Aja (pronounced ‘Asia’) is an intuitive healer, speaker + vocal artist, Leadership Education Specialist, and certified Life Coach. She is backed by over a decade of experience as a teacher, supervisor, coach, and mentor to leaders from all socio-economic backgrounds and experience-levels -- guiding them toward defining their passions, discovering their authentic strengths, and awakening the gentle/purpose-driven chief within.Aja also specializes in leadership coaching and JEDI consulting (Justice; Equity; Diversity; Inclusion) for teams in business, creative, entertainment, and educational settings. She is a mission-driven professional with expertise in talent acquisition, program management, employee engagement, community relations, and staff training/development for startups and small-midsize companies.Learn more at linktr.ee/aja_m_smith ✨️ -----------“𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.”“𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.”“𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦.”“𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥.”“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺... 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳.”“𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦.”― Lao Tzu 💡