Award-winning author Maryann Reid is the founder of Alphanista, a career platform for multicultural women in management.
She works with women who struggle with identifying concrete gaps they have to reaching the next level and would like to get there with ease. Maryann brings together high-achieving women who tend to go at it alone and desire to receive exponential growth with other likeminded women.
Most recently, Maryann worked in Abu Dhabi, and inspired a new group of women in the States to expand their outlook beyond where they are now. As an author and professional speaker, Maryann has been featured in USA Today, Essence, Glamour, The CBS Early Show, Wendy Williams and The New Yorker.
Maryann has been profiled in Newsweek, Oprah.com, and NBC Nightly News for her innovative approach to life and solving its complex issues, including creating the uber-landmark event Marry Your Baby Daddy Day. This event originated from her third book, Marry Your Baby Daddy (St Martins Press, 2005) that was optioned by Hollywood actress Holly Robinson-Peete and Dolores Robinson.
Most recently, Emmy award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield.
As an author and professional speaker, Maryann has gathered a diverse roster of credentials and affiliations:
*Author of several books and short stories by St Martins Press and Penguin Putnam
*Published her first book, Sex and the Single Sister (St Martins Press) at 25 years old in two weeks
*Lecturer at various universities including St John’s University and Fordham University in NYC in Creative Writing and Business Communications
*Philanthropist, referred to as the “Oprah of Brooklyn”, for her work arranging all-expenses paid weddings for loving moms and dads, via her event Marry Your Baby Daddy Day
*Expert and social commentator on top-rated nationally syndicated radio shows like NPR’s Fresh Air, The Michael Baisden Show, Fox News Radio, CBS Radio, The Gayle King Show on Oprah Radio, etc
*Invited by USATODAY to write a novella, Single Black Female, for the acclaimed Open Book section of their website
Since her debut book Sex and the Single Sister, Maryann has been invited to speak to some of the most innovative groups all over the country and has received over 20 million media impressions worldwide via major news outlets like ABC News 20/20, NBC Nightly News and CNN.