The Leadership Strategist Monique A.J. Smith, is a Leadership Strategist that guides Athletics Departments/Sport Organizations and Individuals who wish to advance in Athletics Administration/Sports Management careers through her company, Seeds of Empowerment LLC. Smith, a Sports Management veteran of 30 plus years,...
… is is an Adjunct Instructor at both Johnson C. Smith University and Hampton University teaching Sports Management Courses. Spring 2024, Monique published her 8th issue of Significance in Athletics and Sports Magazine that features Black Women sharing their ‘Specialized Knowledge’ in the Industry. All issues can be found in the www.seedsofempowermentstore.com or Amazon. She is most known for her 10 seasons as the host of the internationally recognized weekly podcast “A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith”, that spotlights Women of Color in Athletics/Sports to her 3.2K Followers. Smith time in Collegiate Athletics includes a 13 year tenure as athletic conference executive for the historic Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). She also served in various athletic administrative roles on the campuses of Saint Paul’s College and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore within a ten year period.
Smith was a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Currently, Smith serves as VP on the volunteer Board of Head to Speech Incorporated, a non-profit that provides “Brain Health” advocacy, awareness and application to sports communities. With the understanding that knowledge is the key to success, Smith customizes her presentations to provide clients with leadership tools to prepare them to make informed decisions. Monique has dedicated her life to marketing the success of others, developing opportunities for the underrepresented and influencing decision makers to embrace diversity and inclusion. These actions have led to extraordinary opportunities to facilitator change and see strives in the development of others.
Related Posts
Jules White Jules White is an International Sales Coach with over 30 years of business and sales experience. Her ‘Live it Love it Sell it’ methodology helps passionate entrepreneurs and businesses get clarity on their ‘why’ and learn how to sell in an authentic human way that creates amazing results without the need for pushy
Read MoreJon Cole- Jon Cole is a visionary through and through. Hand him a problem and he’ll give you multiple ways of solving that problem. After becoming highly involved with the volunteer rescue and relief efforts associated with Hurricane Harvey, he saw numerous issues that could have easily been alleviated by just having a better way of doing
Read MoreEmily Merrell- Emily Merrell, also lovingly referred to as “20 questions” has always loved figuring out people’s stories. After six years in the fashion industry, Emily became an entrepreneur and created Six Degrees Society, a women’s focused networking organization that specializes in taking the guesswork out of networking through curated connections with each event having
Read MoreAbout Charmain JackmanDr. Charmain Jackman is an award-winning psychologist, author, Tedx Speaker, and leadership coach who is widely recognized as a leading voice on mental health and workplace wellbeing. As the founder and CEO of InnoPsych, she provides inclusive mental health solutions designed to help individuals feel seen, heard, and supported… …With personal experience navigating
Read MoreErno Hannink-I am Erno Hannink from the Netherlands. An optimist and enthusiast. Using stoicism for a better life.My podcast has been running for 5 years and 230 episodes now, including great episodes in English. You can find me at the Erno Hannink Show on iTunes. Next to the podcast I also create a weekly 1-minute video at ernohannink.tv. For
Read MorePeter Radcliffe- “I am one of the lucky few who have found their passion in life. For me, teaching (and learning from) people who want to find out how to best utilize the mind is what life is all about. And I get to do that every day and meet amazing people along the way.” Peter Radcliffe
Read MoreAbout Shweta AgrawalSeasoned engineer, experienced manager and leader with nearly two decades of expertise in Advertising technology and AI with a solid background in system design, performance optimization and data management. I have been at Google for 12+ years and currently lead strategy and execution of YouTube monetization on TV screens through Advertising, driving growth
Read MoreJenny Hogg Ashwell Jenny Hogg Ashwell is a spiritual messenger who brings through Divine messages from the High Council to help us remember that we are Love, Loved, and Divinely guided with important and Divine purposes to serve. She also offers spiritual mentoring to help people with heart-centered missions connect to Divine Love and
Read MoreCiara Anies- Ciara Anies: From August 2014-May 2016, I attended Diablo Valley College as a Communications major. As of September 2016, I transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara to receive my BA in Film and Media studies where I am expected to graduate early 2019. Additionally, I recently started interning at The Climate
Read MoreAbout Eric KonovalovEric Konovalov, is a refugee from the former USSR whose family fled communism in 1989. With deep love and admiration for the United States, Eric enlisted in the Marines immediately after graduating high school, serving for eight remarkable years, including two combat deployments—one in Iraq and the other in Afghanistan… …Following his military
Read MoreAbout Tom CorleyTom Corley is CPA, CFP, holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation and is a bestselling/award-winning author.His books include: Rich Habits, Rich Kids, Change Your Habits Change Your Life, Rich Habits Poor Habits, Effort-Less Wealth – Smart Money Habits at Every Stage of Your Life and Rich Habits Wealth Academy… …Tom has appeared on
Read MoreDorit Palvanov- Dorit Palvanov is a wife, mother of three girls and a health coach for women and girls. She is the founder of Health Begins With Mom Brand and Podcast where she inspires moms and their daughters to take back control over their own health and empower them to thrive as girls, women, wives, and
Read More