From Broken Home to Beauty Empire

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How did Brandi Pope's childhood influence her journey?

Brandi Pope 0:00
I competed for the 2012 title. Never in a million years thought that I would ever grace a pageant stage. It was not on my radar, but it was on God's radar, and that's how I ended up on that stage.
Lucy Staffieri 0:12
Brandi Pope is a resilient, empowering, and purpose-driven beauty influencer, former Mrs. Virginia, and the creator of the Glam Bell. Through her work, she empowers women to embrace their authentic beauty, strengthen their confidence, and live with greater self-love, resilience, and authenticity.
Brandi Pope 0:29
so my faith is who i am it is infused in everything that i do i always say if if you don't want to hear about jesus then don't have a conversation with me because it's just it's in me so it has to come out of me in some way i have brought that to every space every video everything that i do even if i'm not putting that as the forefront of that particular video, that light still shines through me. And God has used that to draw an audience that I can really reach so much further than just for beauty.
Jason Hamilton 1:06
If there's one key takeaway, one key message that you would have for the audience based on everything that you've shared in your episode, what would that key takeaway be?
Brandi Pope 1:14
I think through my interview, I would just say...
Rudy Mawer 1:21
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Jason Hamilton 1:48
welcome back guys to another episode of the inside success podcast where we go inside the success of all of our clients and today i have with me brandy brandy you just finished filming your episode tell me a little bit about what our viewers are going to be able to learn from your story
Brandi Pope 2:12
I think they're going to be able to learn a little bit about my entire life from my upbringing to how I got into pageantry and how that led me into the online space and how I've been able to grow and become successful in the beauty and faith space online.
Jason Hamilton 2:32
And you mentioned pageantry there. As we can see, you are very well put together. Somebody clip in the Will Smith meme, just like, hello, are we seeing this? Talk to me a little bit about pageantry. How did we get here? How did we get to this version of Randy that's sitting across from me?
Brandi Pope 2:51
It's a crazy journey. It would take me a while to tell you about all of the ins and outs, but I'll keep it short.
Jason Hamilton 2:57
I'm here for long stories. I love a long story.

What role did faith play in Brandi's transformation?

Brandi Pope 2:59
I always say, short story long. But essentially, my husband is the one that encouraged me to compete for the title of Mrs. Virginia America. Back in 2011, I competed for the 2012 title. Never in a million years thought that I would ever grace a pageant stage. It was not on my radar, but it was on God's radar. And that's how I ended up on that stage.
Jason Hamilton 3:26
Won't he do it?
Brandi Pope 3:27
Won't he do it? And man, not only did I win that first pageant, but that led me on an entire journey. pageant journey of directing. And then 10 years later, I ended up on another pageant stage, Mrs. United States. And that eventually led me to this chair right here with you.
Jason Hamilton 3:46
Wow. Ladies and gentlemen, we have royalty in the studio with us, pageant royalty. Now, I want to talk, you mentioned that you were a director for a second. And my director brain perked up. I was like, ooh, one director to another. Yeah. Talk to me a little bit about direction. What does that mean in the space of pageants?
Brandi Pope 4:08
You know what? I never saw myself on a pageant stage, let alone becoming a director of a state pageant for one of the biggest pageant systems out there for married women. But I stepped into the role as Mrs. Virginia America's pageant director. And I did that for five years. And I... learned so much about production, about really putting on a show, connecting with women, hearing their stories. It's crazy. You probably do literally.
Jason Hamilton 4:43
That's literally what you're doing. As you're saying it, I'm like, you know the struggle. Yes. You know how it can be. For me personally, I've been working in production for the last better part of a decade, and

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