Johnson Will be Featured Along with Other Celebrities and Influencers, Including Actor and Comedian, Flex Alexander
Cookie Johnson, author, philanthropist, and wife of Earvin “Magic” Johnson is heading to Dallas as a featured speaker at the inaugural Motivated Moms Retreat, hosted by mom advocate and entrepreneur, Latoyia Dennis. The 2018 Motivated Moms Retreat will be held Friday, September 14, 2018 – Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Hilton Dallas-Rockwall,on 2055 Summer Lee Drive, Rockwall, TX 75032.
With a theme of What Motivates You?, the 2018 Motivated Moms Retreat plans to set attendees on a path to answer that question through a weekend of empowerment, inspiration, relaxation, fun and pampering for moms. Designed to celebrate the extraordinary mom in each of us, many are describing The Motivated Moms Retreat as the event of the year for entrepreneur moms, working moms, stay-at-home moms, aspiring mom and other mother figures. Women from various cultures and socioeconomic and educational backgrounds will gather together to participate in this empowering experience.
Other confirmed speakers and panelists include Other Speakers and Panelists:
Flex Alexander, Hollywood actor, comedian and reality TV star
Jorge Narvaez, Influencer and Founder of Reality Changers
Donte Dean, Professional Model and CEO of One Vodka
The weekend will consist of engaging and interactive workshops and panels featuring top celebrities, industry influencers, speakers, authors, bloggers, entertainers and experts in the fields of education, wealth building, beauty, health, wellness, and self-care. During the one-of-a-kind experience, attendees will learn how to budget and build wealth, live intentionally, build better business and personal relationships, invest in self-care, become more engaged in their children’s education and identify their passion and activate their life’s purpose.
The 2018 Motivated Moms Retreat is sponsored by Prudential, Coca-Cola, One Vodka, le creatif linen and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Latoyia Dennis, mommy advocate and founder of The Motivated Mom and A Chance to Learn, walked away from a lucrative corporate career to create The Motivated Mom, a network to encourage women around the globe to go passionately after their dreams and create the lives they’ve dreamed of.
Her goal is to provide opportunities for women and help them discover who they were created to be. “As moms we think about everyone else, sometimes at the expense of self,” said Dennis. “This event gives moms an opportunity to ‘retreat’ – to pull back and take care of themselves. We can’t retreat when engaging with our children, we have to be present. We have to take out real time for self.” While this is the first Motivated Moms Retreat, it is not the first event for the brand.
Latoyia Dennis started The Motivated Moms in 2016 with nationwide tour, that drew sold-out crowds of women and moms looking to grow, learn and reach their dreams.“The Motivated Moms Retreat is for every woman who is looking to live an extraordinary life while balancing career, motherhood and all the other demands of life with class and grace,” said Dennis. “I’ve gathered some of the best influencers in the industry. Attendees should expect to be encouraged, challenged and celebrated.”
Latoyia Dennis, mommy advocate and founder of A Chance to Learn has joined forces with Prudential, seven-time GRAMMY® nominated singer and songwriter, Kelly Price and a host of other influencers announce the 2016 Motivated Moms Tour.
The half day event concluded with a panel featuring these awesome panelists.
Kelly Price,
seven-time GRAMMY® nominated singer/songwriter and founder of Look2Live Foundation
Rock T,
on-air radio personality and founder of the Rock T Youth Foundation
Michele Thornton,
senior vice president at BET, Centric and author of Stratechic: Life and Career
Winning Strategies for Women
Elayna Fernandez, www.ThePositiveMom.com
Mena Freeman,
Prudential Financial Planner
Sherilyn Smith,
vision board presenter and
marketing expert, Enigma, LLC
Tiffany Fulcher,
business architect who helps women entrepreneurs build profitable businesses; CEO & founder of Momspace
Vision Boards Galore & More
If the moms weren’t motivated when they came, they certainly were upon leaving. The morning began with a rousing session of inspiration by Latoyia Dennis, Tiffany Fulcher and Sherilyn Smith who presented Cheryl Roseborough who is a vision board genius.
The ladies learned about not only creating vision boards, but crafting follow through plans. One alarming statistic raised in the early session was the percentage of follow through. It remains very low and the ladies were encouraged to find accountability partners to help guide them through the process of accomplishing their vision board.
At lunch, inspiration was the main course! With a panel of winning women and Dish Nation’s Rock-T the panel tackled a number of difficult issues from varying perspectives. From Kelly Price’s new normal, Elayna Fernandez’ journey from Central America to the West Coast and Rock-T’s male perspective as a single parent, nothing was off the table in conversation.
Mena Freeman helped the ladies understand the importance of financial awareness and Michelle Thornton, the ultimate BOSS chic schooled the ladies on the importance of achieving balance at home and at work.
That’s a Tough Question! Kelly Price offered sage wisdom to the ladies in the room encouraging them to eliminate the phrase: “almost doesn’t count”. She intimated to the crowd that she as an artist and business woman on the go, she regularly battled guilt. That was until she came to this realization: “where I fall short, God gives the increase, when I didn’t have all the answers, I had to depend on God…I learned that God is never blindsided even when we are. “He already has the answer to the question, the solution to the problem and already made the way of escape. That’s what happens when you allow your life to be orchestrated by Him”.
The room was charged as the panel spoke life into the atmosphere using their real world experience and wisdom! There’s no doubt these moms weren’t motivated as they returned home that day.
The BOSS Network® Ladies That Lead event highlights influential women of color; who can inspire other women by sharing their strategies and journey to success. These distinguished women are leaders not only in their industry but in their community, by setting a standard for what success looks like and owning their power. This event celebrates female leadership and encourages women to pursue their ambitions. This event with feature some amazing speakers and is hosted by The BOSS Network Founder, Cameka Smith.
The Ladies That Lead Dallas tour stop was incredible. The room was filled with women of all ages, races and aspirations. The leading ladies on the panel were informative and empowering. The women shared their stories with candor and class. Each shared from their varying perspectives as professional women and inspired the women in attendance to go and make BOSS moves of their own.
Cameka Smith is an extraordinary visionary who is impacting women across the nation and continues to lead by example, bringing out successful sisters all across America. Cora Jakes-Coleman was honored during the evening and brought along with her, mother Serita Jakes and husband Brandon. Jakes-Coleman read a prepared statement and
Keynote speaker for the evening, Michelle Williams spoke on re-inventing ones self. She spoke also of the importance of words and how you can speak things into existence. She intimated to the women that a word in jest unlocked the potential for her Grammy award winning career, first as a background singer for Monica and later as a member of the world famous trio Destiny’s Child.
Move Over Martha Stewart!
Williams is moving on from that chapter of her life in favor of following her other dream, that of a home design maven. With her newest venture “Believe At Home”, Michelle Williams now wants to outfit your home with her goods. Currently, her bedding products are sold on evine and will hit retain in 2017. Williams proved to be the perfect pick for keynote speaker when she detailed how she arrived at the name for her bedding line, asking: “…when you lay your head down at night, what did you believe for today?”
Grammy Award-winning Singer and Entrepreneur to Visit DFW
The BOSS Network will host the Dallas stop of “Ladies That Lead: An Evening with Michelle Williams,” a multi-city event highlighting influential women of color who can inspire other women by sharing their success strategies.
The well-received event will be held Tuesday, August 23 at Pads at The Aloft Hotel Downtown, 1033 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202, from 6:00pm-9:00pm.
Hosted, by BOSS Founder Cameka Smith, the goal of the “Ladies that Lead” tour is to inspire and empower more women of color to pursue business and entrepreneurial goals through peer conversations and mentor-level interaction. The evening’s keynote speaker is Grammy Award-winning singer and entrepreneur, Michelle Williams, who recently launched her bedding and home-goods line, “Believe at Home”.
“Ladies that Lead” Dallas will honor Cora Jakes Coleman, executive director of children’s ministry at The Potter’s House, a Dallas mega-church with more than 30,000 members. The eldest daughter of Bishop T.D. and Mrs. Serita Jakes, Cora is also a preacher, best-selling author, wife and mother of two.
An additional event feature is a women-in-business panel conversation with:
Michele Meyer-Shipp, VP & Chief Diversity Officer, Prudential Financial, Inc. Tiffany Fulcher, Mompreneur, CEO & Founder of Momspace Nikki Woods, CEO, Nikki Woods Media & Chief Publisher of Victoria Street Publishing Lisa Tenorio, Assistant Vice President of Network Planning at AT&T
Prudential Financial Inc., is partnering with The BOSS Network, along with The Limited and Sage Summit, to host the tour and provide the tools and platforms for more women of color to enter and excel in business. The ticketed event is open to the public ($69.00 for BOSS members and $79.00 for non-members). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: www.LadiesThatLeadTour.com.
ABOUT THE BOSS NETWORK
BOSS™ is an acronym for “Bringing Out Successful Sisters,” and the Network’s mission is to promote and encourage the small business spirit and career development of women. The BOSS Network is an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through conversation, online and event based networking. To find out more about The BOSS Network, please visit www.TheBOSSNetwork.org. The BOSS Network was named as a Forbes’ “Top 10 Career and Entrepreneurial Website for Women.” With over 50,000 women globally subscribed to the mailing list and active members throughout the United States.
ABOUT MICHELLE WILLIAMS
Technically, of course, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter needs no introduction: Member of internationally acclaimed female group Destiny’s Child. Hit-making solo singer in her own right. Stage actress (“Aida,” “The Color Purple, “Chicago,” “Fela!”). Mentor starring on the hit Oxygen network series “Fix My Choir.” In 2015 Williams had the opportunity to fulfill another dream by launching “Believe at Home”, a bedding and home-goods line available on EVINE Live.
Kelly Price offered sage wisdom to the ladies in the room encouraging them to eliminate the phrase: “almost doesn’t count”. She intimated to the crowd that she as an artist and business woman on the go, she regularly battled guilt. That was until she came to this realization: “where I fall short, God gives the increase, when I didn’t have all the answers, I had to depend on God…I learned that God is never blindsided even when we are. “He already has the answer to the question, the solution to the problem and already made the way of escape. That’s what happens when you allow your life to be orchestrated by Him”.
