Mekka Edwards

Australia

L'Mekka Exom-Edwards, known publicly as Coach Mekka, is a Chicago-based entrepreneur, credit consultant and certified personal trainer. She founded Mekka's Gym LLC, a personal training business established in Chicago in 2014, and also owns L.S.C. Top Holdings LLC. She works as a credit coach affiliated with Novae, holds a personal trainer certification from SCW Fitness Education, and earned a B.A. in Sociology from Chicago State University. She also serves as a police officer with the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department.

Mekka describes her brand around the idea of 'Health and Wealth,' pairing her fitness work with financial coaching. As a credit and financial coach, she explains that she helps individuals improve their credit, understand financial literacy and build generational wealth.

Mekka shares that she was diagnosed with lupus in 2008, that the condition affected her kidneys in 2018, and that she began dialysis in 2021. She describes herself as a 'Lupus Warrior,' a 'Dialysis Fighter' and a kidney transplant hopeful, bringing that personal perspective to the health and financial work she focuses on.