Known as a "corpora-preneur," Alicia Bowens is a woman of many talents. She is an IT professional by day, and a sought after speaker, author, coach, and radio host outside of her 9-to-5. The certified life coach is the founder of two businesses - BE IT LLC, an IT staffing and consulting company, and BE L.O.V.E. LLC, a company whose mission is to connect teen and single moms to re- sources, education and information through books, coaching and workshops. A 2015 Crown Jewel Award recipient and 2016 BOSS Influencer, Alicia has been a frequent guest on a number of shows and programs as well as events where she speaks about career planning, entrepreneurship, vision boards, relationships, and her experiences of being a teenage mother. Alicia became a teen mom at the age of fifteen. However, she didn't let that stop her. Immediately after high school, Alicia went on to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, taking her then three-year old son with her. In 2001, she graduated, and soon after began a career in the IT industry. In 2006, she obtained her Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School. Alicia is an active member of the National Black MBA Association, Chicago Chapter, having served on the Executive Board and Marketing & Communications Committee from 2006-2010. She also participated in their Leaders Of Tomorrow (LOT) program, a mentoring program for high school students. Alicia has also been involved in other teen mentoring programs, such as The Legacy Initiative, and Your Time Is Now (YTIN), and the Illinois Subsequent Pregnancy Program. In 2010, Alicia became a certified life coach. As a life coach, it is her desire to share her experiences - both successes and failures - in an effort to empower others to achieve their goals despite the obstacles that may present themselves in life. She brought those beliefs to the airwaves 2011, when she partnered with a close friend to create and co-host "The L.O.V.E. Perspective" radio show, which focuses on encouraging and inspiring others to live Lives Of Vision & Empowerment. Alicia believes that if you have a vision for your life, God has already instilled within you the skills and abilities that you need in order to make that vision a reality. She has been a frequent guest on various media outlets and at events speaking on career planning, vision boards, relationships, as well as sharing her experiences of being a teenage mother.
