Happy Friday, Everyone! Yesterday afternoon, after 2.5 years of keeping the name of my future LLC close to the vest, I finally did it--I present to you: Petals and Thorns Holistic Services (PATHS) Mission: PATHS (Petals and Thorns Holistic Services) empowers individuals, organizations, and artists through writing, poetry, and creative practice. We support personal, professional, and artistic development while cultivating meaningful connection. Our spaces honor the individual and organizational culture, using approaches authentic to them to unlock their potential and achieve their goals. Other Wins: ✅️EIN ✅️Domain #1: PATHSHolistic.com (Primary) ✅️Domain #2: PetalsandThornsHolisticServices.com (safeguard) ✅️Email #1: [email protected] (Primary) ✅️Email #2: [email protected] (safeguard) ✅️Logo and taglines "Where expression meets connection" (community) "Poetry. Art. Transformation. Healing." (Corporate) UP NEXT: - Repurpose my ThePoetLadyRose.com website into: PATHSHolistic.com 🌹 - Repurpose/refresh my LinkedIn Thank you, @Christoph Jenkins for your leadership and example. Keep going, EVERYONE! Signed, La Toya A. Hampton, MSW - The Poet Lady Rose Spoken Word Poet | Voice Liberation Strategist | Intentional Event Curator Founder, Petals and Thorns Holistic Services LLC (PATHS) [email protected] | 971-600-1065 Where expression meets connection.

If you’ve been doing the work inside the Poetry Business Institute, this is your moment to take the next step. The casting call for Poet Life Unscripted is now open — and it’s being hosted inside the Poetry Business Network (PBN). Poet Life Unscripted is a real-life docu-series documenting poets as they transform into poetry business owners… in real life. No scripts. No staged success. Just real decisions, real execution, and real growth. Here’s why this matters for PBI members: - PBI is where the work happens - PBN is where the journey gets documented - Unscripted features poets who are ready to show up, already showing up, and have shown up...executing, and committing to the process This is not an audition for attention. This is an invitation to step into accountability and visibility—when the timing is right. 👉 Head over to PBN to view the Casting Call and apply: Poetry Business Network Whether you apply now or simply observe and learn, this is a powerful reminder: execution creates opportunity. From poet to poetry business owner… in real life. —Poetry Business Institute Team

We are proud to officially recognize the active PBI State & Country Chapters (and the Chapter Leaders) that are currently meeting monthly and doing the work! 🔥 Oregon - @La Toya Hampton 🔥 Jamaica - @Kacy Garvey 🔥 Texas - @Joshua Clark 🔥 Georgia - @Yecheilyah Ysrayl These chapters and their leaders are gathering consistently, building community, sharpening strategy, and transforming poets into Poetry Business Owners. If you are in a chapter that isn’t currently active and you want to see it revived — let us know. We’ll support you in getting it back up and running. If you are in a state or country that doesn’t yet have a local chapter and you feel called to launch one — let us know. We are ready to help you lead. Chapters are how we: • Build local opportunity • Create accountability • Develop leaders • Increase visibility • Strengthen the global PBN network This isn’t just a network. It's a structure. It's a movement. It's an ownership model. Drop your state or country below 👇 and/or message us directly if you’re ready to lead. Let’s keep building. 🌎✍🏾

Being On LinkedIn Has Granted Me Yet Another Opportunity ! I Was Contacted By Influential Women To Be Featured On Their Publication 🤩 Phone Interviewed And Heavily Complimented As I Highlighted That All You See In Me Is God. Our Business Focuses Heavily On Women So This Feature Feels Really Really Good. 😌

We’re excited to share an important milestone from the Poetry Business Institute (PBI). "Poet Life Unscripted" has officially been announced as the first production under the evolving media arm of the Poetry Business Network (PBN)—and the poets featured in this series will come from PBI and from poets who have not yet joined the Institute. This matters because it reinforces what PBI exists to do: prepare poets for real-world application, not just theory. 🎥 What Poet Life Unscripted Is Poet Life Unscripted is a documentary-style series that follows real poets and creatives as they navigate: - Opportunity - Growth - Pressure - Wins and lessons - Real-time application of their craft This is not scripted content. This is not promotional fluff. This is not a highlight reel. The series documents process over polish and journey over performance—showing what it actually looks like to build a life, career, and ecosystem with poetry while it’s happening. What you build inside Track 1—clarity, structure, documentation, confidence—is exactly what this series highlights in real life. 🔁 How This Fits the Ecosystem Poet Life Unscripted lives within PBN as part of its role as a creative media company that now: - Builds opportunities - Documents the journey - Distributes culture If you want updates, casting details, participation opportunities, and conversation around the show, PBN is where that will happen. 👉 We encourage all PBI students to join and engage in the Poetry Business Network to stay connected to the show and the larger ecosystem. 🗓️ Casting Call Opens Monday The official casting call for Poet Life Unscripted opens on🗓️ Monday, February 2nd. Details on: - Who we’re looking for - How to apply - Expectations and eligibility …will be shared inside the Poet Life Unscripted section. This will be a curated process. Not everyone will be selected—and that is intentional. ⚠️ Important Perspective