Alfred and Zara

Zara Green and Alfred Edmond Jr. are co-principals of A2Z Personal Growth Enterprises, producer of The Grown Zone discussion series, which focuses on key themes popularized via their respective social media platforms, including their @GrownZone Twitter.

The couple, both “Do-Better Fanatics”, jointly leads sessions on personal growth, self-love and resiliency, healthy relationships and “grown” decision-making at live events across the country.

Zara Green (ZaraGreen.com) is an author, speaker and trainer specializing in personal growth, resiliency development and individuality advocacy. She is best known for helping others to understanding individual temperaments as a key factor of healthy, productive life management in order to empower them to make their Next Decision Better™. The New Orleans native is also known for her popular Grown Is Sexy™ and PooNannie Principles™ content and products, which focus on teaching healthy relationship choices founded on love of self, respect of others, and taking personal responsibility for securing both. For women in particular, Green has garnered a passionate and local following for her teachings on helping women to proactively make H.E.R. ™—Honor, Esteem and Respect—a non-negotiable priority in order to secure happy and fulfilled lives. Green enjoys enthusiastic and loyal social media followings on Twitter and via her Grown Is Sexy Facebook page, as well as her popular Grown IS Sexy blog. She was featured for her personal development expertise in The Biography Channel’s feature on Ted Williams, the “man with the golden voice” pulled from homelessness into a national media feeding frenzy via YouTube. Green is also the author of two audio books, Living In Harmony: The Art of Understanding Thoughts and Behaviors and Living By Design: How to Freely Be Who You Are.

Alfred Edmond Jr., best known as an award-winning journalist, editor and media executive with Black Enterprise and host of the nationally syndicated radio feature Money Matters for American Urban Radio Networks, is a widely recognized expert on personal finance, entrepreneurship, mentorship, leadership development and the practical application of faith in daily living. A highly sought-after public speaker, he is also known for his A Grown Man Knows™ content on the values and behaviors of responsible, life-affirming manhood, which has garnered enthusiastic appreciation on social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook. A native of Long Branch, NJ, Edmond appears regularly on television and nationally syndicated radio, including serving as a commentator on PBS’ Nightly Business Report; contributor The Doug Banks Show radio program; and guest expert on MSNBC’s Your Business and CNN. He’s a regular live-event interviewer and moderator, and judges several business competitions per year. Also known for a unique sense of personal style, Edmond is spokesperson and co-designer of the Alfred Edmond Jr. Bow Tie Collection for Nashville, TN-based Windsor Neckwear.

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