Tracey graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree. She holds an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree and is presently completing her Master’s Degree in Journalism at the University of Alabama.
Each year, Tracey travels 40 plus weeks a year speaking to diverse and cross-cultural groups. She travels throughout America and internationally, including Cuba, South America, Africa, Canada, and the Middle East.
She is passionate about helping people grow spiritually, develop intellectually, and evolve in their craft or calling. Her love for people is the driving force that motivates her to create space and opportunities for leaders and visionaries. Tracey believes that “we are called to unlock each other’s potential and help fulfill each other’s vision.”
For twenty-five years, Tracey has been actively involved with Media through television, print journalism, and The Think Big Podcast (2021 awarded Best New Podcast by Spark Media, 2023 Content winner and 2024 ICVM finalist). She is the VP of Christian Women in Media, an international non-profit organization, and is the Founder and CEO of the Thrive Conference in Dallas, Tx. – a Bi-Annual conference that trains and equips leaders and entrepreneurs.
She is a published author with Harper Collins and Thomas Nelson. Titles include:
Downside Up – Transform Rejection into Your Golden Opportunity
Becoming Brave – How to Think Big, Dream Wildly, and Live Fear-Free
(Awarded the 2019 Christian Literary Award in the non-fiction category)
The Invitation – To Intimacy with God
Fearless – Wildly Optimistic in a Worry-Filled World
In 2015, The GSWB Chamber of Commerce presented Tracey with the “Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur Award.” And in 2016, Tracey was nominated for the Texas Woman Excellence Award.
Tracey and her husband Robby have been married for 27 years, working together in ministry and the marketplace. In 2011they made a significant life shift and moved their family to Dallas, Texas, a place they consider their forever home. Tracey and Robby Mitchell are parents of four adult children who reside in Dallas, Tx. They believe that their children are the greatest gifts God has given them.
