About Ava

Ava Knows is an author, advice columnist, and storyteller. Armed with her quick wit and arsenal of wisdom, Ava's primary goal in life is to encourage and inspire women of all ages, races, and ethnicities—special emphasis on the encouragement and betterment of young women. Before becoming an author, Ava Knows spent most of her career working in the corporate arena. In addition to having completed Business degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels, Ava embarked on a second career as a Business Professor where she often included stories in her lectures to make the course lessons more fun and interesting for her students. After years of working as an educator and encouraging others to chase their dreams, Ava took a leap of faith and pursued her own dream of becoming a writer. In 2018 she published her first book “Thirteen Friends To Avoid” and as of today shows no signs of slowing down. Ava's advice column “Ask Ava” appears weekly in the Sanford Herald Newspaper of Sanford, FL. Fans can also connect with Ava on various social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, TikTok, and Pinterest. The Ask Ava podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and iHeartRadio.

 Ava's  merchandise is available for purchase through our online store . Ava's  book "Thirteen Friends To Avoid" is available for purchase on the website as well as Amazon.com ( amazon.com/Ava-Knows/e/B07X7RLXLW ) and Barnesandnoble.com  (barnesandnoble.com/w/thirteen-friends-to-avoid-ava-knows/1133919665)

Ava's advice column appears weekly in the weekend edition of the Sanford Herald newspaper of Sanford, FL.  Distribution includes: Lake Mary, Longwood, Winter Springs, Oviedo, Geneva, Casselberry, Osteen, Chuluota, Altamonte Springs, and DeBary, FL.  In addition to the weekly newspaper column in the Sanford Herald, written advice from Ava can found on the "Ask Ava" page of the website in addition to the "Ava Knows" blog on Tumblr....tumblr.com/blog/avaknows.   

To submit a question, locate the "Ask Ava" section at the bottom of the page. To learn more about the "Ask Ava" column visit mysanfordherald.com.   

The Ava Knows Podcast is available on Itunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Buzzsprout, Anchor, Podbean, and more...  Stay tuned for opporunties to participate in live discussions.  

Connect with Ava on Meetup!  This group is designed to bring together women of all ages, races and walks of life... Members receive weekly encouragement, and opportunities to attend events that vary between local activities and online discussions focusing on topics ranging from friendships to business, relationships, and more...  Join here: www.meetup.com/Avaknows/ 

 You can now follow Ava on TripAdvisor!!!   With more than 300 contributions and over 90,000 readers... Ava covers a wide range of hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations.   For a complete list of Ava's reviews visit:  www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/Avaknows  For hotel review inquiries contact Ava using the "Ask Ava" section located at the bottom of the page. 

To become an Ava Ambassador submit a written inquiry through avaknows.com or any of our social media outlets.   Be sure to state your name, in addition to telling us why you would like to become an Ambassador.  Potential candidates must speak English and have the capability to record and upload a high quality video.  Due to the high volume of submissions, not all videos that are submitted will be published.