Meet Maria Wills: A Single Mother Paving her Own Way in Entrepreneurship and Entertainment
Maria Wills was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Princes George’s County, Maryland. Wills Attended Drexel University and is a single mother to her four-year-old daughter, Juliana. Ambitious and forward thinking, Maria started her event planning company, Self-Explanatory Productions, at the young age of 18. In addition to raising her daughter and event planning, Wills wears many other hats including Entrepreneur, Host, Motivational Speaker, Media Correspondent for Girl Power Hour Radio, Radio Personality, and Blogger.
While most budding entrepreneurs deal with having to overcome a fear or two when first starting out, Maria admits that she was …show more content…
It is easy to become discouraged and take what feels like the easy way out with a 9-5. But the same thing that gives me fear also keeps me going, explained Maria. “I have someone who looks up to me and who is more important than me, so her livelihood and comforts come before everything. My daughter seeing me accomplish my dreams is just as important.”
Fortunately for Maria, she’s able to find a balance with the help of her mother, her daughter’s father, family, and close friends. Her mother moved to Atlanta when her daughter Juliana was born. "I also stay organized while putting 100% into what is in front of me at the moment, whether that’s having tea parties and art time with my little one, or hosting an event" Maria explained.
Maria is making her mark in the entertainment scene in Atlanta. In 2014 she launched “Spotlight Tuesdays Open Mic Night” where she is the host with a live band, dinner, DJ, hookah, and has featured over 100 indie artists. Some of her guests include Sunshine Anderson, celebrity poet Ernestine Johnson from the Arsenio Hall Show, Tasha Lanae from Arrested Development, Ray Charles youngest daughter Robyn Charles, recording artist Franc West, and saxophonist Trey Daniels . She was also a host for the 2016 African American Festival in Baltimore, Maryland with Common, Angie Stone, Freeway, Matthew Knowles, Tara Wallace, Zane , Alfred Edmond Jr, and Kwame Jackson to name a
Maria Wills was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Princes George’s County, Maryland. Wills Attended Drexel University and is a single mother to her four-year-old daughter, Juliana. Ambitious and forward thinking, Maria started her event planning company, Self-Explanatory Productions, at the young age of 18. In addition to raising her daughter and event planning, Wills wears many other hats including Entrepreneur, Host, Motivational Speaker, Media Correspondent for Girl Power Hour Radio, Radio Personality, and Blogger.
While most budding entrepreneurs deal with having to overcome a fear or two when first starting out, Maria admits that she was …show more content…
It is easy to become discouraged and take what feels like the easy way out with a 9-5. But the same thing that gives me fear also keeps me going, explained Maria. “I have someone who looks up to me and who is more important than me, so her livelihood and comforts come before everything. My daughter seeing me accomplish my dreams is just as important.”
Fortunately for Maria, she’s able to find a balance with the help of her mother, her daughter’s father, family, and close friends. Her mother moved to Atlanta when her daughter Juliana was born. "I also stay organized while putting 100% into what is in front of me at the moment, whether that’s having tea parties and art time with my little one, or hosting an event" Maria explained.
Maria is making her mark in the entertainment scene in Atlanta. In 2014 she launched “Spotlight Tuesdays Open Mic Night” where she is the host with a live band, dinner, DJ, hookah, and has featured over 100 indie artists. Some of her guests include Sunshine Anderson, celebrity poet Ernestine Johnson from the Arsenio Hall Show, Tasha Lanae from Arrested Development, Ray Charles youngest daughter Robyn Charles, recording artist Franc West, and saxophonist Trey Daniels . She was also a host for the 2016 African American Festival in Baltimore, Maryland with Common, Angie Stone, Freeway, Matthew Knowles, Tara Wallace, Zane , Alfred Edmond Jr, and Kwame Jackson to name a