Introducing our 2023 Featured Experts!

Dana Spencer

Dana is the mother of her only son, Justin. When she became pregnant her senior year in college, she quickly realized that she needed the wisdom from the Lord to raise her son. 

Her first job upon graduation was working in the rental office of a subsidized apartment complex. In 2002, she purchased her first home. Dana believes that everyone should achieve the blessing of home ownership. Her vision to help every single mom find financial freedom starts with her book, A Beginner’s Guide to Financial Freedom Through Real Estate. Connect with Dana on her Facebook page!

Katie Gibbons

Katie is a homeschool mom and entrepreneur. Through providing financial education and coaching, she helps women manage their money so they can gain clarity and peace of mind. She believes life is best lived by discovering the simple pleasures in the everyday. When she is not running her businesses or loving on her family, she is looking for any excuse to meet up with her girlfriends. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, James and two sons.  

Connect with Katie on her website at katiegibbons.com.

Michele Meza

For over 28 years, Michele, also known as Coach Michele D, has been a leader in business and academia industries and is the Branding Strategist at Luksi Coaching & Consulting. She has received multiple recognitions, including local and national leadership awards. She is formally trained in Organizational Leadership, holds an MBA and a B.S. degree in Entrepreneurship. 

Michele is a single mom of two beautiful daughters and has a heart for women and children. She has dedicated countless hours and years towards bettering the lives of domestic violence survivors and their children, through ministry and personal volunteering. Learn more about Michele and her resources at luksiconsulting.com.

Courtnaye Richard

Courtnaye is the founder of Inside Out Media Group, LLC - a faith-based PR, Marketing & Mentorship Agency. In her 15 years of experience, she has worked with platforms such as PBS, CBN, TCT, Yahoo, including local television and print publications. Courtnaye is also the founder of Inside Out with Courtnaye, a ministry that helps women grow in Christ, while equipping them for their calling. She is an author, contributing writer for ibelieve.com and YouVersion. Her speaking appearances include She Speaks, FlourishWriters, and Entrusted Women’s Conference. 

Learn more about Courtnaye on her website at courtnayerichard.com.

Dena Johnson

As the founder of Dena Johnson Ministries, Dena has a heart to help single moms through coaching, writing, and speaking. She has been a featured writer on Crosswalk, FaithIt, Lifeway Magazine, and many others. She has a master’s degree in Life Coaching from Liberty University and has appeared on a number of podcasts across the country. Her first book, Picking Up the Pieces, is planned for publication in 2023.  

Dena raised her three kids as a single mom, and now gets to share her life with her loving husband, Roy. Her greatest joy and passion is helping others find beauty in a broken life.  

Kia Stephens

In January of 2016, Kia created the Christian Women Communicators of Color Network Facebook Group with a few of her close friends. As a blogger and social media influencer, Kia was searching for a community of faith-based women of color. What began as a Facebook group has become a movement. Now known as Entrusted Women, Kia is working to create and increase opportunities for Christian women communicators of color through monthly workshops, exclusive interviews, and ongoing encouragement.

Learn more about Kia and her resources at entrustedwomen.com.

Courtney Rogers

Court is a life coach for single mothers, founder of Single Mama Thriving, and a devoted mom to her son Wild. When she found herself as a newly single mother, over three years ago, she decided to reinvent herself.  Court is now a certified life coach and a nationally certified recovery coach. Single Mama Thriving is a community curated for single mothers that are ready to unlock their power and stand brave in their worth. She is passionate about going deep and unpacking the hard stuff. 

Connect with Court at facebook.com/courtneyrogersxo.

Kristy Angelee

Kristy is an inspirational speaker, author, businesswoman, and personal chef who balances career, ministry, and family. She is redefining what it means to be a modern single mom of faith. She has a passion for empowering single moms to overcome obstacles. Whether through her book, business, or coaching, she delivers transformational messages that are powerful and empowers not only single moms but every people, nation, tribe, and tongue seeking to reclaim their life with Christ.

Connect with Kristy on her Facebook page at facebook.com/ChefKristyAngelee. 

Lisa Valentine Clark

Lisa is an actor, writer, producer, and host of The Lisa Show podcast. She is the mother of five and widow who cared for her husband of 25 years for over 4 years before he passed away from ALS in 2020. 

She is passionate about her kids, her faith, and connecting with others and caring for each other. As host of The Lisa Show, she talks about all things good. Lisa believes there's more than enough information and pressure out there for us all to live "our best lives," but there's a power in laughing together at the hits and misses we're all experiencing in the middle of it all. Laugh with her at thelisashowpodcast.com. 

Stacey Jeannett

Stacey is a Life Coach and the founder of Single Parent Focus, dedicated to walking and encouraging single parents to “seek God first” in all areas of their lives, but her passion is for parenting and dating well.   

Remarried, she now has a blended family of four, along with two son-in-laws, and three adorable grandchildren that call her GG. Stacey spends her time coaching single parents in person and on Zoom, blogging, and is in the process of writing her first book, Well Done – Faithful Not Perfect Single Parenting. Learn more about Stacey at singleparentfocus.com. 

Karen Stubbs

Karen is a speaker, podcaster, and author of several books including, Survival Guide to Motherhood. During Karen’s years as a young mom, her husband, Greg, served as a fighter pilot in the Navy. During those tough early years, as Greg served overseas, Karen grew in her reliance on God and gained a heart for mothers. Today, Karen is mother to four adult children, grandmother to five and founder of Birds on a Wire Moms, a ministry created to equip mothers with practical and biblical truth so they can parent with confidence.

Learn more about Karen and her ministry, Birds on a Wire Moms at birdsonawiremoms.com. 

The Life of a Single Mom is a national, faith-based, nonprofit that exists to see that no single mom walks alone. To date, the organization has worked with hundreds of churches to start a single mom’s support group in cities throughout the U.S. and beyond, as well as having served hundreds of thousands of single mothers with a variety of programs.  Offering a large array of books, curriculum, training materials, online instructional videos, podcasts, newsletters, life skills education, and more, TLSM is one of the largest single mom organizations in the U.S.  The robust selection of single mom programs focus on empowering single moms to grow spiritually, emotionally, financially, and parentally through Single Mom University, Single Moms Across America, the National TLSM Single Moms Conference, boot camps, and a variety of other programs. For more information,  visit  www.thelifeofasinglemom.com.