Sharon Rose Washington is a visionary author, entertainment industry producer, motivational speaker, empowerment lifecoach, and energy healer. Born in Los Angeles, she was raised in the Pennsylvania Mountains by mother Thelma Rose and Native Cherokee grandmother, Katie Weaver.At age 17, Sharon Rose enrolled at UCLA and Columbia School of Broadcasting. While in school, she landed her first job as production assistant to the popular Rick Dees and his morning show on KIIS-FM. Sharon Rose later went on to carve a career in television behind the scenes and in front of the camera at Fox, CBS, and KCAL Channel 9 before spending seven and a half years at the William Morris Agency (now WME). As a record breaking two-time “Jet”magazine centerfold and boxing “Ringsidegirl”, Sharon Rose has modeled and is a member of AFTRA as a voiceover professional for almost 20 years. Currently, she is an Empowerment Coach/Energy Healer and Motivational Speaker and has authored spiritual self- helpbooks, “How to Walk the Earth as a Goddess”and “Pick a Positive Prayer” that have been endorsed by Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith and Gloria Steinem. She is currently working on her third book entitled, “As Violet Rose”and is a freelance writer for several magazines. Sharon has also been a writer on “All That”, a Nickelodeon TV series, and wrote and produced a highly successful DVD series on healing and empowerment for women, “Woman Heal Thyself”which sold over six thousand copies.