PHILADELPHIA - s4story -- The Custom Ink Author's Showcase was a huge success this past weekend.  It started on Saturday morning June 27th at 11 a.m. est for Part I, and also on Sunday, June 28th at 11 a.m. est for Part II.

The virtual event was hosted by Bulinda Wright-Jones, Author, Blogger, Coach and Inspirational Speaker from Philadelphia alongside Valerie Stancill, Author, and Wellness Coach from New Jersey. The event was streamed live to Facebook with over 800 viewers.  We kicked off our event with Motivational Speaker Dr. Jim Smith, Jr., from Mt. Laurel NJ who Jimpacted us into our Bigness with No Excuses.  We had Focus James from Plymouth Meeting who moderated the event with her juicy personality.  She is a life coach who specializes in relationship coaching and the Author of The Focus of Love.

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Some of our guest author's for the weekend event were Making Literacy Dope by Author Judith McDaniel from Philadelphia.  She is the Executive Director and Founder of Teenagers in Charge.  We also had Ramona Gaines with us who is a five fold leader as Pastor, Author, Visionary, Encourager and Entrepreneur from Philadelphia.  We also had Sheri Durricks who is originally from Philadelphia now living in New Jersey and is the Author of The Many Faces of Domestic Violence.  She is a licensed therapist who conducts family therapy, individual therapy and recovery coaching.  We also had Author Michael Matthews with us from Chicago who helps people to get their books out of their head so that they can be read.  He is also a great financial coach that helps educate people regarding their finances alongside his wife.  Author Pamela Garrison from California was with us and has a very unique therapy practice that focuses on blowing bubbles.  She realized while going through a very difficult time that you cannot blow bubbles being angry.  She now uses this technique in her practice.

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We also had a great group of author's that presented on Sunday and they all were from NJ.  We had Kelly Redman, Minister Amber Jackson, Giselle Ogando, LaTashia Brown, Rodney Bonnet, and Minister Deanna Garlic.

It was a time of sharing, uplifting, and motivating others during a time that has been difficult for many.  The response has been overwhelmingly positive and people are already asking when the next virtual event will take place.

The host Bulinda Wright-Jones will be starting her 9 week Cohort and Leadership Academy for women in August.  Her mission and purpose is to help women to Get Unstuck and S.E.X.Y. (Self-confidence, Excitement, Xtra, Yes I Can). For more information about her Cohort, visit https://bwright-jones.com/LeadershipAcademy