“I live as my authentic self every day and I share how I break through social stigma barriers every day publicly on my social media and I hope I inspire others to do so too.”
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“What motivates me is the desire to make sure that my authentic voice is heard, my craft is shared and my energy is felt. I want to leave my imprint on the world, in peoples hearts, as well as reach theirs.”
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“I'm a statistical improbability. Less than 2% of VC dollars went to female founders last year, and it's especially hard to pitch a for-impact business to investors when they're primarily concerned with rapid growth. Compounded with the fact that I'm a young person of color, I don't belong to the traditional social networks that provide access to funding and large scale marketing platforms.”
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“Without a doubt, the messaging around the ability of women and people of color to be seen on equal footing as white men, is the negative messaging I’ve had to push through repeatedly.”
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“I had to speak to myself out of my motivator, Scriptures, and remind myself that I can do All things through Christ that strengthens me.”
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Once you start believing in yourself, truly believing in yourself, you can create unimaginable opportunities. To do this, you have to hold yourself accountable for your feelings and actions.
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“When me and my business partner sat down and decided to create Flax Women our first doubt was "but there is absolutely nobody who is doing this right now!” This was, and it still is sometimes, a very strong message that we need to confront daily!”
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“I love working with people one-on-one; I'm incredibly good at seeing others people's stories and helping them tell them in a way that resonates with a specific audience; I excel at organizing a lot of information and bringing an idea to life; I know a lot of women, who know a lot of women, who know even more women. I call this re-scripting and it's such a great tool to help you tune into yourself and tune out external feedback!”
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“I think it’s normal to feel unmotivated at times, but whenever I know that I have certain tasks or goals that need to be met, I remind myself of Newton’s law of physics: “Something in motion tends to stay in motion, and something at rest tends to stay at rest.””
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“I am most proud of the day I decided to bet on myself.”
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“I still went ahead because my vision was always to make Journify a mainstream platform. Wellness shouldn’t be a niche, so therefore wellness was also for me.”
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“I’m doing important work, and I’m not going to let others knock me off of this path.”
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“I overcame this by self-love and self-acceptance and trusting myself and the journey I'm in; beautiful things arrive and show up in time, only by moving forward with love and joy.”
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“I’m proud of those wins. We accomplished everything we set out to do in 2019: we acquired funding from the right investors, designed a couture-inspired 5 piece collection, and refined our supply chain.”
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“The moment I shifted my mindset from believing I needed permission or an invitation to do what I love towards knowing that it is me holding those golden keys to open any door that feels aligned to me was an absolute game changer. Know that you hold the power and trust that you’re opening the right door.”
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“It is not easy - there are moments when I cry from exhaustion - but I hope to make the most of the resources available to me because of my parents and create a brand + community with a positive impact on women’s lives in the future. And one day I hope to say I followed in the footsteps of my heroes.”
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“Because my WHY is so strong where I am on a mission to empower more women to become the leaders in their own lives and challenge cultural expectations and do life their way.”
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“There were so many times that I thought to myself, it would be so easy to just give up right now, drop everything, and go back to the "safe path" of a corporate career - but something inside me wouldn't let me give up. I'm definitely a fighter and I'm grateful for that and proud of myself.”
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"Doubt. The easy part is waking up every day and getting out of bed. The hard part, however, is knowing exactly what my purpose is those days. While I’m not fully cured from doubting myself, it took some time to overcome insecurity built up from being fired in 2014.”
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“It’s really wild to think that what most people fear are the very things that shaped my path. My life was hard and it’s taken a lot of perseverance to move through, but it’s also given me a lot. It’s polished me and refined me in the same way that the ocean erodes and smooths out pebbles—by force and intensity.”
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