Monique Rodriguez

So in some ways you can't avoid it, but just make sure you have the right team around you that listens to you. And if they're not listening to you, just make sure that you're advocating, you speak up for yourself.

So in some ways you can't avoid it, but just make sure you have the right team around you that listens to you. And if they're not listening to you, just make sure that you're advocating, you speak up for yourself.

So my Yale was the first thing outside of being a nurse. So once I left my nursing career and I started my Yale, but during my nursing career is when I did try to like branch off and start getting into like different business ventures, such as a multi-level marketing. So I did like Avon, Mary Kay.

So my Yale was the first thing outside of being a nurse. So once I left my nursing career and I started my Yale, but during my nursing career is when I did try to like branch off and start getting into like different business ventures, such as a multi-level marketing. So I did like Avon, Mary Kay.

all of the direct sale business ventures that I tried to go off into because I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur. So I've always had that bug and that desire and it always pulls on you and keeps nagging until you fulfill that burning desire that you have. And I just felt that...

all of the direct sale business ventures that I tried to go off into because I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur. So I've always had that bug and that desire and it always pulls on you and keeps nagging until you fulfill that burning desire that you have. And I just felt that...

You know, God was just redirecting me and rerouting me because I did not go the path of entrepreneurship because I didn't see it growing up. You can't be what you don't see.

You know, God was just redirecting me and rerouting me because I did not go the path of entrepreneurship because I didn't see it growing up. You can't be what you don't see.

So I didn't see black women that were like running and operating beauty businesses or any business for that matter. I saw women that were on magazine covers or on the relaxer kit.

So I didn't see black women that were like running and operating beauty businesses or any business for that matter. I saw women that were on magazine covers or on the relaxer kit.

So that was my aspiration. I thought that was the only route that I can take to be into this beauty world. Right. And so. I felt that God put this vision in me. He put this passion as purpose, but I kept running from it because of fear, because of doubt and not believing in myself and not thinking that I can achieve it because I don't have a business degree, didn't have any business experience.

So that was my aspiration. I thought that was the only route that I can take to be into this beauty world. Right. And so. I felt that God put this vision in me. He put this passion as purpose, but I kept running from it because of fear, because of doubt and not believing in myself and not thinking that I can achieve it because I don't have a business degree, didn't have any business experience.

So, you know, the enemy gets into your head and says like, oh, you can't do this. How dare you? You have the audacity to dream this and you have the audacity to think that you can do it. Well, I'm going to remind you that you can't do that. Because if you don't have the education or you don't have X, Y and Z, like that enemy can be like something strong.

So, you know, the enemy gets into your head and says like, oh, you can't do this. How dare you? You have the audacity to dream this and you have the audacity to think that you can do it. Well, I'm going to remind you that you can't do that. Because if you don't have the education or you don't have X, Y and Z, like that enemy can be like something strong.

And I had to learn how to silence the noise, silence the distractions. And when you go through such a tragic loss like what I went through, for me, it was like, what what are what are my chances? Like at this point, I don't care what people think. I don't care, you know. about this career anymore. Like my mind frame was like, what's the worst that can happen?

And I had to learn how to silence the noise, silence the distractions. And when you go through such a tragic loss like what I went through, for me, it was like, what what are what are my chances? Like at this point, I don't care what people think. I don't care, you know. about this career anymore. Like my mind frame was like, what's the worst that can happen?

Because the worst has already happened. So it just gave me another level of grit and tenacity that I didn't know that I had. And I decided to just follow God's calling and be obedient to what he had been calling me to do for years and decided to not feed into the fears, but to feed the faith and just to trust. And that's how my year was started.

Because the worst has already happened. So it just gave me another level of grit and tenacity that I didn't know that I had. And I decided to just follow God's calling and be obedient to what he had been calling me to do for years and decided to not feed into the fears, but to feed the faith and just to trust. And that's how my year was started.

Thank you. So I've always loved hair. And I've always been obsessed with making sure that my hair was always maintained and always presentable. Like I told you, I wanted to be the little girl on the Just For Me kick. That was my aspiration. I used to ask my mom to drive me to model calls. Every time they did a model call for a hair company, I'm like, I'm signing up. I want to be there.

Thank you. So I've always loved hair. And I've always been obsessed with making sure that my hair was always maintained and always presentable. Like I told you, I wanted to be the little girl on the Just For Me kick. That was my aspiration. I used to ask my mom to drive me to model calls. Every time they did a model call for a hair company, I'm like, I'm signing up. I want to be there.