About Infamous Mothers
Our Pact with You
We are committed to offering solutions that keep you inspired, help you grow, and give you a sense of belonging. But more than that, we’re offering worlds.
The IMverse — the Infamous Mothers Universe — is where we connect, heal, and test the boundaries of what’s possible. It’s where Versies (our people) live, lead, and return to earth more grounded, more full, more themselves.
This is our pact with you: to center your voice, reflect your concerns, and hold space for your brilliance, your flaws, your healing, and your legacy — without apology.
Concept Before Company
Long before Infamous Mothers became a company, it began as a concept — born from my PhD research in feminism, motherhood studies, and rhetoric.
I wanted to see mothers like me — teen moms, recovering women, single moms, and/or divorces…you know, the moms society loves to judge most — represented with more depth and complexity. Not just as cautionary tales, but as heroes. Heroes who don’t just overcome, but who make culture, shape nations, and create legacies.
That vision still grounds everything we do.
From Research to Movement
Infamous Mothers started as a manifesto and quickly became a movement. We launched as an LLC, published the Infamous Mothers coffee-table book, delivered a TEDx Talk, opened for the Women’s March, and staged a theater adaptation that sold out before opening night.
From 2017 through 2021, we built conferences, events, and community gatherings that created belonging and amplified the voices of women the world often overlooks.
What started as research grew into a revolution.
The LIFESTYLE
Infamous Mothers Now
Today, Infamous Mothers is more than a brand — it’s a lifestyle movement. And we’re just getting started.
The IM Way
Everything we do stands on three pillars:
Connection: Building belonging through the IMverse, the Wanted Newsletter, tour stops, and the Versie community.
Inspiration: Fueling possibility through books, podcasts, storytelling, and the cultural shift of our tours.
Growth: Equipping women with journals, programs, retreats, and strategies that nurture both personal and collective transformation.
Infamous Mothers, 2025 + Beyond
Our mission is bold: to impact 2 million women worldwide through stories, strategy, and sisterhood.
We’re scaling toward an 8-figure business not just for profit, but for possibility — so we can print more journals, host more retreats, fund more scholarships, give away more swag, and continue creating spaces where women live without apology.
Infamous Mothers is not a brand you consume. It’s a movement and a lifestyle
And if you’re here, you’re already part of it.
Dr. Sagashus Levingston
TEAM INFAMY
Senior Team
SAGASHUS LEVINGSTON, PHD
Born in Chicago and raised in Bronzeville, Dr. Sagashus T. Levingston is a mother of six, a scholar, and the founder of Infamous Mothers, LLC. Her work transforms lived experience into literature, leadership, and lasting change—centering the brilliance of women society often underestimates.
She holds a PhD in English Literature and a master’s in Afro-American Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with research grounded in Black feminism, motherhood studies, and rhetoric.
Sagashus is the author of Infamous Mothers, Covet: The “Disrespectful” Health and Wellness Journal, and the memoir A Pot to P*ss In. She’s also the creator and host of the Books, Bullets & Babies podcast and card game.
Her work has been featured in Forbes, Essence, BRAVA, Demeter Press, and more. She serves as Chair of the Board at End Abuse Wisconsin and sits on the Board of Directors at Doyenne.
Through her books, programs, and unapologetic voice, she helps women rewrite what’s possible—and take up space doing it.
TANISHA PYRON
As brand Ambassador and secondary shooter, Subversive Black Girl Artist, I am an integral part of the Infamous Mothers team.
I consider myself to be a modern day griot, telling stories that redefine and re-appropriate "BLACK AMERICANA," highlighting and finding beauty in the contradictions, pain and pride within "our stories" and thus hoping to discover and re-claim the beauty within my own. To me the art and the artist are one.
As I seek to unlock and express what is contained in my own heart and to heal and celebrate my own beauty and spirit. The art will speak to who it needs to.
RONALD DEWS, JR.
Ronald (Ron) Dews Jr. is the Marketing and Technology Director for Infamous Mothers. In this role, Ron is leading Infamous Mothers through its digital transformation, with Infamous Mothers Third Space via Infamous Mothers University (IMU), its virtual co-working space and the IM Life app, increasing digital information technology operations.
Ronald’s experience within the IT industry spans more than 20 years. Before joining Infamous Mothers, Ronald was the Manager of Professional Services at Xerox Corporate and HCL Technologies and was responsible for information management, global accounts, marketing communications, and business transformation. He has developed over 40 products and has 2 US patents.
Ronald received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems degree from the Xavier University of Louisiana and holds a Master of Science degree in Strategic Marketing from Roberts Wesleyan College in New York. He is also Lean Six Sigma certified.
CHRIS CHARLES
Photographer and experienced multi-disciplinary creative Chris Charles always had the desire to make things. From childhood comic book illustrations, to using his parent's 35mm camera to discover and explore his passion for photography as a child, to having his paintings displayed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art as a 2nd grader (true story), Chris always had a knack for making the most out of very little. Now residing in North Carolina, Chris currently enjoys crafting visuals for his many local and national clients.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY with dreams of becoming an architect, Chris studied Architectural Engineering at SUNY Farmingdale College of Technology prior to a "short" 12 year stint as a US Army Paratrooper. After some years in the private sector as an IT professional Chris then earned a degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham and has been able to use his technical training and natural ability to successfully carve a niche for himself in his local market. Be it full branding, photography or collateral design for corporate marketing campaigns, Chris has become well known for being a craftsman who doesn't mind getting dirty to accomplish the objective at hand. Chris' client list includes Red Bull, Spike Lee, Moleskine, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Sony / Warner Brothers Music, Durham County, and many local and nationally recognized artists.
Constantly looking to create art that will continue to inspire both himself and others, Chris’ goal is to continue to be a leader in personal and professional brand development by combining the technical tools of the trade with raw artistry that will transcend the times.
KRISTIN MITCHELL
Kristin Mitchell has spent the last 30+ years as a graphic designer, starting Kristin Mitchell Design, Inc. in 1997. From then until now, I’ve made it my mission to encourage honest communication, ensuring that a client never settles for design they aren’t completely satisfied with. In 2011, Little Creek Press was formed as a division of the design business to publish books and magazines. Kristin lives in the beautiful driftless area in the southwest corner of Wisconsin.
Contractors from 2021-2023
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Regina Baker
OPERATIONS
FOUNDER/CEO Black Virtual Assistants, LLC
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Faye White
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
Black Virtual Assistants, LLC
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Rhea Maca
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT to the CEO
Alpha Assistant, LLC
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Rya Hodges
ASANA TRAINER
FOUNDER/CEO of The Systemologist Co.
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Coach Jo
Business and Life Accountability Architect
CEO/FOUNDER of Weaponized Coaching
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Jade Paczelt
LIFE CYCLE MARKETING CONSULTANT/AUTOMATIONS EXPERT
FOUNDER/CEO of Jade Olivia Co.
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Bria Brown
LEAD VIDEOGRAPHER
FOUNDER/CEO of B. Brown Productions, LLC
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Briana Ryneé
VIDEOGRAPHER
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Joshua "Rip" Mallet
VIDEOGRAPHER
Founder/CEO Joshua Mallet Video
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Melissa Levingston & Lamar Flowers
FITNESS EXPERTS/PERSONALITIES & CONTENT CREATORS
Owners of Major Body Fitness, LLC
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Leanne Fowlie
WEB DESIGNER/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
CEO/FOUNDER of Digidesign
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Stuart Fowlie
GRAPHIC DESIGNER (DIGITAL)
Digidesign
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Michael Ford
ARCHITECT
Brandnu Design
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Martina Dameron
COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES
FOUNDER/CEO of Dameron Cleaning, LLC
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Sarah White
WRITING COACH
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Ellen
Marketing
FOUNDER/CEO of 2-Story Marketing