#HaveYouHerd: When you are passionate and have a vision, you will #DWYGD “Do what you gotta do” to get your vision across the finish line. That is precisely what today’s Friday Feature has done. Earl Martin Phalen is an extraordinary person who is the Founder and CEO of Phalen Leadership Academies. To learn more about him, keep reading.

Hi! I’m Selena Coles, the newest addition to The Herd squad. By day, I’m an Account Manager, but I’m also a wife, mom, soror, and fitness, and health enthusiast. I have a B. A. in Mass Communications from Virginia State University, with years of experience in Corporate and Non-profit Communications, Public Relations, and Marketing.

Happy July! I feel like no one says happy July, so I will. Things are truly different than they were a year ago. This time, last year, we started seeing a huge resurgence in Covid-19 cases in America, specifically in Marion County. Restrictions were tighter, and we couldn’t do much. Now, a year later, we are able to go back out into the world. It’s different, though. What’s different, you may ask? US! We are all different; I’m not the same individual who entered quarantine last year.