In 2010, I began writing for YoungEntrepreneur.com, publishing an article per month for the next 1.5 years. I could barely call myself an entrepreneur at the time, but I had dreams. 7+ years later and I’m excited to share that I’m now a business owner of Promise Consulting Group, LLC and a writer for Entrepreneur Media.

My first piece is on a concept I feel strongly about, not just for female entrepreneurs and leaders, but for people everywhere.

As Melinda Gates said at the Powerful Voices Annual Luncheon in 2003, “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.”

Read How We Can All Elevate Women and Give Them a Voice in the Business World and tell me – woman or man – do you agree you can be both nice and strong?