BELINDA G. GRIMES was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is an author and fashion designer. Her passions include traveling, writing poetry, illustrating, painting and serving a hurting world. She owns Belinda Grimes Design Group, with product lines such as Bridal and Eveningwear, Belinda G Signature Collection and King Queen Urban Couture. Her exquisite designs were featured on CBS News “Better Mornings Atlanta.” She was selected to showcase her designs at the My Lifetime “Project Runway – Season 7”casting call. Belinda is a member of New Life Church, where her cross-cultural mission work has taken her to Liberia, West Africa and Jacmel, Haiti. Today, she lives and works in Decatur, Georgia. For more information on her designs, please visit www.BelindaGrimes.com.

CHANDA TRACY LIGHTSEY was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. She is an entrepreneur and founder of All About Business Networking Group for entrepreneurial women. She is also a freelance photographer and desires to one day travel the world turning her photography of artistic works into coffee table books. Chanda is a member of Covenant Christian Ministries of Marietta, Georgia. She is married to Tom Lightsey and has three children, Corwin (Decatur, Georgia), Delvin and Alexandria. They currently reside in Woodstock, Georgia.