My love for retail started early. I loved fashion, clothes and shopping. To this day, shopping is still one of my favorite past times.
When I was in high school, I was in a professional youth mentoring program called INROADS. It helped Black teens with business skills — interviewing, resume writing, planning a successful career — and focused on their strengths for a career path.
In this program, I found two things that I loved and was good at. Writing and shopping.