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Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell Attorney, CPA, Author, Speaker, Publisher

THE LEADERSHIP CHAMPION

Media Kit September 2014

Contents

Contact Information 2

Booking Information 2

Social Media Connections 3

Biography 4

Select Engagements 9

Testimonials 10

Video of Lynita in Action 11

Pictures of Lynita in Action 12

Publications 13

Media Engagement 14

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Contact Information

Website: www.LynitaMitchellBlackwell.com

Email: Info@LynitaMitchellBlackwell.com

Phone: 1-866-611-3753

Booking Information

Ms. Cynthia Walton

BURST Agency

CWalton@BURSTAgency.com

Office: 404-857-7304

Direct: 404-734-8507

www.BURSTAgency.com

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Social Media Connections

Twitter: www.twitter.com/lynitamb

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/linked/in/lynitamitchellblackwell

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Lynita-Mitchell-Blackwell/251526074857952

Google+: plus.google.com/101270403096599355003/posts

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Biography

Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell is THE LEADERSHIP CHAMPION!

Leveraging several years in Corporate America as a CPA, managing Attorney of her own Law Firm, Executive Recruiter of C-suite professionals, and leader of several professional and social organizations,

Lynita now utilizes the experience gained in those empowering roles to encourage, equip, and CHAMPION people to be leaders professionally, personally, and within their communities.

As the Chief Leadership Officer of the

Leading Through Living Community

(LTLC www.LeadingThroughLiving.com)

Lynita designs, leads, and executes

workshops, seminars, and motivational

speeches that position professionals and

emerging executives for success!

Lynita's areas of specialization include

Strategic Personal and Business Image and Brand Management

Effective Digital Platform Engagement

Successful Career Transitions

Fast - and Legal! - Business Development Methodologies

Team Building, Management, & Empowerment Techniques

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Lynita enjoys writing

and sharing her

experiences. She is the

Author of the Leading

Lady Legacy: 10 Steps

to Becoming the

Leading Lady of YOUR

Life and Leading

Through Living: A

Guide for Women

Seeking Growth

Through Leadership, a

"mentor in your pocket"

for emerging women

leaders.

She is also the Editor-in-Chief of BOLD Favor

Magazine, the premier publication of LTLC. BOLD

Favor highlights BOLD people, organizations and

causes that inspire us to live fearlessly in the areas of

Leadership, Human Dignity, Spirituality, Empowered

Style, Meaningful Relationships, and Health &

Wellness - www.BOLDFavorMagazine.com. Lynita is

also a contributing writer with Southern Journal

Magazine.

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Based on her work and service professionally and in the community, Lynita has been

honored to

Serve as a delegate to the 2014 Art of Living Foundation's International Women's

Conference in Bangalore, India

Be recognized as a 2014 Outstanding Counselor At Law by Who's Who in Black

Atlanta

Receive the 2012 US President’s Call to Service Award presented by the

President's Council on Service and Civic Participation under the Obama

Administration

Be a 2011 Black Enterprise Magazine Young & Bold Business Leader "BE Next

35".

Lynita's community work continues to live

on and has been recognized with the

following honors:

In 2011, the My Sister's Keeper

Foundation for Women awarded its

Community Empowerment Award to the

non-profit organization that Lynita co-

founded and currently serves as Chair of the

Board of Directors - the Jewell Jackson

McCabe Emerging Leaders Institute, Inc.

(ELI)

In 2008, the National Association of

Women Bar Associations awarded its

Community Project of the Year award to the

Georgia Association of Black Women

Attorneys' Civil Pro Bono Wills Project that Lynita designed and implemented,

and also served as its first chair.

Lynita is involved with several dynamic organizations that she credits in developing her

passion and commitment to professional development. She is

A member of the LiT College Tour Board of Directors

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The immediate past president of the Georgia Chapter of the American

Association of Attorney-CPA's

A past president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

Foundation

A past president of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Stone

Mountain-Lithonia Chapter.

Lynita particularly credits the mentorship of the latter organization's national founder,

Ms. Jewell Jackson McCabe, as a driving force in her career path.

Lynita also loves politics and is very active in the progressive movement. She is a

member of the Executive Committee of the Douglas County Democratic Party, a Vice-

President of the Democratic Women's Council of Douglas County, and the immediate

past Chair of the Advisory Board of the New Leaders Council - Atlanta Chapter (a

progressive leadership training organization).

Lynita earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Florida A&M

University School of Business & Industry, Juris Doctor degree from the Georgia State

University College of Law, and Certificate in International Comparative

Law/Commercial Arbitration from Johannes Kepler Universitat of Linz, Austria. Lynita

is licensed to practice law in Georgia, and is a CPA licensed in Florida (inactive).

Lynita is married to Rev. Brian K. Blackwell, pastor of St. Paul AME Church, and they

are the proud parents of one daughter.

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Select Speaking Engagements

July 2014 - Panelist for the National Bar Association's Solo &

Small Firm Section's national conference

July 2014 - Keynote speaker for the launch of the Bela Biz

networking showcase

June 2014 - Facilitator for the Emerging Executives "Power of

One" Seminar presented by the Jewell Jackson McCabe

Emerging Leaders Institute, Inc.

March 2014 - Keynote Speaker: Leadership, Innovation,

Transformation (LiT) College Tour, Los Angeles, CA

December 2013 - Keynote Speaker: Transcendent Resurgence

2014 Goal Setting Session (launch of the Sugarplum Renaissance

workshop series), Atlanta, GA

July 2013 - Keynote Speaker: Girlfriends, Promise Keepers,

Sister Friends Annual Conference, Anderson, SC

May 2013 - Keynote Speaker: My Sister's Keeper Foundation for

Women's Leadership Graduation, Decatur, GA

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Testimonials

On Leading Through Living: A Guide for Women Seeking Growth Through

Leadership

-"Inspiring, motivating, and moving! I was captivated to lead better through education and

empowerment."

-"I am embarking upon a new chapter in my life/career, and the book's topic really resonated

with me. I am about halfway through it, and wanted to drop you a line to say THANK YOU!

God has blessed you with a wonderful message, and you are delivering it with wisdom and

eloquence! GO GIRL!! I have recommended it to several people already."

On Lynita as A Speaker - from Planners/Coordinators

-Our [group] was empowered by the practical "real talk" by Lynita as she empowered us to live a

life of integrity through sisterhood!

Pastor Maria Powell-Bennett, Event Coordinator - Global Ladies of Titus Network/New

Life Philadelphia Center (Anderson, SC)

-[Lynita's] ability to communicate core concepts corporate concepts like branding and image in a

way that resonates and applies to our students was masterful.

-Rev. Rowena Silvera, Dean, the Kairos Seminary Institute (Decatur, GA)

On Lynita as Instructor/Facilitator - from Attendees

-"I really enjoyed this class. I wasn't expecting to learn how to begin working to become a

champion for someone else. (I think sometimes the best way to move past feeling like you can't

do for yourself is finding a way to do something for someone else.)"

-"This course... open[ed] me up to really understand my adversities and fears even some fears I

didn't know I had."

-"This session was such an eye-opener! I truly appreciated being able to open up and be honest

about my own personal experiences."

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Video of Lynita In Action

Lynita delivers

the closing

keynote at the

LiT College

Tour in Los

Angeles! Click

here to view

video!

Lynita facilitates "The Power of One"

at the Emerging Executives Seminar

presented by the Jewell Jackson

McCabe Emerging Leaders Institute!

Click here to view video!

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Pictures of Lynita In Action

Delivering the Main Message at

the Sugarplum Renaissance: 2014

Transcendent Resurgence

Atlanta, GA

Giving an overview of the

Leading Through Living

Community at the Women

in the Spotlight Goinglobal

Annual Brunch 2013

Buffalo, NY

As Keynote Speaker - My Sisters

Keeper Foundation for Women

Graduation 2013

Atlanta, GA

At the Leading Through

Living: A Guide for Women

Seeking Growth Through

Leadership official book

launch

Atlanta, GA

Delivering the Keynote Address at the

My Sisters Keeper Foundation for

Women 2013 Graduation

Atlanta, GA

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Select Publications BOLD Favor Magazine Inaugural Issue June 2014 Editor-in-Chief, Founder, Publisher

Leading Through Living: A Guide for Women Seeking Growth Through Leadership March 2013 Victory: Business Profile of Former Cincinnati Reds Player Marlon Allen, Pastor of Victory Church Southern Journal Magazine May/June 2014 The Movement Behind the Georgia Film Tax Credit Southern Journal Magazine May/June 2014 YOU Are the Chief Engineer of Balance Girlfriendology BLOG Go from Employee to Entrepreneur in One Year! (pg. 32-33) Pose Magazine March 2014 Being the BOSS Pose Magazine June 2014

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Select Media Engagement

Lynita Discussing the Evolution and Launch of BOLD Favor Magazine May 2014 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09xOeXJgCE Lynita Interviewed by Jesse Herriott on the Leading Through Living Community "Living On Purpose" March 2014 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3eAXvzBHSQ Lynita Interviewed by Ella D. Curry on her book Leading Through Living: A Guide for Women Seeking Growth Through Leadership "Bonding Thru Books" - Day 6- How We Love - Leaps of Faith Link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/black-author-network/2013/11/26/bonding-thru-books--day-6-how-we-love--leaps-of-faith Lynita Interviewed by Candace Bazemore on her role as Co-Founder of the Jewell Jackson McCabe Emerging Leaders Institute "It’s A Woman’s World: Talking about Emerging Women Leaders" Link: http://sistergirlnews.com/tag/lynita-mitchell-blackwell/