You’ve become who you are because of every experience you have ever endured- the trauma and the beauty. When you allow it to, your past creates empathy for the experiences of others and an overwhelming sense of possibility for yourself, your past can heal you and prepare you for a more resilent future, but only if you give it permission to. You can consciously decide how heavy or light you will allow the weight of your past to be.
Quote: “I owe a lot of my career to Rickey Smiley that was the first live television sitcom that I was a part of, and I got a taste of what TV Cinema is really is”
Q. Tell everyone who Mike Bend is?
A. Mike Bend is a cancer, a fun-loving guy and believes in showing people the wonderful time.
Q. What or who inspired you to do comedy?
A. My grandmother inspired me to do comedy. She’s been funny all my life.
Q. What is one of your biggest accomplishments?
A. My biggest accomplishments were people paying me 15,000 to perform my show that I wrote in the back of my room on a piece of paper and saw it come to life and people pay me $15,000 for that.
Q. I see you was a guest appearance on the Rickey Smiley TV show. How was that experience?
A. I owe a lot of my career to Rickey Smiley. That was the first live television sitcom that I was a part of, and I got a taste of what TV Cinema is really is?
Quote: “My style is VERY different! I love an edgy chic look! My stylist loves to dress me in edgy contemporary looks! I love difference liking pieces that you don’t see everywhere!”
Q. Tell us who Lynn Spirit is?
A. Lynn Spirit is a free-spirited individual who tries to keep my audience smiling and entertained!
Q. Describe your style and how it is different from others?
A. My style is VERY different! I love an edgy chick look! My stylist loves to dress me in edgy contemporary looks! I love difference liking pieces that you don’t see everywhere!
Q. Tell us who or what inspired you to become who you are today?
A. My past, family and my fans inspired me to be the person I am today! Every one of these individuals have some sort of input in who I am today!
A. Shantel is a free, creative spirit. I am an entrepreneur with a successful nail business and a passion for advocacy for people with disabilities. I believe that we all deserve to see the representation we desire so I decided to become that representation.
Q. Tell us about Shantelz Nails?
A. Shantelz Nails is my first business that I am very proud of. I provide quality and professional nail services to both men and women. I always knew I was made to own something of my own and I am thankful for the opportunity to do so before the age of 30.
Q. What are some of your greatest accomplishments in life?
A. Aside from obtaining my MBA in 2018 my biggest accomplishment to date would have to be winning the title of Ms. Wheelchair Alabama America 2020. It was an experience I never imagined.
Q. Tell us about K. Shantel’s journey in life?
A. My journey is to continue the work that I have started to promote inclusion in the entertainment and beauty industries for other individuals with disabilities.
Back in 2015 I went to Jamaica for Sumfest. It was 2 of my aunts and 1 of my brothers. It was my first trip to Jamaica and also my first trip with them. Everyone had their own room, and it was an adult resort called Secret wild orchids. When we went there it was so nice. We went at perfect timing. We went for 7 days so I knew we were going to be there awhile and be able to enjoy a nice margarita, nice water and relax.
We went to a couple places while we were here. We went to Margaritaville, which was nice and we got our dance on. We also went to Rick’s Café, Bob Marley Park, and all over. My aunt has friends there so they took us around to see the high class, mid class and poor class. If you don’t know what Sumfest is, it’s when a lot of people come and perform with a lot of reggae artists. We got a chance to meet Beenie man, Jesse Royal, Common and his band. The people were so nice. The Resort had about 7 or more different food places, club on the resort. We were by two other resorts, so it seemed combined. Everyone kind of did their own thing but we did do family dinners and things like that together. I love the water, so I stayed in the pool and beach relaxing with my Pina Colada lol. The Resort was fantastic, no kids, all adults.
I definitely have to go back but if you have never been please go and have fun it’s nice and worth the trip. The money value is different there, so it was cheaper to get things. I wish I would have started travelling earlier but as the saying goes better late than never. I like actually going to the resorts for vacations. You get so much more. Everything is included into your package: the meals, drinks, and other things they have. Trust me it’s a big difference.
Tell me your experience. Have you ever been to Jamaica? Where did you stay? What are some things you did?
Back in 2014 was my first cruise. I am older now so I wanted to do something different for my birthday so I decided to go on a cruise. 2 of my friends went with me. We did a cruise on Royal Caribbean to the Bahamas. It was nice the water was clear. Very hot but relaxing. We got a chance to visit museums there and shop different places. The money was different, so we had to get souvenirs for the family.
I haven’t seen one of my friends since 9th grade, so I was excited to see her and vibe. The boat had nice different things going on. Food was good, we danced and also got a chance to meet some other people on the boat. The boat went to a couple places and back. Just looking at all that water and relaxing in the sun. This was a good experience and glad that I was able to go. We went Jet Skiing for the first time. Now that was fun and scary. My body was sore when I was done lol. I was squeezing tight so I would not fall off when hitting those waves.
We ported from Miami Fl, So we were able to go to the beach there and look around. To see how Miami was. I have to go back there and stay a couple of days, but I enjoyed the time we did stay. I told myself from this day on every birthday I have to take a trip and go somewhere and see the world. Even if it’s a new state, country, just go see more than where you live.
Tell me what your first experience was on a cruise? What Cruise line did you travel on? Where did you go?
A good life is not something that just happens to you. You choose it as much as it chooses you.
You decide to live well every day with every single decision you make. You love. You dream. You get up. You try again. And maybe again. You stand tall. You shift. You grow. You create. Because you made the conscious choice to live a good life. To live well-whatever that means to you.
A. I am a 27 years old online entrepreneur living in Bruges, Belgium. I firmly believe that everything you believe in you can achieve, in my opinion a dream is just a goal with a death line.
Q. How did you get into teaching people about Finance?
A. In the past I worked as a self-employed insurance broker educating people about the importance of protecting yourself socially, mostly the importance of savings, Until I partnered with an online educational platform that teaches people a skill set to multiply their money on the largest financial market in the world (Forex).
Q. You’ve been to so many different countries. Which one is your favorite?
A. It would not be fair to pick one because every country has its own beauty. But I can tell you the one that was the most unexpected. Astana, Kazakhstan was an eye-opener for me first of all because I never thought to travel to KZ, secondly because Astana was incredibly modern, it was like Dubai 2.0. If someone wants to travel to an unexplored country KZ is a recommendation.
Q. What projects are you working on and where can everyone follow you?
A. At this point I want to keep doing what I am doing, keep impacting people’s lives, developing my skills as a leader, speaker & entrepreneur and living the best possible life. I am very active on social media people can follow me on: