Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I • M a y 2 0 1 0
F EAT U R ES
18 LIVING MY PERSONAL BEST
04 FOREWORD:
By Ed Gray
SEE IT, SAY IT, SOW IT!
By Dr. Stacia Pierce
19 DESPITE THE ODDS
By Jacquie Lewis Kemp
08 BRANDING ADVICE
From Karen Taylor Bass
20 ON BRANDING…
By Jewell R. Powell
09 GIVE TO GET!
By Melinda T. Emerson
Associate Editors
Genikwa R. Williams
Jordan Media Group
Leah Hubbard
Ministry Marketing Solutions
P Magazine is a publication of
Ministry Marketing Solutions, Inc.
33011 Tall Oaks, Farmington, MI 48336
Phone: (248) 426-2300 * E-mail: info@ministrymarketingsolutions.com
See It, Say It, Sow It!
By Dr. Stacia Pierce
First, Pam, I am overjoyed to celebrate this milestone with you. It
comes at one of my favorite times of the year! As we embark on
another year of the Women’s Success Conference, it means a lot to
me that you are here with us. You have been a wonderful, mentee
and supporter of the Conference for many years now.
Congratulations on turning 50 and beginning a new chapter in life. I
am confident that you will reach new pinnacles of success; and as
your life coach, I will be right here cheering you along the way!
I love that your theme is How to Brand Your Best Life, because it
rings so true.
Again Pam congratulations. I have seen you See It! Say It! And Sow It! for many years now. It’s no wonder that you
are becoming such an incredible success story. As you continue to help others build their dreams may you realize
every dream of your own! Continue to build your life and your brand to be a light to others. I am proud of you!
Happy Birthday!
Pursue
ursue Peace
eace – that you may discover your Purpose.
urpose.
Allow your Purpose to become your Passion
And your Passion will give you Power,
that will Propel you to your Place in destiny
And Prosperity will meet you there.
BIOGRAPHY 3) I love you. The words are powerful and each day I look into the
mirror and affirm my love for self. I am a work in progress like
Considered one of the premier each and everyone.
authorities in the public relations
industry, Karen Taylor Bass, has set the
standard in providing strategic branding, Karen Taylor Bass, The PR Expert®
marketing and public relations coaching
to entrepreneurs, mompreneurs, small Coach. Author. Motivational Speaker. Radio Host. Blogger.
business owners and corporations.
BIOGRAPHY Harvest-Live.com
www.facebook.com/lyleanddebdukes
Bishop-Elect Lyle Dukes and Pastor www.twitter.com/lyleanddebdukes
Deborah Dukes are the founders and pastors www.lyleanddeborahdukes.com/blog/blogs/blog1.php
of Harvest Life Changers Church, an www.youtube.com/LyleandDeborahDukes
innovative and progressive ministry of over
6,000 members, located in Woodbridge,
Virginia. They have served in this position
since the inception of the church in 1995.
Bishop-Elect Dukes and Pastor Deborah
were both saved at an early age and have
over 30 years of sacrificial service.
BIOGRAPHY We all fall down, but getting good at getting up is what matters in
life.
Despite having her right leg amputated at
age five; Bonnie became the first African-
American to win Olympic medals in ski
racing at the 1984 Paralympics. She has
been honored for this achievement at Nike
Headquarters, at the Essence Awards, at the Websites & Social Media:
White House Black History Month
celebration, and with a featured quote on www.bonniestjohn.com
millions of Starbucks Cups. www.linkedin.com/pub/bonnie-st-john/0/42b/411
www.facebook.com/bonniestjohn
After the Olympics, Bonnie went on to www.twitter.com/bonniestjohn
graduate with honors from Harvard, win a
Rhodes scholarship, and earn her Masters in
economics from Oxford. In 1992, she
worked in the White House as a director of
the National Economic Council.
Website: www.confrontingissues.com
Social Media: www.twitter.com/deborahpegues
What I began to realize was how incredibly blessed I had been, and
BIOGRAPHY how terribly bored I had become. I am used to multitasking—doing
Jacqueline Lewis-Kemp was diagnosed several things at once. More importantly as I recalled my life
with juvenile diabetes at the age of 7 and threatening episodes and the timing of those events, I knew that
was insulin dependent for 33 years. While they couldn’t be a mere coincidence. Combining new found energy
living with diabetes, Jacquie began her with a need to tell my testimony yielded my book Blessed
career at Lewis Metal Stamping the Assurance: Success Despite the Odds.
Monday following her graduation from
college—since her new boss would be her If I thought writing was a joy, sharing my testimony with others by
father. After working with him for eight promoting this book has given me purpose. Financial gain is good,
years, her father died suddenly and however watching the reaction on audiences faces as I discuss the
Jacquie stepped into very big shoes to fill, book, and receiving hugs from people touched by diabetes or
not to mention working through grief. kidney disease is satisfying. But, when people follow along and see
the power of Christ and how He has worked in my life, they go
In time, she grew the company and beyond the specifics of glucose control and dialysis in my car, and
doubled sales. She joined the National understand His blessed assurance for our lives.
Association of Black Automotive
Suppliers and was selected to Website:
join Oakland University Business www.jlewiskemp.com
School’s Board of Visitors. Jacquie was www.facebook.com/jacquielewiskemp
Biography continued… www.Twitter.com/jlewiskemp
also awarded Black Enterprise
magazine’s “Rising Star” award in 1996. perfectly events were timed, she realized that it
was not work that she could have ever done
Kidney failure, transplants and concern herself. Only God could have had this plan for
about the worsening economy forced her life and presented a path to ensure her
Jacquie to evaluate the viability of the success.
business and whether to continue her
father’s legacy, or secure her son’s future. Jacquie now volunteers and speaks for Gift of
What she came to recognize was that her Life, the National Kidney Foundation of
father was much more than brick and Michigan, diabetes support groups and diabetes
mortar, she closed the business. Or so she seminars in Muskegon, Mt. Clemens Regional
thought this was her decision. As Jacquie Medical Center and St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
reviewed her life and the seemingly hospitals; is chair of the "Choose to Live"
amazing medical procedures and the program at the American Diabetes Association;
coincidence of how and does fundraising for the University of
Michigan Transplant Center.
P Magazine • May 2010
-Page 19-
On Branding…
By Jewell R. Powell
l) LIVE your best life. LIVE every day well. Enjoy it. If you are
able-bodied, WORK. Work hard. Play hard. And then find time for
rest and renewal. Recreation means Re-Creation. And it's in that
time that God reveals to you your heart—your heart for HIM—and
your passion—what He has given you to do that no one else can do
like you, but you.
BIOGRAPHY Passion and prayer go hand in hand. Prayers connect when you
Suzan Johnson Cook—b.k.a. Dr. Sujay—is make time for God (the Creator) and yourself (the Creature).
the President of MOVING UP 2) Know that you are DESTINED FOR Greatness. Read my new
PRODUCTIONS, INC. a sales, technology, book On Becoming a Woman of Destiny ( Penguin Press:20l0) and
relationships and management consultant Jeremiah 29:ll—God has plans for you…plans for a FABULOUS
firm. future.
She was a television producer with NBC and 3) Fight for your family. At the end of the day, they are the ones
ABC and also served with CBS. She has had still there for you.
a distinguished career in public service,
having served as a Presidential Advisor, a Contact: www.DrSujay.com or e-mail at
White House Fellow on The Domestic Policy www.charismaspeakers@gmail.com
Council and directly worked with a Cabinet
Secretary. She is a member of the Join us for A Sister's Soul Journey Conference and Retreat for
distinguished Renaissance Weekend.
women of Faith: a conference for female Christian leaders from all
After attending Riverdale Country School, over the world—www.ersvponline.com/drsujay—October 9-12,
she received a Bachelors in Speech, cum 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale , Fla. , Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel
laude, from Boston's Emerson College and
holds two Master's Degrees, one of which is Phenomenal—Real Sisterhood—Real Rest for your weary soul
in Technology from Columbia University.
MAP: Mentoring, Advocacy and Preparation & Presentation for
She also has an earned Doctorate. An
Public Life
Alumna of Harvard University, she served as
a faculty member, teaching Speech and
Communications to some of today's most
distinguished leaders. She is a graduate of the
Minority Business Executive Program at
Dartmouth College's Amos Tuck Business
School.
Dr. Sujay is the author of nine successful
books, which include: her latest release
Moving Up (Doubleday: 2008), Too Blessed
to Be Stressed (Nelson: 1998), A New Dating
Attitude – Getting Ready For The Mate God
Has For You (Zondervan: 2000) and The
Sister's Rules for Ministry (Word: 2003). Her
latest, Live Like You're Blessed (Doubleday:
2006), was featured on Good Morning
P Magazine • May 2010
America, the Tavis Smiley show and is -Page 21-
becoming a Bestseller.
Be Consistent
By Kim Brooks
that my positive presence will still be felt after I depart from this
life and that the very mention of the name “M.D. EDWARDS” will
bring healing to ones spirit, soul, and body.
Websites:
www.leavesofgoldconsulting.com
www.borngrown.com
www.widowswithwisdom.org
www.leavesofgoldconsulting.com
BIOGRAPHY www.thecalledandreadywriters.org
Pastor Deborah D. Jenkins, Coin a Catchy Branding Slogan: We often fall well-short of
affectionately called, “Pastor Deb,” divine purpose because we’ve allowed everyone and every
serves as Pastor and co-founder of Faith circumstance to define us. My branding slogan is “Have you Met
@ Work Christian Church with her the Princess?™ This is an instant conversation generator and I am
husband Co-Pastor Frank J. Jenkins, in subsequently invited to numerous events for presentations!
Bronx, NY. Pastor Deb has been in
ministry for 13 years and in full-time Teach! Maximizing every opportunity also provides space for
ministry for 5 years. She holds a B.A. in teaching principles of the book. Those taught are empowered by the
Psychology, M.A. in Public free-experience and are willing to purchase services.
Administration and Policy ,and a Master
of Divinity (M.Div.) from New York Wearing a Crown Brooch: I have several different crown-shaped
Theological Seminary, where she is an brooches that I wear on everything from cotton-tees to silk blouses.
Adjunct Professor in both the MDiv. I am automatically associated with royalty—when asked about it I
and Certificate Programs. am able to ask my branded question, “Have you Met the
Pastor Deb founded the No More Princess?™
Drama Women’s Conference in 2002
and has been a mentor/coach to For further information about Pastor Deb visit her website
hundreds of women. She speaks www.DeborahDJenkins.com
nationally and is the author of two
dynamic leadership books, Leading
through Adversity: Lessons from the
Prophets (2004) and the latest dedicated
to women, Preparing the Princess to be
Queen: With 31 Successpirations for the
Princess (2010).
She owns three businesses—all of
which compliment her godly destiny as
a Queen.
Connect with her on:
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/dvineexpression
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/deborahdjenkins or P Magazine • May 2010
www.facebook.com/revdeborahdjenkins -Page 26-
A Real Strong Woman
By Rhonda J. Smith
Websites:
www.simontbailey.com
www.youtube.com/brilliance777
P Magazine • May 2010
-Page 30-
Seek God’s Best
By Dr. Teresa Hairston
Dr. Teresa Hairston has worked diligently We are all assigned to "worship" God. Worship is a lifestyle, not a
over the last 21 years to build her company musical style. When we worship God—in spirit and in truth—we
from the ground up. The founder and come into communion with God, and it is then that the Holy Spirit
publisher of Gospel Today is now enjoying reveals specific assignments and unique direction to our spirits; and
the fruits of her labor and her publication is also reveals truth to our minds.
a valued resource in the faith community.
It isn’t always easy or convenient to discern or obey the “leading”
“I started the company from a four-page
newsletter as a way to reach the urban of the Holy Spirit, but when we do, and we go where He leads, we
Christian community and it has become one always find that we exceed our own grasp and we experience
of the world's largest publications of its “overflow.”
type. This is a vision that God gave me, it's
certainly not something I signed up for — it My goal in the future is to achieve “best” in every area of my life. I
is obedience from start to finish. It has been will do this by not actualizing MY best, but seeking God’s best. I
a journey of faith,” she says. have learned that the more I yield my mind, body and spirit to Him,
the better His best is “in” and “through” me—and the more I lose
Building an empire wasn't easy for the control to Him, the better the journey is “in” Him!
divorced mother of three, but she found the
strength to conquer the obstacles.
Teresa Hairston
“I didn't have the money, the education, the Founder/President, Gospel Today Magazine
background, friends or anything else to Founder/President, Gospel Heritage Foundation
support what I was doing," Hairston says. “I
just had faith and belief that if God called
me to do it, then he would take me through
it.”
unique 21st century shows that offer authentic belief, hope and change in
each broadcast for our female audience. We approach topics such as
spirituality, money, health and relationships. We want to create a niche, a
place where women can go to feel better and aspire to live the life they
dream of in their souls." As my teams and I dive deeper into the lifestyle,
self-help, entertainment and spiritual themes, we use as vehicles my
weekly show, which has been a syndicated talk show for 5 years, and my
successful monthly newspaper-magazine pages, Beebe’s Smart Living.
These brands are designed to inspire, ignite and massage Belief, Hope,
and Change as they are founded on the strongest principles, love and faith.
In 2008, I was offered an opportunity to syndicate my lifestyle pages,
BeeBe’s Smart Living, to the Power Pages News published by Hattie
Kelly. The idea for providing media content had been in my soul for
years as I had labored writing book reviews for local papers, then creating
BIOGRAPHY my first content page in Dallas’ The Black Economic Times Newspaper
(now defunct). I had a belief in my heart that I could bring to the
Valder Beebe hosts The Valder Beebe audience relevant, informative and entertaining topics that would always
Show, a spiritual talk show “for women inspire belief, hope and change in their lives. So I began my journey of
belief in the BeeBe Brand. Today the BeeBe Brand is a media content
by women” broadcast on KKVI Radio
provider. From a strong belief, we now broadcast the Valder Beebe Show
FM 89.9/95.9 (kkviradio.com). on FM Radio, Internet Radio, Pod Cast and our own Internet Television
Network. The Show is also delivered as content to
ValderBeebeShow.com and affiliate web sites; printed as BeeBe’s Smart
Websites & Social Media: Living lifestyle pages in the Power Pages News; broadcast daily on the
Internet’s KKVIRadio.com, Bridge89FM.com and RhythmFlowRadio.net
www.RhythFlowRadio.net and Pod Cast on as Valder Beebe Show’s THAT CELEBRITY INTERVIEW and soon to
launch Valder Beebe Show’s SMART LIVING GREEN (environmental
www.valderbeebeshow.com.
interviews and infomercials). We believe in the power of words, so we
have book clubs in Dallas, New Orleans and Mississippi.
Contact Valder Beebe via
www.twitter.com/valderbeebeshow.com or e- Belief, Hope, Change is about knowing that all the resources you will ever
mail valderbeebe@valderbeebeshow.com need or want are at your fingertips. All you have to do is identify what
you want to do with them and then practice the feeling-place of what it
will feel like when that happens. If you can believe and hope that you can
be, do or have anything you desire, you are a blessed human who has
come forth to create an EXTRAORDINARY life. There is nothing
holding you back, other than your own contradictory thought of “I can’t.”
Now all you must do is to change your belief. You must affirm to
yourself that you must savor life more, laugh more, and anticipate
positively more. I frequently open my show with “change the way you
look at things, and the things you look at will change.” And I have heard
from many listeners, viewers and readers of the Valder Beebe Show, who
have stated they too have embraced this mantra, so just try it. What
beliefs lie unrequited in your heart? What hope do you want to bring to
P Magazine • May 2010 the world? What change can you make to better Planet Earth?
-Page 33-
Pearls of Wisdom on Branding
By Venus Mason Theus
Start early.
Even before I completed the first chapter of my book, I had my
BIOGRAPHY graphics designer include a “coming soon” banner on the image of
my book cover to place on my website, blogs, social networking
Venus is dedicated to helping married
sites and email signatures. People began to recognize my book a
women find joy in all situations. She
year before the manuscript was complete.
also teaches brides-to-be and someday
brides how to choose and prepare for
Host events that are centered on your brand.
marriage wisely.
I created wisdom4wives, (w4w) an online social network
She is passionate about cultivating a exclusively for my target market which is married women and
community of what she refers to as 21st brides-to-be. In conjunction with my online presence, I host Jeans
Century “P31s” – empowered, yet and Pearls, quarterly offline events for members and their friends.
nurturing women who know their value
and operate within the purpose for Be a billboard. People associate me with “pearls.” Whether I’m
which they were created. She is the wearing a pair of jeans, a business suit or my Sunday best, my
author of Brown Paper Bag, a novel and ensemble is incomplete if it doesn’t include a pearl necklace, a
her first non-fiction work, an eBook bracelet or a pair of pearl earrings. I also have an enormous faux-
entitled Pearls of Wisdom for Wives: pearl ring that I wear for the sole purpose of soliciting conversation.
How to Have a Joyfully Ever After When someone comments about my ring, it presents an opportunity
Marriage which was released this year for my 30-second elevator pitch.
on Valentine’s day.
She and her husband Rick recently For further information about Venus visit her website,
celebrated their 25th wedding www.venusmasontheus.com.
anniversary. Their blended four
generation family is comprised of four
adult offspring and 15 grandchildren.
Venus and Rick serve together as the co-
directors of the Uplift Family Ministry
at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit,
Michigan. Her platform of Joyfully-
Ever-After Marriage offers hope,
healing and assurance that contrary to
popular belief, monogamous, joyful
marriage is indeed alive and well!