Meet Our Team
Naje Badu Love
Chief Executive Office
(Head of Product and Content Development)
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Naje Badu Love, the visionary founder of Journey Up!, brings a profound blend of creativity, leadership, and spiritual wisdom to her mission of empowering marginalized women and their communities. With a heart dedicated to fostering healing, abundance, and holistic wellness, Naje has crafted Journey Up! as a transformative platform to unlock individual and collective potential for growth, success, and happiness.
With over a decade of expertise in project management within the IT software industry and more than 20 years as a life coach, author, artist, producer, spiritual scholar, and wellness entrepreneur, Naje’s multifaceted leadership drives innovation and connection. Her ability to inspire and guide across diverse disciplines empowers Journey Up! to create meaningful, impactful experiences that resonate deeply with our community.
Passionate about spreading love and wisdom, Naje channels her creative and entrepreneurial spirit into every aspect of Journey Up!. By blending strategic vision with a commitment to personal and collective transformation, she leads with authenticity, fostering a space where women can thrive. As our founder, Naje is a catalyst for change, guiding our community toward a brighter, empowered future.
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." Maya Angelou
Nicole VanZandt
Chief Marketing Operator
(Head of Marketing and Business Development)
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Nicole VanZandt, Journey Up!’s Chief Marketing Officer, brings a dynamic blend of leadership, creativity, and business development expertise, backed by her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing. Her proven track record in digital marketing, brand development, and customer engagement—combined with her experience leading teams to exceed targets, earning her multiple Top Collector awards—equips her to champion our mission of empowering women and children through healing, transformation, and growth.
With over 20 years of experience in sales and financial services, Nicole’s leadership as a cross-functional collaborator with teams in sales, product development, operations, legal, and customer success fosters a results-oriented culture. Her strategic insight and ability to refine Journey Up!’s brand through innovative outreach ensure our message inspires and connects with our community.
Nicole excels in driving business development and brand growth through client management, networking, market research, and modern platforms like social media and video. Her ability to craft compelling messages that resonate with members, subscribers, and customers strengthens Journey Up!’s impact. Passionate and dedicated, Nicole is a catalyst for change, leveraging her operational excellence to steer our marketing vision and guide women and children toward a brighter, empowered future.
The Mission and the Making of Journey Up!
Our Mission
Journey Up! is more than just a platform; it’s a movement. A call to action. A commitment to transformation. Our mission is to help women recognize, embrace, and fully activate their unique gifts and strengths. Through curated content, innovative tools, and an empowering community, Journey Up! paves the way for the realization of bold aspirations. This is a space for those ready to elevate their pursuit of success, happiness, healing, and wellness—physically, mentally, emotionally, and personally.
Journey Up! In the Making
Journey Up! is built on a foundation of resilience, determination, and the unwavering belief in possibility. Born from collective triumph over challenges in health, wellness, career, relationships, and creative pursuits, this platform exists to provide clarity, direction, and transformative tools that ignite personal breakthroughs. Every resource, every insight, and every shared experience is designed to help forge a path toward success, happiness, and lasting growth.
Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Limitations
The barriers faced by marginalized women run deep—shaped by systemic inequities, cultural disparities, and emotional wounds inherited through generations. But many of these limitations are also self-imposed, manifesting as negative self-talk, limiting beliefs, insecurities, and fears. Journey Up! is here to help dismantle those barriers. This is where the "work" of self-discovery, healing, and empowerment takes place. It is a space for rewriting narratives, reclaiming power, and stepping boldly into a future where happiness, fulfillment, and success are not only possible—they are inevitable.
Your Potential, Our Belief
Journey Up! believes in the power of transformation. No matter where the journey begins, the potential for greatness is already within. The decision to step into this space is not a coincidence—it is an intentional act of self-evolution. With each step forward, Journey Up! serves as both a guide and a partner in the pursuit of something greater. This is more than a platform; it is a movement toward a future beyond limitations.
Welcome to the journey inward, upward, and onward.