Sharmeika Davis-Boyd is an accomplished author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and community leader, best known as the Founder and Owner of Qiky Kidz LLC—an educational entertainment brand dedicated to inspiring young minds through literacy, creativity, and engaging experiences.

She has been recognized in several newspaper articles in her community and rewarded citations by both the New York City Council and the New York State Assembly for her outstanding community impact, Sharmeika has built a reputation for transforming learning into fun, memorable moments for children and families across New York.

Through Qiky Kidz, she has led impactful initiatives including McDonald’s Read Aloud programs, library book signing, YMCA youth events, and other organizations, also interactive storytime sessions at schools and daycare centers. Her work focuses on promoting early childhood literacy, confidence, and imagination, especially in underserved communities.

She has written over 13 manuscripts. She has two published books. Her books are available online everywhere books are sold. Her first book “Grandma Has A Mouse in Her House” is in several library through out Queens, New York.

Her third book will be published in,

May of 2026.

As an author, Sharmeika brings stories to life that empower children to dream big and embrace learning. As a business owner and visionary, she continues to expand Qiky Kidz into a dynamic platform that bridges education and entertainment. Sharmeika goals are to bring families together through engaging activities that encourages bonding time together with parents, grandparents and children. We want everyone to put down their electronics in participate. Qiky Kidz puts a smile on everyone’s face.

Her mission is simple yet powerful: to make learning exciting, accessible, and impactful—one child at a time.

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Gilford Monrose is a pastor, philanthropist, and a proud husband and father, renowned for using his platform to bring together people of all backgrounds. Pastor Gil proves that a flourishing city is not a soulless one by bridging the gap between communities, congregations, government, and law enforcement in his everyday work as the Faith Advisor for the Mayor Eric Adams of New York City. He is appointed to expand the Center For Faith and Community Partnerships. This office sector builds bridges among City government, diverse religious communities and nonprofit organizations to better serve all New Yorkers.

“Leading, building, and promoting the awakening of a generation of socially conscious and free thinking leaders.”

https://gilfordmonrose.com/

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Where Do I Sign? From Tragedy to Resilient Triumph is a moving, motivational memoir by David A. Dodd—A global leader in economic resilience, dynamic speaker, and survivor of extraordinary adversity. Through deeply personal storytelling, David reveals how a life shaped by trauma and setbacks became one defined by purpose, innovation, and unshakable resilience.

After a near-fatal auto crash left him with life-threatening injuries and a long road to recovery, he had every reason to give up. Instead, he leaned into five core principles that had guided him from childhood, resulting in personal resilience, faith, and a commitment to service. Along the way, he founded the International Sustainable Resilience Center and helped reshape how communities worldwide recover from disaster and build lasting strength.

This book is a compelling blend of life story and practical principles that will inspire readers from every walk of life. Whether you’re seeking encouragement during hard times or a framework for long-term growth, Where Do I Sign? offers hope, clarity, and an empowering message: you are stronger than you think.

Sign your name to your future. Conquer tragedy with resilience.

Here are the five principles of personal resilience.
1. Learn something, something that interests you
2. In learning about that something, find your passion
3. Pursue that passion, continue to learn about it and experience it
4. Develop a strategy, with specific actions to realize results from that passion
5. Measure your progress and celebrate success, focusing on the future not the past

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Minimum Food Cost in the USA:

8 Billion people = $8.5 Quadrillion needed

Not for luxury. Not for travel.

Two words — God and Freedom — caused more war, greed, division, and destruction than any other.

And still, there’s no food security. No soil protection. No dignity in daily survival.

If you’re a leader, parent, teacher, or spiritual guide and you haven’t done this math —

STOP worshipping titles.

START honoring truth.

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IMPORTANT INSPIRATION FOR SUCCESS
one of the top experts in the nation reveals

‘the seven tensions of negotiation’

MASTERING THE ART OF NEGOTIATION WITH

CASH NICKERSON

Meet the Author, Attorney & Professor Who Explains How To:

‘Breathe and Let the Opposition Make the Tough Decisions’

Most things in life involve some kind of negotiation, which is why a revealing new book provides a road map for helping many people achieve success. Even if you are a professional, who has had some instruction or training in negotiation skills, what if the reality is that the training you received made you a weaker negotiator? What if the theories based on collaboration and ‘Getting to YES’ lead to weaker outcomes? Now, one of the top negotiation experts in the nation is sharing his secrets for using stress to produce better results.

On October 29th, author, attorney and professor Cash Nickerson will reveal why everyone can benefit from learning how to be a better negotiator, even a world-class poker player. In his newest book, The Seven Tensions of Negotiation, Nickerson shares valuable insights based on years of experience running major tech companies. Learn why simply saying ‘maybe not’ can become a way to leverage the seven tensions of negotiation. Cash will also reveal his process for mastering the art of negotiation and developing the essential skills for success.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT THE ART OF NEGOTIATION:

Reduce personal or corporate waste from litigation expenses

Practical advice and ways to diminish the tension in negotiations

Master stress to your advantage and improve negotiation outcomes

Learning how to create power from tension

Preventing costly battles

AUTHOR BACKGROUND: Cash Nickerson JD, MBA is an innovative and transformative leader. He combines business skills and acumen with martial arts wisdom. The result is a powerful high-performance formula for success in an ever-changing enterprise landscape. Nickerson, author of several books, is an avid writer and speaker on the workplace, jobs, and the economy. He is also the founder and president of the David H. Nickerson Foundation, which supports prostate cancer research.

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Ross Beaty

Listen to “Ross Beaty has been a leader in the international mining and renewable energy industries, making a significant and lasting impact in BC and” on Spreaker.

Throughouthis 49-year career, Ross Beaty has been a leader in the international mining and renewable energy industries, making a significant and lasting impact in BC and around the world. His passion for nature and environmental protection has also been pursued through his work with many environmental non-profit organizations and his environmental foundation. After graduating fromthe University of British Columbia in 1979 in geology and law, Ross began ageological contracting company, Beaty Geological, which he operated from 1980 through 1987. In 1985, Ross established Equinox Resources, a public explorationand gold mining company. In 1994, Ross sold Equinox and founded Pan American Silver.Based in Vancouver, Pan American is now one of the world’s largest silvermining companies with 10 operating mines in the Americas and over 16,000 employees. Between 1994 and 2017 Ross founded 11 other mineral explorationcompanies and a renewal energy company that has become one of Canada’s largest independent power producers. In 2018, Ross began Equinox Gold, which now operates seven goldmines in the Americas, employing 7,000 people.

Beaty is founder and President of Sitka Foundation, one of Canada’s leading environmental foundations and Patron of Beaty Biodiversity Center, University of British Columbia. He is also Director of a number of environmental NGOs, including Panthera, the BC Parks Foundation and the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Former President, World Silver Institute. Fellow: Geological Association ofCanada; Society of Economic Geologists; Canadian Institute of Mining; and RoyalCanadian Geographic Society. He has received many awards and honours forbusiness and philanthropic achievements, including the Canadian Mining Hall ofFame (2018), Order of Canada (2017) and Doctor of Laws honoris causa,University of British Columbia (2018).

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Michele introduces AY Young (Founder of Battery Tour and UN Young Global Leader) then Michele introduces Guardians of the Forest Eric Markie

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Amy Wu is an award-winning writer for the women’s ag and agtech movement.

She is the Creator & Chief Content Director of From Farms to Incubators, a multimedia platform that uses documentary, video, photography and the written word to tell the stories of women leaders and innovators in agtech. It has a mission of highlighting women in food, farming, and farmtech, especially women of color. From Farms to Incubators includes an award-winning documentary short that has been screened at SXSW, and a best-selling book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown” that was released in May 2021.

In 2020 Amy was named on Worth magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020 list of 50 Women Changing the World” list. She was also a recipient of the Women in Agribusiness Demeter Award of Excellence. In 2021 she was named by Food Tank as one of “27 Inspiring Women Reshaping the Food System.”

Prior to starting From Farms to Incubators, Amy spent over two decades as an investigative reporter at media outlets including the USA Today Network where she reported on agriculture and agtech for The Salinas Californian.
She has a bachelor’s degree in history from New York University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Book Publication Date: May 4, 2021
Media Contact: Jaguar Bennett
Craven Street Books / Quill Driver Books
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Inspiring business book “From Farms to Incubators” puts a spotlight on women leaders of the agricultural technology revolution
“You’ll never think about food and farms the same way again.”
—David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy

April 28 — Climate change, water shortages and an ever-growing global population are making the world’s food supply more precarious than ever, but a new generation of female entrepreneurs is using high technology to secure the future of agriculture, as documented in the new book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown” (Craven Street Books, publication date May 4, 2021) by award-winning journalist Amy Wu.

Speaking of the inspiration for her new book, Wu noted, “‘From Farms to Incubators’ strives to document a time in history that captures an intersection when agriculture and technology and the workforce behind it began a shift that will be of value years, decades and generations from now.” “From Farms to Incubators” presents nearly 30 inspiring case studies of how women entrepreneurs from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds are meeting the challenge of feeding a global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050. The women profiled in “From Farms to Incubators” are leaders in using drones, artificial intelligence, sophisticated soil sensors, targeted microbes, data analytics, blockchain and robotics to transform agriculture into the growing field of agtech—the integration of agriculture and technology. “These women are trailblazers in the sectors of agriculture and technology that are traditionally male dominated. Their intelligence, knowledge, creativity and passion for tackling big-impact issues have led to tangible solutions that are helping growers be more successful in producing food for all of us,” said Wu. Agtech has become essential to farm profitability and securing a sustainable food supply, as more agribusiness firms seek out technological solutions to increase productivity and profitability. Women who care about community health, wellness and nutrition are turning toward agribusiness opportunities, and grower families are becoming more likely to pass their land to daughters interested in farming.

Each agribusiness leader profiled in “From Farms to Incubators” tells her own story of how she used agtech innovation to solve specific business problems and succeed. These business cases demonstrate the influence of female innovation, the new technologies applied to agribusiness problems, and the career opportunities young women can find in agribusiness. The women profiled speak frankly on the advantages and drawbacks of technological solutions to agriculture and offer lessons in making technology productive in real work. A must-read book for business leaders, policy makers, and everyone interested in tech innovation, “From Farms to Incubators” offers inspiring role models for young women, a thought-provoking glimpse into the future of food production, and a fascinating investigation of how women leaders are profitably disrupting the world’s oldest industry.

About Amy Wu:
Amy Wu is an award-winning agtech journalist and the producer/director of the documentary film “From Farms to Incubators,” which has been presented at SXSW and Techonomy. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today and Time magazine. In 2019 Wu was named one of Food Tank’s “15 Inspiring Women Leading the AgTech Sector,” and in 2020 Wu was named to Worth magazine’s “Groundbreakers 2020 list of 50 Women Changing the World” list.

Book Details:
Title: From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown
Author: Amy Wu
Publisher: Craven Street Books, an imprint of Linden Publishing
Publication Date: May 4, 2021
Price: $24.95 US
Category: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business
ISBN 978-1-61035-575-9
8″ x 10″ trade paperback, 230 pages, 300 full color photos, index.
Available from bookstores, online booksellers and Craven Street Books (1-800-345-4447, CravenStreetBooks.com).
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Links:

https://civileats.com/2021/06/08/210609-summer-reading-list-review-roundup-food-agriculture-bittman-pollan-baszile-penniman-estabrook/

https://www.amazon.com/Farms-Incubators-Women-Innovators-Revolutionizing/dp/161035575X

https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/2021-food-summer-reading-list/

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