Dr. Nikeya Young is a Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Speaker, Board-Certified Mental Health Coach, Certified Master Life Coach/TEDx Speaker/Keynote Speaker, Workshop Facilitator/Ordained Minister/Podcast Host, and Entertainer. Her TEDx Talk, “Let’s Normalize Homeschooling,” made her the 1st Black person to give a talk on this subject. She is also an experienced subject matter expert for local and national media outlets (such as WGN's Daytime Chicago and News Nation, Thrive Global, NBC News, The Steve Harvey Show, and more!). Dr. Nikeya holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology/Human Development, a Master’s Degree in Special Education (she is also a former public school teacher), and a Ph.D. in Christian Organizational Leadership. Through her transformative coaching company and podcast (Victorious Living Solutions), Dr. Nikeya empowers high-potential leaders to CRUSH their goals despite life's challenges and live VICTORIOUSLY!
Dr. Nikeya’s first book, “Virtue Chic: Classy Takes Center Stage” (2017), is a “must-read” for Christian single women! The book includes a foreword by Minister/Author Niki Winston, & dishes out practical and spiritual advice on style, dating, pursuing your purpose, resisting the urge to compete with other women, and SO much more! Nikeya has since been a Contributing Author on two other anthologies: Masters of Marriage: A Relationship Devotional for Couples (2021) and Amazon Best-Seller The Moms' Truth: Authentic Stories of Motherhood (2022).
As an entertainer, Nikeya has quite an extensive resume as well! She released her debut album, “Victorious One” (a Christian Pop/Hip-Hop/R&B album) in 2013. Nikeya wrote all the songs, and her husband, Rodney Young Jr., Executive Produced the album. She was nominated for the Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year award at the Chicago Gospel Music Awards that year, and the album received great reviews. Nikeya is signed to multiple talent agencies and she is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Her national television appearances include multiple segments on Steve Harvey's daytime talk show, multiple appearances as a Nurse on NBC's hit drama "Chicago Fire" in seasons 1, 10, & 11 (2012), an appearance in the movie "Divergent" (2014), and the lead role of Tameka Anderson in Episode 206 of TV One's "Find Our Missing: The Tameka Anderson Story."
Dr. Nikeya is happily married to Rodney Young Jr. and is a proud “Slay-at-Home” homeschooling mama bear to the couple’s three beautiful children: Rodney III (R3) and twin girls Nalea and Nissi. The Young family resides in the South suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
