.

Deon began her career with Georgia Power in 1994 as a temporary customer service representative. Since then, she has held various positions throughout the company — including human resources associate, scheduling analyst, customer service supervisor, assistant to the manager of customer field services, field operations and development manager, region customer service manager and sales and service manager for Georgia Power’s statewide, 24-hour call center.

Additionally, Deon is active in the community and currently co-chairs the Forward Macon campaign, an economic development effort of the Macon-Bibb County Chamber and is a graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute, the Georgia Academy for Economic Development and Leadership Henry.

Deon holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Troy University.

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