I’ve always had a strong internal drive that keeps me going even when I’m tired, unmotivated, and just want to lay in bed. I used to try to figure everything out by myself, but I’ve learned there’s legitimately no way to do everything on your own. What’s been especially challenging has been knowing when to ask for help and when to delegate. I’ve also had to learn how to stand up for myself. I’ve had to learn to be hard-core, set -boundaries, and really know what I want and don’t want. Unfortunately, in business, there’s not a whole lot of room for feelings. I’m an empath and primarily driven by emotions. What’s one of the toughest lessons you’ve learned along your entrepreneurship journey? It took a while to come together, but in 2019 I became the sole- owner of Hey Baby. I immediately started going to classes, hired a consultant, and putting everything together. I told him not to rush into anything and to just pray about it, but he woke up the next day and said, “Didn’t you write a business plan for an ultrasound boutique? So when we got out of the army, someone blessed their dad with some seed money to help him transition to life outside the army. It was no different than a medical ultrasound, very impersonal. After searching, we found one, but it was way up north, and it just didn’t have a comfortable vibe. Shortly after, we moved to Atlanta and found out I was pregnant with Zoë, their father was getting ready to be deployed, and it was really important for us to see our baby and know the gender before he left, so we started looking for another ultrasound boutique, but this time in Atlanta. So I randomly wrote a business plan for an ultrasound boutique, while knowing very little about it. After entering the ultrasound boutique in Tennessee, my business brain immediately got to work. So I became a stay-at-home army wife, and we started having kids, and this was my first introduction to an ultrasound boutique. After getting married, I stopped doing the touring and all of the creative stuff I had grown used to because, in my 22-year-old mind, this was what you were supposed to do as a newly married wife. While at MTSU, I met their dad, who also happened to be in Tennessee at the same time, and after graduating from college, we got married. While touring, I was also a student at MTSU, studying English with a concentration in women and gender studies. ![]() I used to be a background singer and have been on tours with B.o.B, Rhianna, Jay-Z, and lots of other artists. So the Hey Baby story is really interesting. What made you want to open an ultrasound Boutique? Check out an excerpt from our conversation.
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