Recovering Attorney Turned Political Analyst

Sophia A. Nelson is a "recovering attorney," budding author, motivational speaker, and successful entrepreneur. She is President & Founder of iask, incorporated, an organization dedicated to the service, self, and success of professional women of color. Nelson is a former attorney and former lobbyist with an international law firm. In 2008, Sophia formed the political think tank, Political Intersection, which is committed to examining the "intersection" of race, gender, and politics on our American pop culture in what many are now calling a "post-racial" America. She is a popular blogger and political/social commentary opinion writer who has been published in The Washington Post, New York Times, Politico, The Root.com, Essence.com, Legal Times, and The Wall Street Journal. She has been quoted by a variety of media outlets as a political analyst and is a regular guest contributor to XM's POTUS08, Fox News, CNN, CNN International, NPR, WHUR, and BET where she dissects and debates the important issues of the day, ranging from grassroots, to Presidential politics and public policy formation on Capitol Hill. Join Dr. Empowerment in a conversation with Sophia A. Nelson to discuss Success, Empowerment, and Politics...Are They One In The Same?