Today we’d like to introduce you to Zakeya Foster.
Zakeya Foster is a former Administrative Assistant at Miami-Dade County Schools. In this role, Zakeya was responsible for providing and supervising secretarial, administrative and financial support services necessary for the operation of the school. Her passion for youth gave her a sense of fulfillment in this role. Therefore, Zakeya believed it was extremely important to exercise considerable independent initiative and judgment as it relates to the resolution of matters pertaining to the daily operational or administrative affairs of the school.
Zakeya is skilled in academic writing and presentation skills, critical thinking and analytical skills, abstract reasoning, communication and interpersonal skills, leadership and teamwork skills, organization/time management skills, goal setting and prioritizing and knowledge of and experience with basic techniques of statistical analysis. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix.
Zakeya married her high school sweetheart in 1995, became a Military wife and moved to Ft. Polk, La. Although there were many great times during this marriage; this road also came with many challenges. After nearly 20 years of marriage, the relationship was severed. Zakeya’s most cherished accomplishment is raising her one and only daughter, Nia-Simone Harris and bonus son Treyvon. Ms. Foster has faced many challenges in her life, and they have built an inner strength in her that cannot easily be broken. She has the confidence to know what she deserves in life and has no problem fighting for what she wants.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
In 2012, Zakeya was diagnosed with severe depression. With her faith in God and will to survive, she defeats this battle and continues to educate others of her journey with Mental Health. Viewed by her peers as social and outgoing, it was a shock to everyone when she revealed that she had been struggling with severe depression and suicide. Life sometimes takes many twits and turns. It’s important to have a determination to win and never give up no matter how difficult things can be. Remember every failure is an opportunity to learn and become great. The only real failure is when you give up. Continue to live a life that you can be proud of and brings you peace and joy.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Girl Talk Global – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
Ms. Foster is no stranger to serving others, having spent years as an Ordained Pastor where she was a source of counseling for troubled teens and young adults looking for answers. In this role, Zakeya served as a counselor and adviser, as well as merely offering a listening ear at times. Life took an unexpected shift, it became necessary to follow an unforeseen path that led to many significant challenges resulting in great accomplishments.
Believing that people were drawn to her because of her sincere nature, Zakeya knew that she wanted to do more for and with her community. She created Girl Talk Global, a community of women dedicated to supporting each other through personal growth and development as well as professionally. Girl Talk Global offers support to all women through expressions of life, love, and freedom. Girl Talk Global, The Prom Experience, Bags for Bruises and Links of Love all derived from the creative mind of Zakeya Foster. To date, Zakeya finds her strength and inspiration by helping others reach their goals. After successfully building her brand as well as reaching and inspiring her online community, she is a motivational speaker as well as a certified life coach. Zakeya now coaches/teaches/advises how to achieve the same success. Ms. Foster is also an author. Her book Just Let Me Live was published in 2017 and has since helped dozens of people to face life challenges head-on and push past any obstacles that will hinder them to live to their fullest potential.
Often it feels as if the media, by and large, is only focused on the obstacles faced by women, but we feel it’s important to also look for the opportunities. In your view, are there opportunities that you see that women are particularly well positioned for?
As a woman, I believe we have so much that we can learn from each other. Women deal with so much as it relates to womanhood. It is my belief that we can work together and create a sisterhood. So often, our mindsets are to compete against each other. Our sisterhood mentality needs work.
Today, some of us are the driving forces within our society. We are leaders and role models who now hold the positions that many men do. Our role reversals have come with great responsibilities and as women, we are no longer just staying home to care for our families.
Girl Talk” is a way of uniting women worldwide to help, uplift, assist, support, and elevate each other. In a world full of obstacles, hindrances, and problems we believe if we can truly support each other with no malice, hatred and jealousy in our hearts, this can be a powerful movement. As women, we understand each other’s trials and tribulations and we should have our own community filled with resources and opportunities for us to relax, release, and learn from one another. By NO MEANS is this movement set to cut those that matter the most from our lives, it is simply to empow-HER and make us better women.
This empow-HER-ING’ platform is open to women of every creed, race, and religion. We want to abolish thoughts of women not being able to work together and grow. We are a unit and we work harder and stronger when we work together.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.zakeyafoster.com
- Phone: 7865054328
- Email: Contact@ZakeyaFoster.com
- Instagram: Instagram.com/zakeyafoster/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zakeyaafoster
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZakeyaFoster
- Other: https://www.facebook.com/girltalkglobal
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