Here, the entrepreneur discusses faith, family, finance and, of course, fashion.
What does family mean to you?
Family is really everything. It’s important to be close to your family. Sometimes family may not be your family, family [i.e., relatives by blood]. A lot of time, people choose friends as their family because they’re always around and impact you the most. I feel, once you reach 17 years old and you’re in high school, your friends are who you’re hearing and dressing like. So I do feel like friends play a major role when it comes to [defining] your family.
What lesson has your dad taught you?
What has definitely stuck with me is do your best and forget the rest. It is such a simple saying but it means so much. When you apply it to anything in your life, it works. When you think it through, you’ve done all you could do, you’re done. Don’t beat yourself up about it. You’re done. It’s not worth beating yourself up over. Life is too short.
What about your mom?
My mom is a super strong woman. She’s definitely taught me the value of working hard and getting what you need. Growing up, I witnessed her working two jobs, one a schoolteacher and another job in an optics place on the side. It really did something for me as I reached womanhood. I realize things change in life but you just keep going. Work hard at what you want and never give up.
