Nakisha Gregory

Nakisha Jolanda Gregory is an International Best-Selling Author, Transformative Speaker, Mrs. Hawaii Classique Globe® 2026 Delegate, and the dynamic Founder of Baldie Brigade Apparel LLC. Widely known as The Crown Confidence Alchemist™, Nakisha is a proud Navy Veteran, Lupus Warrior, and CCCA (Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia) Empress who has transformed personal pain into a national platform of purpose, empowerment, and healing. She is also a loving wife and mother of five, grounding her work in family, faith, and fearless authenticity.

Through raw storytelling and bold transparency, Nakisha empowers others to unveil their crowns and embrace their shine, regardless of what they’ve lost. Her work has been featured by The TODAY Show, Selma Times-Journal, and SwagHer Magazine, earning national recognition for her courage and community impact.

She is the author of the powerful Crowned Confidence Trilogy:

Crowned Confidence: A Journey Beneath the Bald

The Bald Truth Unveiled: Redefining Beauty and Shattering Stereotypes

The Confidence Collective: Building Your Tribe, Finding Your Power

In September 2025, Nakisha expanded her literary reach with three inspiring new titles:

Confidence on Command: How to Own Your Story, Shift the Energy, and Lead the Room, a transformative guide teaching her signature 5 tools for unapologetic presence and leadership.

Crowned Confidence: Bald & Brave Like Me, a lyrical children’s picture book that celebrates identity, self-love, and bravery through the eyes of a young bald girl.

Over the Mountains & Under the Stars, a relaunch of her 2021 poetry collection, now expanded and reimagined for a wider audience. This soul-stirring book of survival, sisterhood, and spoken truth continues to inspire readers with its honesty and emotional depth.

She is also the author of Love Layoff: HR Strategies for Navigating Relationship Closure and Unlocking Your Potential: Branding for Veterans & Transitioning Service Members, offering readers powerful tools for both personal healing and professional growth.

Nakisha is the visionary behind the B&B Power Brunch Series and Crown & Connect with the Straight OUTTA Hair Virtual Seminar Series, both of which create safe, celebratory spaces for radical self-love, bold conversations, and sisterhood.

As Mrs. Hawaii Classique Globe® 2026 Delegate, Nakisha proudly carries her platform, Crowned Confidence: Unveil Your Crown, Embrace Your Shine, onto the global stage. She uses this opportunity to spotlight women who choose bravery over fear and power over silence, aligning with her lifelong mission to transform pain into purpose.

Currently, Nakisha is touring nationwide on her Crowned Confidence Book Signing Tour, connecting with readers across generations and empowering communities one city at a time. Whether she’s leading a seminar, hosting a brunch, or signing books in your hometown, Nakisha Jolanda Gregory is redefining what it means to be bald, bold, and beautifully seen.