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

Hi Ayanna, how do you think about risk?
I live by the saying with risk comes reward. You have to step outside your comfort zone and the comfort zone of others, because that’s what separates the top from the bottom. All my life I’ve been a risk taker and although some risks didn’t end with rewards it taught me valuable life and business lessons.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I think patience and resilience got me to where I am today. I’ve learned everybody isn’t going to support you along the way, but I like to focus and be present with the support I do have and receive. I’m authentically me and that’s what sets me apart from others although I do take inspiration from others I do feel like I’m museless because everything I do gets the Ayanna touch.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m a foodie so we would definitely hit up all the hot spots and try some new ones along the way. I get alot of places to go from TikTok. The top 5 would be: *Octopus Kitchen
*Batsi
*Houstons
*Murphys
*5 Church

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would love to shout out God because without that relationship I wouldn’t be who I am today. I would also like to shout out my mother for being my biggest supporter.

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