Dr. Terri Kennedy

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Ph.D., MBA, CHHC, RYT

What do you get when you cross a Harvard MBA with a Certified Professional Coach, Holistic Health Counselor and registered Yoga Teacher? Quite a bit of Yin-Yang!

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy is president of Power Living Enterprises, Inc. and an internationally-recognized Executive Coach and Wellness Empowerment Expert. She offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach to success and personal energy management - with 20 years of business experience as a corporate executive and entrepreneur, and 25 years in holistic living. She has helped thousands around the globe work smart, be healthy and thrive in our fast, ever-changing world.

She started her career as the youngest staff member at the Harvard Business School, where she wrote case studies on Fortune 500 companies. She was also a Creative Consultant for Universal Studios and an executive at MTV Networks – moving from Management Associate to Vice President of Business Development & Operations in just five years. In the process, she founded VH1 Interactive, helped to re-position the VH1 TV Network, founded VH1@Work radio network, worked on the launch of six digital music video channels, and managed an almost 200-person operation.

In 1997, she almost died from Crohn’s and then transformed her life using an integrative approach. With a renewed spirit for service, she left her successful media career and founded the first yoga studio in Harlem. Now, as an award-winning entrepreneur, she coaches clients from all walks of life blending her real-world experience with research-driven principles and hands-on techniques. She is a sought-after speaker and host/moderator and has demonstrated the ability to communicate with many different audiences, from community, religious and youth groups, to corporate executives, politicians and world leaders. Dr. Kennedy’s range is tremendous - from teaching executives at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services how to manage stress and demonstrating the Body-Mind-Connection to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, to teaching yoga to the girls basketball team at the Thurgood Marshall Academy and presenting on peace and social change for the Newark Peace Education Summit which headlined His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Everything she does is about harnessing human potential. Called “smart with a heart,” she is a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, is on the faculty at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and has served six years on the board of Yoga Alliance.

From a family of pioneers in communications, she is the author of multiple books including 40 Days to Power Living: Think, Eat and Live on Purpose and her latest book, Seven-Day PWR Detox: Cleanse Your Body, Mind & Spirit While Living Your Daily Life. She is the host of “Power Living with Dr. Terri Kennedy” and has been featured in media around the world from CNN and Tokyo FM to Prevention and Oprah's book Live Your Best Life! Although she is American, she was born in Ghana, started school in Australia and studied/lived in Italy. In 2009, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She has participated in Forums in Brazil, China, India, Jordan, Morocco, South Africa and Tanzania, and has been a discussion leader for the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. She recently contributed to The Youth Effect: Toolkit for Decision Makers on Engaging With Youth which was debuted at the 2010 Summit of the Global Agenda in Dubai. She also co-created the Young PWR Brokers program which teaches self-esteem to girls in Harlem, and is part of the Braintrust development team for “A New Way Forward,” an initiative created by The National CARES Mentoring Movement. She also has a Ph.D. in World Religions and executive education in Global Leadership & Public Policy from both Yale University and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

She can be reached at terrik@power-living.com. Visit www.drterrikennedy.com for additional information and www.power-living.com for daily inspiration.

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