HI MY FRIEND!  I'M JUST A COUNTRY GIRL RAISED IN A SMALL-TOWN OUTSIDE OF KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN.  I AM THE ONLY GIRL OF FOUR BROTHERS SO I WAS NEVER A GIRLY GIRL NO MATTER HOW HARD MY MOM TRIED. 

 

MY PLAN SINCE I WAS 18 WAS TO BUY MY FAMILIES BUSINESS.  HOWEVER, GOD HAD OTHER PLANS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.  I'M MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND, CHARLES. TOGETHER WE HAVE A 4-LEGGED FURRY BOY, RIPLEY.  SO, YOU SEE GOD HAD OTHER PLANS FOR ME.  I NEVER SAW MYSELF IN A BEAUTY INDUSTRY I DIDN'T EVEN WEAR MAKEUP. 

 

I WAS INVITED TO A PARTY WHERE I TRIED MARY KAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. I HAD BEEN WASHING MY FACE WITH SHAMPOO AND BARELY WORE MAKEUP SO TO SAY I WAS HOOKED WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

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LATER IN MY YOUNG LIFE I WENT TO COLLEGE RECEIVED 2 DEGREES BUT NOW HAD DEBT.  ON TOP OF THAT THE COMPANY I'D BEEN WORKING FOR 24 YEARS CLOSED THEIR DOORS.  I WENT THROUGH A WHOLE OMGOODNESS WHAT WILL I DO NOW.  THAT'S WHEN THIS BEAUTY THING CAME INTO MY LIFE.  I DECIDED TO START MY BUSINESS TO JUST GET THE 50% DISCOUNT ON THE PRODUCTS I FELL IN LOVE WITH. I DEFINITELY WASN'T GOING TO BE SELLING TO ANYONE, THAT WAS FOR SURE.

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SIX YEARS LATER MY HUSBAND A RESERVIST IN THE NAVY VOLUNTEERED TO GO OVER SEAS FOR 14 MONTHS. DURING THESE 14 MONTHS (ACTUALLY 14 MONTHS TURNED INTO 6 YEARS) I BEGAN TO HOLD A COUPLE OF PARTIES A WEEK HAVING MY FIRST $1000 WEEK. I REALIZED THAT WHAT I REALLY WANTED WAS FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY - I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ONE OR THE OTHER. SO, I DECIDED TO TREAT MY MARY KAY "HOBBY" LIKE AN ACTUAL BUSINESS.

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WITH GRIT, PURE CONSISTENCY AND A LOT OF FAITH, I'VE GROWN MY TRIBE TO A GROUP OF PHENOMENOL WOMEN. FOR SO LONG I HAD BEEN DOING THINGS "KIM'S" WAY AND IT HAD RESULTED IN FEELING EMPTY AND UNSATISFIED.

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YOU SEE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY ENTIRE LIFE THAT I HAVE A GIFT IN LEADERSHIP. I FELT GOD CALLING ME TO THAT GIFT MORE THAN ONCE, AND I IGNORED IT. NOT THIS TIME. I KNEW GOD WAS CALLING ME TO MENTOR OTHER WOMEN TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL MARY KAY BUSINESS THAT WOULD CHANGE THEIR LIFE, END CYCLES OF POVERTY AND DEBT, AND IMPACT FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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I THANK GOD EVERYDAY THAT I SAID YES TO MARY KAY, DESPITE THE ADVICE I GOT FROM OTHERS. MORE THAN ANYTHING, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE WOMEN I GET TO DO LIFE WITH - THEY ARE TRULY WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE.

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I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR FOUNDER, MARY KAY ASH WHO CREATED THIS BUSINESS SO THAT WE COULD PRIORITIZE OUR LIFE IN THE ORDER OF

1. GOD FIRST

2. FAMILY SECOND

3. CAREER THIRD

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THIS BUSINESS IS CHANGING LIVES OF WOMEN IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES. HOW COULD IT CHANGE YOURS?