The Mary Ann Network

15/12/2023

It’s a purple kind of night. Off to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala with The Color Purple family 💜

01/11/2023

10/10/2023

I celebrate you sis!!! Deserved ❤️❤️❤️

27/09/2023

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙚.
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 🎊 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣, 𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙙.

12/05/2023

12/05/2023

09/05/2023

Kudos! Irasa Downing promoted at Edward Jones

Irasa Downing has been promoted to the position of principal, business human capital-branch development at Edward Jones, where she has worked since 2012. A native of Winfield, Mo., Downing attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg earning her Bachelor of Science Degree.

https://www.stlamerican.com/business/people_on_the_move/irasa-downing-promoted-at-edward-jones/article_9e385030-ed8f-11ed-9e59-5f0cc45059cc.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_St._Louis_American

Edward Jones

13/04/2023

Tags later working on emails thank you for patience we appreciate everyone

13/04/2023

📣 Save the Date! We invite you to experience a special event hosted at Red’s The One and Only BBQ with Surprise Guest! Check the details in the poster below: 

06/03/2023

03/03/2023

Self Love, Self Esteem, and Self Confidence Starts With “Self”

28/02/2023

My nerves are bad for everyone especially the victims. Oh God praying for Kim Gardner, Screaming ,Lord Jesus father God and the victims ,Lord Jesus

The effort to remove Kim Gardner as Circuit Attorney is not without precedent. FOX 2 spoke with an attorney who successfully prosecuted another St. Louis official under the same tactic.

11/02/2023

20/12/2022

Recently, I had the opportunity to testify to the Senate Banking Committee at a hearing entitled, “Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking,” to shed light on racism in the banking industry and urge passage of the Fair Access to Financial Services Act.

But the fight for fairness in financial services doesn't stop there.

Continue reading on my weekly column, To Be Equal https://loom.ly/tuuZA48

20/12/2022

I just got the news that , my book with Dr. Bruce Perry, has sold a million copies. I’ve learned that understanding what happened to you and those you love is vital to moving past old hurts and stepping in to a better life. When I look back at my young girl self, I marvel at the dream God had for me. It exceeded any dream I could imagine. Thank you to everyone who bought the book or listened to the audio. I hope it helps you shift your paradigm of what’s wrong with me/him/her/them to what happened?

The book is available wherever you buy or download your books from 📚

19/12/2022

Visiting President Biden at the White House.

14/12/2022

The Legacy Of Jim Canada...

Anyone who has attended my public speaking engagements has probably heard (if you didn’t fall asleep) my bus story at least once. It’s a story about a local entrepreneur whose life is turned around after one encounter with a stranger on a bus. The stranger gets up from his bus seat, walks across the aisle, and sits down next to the entrepreneur. The stranger starts a conversation with the entrepreneur and then unselfishly starts helping him realize his dream.
I tell the story to encourage everyone to step up and help others. The message is simple: One contact can change your life.
One person I didn’t have to share this story with was Jim Canada, our Entrepreneur’s Toolbox columnist and Managing Partner/CEO for Alliance Technologies. Canada died Dec. 9 at the age of 68.
Jim spent over 30 years in the corporate world developing a career that spanned major companies, including John Deere, American Airlines and Reuters. His dream was to one day start his own company, and nearly 15 years ago he realized that dream by founding Alliance Technologies. Over the years, Canada and his company have been recognized with numerous awards and honors for his business knowledge, leadership and success.
I’m going to remember Jim for much more than his awards. I’m going to remember Jim for his dedication to helping others. It didn’t matter if a business owner had one employee or 100; Jim would spend his time listening, mentoring and assisting that owner in realizing his or her dreams. I know firsthand. Jim spent many mornings with me, helping guide me with my business. Each time we met it seemed like he knew everyone in the coffee house. He had a full “to-do” list but still carved out time for me.
He was truly the one on the bus, standing up to help others.
He was dedicated to helping small-business owners survive and thrive. He knew that to grow their dreams, business owners would need help. And he was there to deliver. He volunteered many hours each month to help these entrepreneurs grow their dreams, and the number of owners he helped are scattered around the St. Louis region. All of us, me included, are very fortunate we met Jim.
We will all miss Jim. However, his wisdom, sense of humor, friendship, advice, mentorship and examples will live with us our whole lives.
He was the guy on the bus for me and many others … and we’ll never forget him.
-Ron Ameln, SBM