Joan Thaxter Randall

About Joan Thaxter Randall

Dr. Joan Elizabeth Thaxter Randall, D.Litt, is an award-winning publisher, international speaker, best-selling author, and licensed Real Estate Broker who empowers leaders, entrepreneurs, and faith-driven visionaries to transform their stories into powerful tools for impact, influence, and income. She is the President of Joan T. Randall Enterprise LLC, Founder of Victorious You Press, and Creator of Books 2 Business & Beyond®–a framework that equip individuals to leverage their books into thriving businesses and legacy-driven wealth.A dynamic leader with a global footprint, Dr. Randall is the 2025 Local Business Person of the Year, a Career Mastered Leadership in Action Honoree (2025), and a Global Fellow in Leadership Principles. She also advanced her executive training at the prestigious Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth and recently expanded her portfolio as a Licensed Real Estate Realtor®/Broker in North Carolina, aligning her mission with real estate.Dr. Randall has successfully guided more than 100 authors in turning their books into multiple income streams—ranging from speaking platforms to coaching programs, film productions and the TEDx stage. Her memoir, Bags in the Attic, won the Gold First Place BookFest Award (2024) and has been pitched for film adaptation. Several titles published by her company, Victorious You Press, have won international awards, establishing her press as a boutique powerhouse for impact-driven authors.A servant-leader at heart, Dr. Randall serves as an Executive Board member of The Boost Pad, a Charlotte-based nonprofit advancing economic mobility for underresourced founders. She is also the founder of the Tricia Wynn Payne Scholarship Fund, supporting Title 1 schools in Charlotte, Kenya, and Jamaica by creating literary departments and empowering youth to use writing as a creative tool. Her ministry leadership extends globally as an ordained Elder and International Director of the Women’s Ministry at I Believe God Ministries International. Her work has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and Yahoo Finance, and she is a sought-after speaker for her ability to merge publishing, business, faith, and real estate into a holistic vision of legacy-driven living.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and now based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Randall is a devoted mother of two and grandmother of four, affectionately called “Gigi.” Her mission is clear: to empower, educate, and elevate others through the power of books, business, and buildings—leaving a lasting legacy of faith, purpose, and prosperity.

Experience

1. Executive Board Member

   The Boost Pad

   Apr 2021 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Co-Executive Director | Director of Human Resources

Education

• Northern Virginia Community College

  AA, Business / Human Resources

  2000 — 2002

• Mainseed Christian University

  Honorary Doctorate D.Litt, Global Fellow in Leadership Principles & Business

• Global Impact University

  Leadership In Ministry, Pastoral Studies/Counseling

• Godfidence Institute

  Professional Speaker

  2015 — 2016

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Building a Successful Diverse Business, Business

• Cornell University

  Certificate of Entrepreneurship