Editor’s Note: This Voices series is an opportunity to learn more about the creators and changemakers in Alabama who are using their talents to make a difference in their community. Today’s Q&A is with Amberly “Bambie” Harris, the Co-Owner and COO of Nspire U! Events, Entertainment and Marketing Firm. She also serves as Creative Director and Program Director of Nspire U On Air – The New Beat of the Bay Internet Radio Station which is the first African-American, female owned internet radio station on the Gulf Coast. She is a Youth Therapist with Compass II Life Mentoring Program and is on the Board of Directors for Dreamhunters Inc., on the Advisory Board for USA Health Systems All of Us Research Program and on the Advisory Board for The City of Mobile Events Department with the MoonPie Drop.
What inspires you, and brings you joy and hope to continue this work?
Being a vessel of positivity, being blessed to have a platform that offers resources and job opportunities for others as well as helping the community stay N-formed, N-tertained and N-spired.
Can you share a favorite moment from the past few years that represents why you love what you do?
When kids come up to me with utter excitement asking for pictures or my autograph ❤
What do you want people to walk away with when they interact with the pieces you designed for your Shake the Field collaboration?
More knowledge, unity and the understanding that they have a voice as their vote is their voice.
How can people support your work?
Downloading our free Nspire U on Air from their google or apple playstores , following and sharing our info from our Nspire U! social media platforms and spreading the word about our Marketing Firm and radio station.
What would you say to other young people who are interested in doing what you do?
Stay positive, drown out the background noise and remain focused and humble. Be grateful for the hard lessons learned and make sure you learn what to do and not to do by way of all the things you encounter. This is not the easiest industry to find your way through but once you do, its absolute paradise!
If there’s only one thing you want people in Alabama to know before the next election, what would it be?
Your vote is your voice. When everyone utilized their voice and voted, Barack Obama, the best President to have the seat, was elected. Imagine if we utilized our voice every time and actually voted!
