We believe the world is ready for something deeper.

Not more noise.
Not more distractions.
But voices with purpose. Stories that inspire. Conversations that awaken.

That belief is what gave life to the Awaken Your Life Network—a platform created to uplift how we live, love, and lead.

And now, that vision is expanding.

The Awaken Your Life Network is now powered by the INFO24 ecosystem, giving us the ability to take meaningful content beyond a single platform and distribute it across a powerful, multi-channel media network designed for real reach and real impact.

A Platform With Purpose—Now Built for Reach

The Awaken Your Life Network is a space for creators who are called to share content that transforms lives.

Through Info24, that content can now be experienced across:

• Blogs and multimedia magazine features
• Newsletter distribution to engaged audiences
• Streaming radio and digital broadcasts
• Social media amplification
• Live events and special programming

From podcasts and AI-powered conversations to interviews, profile features, and short docu-series, your message is no longer limited—it is expanded.

We are also building AI-powered tools designed to help creators develop, refine, and distribute their message—from podcast development to storytelling, interviews, and brand-building through content.

This is where creativity meets capability.

We Are Calling Visionary Creators

If you have a message that can inspire, empower, and transform lives, we are inviting you to bring it here.

We are seeking creators with:

• Inspiring shows and interviews
• Transformational documentaries and docu-series
• Visionary conversations and leadership insights
• Relationship and family-centered programming
• Children’s and next-generation content
• Podcasts, blogs, courses, and meaningful digital content

This is not about creating more content.

This is about creating content that matters.

A Creative Force, Not Just a Platform

With access to a growing audience of more than 700,000 subscribers through the extended Info24 ecosystem, your voice has the potential to travel further than ever before.

But more importantly—it aligns with something bigger.

A collective of creators committed to producing content that uplifts the human spirit.

A network where vision is honored.
Where stories are intentional.
Where media becomes a tool for transformation.

From Our Founder

“For years, I have believed that the world was hungry for something deeper,” shares Angela Carr Patterson. “Not more noise, but meaningful voices and authentic stories that awaken the human spirit.”

This platform was created as a home for that vision—and for the voices ready to carry it forward.

Bring Your Voice. Bring Your Message.

This is your invitation.

To be part of something meaningful.
To be part of something growing.
To be part of a movement that is committed to putting purpose back into media.

Because the world doesn’t need more noise.

It needs voices that awaken.

Uncertain Times Call for Visionaries to Do This One Thing:

Uncertain times reveal what we truly believe. Many people are panicking right now. But I’m not.

Because I still believe the world is safe. I still believe that all things will eventually work together for good.

What many people call a crisis, I call the Divine Ache.

It’s that moment in life where everything feels like it’s squeezing you. Pressing you. Stretching you.

But the Divine Ache is not here to break you. It’s here to grow you. Pain may be inevitable in life…but suffering is still a choice.

In seasons like this, I return to three questions:

Who am I?

Why am I here?

What am I here to do?

Because when you align with your truth, your purpose, and your life’s work, something powerful happens. Peace returns. Clarity returns. Direction returns.

I don’t make light of what we are going through. Because it’s real, and it will scare you if you have no hope. But I have hope.

But I’ve always believed in the Power of God to change things. I also believe God has given us the solutions. But are we willing to align with the answers?

There are still miracles in the midst of famine. People do thrive in it when Alignment takes place. Alignment changes everything.

Remember, Isaac sowed and reaped in the same year one hundredfold, and the Lord blessed him. Because he dared to align with his assignment. Obey God’s clarion call for him.

“If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;” Isaiah 1:19 AMP. Suffice it to say that his obedience to God made the so-called futile ground become fertile.

Question for you:

In times like these, what do you need to do today to align with who you truly are and your divine purpose and calling? There is no greater time than now to make the shift.

Remember this: When you awaken your truth, align with your purpose, and amplify your life’s work, you don’t just change your life—you help change the world.

— Angela Carr Patterson

There comes a moment—quiet, persistent, undeniable—when many women feel it:

I’m meant for more.

Not more noise.
Not more pressure.
But more alignment. More truth. More purpose.

And yet, for so many, that knowing is followed by hesitation. Questions surface. Doubt creeps in. Progress stalls.

It’s easy to mistake this resistance as a lack of clarity or confidence—but often, it runs deeper.

Beneath the surface lives something unseen.

For countless women, the roots of feeling stuck are not found in the present, but in early relational experiences—especially the subtle, powerful imprint of father-daughter dynamics. These early connections can shape how a woman learns to love, how she leads, and how she sees herself long before she ever steps into her purpose.

And if left unexamined, these patterns don’t just linger—they repeat.

Across relationships.
Across decisions.
Even across generations.

But here’s the shift: awareness creates interruption.

Transformation begins the moment a woman pauses long enough to ask not just “What’s next?”—but “What shaped me?”

This is where true awakening lives.

Not in surface-level motivation, but in spaces where women are invited to both rise and reflect. Spaces where growth is not rushed, but honored. Where the journey forward includes a courageous look back.

Because stepping into purpose isn’t just about becoming more—
it’s about releasing what was never yours to carry.

And when that happens, something powerful unfolds:

A woman doesn’t just change her life.
She changes the legacy she leaves behind.

In a world where branding often chases attention, Vicky Free Sistrunk has built a career commanding it—with intention.

A globally recognized brand and marketing executive, Sistrunk has spent more than 25 years shaping some of the most influential brands in the world. But what separates her from the pack isn’t just scale—it’s substance. Her work doesn’t just drive revenue; it drives meaning.

From global corporations to community transformation, her career reflects a rare balance: corporate excellence paired with purpose-driven impact.

From Global Brands to Cultural Influence

Sistrunk’s résumé reads like a blueprint for brand dominance.

She has led transformative marketing strategies for powerhouse organizations including McDonald’s, The Walt Disney Company, adidas, ViacomBET Networks, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

At each stop, her work went beyond campaigns. She helped shape how brands show up in culture—how they speak, how they connect, and how they endure.

This is the difference between marketing and mastery: building something people don’t just see—but believe in.

Leading with Purpose at Scale

Today, Sistrunk brings that same strategic firepower to mission-driven work.

As Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Purpose Built Communities, she leads national brand strategy for an organization focused on transforming neighborhoods affected by concentrated poverty.

Her role isn’t just about visibility—it’s about voice.

She is helping elevate a resident-centered model that proves something powerful: when strategy meets community, transformation becomes sustainable.

Entrepreneurship Meets Expertise

Beyond the boardroom, Sistrunk is also the founder of Free Your Mind Strategies, LLC, a boutique advisory firm designed to help organizations unlock growth through brand clarity and thought leadership.

This is where her experience turns into access.

Through her firm, she works directly with leaders and organizations looking to sharpen their positioning, expand their influence, and move with intention in a crowded marketplace.

A Seat at the Table—and Building More Seats

Sistrunk’s influence extends into governance and leadership development.

She serves on the corporate board of VIZIO and contributes her expertise to organizations like T.A.S.T.E. (Take A Step To Elevate), founded by Anthony Hamilton.

Her past board service includes organizations such as Goodwill Industries and the Urban League of Charlotte & the Carolinas—further evidence of her commitment to both economic mobility and community empowerment.

But perhaps her most important role is one that doesn’t come with a title: mentor.

She is actively investing in the next generation of leaders—ensuring that access, insight, and opportunity don’t stop with her.

Rooted in South Carolina, Built for the World

A proud South Carolina native, Sistrunk’s journey began with a degree in mass communications from the University of South Carolina and expanded through an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

She further sharpened her leadership through executive education at some of the nation’s top institutions, including Harvard University, Stanford University, and UCLA.

Today, she resides in Irmo with her husband, Christopher Sistrunk, Ph.D.—a reminder that even global impact can stay grounded in community.

The Bigger Story

Vicky Free Sistrunk’s career isn’t just about marketing.

It’s about positioning—with purpose.

It’s about understanding that the most powerful brands don’t just sell products—they shape conversations, shift narratives, and create pathways for others to follow.

And in a time where authenticity is currency, her work stands as proof that you don’t have to choose between influence and impact.

You can build both.

After a thriving executive career in mental health, Leslie Wilson Jenkins realized something profound.

Success could not protect what mattered most.

As the mother of two athletic sons, she understood the world they were navigating. And she made a decision many mothers quietly make — but few act upon with such boldness.

She chose prayer.

In 2015, Leslie gathered a few mothers on a simple phone call to pray for their children. No spotlight. No platform. Just faith.

That one act of obedience became Spirit Care Women’s Network.

What began as a small circle has grown into a powerful, nationwide prayer movement that now meets Monday through Friday at 7:15 a.m. ET. Women gather faithfully on Zoom, submitting prayer requests, standing in agreement, and covering not only their children, but their entire families, marriages, finances, health, leaders, and our nation.

Each morning, a designated prayer leader intercedes.

And on Fridays — “Good Fridays” — testimonies are shared.

Over the years, they have witnessed miracles:

Healing.

Job advancements.

Relationships restored.

Financial breakthroughs.

Miracle babies born.

Doors opened.

Hope renewed.

What started as a mother praying for her sons has become an organization of women who pray with power, discipline, and expectancy.

Leslie describes it this way:

SPIRIT Care Women’s Network is a group of women dedicated to faith and family. The mantle over this group is comfort, healing, and deliverance. The mission is to inspire and encourage the hearts of people to live, love, and serve for the goodwill of ALL humanity. We pray and intercede for family, children, finances, and health — with special focus on married, single, separated, and barren women.

This is Woman Rising.

Not always loud.

Not always visible.

But deeply impactful.

In a time where many are anxious about the future, Leslie built a structure of faith. In a culture that often glorifies hustle, she built a rhythm of intercession. In a world searching for safety, she gathered women at the altar.

And that is leadership.

As we close out Black History Month, we salute Leslie Wilson Jenkins — not only for what she built, but for what she protects.

She is a mother and wife who prays.

She is a leader who gathered.

She is a woman who rose.

And because she did, families across this nation rise too.

Your story reveals who you are.

Not the version you present.
Not the version you perform.
But the version that has lived, endured, questioned, and grown.

And whether you acknowledge it or not—your story is always speaking.

It shows up in how you love.
How you lead.
How you respond when life presses you.

It is the thread connecting who you’ve been…
to who you are becoming.

The Temptation to Build Without Looking Back

Many women feel the pull to move forward—to build something meaningful, to step into purpose, to create a life that reflects who they truly are.

But too often, that building begins without reflection.

Without asking:

• What shaped me?
• What did I carry that was never mine?
• What parts of my story am I still avoiding?

So the effort feels heavy.
Forced.
Fragmented.

Not because the vision is wrong—
but because the foundation hasn’t been fully understood.

Your Story Is Not the Problem—It’s the Path

There is a quiet power in turning inward.

Not to dwell.
Not to stay stuck.
But to understand.

Because your story is not something to escape—it’s something to interpret.

It is a mirror.

It reflects:

• Your resilience
• Your patterns
• Your truth

And when you begin to see it clearly, something shifts.

What once felt confusing begins to make sense.
What once felt heavy begins to release.
What once felt disconnected begins to align.

Truth Brings Coherence

There is a reason things begin to settle when you step into truth.

Because truth removes the tension of pretending.

It aligns your inner world with your outer life.

And in that alignment, clarity returns.
Peace returns.
Direction returns.

You stop forcing.
You start flowing.

Becoming Who You Already Are

The journey isn’t about becoming someone new.

It’s about uncovering who you’ve always been—beneath expectation, experience, and survival.

And your story is the map.

Every chapter.
Every moment.
Every lesson.

It’s all pointing you back to yourself.

If this resonates, don’t just move past it.

Pause.
Reflect.
Return to your story—not as something to fix, but as something to understand.

Because when you do, you don’t just gain clarity.

You gain alignment.

And when a woman aligns with her truth, her purpose, and her life’s work—
she doesn’t just change her life.

She changes everything connected to it.

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