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About Sharon Hollingsworth
Sharon Hollingsworth (a.k.a simply Hollingsworth or S. Hollingsworth) is an American Spoken Word Recording Artist, entrepreneur, professional life & professional development coach, and writer. She debuted her first Spoken Word project, "Not Another Tear... Moving From Pain to Purpose," in 2014.

S. Hollingsworth is the founder and CEO of HollingsWord.com, and is slated to debut her first novel later in 2015, in addition to her highly anticipated and empowering motivational CD series, "The Dream Series."

S. Hollingsworth has performed on stage at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem New York in front of one of America's toughest audiences. She received a standing ovation. She has also performed at local venues and at events in and around Philadelphia PA and continues to branch out in other cities across the United States.

Background of Sharon Hollingsworth
Born and raised in Aiken South Carolina, S. Hollingsworth was raised by her grandmother who had birth fifth-teen children of her own in impoverished conditions. Unfortunately, in 1986, when S. Hollingsworth was 13 years old, her grandmother died of cancer at age 56, and S. Hollingsworth became the child of inconvenience. In three short years after her grandmother’s death, S. Hollingsworth moved around 14 times between family, friends and even strangers. She quickly found herself on a fast track to destruction as a depressed, angry, sexually active teenage high school dropout, and an avid club goer, who drank alcohol extensively to numb her pain. ,

Coupled with those set of circumstances and her bad decisions, came negative consequences which added a lot more pain and a lot less promise. However, at age 17, S. Hollingsworth describes what she calls, “a light bulb being turned on” in her soul, moment. This moment drove her to do what perhaps was the unthinkable at the time. With only five dollars in her pocket, a one way Grey Hound bus ticket and with a small glimmer of hope, S. Hollingsworth abruptly moved out of Aiken South Carolina and headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alone and unknowingly pregnant in a desperate attempt to start a new life. For years S. Hollingsworth wandered rather aimlessly through life, even becoming homeless again, still dysfunctional and depressed well into adulthood. However, with a tenacious spirit to never give up and an overwhelming desire to find herself, and to overcome the odds, S. Hollingsworth found refuge in her faith in God. S. Hollingsworth later returned to school and earned her GED followed by enrolling in the Institute of Science and Business Education where she graduated. The following year, she enrolled into Eastern University and later graduated. S. Hollingsworth hold degrees in Liberal Arts and in Organizational Management.