ABOUT US

 

THE NESMITH AGENCY IS HEADED BY LASHONDA NESMITH

LaShonda NeSmith is a proud native of Florence, South Carolina.  She is a community advocate, an entrepreneur, a certified mentor, a Certified Champion Influence® Coach and a Curriculum Facilitator. LaShonda strives to help unlock the potential of the underserved and disenfranchised members of our community. 

 

LaShonda founded the Embrace Foundation, a nonprofit organization designed to serve as a resource outlet for our underserved communities. The Embrace Foundation facilitates numerous community service projects such as Kids’ Coat Drives, School Supply Drives, Christmas Toy Drives, Community Clean Ups, etc...  The Embrace Foundation helped develop and launch a summer youth lifetime achievement program, which focused on teaching life skills to at-risk youth.  She is also the 1st Vice Chair of Love Beyond Bars, a non-profit designed to strengthen families affected by incarceration, where she writes curriculums to break the cycle of incarceration in youth. 

 

LaShonda is also the founder of NeSmith Insurance Agency, LLC, and more recently started GOTV Consulting LLC, a political consulting company specializing in “Get Out To Vote” strategies in low-income areas. 

 

LaShonda is a community and business advocate who believes in fairness, integrity, honesty, loyalty, and being a voice for the voiceless. As the Florence, SC City Councilmember for District 1, LaShonda continues to be active in her community. 

 

Her Personal Motto is “Education for Progression”.