Her Story
About Amber
I'm originally from West Texas and moved to Dallas about 11 years ago seeking a new start and better opportunities for my children. I was initially going to school to be a nurse at West Texas University and then transferred to Tarrant Community College to continue my nursing education. However, as a single mom without family support in Dallas, I realized I didn't have the support system needed to complete the nursing program. I was working for a plastic surgeon who started an aesthetic clinic, a med spa, and I fell into this field and ended up loving it. My plan was always to go back and finish my nursing degree as my children got older, and I've since remarried, but things have worked out really well in what I'm doing and I haven't seen the need to do that. I started off with a pretty well-known position in the area that laid a really strong educational foundation for me, and that has catapulted everything I've done since. I love to learn and continue to learn - in fact, I'm about to go to a women's retreat for speaking, and I've been invited to Las Vegas to speak and teach this summer. I'll be teaching the first education class of its kind in my niche field to a crowd of about 1,200 people.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Amber
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to God and my faith - without Him, I would not have my family, the material possessions, or the wisdom to create and do everything that I do. Being well-grounded in my faith has been essential. I also think having a good start in the industry has helped tremendously. I started off with a pretty well-known position in the area, and they really laid a strong educational foundation for me, and that has catapulted everything that I've done. I always think back on that and how well that worked out for me, and I just kind of take that into everything that I do.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've ever received is to put God first in everything you do. That would be number one. The second piece of advice would be to delegate as you can - outsource things if you're not the professional. Give it to somebody who is the expert in that specific thing.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would definitely say be ready to work hard. It's a very saturated industry, but there's nobody that is you, so you can be just as successful as the next person, no matter how saturated the industry is.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
One of my biggest challenges and opportunities right now is public speaking. I can speak in a small room of people and I love to educate, but I have been called upon many times to be on panels to speak and I've been invited to Canada to speak, and I've turned it down because I have a fear of speaking in front of very large crowds. This year, I decided to take this head on and I'm going to do it. I'm going to some speaking conventions and things like that just to get better at that, because I do think that it's important in what I do to be the face of what I do, but also to be able to speak in front of people. Again, it's a very small niche, and the education class that I'm teaching this summer will be the first of its kind. It's probably a crowd of about 1,200 people, so I'm preparing and getting ready for that.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
In both my work and personal life, I would say putting God first and my relationship with God is most important, because I'm a believer. Without Him, I would not have my family, the material possessions, and I wouldn't have the wisdom to create and do everything that I do.
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