Kathleen Gage is the "no-nonsense, common sense" online marketing strategist, speaker, author, product creation specialist, and owner of Power Up for Profits." Kathleen is known for cutting through the fluff. (YES!) I met Kathleen at an event and she shared with our group that she ran her First full Marathon at age 61, her ... read more >
Many of us became acquainted with Tina Lawson (formerly Knowles) during her fashion designer days for the group, Destiny's Child. Since then Ms. Tina has shown us: that life goes on, you don't need to die before you're dead, it's never too late to find a new love, and you can still be sexy and ... read more >
London Olympic All Around Champion Gabrielle (Gabby) Douglas came back for the 2016 Olympics which is no small feat. A veteran at the age of 20 Gabby Douglas earned a Gold Medal in the Team Finals and also advanced to the Finals in Uneven Bars. Gabby Douglas was the All Around Silver Medalist at the ... read more >
Claressa Shields won her second consecutive Gold Medal in Women's Boxing at the Rio Olympics. She is the first American woman to do so. She has a record of 77 Wins and 1 Loss. While on the podium she brought along her Gold Medal from 2012 because she did not feel she received the respect ... read more >
Novlene Williams-Mills is a survivor. She is a 3x Olympic Bronze medalist and she helped the Jamaican Track Team win Silver in Rio but she is a Survivor. According to an article in the Jamaican Observer in 2012, she won the 400m at Jamaica’s national trials in 50.60 seconds within days of being diagnosed with ... read more >
Some say that sports do not make people's character. It reveals it. Abbey D'Agostino and Nikki Hamblin had never met before the Olympics but their names are forever linked in Olympic History. While running the first round heat of the 5000M D'Agostino fell on the eighth lap of the race. Hamblin fell in front of ... read more >
Tori Bowie has been a joy to watch this Olympics. This is her FIRST Olympic Games and she has won a medal in every event she entered. She is only the fifth American Woman to medal in the 100M, 200M, and 4x100M relay. 100M: Silver 200M: Bronze 4x100 Relay: Gold Setback to a Comeback ... read more >
Women continue to shatter barriers in these Olympic Games Kimia Alizadeh became the FIRST Iranian Woman to win an Olympic Medal. She won a Bronze Medal in the 57kg division for Taekwondo The 18 year old athlete is SO excited to be the first to have won a medal for her country and she believes ... read more >
Sakshi Malik won the first medal of the Rio Games for India by winning a Bronze medal in the 58kg division of Women's Wrestling. She is only the 4th Female Indian Athlete to Medal and she is the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling. Overcoming Stereotypes and Ridicule Wrestling runs in Sakshi Malik's ... read more >
Helen Maroulis has won the first ever Gold Medal for the United States in Women's Wrestling. Maroulis beat legendary Japanese wrestler, Saori Yoshida. To put how EPIC Maroulis' victory is, consider this: Saori Yoshida is the 3x defending Olympic Champion and has won 13 Consecutive World Championships. Overcoming Obstacles and Sacrificing everything for a dream ... read more >