Everyone needs to hear ‘YES’ in their lifetime!Saying YES is invaluable. It means that I am willing to take a CHANCE on you! It means that I SEE and RESPECT you. It means I ACKNOWLEDGE your worth and see your value! Sometimes that is all a person needs to change the trajectory of their professional career. In fact, sometimes YOUR YES is the linchpin to their SUCCESS.Someone’s YES steered me to this moment in my career! It took me 20+ years in education to learn the secret about my true love for sports, education, and women’s development. While an interesting trio, my purpose has always been anchored in growing, healing, educating, and collaborating.For my entire career, I have been committed to educating and developing youth, student-athletes, and women. I work closely with each of them to design their life’s compass. Collaboratively, we consider the desired outcome and strategize on methods to reach their goals. I AM a CONDUIT rather than a gatekeeper. I AM CANAL of opportunity rather than a barrier. I AM the solution rather than a problem. My biggest strength is my ability to make connections, being able to quickly identify and assess skills, gifts, and talents that people don’t realize they have.One of my personal values and highest priorities is that it is important to serve my community through non-profit work, coaching, and self-development. I help people explore their present and past so they can create their future. But what I hope to resonate with them most is the requirement to reach back and pull people forward. That my friend is the POWER OF ‘YES’!