Top 50 Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs of Texas Shona Baylor BSN, RN, CCRN

2023 TOP P&E

My family is my why. Joseph Dream Legacy (JDL Ventures, LLC.) I want to say thank you to my siblings who always encourages me and keeps me grounded.

Shona Baylor was born in New Orleans and raised in Lafayette, LA. She attended middle school in her hometown but furthered her high school education in New Orleans.

This company’s business foundation is based on nursing concierge - partnering with healthcare organizations for patients’ recovery success, providing access to quality care. With Esteem Concierge Nursing and Ivy Smoothie Hydration & Wellness, up under the JDL umbrella, Baylor is uniting post-op services with exclusivity and private duty nursing in addition to vitamin infusions and medical weight management. Meeting the patient where they are in their healthcare journey.”

Her motivation behind stepping out as an entrepreneur languishes in hope to provide diversity in healthcare entrepreneurship, create inclusion for more access to care. She’s also dedicated to career expansion options for healthcare workers who are at risk of leaving the industry of healthcare due to the burnout.

With over 15 years of experience in healthcare, she has worked in surgical, medical, trauma, neurological, cardiovascular, and oncology patients. Baylor also served on active duty for six years in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman HM3(SW)

Her healthcare experience stretches across the lifespan from pediatrics to older adults during the final stages of life. She also has experience recovering surgical patients directly from the operating room, giving her a complete understanding of the patient’s experience. She prides herself on being an advocate for her patients, ensuring adequate medical support, and keeping the patients’ families informed.

As a Prairie View A&M University Alumni and current graduate student, she values continuous self-improvement and appreciates lifelong learning. Baylor values human experience and meaningful interaction, treating everyone with dignity and respect.

Her efforts have garnered numerous certifications, to which she is proud of, such as

•WBE/WOSB (Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance Regional & State)

•VOSB (Department of Veteran Affairs)

•M/S/WBE (City of Houston)

•EDWOSB (Department of Veteran Affairs)

The nurse practitioner is still pursuing higher education obtaining her master’s degree at her undergrad alma mater. Other highlights include:

• Member of the Sigma-Eta Delta Chapter

•Houston Veteran Chambers of Commerce

• Greater Houston Black Chambers of Commerce

• Greater Houston Women Chambers of Commerce & serves on the Ambassador Committee

While she does enjoy spending time with her family, watching insightful documentaries and helping others, it’s the love of her grandfather’s ambition, Joseph Dream Legacy (JDL Ventures, LLC) that aids in her encouragement.

Shona

Baylor BSN, RN, CCRN Owner/CEO JDL Ventures,

LLC

14090 Southwest Fwy., Ste. 300 Sugar Land, TX 77478 (832) 568-3530 shona@jdlventuresllc.com www.jdlventuresllc.com