After seven years of working in the financial and banking industry, newly married, newly relocated to the east coast, pregnant with their firstborn, shoestring budget, preparing to live on one income from - Husband the teacher, very little in savings, very little in investments, and fresh out of debt, De'Lona left corporate America, at the age of 26, to become a full-time stay at-home wife and mom with a stronger commitment to Live On Purpose.

Her reason for leaving corporate America was to be home to raise her firstborn. The Journey to true TIME freedom began. Her reason for buying her first property was to keep her grandmother's house in the family. The Journey to true FINANCIAL freedom began.

Eleven years later, De'Lona is still a full-time wife and mom, passionate entrepreneur, business owner, and speaker. Her business interests involve around real estate investing, children's book publishing and network/internet marketing. All of which have been ran and operated from the comfort of her home.

De'Lona loves to encourage and empower people with the right information and resources needed to improve and increase their bottom lines in both their personal and business lives.

She is seeing phenomenal and record breaking results in both areas by pointing consumers and business owners in the direction of innovative tools developed and sold exclusively at United First Financial. De'Lona looks forward to continuing this timely and impactful mission for the Educating For Success community.

Read what others are saying...

"I have worked with DeLona over the past year and she cares about her clients and works hard to help them achieve their financial objectives. She takes the time to learn what their needs are so that she can put them into the best possible situation for the future. DeLona is knowledgeable, professional and uses her expertise to assist her clients with their debt elimination through the Money Merge System. DeLona is a Branch Manager with United First Financial and is responsible for most of the agents in Central Ohio. She keeps everyone informed of new changes in the company and has the responsibility for training and compliance. DeLona is an asset to her clients and all of the agents that are under her supervision. She is an even better person and I am proud to be part of her team." January 6, 2009

- Tony Walden, Division Manager, United First Financial

"I've worked with DeLona in several capacities. We have worked together as team members of the same mortgage company. DeLona is very easy to work with. Her patience and ability to control a situation is second to none. She has a caring personality with the ability to make her clients feel that they are #1 on her priority list." January 26, 2009

- D'Jauna Miller, Independent Real Estate Professional, Keller Williams Greater Ohio Realty