Meet Jo Morgan Speaker | Author | Entrepreneur | Philanthropist | Mother   

 

Jo Morgan is a respected public speaker, community activist, and business visionary whose story of unprecedented perseverance stamps the hearts of her audiences. Challenging others to be more, do more, and achieve more, Jo's journey is one that encapsulates the true essence of alchemy – transforming trauma into hope and struggle into success. Today, Jo’s ambitions are targeted to model the embracement of life with authenticity, finding genuine joy despite pain, and inspiring others to keep showing up for themselves even in the face of adversity.  After experiencing personal trauma and dealing with her own mental health struggles, Jo found solace in helping others. Amid her son Ashanti’s tragic death due to gun violence in 2021, Jo shifted toward mental health, discovering her passion for working with young people with mental illness. With that, Jo became a board-certified holistic health and wellness coach, yoga instructor, and certified psychiatric rehabilitation specialist. In addition and in light of her son, she established ‘Ashanti's Heart Behavioral Health’ and ‘The Ashanti Omari Morgan Foundation, providing resources for women ranging from middle-aged to teens including paying for education and offering mental health safe spaces. Despite being a successful CEO, Jo sees herself first as a grieving mother and empathetic human who wants to inspire joy and purpose in the face of pain. Her ultimate goal is to make a tangible difference in the lives of those around her, starting with the communities of York and Lancaster in Central PA. Overall, Jo is known for her connective community engagements, highlighting the importance of not brushing mental illness under the rug, and understands that real intentional transformation stems from not waiting for joy to come to you; you must go to it. Outside of advocating for social change and demonstrating that healing from the past while staying focused on the future are two concepts that can go hand-in-hand, Jo can be found writing screenplays, thrift shopping, watching foreign films, and writing self-help books for women and children with autism. In addition, blueprinting her next ambitions – all to encourage others to become the change they want to see, and showcasing that even the smallest steps in the right direction is better than taking no step at all.