Best Selling Author *Marea Michele*

Born in Chicago Illinois to an unwed mother on the south side of the city, Marea Michele would move to Detroit Michigan soon after her fourth birthday. After recognition of alcoholism her mother would turn Marea and her older sister over to the state of Michigan’s Child Protective Services. For Marea living on the eastside of Detroit away from her mother who lived across town, was not always easy but would prove to be very beneficial to the outcome of her life. Countless days of worrying about her mother’s well being and financial state, would lead way for the birth of the protocol hustler, ensuring her a way to provide for her mother and sister. A move to Atlanta Georgia would prove to be the catalyst for change and the birth of the woman she is today. With Atlanta being a new canvas for her works of art, Marea realized a new drive and motivation to fulfill the next stage of her life. Her divine given gift would be revealed through an untapped talent and would begin to take shape rapidly. After reading an article that touched on various emotions, Marea began to write, and in the process, help not only herself through self-realization but also others with the option to understand the power of choice. With her first book, The P.H.D., Professional Hustlette’s Degree: The Black Woman’s Manual to Self Employment, Marea is helping women to realize their full potential in self employment, and self fulfillment, one informative, eye opening, down to earth, chapter at a time.