Founded Ashay by the Bay in 1997 and began marketing Children's Books online in 2002 at www.ashaybythebay.com. Author and Publisher of Mindful Messages - Healing Thoughts for the Hip and Hop Descendants in 2002 and 2004. (Africentric Curriculum for youth ages 11 - 18 using spoken word and mindful meditation. Book and Workbook) Founded the Mindful Messages Mentoring Program in 2002. Providing youth mentoring that focuses on health, culture and life skills for your ages 6 - 14. Business Units: Ashay's Books for Children: African American and Multi-Cultural Children's Books and Educational Products, Ashay by the Bay Book Fairs (Online an Onsite), and the Mindful Messages Mentoring Program. Currently, Ashay by the Bay has the Largest Independent Online Selection of African American and Multi-Cultural Children's Books. Goals: To be a major resource / supplier for African American Children's Books focusing on schools, families and communities. Incorporate and expand the Ashay by the Bay brand across the nation through Independent Sales Account Mangers working locally with their school districts.