Trish Ahjel Roberts is a Transformational Coach, Diversity Leader, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of 12 Steps to Mind-Blowing Happiness which was endorsed by Iyanla Vanzant, Jack Canfield, and Marci Shimoff. She is the Founder and CEO of the Mind-Blowing Happiness™ coaching company and the Black Vegan Life™ event brand. She spent eight years as a Corporate Account Manager for Verizon in NYC and twelve years as a Financial Advisor for companies like Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan before leaving the corporate world to teach individuals and businesses how to implement strategies to elevate their lives and practices. Trish is also the author of the self-help memoir, Thinking Outside the Chrysalis: A Black Woman's Guide to Spreading Her Wings. Her latest book, The Anger Myth: Understanding and Overcoming the Mental Habits That Steal Your Joy, is scheduled for release by Rowman and Littlefield in April 2024. She served on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Junior League of Atlanta and is the Contributing Editor of African American Issues for Natural Awakenings Magazine. She is an MBA, certified life coach, yoga and meditation instructor, and DEI trainer. She has over a decade of Buddhist study and yoga practice and incorporates her healing modalities into her coaching programs, workshops, and retreats. She has appeared on many local and national media including WBLS-FM New York and CBS46-TV Atlanta. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Trish now spends her time between Atlanta, GA, and Tampa, FL.