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   Kenya Lomax-Sims of Greenville, SC, is known as the “Queen of the $100 dollar Tax Return”. She is also the owner of Lomax Tax and Financial Services LLC, a full-service accounting firm dedicated to helping clients with their tax needs. 

     In addition to being a business professional, Kenya is a loving mother and wife to her husband Gregory, a union that has spanned ten years. Together, they have five kids; Antonio, Stephen, Erin, Nairuby, and Gregory Jr., and one grandson, Caidyn.  Kenya grew up in a loving, religious household with an entrepreneurial spirit. Furthermore, being a business owner did not come by happenstance as her father, mother, cousins, and husband owned or still owned a business. 

     Her father was a pastor, businessman, and restaurant owner. From there, Kenya saw the good and the bad of running a business but still received the spark to start her own. Her mother opened Lomax Hats and Tax Boutique, and a cousin also ran a tax business. These two extraordinary ladies helped Kenya realize that she also wanted her own in the tax world. 

     Kenya began her journey from humble beginnings. With the help of her cousin and the motivation from financial gain, Kenya worked hard to create her tax firm. She worked with her for two years before working with her mother until she became an independent operation. Kenya worked job to job every tax season until being able to work it full-time in 2004. She would rent office spaces until God blessed her with space to call her own. “God has been the anchor to everything I have done,” she confesses.

     Shanice Nelson is a mother, student, and entrepreneur who resides in her hometown of Louisville, KY. Shanice attended Central High School and Shawnee High School before enrolling at Western Kentucky University. She later transferred to Union Institute and University, acquired her Associates Degree in Health Science, and is scheduled to obtain her Bachelors Degree in Human Lactation in 2023.  

     Today, Shanice is the owner and founder of Anchored Beginnings Lactation, LLC. Her company was launched in 2020, and she shares it literally fell into her lap. “My own children are currently ages three, five, and six, but at one point, they were infants. I was breastfeeding for many consecutive years. While my experience was like a rollercoaster, I still loved it, and it was great. I was one of the first people in my family to breastfeed. It was a learning experience for me, and I shared my experience with my family and friends. From there, someone planted the seed in my mind to make a business out of it, and so I did,” she says.