We recently connected with Omar Howard and have shared our conversation below.

Omar, appreciate you joining us today. Any thoughts about whether to ask friends and family to support your business. What’s okay in your view?

Freedom is a Choice, INC is 501c3 non-profit that needs your support. My goal is to help youth find their purpose. We offer mentoring service to underprivilege youth, trouble youth, etc…

We use evidence-based curriculum as well as take kids on field trip to bring exposure.

Please support a community organization that strive to bring help to our youth.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Dr. Howard is a locally and nationally sought -after motivational speaker, author and youth advocate that has addressed a wide array of audiences, including but not limited to various colleges, universities, federal and state prisons, and public schools across the U.S and places of worship family reunions, youth challenge academies, community organizations & agencies. As a returning citizen working currently in the Georgia dept of Corrections Dr. Howard has become the poster boy to not allowing your past to define your future. Dr. Howard after serving 15 years in confinement was invited to return to the same facility, he paroled out of to become the volunteer Chaplain which was un-heard of being he was still on parole. Once he successfully completed parole he was granted a pardon in 2018. In 2019 Omar Howard was hired full time by Dept of Correction. Upon his release Omar Howard has received numerous awards from Chaplain of the year, President Obama community service award etc. His most recent accomplishment was receiving an Honorary Doctrine in Humanatarism in 2021. Dr. Howard is also the founder of a 501c3 Non-profit FREEDOM IS A CHOICE, INC mentoring program and TRANSFORMING LIVES COACHING & CONSULTING LLC.
Dr.Howard strongly believes in imparting knowledge , life experience to youth , young adults , and all those that need motivation. Dr. Howard Motivation is fuel by his passion to see youth choose freedom over incarceration. He encourages literacy through his book “The Omar Howard Story” and other sources as his pursuit to challenge the statistics of recidivism in our community. You can contact and/or follow him on the social media sites below.

Lifecoachomar/ Instagram
Omar Howard/ facebook
Omar Howard/ linkin
Omar howard/ Twitter

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Once released from prison the challenge of getting a stable job and finding a stable better living condition than what i had endure from living in a rooming house, moving back with mom while trying to pursue what i love the most and that’s serving my community was very challenging and stressful. I was told i was stupid for not taking jobs that paid better than what i was making at the time. but I persevered and stuck to what God call me to do, and I was rewarded for my obedience .

Have you ever had to pivot?

I remember I was only out of prison for a little over 2 years. It was 2009 I got laid off my job and i was kind of lost on what to do. I decided to enroll in school while drawing unemployment. But I was also offered a part time job with Heart bound ministries to serve at the Atlanta Transitional center. it was life changing but set me up to do all that I’m doing now.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.freedomisachoice.net
• Instagram: lifecoachOmar
• Facebook: Dr. Omar Howard
• Linkedin: Omar Howard
• Twitter: howard_Omar