Joy A. Johnson, Writer, Co-Producer, Co-Director, Author

Joy A. Johnson, a licensed professional and educator in thebeauty industry has traveled throughout the United States and Europe, teaching. Closer tohome, she served as an adjunct professor at College of Southern Maryland in LaPlata and isa creative art director of photoshoots for beauty brands. She directs cleancorporate-style photoshoots—the type of art she enjoys the most. Taking creative control on the hair,nails, makeup, and wardrobe all allows her to tap into an expressive element that doesn't occuroften with her every-day clients.

Johnson has been featured in several national magazines andfeatured on local television and radio broadcasts and print media centering on the worldof cosmetics and fashion. She has served as a makeup artist on music videos, New York Fashionshows and productions—always learning the behind-the-scenes details of every production.For more than ten years, she owned a nail spa with a special focus on cancer survivors anddiabetics. Tending to the latter, she also created a program designed to foster healthy skin and nailcare for sufferers, aiming to boost their morale and self-esteem via beauty. Born and reared inWashington, D.C., Johnson captured the entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to makewomen and men look and feel beautiful, inside, and out, since the age of 16, when hermother, a fashion model and flight attendant, was killed in a car accident shortly after beingdiagnosed with breast cancer.

The oldest of three girls, as soon as she was of age, sheset her sights on New York’s Fordham University, and from there, including a few bumps inthe road, she worked to realize her dreams.

Johnson is a natural organizer, planner, delegator. Hernatural creativity jelled with her earned corporate experience presented the perfect timing andpartnership with Damion Miller to create their business JME Media, a Johnson MillerEnterprises, LLC company.

Johnson Miller Enterprises, LLC is a Woman-Owned,Black-Owned Maryland Certified firm that has several areas of specialty. It offers expertise inReal Estate, IT/Cyber Security, Beauty Consulting and Commercial Photography/Cinematography. It hasa diverse background resulting in mastery of several industries based on theprincipal owners melting their skills together under one umbrella.

Johnson hosts her podcast, slated for a July 2022 release,titled Clean up the Shhh ... This podcast is a safe digital space for those caught in themiddle of juggling kids, the caregiving of loved ones, and business ambitions. As a host Joy A. Johnsonis an author, entrepreneur, lover, mother, and caretaker helping you keep it all together.

Being an author about her entrepreneurial journey allowedher to reveal many parts of her life and experience for others to read, learn, andunderstand. As a filmmaker, she reveals those same challenges and triumphs in living color. Johnson hasproduced multi-camera angled LIVE STREAMED events, taped events, directed small businesscommercials, and conducted several on-camera interviews.

 Johnson is currently working on a documentary showcasing aWashington DC treasure—world-renowned living legend Mr. Samuel L. E.Bonds, teacher, and creator of Duke Ellington's Show Choir, the H.D. Woodson Male Chorale, D.C.Boys Choir, The Washington Male Chorale and so much more. This project is one ofseveral on the schedule to highlight those in the DMV community and beyond who make the mostimpact yet don't get an equal level of recognition.

Johnson currently resides in Accokeek, MD, and her heart isless than a stone’s throw away from D.C.

Websites: "Samuel L.E. Bonds Documentary" :www.SamuelBondsDoc.com

Johnson Miller Enterprises, LLC: www.JohnsonMillerEnt.com