WE ARE BGrace Media.
CHASITI SHEPHERD
President/ Senior Account Executive
HERITAGE:
Born and raised in Huntsville Alabama by way of Wakanda. 🙂 A proud graduate of Stillman College. I had a little Brother. Rest Well DW.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Wife to Timothy
Mother of two beauties Bella and Brailee
Boss
Top 40 under 40 (Birmingham Business Journal)
Top Influencer (Birmingham Magazine)
Married on national TV
RANDOM FACT:
Extreme introvert
TOASTS TO:
Good Shoes, wine,
and girlfriends
DRESS CODE:
Dresses, dresses and more dresses!
LISTENS TO:
Beyonce, Trap Music and Coltrane in that order.
QUOTE TO LIVE BY:
“A mosquito doesn’t get a slap on the back until it starts to work!
-if you do the work the awards will come!”
LAUREN WOODS
VP of Operations/PR Specialist
HERITAGE:
Bessemer, AL
HIGHLIGHTS:
Having one of my newscasts nominated for a 2015 Mid-America EMMY Award. Becoming Noah’s Aunt 🙂
TOASTS TO:
Good Health, Loving Friends and Family
DRESS CODE:
A fun skirt with a cute top! I appreciate a nice dress too!
LISTENS TO:
R&B (I love Jazmine Sullivan!) and Gospel (Mississippi Mass and Chicago Mass speaks to my soul!)
QUOTE TO LIVE BY:
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs: 3:5-6
“Don’t worry about other people, you just do right.” Lizzie Ann Robinson (My great-grandma)
GRACIE DONOGHUE
Social Media and Marketing Manager
HERITAGE:
I am from Memphis, TN. I am part Irish and part Italian.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Getting to live at Disney World, Graduating from Samford in 2019, Becoming an Auntie!!
RANDOM FACT:
I play tennis competitively, and when I was little, I used to whistle during matches to help me focus.
TOASTS TO:
Having a good time with friends and family and everyone feeling beautiful in their own skin
DRESS CODE:
Prints, prints, prints! Leopard, snakeskin, embroidery, give me ALL of it. But I also like adding a pop of color to something more neutral. I just love shopping and clothes in general lol
LISTENS TO:
All Disney music, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Michael Jackson, Sam Smith
QUOTE TO LIVE BY:
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” –Walt Disney-
PAUL FRANKLIN
Communications Manager
HERITAGE:
I am an African American man from Birmingham, AL
HIGHLIGHTS:
Graduating from UAB in 2019 with a Communications Degree.
Getting a job after college in my career field.
RANDOM FACT:
When I’m bored, I google random facts about the victorian age and black renaissance.
TOASTS TO:
Following your dreams.
DRESS CODE:
GQ meets 90’s streetwear.
LISTENS TO:
Anything with a good beat that I can dance to.
QUOTE TO LIVE BY:
“If it’s not against your morals, it’s not beneath you.” -Myself
