OE Welcomes Lisa Nicole Cloud
Lisa Nicole Cloud is a woman of purpose, passion and vision. She has greatly influenced the Industry of Direct Sales and Professional Networking over the past 10 years. She received her Undergraduate education in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University where she was a Psychology/Pre-Med major. She did her graduate work at Johns Hopkins University where she successfully completed their prestigious Leadership Development Program.
Lisa’s experience in Sales & Marketing, Strategy Development & Implementation, and Training for several Fortune 100 companies has enabled her to successfully build a large Direct Sales business in the Telecommunications and Technology industry. As a result of her success, she began and launched a successful direct marketing company, Elite Marketing Strategies. Her focus and success has been in the areas of Personal Development, Executive Coaching and Network Distribution Building Strategies and Training. To compliment her training and coaching techniques she has produced several audio training series on Personal Development and Direct Sales Building Strategies.
Over the last several years, Lisa has conducted several hundred high-energy leadership trainings and sales seminars throughout the US and abroad in which she impacted and trained thousands of representatives in areas of Direct Sales, Personal Development and Professional Networking. She has provided consulting services in the areas of Marketing Strategy Development & Implementation and Organizational Development for companies in various business sectors such as Healthcare, Sports Entertainment, Information Systems, Pharmaceuticals, and Telecommunications, just to name a few. Don’t‚ let her small stature fool you, Lisa is a Little Dynamo! Dynamic, Captivating, Charismatic, Passionate, and Genuine, are often terms used to describe her. Lisa‚ mission in life is to help people identify their God given talents so they can do more, be more, achieve more and impact our community in a positive way.
Lisa will motivate and inspire any audience as she consistently applies Management, Psychology, Personal Development and Leadership principles, bringing real life experiences to her presentations and trainings. She captures and holds her audiences with high energy, passion, captivating stories, real life examples, and humor. Her messages motivate, inspire and produce quantum leaps in productivity and performance for any company. Lisa shows audiences the power of dreams and the keys to turning them into realities. Lisa‚ message is simple, Your Attitude in Life, determines your Altitude in Life. Stay Focused and Live Your Dreams! Lisa has helped develop and train thousands of entrepreneurs around the world and is a renown and well respected trainer in the Direct Sales Industry. Lisa has been featured in, International Power Magazine‚ Your Business At Home‚ Success From Home‚ The Woman‚ Journal‚ People You Need to Know, and most recently “Atlanta Business Journal”. Lisa‚ new book‚ Live Your Dreams‚ Its Possible‚ 8 Success Principles for the Christian Entrepreneur is now available.
Optimum Enterprises (OE) Entertainmet Magazine spotlights Supermodel Iman Home for the January 2013 edition. Iman is Founder and CEO of IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances, a beauty company that created the first cosmetics and skincare collection designed for all women with skin of color.
Launched in 1994, the IMAN brand philosophy holds that women with skin of color represent many races, cultures and ethnicities. IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances are designed for African American, Asian, Latina and multi-cultural women with skin tones in a myriad of shades. The brand offers skincare and cosmetics, including 16 foundation shades. IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances are sold throughout the world including the United States, Canada, UK, France, Brazil, Africa, and the Caribbean.
In 2004, IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare and Fragrances announced its strategic alliance with Proctor & Gamble. Under the licensing and distribution agreement, the prestige brand once again broke convention and is now available at mass retailers including Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens and Duane Reade.
In addition to running a global beauty company, Iman is actively involved in several charities, including The Children's Defense Fund, Action Against Hunger and the RAISE HOPE FOR CONGO campaign, that aims to build a permanent and diverse constituency of activists who advocate for protection and empowerment of Congolese women and girls.
Iman's first book, entitled I AM IMAN (Universe, 2001), was an autobiographical sketchbook of her career that questions "the unserious business of fashion and beauty and its serious affect on identity." Her second book, THE BEAUTY OF COLOR, THE Ultimate Beauty Guide for Skin of Color (Putnam Penguin 2005) is the first beauty and makeup book that truly addresses skin tones across the spectrum: Latina, Black, Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Native American, as well as multiple ethnicities. She's revolutionized the way women with skin of color think about beauty.
Ever evolving, Iman is co-host of Bravo's "The Fashion Show" this Fall with Isaac Mizrahi. Further broadening her horizon, gleaned from experience and a keen eye, she has designed IMAN GLOBAL CHIC, a line of handbags, jewelry, and fashion accessories sold exclusively on HSN.COM. The line is one of four top sellers among more than 200 fashion and jewelry brands on HSN. Additionally, Iman most recently launched IMAN HOME, a collection of globally influenced fabrics and chic home décor. Most recently, Iman was honored by the Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA) with the prestigious Fashion Icon Award.
Iman began her career in 1975 as a model and has challenged the prevailing notions of beauty ever since. The daughter of an African diplomat, Iman was born in Somalia and grew up speaking five languages. She studied political science at Nairobi University where she was discovered by legendary photographer Peter Beard.
Her first modeling assignment was for Vogue in 1976. Iman was an instant success in the fashion world, and a muse for fashion designers including Yves. St. Laurent, Versace, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. During her 14 years as a model, she worked with top photographers Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Annie Liebovitz.
A mother of two, Iman is married to David Bowie with whom she has a daughter, Alexandria Zahra. Iman's eldest daughter is Zulekha Haywood.
