On this episode of Women, Wealth and Entrepreneurship hosted by Ariel Shaw, MBA.....We sit with the dynamic Pastor Coylitia O'Neal, Executive Pastor of Global Impact Ministries and Serial Entrepreneur! The First African American Family to own a long term care/nursing facility in Athens, GA.

About Coylitia

Coylitia Williamson O'Neal is a native of Athens, GA and currently resides in the southern crescent of Metro Atlanta. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Organizations Management and Keller Graduate School of Management with a Masters in Business Administration in Human Resource Management. She has over twenty five years of experience in both the long term care and the funeral service industries. Coylitia is currently involved in several entrepreneurial and ministry endeavors. She is the Lead Pastor of Global Impact Christian Ministries in Stockbridge, GA.

As a second generation business owner, she upholds the mantle passed by her father, the late Coy C. Williamson, Jr. She lives by the scripture, “unto whomsoever much is given, much is required” and is affiliated with numerous civic and professional organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., The Advancing Families Foundation, and Southern Crescent Pearls Foundation. Coylitia has previously served on Clayton County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Atlanta Technical College Continuing Education Advisory Committee and Southern Regional Medical Center Foundation Board.

Coylitia is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including: City of Stockbridge - Visionary Women: Celebrating You, National Women’s History Month Award, Let’s Talk America Community Service Award, Clayton County Chamber of Commerce Partner of the Year Award, Gospel Choice Awards – Leading Ladies, The National Women’s Empowerment Ministry – Inspirational Woman of the Year Award, Southern Crescent Women In Business – Leadership Award and 2023 Southern Crescent Top 50 Women of Influence.

While obligations to professional, civic and ministerial commitments are important, Coylitia maintains that her primary commitment is to her family. She is a loving motherto her two children: son, Spencer II (Stone) and daughter, Bethany.

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