Born to a teenage single mother in a third world country, Ayana’s life began in poverty. Since she has been the victor in a life long struggle against the odds. Ayana understands that transformative change isn’t achieved through luck, hard work or sheer ambition. Instead, it is the result of discipline, strategy, self-reliance, faith, humility, and finally, an understanding that getting what you want does not require competition with any other, particularly not other women.
Ayana’s greatest resource is her optimistic outlook. This is an intangible but essential resource that came to her as an epiphany during her preteen years. She took issue with having "dreams" that she would supposedly follow. At that moment she resolved that instead of “dreams” she would have "visions" - more permanent and concrete, to be made a reality. With this outlook, Ayana has never a challenge she can’t overcome or a mountain she can’t climb with it and abiding belief in her abilities.
Within a few short years, Ayana has explored careers in TV, as a talk show host and model, performance, as a professional dancer, Caribbean beauty queen, public speaker and poet, in addition to holding corporate positions in marketing agencies and New York-based businesses. Ever an entrepreneur, she has started several businesses, including a marketing and promotions agency and a life coaching consultancy. In each field she has entered, Ayana has sought out and found amazing, generous women who have imparted their wisdom and crucial life lessons.
Today, at 25, Ayana is putting herself through University as a psychology major with plans to attend law school upon graduation. She is married and resides in New York City where she recently launched her coaching and zero waste consultation practice, UnProfessional Advice. With this, she also creates unique self-help tools and eco-friendly products As a speaker, she shares her outlook, with wit, charisma and a dash of assertiveness. Her aim is not to encourage audiences to simply adopt her outlook but instead define and nurture their own. Attendees will learn the importance of extrapolating their own meanings, mantras and movements from life experiences.
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