Myra Evans-Manyweather

Myra Evans-Manyweather grew up in poverty in rural Jim Crow Louisiana and became valedictorian of her high school. She went on to serve twenty years in the United States Air Force, traveling the world to solve problems and lead others, and retired with the rank of colonel after more than thirty years of combined military and civilian service. Today she is president and owner of Global e-Talent Network 7. In her book, Start Where You Are: My Journey from Childhood Poverty to Passionate Entrepreneur, she tells her story and encourages readers to help themselves by starting exactly where they are.