 Extra-Ordinary Life (XOL) is the realization of a dream by founder, Stacie Turner. Placed in foster care as a baby and subsequently adopted by a loving family, Stacie launched XOL to provide hope and opportunity to foster girls that have not yet been blessed with a permanent home and family.
STACIE TURNER
Founder
Stacie Turner's passion stems from her personal good fortune—of being adopted from foster care at a young age and being exposed to people, travel, and opportunities which form a foundation for a positive image of self and a drive to achieve.
The blessings of her family background kindled a deep desire to provide similar experiences/advantages to foster youth who aren't so fortunate; to inspire and position them to dream big and achieve despite the challenges of living in foster care. In July 2010, Extra-Ordinary Life took a group of foster girls on a cultural, educational and service oriented adventure to South Africa during the historic FIFA 2010 World Cup—a journey that BET chronicled in a documentary (entitled "Extra-Ordinary Life: A Journey to South Africa") that has aired in 54 countries including Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the US.
Stacie obtained her undergraduate degree in Finance from Howard University, and a MBA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business in 1996. Stacie has held positions in marketing and management with a number of large corporations including Procter & Gamble, the Sprint Corporation and BET Networks; before launching her own strategic marketing consulting firm. Among other business interests, for the past 11 years, she has been a top-producing residential sales agent generating over $200 million in career sales.
In 2009, Stacie further increased her profile and platform for doing good works by participating in the hit Bravo Network television series "The Real Housewives of DC". While reality TV is certainly a risk for most -- Stacie viewed international television as a unique marketing opportunity to broaden awareness of her business and philanthropic efforts.
In recognition of her work with foster youth, Stacie was recently named a National Children's Ambassador for the American Humane Association; the nation's oldest organization for the protection of children. She has served as a board member of Metro Teen-AIDS; the Board of Trustees for Southeastern University, and as a Mayoral Appointee to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC). Stacie is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and resides in Washington DC with her husband and two children.
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