About the Founder


Best known as a respected journalist with more than 400 published articles to her credit and a passionate motivational speaker who will drop anything to lift someone's spirits, DeBorah B. Pryor attended San Francisco State University, and  majored in Theatre  Education 
and Psychology. Later, her love for childrens' books took her to study at The Institute of Childrens Literature; where she was awarded the schools' degree in "Writing for Children & Teenagers."

DeBorah has spent the majority of her 35-year professional career in the field of communications. From front office receptionist to executive director (and everywhere in-between), her work in the corporate, private and nonprofit sectors of some of the country's most prominent agencies have awarded her abundant experience in human socialization. She has had extensive training in the theatre and was awarded membership in SAG, AFTRA and Actor's Equity in 1982. She honed her  beautiful speaking voice by studying with  acclaimed voice coach, Judy Davis, who was one of Barbra Streisand's teachers for many years.

DeBorah also works as a voice-over artist; has been an on-air radio host and was at one time a professional runway model. 

In the 70's DeBorah is proud to have performed her "first big-time interview" with former Beatle, JOHN LENNON; and enjoyed the position of personal assistant to music legend SLY STONE. Later, she was hired to work in the public relations department of New York's acclaimed METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY, where she often "bumped into" legends like opera impresario LEONTYNE PRICE in the cafeteria. She has worked in advertising sales at the popular Los Angeles radio station formerly known as 92.3 THE BEAT; and her gift for eloquence of the written word makes her a sought-after writer, often approached by professionals in need of an effective letter, speech or other ghostwriting project. 

In 2001 DeBorah accompanied the late public relations guru BILL CHERRY, along with MARTIN LUTHER KING, III, hip-hop icon and social activist CHUCK D. and other dignitaries to Dominica, West Indies by invitation of the country's former PRIME MINISTER, the late ROOSIE DOUGLAS. There, the group attended and reported on cultural events and political activities surrounding the country's 100 year anniversary of freedom from French rule. 

In 2005 , DeBorah was one of a dozen journalists chosen from around the world to travel to South Africa as a consultant for JAZZ AFRICA HERITAGE; an international music festival that has since blossomed into a successful, national annual event. In 2006, Pryor was tapped to visit MONTEGO BAY for coverage of the 10th anniversary AIR JAMAICA JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL headlined by EARTH, WIND & FIRE.

Ms. Pryor's works have been published in local, national and international publications including but not limited to The Electronic Urban Report (EUR), The Los Angeles Sentinel, The South Pasadena Review, The Long Beach Times, Turning Point Magazine, The African American Public Relations Collective (AAPRC), Out Front South Magazine and numerous online sites. The former West Coast editor at (BRE) Black Radio Exclusive magazine - a leading music trade publication- DeBorah has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Singer PATTI LaBELLE unabashedly called her feature  "...the best story I've ever read on myself!" While the legendary NATALIE COLE mused, "We could've talked all day," following a telephone interview. Pryor has also provided coverage at most of the entertainment industry award shows including the GRAMMY AWARDS, SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS, LADY OF SOUL AWARDS, NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, NAACP THEATRE AWARDS, MICHAEL JACKSON: 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, and numerous movie premieres. In January 2009, DeBorah is proud to have witnessed first-hand, the Inauguration of the first African American President, Barack Obama; as she joyfully weathered the freezing cold in Washington, D. C.

An enterprising entreprenuer, DeBorah, who is now  featured in the Inaugural Edition of the impressive Who's Who in Black Los Angeles,  is a distributor for the fastest-growing network marketing business in the world: MONA VIE  and is a co-founder and principal of THE BIO SHOP,  a public relations firm formed to provide career assistance to professionals by developing an array of materials including biographies and press releases. DeBorah is a proud mother and grandmother. Her daughter, AZJA, who was subpeonaed as a witness for the defense in the 2005 trial of entertainer MICHAEL JACKSON, is the owner of Lilly & Company http://www.lillypapercouture.com/, a new line of distinct, high-end greeting cards; and her grandson DESTIN -- son of actor-comedian CHRIS TUCKER,  is a world-travelor who is active in gaming, sports and music.

Partial list of Published Works

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