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Get to Know Meshea
The Honorable Meshea L. Poore, Esq., is the Founder and CEO of Joy Unlimited, LLC. Her company creates spaces that center joy and wellness, while providing innovative strategies that leaders and organizations can use to thrive. She embraces the “Power of One” philosophy, which motivates all who interact with her to recognize the value of their uniqueness and their responsibility to create transformative change.
Poore has been helping light the way toward equity throughout her career. Attorney Poore served as a vice president at a flagship R1 research University and as a member of the WV House of Delegates from 2009 to 2014. She is an accomplished and sought-after motivational speaker, public and political leadership consultant, and strategist. She has been nationally recognized and named a ‘Game Changer’ in her professional endeavors.
She has mentored and consulted with hundreds of elected officials nationwide as they seek higher office. Poore is an experienced educator who served as an adjunct professor at West Virginia State University, as a faculty member in residence at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, and held teaching privileges at WVU College of Law.
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In 2017, Poore became the first African American woman to be named president of the West Virginia State Bar since its 1947 founding. Before operating her practice, she was an attorney in the Office of the Kanawha County Public Defender in Charleston, WV.
Poore's influence and impact throughout university systems, the State of West Virginia, and nationally is evident through her roles as past President of the Big 12 Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (ADOHE), as a former member of the executive committee for the Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and as a former Membership Committee member for the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE).
Poore earned her bachelor's degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and her law degree from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is a Yale University Women's Campaign School graduate, an alumna of the prestigious German Marshall Memorial Fellowship, and the FBI Citizens Academy’s Criminal Justice Information Services(CJIS) Chapter. Poore’s ability to facilitate insightful conversations with leading voices in social justice, such as Ibram X. Kendi, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and W. Kamau Bell, among others, has fostered a deeper understanding of equity and inclusion among others. Her influence extends beyond her professional roles. She has been a featured TEDx speaker, inspiring people globally to embrace life’s moments of happiness, small victories, and the healing power of gratitude and joy.
Meshea Wants to Connect with You
Hello and welcome! Meshea Poore here, your Chief Joy Officer and #1 joy influencer. I’m delighted you’re visiting my page. While I have successfully led institutional strategy toward meaningful outcomes and navigated complexity with clarity, don’t be mistaken—I’m not just about boardrooms and policy; at my core, I am about people and purpose. I am a trusted advisor, strategist, and motivational speaker who will show you how to create brave spaces and improve systems that foster success. I don’t just believe in progress—I will show you how to design it.
My work exists at the crossroads of executive leadership and JOY, fostering greater success for you, your business, your team, your students, and your life overall. I help individuals reconnect with what many have buried under the burdens of life and exhaustion. I support you in acknowledging the pressures you and your company may face with grace and help you reconnect with the career you once loved. I also provide tools and resources that boost your productivity, benefiting not only your company but your life as well.
Whether I’m designing a national summit on joy and wellness, delivering a presentation on “Finding Joy in Chaos,” or training teams to create lasting and impactful change in tough times, I can help you reconnect with something you may have been seeking since childhood – JOY! Let me help you stop chasing it and finally find it.
At Joy Unlimited, LLC, we believe joy isn’t just a moment—it’s a movement. May everything we create leave you lighter, brighter, and filled with joy. Please fill out the form below to stay connected. Book a session with me today, or leave a testimonial if you've attended one of my presentations. In the meantime, I hope you get your daily dose of JOY.
With kind regards,
Meshea L. Poore, Esq.
