Monique Denton, known as the “Chief Connector & Literary Coach” is the founder of Embrace Your CAKE, LLC a Minority Women Business Enterprise certified organization. Monique is a Human Resource Executive, sought-after transformational speaker, TEDx speaker, certified life transformation coach, 5x Amazon best-selling author, and philanthropist supporting women's entrepreneurship. Monique understands the struggles that women, minorities, and the underprivileged face daily regarding the lack of diversity, equity, and inequality in education, opportunity, resources, and income. Monique’s leadership in community advocacy and service started at a very young age as a member of the NAACP, Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, and the National Action Network to name a few. Monique contributes her compassion to her late mother Iris A. Johnson who instilled in her the importance of education and the power of using your voice to impact others and make change. Through Embrace Your CAKE and the Sisters Inspire Sisters Network, Monique has transformed the lives of hundreds of women through her transformational speaking, business, personal, and professional development coaching and publishing. Monique has a degree in Business Administration and she believes that empowerment and opportunity allow women and men to break through barriers, uncover their true potential, and create wealth.