It’s often
said that we meet life long friends in college. The people that you surround
yourself with in those pivotal years are the people that help to shape you into
the type of adult you’ll be in the ‘real world’. I must say, I met my match with this friendship!
From the
beginning of my college years, Lakecia has been in my corner (even taking some
of the first photos for Dauntless Muse!). Over time she has become my
accountability partner and often reminds me of the promises that I’ve made to myself.
She’s the friend that we all go to when looking for the sometimes hard to hear TRUTH but
doing so in so much love. She's comfortable in being the type of
friend that we all need in our lives.
Outside of being
selfless for friends and family, I’ve always looked up to the way that she’s able
to work a room and captivate any audience. Kec has been able to put her mind to
any task and make any of the dreams on her list come true… & if they haven’t
yet been accomplished, please note that she’s actively working on them. Her
drive inspires anyone that she connects with.
This
#girlboss has figured out how to use all of these amazing qualities to make her
own way and that’s why her story deserves to be heard! This won’t be the last
you hear of this Muse!
Tell me a little bit about yourself;
When and where were you born?
On January 10, 1992, I was blessed to come directly from our nation's capital, Washington D.C. Although we were housed in a low-income community, with not many resources, I was happy as can be. My cousins lived in the same neighborhood, I had tons of friends and my parents ensured that I had the best education possible. That's a recipe for greatness.
What are you currently doing as a career?
Fast forward to being a 27-year-old adult I am happy to say that recipe created a leader in heels. I now have a B.A. in Communication and an M.A. in Organizational Management. My passion has always been to create relationships through social media and guide companies in the right direction while doing it. From there I decided to move into the direction of social media management.
I now live in GA and work for a gaming company as the Digital Support Supervisor, leading their social media and live chat team. Working here has taught me that any position is what you make it. Thankfully, it is pushing me to continue to work in my career of choice.
What has been your greatest personal accomplishment?
My greatest accomplishment has been pushing the boundaries of what they thought I would become. Most people in my neighborhood were expected to be just that. I left, did my own thing, and thank them, every chance I get, for everything they taught me.
What advice would you give your younger self?
My younger self did exactly what she was supposed to do so if I could tell her anything it would be to do everything over the same way! All of those life lessons led me to be an educated woman, living my best life and involved in black love.
What are your plans for the future?
My plans for the future are to become the millionaire next door. I plan to live the fairytale life with a husband and kids. I'll have my own social media marketing and branding company, in which I will leave to one of my kids.
What makes you happy; What do you do
for fun?
Everything that I spoke about is what makes me genuinely happy. Being able to still have amazing friends and family gives me butterflies. I am able to have a mid-day FaceTime chat, shop online (my goodness ASOS takes my $$ every time), travel, and have a girls night out whenever I want, which is all the fun I can ask for.
What impact do you want to leave behind?
I truly hope I can leave an impact on young black kids around the world. I know they hear it already, but they have to know that many thought I would fail and I did the EXACT OPPOSITE. You can literally do whatever your heart desires, because the world is yours. Having this attitude leads me to my fav inspirational quote.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
Everything that I spoke about is what makes me genuinely happy. Being able to still have amazing friends and family gives me butterflies. I am able to have a mid-day FaceTime chat, shop online (my goodness ASOS takes my $$ every time), travel, and have a girls night out whenever I want, which is all the fun I can ask for.
What impact do you want to leave behind?
I truly hope I can leave an impact on young black kids around the world. I know they hear it already, but they have to know that many thought I would fail and I did the EXACT OPPOSITE. You can literally do whatever your heart desires, because the world is yours. Having this attitude leads me to my fav inspirational quote.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
Who is your fashion inspo?
I don’t really have a style-inspo. Fortunately,
I’ve gotten away with piecing items that I like together and it always working out!
What is the soundtrack of your life?
"The jump off" -Lil Kim
Soooo self explanatory
Instagram - @Lakeciar
daunt·less
adjective
showing fearlessness and determination
muse1
noun
a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.
Great post! Very inspiring, Keep em coming!
ReplyDeleteI sure will! Thank you :)
DeleteI love this post esp. the intro- she's great. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteSo happy you enjoyed! Thank you :)
DeleteDope!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
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