by Leesa Renée | Feb 19, 2018 | Personal
“The only time I feel lonely as a single person is when I come to church.” I expressed those words to my pastor. He was facilitating a discussion around the advantages and disadvantages around being a single person in the church. The room was filled with a...
by Leesa Renée | Jul 28, 2017 | Personal, Spirit Rich No
My darling, I’m in a flow right now. I’m in a floooooooooow.” I think I whispered those words to a young girl who approached me while I was sitting at the library. I say I think because I was listening to music while she was talking. MC Lyte’s...
by Leesa Renée | Apr 10, 2017 | Personal
I love hearing people’s stories. Their lives lived are a source of entertainment, wonderment, and lessons learned. When I meet someone new, I act like a biographer seeking new discoveries through every conversation I have. Each person is an example of living...
by Leesa Renée | Apr 7, 2017 | Personal, Telling Sells
I’ve struggled with answering these questions: “Who’s inspires you?” “Who is your role model?” “Who do you look up to?” People don’t inspire me… They’re inherently flawed (including me). I don’t...
by Leesa Renée | Mar 2, 2017 | Digital Marketing, Innovative Ideas, News, Personal
There is a scene in the film, Hidden Figures, where Dorothy Vaughan, played by Octavia Spencer, finds out that her team of female mathematicians, who calculate formulas by hand using paper and pencil to help NASA join the space race, will be replaced by a computer....
by Leesa Renée | Jan 25, 2017 | Black Women Innovate, Personal
After watching the movie Hidden Figures, which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Picture category, I was reminded about how tough and rewarding it can be for Black women in a STEM-related career (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math). The...