Nikeya Young is a Best-Selling Author/Certified Master Life Coach/TEDxSpeaker/Keynote Speaker and Workshop Facilitator/Licensed Minister/Podcast Host, and Entertainer. A former educator with a Master’s Degree in Special Education, and a B. A. in Psychology, Nikeya combines her gifts and talents, practical work experience, and spiritual gift of teaching to empower leaders to CRUSH their goals, despite life's challenges, and live VICTORIOUSLY!

In fact, Nikeya’s first book “Virtue Chic: Classy Takes Center Stage'' (2017) is a “must read” for Christian single women! The book includes a foreword by Minister/Author Niki Winston, & dishes out practical and spiritual advice on style, dating, pursuing your purpose, resisting the urge to compete with other women, and SO much more! Nikeya has since been a Contributing Author on two other anthologies as well: Masters of Marriage: A Relationship Devotional for Couples (2021), and Amazon Best-Seller, The Moms' Truth: Authentic Stories of Motherhood (2022).

As an entertainer, Nikeya has quite an extensive resume! She released her debut album, “Victorious One” (a Christian Pop/Hip-Hop/R&B album) in 2013. All songs were written by Nikeya and the album was produced by her husband Rodney Young Jr. She was nominated for the Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year award at the Chicago Gospel Music Awards that year and the album received great reviews. As an agency-signed Model/Actress/Voice-over talent, Nikeya is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Her national television appearances include: multiple segments on Steve Harvey's daytime talk show, multiple appearances as a Nurse on NBC's hit drama "Chicago Fire" in seasons 1, 10, & 11 (2012), an appearance in the movie "Divergent" (2014), and the lead role of Tameka Anderson in Episode 206 of TV One's "Find Our Missing: The Tameka Anderson Story". Her portrayal of Tameka received positive reviews from family members of the Baton Rouge woman who has been missing since 2010. Nikeya has worked with brands such as Country Financial, YMCA, Memorial Hospital, Walgreens, Kellogg's, and Kohl's to name a few! She has held multiple beauty queen titles, and her expertise has been featured in too many media outlets/blogs to name!

Nikeya is happily married to Rodney Young Jr, and is a proud “Slay-at-Home”, homeschooling mama bear to the couple’s 3 beautiful children: Rodney III (R3), and twin daughters Nalea and Nissi. The couple resides in the South suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.