Proficiency Coach

Meet The Founder

Renee Summers

Inspired by her late parents, Melvin & Pearlean Brown, Renee Summers goes the extra mile to provide the best educational service to her clients. 

Renee attended Elon University, where she graduated in May 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology  She was formerly licensed in North Carolina as a life and health insurance agent, as well as a medicare and long-term care insurance agent.

Renee worked for twenty-five years with Bank of America. Renee was an Assistant Vice President with the bank. She was an  executive analyst and a proficiency trainer.
 
Renee has been aspiring for years to become a successful business owner. However, many obstacles have occurred over the past twenty years. Her parents became ill, and she was the primary caretaker for both. In September 2000 she was diagnosed with polymyositis, a muscle disease. Her dad became
very ill in 2007 with heart disease and died in 2008. Her mom grieved for three years at the loss of her dad, and her mom had dementia and died in 2011. While Renee’s parents were living she was their power of attorney. After their death she was the executrix of the estate. In 2019 her sister died of cancer and Renee was the administrator of her sister’s estate. 
 
She is a published co-author of the book SHINE. She is the founder of Gramps4Growth, where she helps grandparents create a S.A.F.E. Place for their grandchildren. S.A.F.E. stands for spiritually, academically, financially and emotionally. She is a real estate investor and the owner of Summertime Investment Properties, LLC. She is an executive distributor with a health & wellness company. She is an estate planner who promotes estate planning workshops online and onsite. Her passion is to help families in the community to keep their estates and pass it on to the next generation. 

Renee featured in

Renee was featured in the April edition of an international magazine “Her Story Matters”. The Journey of a woman. Renee who is a published co-author of the book SHINE, an anthology of healing. Renee has overcome many triumphs in her life. Renee is overwhelmed to see how many people are listening to her story. Renee’s desire is to help people walk out success. Despite her muscle disease (polymyositis) she is not allowing circumstances and excuses to determine the outcome. Renee knows how to succeed. She has acquired two homes due to deaths of family members. She has a long term rental and an Airbnb. Her vision for Gramps4Growth is to inspire people to keep their estates to pass down to the next generation and build relationships that last with the grandchildren.

Renee is an author in the book Shine, An Anthology of Healing

This book has incredible stories of women who have overcome hurts, pains, and disappointments.
Forgiveness is the commonality they all share. It’s one thing to go through something, but another to
realize that you’re not alone, and that being healed also belongs to you. These ladies experienced that
and it Blessed me to be in the midst of it all. Get the book, and as you read their stories, pray their
continual strength and know that we ALL have the power to forgive, heal and be restored.

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You will be on your way to leaving a legacy, knowing you have a properly prepared plan in place that will give you and your family peace of mind.