After a 15-year career in Corporate America, Monica Haynes is now living life as a full-time “mompreneur”, model and actor. Monica’s dreams of staying home with her children and working for herself became a reality about two years ago when she decided to quit her 9-to-5. Since then, she has established herself as a successful entrepreneur of a health & wellness business. Monica has also become a professional print model. Having graced the pages of Modern Woman and Best Years magazines, along with national print campaigns for Hair Cuttery, American Express and Volkswagen. Her acting has landed her roles on the BET Network,
Investigation Discovery and Netflix’s “House of Cards”. Her commercial work includes national spots with Amtrak and Mercedes Benz, just to name a few.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monica fell in love with the DMV area after attending Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD) for both her undergraduate and graduate studies. She is married to her supportive husband Lenny and they have two children Hayden (age 8) and “LV” (age 6).
“I am having an incredible amount of fun exploring the entrepreneurial and artistic side of myself. It’s something that I felt was my purpose all along, however it took 15 years for me to step out of my comfort zone and go for it. Today, I live fearlessly.”
