Monique Rodriguez

But it comes with self-discipline, self-awareness, to be like, you know what? I'm going to just pray for you. And do we fall short?

But it comes with self-discipline, self-awareness, to be like, you know what? I'm going to just pray for you. And do we fall short?

Like, I'm sure you have had instances where you may want to just jump out on somebody on social media. And I have like commented back on certain things and I'll go back and I'm convicted and I'll delete it. But, you know, that I feel like that's the growth in me.

Like, I'm sure you have had instances where you may want to just jump out on somebody on social media. And I have like commented back on certain things and I'll go back and I'm convicted and I'll delete it. But, you know, that I feel like that's the growth in me.

give your energy to things like that. And that's how I also maintain professional mode. I have to choose what I give my energy and what I give peace away to. My peace is not worth the negativity and the trolls.

give your energy to things like that. And that's how I also maintain professional mode. I have to choose what I give my energy and what I give peace away to. My peace is not worth the negativity and the trolls.

Yeah, I feel that. So I've built this company over the past 10 years. It'll be 11 years in May. And I feel that the success that I have garnered, you know, people tell me all the time, oh, you're a unicorn. It's so rare to see a black woman have such a successful exit in this space. And I want to normalize that. I don't want to have the conversation or the narrative of like creating more unicorns.

Yeah, I feel that. So I've built this company over the past 10 years. It'll be 11 years in May. And I feel that the success that I have garnered, you know, people tell me all the time, oh, you're a unicorn. It's so rare to see a black woman have such a successful exit in this space. And I want to normalize that. I don't want to have the conversation or the narrative of like creating more unicorns.

I want this to be normal in our community. And I wanted to share the roadmap of what it took to build a successful company, what it took to scale to the level that, you know, the public sees today and the trials and the tribulations that, you know, came with building this company because I feel that entrepreneurs need to hear this story, right? Anyone needs to hear this story because...

I want this to be normal in our community. And I wanted to share the roadmap of what it took to build a successful company, what it took to scale to the level that, you know, the public sees today and the trials and the tribulations that, you know, came with building this company because I feel that entrepreneurs need to hear this story, right? Anyone needs to hear this story because...

There's so many different, you know, facets that can relate to people, right? If you are a career person, this book is definitely for you. If you are someone that's trying to increase your faith walk with God, like this book is for you. If you are going through a loss of a career, a loss of a loved one, a loss of anything that you may be grieving, like this book is for you.

There's so many different, you know, facets that can relate to people, right? If you are a career person, this book is definitely for you. If you are someone that's trying to increase your faith walk with God, like this book is for you. If you are going through a loss of a career, a loss of a loved one, a loss of anything that you may be grieving, like this book is for you.

So it's many different relatable chapters. I feel relates to anyone. But I wanted this book to be like, I'm your big sister and we're having a conversation and I'm giving you all the wisdom, the knowledge that I've learned over the past 10 years because the knowledge is not for me to just keep to myself, it's for me to share it. And people ask me all the time, can you be my mentor?

So it's many different relatable chapters. I feel relates to anyone. But I wanted this book to be like, I'm your big sister and we're having a conversation and I'm giving you all the wisdom, the knowledge that I've learned over the past 10 years because the knowledge is not for me to just keep to myself, it's for me to share it. And people ask me all the time, can you be my mentor?

So this is my gift to my community of like all those people that ask for mentorship, like I'm literally

So this is my gift to my community of like all those people that ask for mentorship, like I'm literally

pouring my heart and soul into this book being very vulnerable and transparent over not just the instagram real highlights yeah but like the tough moments when i didn't even think maya was going to make it like right people don't see that on instagram and i wanted to share because you may feel that you're the only one

pouring my heart and soul into this book being very vulnerable and transparent over not just the instagram real highlights yeah but like the tough moments when i didn't even think maya was going to make it like right people don't see that on instagram and i wanted to share because you may feel that you're the only one

going through what you're going through in this moment and i want to give hope to that person that's reading like you're not in this alone i went through it and if i can overcome that you can too so my husband would always say from the very beginning the story must be told we have it painted in our office space yeah and he was manifesting that and the story has to be told because it's not my story it's god's story and that's why the glory goes to him absolutely i love that and thank you for being obedient and giving us this because i know i get asked all the time as well like

going through what you're going through in this moment and i want to give hope to that person that's reading like you're not in this alone i went through it and if i can overcome that you can too so my husband would always say from the very beginning the story must be told we have it painted in our office space yeah and he was manifesting that and the story has to be told because it's not my story it's god's story and that's why the glory goes to him absolutely i love that and thank you for being obedient and giving us this because i know i get asked all the time as well like