Mari-Lyn (Hudson) Harris was so shy she would rather look at the ground than speak face to face with people.

Her dad, suggested that she enroll in Dale Carnegie courses about public speaking. Her boss at the time said, that she needs to learned to look at her customers and talk to them.

 She continued to overcame this by networking, growing relationships with people. She became the host.

Her expertise has been Barbering, Sales, Coaching, Marketing.. is really good at Strategies..

The CKO of Heart@Work – Consultant and Coach for start-ups to help them in the areas of marketing and sales.  In 2000 she become a pioneer in working with companies to help them implement Kindness in the workplace, thus Founded the Kindness Hero Awards.

Held Kindness Conferences in 2000, 2001 2019, 2020, 2021 you can find many of the videos of the presenters on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@heartatwork

A professional Artist and published Author. Her favorite movie is Pay it Forward. Led marketing bootcamps to help Artists get out of the closet.

She’s been curious most of her life,  has pioneered  ideas many time before people are ready for them. 

Some would call this Visionary. “A visionary is someone who has the ability to imagine how things will develop in the future and often has clear ideas about what should happen. This term can also refer to a person with unusual foresight“

The pioneer, the one who ventures out to try something different.

Many years later, like now she’s been advocating for the unhoused or under-sheltered.  Attending city council meetings, rallies any where  she can speak for those who feel they don’t have a voice.

Her current project is the Kindness Village

Kindness Village is creating a small-home community for adults 55+ who want connection, not isolation.

A place to stay. Not pass through.

If this speaks to you—or someone you love—follow along or reach out.

Let’s create housing that actually feels like home.

#KindnessVillage #HousingWithHeart #CommunityFirst

The Journey will continue..