Her Story
About Shea
I came here as an instrument to be of service to humanity, and I have a special gift - my presence and my voice, and the fact that I can actually see other people, the truth and the golden side of other people, their most authentic, special, unique parts. I've been an entrepreneur for over 15 years, though I didn't really co-found my first organization until 2016. That journey started around 2015, but when I got married in 2011, my husband at the time was an entrepreneur and I was very inspired by him. I was a singer-songwriter working in jobs like restaurants that allowed me the freedom to make my art. When I married him, we architected a way for me to start exploring pathways to become an entrepreneur, which I deeply appreciated. I started diving into my passions to find out what I'm good at and what I really love, then supporting people with showing up that way. I explored different things - I started a home organizing business because I was great at organizing, I was blogging, and I had a gluten allergy so I was teaching people how to cook gluten-free foods that were still really delicious. Everything I was creating came from things I was actually passionate about in my life. Then in 2016, I co-founded The Colored Girl with my best friend at the time, Tori Elizabeth from Texas. It started as a passion project doing beauty and fashion campaigns for women of color, and it skyrocketed overnight - our content went viral, the press started looking for us, and the community started looking for us, women of color around the world. I believe all artists are entrepreneurs, it's just whether or not you approach it that way. But becoming a founder shifted me into a different mindset, and now I run all of my endeavors kind of like a startup. That experience galvanized a community of other founders, mission-driven leaders, and culture shifters to me, which I deeply appreciate, and those are the people that I support. I'm not only standing in places and spaces amplifying my field of resonance, but when I see someone and I can support them in doing that same thing, that's why I've created the resonance architecture. I'm an activator and I'm a leader's leader, and I'm here to show everyone that they can lead themselves, and their voice is their superpower.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Shea
01What do you attribute your success to?
I understand that I came here as an instrument to be of service to humanity, and I have a special gift - my presence and my voice, and the fact that I can actually see other people, the truth and the golden side of other people, their most authentic, special, unique parts. I don't just stand in places and spaces and amplify my field of resonance - when I see someone and I can support them in doing that same thing, that's what drives me. My goal is to actually activate as many women as possible, because in my opinion, all women are influential. Without women, the culture wouldn't flow - influence in flow, right? It's really not about me. I get to have fun doing the work, but my goal is to help as many women as possible so they can be completely in their power and understand that they actually do have influence and agency over their lives as well. At the end of the day, I'm just the intel - I'm just transmitting a signal.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I'm here to show everyone that they can lead themselves, and their voice is their superpower. Your voice is a vehicle, and as long as you feel safe in your body, you can connect and express and create beautiful things in the world through your voice. I want women to understand that they actually do have influence and agency over their lives. All women are influential - without women, the culture wouldn't flow. It's about being completely in your power and understanding your authentic, special, unique parts.
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