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Let Life Live

Take a Stand by Standing Down.

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Taking a stand against violence.

The mission of Let Life Live is to teach the world how to take a stand by standing down. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping people learn how to resolve conflicts before they lead to violence. We work with professional organizations, government agencies, youth and their parents to share methods, techniques, strategies, and tips to manage conflict and to de-escalate disagreements that may lead to a person’s injury, incarceration, or death. We advocate letting life live in peace and love!

We offer three unique programs that teach effective de-escalation and conflict resolution principles and techniques.

  1. De-escalation Strategies Workshop
  2. Conflict Resolution Workshop
  3. L-3 Youth Services Program
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Partnerships and Affiliates

Who We Work With

Financial Institutions & Banks
Schools & Educators
Government & Community Service Organizations
Healthcare Industry Professionals
Real Estate & Hospitality
Law Enforcement & Security
  • Youth Outreach: The Heart of Everything We Do

Did you know? Our workshops and seminars support a free program for at-risk youth through our L3 Youth Services program? We have a heart for kids; ensuring their safety is at the heart of what we do.

The mission of the L3 Youth Services program is to reduce gun violence among youth by providing behavior-changing education and positive decision-making action plans.

L3 Youth Services’ goal is to raise awareness of gun violence’s universal traumatic impact. The program is directed toward at-risk youth and their parents, guardians and/or family members.

This program is designed to help mitigate the onset of gun violence through our behavior-changing educational approach and a focus on teaching conflict resolution, de-escalation strategies, and relationship building. We provide free youth mentoring opportunities and conduct town-hall community events for parents, guardians, and family members. We are committed to fostering a safer community for our kids. 

  • Why Work with Us?

Are you and your teams equipped to handle conflict in the workplace and beyond?

Whether you are a corporate leader, a customer-facing professional, or an individual seeking to build better communication skills, our de-escalation and conflict resolution workshops can help. Click below to learn more about our programs.

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Impact, Affect and Effect

You donations, grants and volunteering will help produce the right Impact on the reduction of gun vioience in our communities.

By contriuting to Let Life Live, you will Affect the locel (world) by driving the right emotions and feelings that help people make right decisions.

Leading to the right Effect (outcomes) When we interact with
other people.

  • Michael B. Allen

Meet The Founder

Michael B. Allen founded Surrender Your Hate (SYH), LLC., a global love initiative designed to help stop the killing of all humanity and Let Life Live, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Both seek to help the world become a better place for all people and all of God’s creation.

Michael is a business professional with over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a Salesperson, Sales Trainer, Manager, Marketer, Sales Director, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Champion, and Senior Sales Operations Leader. He is a Florida native who graduated from Leesburg Sr. High in Leesburg, Florida, and a proud “Florida A&M Rattler.” He received his BS in Journalism & Public Relations from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Michael is a true entrepreneur at heart. He is the founder and former president of Zachary Christian Men’s Clothing Store, which was located in the Greater Atlanta area. He also owned and operated Maximum Health Outcomes, Inc., a home healthcare service in Atlanta, Georgia.

Corporate Officers & Directors

Tammey Smoot

Vice-President and Corporate Treasurer Tammey Smoot has been actively involved in higher education for over a decade. She has taught and mentored over a thousand college students, and she has a passion for helping others succeed in life.

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Kwanya Hall-Martin

Vice-Corporate Secretary Hello my name is Kwanya Hall- Martin and I reside in GA. I am a professional Network Marketer as well as Independent Travel Advisor.

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Gerald Finney, Jr.

Board Treasurer Gerald Finney, Jr. is the Senior Vice President/Alternate Group Manager of Comerica Bank, U.S. Banking Dept. He is responsible for managing client relationships with publicly traded Fortune 500.

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Zita Steglich-Ross

Board Secretary With more than four decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Steglich-Ross is astutely aware of trends in the meetings, conventions and festival industries.

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Tammey Smoot

Vice-President and Corporate Treasurer

Tammey Smoot has been actively involved in higher education for over a decade. She has taught and mentored over a thousand college students, and she has a passion for helping others succeed in life. Currently Tammey is an internal auditor at one of the largest community colleges in Texas. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Tammey began her career in the telecommunications industry where she held several managerial positions in accounting. Throughout her career, she has facilitated corporate workshops and training.

Tammey earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Albany State University. Her real-world experiences include owning and operating two successful small businesses. Tammey is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She enjoys volunteering for several professional auditing organizations and organizations that serve youth and young adults. Tammey is enthusiastic about sharing the love of God and using her gifts and talents to make the world a better place.

Kwanya Hall-Martin

Corporate Secretary

Hello my name is Kwanya Hall-Martin and I reside in GA. I am a professional Network Marketer as well as Independent Travel Advisor. My husband and I also own an Allstate Insurance Agency for the last 18 years. I have been in the travel industry/NM industry for well of over 12 years. I recently served as the first President of our company’s non-profit organization, PlanNet Cares Foundation, whereas we help women and children in shelters by providing them with vital necessities through donations from funds raised by our nonprofit organization. I also serve on several other community boards and organizations. My expertise in sales and marketing and team building will assist me in all areas of service. I am the most recent recipient of the AC Partnership Award for 2023, as well as the 2019 Servant Leadership Award. I am currently a Founding 3 Star Director with PlanNet Marketing and an Ambassador of Travel with our Host Travel Agency Company, Inteletravel. My greatest accomplishments to date isto be the proud mother of 3 amazing kids who all attended and graduated from 3 different SEC Universities. I myself, am a graduate from the University of Florida.

Gerald Finney

Board Treasurer

Gerald Finney, Jr. is the Senior Vice President/Alternate Group Manager of Comerica Bank, U.S. Banking Dept. He is responsible for managing client relationships with publicly traded Fortune 500 and large privately-owned companies in the Southwest and Southeast markets, with a portfolio of clients averaging over $1 billion in annual revenue.

Before his 22 years with Comerica, Gerald was V.P. and Relationship Manager at Credit Lyonnais Bank U.S., Credit Analyst at Financial Bank of Chicago in Chicago and Atlanta, and completed the credit training program at First National Bank of Chicago.

Additionally, Gerald is President of the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association DFW Chapter, Co-Chair of Comerica’s African American Network Texas Chapter, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and former member of National Black MBA Association of Atlanta, GA. He is also a member of One Community Church, 20 Year Hurdle Coach of McKinney Track Attack Club, McKinney, TX and former Secretary for Allen High School Football Booster Club, Allen, TX.

Gerald earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Florida A&M University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Clark Atlanta University. He is a devoted husband to his wife Millicent for over 30 years and a proud father of son Grant (27) and daughter Taylor (25).

Zita Steglich-Ross

Board Secretary

With more than four decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Steglich-Ross is astutely aware of trends in the meetings, conventions and festival industries. She offers specific expertise in managing and enhancing marketing and production of festivals and meetings and conferences.

Steglich-Ross was born in Queens, New York to immigrant parents who believed education took place not only within the confines of schools and universities but also through international travel and exposure to the arts. Upon graduation from high school she worked for American Airlines in revenue accounting and relocated with the company to Tulsa, OK. From there, she shifted her career to hotel sales and services and have worked for top brands such as Sheraton, Doubletree, Hyatt and InterContinental Hotels and Visit Orlando in Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Miami and Orlando.

She has a proven track record of experience with corporate, association and specialty group sales. As director of convention sales at Visit Orlando, Steglich-Ross guided one of the most successful sales teams in the nation, managing up to 45 staff members including 12 sales managers while regularly exceeding sales goals. An innovative thinker, Steglich-Ross used her expertise in strategic business development to implement educational programming for meetings and convention sales staff, a trusted sales and becoming relationship advisor to her peers. In 2015 Steglich-Ross stepped into the entrepreneur space and has partnered financially and experientially in products related to the hospitality industry.

With a focus in technology and a passion for music, Steglich-Ross efforts are in support of the following companies and events.
DiverseCity Orlando®
regmatch®
Badge-Creator
Matchplicity®
EventGrabber®
ZnL Productions