We had the good fortune of connecting with Sharday “Neenuh” Lee and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sharday “Neenuh”, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking.
Risk..for me, this word has gone through a process of evolution. Initially, from a very young age, taking a risk was the only way you would explore anything other than poverty, bearing children before maturity, or being stuck in an a-productive cycle. Therefore, risk-taking became a way of life specifically if you wanted to elevate. As I have evolved though, taking risk has transformed into being bold enough to step out on unapologetic faith.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?

As stated before, I am a hustler at heart and actually pretty gifted in many areas. I have had the opportunity to explore many industries. My current career path is in public speaking working simultaneously with education. “She Speaks” specializes in providing educational support to parents looking for alternative routes in providing their children with customized education options. Rather K-12 or collegiate, we are the liaisons you need at your institution, micro-school, home-school, or your local library to aid in organic retention with positive goal-oriented results.
I am honestly over excited about finally stepping out and stepping in sync with my why. It has not been an easy road for me in life but in employment I have always been able to get, keep, and excel at a job. Being exposed to different sectors left me well-versed in several areas thus allowing me to gain confidence in leveraging my compensation; often with little to none of the required credentials. Learning to make myself a commodity in any workspace has been one of the greatest lessons learned.
Without being braggadocious, I am fully equipped to complete any task I set my mind to as long as I am led there. My brand is simply authenticity; life has bequeathed me with relative empathy and all of my gifts are God-given to be utilized how He sees fit. There is no way around that. Trust me, I have tried.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Ummmmm….to my friends from out of town…DO NOT COME DOWN TO VISIT ME AND EXPECT ME TO HAVE THIS TOGETHER!! I am going to advise you to utilize the TikToker to find you some places to visit. Yes, I said the TikToker! A friend would be bored out of their mind as I am not too much of a “hang out” kind of girl. Now I can take you to some of the spaces where I work and that’s about it! Outside of Briscoe’s, where I serve as the in-house emcee, we will have to google and ask around. I know a few people so I am sure I can pull it off!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?

WOW!! That is certainly a “loaded” question! There are many people who have in one way or another believed in me along the way and have not been shy about reminding me of who I am and to whom I belong and for that I am forever grateful. I cannot name them all but I actively attempt to let them know how important they are to me and that I love them. To those unnamed, THANK YOU!
For sure I will shoutout my family. My parents; Daddy told me & Momma showed me, thank you, thank you, thank you for embedding faith, love and respect into my foundation. Just like you told and showed, they can take you a long way.
To my siblings…..GANG! GANG! GANG! (lol) What is understood needs no explanation.
To Newtown, AR, where I was born and raised, in me it cultivated a hustle mentality, challenged every grain of my integrity until it landed in a place of no compromising. It forever remains a place of peace and comfort when life gets tough; home.
To my dear friend Kieana, thank you for always keeping me near the cross. I love you dearly. GeeGee, words can never explain how much you mean to me…THANK YOU AND LOVE YOU!

And last but never least, to my children, thank you for being my reason, season, and lifetime.

Instagram: @forshespeaketh

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