Her Story
About Dana
Dana Madison has pursued interior design throughout her life, earning a degree from Syracuse University with an architecture minor. She has long noticed how spaces affect mental health and well-being, which led her to connect her design work with wellness practices. For the past two years, she has expanded into the stem cell wellness field, where she leads a team and shares a non-transdermal device that activates the body's own stem cells to support healing, focus, and optimal health for athletes, those with mental health concerns, and women experiencing menopause. Madison is active in the Brighton Chambers and participates in a wellness group of practitioners focused on holistic healing. She also contributes to charitable efforts, including Syracuse Alumni events, decorating hotel rooms through Champion of Kids for children in shelters, and supporting a boat tour charity for children. She attributes her success to maintaining a strong mindset, consistency, and surrounding herself with people who uplift her and are smarter than herself. Madison emphasizes authenticity, focusing on helping others rather than on financial gain, and advises consistency, listening to uplines, and staying true to oneself amid distractions.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Dana
01What do you attribute your success to?
It's all about mindset and consistency. If you don't believe in yourself and you hear all the noise, having people around you that bring you up instead of bring you down is key. Surrounding yourself with people that are smarter than you, because you never want to be the smartest person in the room.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
To be consistent. You're only gonna fail if you give up. If you believe in it, just be consistent, be true to yourself, and don't pay attention to whatever everyone else is doing. And keep going. Otherwise, you get too distracted from all the noise.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Really listen to your uplines and learn from them. And duplicate. Just do this for the right reasons. To be successful, and you'll do great. It's a learning curve, so pay close attention.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Challenges include the learning curve of sharing a product people haven't heard of, people thinking you're just trying to sell them something, and not pushing people into something they don't want. Opportunities include financial freedom, ability to work anywhere, and helping people get out of debt if consistent and willing to learn.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Just be authentic. Focus on what you're trying to do and not on the money. If you're focusing on money, then you're not gonna get where you want to be. The goal is to help as many people and share what we have.
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