Jerome Edmondson
A leader who draws his inspiration to serve from President Obama, Jerome Edmondson is a modern success story.
Jerome along with his six siblings, was raised by his grandmother in a 4 room shack who taught him that doing the right thing is the only measure of success. He was an all-American high school basketball player, served as a military police officer in the Air Force and was the first African American franchise owner for Denny’s restaurants-helping rebuild trust with the African-American community.
Today, Jerome owns five businesses that together employee over 1000 people. Over his career, Jerome has created thousands of good paying jobs and mentored entrepreneurs who have created tens of thousands more. Jerome and his wife Alena have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Alena Edmondson
I am Alena Edmondson, a professional certified coach who combines the rigor of successful business with the study of thoughtful intent to help individuals co-create their best life. I focus on establishing a “Life-Work Balance” with the purposeful intent of building a “life” over a “job”. Also, as co-founder and President of the Entrepreneur Development Network (EDN), I have conducted thousands of courses on business creation and development. I am a proud member of the International Coach Federation and am happily married to Jerome Edmondson with whom I share three children and four grandchildren. I attribute my accomplishments and gratitude to my mom who is always so supportive, Gladys Johnson.
