Nicole Irene Gay is a poet, author and publisher and playwright who has been writing since the age of 13. She describes her writing style as "conversational, clever, and provocative."   Nicole credits her gift to God and desires that everyone that hears her speak or reads her writing is empowered to know that they too can do "all things through Christ". Nicole has had the privilege of serving great men and women of God and it is through these high-level relationships that she has learned the importance of remaining faithful no matter what circumstances are presented.  She has been a blessed and favored member of the Rock DreamCentre under the leadership of Apostle Bryant-Lee Phillips for the last 13 years.

Originally from Philadelphia PA, Nicole published her first book, How to be a STAR:  The Young Person's Guide to Living Your Dreams and Finding Success in 2003. In 2006, she created a literary tribute to Charlene Phillips of the Rock DreamCentre in Philadelphia.  This project is the 2007 published FAITH for the Journey book/journal which has sold over 1,000 copies.  In 2008, Nicole released her book called, “The Eighth Brother & Other Tales of Christian Living”.

Nicole is an entrepreneur who owns GEMS International, a publishing and motivational speaking company established in 2003. Through this company, Nicole created The PlayCousins, a Christian theatre troupe. Nicole wrapped up production on a stage-play called In the Company of Queens which debuted in October 2009 to a sold-out audience at the Drexel University Mandell Theatre.  In March 2010, Nicole featured her second play, a comedy, called “The Funeral:  You Know How Folks Act” which sold out two shows.  Her third play, “The Post Office: The Longest Day Ever” premiered on June 18, 2010.  In October, Nicole will produce her first dance production entitled CLAy: The Movement. In 2011, Nicole will begin filming her first movie with the intention of submitting it for consideration for a Sundance film festival award.

After graduating from Central High School, Nicole received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and English from LaSalle University and her Masters of Education with a concentration in Human Resource Development in Business settings from Drexel University.  She is currently working toward a doctoral degree in education and plans to do her thesis on the correlation between  professional development training and employee motivation/satisfacton.

She happily serves as an Assistant Professor at of Drexel University where she teaches career management and professional development and serves in several leadership capacities.