We had the good fortune of connecting with Jaelyn Edley and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jaelyn, what is the most important factor behind your success?
The most important factor behind the success of my entire brand is sharing my story by getting people to understand how important my purpose is while I am here on this earth still and leaving a legacy behind for my generation to remember. To let people know how unique and valuable each creator’s story is because as you get older you will start to realize how huge it is to be able to bring something to life you’ve envisioned for yourself despite what life obstacles are thrown at you..some people just give up and let those obstacles make decisions for them. Choosing your own reality is liberating and I want to show people that I’ve done just exactly that..that I kept my word and did everything I said I was going to do and my life story isn’t the averaged normal struggles and achievements of life. It’s sacred and it’s deserving of success.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I do a variety of things but it all leads back to fashion. All my work that I have accomplished comes from a very spiritual routine that I have . Everything that I have displayed came from deepening my relationship with God and the gifts he gave me. I created my brand out of love when I finally started to accept myself for who I am and love every bit of my style, my aura, my interests and not caring about what others perceive it to be. Most people care about what others have to say about who they are and where they come from so they bite the style of what they think others will approve but I was doubted and excluded by a lot of my peers from a lot growing up, I was never fully accepted and it made me questioned myself for the longest but one day I realized I was just different and I owned every bit of that! I actually started to love being different from others because I realized I’m just special and my story is different which is another reason why I’m so big on getting my story out there for people who can relate. Im excited to see what the future holds always because the opportunities that I’ve had the blessing to receive now is setting me up for even greater each step I take. I’m excited to continue becoming the woman I’ve always envisioned myself to be, I’m excited to see how many souls I come across and touch with my creativity and story. The only way I can describe me being where I am at today professionally is experience and consistency. Trial, error, and I just kept doing it again until I finally learned to stand strong in what success looks like to me. You learn as you go. That’s why waiting until the perfect moment is just an excuse for fear. I’ve learned so much on my path but one lesson that has stuck with me my entire life is people and experiences come and go especially if you’re a creative enjoy the present and be grateful for the lesson. Learn to know who’s here to stay and who’s just here for a season, it will save you from a lot and protect your success. Another lesson I’ve learned in the business industry is that if you want success you have to be get comfortable with the uncomfortable if you really want it bad, you cannot skip the work, it’s the only way to grow. Don’t let social media fool you into believing it’s easy, we just don’t post the hard parts. I want the world to know that if you ever had the experience to know me or even come across me for a little bit of time that they’ve encountered a legend.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
If a friend wants to come visit me to spend some quality time the first place we could most likely go to get something to eat is any type of foreign restaurant preferably Italian. Most of my friends love Italian food just like me so that would be our go to. We love to shop for self care items more than anything so it would simply be target which is every woman’s favorite store. We love to cater to health and appearance so most of the things we do are just to relax and dine ourselves.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I want to make a shoutout to my father and my sister Willie Edley and Arieona Darby. They’ve seen my vision before anybody and always have been there in the background to make sure I was successful in most of my achievements. When I wanted to give up , they led me back down to earth to keep going and continue to beat the odds despite the reality of situations. I also want to shoutout AtomBlk for carrying so many of the models on his team to success and multiple networking opportunities. Brandon Greer for bringing in multiple networking opportunities as well when I started personal styling because he was the first person ever to get me my first professional gig. I was out of a job and felt like this was a chance to start to act on my creative ideas so of course I was nervous. He shot me a ton of projects to showcase my brand even more and led me to more clients. All these people led me mentally and physically on my path to success when it came to the business industry and I respect them so much because it was times I wanted to give up or I was struggling to even attend and participate in things due to circumstances but they made sure I never missed an opportunity. I appreciate the ones who are always there before the success because you need a team that will be there before the vision even comes to life. Those are people who believe in you already and you need to keep around.

Website: https://gen1einluxe.myshopify.com/collections/all?fbclid=PAAaaxp1WWV1d4GJN16uWPnViewAWePlLBEL8gkzeSh9uJwyJQQUu-OcLuNS0_aem_AYVYozCHHk-eTavvA8Vz7zodD97gcDwAQ9kWPBbDUGmoDMLtnuZArW_G-dDdTtshhzg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaelyngen1e?igsh=b2RsMmh1dGFvcWZl&utm_source=qr

Image Credits
@letscreatephotographi @atomblk @edgarxcabera

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