Meet Tianisha Payne | Serial Entrepreneur and philanthropist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tianisha Payne and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tianisha, what is the most important factor behind your success?
The most important factor behind your success of our brand is the community.
Express Yourself Sessions require parents, guardians, teachers, volunteers, board members , GEMS and community support to be successful. Express Yourself Events are created on behalf of and with our youth’s futures in mind. During Express Yourself Events we conclude what our youth have learned , allow them to spread the newfound knowledge to the community.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Tianisha Payne Is a Dayton, Ohio native, a graduate of Belmont High School, and an alumna of The Ohio State University (B.A. Psychology ’13).
While working a full time corporate position, she also became the Founder and Ceo of Girls Emerging into Maturity (GEiM) 501 3c established in 2016. Less than 5 years later, she left the corporate world to invest in her passion full time. Since then Tianisha has become the co-owner of GEMS Group Home, Inc established in 2022.
She also serves as a board member for West Ohio United Methodist Youth Ministry Board.
As a leader , creative, and forward thinker, Tianisha has created curriculum and community service ideas to better equip future female leaders of the world! By manufacturing a new avenue for young girls to express themselves, we see our girls, in the now, feel safe, heard, and inspired! Girls Emerging into Maturity was voted Nonprofit of the year in community outreach by Dayton Magazine. GEiM is not stopping there. Girls Emerging into Maturity has been featured in The Grio , Good Day Dayton, and the Dayton Daily News. With Tianisha’s vision and efforts, it will surely grow from a community staple into a resource for afterschool programming as the group home develops our young girls into independent ladies with transformative leadership skills.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
If my friend was visiting we would definitely stop by the historic west third street, take a visit to Ebonnia- Willis Bing Davis Art Gallary and eat at the West Social Tap. For a quick coffee or tea in the morning we would go to Wholly Grounds . FOr a great meal we would go to One Eleven Flavor House DOwn town.
For a great rnb nite we would got to the Taste on Monday Areana on Tuesday for Tacos, Bozaks on Wednesdays for Wine and Front Row Bar and Grill on Thursday for wings and on Friday i would go to Muse for a chill dance nite.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to shout out McKinley United Methodist Church

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