Leona is an International Empowerment Speaker, Best-selling Author, and Talk Show Host on Mommy Talk Live. As the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carter Strategies and the Creator of the Because I Said SO! Coaching Program, Leona helps mothers discover their purpose parallel to parenting, starting with the words they speak. Married since 1995, Leona, and her high school sweetheart, Omarr, have six beautiful children and have been foster parents since 2002. Leona and her family moved from Seattle Washington to Kalamazoo Michigan for the tuition-based program called The Kalamazoo Promise, where her family was featured in the New York Times. You can connect with Leona at heycoachcarter.com