All About Simone

For over 10 years Simone Jennifer Smith has been a noteworthy leader in the written media, creative design/social media, and education/mentoring spaces. You may know her as the Columnist, Talk Show Host, Operations Manager and Chief Reporter at Carib101 Media Group, but Simone can also be credited with contributions to the International Network of Personal Meaning (INPM) through her role as a Creative Designer and Social Media Coordinator.

In addition to this, she has been able to grow and manage her own Community Development Company with services ranging from Tutoring to Adult Learning, Project Management, Life Coaching, Copywriting, Content Creation, Copyediting and Business Development.

Simone Jennifer aspires to influence future generations while supporting and enriching current ones. As Project Manager at Brother’s Who Care, she works alongside professionals in the financial and mental health sectors assisting in projects such as: Mental Health Hour, Financial Literacy, LegUp Mastermind Program, and the I AM Campaign.

As a testament to her desire for change, Simone is also Vice-Chair at Emmanuel Life Management Centre, a non-profit organization with a focus on holistic community building and youth empowerment.

Tuning in the skills she obtained from being a Social Media Coordinator at INPM, Simone has created content for: The Beloved Project (Mark Stoddart), House of Sass and Magic, Matrix Mortgage, Black Feminist Fund, Workspot/Terravis Energy, Parents for Black Children, Chonilla Network, Love Story Coaching, and Dark Nubia Naturals.

Simone holds a M.A. in Humanistic and Clinical Psychology from The Michigan School of Professional Psychology. She expresses her love for fashion and self-expression through her work for Fiati Fashions, and passes on her knowledge and wisdom through her role as a mentor to young, emerging creatives across Canada.

Through her work, Simone strives to empower, enrich and embody the youth and families of her community.

"I have learned to trust the process. It can be difficult to be patient, but when you set your goals, and work towards them every day, you begin to understand that everything that is promised to you will come to pass. It just takes time."