Rasheda Kamaria Williams

Chief Empowering Officer

Empowered Flower Girl

Country or state

United States

Available to

North America

Fee

Languages

English

Volunteer

Personal Details

Current position (1)

Chief Empowering Officer

Empowered Flower Girl

Degrees (1)

Journalism

Wayne State University

1996 to 2000

Bio

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Relevant. Relatable. Real

Rasheda Kamaria Williams is an award-winning mentor, speaker and author of “Be EmPOWERed: How to Live Above & Beyond Life’s Drama” – a guidebook and journal written for an inspired by girls. She is the founder and chief empowering officer for Empowered Flower Girl and a staunch youth advocate.

From growing up in a single-parent household to being the first in the family to graduate high school and college with honors, Rasheda has defied the odds. She holds a B.A. in journalism from Wayne State University’s Journalism Institute for Media Diversity and has extensive training in youth development, community relations and interpersonal communication.

For more than a decade, Rasheda has been committed to making a difference in the lives of women and children. Since 2001, she has personally mentored numerous girls and young women.

Her passion and advocacy for youth and social change have earned Empowered Flower Girl numerous accolades, including Kumon North America’s “Impact Award” and SASHE’s “Top 10 Companies for Women and Girls.” Rasheda also was named one of “29 Inspirational Female Entrepreneurs Who Are Positively Impacting The World” and featured in Exeleon Magazine as one of “15 Dynamic Entrepreneurs of 2020.” In 2021, MentHer magazine featured Rasheda in its “Top 20 Social Impact Founders” list. In 2022, she was named among Hope magazine’s Hope 25 and honored as a Community Icon by Esteem We/Detroit Possible. In July 2023, Rasheda was recognized as the Empowerment Enterprise Founder of the Year by Acquisition International magazine and received the Social & Business Impact Award.

A survivor of bullying, Rasheda shared her story in Cosmopolitan magazine in the article “Being bullied changed my life.” Her journey from excluded to empowered motivated her to launch Empowered Flower Girl in 2010.

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Presentations

Presentations (4)

Mentoring Girls & Inspiring Sisterhood

Excluded to EmPOWERed

Mentoring Makes a Difference

Inspiring Our Youth

Past talks (4)

Mentoring Girls & Inspiring Sisterhood

Michigan Association of Middle School Educators Conference

Schwartz Creek Performing Arts Center

December 31, 2016

Excluded to EmPOWERed

National Bullying Prevention Month

Renaissance Unity Church

December 31, 2015

Chica Chat: Inspiring Sisterhood

Our Village Mentoring Program

Denby High School

December 31, 2015

Be Safe. Be Smart. Be Kind Online.

Digital Citizenship Assembly

Richfield Public School Academy

December 31, 2015

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Books & Articles (4)

Be EmPOWERed: How to Live Above & Beyond Life's Drama

Empowered Flower Girl LLC,

2016

How Mentorship Supports Young People in Difficult Times

Interview with Empowered Flower Girl Founder – Rasheda Kamaria Williams

‘Chica Chat’ teaches girls to be happy being unique

Expertise (10)

PR & Communications

Social & Political

Education

Awards & certifications (3)

Top Company for Women and Girls

SASHE

2014

Community Icon

Esteem We

2022

Empowerment Enterprise Founder of the Year

Acquisition International

2023

Reviews

Testimonials (1)

The team at Defeat the Label wanted to offer you our sincere appreciation to you for taking the time to present at the 2023 Defeat the Label Community Conversation on Bullying. The whole conference was a success, but I wanted to share with you the sheer number of people who commented on how outstanding your presentation was . . . Again, I cannot thank you enough for sharing with us your time and talents. The conference would not have been anywhere near as successful with you and your amazing session.
Jamie Greene Kaniarz
Executive Director
Defeat the Label
Community Conversation on Bullying
09/11/2024

Why choose me?

Relevant relatable and real, Rasheda is an empathic speaker who engages, motivates and empowers.