There are women who will inspire you from the moment they step into a room. Nissi Lamark is one of those women. She is a woman who’s presence undeniably fills a space. For her, the whole world is her stage and every person she encounters is her audience,they are spectators she will undoubtedly leave with a positive lasting impression.
As we start our interview with Nissi, there is an abundance of laughter in the room. A euphoric atmosphere of positivity intoxicates us as we begin to speak with her. She is an unwavering ball of energy, ready to answer questions as she rocks side to side in her chair waiting for us to begin.
“Why comedy?” We ask. The room falls silent for a moment; it is the quietest it’s been the entire afternoon. She slightly …show more content…
After leaving the military, she became a police officer for the Sheriff’s Department in Houston, TX. At the time, she was an accomplished, educated 25 year old mother of five, with a successful career, a home she owned, and was a productive citizen who had chosen a profession that serves her community. In every sense of the word, Nissi was living the American dream.
There is a pause in her story as she sits up in her seat and prepares to tell the story of how her ending became her beginning. “My eldest son, molested my daughter.” She speaks with conviction, her voice never wavering as she boldly recounts this part of her life. Nissi disciplined her son to protect her daughter. She made a decision as a parent to reprimand her son for his actions which sent her to jail. At the age of 25, someone who’s life’s purpose was to uphold the law and serve the community, now stood on the other side of it …show more content…
Seeing her on stage, hearing the laughter and happiness in her voice you would never know she had endured so much. If we were only judging by what we saw on the surface we would only see the comedian, but she is so much more. A well educated woman still on a path to success, Nissi holds multiple degrees and is now working on her doctorate in marketing. She’s a speaker, a motivator, a mother, a wife. She is the epitome of greatness. Her heart’s desire is to be of service to people, to bring laughter and happiness to others. Nissi strives to be a role model, a woman that others can look up to and relate to. By the end of the interview we had been left in awe, she was truly something special and we realize when you encounter the extraordinary, embrace
As we start our interview with Nissi, there is an abundance of laughter in the room. A euphoric atmosphere of positivity intoxicates us as we begin to speak with her. She is an unwavering ball of energy, ready to answer questions as she rocks side to side in her chair waiting for us to begin.
“Why comedy?” We ask. The room falls silent for a moment; it is the quietest it’s been the entire afternoon. She slightly …show more content…
After leaving the military, she became a police officer for the Sheriff’s Department in Houston, TX. At the time, she was an accomplished, educated 25 year old mother of five, with a successful career, a home she owned, and was a productive citizen who had chosen a profession that serves her community. In every sense of the word, Nissi was living the American dream.
There is a pause in her story as she sits up in her seat and prepares to tell the story of how her ending became her beginning. “My eldest son, molested my daughter.” She speaks with conviction, her voice never wavering as she boldly recounts this part of her life. Nissi disciplined her son to protect her daughter. She made a decision as a parent to reprimand her son for his actions which sent her to jail. At the age of 25, someone who’s life’s purpose was to uphold the law and serve the community, now stood on the other side of it …show more content…
Seeing her on stage, hearing the laughter and happiness in her voice you would never know she had endured so much. If we were only judging by what we saw on the surface we would only see the comedian, but she is so much more. A well educated woman still on a path to success, Nissi holds multiple degrees and is now working on her doctorate in marketing. She’s a speaker, a motivator, a mother, a wife. She is the epitome of greatness. Her heart’s desire is to be of service to people, to bring laughter and happiness to others. Nissi strives to be a role model, a woman that others can look up to and relate to. By the end of the interview we had been left in awe, she was truly something special and we realize when you encounter the extraordinary, embrace