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

Hi Shantoria, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
Setting Up The Generation After Me

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Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I’m A Custom Jeweler, So Everything I Make Is From Scratch. And Working With Gold And Diamonds, It Just Give Me A Good Feeling. Bending And Forming These Prescious Jewels And Metals Into Beautiful Art That Puts The Biggest Smile And Sense Of Confidence In My Customers Face. Priceless! I Started Just Doing Teeth/ Grillz. Watching YouTube Videos And From There I Grew And Learned All That I Could With This Trade. The Idea Of Becoming A Jeweler Came From My Passion For Fashion And It’s Just Something About A Nice Piece Of Jewelry That Just Sets The Tone Of A Nice Outfit. I Want The World To Know There Is No Dream To Big Or Dreamer To Small !! You Think It You Can Achieve It.

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Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Here In Indiana The Best Places To Eat Are My Family Restaurants, I Have Family Who Have BBQ Restaurants, Soul Food, Seafood Spots, You Name It ! I’m A HUGE Supporter For Small Businesses. We Also Have Amusement Park Called Indiana Beach Which Is A Great Family Place With Rollercoasters And Water Parks. Another Fun Spot We Have Is This New Virtual Reality Game, Where You Put On Special Goggles And Enter A Virtual Game That’s Interactive. Im Also A Sucker For Fishing, I Enjoy The Traditional Trade And Skill Of Catching Some Good Ol Fish And Throwing Them On The Grill!

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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?
My Mother, I’ve Seen Her Work Job After Job Trying To Provide For Me And My Siblings. I’ve Seen The Hurt And Pain She Felt Because She Couldn’t Get Herself Nice Things All The Time. That Made Me Want To Not Only Do Everything For Her As She Done For Me But It Also Made Me Never Want To Go Through That With My Own Children Or The Children In My Family.

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