1 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to this studio and a banana high. 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 2: What are you doing? Because I'm doing great? How are you? 3 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: I'm fine? Yeah, yeah. Our relationship is kind of like 4 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: I feel like for each of us. You know, actually 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: it's like the opposite of what they say, like when 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: you're drowning and someone comes to save you, but like 7 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: they kind of push you down with you and stop it. 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, we're the opposite, will we When 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: we're together, we're both trying to lift each other up. Now, 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: if you want to get into it, my lifting you 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: up sometimes does feel like taking you down, just because 12 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: her language. 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, yeah, I'm going to believe my whole life. 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: So this is just your way of loving me and 15 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: cure she believe her. 16 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: She's not a She gives it as good as she gets. Okay, 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: she gives it as good as she gets. So for 18 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: the Brown Ambition audience, why do I have Anna on 19 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: the show? I'm going to do a live kind of 20 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: I want to do a live career coaching session with Anna, 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: but first I want to give some backstory. So Anna 22 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: is ten years younger than me. We ain't gotta give agentes. 23 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: But she's in her mid twenties, which means you know 24 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: what I am. Anyway, I used to baby said Anna 25 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: when she was just over the toll, twelve year old 26 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:30,199 Speaker 1: peanut in my pocket. And now, well a decade later, 27 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: it was the pandemic. Right. I was obviously struggling. I 28 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: had a baby, a newborn, and I was trying to 29 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: like balance that with working. Couldn't have childcare because everything 30 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: seemed too dangerous, so I was doing I was like breastfeeding, 31 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: having the baby at home. 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: So I was living back home and I in Georgia, 33 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 2: and I was just having like the worst mental everything. 34 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: Nothing was working. I was just not happy, was very 35 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: like I was just like a mess. Then Nandy just 36 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: called me out of the blue. 37 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: No, yeah, standing Thursday. 38 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: Every Thursday. 39 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: I was worried about you. 40 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: I was like, so yeah, and you and I and 41 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: I just hated whenever, like someone has to worry about 42 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: them because I'm like, damn and that like, am I 43 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: that fragile? But you know, your love really did show through. 44 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: And I told you to get down the ups and 45 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: the downs more downs and ups. And then I think 46 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: we both asked ourselves the same questions, like you were 47 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: trying to warm me up. To the idea of moving, 48 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 2: and I was like, I was like, I need to 49 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 2: get out of the state. I need to leave. And 50 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: then it just happened where we're like, okay, we're going 51 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: to do this. And then I said. 52 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: When it was so funny because it was around I 53 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: felt like I was plotting on you, but you were 54 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: planning on I was plotting on you. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 55 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: We were trying to warm you up. I don't know, 56 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 2: because you have a husband, and I wasn't trying to huh. 57 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: You were like, please the do well. You were living 58 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: with one of our what you'r aunt on your mom's side, 59 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: so not my auntie anyway, and you were I remember 60 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: forget this phone call when you called me. 61 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 2: And you're like, right now, I can't. You're twenty two. 62 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: So you're doing a lot of twenty you were at 63 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: the time anyway, right twenty. 64 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: Two, twenty three, twenty two, yeah, twenty time. 65 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: But at the time you were like doing what door 66 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: dash you had tried. 67 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: I was doing Instacar. I was working on Amazon, oh, 68 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: the warehouse home good, Oh my god. I was working. 69 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: I was working. 70 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: But you ain't never not worked, you know what I mean? 71 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: You ain't never know work, yes, startups, Yeah, I was 72 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: all of. 73 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: That, okay, But at this time I remember because I 74 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: remember when I really I was already worried about you 75 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: because I could tell when I was talking to you 76 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: that you were struggling. That's why I was like, I 77 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: think that in the spring before, I was like, we're 78 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: going to talk every Thursday at nine pm. Put it 79 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: on the calendar. We're doing it. Yeah, he did, anyway, 80 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: and I just I just wanted to like keep you know, 81 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: I couldn't see you, so I just wanted to like 82 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: at least talk to you so I could be sure 83 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: that you're okay. So anyway, we that's all I'll say you. Yeah, 84 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: ever since, I was like I fell in love with 85 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: you and with Ariel and RJ and all that, but 86 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: I mean like really fell in love, like, oh this 87 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: is my like my bonus family. Yeah, but you're not 88 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: always so close with cousins anyhow. So we had this connection. 89 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: I could tell when you were off, and so I 90 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: we met all summer long and then this in the 91 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: in the fall, you were like, I gotta I'm going 92 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: to join this. What were you going to sell kitchen knives? 93 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: She's like it's okay, I got a job, I'm gonna try. 94 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: I'm I'm gonna start my own business. I'm gonna sell knives. 95 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: And it was a scam. It was a scam. 96 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: It was an MLM. It was a multi level marketing. 97 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: It was like one of those pyramid scheme type things 98 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: people will. 99 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 2: Probably there were so many that were hitting me up there. 100 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: You date, I was. 101 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: Global, you want to make money overnight, you want to 102 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: own your work hours, you can work from home, you know, 103 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: like yeah, because you want some value. Yeah, so they 104 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: got you. And thank god you told me because I 105 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: was like, right now, we need to Like. 106 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: I felt like I was in trouble. She's like absolutely, okay. 107 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: So because you were going to buy like a bunch 108 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: of knives and have. 109 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: That, it just didn't make sense. 110 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: Were house and you're the interview. 111 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: I was doing the interview like on my on my 112 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 2: little tiny desk with like fifteen other people, and I 113 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 2: was like, what is this? Yeah, and then yeah it 114 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 2: was Yeah, it was a hot mess dot com. 115 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: So we had this conversation and I was like, yeah, 116 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: I'm really struggling with this and I already was scheming. 117 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: I'm like, wouldn't it be perfect if Anna just could 118 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: be here, like here, I could keep an eye on her, 119 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: because somehow I'm working on this too. I want to 120 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: like protect and fix everybody. I don't have to do that. 121 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: But at the time, I was like, I can keep 122 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: an eye on her because I'm really worried about her, 123 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: and also I think she would really enjoy watching my 124 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: child for me so that I could start my new job. 125 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: And we had the conversation and I was like, so, 126 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: I mean and I was like, so, you know, I 127 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: feel like what you really need is like you'd be 128 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,119 Speaker 1: great helping a family who just you know, was working 129 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: really hard and just had trouble finding childcare during the pandemic, 130 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: and like, and you were like, yeah, that sounds like 131 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: a good idea, and said do you know anybody like 132 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: that that you can think of? And your little voice 133 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: well like you, I'm like, yeah, thank you for offering. 134 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: You know. That was the funniest conversation. I was like, 135 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 2: I was plotting on you. I was like, Oh, it's 136 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 2: how's your upstairs bedroom looking like it's vacant? 137 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: It saved both of our lives? No, for real, right, 138 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: it did? 139 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 2: It? Did? 140 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: It did? 141 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 2: For sure? 142 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: Yeah? So cut to and when you moved in. Of course, 143 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: again because I have a bit of a like fixer personality, 144 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: and you know, you were you're not you were not 145 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: finished with like college, your degree, no job and all that. 146 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: So I was like, also, while you were here, let's 147 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: let's have some personal finance conversations. Let's you know, really 148 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: untangle you from that uncle over. 149 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 150 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, so Anna's yeah, you talk a little bit about 151 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: that where you were in terms of like you were 152 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: twenty yeah, you were like twenty three. But also you were, 153 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: like with your relationship with your father, not financially free. 154 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 2: Right, yeah, Like I just grew up of he hands 155 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: me money and then I deal with it. So whenever 156 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: I had like my financial struggles, he would always have 157 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: like a string attached to whatever dollar is behind it. 158 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: So I was just very exhausted and tire trying to 159 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 2: chase what he's giving me. And then I have to 160 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 2: this mental load that I had to pay him for 161 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: the price of whatever amount of dollars. And I remember 162 00:07:55,600 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: when I moved to you, he cut me off financially 163 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: and this owed me and all this extra stuff. So 164 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 2: my mental health was was like down was down the street. 165 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: It was terrible. 166 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: And can you be specific when you say you had 167 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: to pay him for the money, like what were the 168 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: strings attached? 169 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: If it'd just be his controlling ways when it comes 170 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 2: to finances, like if I maybe had an attitude he 171 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: was like, well I do X y Z for you, 172 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: and you're going to do this to me after I 173 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 2: gave you this amount of money for school or just 174 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 2: like just being his daughter, just asking for money here 175 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 2: and there. It's always like an issue or problem. So 176 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 2: that's whenever I just I want to stop asking him 177 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: for money completely. So that's why I was working those 178 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 2: those numerous jobs just to get myself together. And then 179 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 2: you know, my mental health is just taking a toll 180 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: for you know, all the finances that had to deal 181 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 2: with that with him and myself because you know, I'm 182 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: a little pricey. I noticed he was spoiled. 183 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: For a price. But yeah, and also it was to 184 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: the point where he it was like, i'll pay for school, 185 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: but you got to study what I think is a good. 186 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 2: Degree, yes, right, yeah, yeah totally. 187 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: So that level of control. 188 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then the thing about me, I just I 189 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: don't do well with control like that, Like I I'll 190 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 2: just stop everything if I don't. I just don't feel 191 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 2: like you should live your life for your parents, and 192 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 2: I learned that the hard way. 193 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: Well you were and I mean, like it was so 194 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: heartbreaking to see, I mean how tough it was for you. 195 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: What do you think are the biggest changes that have 196 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: happened since you moved in with me? For those who 197 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: are watching on YouTube, you might be able to note 198 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:42,119 Speaker 1: the most significant change. We're not in the same place. 199 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: No, we're not. Why I was able to move out. 200 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: I have a lovely roommate, She's great. But it was 201 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: just so nice to buy things with money that I 202 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 2: worked hard for and earned. And I just feel like 203 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 2: the hard work really did pay off. And I appreciate you. 204 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: Over the hard work. What have you accomplished. Let's let's 205 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: sit with it. 206 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: Girl, Okay, okay, I'm just give me over. 207 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: Yeah. 208 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 2: Definitely my mental health, for sure. I received so much 209 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 2: healing from the past, like year, two years, almost. 210 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: Three three, yeah, I mean three years. 211 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 2: I almost the big three. But yeah, I've seen a 212 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 2: huge turnout from my mental health about you know, how 213 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 2: I feel about myself boundaries. That was a huge thing 214 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 2: that I had to develop. I didn't have any like 215 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 2: especially with my parents whatever they said when I didn't care, 216 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 2: like they didn't care if I didn't feel comfortable. I 217 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 2: didn't care if I didn't feel comfortable. I just did 218 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 2: what I was told. So whenever I was disowned, I 219 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 2: was like, all right, if I'm really disowned, I'm gonna 220 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 2: do what I what I please and in a respectful way. 221 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: It took me a long devastated. 222 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 2: I was heartbroken. Yeah, and then you know therapy, you know. 223 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: What, but listen for those who are But did he 224 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: actually was? 225 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: It lasted three I think it lasted three months. And 226 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: then he said how are you doing? 227 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: I was like, I was, So, you're like, yeah, try 228 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: to survive without this cute face. 229 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: That you had daughter you got you can never get 230 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 2: rid of me. I got. I got off of everything. 231 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: He didn't need a car anymore. He owned the car. 232 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 2: As soon as I moved here, he sold my car 233 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 2: and I was like, that's fine, I don't need it. 234 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 2: And then he was more upset that I didn't care. 235 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 2: I was like, okay, that's fine. 236 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: And he had it was he did a tantrum. 237 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 2: He did, and then I think he hit you up 238 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 2: and was very very angry towards you about it. 239 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: Oh, so then let's move into the career and finance side. 240 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: What kind of what kind of like strides have you made? 241 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: Because you came here in no full time job, no 242 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: job period, it's not the knives thing, and no money 243 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: of your own, So like, when did you start taking 244 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: those strides? What are the big accomplishments you've made? 245 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 2: I think at that time, whenever I was hoping out 246 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 2: was you know, your lovely son, my godson. I was 247 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 2: really ready to just start working again to make money 248 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 2: for myself, to move out, to save to you know, 249 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: spend things on myself, to give back to you guys 250 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 2: with whatever is needed, you know. And then I found 251 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 2: a job doing executive assistant work for this unknown fashion 252 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 2: and jewelry company. That was the worst. 253 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: Let me touch on that later. But you needed a 254 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: like a non part time like a retail You wanted. 255 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 2: Like I wanted full time. I wanted to hit the 256 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 2: ground running. 257 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: But and you were like, what's your degree in? What? 258 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,719 Speaker 2: Healthcare administration? Yeah? Healthare administration. 259 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: We got you a LinkedIn page, right, remember that. Yes, 260 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: I'm trying to tell y'all, Anna is a boomer in 261 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: a generation Z suit body like you and and it's 262 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: just like, here's your A, a r P card, here's 263 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: your handicap. 264 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: I grew up sheltered. I grew up sheltered. So I 265 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 2: was like, what is this when she's more gen z 266 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 2: than me. I just know the terms, but she knows 267 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 2: like the logistics, she knows the you know technology. 268 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: All right, So you got a LinkedIn page. I was like, 269 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: you need a presence. So we put some job experience there. Yeah, 270 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: we said that you were my assistant. Don't ever ask 271 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: me for a reference because. 272 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 2: That's too late. 273 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: You weren't the best. 274 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,599 Speaker 2: I was dealing with so much ments like, yeah, be 275 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:35,479 Speaker 2: my assistant. 276 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: She's like what So. 277 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: I was just so overwhelmed, and I was like, I 278 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 2: did not what you said slack? I said, what is slack? 279 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: She couldn't be my idea? 280 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 2: I don't know. 281 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: I couldn't I know, I know to do my email? 282 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: She was, she said, what is slack? I was like, so, 283 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: just you focus on the babies. I'll give you the 284 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: title my admin. Anyway, but you got a job assisting, 285 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: and then from but that point is you had something 286 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: on your resume, and then from there then you got 287 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: the job. You did like a lot more well, actually 288 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: that job was so toxic that you quit? 289 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 2: It was? It was, yeah, it was so Me and 290 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: my roommate we worked at the same job before, and 291 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 2: then she quit a little bit before me. It was 292 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 2: just such a toxic work environment and nothing was getting done, 293 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 2: and I was like, I want to put my efforts 294 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 2: into something else that would appreciate me. So you know, 295 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 2: when I quit, I shouldn't have done that. That was 296 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 2: not smart. 297 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: What do you say? 298 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 2: But I did because like I was, I didn't have 299 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 2: a job for like maybe a month when I tell you, 300 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 2: I was applying to a to z jobs more like 301 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: to the day I woke up to like at night, 302 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 2: I was applying. Interviews were happening, but they weren't good 303 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 2: enough or it just it wasn't the right fit. And 304 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: then my current dame. 305 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: Scam kind of like LinkedIn messages. 306 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: What if people do that as like people are like strong. 307 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: We're going all the way to Manhattan to find out 308 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: it was like, what was the thing where they sent 309 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: you home with a big textbook, like a real estate textbook. 310 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 2: They wanted you I honestly wanted to forget that happened, 311 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 2: and for you to bring that up is very triggering. 312 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry, but you went through it, and honestly 313 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: a month doesn't see that. But I'm interested. You said 314 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: it was a bad idea to quit. Yes it was 315 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: at the time. I'm not going to lie I was. 316 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: I was a little worried. I'm like, yes you were, 317 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: but I was trying to let you do your own thing, 318 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And honestly, I don't think 319 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: it was a mistake because a couple months later you 320 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: got the job in the SPA, right, and you just 321 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: found that on LinkedIn? Is that right or indeed or something? 322 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 2: I saw them one indeed, and it was just it 323 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 2: looks sketchy applying for it, but I was like, you 324 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 2: know what everything was. 325 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: Like, Yes, it hadn't opened yet. It was a news, 326 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: it was a break. 327 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 2: It was in the it was being built as I 328 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: was applying. So whenever I got the job, interview OV 329 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 2: and I was like, oh, can I see the spot. 330 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 2: It was like construction walls. There was wood exposed, and 331 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 2: they said, yeah, this is it. I said, I see 332 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 2: the potential. And I think after the interview went well, 333 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 2: and then you told me to write a letter to 334 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 2: you know, show my appreciation and at first. 335 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: I remember now, I remember I dropped you off to 336 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: give them the thank you note. 337 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 2: Yeah you did, and I think it was like an 338 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 2: it was like a nice little card. It was yellow. 339 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: It was like a yellow flower. Yellow's your your brand, 340 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: I see, you know. Yeah, And then I got the 341 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: call that I got the job. And I was so ecstatic. 342 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 2: When I tell you, I was struggling financially. I was 343 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 2: I was living off my savings, like I think one 344 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 2: time I didn't have enough for two pays if I 345 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 2: didn't want to go into my I mean. 346 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: I think I started to ask you to pay rent 347 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: because I was fring to get you a little ready 348 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: for the real world. I was going to do that 349 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: thing where you just put the money aside and give 350 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: it back to you at the end of Yeah. But 351 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: that's when you quit. And I was like, oh, so 352 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: the renting you. 353 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 2: Really got to stop. But no, I felt like such 354 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 2: a loser because I was like, why would I do 355 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 2: that with that like a plan B. And I was 356 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 2: just like I was so scared and so like eager 357 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 2: to know, like what's next, what's the next move? Like 358 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 2: what can you do? And then you know, I got 359 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 2: the I got the call I got the job, and 360 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: I was like, all right, I can relax a little 361 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 2: bit more and then. 362 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: Well, I'm gonna we're gonna take a quick break, but 363 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: before we do, I want to just kind of like 364 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: round out that phase because I feel like for you 365 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: it was about Listen, your dad chose your major, right, 366 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: healthcare admin, which isn't a bad major. I think it's 367 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: obviously a hot field. It's a it's on the cover up, 368 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: on the come up, and you got to you still 369 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,719 Speaker 1: kept up, like with your studies virtually while you were 370 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: working full time. But at the same time, you knew 371 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: you didn't want to like work in a hospital, like 372 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 1: just like at a desk, you know what I mean. 373 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: But you did have this interest in beauty and care 374 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: which I feel like is something that you know, you 375 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: go to a controlling dad and you're like, hey, I 376 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: want to work in the spa beauty industry and he's like, 377 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: what is that. It's woman's stuff. It can't be good, 378 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: it can't be lucrative police but it made it was 379 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 1: like the whenever I'm helping someone and coaching them through 380 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: like a pivot or trying to figure out how do 381 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: I make a career that I love out of a 382 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: couple out of like the job history that I have, 383 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: which I don't love. And it's like not exactly like 384 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: there's not like a lateral like a connection, you know, 385 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: but for you, there's enough there, like you know, the 386 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: admin side and healthcare and spas med spas especially, it's 387 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 1: not that different people aren't using insurance cushit call for 388 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: the most part, no, right, but and it like it 389 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: worked for you and it has been working for you. 390 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 1: But Okay, I'm gonna leave it there. We're gonna take 391 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: a quick break and then we're going to come back 392 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: because I want to talk about what's next for you 393 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: because you at the next level. 394 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 2: Okay, all right, all. 395 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: Right, okay, Va family are back, and my cousin Anna Banana, 396 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: I mean sorry Anna, Victoria Woodruff and Victoria such a 397 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: whole name out there. So you've been in this job 398 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: for over a year now, and obviously it's a stepping stone, 399 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: like you're kind of like front of house in the 400 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: in the MET'SPA space. We're interfacing with customers and all 401 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: of that. But like, so what do you want for 402 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: yourself now that we have like the little we have 403 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: like this ember you know this, like you can imagine 404 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 1: like building a fire. You've struck this ember now and 405 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: your job, like your career is starting to kindle, it's 406 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: starting to smoke. You know, we got a little bit 407 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: of a flame. Now it's about how can we keep 408 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: building that flame. And even though you have a job now, 409 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: you're happy there. It's great, that's great. I'm always talking 410 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: to women about never getting too comfortable and always sort 411 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: of keeping your eye on the next opportunity and what 412 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: that's going to look like for you. So talk to 413 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: me a little bit forget him your cousin and more 414 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: of like a coach. What do you want next? 415 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 2: I think, No, I want to move up in the 416 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 2: SPA space. I realize I like to do the operations 417 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 2: side of it. You know, I'm great speaking to people, 418 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 2: but you know, I have more fun, but I find 419 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 2: more enjoyment and doing like the operation side. So it's 420 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 2: like the ordering getting things done. There's conflict with schedule, 421 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 2: there's conflict with the guests. Baby, I'm very good at that, 422 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 2: very strategic managing people. To me, I really do find 423 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 2: enjoying it with that, and I feel like the people 424 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 2: that I do work with, they feel confident or comfortable 425 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 2: enough with me to tell them their issues and we 426 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: can address it, you know, as me to be. 427 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: So together. One of the things we did do that 428 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: My first thing was when you came you guys, actually 429 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: the reason you're here is because you came over what 430 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: was it last week? Week before? It was last week, 431 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: and I was like, let's just want your day off. 432 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: Let's get together, let's sit down and talk about what's next. 433 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: And the first thing you wanted to do was your resume, right, 434 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: And I was like, how to how to hold up 435 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: before we do the resume. It's really important to know 436 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: what you want so you can tailor your resume, you know, 437 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: to a job. And I feel like we spent that 438 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: excuse me that afternoon on LinkedIn stalking people in the 439 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: SPA industry and trying to figure out what are some 440 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: job titles that sound juicy, even if they are like 441 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: a few levels beyond what you could be doing now, 442 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: just like have like a finish line or have a 443 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: you know, something that you can work toward. I mean, 444 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 1: I learned a lot about the types of jobs like 445 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: director of operations, SPA manager, SPA director director. 446 00:21:57,600 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 2: I think those are like the main three that I saw, 447 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 2: but there's like a lot of spot owners obviously. 448 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: Did you ever hear back? I think you sent some 449 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: DMS like cold to some people. 450 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 2: Yeah I did. I think if you are not message me, 451 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 2: but they followed me back or what do they call it? 452 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: Connected with? 453 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 2: You were connected? Connected? LinkedIn? Connected? That makes sense. 454 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: I'm getting to you. 455 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 2: I had. 456 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: I had to twist your arm to get a photo 457 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: on there. 458 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 2: I because I hate that photo. 459 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 1: It's such a gorgeous photo. Y'all. Go connect with Anna 460 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: and Victoria Woodruff on LinkedIn if you're in the spot 461 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 1: industry med spot and listening, Gone and there. She only 462 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: has twenty two connections, y'all. She's lonely. 463 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 2: Why you called me out like that? 464 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: Because you're so pretty in this picture? I can't stand it. 465 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: I took it. I told her she had two years 466 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: to take a better one. I took this headshot back 467 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,360 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. I said, you had two three 468 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: years to pick a better headshot, and you don't have one, 469 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: So you know what you're gonna do. I'm stuck with 470 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: the image upload and when you get a better one, 471 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 1: you can fix it. But done is better than perfect. Okay, 472 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: So what and if people are listening on like pictures, 473 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: but I thought pictures were bad, especially if you're a 474 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: woman of color, people can like, you know, have bias 475 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: against you. But I do believe in having a photo 476 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: on LinkedIn as a hiring manager. I just feel like 477 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: it's a well rounded image and let's just be let's 478 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: keep it one hundred. Anna, you're going to be in 479 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: the Beauty and MEDSPA space show. You're cute, like, I 480 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: don't care how like in politically unpolitically corrected is two 481 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 1: or politically incorrect. It is to talk about the impact 482 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: of like your look and your presentation. It really matters. 483 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 1: And I think that people who were reviewing LinkedIn profiles. 484 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 1: I'm not saying put it in your resume, not all 485 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:46,199 Speaker 1: about that, but at least for LinkedIn, like show that 486 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: you know you are well presented, that you present yourself 487 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: well because I do believe in your industry, it's a 488 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: bit of that image is probably going to matter. Mean, 489 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: let's give it one hundred. Is that how you feel it? 490 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 2: Me is correct? You're correct. 491 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 1: You don't have to just say I'm correct. 492 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 2: No, I mean it's one hundred percent true. Like if 493 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,719 Speaker 2: you're working or you are coming into a spa and 494 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 2: you want to look a certain way. When don't you 495 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: want this staff to look, you know, put together. They 496 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 2: look like they take care of themselves. That's just what 497 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 2: it is. 498 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: Can you be doing your crystals in your boobs and 499 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: where you be putting those crystals, the crevices and the 500 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: belly button. It's to live here. Just be packages of 501 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: rocks coming to you. 502 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 2: Guys would just call it rocks. It's like they're crystals. 503 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: There's another envelope of rocks for you and listen, shove 504 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: it in your It was part of my healing journey. 505 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I still have them. 506 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: I hope you charging charging in the moonlight. 507 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 2: They're charging. 508 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: Didn't you tell moon water one time? She drank moonwater. 509 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: It's a full moon. Put some water on the deck. 510 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 2: Oh my god. Yeah, and it was delicious. It was 511 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 2: very refreshing. The next day it so. 512 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: On your LinkedIn. Okay, we got you a photo. You 513 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 1: have your experience on there. You started to connect with people, 514 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 1: which is great. You need to be connected. And this 515 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 1: is my advice for anyone listening to Even if you 516 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: and right now, Anna, you only know the people who 517 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: work where you work, right but the industry is so big, 518 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 1: I'm like, how can you get connected to more people 519 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: in your space? So the work that we did that day, 520 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: it may feel like not that big of a deal. 521 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: But even if someone sees your name on LinkedIn, even 522 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: if they don't connect with you, even if they well 523 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: maybe they don't, but even if they don't respond to 524 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: your DM, but they do connect to you or follow 525 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 1: you whatever, you're going to show up in their feed. 526 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 1: And I've learned you're going to show up in their 527 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: feed a lot for two weeks after they connect with you. 528 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: So once you start adding people like start, I would 529 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: say sharing something on LinkedIn, it doesn't have to be 530 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: like here are my thoughts on the met's boss base, 531 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: but share an article about the industry, share an article 532 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: that you find interesting, or follow like thought leaders in 533 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: your space. There's got to be like some I know 534 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: there's so many like influencers, but also there's probably some 535 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 1: great names in the business of the MEDSPA industry that 536 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: you could be following so that you can really like 537 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: I want you to be nerdy. I want you to 538 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: be like in on the MEDSPAT space. I want you 539 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: to be passionate about it. That is what's gonna give 540 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: you that extra something special when you go into an interview. 541 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: If you show up and you're just like, here's my experience, 542 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: I'm very happy to be Yeah, everyone's got a great resume. 543 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 1: This job market it's tough, and it's tough in the 544 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: sense that it's for me, it's normal, Like this is 545 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: how a job market I feel like should be. It 546 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: was Craig Krai back in twenty twenty one. Everyone was 547 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 1: hiring right, and you could get a job like that. 548 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: But now it's more like corrected in the sense that 549 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: there are good jobs out there, but there's also a 550 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: lot of good candidates and it's a. 551 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 2: Competition and is insane exactly On LinkedIn, I think for 552 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 2: certain jobs, I saw there was like three hundred and 553 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 2: thirty two app like applications for that one job, and 554 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 2: I was just like, it's just brutal. Yeah, it's like 555 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 2: the dating pool. 556 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: And this is where you start to differentiate yourself with strategy. 557 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: So one thing is when you see hundreds of people 558 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: have applied, you can add your resume to the mix. 559 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: But if you're not like a shoe in, like a 560 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: perfect resume, perfect candidate, like for the role when you 561 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: really want it. I feel like less is more when 562 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: it comes to applying right now, like really center in 563 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: or home in on jobs that you want, jobs that 564 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: are cool, not just any old job, And that may 565 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: mean waiting longer to find the job. You're not so senior, 566 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: like you're you know your entry level right now, and 567 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: the next step up for you. We're hoping to get 568 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: you on a path to like maybe assistant SPA manager 569 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: or at a startup SPA, maybe a maybe straight two 570 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: SPA manager or whatever, but somewhere on the back the 571 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: back of office, back office whatever, back off the oup side. 572 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 1: But those types of roles are fewer and further between, 573 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: and because they're juicier, right, they probably pay more you 574 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: want a salary and all that, Like, they're going to 575 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: have more competition. So that's why I'm like last week 576 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: when you were here, I was asking I was impressed 577 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,239 Speaker 1: because you knew some names of other spas in the 578 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: industry and that, But I want more. I think you 579 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: should really like get more into the industry. What could 580 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: that look like? What are some ways you could start 581 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: investing more and learning about the men's SPA space and 582 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: getting in networking opportunities, so you can meet other people 583 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: in that space. 584 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 2: There's a lot of spa conventions. There's a lot of. 585 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: Are they in New York? 586 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's there's plenty plenty in the city. Are you 587 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 2: going to go to I forgot the name of it. 588 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: It's like, I think it's French. But the biologic rushes 589 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 2: they have, how do you say that it's French? So 590 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 2: it's like biolog what's here? 591 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: But I call it br BR Hey, I I that's 592 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: the fancy brand. I'd gotten the free samples when I 593 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: come to your spa. 594 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 2: Yes, so that's a brand. They have a lot of 595 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 2: conventions or just trainings and then we peop so they 596 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 2: have trainings like that and then they come to the spa. 597 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 2: But like there's a there's a lot in the city. 598 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 2: There's so many. The beauty field or space in New 599 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 2: York City alone is like its huge. So just going 600 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 2: there and meeting people, I think that's the next step 601 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: that I want to take, because I want to take 602 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 2: this seriously, Like I found my niche and something that 603 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 2: I really enjoy love. I talk about it all the time, 604 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 2: you know, because I'm passionate about beauty, not towards myself, 605 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 2: but other people. I feel like everyone's to feel themselves 606 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 2: all right. 607 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: So but here's one thing that I do on my 608 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: coaching calls. I will sit here and watch you until 609 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 1: you do a thing that maybe is a little thing 610 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: that you know you haven't done yet, but you just 611 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: need someone to be an accountability partner. I want you to. 612 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: I want to search for like an event that you 613 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: could sign up for right now, and I'm gonna I 614 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: know you're on your phone, you have your laptop next 615 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: to you. No, okay, So I just literally googled MENSPA 616 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: events New York and there's a whole list. March third, 617 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: there's the International Aesthetics, Cosmetics and SPA Conference in New York. 618 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: And there's not the only one. There's like an open house, 619 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: there's a blueprint for success and esthetics. I think some 620 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: of these will probably target people who want to work 621 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: as an esthetician, but you want to focus on where 622 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: are some opportunities to be in a room with the 623 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: ops people, people who are like on the business side 624 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: of SPA. I really feel like that's going to help 625 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: set you apart. I think in like the you know, 626 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: the cosmetics and Men's Boss kind of space, I think 627 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: people think first of the worker bees who are doing 628 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: the services and all that. That's fine, but there's not 629 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: much room for growth there unless you're really spectacular at 630 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: your job. You bring in your own clientele, you know, 631 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: you become valuable that way, and your you know, in 632 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: your in your space, you need to sort of get 633 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: you have more of a you know, career trajectory, you know, 634 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: but you need people who can I think mentor you 635 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: show you the ropes, you know, challenge you get you 636 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: into a job where it feels like a big shoes 637 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: for you to fill, and that's how you start to 638 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: learn and grow. 639 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: I'm going to save that event. 640 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: No, we're not going to save it. You're in a 641 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: register and you're gonna ask your job to pay for it. 642 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: Did you know that? No? 643 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 2: I did not. 644 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: I'm a little bossy, but yeah, So this is a 645 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: type of event that I feel like your job should 646 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: pay for. Your job is a big brand, they got money. 647 00:31:58,440 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: I think you should make your case like, hey, I 648 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: really want to like, you know, get some new ideas 649 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: for the spot. I want to get some ideas for 650 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: you know, and just show you can show them the website. 651 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: You can make a little you know, write an email 652 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: and just make a case for why they should cover 653 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: your attendance, and uh, pitch it. I want to see 654 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: how much it is first recruiting one oh one, how 655 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: to attract, engage, and retain a great team. Ooh, I 656 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: love this workshop. Not because you're gonna don't think of 657 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: I don't think you should think of doing workshops. Just 658 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: based on what you want out of your career. Do 659 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: it based on who's going to be in the room. 660 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: If you go to a recruiting workshop, who's going to 661 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: be there. Recruiters, managers need to recruit people, people who 662 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: are pops possibly hiring right now. Yes, you need to 663 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: be in that room, baby girl, I feel like I'm 664 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: like the Toddler and Tierra stage mom right now. Smile, sweetie, 665 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: like doing the choreo in the in the in the wings. Okay, 666 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: are you on the exhibition page yet? 667 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 3: The exhibition page, like the workshops page where you can 668 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 3: pick No. 669 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 2: I'm still registering. There's so many mercy listen woman, listen. 670 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 3: Here. 671 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,719 Speaker 1: You mean my sessions are usually forty five minutes and 672 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 1: this is way over an hour already, so you need 673 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: to fire in the belly. You're going to be an admin, 674 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: you need to be like type in ninety nine words 675 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: per minute. What are you like reading the questions carefully? 676 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: I don't do that. Don't just think about you, think 677 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: about like who could be in the room like that? 678 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: Eleven The eleven forty five panel discover the path to 679 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: Empowered Leadership business Management. That could be great for meeting 680 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: people who are in leadership positions and also, like you know, 681 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: start putting yourself in the space where you want to 682 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: become a leader. 683 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 2: Right. Maximizing performance with your current SPA software. Oof, the 684 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 2: software needs help? 685 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 1: Ooh, the software one's going to be good, you know what, 686 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: because there's going to be full of SPA edmins. Anna, 687 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: you gotta go a lot? Is exciting. Which one were 688 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:23,720 Speaker 1: you saying, that's the one that you mentioned three fifteen 689 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: to four thirty Maximizing performance with your SPA software. Mm hmm, Yeah, 690 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:31,439 Speaker 1: that's perfect because you need to be nerdy about shit 691 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: that people don't want to be nerdy about. That's what's 692 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 1: going to separate you. I'm really excited. This is the 693 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: kind of way that I love to end a coaching session, 694 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: even if it is a little painful for me to 695 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,959 Speaker 1: sit here breathing while you breathe and type things into 696 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 1: the internet and sign up for a thing because I 697 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:50,399 Speaker 1: mean it sounds simple. But were you planning to sign 698 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: up for this conference today? 699 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 2: No? 700 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: Right, Like it's like you've taken a big step and 701 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,400 Speaker 1: these are like I'm so I think we got so 702 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,720 Speaker 1: lucky with the timing because this is an few months. 703 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,239 Speaker 1: This is exactly what you need. Like it's almost even 704 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,319 Speaker 1: more important than I mean, you're going to finish that 705 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: healthcare degree, health care admin degree. This is the year. 706 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 2: It's just it's just cost sleep, That's all I'll say. 707 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: But you're paying your own way one yes, and you're 708 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 1: doing this. Proud of you mm hmm. But this is 709 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: the kind of education that it's going to specialize you. 710 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: Like you're in like a generic healthcare admin program, right, yeah, 711 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: this is like the continuing education where you're going to 712 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: find your niche. 713 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:33,919 Speaker 2: Yeah I think if I'm a niche and like, yeah, yeah, 714 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 2: we use it, we'll take advantage of it. And I 715 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,000 Speaker 2: was like thinking, I'm gonna definitely put this one on LinkedIn. 716 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 1: Oh, I'm so excited for you. Are you excited? Why 717 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: am I the only one? 718 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 2: I'm just I'm just a tabit hungry, this will say, 719 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 2: go so am I I. 720 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: Sent I sent you home with chili in a box 721 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 1: of corn bread, so. 722 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 2: I didn't even have time to eat it. 723 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 1: Yet I'm glad you said, because you probably would have 724 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: been belching on the show. I would that time that 725 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 1: chially got a kick. Okay, but when you come over, 726 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 1: do I not feed you? 727 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 2: You feed me and you somehow like I always have 728 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 2: something packed on my way out. 729 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for coming on Brown Ambition was. 730 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 2: A pleasure, babes. I'm excited. 731 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure what we were going to accomplish, but 732 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: I do feel like we took the first up last 733 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: week in terms of like getting you more comfortable with 734 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 1: LinkedIn and connecting with folks. And now I'm like, Okay, 735 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: you're doing the thing that is so you're doing the 736 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:33,840 Speaker 1: thing that so many especially women, know that they probably 737 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: should be doing but aren't doing it, and that is 738 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 1: why they're staying stuck. And it's actually shoving yourself in 739 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:45,320 Speaker 1: the rooms like buying your way in getting an invite, whatever, 740 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: in the rooms where opportunity can happen. You need to 741 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,839 Speaker 1: create so much of like the job search and your 742 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,720 Speaker 1: career it's as much a strategy as it is putting 743 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: yourself in a position where exciting opportunities can happen to you. 744 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:03,840 Speaker 1: Does that make sense? Like, it's hard to describe, but 745 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:07,400 Speaker 1: there's an element of I don't know what the exact 746 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: thing is going to be, but if I put myself 747 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: in this room, things can happen. Things. 748 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,280 Speaker 2: May you have to make it happen. To make it happier. 749 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: Exactly, you got to put yourself in that space, and 750 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:18,359 Speaker 1: it sure ain't going to happen if you just stay 751 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,720 Speaker 1: at the front desk at the spa you're at now 752 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 1: and never branch out and sort of dip a toe 753 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:25,400 Speaker 1: into the wider industry. 754 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:27,760 Speaker 2: I agree. 755 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I'm very proud. I'm so proud of you. You. 756 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,320 Speaker 1: Thank you a year since moving ou you're about to 757 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: be a year in your new apartment. You got your 758 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: own bills paid, yo, you got savings. 759 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 2: Yeah? How that credit score looking? It's good? Yeah. 760 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,439 Speaker 1: Anyway, I'm super happy for you on your journey. You're 761 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 1: doing just so amazing. Do you feel proud of yourself, Like, 762 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,239 Speaker 1: do you feel it like I have done a lot? 763 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 1: Or do you judge itself harshly? 764 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,160 Speaker 2: I judge yourself harshly, like I see the difference of 765 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,200 Speaker 2: how I was like two years ago, but like at 766 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 2: this point, I was like, we gotta keep going. I 767 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 2: want to. I really want to put myself on the 768 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 2: back and be like you did it. So I'm just 769 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:12,239 Speaker 2: in a transition, but I am very happy of how 770 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:13,240 Speaker 2: far I come along. 771 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 1: Just walking through your story with you, it just reminded 772 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:19,879 Speaker 1: me you've come so far. Hunt like, you've come so far. 773 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, and I just need to get you to that. Yes, 774 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:26,439 Speaker 1: we're going to get you to the next, the next 775 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: once you get this, I feel like the next role 776 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: is going to be so pivotable, pivotable, pivotal once you 777 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: get into the right title and like more of a 778 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,640 Speaker 1: high higher level, more the admin side. It's just it's 779 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:41,319 Speaker 1: it's an easy path, not an easy path, but it's 780 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 1: a it's a path that you want to be on, 781 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:46,360 Speaker 1: and there's nowhere, there's no way you're not going to 782 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: continue to have that great career if you just like 783 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,279 Speaker 1: get on this next sort of you. 784 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:51,359 Speaker 2: I gotta get on the train. 785 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: You're Oh, You're so great though, and I'm so proud 786 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: of you and I love you so much. 787 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:01,200 Speaker 2: I love you too.