Walda Collins is a Marine Corps veteran with over 23 years of service, an author, Purpose Purpose Practitioner, Chef, and Speaker. A gifted teacher, this former Marine and Ms. Veteran America Finalist went from Guns to Gourmet turning her passion into enthusiastically helping others fulfill their purpose and live a healthier life through food and faith. She shares her passion to encourage, equip and empower women to strategically align their lives in faith, healthy family relationships, finances, and fitness & health.

Featured on KSAT 12, FOX 29, and a Chef at Super Bowl 51, to name a few, Walda’s service to others come in many forms. Personal Chef to NBA and NFL athletes, Walda used those opportunities to share her light and enthusiasm.

As the founder of Woman D.A.R.E to Live, she challenges women to stand strong, face adversity and live life of passion and purpose through events, courses and speaking. Walda has distinguished herself through mentoring, counseling and educating others, particularly women, for over 20 years. Having traveled around the world throughout her military career, she engages the hearts and minds of many people through her warm spirit and inspirational speaking, with a special ministry gift to motivate and inspire change.

Walda has empowered clients to combat illness through the healing power of food. Meal Preparation, Health Coaching and administering Healthy Lifestyle choices allowed her clients to experience a three-fold alignment: mind, body and soul.

She believes the key to living a healthy life is: “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle.”

Walda is the former host of A Sister’s Prayer (teach & talk) Radio on KSLR am630 and previously, the founder of A Sister’s Prayer Ministries. Through these many endeavors, she was inspired to write.

Walda Co-Authored her first book, Behind Their Brand, in a chef’s collaboration to share their journey of becoming chefs. An additional collaboration with fellow gifted speakers, Walda passionately contributes her thoughts and inner strengths in the book, Women Crushing Mediocrity. In her current book, A Warrior’s Sword, Walda effectively unleashes 10 powerful strategies that help her readers to have a “never give up attitude, and a Warrior’s expectancy to win.”