My story is one of adversity, perseverance, and breaking generational cycles. I was born and raised in Houma, Louisiana where children are forced to grow up way too soon. My father had 22 children, and his absence shaped the way I understood love, identity, and self worth. My mother did the best she could, but like many women before her, she was focused on surviving.

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  In my family, hard lessons were experienced but rarely shared. We inherited survival skills without always receiving the knowledge needed to manage money, process emotions, build healthy relationships, or create stability. As I grew older, I found myself repeating many of the same patterns until I made the decision to heal, learn, and build a different foundation.

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  I became a first generation college graduate, earned an MBA, built a career in commercial banking, and became an Assistant Vice President by age 25. I created the Young Ambitious Women Foundation to give young women the guidance, tools, and support I needed while finding my own way. My journey is no longer mine alone because I believe that everything I went through was meant to help the next young woman.