Stephanie M. Clark has a calling and passion for empowering women and girls.  Her life’s work has afforded her the opportunity to serve women and girls from various backgrounds including single mothers, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, teenage moms, and mothers & daughters.  She believes there is greatness in every woman and girl regardless of their situation.  She enjoys helping women and girls find and tap into their greatness so they can walk into and fulfill their God-given destinies.

Clark is well versed in all aspects of business start-up and operations. Ten years ago she made the transition from employee to entrepreneur and has started four businesses, two non-profits and two for-profit companies. She empowers, coaches and mentors women and teen girls across the country by sharing her mistakes made and lessons learned along her journey as an entrepreneur. She offers practical strategies toward achieving success as a business owner to those seeking to start a business or to grow their business.

As a marketing communications guru and entrepreneur, Clark possesses over 20 years of developing and executing effective marketing and public relations programs as well as producing small to large-scale special events. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Detroit-Mercy. She has worked in non-profit management for over 20 years and has worked with several corporations, faith-based and non-profit organizations as a marketing communications consultant.

Clark is also President and Publisher of MDK Media, Inc. a for-profit media and publishing company. Her debut book entitled “Life as a Single Mom: It Isn’t Easy or Is It?” was released on October 26, 2007. Her next title, “Success Finds You When You Have Positioned Yourself to Be Found”, is scheduled for release in 2011. She is the author of a parent handbook for incarcerated mothers, “Life As A Single Mom Behind Bars” and a character building workbook for teen girls, “Transforming Minds by Transforming Meanings” (both projects scheduled for release in 2011).

Clark founded My Daughter’s Keeper, Inc. (MDK) in July 2002. MDK is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which provides support and resources to mothers and caregivers raising adolescent and teenage daughters as well as provide self-development opportunities for women and girls. MDK works with mothers/caregivers, preteen and teenage girls from all socioeconomic backgrounds throughout the U.S. and abroad. Clark is also the National Director for Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc., a national advocacy and empowerment movement for single moms she founded in 2007.  She is the Director and Small Business Coach for the Small Business Academy for Single Mothers.

She has been featured in national media including FOX News, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, The Michael Baisden Show, CNN’s Comcast Newsmakers, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg Urban Report, Fox TV’s The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet, NAACP’s Crisis magazine, Essence.com, Black Enterprise.com, NBC News’ (thegrio.com) and several other local radio and television media outlets. Also, she was featured in the August 2009 issue of Family Circle magazine. Through her “The Empowered Woman” blog, Clark blogs about various women empowerment issues as a featured blogger for Essence.com. From 2008-2010, she served as the national spokesperson and career coach for the Project Working Mom and Empowerment Tour, two online education scholarship programs.

Clark was honored by America Online (AOL)’s ParentDish.com as one of 24 “2010 America’s Most Amazing Moms” on Mother’s Day. She is a 2009 Best Community Leader finalist for the Steve Harvey Hoodie Awards. She is a recipient of numerous awards and has presented keynote & motivational speeches to several faith & community-based groups, professional associations, corporations, government agencies, primary schools & colleges and has facilitated workshops to women & youth groups throughout the country. She is a native Detroiter but now resides in Georgia. She is the proud parent of her beautiful and brilliant daughter.