Jawanda Smith Builds Legacy by Executing in Excellence
Jawanda Smith is an award winning media personality, event strategist, and community leader committed to helping women build purpose driven lives and businesses. As the Founder and Master Event Strategist of Let’s Do It Right Events, she leads a full service event management and marketing agency known for a signature standard: Executing in Excellence. For Smith, events are not just gatherings, they are strategic experiences designed to elevate brands, strengthen collaboration, and create meaningful engagement that lasts.
Her impact extends beyond the event space into media, where she serves as the host of the award winning inspirational radio show Journey with Jai on Mike King Biz Media. With authentic conversations centered on personal growth, purpose, leadership, and self worth, Smith connects with listeners seeking clarity, confidence, and alignment in both life and business. Her voice is steady, encouraging, and direct, reminding women that success is most powerful when it is rooted in purpose.
Smith also carries the title of Forever Reigning Ms. Exquisite Full Figured DC, Maryland, and Virginia, using her platform to champion confidence, representation, and community empowerment. She stands as a visible reminder that women can take up space unapologetically while still leading with grace, intention, and integrity.
Her leadership has earned notable recognition, including being named one of the Inaugural 100 Women of Color Honorees in Virginia and receiving the Founders Servant Award, the highest achievement of the ACHI Awards. Both honors reflect what those closest to her work already know. Jawanda leads with service, excellence, and a commitment to helping others win.
At the heart of her story is resilience. A devoted widowed mother of three daughters, Smith’s faith and purpose shape everything she builds. Through every role she holds, she continues to create spaces where women feel seen, supported, and equipped to thrive.
Jawanda Smith is not simply building a brand. She is building legacy, one experience, one conversation, and one empowered woman at a time.
