Author & Motivational Speaker Sophia Nelson to Speak with Sonya Sloan at Star of Hope Mission Center

ASHBURN, Va. - May 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Author & Motivational Speaker Sophia Nelson announced today that she and Houston Orthopedic Doctor, Sonya Sloan, MD will be speaking at a special engagement at Houston's Star of Hope Transitional Center Chapel on Friday, May 10th at 8:30AM.

"Service must always be part of our success," said Nelson. "I am delighted to be returning to Houston with my hosts ME&WE, Inc. and Dr. Sonya Sloan. We are going to have a great weekend of events, and fun, but Sonya and I felt it was important to give back to the community. We wanted to lift others, to build others, and give them hope by the example of our own humble beginnings and the heights that we have both achieved despite those humble roots."

Houston Special Limited Engagement:

The Houston tour date is very unique because of Nelson’s ties to the region through her Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha (South Central Region) and her expansive corporate and media platform. Nelson was in Houston briefly in 2012 with her award-winning hardcover book, as moderator of  Rolling Out Magazine's "Female Success Factor" Panel at the 2012 Metamorphosis Conference. This time, she will be here for several days speaking, doing private corporate events (http://www.prlog.org/12116764-ready-set-redefine-2013-tou...), and of course she is the keynote speaker & personal development coach at the ME & We, Inc. sponsored "Life Class Redefined" and Mother's Day (http://www.prlog.org/12116764-ready-set-redefine-2013-tour-with-author-speaker-sophia-nelson-heads-to-houston-texas.html) Brunch at the JW Marriott at Galleria Place (5150 Westheimer Houston, Texas 77056). The event is open to all women, professionals, networks, and corporations but is capped at 300 guests to keep the life class and social media interactions intimate, effective and interactive.

Houston surgeon Sonya Sloan, MD is the official event host. Sloan is one of the nation's few African American female orthopedic surgeons (http://www.prlog.org/12116764-ready-set-redefine-2013-tour-with-author-speaker-sophia-nelson-heads-to-houston-texas.html). She is also one of Houston's "Top 25 Women" Award winners (2012). She is an active mom with three small children, and she is the wife of Senior Pastor Timothy Sloan of Houston's The Luke Humble. Sloan is also founder and executive director of ME&WE, Inc. of Houston which is a 501c3 dedicated to the positive motivation and empowerment of women in America.

Nelson and Sloan are both members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. And they have combined to make a positive impact on women of the next generation (as well as their own GENX) by teaching what Nelson like to call, "life tools" that help women to better balance, integrate, appreciate, collaborate with and support one another in an out of the workforce. Nelson is a licensed attorney and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Sponsors for the Houston event include but are not limited to the following companies: Comcast, KBR,Emerging Technology (http://www.prlog.org/12116764-ready-set-redefine-2013-tour-with-author-speaker-sophia-nelson-heads-to-houston-texas.html) Consortium, The Luke Humble, US Dentistry, Marriott Hotels of America, Comcast/NBCUniversal, Oracle, Deloitte, Wells Fargo (http://www.prlog.org/12116764-ready-set-redefine-2013-tour-with-author-speaker-sophia-nelson-heads-to-houston-texas.html),  Essence Magazine/Time Warner, Melodrama Boutique of Houston, Weneford Catering, The National Diversity Council and more to be announced next week.

The event is open to newsprint media, but not to cameras. Contact Mariylyn Fountain at the Star of Hope Mission. Jennifer Canzoneri at Benbella Books can be reached at Jennifer@benbellabooks.com