“Let me tell you a quick story…”

I was a single mom, working two jobs—both minimum wage—with no health insurance. I was living paycheck to paycheck with no extra cash for emergencies. I drove a car I could barely keep running and had absolutely no way to save for retirement. Every month felt like survival mode, and I couldn’t see a way out.

“Then something happened that changed my life forever…”

My mom sat me down one day and had a very direct conversation with me about “getting on with it,” which really meant finding a way to make more money, especially for retirement in 20 years. Around that same time, I met a 19 year old nail tech who was making more in one week than I was making in a month at my corporate job. That conversation planted a seed, and I decided to attend nail school and become a part-time nail tech. At age 40, I was one of the oldest students in my class.

“At the time, I had no idea the impact this would have. The problem was…”

I was now working full-time in my corporate job and part-time as a nail tech. I had no time for my daughter and was constantly racing from one job to the other, exhausted and stretched thin.

“Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse…”

The nail salon I signed on with decided to close. At the same time, my corporate position was changing into a mandatory bachelor-degree role. I had no time—or money—to go back to school.

“I was on the downward slide because…”

The salon owners felt it was too much work and chose to shut down. The owners of my corporate company were hoping to sell and retire, and the new corporate buyer wanted everyone to have a bachelor’s degree—no exceptions.

“Needless to say, I felt…”

Panicked. Terrified, really. I didn’t know how I would support myself and my daughter without either job. I started researching local colleges to get a bachelor’s degree as fast as possible while also visiting nail salons to try to find new work.

“That’s when I truly hit rock bottom…”

I showed up to the nail salon one morning to find the doors locked and a large “For Sale” sign in the window. The salon was gone. The very next day, I showed up at my corporate job and was told I needed to work even more hours. My mandatory 50-plus hours a week still wasn’t enough for the new owners. Between the commute and the workload, I was completely exhausted.

“This meant…”

I panicked and started looking for a third job. My mom was already exhausted caring for my dad, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and she was also watching my ADHD daughter while I tried to figure out what to do next.

“That’s when I had a revelation…”

I realized I needed to go full-time as a nail tech, because the income was actually better than my corporate job. With that income, I bought my very first home—all by myself—a condo. For the first time, I was also able to afford health insurance for both me and my daughter.

“Then something happened that changed everything…”

I found a new salon where the owners had nail techs and tanning beds. I realized they weren’t just making money behind the nail table—they were also collecting rent from me and the other technicians. That’s when it hit me: I could buy my own building and rent it out to hair stylists and nail techs. Over time, my staff could essentially buy me a building that would support my income and retirement.

That was the spark—the kick in the tail—I needed. I was scared, but optimistic, as I pursued a commercial loan for my very first salon building. Deep down, I knew I was finally on the right path.

“Here’s what happened next…”

I learned everything I could about the salon industry. I made extra mortgage payments every year so I could pay off the building early—long before the 20-year note was due.

“Then one day I looked up and realized I could now…”

Buy four more salon buildings and sign on even more stylists and nail techs who paid me rent. I also started buying single-family rentals to grow my passive income and build real retirement security.

“I was forever changed by the fact that…”

I finally had passive income and the freedom to live the lifestyle I always wanted. I worked fewer hours and even had the flexibility to homeschool my daughter.

“I now felt…”

In control. Confident. A capable provider for the first time in my life. I saw myself as a true business owner. Along the way, I received the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award and the Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and most recently have been nominated for Pillar of the Community. 

“And that’s why I knew I couldn’t stop there. I realized…”

I needed to teach others how to do what I had done—but not in a complicated, overwhelming way. I wanted to make creating passive income simpler, clearer, and more aligned with real life.

“Now, instead of running in several different lanes…”

I’m intentionally focusing on one lane.

Today, my work is centered on helping mid-life women—women who have spent decades managing careers, families, finances, and everyone else’s needs—learn how to shift from constant managing into intentional living.

“Now I am…”

Creating a clear, step-by-step process that helps women discover their Next Best Step toward passive income and personal freedom. I’m building a user-friendly ecosystem and an online international academy designed to support women who are ready to simplify, stabilize, and redesign the life they’ve already worked so hard to build.

“I’m able to…”

Help women go from panic to peace… from hustle to sustainability… from managing everything to finally living Freestyle.

“This makes me feel…”

Like there is still so much more for me to do—and that, truly, I’m just getting started.

“What I’d like you to take away from all this is…”

No matter how bleak things feel, keep going. Never stop learning. And most of all—simply start. Your next chapter doesn’t require you to continually run like your hair is on fire. It just requires finding Your Next Best Step toward passive income, clarity, and a life that finally feels like your own.