Shonika Proctor, Renegade CEO’s Founder
When it comes to understanding teens, Shonika Proctor has one word of advice- Don’t Underestimate Them. From years of working in the trenches with teens, especially those who have been labeled as independent, difficult or different Shonika has learned the secret to bring out the best in them. Just let the teen be who he or she is and alter the environment to fit their needs. Best of all, it works!
Shonika is a Washington, DC based entrepreneur, author and National TV Business Commentator on the highly respected PBS Nightly Business Report, aired in 250+ cities and viewed by more than half a million people daily.
"We need the voice of the young people to transform this nation.” - President Barack Obama
Shonika Proctor is Prompting the Emerging Voice . She is the founder of Group Interactive, Inc., a Washington, DC based company that designs and implements experiential training programs with a focus on youth entrepreneurship and workforce development. She is considered the Pioneer of Teen Entrepreneur Coaching and the foremost leading thought expert in the industry. Shonika was in the Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute Inaugural training class for North America. She is currently 1 of only 6 people in N. America that is certified to teach and facilitate Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Programs.
Shonika is the most amazing business coach who has helped me from nothing to everything and understands me. -Devon Landers, 19, www.Texascrawlers.com, Twitter: @DevonLanders
Shonika is the author of Teen Entrepreneur Success Secrets and the co-creator with her teens on the Teen C.E.O. Blueprint , a step-by-step guide to building a teen owned business. The teens who have completed her program are enjoying the success of a very diversified group of businesses: from teaching self-calming techniques for kids with ADD/ADHD and Autism using natural horsemanship to the creation of a ceramic ball bearing for the skateboard industry. To date, Shonika has presonally touched the lives of more than 12,300 young people through her speaking, books, branded curriculum, mentoring and coaching and her presence is also felt around the globe in countries such as South Africa, Singapore, Colombia, Moldova, Malaysia, India, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Bosnia. Tanzania, Indonesia, Uganda and Poland. Furthermore she has recently accepted a sponsorship agreement for a Hong Kong based non profit to co-lead an initiative to bring greater global awareness to young Asian entrepreneurs and she has also accepted a partnership to launch a youth series in Jamaica to teach young people how to revitalize the Jamaican economy. Her international reach has been able to reflect the dynamics of the intricate global economy.
You Rock! Follow Shonika if you want to succeed in life! Ben Lang, 16, Ben-Lang.com, Twitter: @entrepreneurpro
Always a proponent of volunteerism and service to her community, Shonika has been working with the youth of Washington, DC and the surrounding metro area for over fifteen years. Her experience has always been hands on, whether coaching youth sports teams at the Boys and Girls Clubs or leading one of the Mayor’s summer outreach neighborhood programs, Shonika makes a difference in the lives of each child, as an individual.
A true 21st century connector and innovator as evidenced by her work with teens across a broad range of businesses, in her experiential training programs in the wireless and technology space, Shonika also has taken a hands-on approach, whether setting up an emergency wireless strategy for HQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or training for the U.S. Department of Labor, ETA. Her present and past clients are a range of veritable who’s who in the public and private sector and includes: U.S. Senators, U.S. Presidential Appointees, U.S. President Special Police, Embasssies, U.S. Department of Labor, Television News Anchors, Titan L-3, U.S. 2-4 Star Generals, Charles County (MD) Government, Edison Charter Schools, National Maritime Heritage Foundation, IMP Productions/Nightclub 9:30, Blues Alley, Devrouax-Purnell Architects, Army Materiel Command, Kimpton Group Hotels, Patuxent River Naval Base, American University, George Washington University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dickstein Shapiro Morin and O’Shinsky, Aramark, Charles E. Smith-Vornado, Trammell Crow, Cosmos Club, World Bank, Chemonics International, IMF, Washington Convention and Tourism Center, Zipcar, NFL Players Association, National Dunking Association of America, World Adult Kickball Association, Andrews Air Force Base Security Forces Squadron and more.
