1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: If you're about to make a change in your life 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: and you feel uncomfortable, that's the best feeling you can have. 3 00:00:08,140 --> 00:00:09,660 Speaker 2: Because for the first time in your. 4 00:00:09,539 --> 00:00:12,450 Speaker 1: Life, you're making a decision that's going to be best 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,010 Speaker 1: for you and not what somebody told you to do. 6 00:00:15,950 --> 00:00:17,770 Speaker 2: And that's when all bets are off. 7 00:00:17,950 --> 00:00:21,790 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass. I'm your host, Rashawn McDonald. 8 00:00:22,270 --> 00:00:24,690 Speaker 1: Our theme is there's no perfect time to start following 9 00:00:24,730 --> 00:00:27,860 Speaker 1: your dreams. I recognize that we all have different definitions 10 00:00:27,930 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: of success. For you, it may be the size of 11 00:00:29,900 --> 00:00:32,940 Speaker 1: your paycheck. It's time to stop reading other people's success 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: stories and start living your own. 13 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: Keep winning. 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Rashawn McDonald, like I said. And like she said, 15 00:00:43,340 --> 00:00:46,710 Speaker 1: I do host Money Making Conversations Masterclass every week. The 16 00:00:46,729 --> 00:00:49,790 Speaker 1: interviews and information that this show provides are for everyone. 17 00:00:50,229 --> 00:00:52,890 Speaker 1: It's time to stop reading other people's success stories and 18 00:00:52,909 --> 00:00:57,710 Speaker 1: start living your own. My guest owns Full Bloom. She's 19 00:00:57,770 --> 00:01:00,570 Speaker 1: on a mission to help you bloom into your best self. 20 00:01:01,190 --> 00:01:04,690 Speaker 1: Full Bloom invites people to lean on the company for 21 00:01:04,770 --> 00:01:08,449 Speaker 1: the support you need throughout every stage of your life. 22 00:01:09,030 --> 00:01:13,009 Speaker 1: Please welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass, Paris Fletcher. 23 00:01:13,290 --> 00:01:13,970 Speaker 2: How you doing, Paris? 24 00:01:15,190 --> 00:01:16,170 Speaker 3: I'm doing so good. 25 00:01:16,190 --> 00:01:16,810 Speaker 1: How are you? 26 00:01:17,090 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: Where are we located at, Paris? Where are you living 27 00:01:19,220 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: these days? 28 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:23,940 Speaker 3: I actually live in Douglasville, Georgia. I'm from San Diego, 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 3: but I moved to Georgia last year, so I'm here now. 30 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,069 Speaker 2: San Diego. Good food over in San Diego now. I've 31 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:30,649 Speaker 2: been there. 32 00:01:30,670 --> 00:01:31,350 Speaker 4: I know. 33 00:01:31,450 --> 00:01:34,380 Speaker 1: See, I know I'm going to hit that good food button, boy. 34 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,740 Speaker 1: I tell you, San Diego. You want to eat, you 35 00:01:37,780 --> 00:01:40,069 Speaker 1: go to San Diego. They got some restaurants waiting on you, 36 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,060 Speaker 1: especially seafood. 37 00:01:41,620 --> 00:01:42,980 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 38 00:01:43,580 --> 00:01:43,690 Speaker 4: Yes. 39 00:01:43,750 --> 00:01:46,050 Speaker 3: See, I will say I'm allergic to shellfish, so I 40 00:01:46,090 --> 00:01:48,890 Speaker 3: don't really dabble in the seafood world, but, you know, 41 00:01:48,970 --> 00:01:50,790 Speaker 3: they do have some great options and great food. 42 00:01:51,010 --> 00:01:51,310 Speaker 2: They do. 43 00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: So if anybody's traveling, you know, the West Coast, and 44 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,530 Speaker 1: you hear San Diego... Go down there and try out 45 00:01:58,550 --> 00:02:00,090 Speaker 1: those great restaurants you got down there. 46 00:02:00,390 --> 00:02:02,890 Speaker 2: So what brought you down to Georgia? Was it family? 47 00:02:02,970 --> 00:02:07,150 Speaker 2: Was it a job? Was it education? Tell me, Paris. No. 48 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:09,910 Speaker 3: So what brought me to Georgia, my fiance is originally 49 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:12,750 Speaker 3: from Augusta. And I met my fiance in L.A. when 50 00:02:12,790 --> 00:02:15,870 Speaker 3: we were both doing the entertainment thing. And, you know, 51 00:02:15,950 --> 00:02:18,710 Speaker 3: his family's out here. His parents are a little older. 52 00:02:18,730 --> 00:02:21,190 Speaker 3: So we wanted to come out here, settle out here. 53 00:02:21,210 --> 00:02:23,550 Speaker 3: So if they ever needed us, if they ever needed him, 54 00:02:23,570 --> 00:02:25,690 Speaker 3: we could be closer to just be there for them 55 00:02:25,970 --> 00:02:27,810 Speaker 3: of any assistance that they might need. Good. 56 00:02:28,070 --> 00:02:30,650 Speaker 1: So let's talk about the entertainment thing, you know, the 57 00:02:30,770 --> 00:02:35,950 Speaker 1: entertainment thing, you know, like, you know, so obviously like myself, 58 00:02:35,990 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 1: you know, I, I dabbled into entertainment, standup comedian, thought 59 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: I'd be the next Eddie Murphy, Bill, you know, Richard Pryor. And, 60 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, but in the end I realized that my 61 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: true calling was, you know, producing, you know, being able 62 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,690 Speaker 1: to see talent and brand products or talents and build 63 00:02:54,730 --> 00:02:59,970 Speaker 1: those ideas and, create change. And so that was my shift. 64 00:03:00,330 --> 00:03:03,630 Speaker 1: What was your entertainment talent that drew you to Los Angeles? 65 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:07,810 Speaker 3: Well, so I grew up as a competition kid. I 66 00:03:07,850 --> 00:03:09,790 Speaker 3: had been dancing my whole life and it just seemed 67 00:03:09,810 --> 00:03:14,110 Speaker 3: like a natural progression to get into the dancing professionally. 68 00:03:14,750 --> 00:03:16,570 Speaker 3: And it's something that I love to do, something that 69 00:03:16,610 --> 00:03:20,489 Speaker 3: I always knew. So originally when I turned 19, I 70 00:03:20,510 --> 00:03:24,530 Speaker 3: went out to LA, I got an agency and within 71 00:03:24,790 --> 00:03:26,930 Speaker 3: two months of signing with that agency, I was touring 72 00:03:26,970 --> 00:03:30,010 Speaker 3: the world with an artist dancing worldwide, you know, backup 73 00:03:30,050 --> 00:03:33,150 Speaker 3: dancing and everything like that, which was such a blessing. Um, 74 00:03:33,410 --> 00:03:35,250 Speaker 3: I was in college at the time, but it was 75 00:03:35,270 --> 00:03:36,810 Speaker 3: like a once in a lifetime chance. I'm like, you 76 00:03:36,850 --> 00:03:38,230 Speaker 3: know what? I'm just going to put that on hold. 77 00:03:38,250 --> 00:03:40,030 Speaker 3: I'm going to drop out and do my thing and 78 00:03:40,070 --> 00:03:43,970 Speaker 3: see where this could go. And from, from the tour, 79 00:03:44,050 --> 00:03:46,770 Speaker 3: when I got back, um, I started doing TV shows 80 00:03:46,830 --> 00:03:49,990 Speaker 3: and commercials. And then from there I got into acting. 81 00:03:50,190 --> 00:03:53,370 Speaker 3: I'm naturally from commercial, um, from the commercial world, from dancing, 82 00:03:53,610 --> 00:03:56,630 Speaker 3: and started taking acting classes, loved it. And then from 83 00:03:57,090 --> 00:03:59,570 Speaker 3: the acting classes, I started doing some shows here and there, 84 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:03,119 Speaker 3: had a co-star, a couple co-stars, and then, you know, 85 00:04:03,140 --> 00:04:06,980 Speaker 3: just started doing the whole thing, you know, the commercial, acting, 86 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 3: and then doing the... Didn't quite make it in the movies, 87 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 3: but I was so close, you know, I was paid 88 00:04:12,780 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 3: in a veil, on a veil for all these different things, 89 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,620 Speaker 3: which is amazing. I love entertainment, but similar to you, I... 90 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,110 Speaker 3: I just for me, I just felt like I needed 91 00:04:24,150 --> 00:04:26,409 Speaker 3: to do something more. I had always my whole life. 92 00:04:26,950 --> 00:04:29,650 Speaker 1: Let's talk about let's talk about the transition because of 93 00:04:29,670 --> 00:04:33,550 Speaker 1: the fact that, you know, you know, there was success 94 00:04:33,589 --> 00:04:35,010 Speaker 1: for you in entertainment. 95 00:04:35,230 --> 00:04:35,410 Speaker 4: Yes. 96 00:04:35,610 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: But there was also a lot of frustration. OK. 97 00:04:39,380 --> 00:04:41,380 Speaker 1: You know, I know because that was in my lane, 98 00:04:41,420 --> 00:04:43,580 Speaker 1: because anytime you can walk in a room and you see. 99 00:04:44,190 --> 00:04:46,309 Speaker 1: You go in for an audition. I'm just telling everybody 100 00:04:46,350 --> 00:04:48,250 Speaker 1: how it works. You know, you go in and they 101 00:04:48,290 --> 00:04:49,890 Speaker 1: tell you, come in for an audition. You walk in 102 00:04:49,910 --> 00:04:51,330 Speaker 1: the room and there's 50 people and none of them 103 00:04:51,350 --> 00:04:51,870 Speaker 1: look like you. 104 00:04:53,210 --> 00:04:53,489 Speaker 2: Right. 105 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:56,169 Speaker 1: So right there, you don't know what they want. And 106 00:04:56,210 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: that's the part that frustrated me. See, I'd like to 107 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: know that I got a shot at something. But then 108 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: I had some friends who worked all the time, but 109 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:09,299 Speaker 1: I wasn't working. You know, I was working as a stand-up, 110 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,790 Speaker 1: but I wasn't working as a commercial artist. actor or 111 00:05:12,850 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: a theatrical actor, theatrical actors, sitcoms and movies and all 112 00:05:16,940 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: that stuff in theater. And so that's the part that 113 00:05:20,060 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: I went, I cannot allow industry to dictate me based 114 00:05:25,540 --> 00:05:27,900 Speaker 1: on how they feel or how I look. 115 00:05:28,020 --> 00:05:29,300 Speaker 2: That's the part that frustrated me. 116 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:30,140 Speaker 3: Right. 117 00:05:30,700 --> 00:05:30,779 Speaker 4: Yes. 118 00:05:31,260 --> 00:05:31,700 Speaker 2: Yes. 119 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,750 Speaker 1: What were your thoughts on that? When you hear me 120 00:05:33,810 --> 00:05:34,790 Speaker 1: talk like that, Paris? 121 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 3: Oh, my gosh. I mean, it's like looking in a mirror. 122 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,820 Speaker 3: That's how I felt. You know, and I will say 123 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 3: I love the process of auditioning when I was doing 124 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 3: it consistently. I love going into those rooms, even though 125 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,460 Speaker 3: I was nervous, so nervous. There's just something about it 126 00:05:50,500 --> 00:05:53,099 Speaker 3: that just this adrenaline rush that just it felt good. 127 00:05:53,140 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 3: And I love people. So going into these scenarios where 128 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,260 Speaker 3: I'm meeting different casting directors and whatnot, I love making 129 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,340 Speaker 3: those connections. And I always had a great time in 130 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,460 Speaker 3: the room and always had pretty much that I can't. 131 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 3: There's been those auditions where I just bombed completely and 132 00:06:07,670 --> 00:06:10,010 Speaker 3: just lost all of the lines that I had. But 133 00:06:10,550 --> 00:06:12,570 Speaker 3: pretty much all of the auditions that I did, I 134 00:06:13,270 --> 00:06:16,310 Speaker 3: felt good connections with the casting directors. And, you know, 135 00:06:16,330 --> 00:06:20,790 Speaker 3: I was given those directions. So I will say that 136 00:06:20,810 --> 00:06:26,210 Speaker 3: I have had very positive experiences with auditioning. However, things 137 00:06:26,290 --> 00:06:26,870 Speaker 3: like you, I just. 138 00:06:29,070 --> 00:06:31,730 Speaker 3: I would get so close to these auditions being on 139 00:06:31,790 --> 00:06:34,250 Speaker 3: avail for months and just knowing that this is my 140 00:06:34,270 --> 00:06:37,020 Speaker 3: big break. I'm going to do it. I'm going to 141 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 3: be a movie star. They end up going with like 142 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 3: a name or celebrity or someone that has more followers 143 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:44,460 Speaker 3: than you, just things like that. And it just really 144 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 3: started to kind of, it starts to kind of wear 145 00:06:48,260 --> 00:06:49,660 Speaker 3: on you a little bit, you know, and starts to 146 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 3: dim your light a little bit. And me, I find 147 00:06:52,339 --> 00:06:55,730 Speaker 3: so much security in, like just in knowing, and I 148 00:06:55,770 --> 00:06:57,750 Speaker 3: know that we're not always in control of our lives 149 00:06:57,770 --> 00:06:59,690 Speaker 3: and everything like that, but for the things that I 150 00:06:59,750 --> 00:07:02,300 Speaker 3: can control, I want to be able to control and 151 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 3: knowing that it's up to me, whether rather than it 152 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 3: being up to this casting director, that's just like, you 153 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,940 Speaker 3: know what? Your eyes aren't brown enough, so let me 154 00:07:09,990 --> 00:07:10,790 Speaker 3: go with this other person. 155 00:07:10,820 --> 00:07:11,250 Speaker 2: Right. 156 00:07:11,260 --> 00:07:12,310 Speaker 3: Just whatever it is. 157 00:07:12,650 --> 00:07:17,230 Speaker 2: Oh, my God. You're bringing back horror stories, Paris. Stop. Stop. 158 00:07:17,370 --> 00:07:18,450 Speaker 3: Oh, my God. 159 00:07:18,470 --> 00:07:21,750 Speaker 1: You're too tall. You're too dark. We want a bald 160 00:07:21,790 --> 00:07:22,450 Speaker 1: head dude. 161 00:07:23,430 --> 00:07:26,850 Speaker 2: Yes. Oh, my God. Can you dance? Can you sing? No, 162 00:07:26,910 --> 00:07:28,790 Speaker 2: I can't sing. Can you play an instrument? No, I 163 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:32,150 Speaker 2: can't play an instrument. Oh, can you do voices? No, 164 00:07:32,190 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 2: I can't do voices. Okay, next. 165 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 4: No, no. 166 00:07:35,070 --> 00:07:35,570 Speaker 2: Oh, my goodness. 167 00:07:35,630 --> 00:07:36,710 Speaker 3: I can only be me. 168 00:07:36,770 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: I can only be me. And guess what? Me wasn't 169 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 2: getting booked, Paris. 170 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: And so I went, okay, I became a very successful 171 00:07:42,780 --> 00:07:47,990 Speaker 1: writer in Hollywood and started producing television shows and managed talent. 172 00:07:48,050 --> 00:07:49,970 Speaker 1: And so now I'm on a show called Money Making 173 00:07:49,990 --> 00:07:54,350 Speaker 1: Conversations Masterclass. So, Paris, you have a brand called Full Bloom. 174 00:07:54,370 --> 00:07:57,750 Speaker 1: That's Full Bloom. F-U-L-L Bloom. Tell us about that. 175 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 3: Well, F-U-L-L Bloom. So what happened, it's interesting how it 176 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,260 Speaker 3: kind of played out. But I started Full Bloom about 177 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,910 Speaker 3: three years ago now. But how I started it, when 178 00:08:09,930 --> 00:08:13,170 Speaker 3: the pandemic happened, I was working with a casting director 179 00:08:13,190 --> 00:08:15,250 Speaker 3: and I was actually working on a show. And it 180 00:08:15,290 --> 00:08:17,890 Speaker 3: was amazing because I was actually one of the leads 181 00:08:18,070 --> 00:08:20,410 Speaker 3: on that show. But then it just never ended up 182 00:08:20,450 --> 00:08:24,970 Speaker 3: coming out because of just, I don't know, the producer 183 00:08:25,030 --> 00:08:27,690 Speaker 3: pulled out or something like that. So anyways. When the 184 00:08:27,710 --> 00:08:31,090 Speaker 3: pandemic happened, the casting director that had booked me for 185 00:08:31,110 --> 00:08:33,330 Speaker 3: that show reached out to me and said that there 186 00:08:33,370 --> 00:08:36,630 Speaker 3: was an opportunity. And, you know, this platform was trying 187 00:08:36,650 --> 00:08:39,740 Speaker 3: to diversify, so they were onboarding creators. And I was 188 00:08:39,860 --> 00:08:43,300 Speaker 3: initially onboarded to this platform to, you know, just kind 189 00:08:43,340 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 3: of share my story with other people, just to provide 190 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,819 Speaker 3: inspiration and motivation for whoever. And so I got. 191 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:50,540 Speaker 1: On this platform. 192 00:08:50,730 --> 00:08:52,730 Speaker 3: I started posting videos. I'm like, okay, well, you know, 193 00:08:52,750 --> 00:08:54,510 Speaker 3: there's nothing else to do. We're in a pandemic. Everyone's 194 00:08:54,530 --> 00:08:56,570 Speaker 3: just home doing nothing. So let me just do this. 195 00:08:57,350 --> 00:09:01,780 Speaker 3: And I was posting affirmations, journal prompts for people to 196 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,380 Speaker 3: use as a resource because we just had so much 197 00:09:04,460 --> 00:09:07,059 Speaker 3: time in that moment to just sit with ourselves. 198 00:09:07,140 --> 00:09:08,140 Speaker 2: So let me slow down. 199 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: Because you're a fast talker, Paris. I know you've been 200 00:09:10,820 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: told that before. You can talk fast. 201 00:09:13,100 --> 00:09:14,020 Speaker 3: My mom's from New York. 202 00:09:14,300 --> 00:09:14,740 Speaker 4: Okay. 203 00:09:14,860 --> 00:09:17,210 Speaker 1: You said San Diego. So I'm trying to work with 204 00:09:17,230 --> 00:09:18,670 Speaker 1: that San Diego speed, okay? 205 00:09:19,429 --> 00:09:19,929 Speaker 2: Okay. 206 00:09:20,290 --> 00:09:25,730 Speaker 1: Now, California speed. Now, you started, this was a platform, right? 207 00:09:26,150 --> 00:09:28,500 Speaker 1: And it was a motivational platform, I'm assuming, because you 208 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,699 Speaker 1: talk about affirmations and videos. 209 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:36,660 Speaker 3: It wasn't, not necessarily. So the platform was TikTok. So they, 210 00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:39,650 Speaker 3: at the time, were more so known as, yeah, they 211 00:09:39,690 --> 00:09:41,930 Speaker 3: were known as like the dance platform, you know, like 212 00:09:41,990 --> 00:09:44,710 Speaker 3: everyone's just on their dancing. But they were looking to 213 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 3: diversify their content because they wanted to be, and now 214 00:09:47,980 --> 00:09:50,220 Speaker 3: they are more than just a dance platform. People go 215 00:09:50,260 --> 00:09:51,340 Speaker 3: there for a number of things. 216 00:09:51,980 --> 00:09:55,370 Speaker 1: So it was a dance platform that they brought you 217 00:09:55,610 --> 00:09:57,589 Speaker 1: on and they wanted to diversify the content. 218 00:09:59,170 --> 00:09:59,370 Speaker 2: Yes. 219 00:09:59,460 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 3: So they not, I won't say that they were strictly 220 00:10:03,220 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 3: a dance platform, but that's what they were known for. 221 00:10:05,700 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 2: Okay. Okay. 222 00:10:08,179 --> 00:10:11,140 Speaker 3: So they just wanted to just bring more to the platform. 223 00:10:11,260 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 3: So it just had just different niches and genres, if 224 00:10:14,660 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 3: you will. And so I was onboarded as, you know, Motivation. 225 00:10:19,610 --> 00:10:24,110 Speaker 3: And I started posting videos and I started with affirmations 226 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:26,250 Speaker 3: and then journal prompts so people, like I said, could 227 00:10:26,270 --> 00:10:28,980 Speaker 3: just have something to do with all the time that 228 00:10:29,020 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 3: we had on our hands during that time in the pandemic. 229 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 3: And I didn't realize how many people actually needed that 230 00:10:34,980 --> 00:10:39,780 Speaker 3: because self-development, journal prompts, self-discovery, that's something that I've always 231 00:10:39,820 --> 00:10:43,819 Speaker 3: been just within my own journey, I've always done because 232 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 3: it was just so necessary. Something, an outlet for me 233 00:10:46,179 --> 00:10:48,590 Speaker 3: in the entertainment industry to always come back to self 234 00:10:48,620 --> 00:10:51,010 Speaker 3: because you can get so lost in all these, you know, 235 00:10:51,030 --> 00:10:56,310 Speaker 3: the judgment, all those things. So anyways, it resonated with 236 00:10:56,350 --> 00:10:58,510 Speaker 3: a lot of people when I started posting on TikTok. 237 00:10:58,850 --> 00:11:02,929 Speaker 3: And I grew my following from zero. I'm now around 238 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:07,300 Speaker 3: 200,000 followers on TikTok. But it just became something that 239 00:11:07,420 --> 00:11:10,059 Speaker 3: people just, like I said, it resonated with them and 240 00:11:10,620 --> 00:11:13,980 Speaker 3: something that they looked forward to. And so I built 241 00:11:14,300 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 3: my following or my community based upon, you know, self-help 242 00:11:19,900 --> 00:11:23,390 Speaker 3: and wellness and, you know, like I said, inspiration, motivation. 243 00:11:24,070 --> 00:11:28,770 Speaker 3: And so with that being said, my journal prompts and affirmations, 244 00:11:28,929 --> 00:11:31,490 Speaker 3: it just always played over so well with people. And 245 00:11:31,510 --> 00:11:34,010 Speaker 3: I had people reaching out to me saying like, this 246 00:11:34,070 --> 00:11:36,670 Speaker 3: is amazing and you don't understand how much you have 247 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 3: helped me within my own journey. And I just want 248 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 3: to say if Let's say if you sold these prompts, 249 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,570 Speaker 3: I would totally buy it. And in my mind, I 250 00:11:45,610 --> 00:11:49,150 Speaker 3: never thought about, you know, creating a resource for anyone 251 00:11:49,170 --> 00:11:51,170 Speaker 3: to just to buy. And I'm like, you know what? 252 00:11:51,210 --> 00:11:53,170 Speaker 3: That's actually a great idea. Maybe I can put something 253 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 3: together and, you know, we'll see what happens. So I 254 00:11:57,100 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 3: started Full Bloom on my company so I could just 255 00:12:00,140 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 3: have a name and have a business. 256 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: Why Full Bloom? Why Full Bloom? Why is that the 257 00:12:04,820 --> 00:12:05,540 Speaker 1: name of your company? 258 00:12:06,820 --> 00:12:10,250 Speaker 3: Full bloom. I, I love plants and I just feel 259 00:12:10,270 --> 00:12:14,209 Speaker 3: as though we are just journeys, journey-wise and just, just life-wise. 260 00:12:14,350 --> 00:12:16,390 Speaker 3: It's just so similar to plants, you know, in a 261 00:12:16,410 --> 00:12:19,150 Speaker 3: way because plants are just, you know, you have to 262 00:12:19,370 --> 00:12:20,850 Speaker 3: put it in the right environment. You have to give 263 00:12:20,870 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 3: it the right nutrients. You have to give it the right, 264 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,620 Speaker 3: you know, just, you know, the water, just to take 265 00:12:25,660 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 3: care of it in a way to where if it's 266 00:12:27,340 --> 00:12:29,059 Speaker 3: not in the right environment, it's not going to thrive. 267 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,020 Speaker 3: And so within people, ourselves, our lives, if we're not 268 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,660 Speaker 3: in the right environment, the right headspace around the right people, 269 00:12:36,059 --> 00:12:38,500 Speaker 3: we're not going to thrive. And so if we're in 270 00:12:38,540 --> 00:12:40,980 Speaker 3: the right environment and nurturing ourselves in a way that's 271 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 3: just empowering us, uplifting us, and just giving us like 272 00:12:45,220 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 3: putting good and positivity into us, we're going to thrive 273 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 3: and we're going to bloom into like the most beautiful 274 00:12:50,220 --> 00:12:52,750 Speaker 3: versions of ourselves. And so I just thought full bloom 275 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:57,770 Speaker 3: was perfect because it just, it just encapsulates all this stuff, everything, 276 00:12:57,809 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 3: you know, that, It's just that I believe in and 277 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:05,430 Speaker 3: I know to be true. So, full blown. And, yeah, 278 00:13:05,450 --> 00:13:08,850 Speaker 3: that's the name. That's the name. But I created a resource, 279 00:13:08,910 --> 00:13:11,790 Speaker 3: a guided journal called Back to Me, The Journey Back 280 00:13:11,809 --> 00:13:16,630 Speaker 3: to Self. And it's just over 365 prompts for over 281 00:13:16,650 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 3: a year. And it's just a prompt a day that 282 00:13:18,780 --> 00:13:21,060 Speaker 3: people can use. And then you also have a space 283 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 3: for affirmation. So, you can write a positive affirmation. But it's... 284 00:13:24,059 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: things like that to just really nurture your relationship with 285 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 3: self and go on that self-discovery journey, find that self-love, 286 00:13:30,990 --> 00:13:34,210 Speaker 3: taking care of yourself, self-care, all those things. And I 287 00:13:34,250 --> 00:13:38,050 Speaker 3: created that guided journal about three years ago. And, you know, 288 00:13:38,170 --> 00:13:41,430 Speaker 3: it has just, it's history now. Like it's like the 289 00:13:41,490 --> 00:13:41,990 Speaker 3: rest is history. 290 00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:45,550 Speaker 1: So you're saying that has become a moneymaker. That's what 291 00:13:45,570 --> 00:13:46,250 Speaker 1: you're saying, Paris? 292 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I don't like to think of it like that. 293 00:13:49,460 --> 00:13:51,980 Speaker 3: Come on, come on, parents. You're on my show. 294 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,540 Speaker 2: Money-making conversation masterclass. You're right. You're absolutely right. 295 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 3: You know, you were out. 296 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,180 Speaker 1: There dancing, you know, and, you know, it was COVID hit. 297 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,829 Speaker 1: And now you have 205,000 followers on TikTok. 298 00:14:05,870 --> 00:14:08,050 Speaker 2: You have 3.5 million likes. 299 00:14:08,870 --> 00:14:12,670 Speaker 1: And that's important to understand that because that's called engagement. 300 00:14:12,830 --> 00:14:12,900 Speaker 4: Yes. 301 00:14:13,250 --> 00:14:17,650 Speaker 1: Now, the inspiration behind this, when you look at social media, 302 00:14:17,710 --> 00:14:22,270 Speaker 1: two things are very popular on social media, food and inspiration. 303 00:14:23,150 --> 00:14:26,190 Speaker 2: Okay? I know because I'm involved in both of them. Food. 304 00:14:26,210 --> 00:14:26,290 Speaker 4: Okay. 305 00:14:26,970 --> 00:14:29,290 Speaker 1: People want to know how to cook stuff, and they 306 00:14:29,310 --> 00:14:32,190 Speaker 1: want to know to be inspired and motivated and uplift. 307 00:14:32,870 --> 00:14:35,290 Speaker 2: What do you think you're– we're going to go to break. 308 00:14:35,630 --> 00:14:37,390 Speaker 1: Paris, when I come back, I want to get into 309 00:14:37,530 --> 00:14:41,980 Speaker 1: more details about you as an individual, your inspiration. and 310 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:46,180 Speaker 1: the patterns, and this is about money-making conversations because so 311 00:14:46,220 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: many people are out there doing this, and people have 312 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: told me about setting up subscriptions and books, and I'm 313 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:55,860 Speaker 1: going to tell you, I don't know. And hearing you say, Rashawn, 314 00:14:56,420 --> 00:14:58,780 Speaker 1: I didn't know either, but guess what? I'm doing it, 315 00:14:58,950 --> 00:15:02,130 Speaker 1: and you should slow down and do it yourself. We'll 316 00:15:02,150 --> 00:15:05,390 Speaker 1: be right back with more money-making conversations. I am talking 317 00:15:05,430 --> 00:15:08,970 Speaker 1: to the creator of Full Bloom, Parrish Fletcher, and I'm 318 00:15:08,990 --> 00:15:10,729 Speaker 1: the host, Rashawn McDonald. 319 00:15:18,110 --> 00:15:21,690 Speaker 4: We'll be right back with more Money Making Conversations Masterclass 320 00:15:21,730 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 4: with Rashawn McDonald. Welcome back to the Money Making Conversations 321 00:15:30,980 --> 00:15:36,450 Speaker 4: Masterclass hosted by Rashawn McDonald. Money Making Conversations Masterclass continues 322 00:15:36,570 --> 00:15:43,290 Speaker 4: online at MoneyMakingConversations.com and follow Money Making Conversations Masterclass on Facebook, Twitter, 323 00:15:43,350 --> 00:15:44,130 Speaker 4: and Instagram. 324 00:15:45,090 --> 00:15:48,550 Speaker 1: I'm speaking to Paris Fletcher. She found it full bloom 325 00:15:48,590 --> 00:15:51,430 Speaker 1: to remind others that having a clear sense of self 326 00:15:51,510 --> 00:15:56,730 Speaker 1: is imperative when facing adversity, rejection, and negativity. That happens 327 00:15:56,790 --> 00:16:00,150 Speaker 1: a lot in our world. How have you, I wouldn't 328 00:16:00,170 --> 00:16:03,350 Speaker 1: say bottled it, but how are you using that and 329 00:16:03,410 --> 00:16:05,790 Speaker 1: twisting it and making it positive for people who need 330 00:16:05,810 --> 00:16:06,450 Speaker 1: to hear what you. 331 00:16:06,370 --> 00:16:07,310 Speaker 2: Have to say, Paris? 332 00:16:10,190 --> 00:16:16,220 Speaker 3: You know, I just, me, I just, They're my honest 333 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 3: truth of my journey and what I've been through. And, 334 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:24,060 Speaker 3: you know, that's where... What I started with my social media, 335 00:16:24,100 --> 00:16:27,300 Speaker 3: like my TikTok and everything like that, I've just always 336 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 3: been so honest with what I had gone through. And 337 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,619 Speaker 3: we talked about the entertainment industry, but just all the 338 00:16:31,660 --> 00:16:34,110 Speaker 3: things that I had to deal with. And I won't say, like, 339 00:16:35,450 --> 00:16:38,790 Speaker 3: just the rejection that happens, and that's just the natural, 340 00:16:38,830 --> 00:16:41,550 Speaker 3: you know, circumstances that you go through within the industry. 341 00:16:41,570 --> 00:16:43,530 Speaker 3: Like I said, it just starts to wear. 342 00:16:43,410 --> 00:16:44,030 Speaker 2: On you a little bit. 343 00:16:44,090 --> 00:16:47,130 Speaker 3: And sometimes... when I was going through it, I just 344 00:16:47,190 --> 00:16:52,390 Speaker 3: really started to question my, um, my talents, my skills, myself, like, man, 345 00:16:52,450 --> 00:16:54,070 Speaker 3: am I not talented enough? Am I not pretty enough? 346 00:16:54,470 --> 00:16:57,930 Speaker 3: But then what I found for myself, just always, like 347 00:16:57,950 --> 00:17:00,930 Speaker 3: I said, journaling, just, you know, knowing my strengths, knowing 348 00:17:00,950 --> 00:17:04,430 Speaker 3: my weaknesses and owning that and just loving every aspect 349 00:17:04,470 --> 00:17:07,389 Speaker 3: of myself and just really being able to have a 350 00:17:07,430 --> 00:17:10,830 Speaker 3: clear sense of self with what has kept me so 351 00:17:11,170 --> 00:17:15,970 Speaker 3: mentally strong, um, and motivated to just, you know, regardless 352 00:17:15,990 --> 00:17:18,370 Speaker 3: of what I pursue, it's just a matter of what 353 00:17:18,450 --> 00:17:21,010 Speaker 3: I'm putting into it and how I view myself. And 354 00:17:21,230 --> 00:17:24,030 Speaker 3: I've just brought that to my platform and just it 355 00:17:24,090 --> 00:17:26,700 Speaker 3: resonated with people. And I think when we're talking about inspiration, 356 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,820 Speaker 3: people are looking for inspiration. I think the biggest thing 357 00:17:29,980 --> 00:17:33,220 Speaker 3: is people are looking for real people that they can 358 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,540 Speaker 3: see and say, okay, I can do that too. And 359 00:17:35,580 --> 00:17:38,260 Speaker 3: so with social media, you know, there's always this facade that, 360 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:43,380 Speaker 3: People will post all of their wins and never their losses. 361 00:17:43,780 --> 00:17:49,479 Speaker 3: And it comes off so disingenuine. And when you're finding 362 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,909 Speaker 3: people that are able to post all aspects themselves, and 363 00:17:52,930 --> 00:17:54,270 Speaker 3: I'm not saying you have to post your whole life 364 00:17:54,310 --> 00:17:55,890 Speaker 3: and put your whole life out there because I don't 365 00:17:55,930 --> 00:17:58,610 Speaker 3: even do that because it's my life and there still 366 00:17:58,630 --> 00:18:03,270 Speaker 3: needs to be some boundaries within that. But I give people... 367 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:06,110 Speaker 3: just my losses as well, you know, because I'm human 368 00:18:06,150 --> 00:18:08,270 Speaker 3: just like everyone else. And so when people are able 369 00:18:08,290 --> 00:18:10,209 Speaker 3: to see that and be like, okay, but how did 370 00:18:10,230 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 3: she bounce back? And she was able to bounce back. 371 00:18:12,260 --> 00:18:14,380 Speaker 3: So that inspires others to do that too. And so, 372 00:18:14,980 --> 00:18:17,459 Speaker 3: you know, that's, that's how I kind of pivot and 373 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,020 Speaker 3: use my story to inspire others. 374 00:18:20,660 --> 00:18:24,859 Speaker 1: Now, now part of that is journaling, you know, these journals. 375 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,750 Speaker 1: How did that become the thought process? Was it something 376 00:18:28,770 --> 00:18:32,129 Speaker 1: you was doing personally and now you're sharing the philosophy 377 00:18:32,150 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: of with your followers and anybody who other people recommend 378 00:18:37,310 --> 00:18:42,270 Speaker 1: to buy your journals? Because it's hardback and it's also digital, correct? 379 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:47,630 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. So like I said, that's 380 00:18:47,650 --> 00:18:50,190 Speaker 3: just something that I just have used throughout my whole 381 00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 3: life and that has always helped me within, you know, 382 00:18:54,060 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 3: sometimes within my own mind, there's just so much going 383 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 3: on and journaling has always been a tool to just 384 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: kind of let it out, you know, letting my thoughts 385 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,020 Speaker 3: out and really, With the guided journal that I have, 386 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,180 Speaker 3: a lot of us, we have these thoughts, but sometimes 387 00:19:07,220 --> 00:19:09,260 Speaker 3: we have these questions that we don't even know what 388 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 3: to ask ourselves and what we want to even try 389 00:19:11,820 --> 00:19:14,460 Speaker 3: to figure out within ourselves. And so this guided journal 390 00:19:14,540 --> 00:19:16,500 Speaker 3: is a really great tool because it gives you a 391 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,180 Speaker 3: prompt a day, questions that you probably wouldn't even think 392 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 3: to ask yourself, like I said, and it's just there. 393 00:19:22,630 --> 00:19:25,950 Speaker 3: And it allows people to have a deeper level of 394 00:19:26,210 --> 00:19:28,929 Speaker 3: reflection and And allows them to just look at so 395 00:19:28,950 --> 00:19:31,939 Speaker 3: many different aspects of their life within themselves, within their 396 00:19:31,980 --> 00:19:35,100 Speaker 3: friend groups, within, you know, whatever it is, their own career. Like, 397 00:19:35,180 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 3: are you happy? Like, is this something that maybe that 398 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:39,740 Speaker 3: you truly wanted to pursue? Or is it something that 399 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,940 Speaker 3: you kind of felt not forced into, but just kind 400 00:19:43,010 --> 00:19:45,790 Speaker 3: of guided into, if you will? Like, for me, I know, 401 00:19:45,810 --> 00:19:48,890 Speaker 3: you know, I, my parents wanted me to be like 402 00:19:48,930 --> 00:19:51,179 Speaker 3: a doctor and that wasn't something that was, that I 403 00:19:51,220 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 3: was truly interested in, you know, entertainment was always there 404 00:19:53,900 --> 00:19:55,460 Speaker 3: because it's what I knew and it's what I love. 405 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,260 Speaker 3: And so it just allows people to just kind of 406 00:19:58,340 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 3: think of their life from so many different angles. And 407 00:20:02,300 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 3: it's just, it's, it's a helpful tool and it continues 408 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 3: to be a helpful tool. And that's why I continue 409 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:11,460 Speaker 3: to just, the journal itself is just so successful. Right. 410 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: You know, when I think about it, I'm joining this 411 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:19,239 Speaker 1: protege program for my company. And I realized that I'm 412 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:22,300 Speaker 1: not a person who writes things down. And they force 413 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,970 Speaker 1: me to, you know, basically journal things every month. They 414 00:20:26,050 --> 00:20:28,350 Speaker 1: ask me what I'm doing, what I'm doing, what I'm doing. 415 00:20:28,369 --> 00:20:30,750 Speaker 1: And then I have to tell them what I'm doing. 416 00:20:30,810 --> 00:20:34,050 Speaker 1: And what I've discovered is that I'm better for it. 417 00:20:34,310 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: And so because it forces me to think about the process. 418 00:20:40,030 --> 00:20:42,850 Speaker 1: Think about the experience of what I'm going through. And 419 00:20:43,430 --> 00:20:47,610 Speaker 1: then it also, I believe, enhances my communication with my employees. 420 00:20:48,130 --> 00:20:48,850 Speaker 2: So what you're. 421 00:20:48,690 --> 00:20:51,870 Speaker 1: Talking about, really, I'm doing, but I'm doing it from 422 00:20:51,910 --> 00:20:57,530 Speaker 1: a corporate standpoint, but it's enhancing my overall relationships with 423 00:20:57,550 --> 00:20:59,830 Speaker 1: the people that I communicate on a daily basis, which 424 00:20:59,850 --> 00:21:02,910 Speaker 1: are my employees, as well as my clients. And so 425 00:21:03,310 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: those affirmations and those motivation tools that you have really 426 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:13,050 Speaker 1: can be applied in that entrepreneurial. 427 00:21:12,350 --> 00:21:14,730 Speaker 2: Space, correct? Absolutely. 428 00:21:15,090 --> 00:21:15,590 Speaker 3: Absolutely. 429 00:21:16,590 --> 00:21:17,149 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 430 00:21:17,430 --> 00:21:23,820 Speaker 1: Now, with that being said, entrepreneurs, you are an entrepreneur. 431 00:21:24,210 --> 00:21:28,340 Speaker 1: You started a business. Did you have a budget? Did 432 00:21:28,380 --> 00:21:31,780 Speaker 1: you have an idea of what type of revenue you 433 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: was going to generate? 434 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 2: Or you just, you know, jumped out there on faith? 435 00:21:37,180 --> 00:21:40,469 Speaker 3: I winded it. the entire way. I continue to wing it. 436 00:21:41,950 --> 00:21:42,409 Speaker 3: You know? 437 00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:45,950 Speaker 2: Come on, Ferris. You're my motivating queen. 438 00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:50,410 Speaker 3: You know, I just, I just say it. It's just, 439 00:21:50,510 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 3: I'm being honest, you know, when I started the business, 440 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:54,649 Speaker 3: I had the vision for it. 441 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 4: Right. 442 00:21:55,260 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 3: But with being new to business completely, it just, you know, 443 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,420 Speaker 3: when you try to go to banks with just, you 444 00:22:02,460 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 3: have a vision, but not necessarily not having the financial just, 445 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,820 Speaker 3: I guess, record, if you will, to just show like, okay, 446 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,660 Speaker 3: I'm looking for a loan for this much. I entertain that. 447 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,179 Speaker 3: I went to my bank that I've been banking with 448 00:22:16,220 --> 00:22:19,020 Speaker 3: for years and immediately they're like, you know, you have 449 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,790 Speaker 3: to show this much income revenue within your business within 450 00:22:22,810 --> 00:22:24,790 Speaker 3: the first year and we can give you that amount. 451 00:22:24,810 --> 00:22:28,250 Speaker 3: And it just wasn't feasible. And so I used my 452 00:22:28,350 --> 00:22:32,970 Speaker 3: own funds, what I was comfortable with putting into the business. 453 00:22:33,710 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 3: And I was just like, you know what, This is 454 00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:38,780 Speaker 3: something that I truly believe in. And if I believe 455 00:22:38,900 --> 00:22:40,899 Speaker 3: in it, like I said before, like it's just, you 456 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,500 Speaker 3: have to be confident within yourself and within whatever it 457 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,580 Speaker 3: is that you're doing and know that it's a good 458 00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:50,220 Speaker 3: quality product. And I can't stress quality enough because I 459 00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:54,190 Speaker 3: paid more than certain people would, you know, for their 460 00:22:54,210 --> 00:22:56,710 Speaker 3: first product initially, but I am such a firm believer 461 00:22:56,830 --> 00:23:00,190 Speaker 3: in you. If you can speak behind your quality, then 462 00:23:00,290 --> 00:23:03,710 Speaker 3: people will appreciate it. So anyways, I put my money 463 00:23:03,770 --> 00:23:08,030 Speaker 3: into the business. not really knowing what was going to happen, 464 00:23:08,369 --> 00:23:10,190 Speaker 3: but I knew I had two things. I knew I 465 00:23:10,230 --> 00:23:12,510 Speaker 3: had a really good product and then I knew I 466 00:23:12,570 --> 00:23:14,889 Speaker 3: had a really good community and that it was a 467 00:23:14,930 --> 00:23:17,530 Speaker 3: resource that people were looking for. And so I was 468 00:23:17,550 --> 00:23:20,469 Speaker 3: going to leverage my community, not just my community, but 469 00:23:20,490 --> 00:23:23,690 Speaker 3: just my platform that I had and just use that 470 00:23:23,730 --> 00:23:27,230 Speaker 3: to market my product. And so, you know, within a 471 00:23:27,430 --> 00:23:29,570 Speaker 3: few months of me just putting it out there, I 472 00:23:29,869 --> 00:23:32,830 Speaker 3: sold out and I'm like, okay, Let me just make 473 00:23:32,850 --> 00:23:37,030 Speaker 3: sure that wasn't a fluke. And, you know, I tried 474 00:23:37,050 --> 00:23:39,570 Speaker 3: it again and it happened again. I'm like, OK, this 475 00:23:39,650 --> 00:23:42,230 Speaker 3: is something we have something here. And so I just 476 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:45,580 Speaker 3: continue with the money that I make from the product. 477 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,660 Speaker 3: I just just try to double up every time with 478 00:23:48,700 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 3: how much inventory I'm able to get in. 479 00:23:50,859 --> 00:23:51,940 Speaker 2: Which it is. 480 00:23:52,980 --> 00:23:55,980 Speaker 3: Initially, I was bummed out because I wasn't being able 481 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:57,980 Speaker 3: to get a loan. 482 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:58,420 Speaker 1: From a bank. 483 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,100 Speaker 3: But I think in the long run for me, from 484 00:24:01,420 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 3: my vision for my business, it was beneficial because it's 485 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 3: all within my hands. I put this into the product 486 00:24:10,260 --> 00:24:12,179 Speaker 3: in my business, and so I'm not having to deal 487 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,030 Speaker 3: with these crazy interest rates. And just what I'm making 488 00:24:16,250 --> 00:24:19,610 Speaker 3: from the product initially, I just put it back into 489 00:24:19,770 --> 00:24:21,669 Speaker 3: my business. And like I said, I keep trying to 490 00:24:21,710 --> 00:24:26,169 Speaker 3: double up my inventory to just continue to make more revenue. 491 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 3: So like I said, I winged it and I did 492 00:24:29,140 --> 00:24:30,820 Speaker 3: the best that I could. I reached out to people 493 00:24:30,859 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 3: when I had questions and gained as much knowledge as 494 00:24:33,340 --> 00:24:35,929 Speaker 3: I could and just used that and it's been working 495 00:24:36,030 --> 00:24:40,490 Speaker 3: extremely well. And yeah, sometimes I think a lot of 496 00:24:40,550 --> 00:24:42,570 Speaker 3: us think we need to have the full package before 497 00:24:42,609 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 3: we actually pursue something. But I am the proof that 498 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,570 Speaker 3: sometimes all you have to do is just Just start. 499 00:24:51,869 --> 00:24:54,070 Speaker 3: And I am such a believer. If you take the 500 00:24:54,109 --> 00:24:56,409 Speaker 3: steps and you're working hard and trying to get as 501 00:24:56,450 --> 00:24:59,030 Speaker 3: much knowledge as you can, that the resources and the 502 00:24:59,090 --> 00:25:01,410 Speaker 3: people and what you need will find you along the way. 503 00:25:01,430 --> 00:25:04,450 Speaker 3: And it's going to work out. And, you know, that's 504 00:25:04,609 --> 00:25:05,990 Speaker 3: my story. I'm sticking to it. 505 00:25:06,060 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 2: Well, guess what? It's a fantastic story. How can we 506 00:25:08,740 --> 00:25:09,700 Speaker 2: get in touch with you, Paris? 507 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:17,310 Speaker 3: You can find my website online at fullbloominspo.com. And then 508 00:25:17,330 --> 00:25:22,010 Speaker 3: you can find my business on the social media platforms 509 00:25:22,109 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 3: at Full Bloom Inspo. 510 00:25:27,980 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 2: So F-U-L-L-B-L-O-O-M-I-N-S-P-O. 511 00:25:29,460 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for coming on the show. Your interview was 512 00:25:30,859 --> 00:25:35,140 Speaker 1: very motivating and uplifting. And really, thank you. Because your 513 00:25:35,180 --> 00:25:38,390 Speaker 1: honesty helps us out. It allows us to say that 514 00:25:38,990 --> 00:25:41,530 Speaker 1: every plan is an original thought. And if you don't 515 00:25:41,550 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: let no one tell you your thought can't happen, But 516 00:25:44,540 --> 00:25:45,780 Speaker 1: you have to believe in it and you have to 517 00:25:45,820 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 1: put in the time. And that's what you told us 518 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 1: on your interview, doing your interview. Thank you for coming 519 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: on Money Making Conversation Masterclass. 520 00:25:51,220 --> 00:25:52,060 Speaker 2: You money maker, you. 521 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 3: Thank you for having me. 522 00:25:55,340 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 2: Appreciate it. 523 00:25:56,300 --> 00:25:59,340 Speaker 1: This has been another edition of Money Making Conversation Masterclass 524 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 1: hosted by me, Rashawn McDonald. 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