Empowerment Media is an innovative 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to empower and inspire young people and families through engaging TV shows, movies, documentaries, videos and life-changing curriculum.
Laurence
During Empowerment Media’s 23 years of excellence, John and Susan Laurence have worked with Walmart and Proctor & Gamble as producers and content creators for their Family Movie Night franchise on NBC and FOX. They’ve also created three youth empowering E/I (educational, informational) TV series aired and streamed around the world and five educational documentaries. EMI’s current focus is the Two@aTime Project, which uses Empowerment Media’s dynamic storytelling talents and powerful curriculum to bring to life evidence-based coaching models designed to inspire youth to grow their communication and relationship building skills.
Meet the Founders
John
John has spent more than four decades in the entertainment industry as an Emmy Award-winning producer and director of TV shows, documentaries and movies, and an on-camera talent. He started his career as a television sportscaster for eight years and was Sports Director at WTLV in Jacksonville from 1988-1991. He then founded a media production company, Laurence Entertainment, producing and hosting five different sports TV shows, which allowed him to develop his high-level management skills. John co-founded Empowerment Media along with his wife Susan in 2001. He is well known in the Jacksonville community and has utilized his deep connections to successfully raise millions of dollars for production projects in both Laurence Entertainment and Empowerment Media. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Broadcast Journalism.
Susan
Susan is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Psychology and a Mayo Clinic trained and certified health and wellness coach. Susan has spent her career using media as a platform to encourage youth, young adults, and families to grow and learn. By creating, producing and directing E/I (Educational/Informational) entertainment and curriculum, Susan has been able to inspire and empower people all over the world. Susan is excited to be using Mayo Clinic's evidence-based coaching model as she develops the Two @aTime curriculum. This curriculum answers the U.S. Surgeon General's call to action to address the loneliness and isolation epidemic that is affecting our youth's mental health.