WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- Around this time of year, Marviette A. Usher, affectionately known as “Lady Million Marviette,” displays the proclamation declaring Dec. 12 “Phenomenal Woman’s Day” in Winston-Salem. She looks back on that honor with gratitude. Mayor Allen Joines awarded her the proclamation because of her work through what was then Phenomenal Woman, Inc. “The mission and the vision at that particular time was being able to show other women and help them to understand that no matter what you face, no matter what you go through [in] life, no matter what hand you are dealt, you are still phenomenal because you were created by phenomenal God,” Usher said. Her outreach often led her to help women in homeless shelters and transitional homes understand their self-worth and build their self-esteem based on Biblical principles. Since then, Usher’s mission has shifted. 15 years later, it hasn’t ended. It’s evolved. Usher is now the founder and executive director of what has become Phenomenal Woman Phenomenally You. “It was as if God said to me, 'Now I need you to work with women like you. They have homes. They have cars. They have the niceties of life, and they do amazing things, but they're stuck,'” she said. Between a series of group sessions and one-on-one meetings, Usher works to help these women regain traction. It's a journey she firmly believes requires doing the work spiritually, including letting go of past hurts. “The beginning of the cohort starts with the big whammy. Let it go. You have to forgive. Most time, people are stuck in life because there's something that they're holding on to,” she said. “When you have a free-flowing heart, everything flows, and when you're in alignment, everything flows, and so the first week is let it go then we start rebuilding you on who you are according to the Word of God.” Even though Usher is focused on uplifting other women, she has experienced some phenomenal achievements of her own. Before being a consultant, author and podcaster, Usher enjoyed a successful career in IT, including working as an application software developer for the Chevron Corporation when she lived in Houston, Texas. “It's a very male-dominating field, and it was definitely not a lot of us African American women in the field, but that didn't frighten me,” she said. Usher also volunteers her time encouraging young ladies to explore STEM-related careers. In this latest season of her life, she’s determined her work is not done. “I decided I'm on a mission ... I'm going to rescue as many women as I can, and I like to shake them and say, ‘Girl! Come on! What are you going to do with this? Don't come out empty-handed because, God, one thing I know about Him, He does not waste a crisis,'” Usher said. “So whatever crisis you go through, He is going to use all of it ... and He is going to use it for His glory.” In 2009, The City of Winston-Salem proclaimed Dec. 12 as Phenomenal Woman’s Day, making this year the 15th anniversary. More details about Usher’s program are available on the Phenomenal Woman Phenomenally You website.