Dr. Telishia Berry is the CEO of Strive Publishing and Editor-in-Chief of Courageous Woman Magazine and Courageous Men Magazine.

Telishia Speaks and encourages women around the world to believe in themselves and their dreams. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an honorary doctorate (TIUA), a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, a Humanitarian Award, WIP Award (Women in Power), Phenomenal Woman Award, Resolution Award, Publishing Excellence Award, Best Media Platform Award, and Black Business Women Rock Award. In 2022 CW Celebrates 11 Years of publishing numerous books and more than 150 cover stories, including Vanessa Bell Calloway, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Vickey Winans, Jody Watley, and more. She has helped over 250 women publish their stories. She is the mother of four adults, Kendre’ Berry, a film and TV actor, most known for his role as “Jabari” on the TV sitcom, Girlfriends, Tisha, photographer and film director, Toi, a fashion model, and entrepreneur, and Kennedy, stylist, one grandson, Ezra.