Name: Apollonia Williams
Company: Magical Memories Wedding & Event Planning LLC
What Does Your Company/Organization Do? At Magical Memories Wedding and Event Planning to the next level. We listen closely to all details from our clients and take pride in executing each individual event. Weddings, Baby Showers, Birthday Parties, corporate events, any type of special occasion
Age: 39
Education: Benton Harbor High School Class of 2003 Certified Wedding Consultant -StratFord Career Institute Associates in Health Science Baker College
Accomplishments:
14 years business owner Certified Life Coach Certified Event Consultant Baker College Honors Graduate Founder of “Pretty is As Pretty Does”Etiquette class winner “Best Places to Work” in South West Michigan Award (Moody on the Market) “Sisters From Another Mother” member Founder of “Black Girls Rock BH” Bi-annual Award Show Book Collaboration -“Girl Get Your fight Back”
Current City: Benton Harbor
Place You Were Born: St Joseph, MI
What was your first job? Science Club with Mr. Rood (Science teacher)
What motivates you to give back to your community? Growing up in this community and now being an adult in my community I love to give back because I feel like now it’s our turn. There have been many of our elders who have paved the way for us to come and I just would like to keep their legacy’s going.
What Superpower would you most love to have? I would love to “Teleport”
What would you like to leave behind as your legacy once you are gone? That you have to put God first in anything that you do. That it’s important to love and accept people for who they are instead of who you want them to be. I want to leave of legacy of determination, perserverance and genuiness
