Danielle Rochester

I was born and raised in Harlem, New York, and I had my son at a young age. In the midst of that, I had to make a decision whether I still wanted to live the life I was living or better myself so I could be the best mom I think I can be. I decided to get into a security job, which grounded me and led me into law enforcement. That was the last career I was looking to get into, but when you're faced with all these real-life things, you start making decisions that's not only better for you but best for my child at the time. I stuck to it and retired in a community affairs investigation role. I worked a lot in investigations, special victims, domestic violence, along those lines. I just relocated from New York to Dallas and I've only been here for 4 months. I'm in the process of writing my memoir. I've been reaching out to a lot of organizations that fit my bio and getting public speaking opportunities and networking. I'm trying to learn the culture, learn everything, just get out there and meet people. I would rather build relationships because I know that more comes out of that than somebody just hiring me to do a speaking opportunity and just leaving. I find that relationships are built better like that, and I think that comes from my community affairs role that I used to have. Pack Your Crown is based on empowerment and fashion. I'm a hat girlie, so I am soon to be dropping a fedora line called Rock Your Crown. I buy clothes and make them my own because I don't like looking like anybody else. I do workshops on hat workshops or redesigning your jacket, something that you already have that you think you can't wear. When we look better, we feel better, so I bring something out of women that they didn't even know they had.