Shannon Calhoun is an entrepreneur with a passion for helping others. She truly believes a person’s “Health Matters First” because without it we cannot follow our life’s path in an optimal way. Her extensive career experience demonstrates this belief. Over the past 20 years, working as a grant writer, she has secured millions of dollars in grant funding for nonprofit organizations with a mission to improve the mind, body, and spirit of those the organizations served. Her business, New Directions, New Ideas, LLC also completed many projects for the Florida Department of Education and Florida Department of Health evaluating programs in schools designed to improve the mental and physical health for students and staff. Starting in 2024, she turned her focus towards the creation of a new company, Health Matters First, to carry out her vision of providing more opportunities for those seeking personal growth and optimal health by nurturing their mind, body, and spirit through experiences with holistic practitioners and instructors.