Author · Publisher · Speaker · Entrepreneur

Rooted in faith.
Built for this season.

I’m Ebony Simms — and I’ve spent my career at the intersection of identity, story, and purpose. This is the work I was built for.

Who I am

"Every woman carries a story worth telling. My life's work is helping her find the language for it."

I’m an author, publisher, speaker, and entrepreneur rooted in faith, purpose, and the belief that every woman carries a story worth telling. I’m most passionate about helping women in rebuilding seasons rediscover their voice, reclaim their identity, and transform their lived experiences into legacy.

Through books, courses, and community, I’ve built an ecosystem designed to meet women exactly where they are — and walk with them toward who they’re becoming.

My Why

The question that started everything

I started this work because I know what it feels like to be standing in the middle of your own rebuilding season — navigating the tension between who you were and who God is calling you to be. My faith has been the throughline of every chapter of my life, and I’ve wrestled with the question of identity long enough to know it’s the most important work a woman can do.

I didn’t want to just survive the hard seasons. I wanted to understand them, document them, and use them to light the way for someone else. That’s why Still Standing Society™ exists — because “still standing” isn’t just survival. It’s a testimony.

My Journey

Formation happens in layers

My journey has been shaped by a rich ancestral heritage — West African, European, and Ashkenazi Jewish roots that gave me an early understanding that identity is layered, sacred, and worth exploring. I’ve spent over two decades in Florida building a life at the intersection of education, technology, and storytelling.

Professionally, my background in clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and medical coding trained me to think in systems and structures — skills I brought directly into my publishing and AI consulting work. But the deeper formation happened in the quiet places: in my study of Scripture, in my exploration of neuroscience and heart-brain science, and in the moments I sat down to write and realized the page was where I made the most sense of my life.

I founded Inner Voice Publishing as a home for that voice — and for the voices of others who haven’t found theirs yet.

My Expertise

A rare combination of gifts

Author & Publisher

20+ published titles under Ebony Simms and pen name Ebony Etheridge, distributed via Amazon KDP. Founder of Inner Voice Publishing, a full-service imprint.

Course Creator

Creator of Published & Paid™, a digital publishing course, and the R.I.S.E. AI Consulting Certification™ — a proprietary AI curriculum and certification program.

Community Leader

Lead facilitator of the Deborah Directive™, a premium cohort for women in purpose-driven leadership transitions. Founder of Still Standing Society™.

Systems Thinker

Background in medical coding, NLP, and CDI education with deep study in neuroscience and heart-brain coherence science. Speaker at the intersection of faith, identity, and entrepreneurial legacy.

Proprietary Frameworks

The tools I built because they didn't exist

1 The R.I.S.E. Method

A four-stage identity recovery and leadership development system built for women navigating major life transitions.

2 The Five F's™

Faith, Foundation, Finances, Freedom, Future — a holistic framework for women building lives of sustainable purpose.

3 The Imago Dei "Know Thyself" Framework

A theologically rooted identity framework that integrates ancestral heritage, spiritual formation, and personal calling.

4 Identity Authority Doctrine™

“Know Thyself. Align Thyself. Stand Anyway.™” — the connective tissue across all of Ebony’s publishing, curriculum, coaching, and speaking work.

Mission

Why Still Standing Society™ exists

Still Standing Society™ exists to empower women in rebuilding seasons to reclaim their identity, amplify their voice, and build a legacy that outlives their struggle.

Through faith-anchored frameworks, transformative publishing, and strategic education, we walk alongside women who are still standing — and help them discover that where they are is exactly where their next chapter begins.

Our mission extends beyond the individual: through Inner Voice Publishing, we serve authors and communities who have been underrepresented in traditional publishing — including incarcerated populations — so that every voice has the dignity of being heard.

Ready to begin?

Your rebuilding season
is not your ending.

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