My story

I am Shakori Edwards, an entrepreneur, author, and songwriter from St. George, South Carolina. Everything I do comes back to one belief: a person can start with almost nothing and still build something that lasts.

In high school I earned a computer technology certificate through the Dorchester Career and Technology Center. I went on to USC Aiken, but when I became pregnant I stepped away to raise my son, and from there my life did not move in a straight line. There was a day I had $20.94 in the bank, a totaled car, and my daddy's truck broken down on the interstate.

I made my own way from $20 to a life I am proud of.

I rebuilt one decision at a time. I started out helping people with their businesses, and that work grew into Business Key Solutions, where I design and build websites, apps, and digital products. Every app is my own idea, built from beginning to end, and I taught myself to do it. Today I have 9 apps live on Google Play and 6 on the App Store, plus a website for each of my brands.

In 2023 I founded Youngpreneur Academy, a nonprofit that gives young people the resources and courses to become entrepreneurs. I also designed the Youngpreneur brand and its shop to help support the mission.

Now I am telling my story out loud. My memoir, From $20 to a Porsche: A Real World Story, comes out October 24, 2026, and signed preorders are open now on from20toaporsche.com. My first single, "I Chose Me," follows on October 30. I wrote them so someone else at rock bottom can see that you can make it out and be good on this side.

I come from people who served this community. My great great grandfather, Rev. M.O. Stewart, founded a church in Reevesville in 1875, and my mother gave more than 40 years to education. When the church building he built burned down a few years ago, it lit a spark in me. Starting in 2027, Youngpreneur Academy will offer youth programs at New Grace United Methodist Church, where his congregation gathers today.

Everything I create is about opening that same door for someone else, for my son and for whoever comes next. That is the work. That is the mission.