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MY PERSONAL MISSION

 I teach people how to be better Human Beings by seeking, saying, and living in truth™.

MY PROMISE TO CLIENTS

I hold steadfast to four values that are supported by my actions and define who I AM:

  • Confidential Engagement

  • Authentic Empathy

  • Servant Leadership

  • Respect for the Individual

Who i am and my why

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For the last 24 years, I've dedicated my life to teaching people how to be better Human Beings.  I spent 18+ years rescuing sex-trafficked teens across the country and abroad while pursuing my dream career as a Motivational Speaker.  I've also spent the last 27 years mentoring some of the brightest "at-risk" teens while helping some financially to pursue their college dreams. 

But, I wasn't always a saint. 

Once upon a time, I was a very dysfunctional young lady.  I sabotaged every relationship I had in my life because I was addicted to negativity.  Every negative experience one could imagine, I've had.  I didn't know that I was speaking all of this drama into my life.  I played the victim, and I blamed everyone for my problems.  I was labeled, "the pretty girl with issues" and told by a high school counselor to, "take up a trade because you won't make it in a four-year college or university."  

Then, one day, I realized that my trials and tribulations were a way for God to humble and educate me simultaneously.   My mindset started to change and the way I used to see things started to disappear.  I began to love myself enough to disassociate myself from negative people, negative places, negative thoughts, and negative situations.  I started to love myself enough to stop blaming everyone else for my unhappiness.  I started to love myself enough to get healthy.

As I grow and learn, I'm compelled to come back and teach others how to do the same.  I love teaching people how to authentically love life, by sharing the same tools I use to navigate through this wonderful World.  I yearn to help people change their lives.

I love you, and there's absolutely, positively, NOTHIN' you can do about it!

Namaste,

Jayla Baxter, MBA, M. Div. - The Self Esteem Queen®

Servant leadership

  • Right out of college, I started rescuing teenage runaways, sex-trafficked teens, and prostitutes - before social media, with no cameras and no camera crew. I rescued over 5,000 children during my time on the streets.

  • Since 1998, I've worked as an advocate for sex-trafficked teens on city and state levels. I currently train Human Service Professionals on identifying, empathizing, and treating sex-trafficked teens.

  • For 23 years, I've partnered with numerous non-profit foundations to provide under-served youth a path to empowerment and educational excellence through academic programming, college access skills, and personal development.

  • Founded Light The Mood®, an ongoing fund-raiser for my non-profit, with 100% of all donations going to mentor teens who cannot afford our services. Light The Mood® offers subscription boxes, wholesale candles, and private-label candles. We employ survivors of sex trafficking and are the largest distributor of candles to survivors of suicide and their families.

  • I speak at numerous middle schools, high schools, and corporations on self-esteem enhancement.

  • I keynote at industry-specific business, motivation, and spiritual events and hold private workshops across the United States.

  • I trained for six years and became a Licensed Reiki Master Teacher to assist others in balancing wellness through focused awareness of Body, Mind, and Spirit. I founded Healing in the Trap®, a boutique Reiki, Sound Bath, and Energy Healing studio focused on healing the mind, body, and spirit.

  • As a Certified Life Coach, I coach & mentor a wide range of people, from entertainers to executives to everyday people, on personal, professional, financial, and spiritual growth.

  • I founded the S.E.Q. Hope Foundation, which has several projects:

    • EQ For Youth (Emotional Intelligence Curriculum)

    • You Are The Answer (Suicide/Depression Prevention)

    • Feeding Friends (Feeding The Unhoused / Empathy Training)

    • I’m Gay, Now What (Mentoring for LGBTQ+ Youth)

  • I continue to lend my expertise to various government agencies in suicide/depression prevention and child trafficking.

  • I served as Assistant to the Director and Storyline Consultant on a feature film produced Kandoo Films (The 13th) and directed by Adisa Septuri (Khepra Films) about sex-trafficking (loosely based on my life) called "Skin In The Game."