I’m a proud wife and my number one job is raising my 3 girls! With a degree in Business/Marketing from the University of Memphis, I started my career in Sales – I started out selling copy machines but then moved on to medical devices and was there for many years. In 2016, I reevaluated how I wanted to spend my limited time and decided to leave the industry. I found my creativity and a love for coaching others to believe in themselves and their God given gifts and talents. I have a serious love for numbers- and fell in love with personal finance along my journey. I meshed my love for coaching with personal finance and now serve our community as a Certified Money Coach. I not only help others with debt reduction and daily money management strategies, but also to course correct with behaviors or patterns around money so that they can have more time for the important things in life, such as family, fun and community. In my spare time, I love to work out, spend time with my family, paint and scour thrift stores for hidden treasures.
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
I’ve been married to Gant for 17 years and we have three daughters, Andi age 15, Livy age 12 and Coco age 9. We also have a 12 year old British lab named Jumper and a feisty Corgi named Waffles
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
I love helping high achieving women strategize around and organize their money, so that they can do more fulfilling work and spend more time with family. There is no reason why money challenges should hold you back from pursuing your God given dreams and living a life full of joy.
Q: What are a couple of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Gallaghers, Aki and Cured on Columbia
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
18 years
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
Pam Soileau. Pam was a friend and artist in our community and I knew her for many years. I always respected her zest for life, her creativity and her cheerful nature.
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Sweet Home Alabama and I don’t really watch TV! But if I do, it’s a documentary
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Always put God and family first, and take small steps towards your dreams each day…before you know it…you’ll reach goals that you didn’t think were possible.
Q: What current or former local business makes you the most nostalgic about our community?
Well, I still call Acquistapace’s IGA….it’s right around the corner from my house and I’m there a lot!
Q: If you could choose anyone that is alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would y’all meet for this lunch?
Sarah Blakely, Founder of SPANX….and we’d have lunch at Cured on Columbia
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
I love that most of the men cook! I’m not a cook, so this works out well for me!
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Our girls will all be out of high school in 8 years and we have a goal to travel the world at that point…. I’ll still be helping people with money and painting in my spare time
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
I have a rare eye disease called Best’s disease and I went to college on a full disability scholarship due to my disease.
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Campbell’s Coffee…I miss it so much and wish they would re open
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My 3 girls. I don’t want to be a “do as I say, not as a I do” type of parent. I want to walk the walk. I constantly strive to live by faith, work hard and follow my dreams- in hopes they will see my example and have the courage to do the same.
Q: Finally, what 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
“A place where you can make mistakes, and still be loved” a place where you can be your “true self” and a place that “you always want to go back to”
