We had the good fortune of connecting with Lauren Summers and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Lauren, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
The thought process behind me starting my own business I always wanted to be a chef since I was a little girl. I watched my grandma cook in the kitchen, all the time I enjoyed those moments. Even my aunts in the kitchen and we all worked together made holiday and weekend meals for family gatherings. I continue to watch cooking shows. Funny thing when I got older I stopped. My focus wasn’t being in the kitchen full time I wanted to show people you can do more and impact people more with products they can touch and use. I wanted to show case chef around the world in one restaurant so you could have authentic cuisine experience and family not fight about what restaurant to go to because they don’t have their type of food.
What should our readers know about your business?
I’m a serial entrepreneur I’m a lady with a lot of hats with just two creative hands. I always have many creative fresh ideas. I’m a chef, owner organizer of two organizations girl give me your hand women support and M3 My Mental Matters mental health platform I make and sell apparel which help those in need to pay for mental health services. I had a hustle mind set since I was a child selling candy with my sister to get fireworks. I always knew I wanted to be a chef so knew I was going to be cooking for many and have a restaurant. I don’t have the restaurant currently because I came to a road block because I overworked my hand tendonitis, then later a car accident. Those bad thing’s created new opportunities to help business consulting, event planning, my own seasoning collection. Your plans not God Plans he will move and slow you down to get his glory and honor that he wants to use you for.. I was created in Purpose for a purpose. I wasn’t meant to be in a box and he let me experience good and bad times in business. Being treated unfairly, called out my name, lost job, not get picked for a position, let me witness to other and remove me later. I never stopped the fire of completing to get to the finish line it was pit stops, new business created, new opportunities. Think infinity not Big! God had no limits and when I took the limits off God moved and expanded everything even ideas I thought was small he made them bigger than I thought was big.
If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I like nature so I would go on a ride and view the beautiful lakes, greenery areas, fields. Take many photos and videos. We would go support small businesses in the markets and eat all the local foods. We would go shopping in the outlet mall, and go other malls locally. Just depend on the time of the year go skating or ice skating. We could try and catch some sporting events. We would most definitely have to go to the spa get massages, steam and saunas. We will go to the Tower and experience cuisine high up in the air. We would go to the huge Farris wheel in the colony and look out at the north Dallas skyline. We have to get steak I love steak! We would check out the museum and attractions that come to town often. We would volunteer to feed people in need, also donate toiletry items and clothing. Of course we would have girls night and go listen to live music in Deep Ellum The Freeman. We would go to the movies would do the movie on the roof top. We would cook together and have a sleepover party night.
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
The Women of Girl Give Me Your Hand organization. All the women in business that have participated to make group of what it is today and the SelfCation Boxes.
Website: http://mymentalmatters3.bigcartel.com/
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