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 free resources 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, came out October 24, 2026, and signed copies are available on from20toaporsche.com. My first single, "I Chose Me," came out October 30. Listen here. 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. Morris Stewart, was born enslaved in 1838. In 1875, at 37, he signed the deed for our church in Reevesville as chairman of its trustees. I'm 37 now. My mother gave more than 40 years to education, and she rests there beside him. My father, Larry Edwards, married into the family and served on that same church's board of trustees; his name is engraved as a trustee in the church wall. When the old church building 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.