An Atlanta Native, Shannaan Dawda was born at Grady Memorial Hospital in
1986. Although a proud Grady baby and Southerner, his parents moved from
Accra, Ghana to Georgia in the spring of 1982 to experience a different way
of life. Growing up in a household that valued education, hard work and
perseverance, Shannaan graduated from Georgia Southern University 2009 Cum
Laude with dual degrees in Accounting and Finance. From there, he began
working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, GA before moving
back to Atlanta in 2012 to work for Frazier and Deeter CPA Firm. He
officially passed all parts of his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam
in February of 2013 and soon afterwards founded True Financial LLC. True
Financial was founded in order to empower people to regain financial
control of their lives by providing the necessary coaching and tools to
help them become financially self-sufficient. In September of 2013 Shannaan
was trained by Dave Ramsey to be an even better financial coach. In April
of 2015 Shannaan authored the book "From Paychecks to Power: 7 power Moves
Unlock Wealth Building" to give everyone the opportunity to build wealth
and gain Financial Power Shannaan is actively involved in the community
through organizations such as Alpha Phi Alpha, Phenomenal Women's Health,
and Camp Horizon. He currently resides in Atlanta.