After 12 years in business I’ve realized that we have been sowing seeds all through our journey. By connecting with great people, exploring new opportunities, considering different viewpoints, acquiring knowledge, growing, changing, sharing and in many other ways, we’ve been sowing seeds of growth for Pooka. Along the way we’ve also had many roadblocks, set backs and opportunities that didn’t produce what we hoped. BUT I see now that we are reaping a lot of the rewards from things that we thought were deadends or failed opportunities. I say all of this to say, SOW YOUR BUSINESS SEEDS. Make connections and don’t worry If you feel nothing comes out of it, In due time you’ll reap benefits. Gather knowledge, even though you don’t see how it might be helpful now, in due season you’ll reap benefits. Talk to people, listen, share and do what you can to help others and in due season you’ll reap the benefits. Do the hard work now and don’t give up and I believe in due season, YOUR season, you will see all the amazing results of the seeds you’ve sown! I am going to stay inspired and positive, be faithful and keep sowing, 2013 is going to outdo 2012, my season continues!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Reap what you Sow!
After 12 years in business I’ve realized that we have been sowing seeds all through our journey. By connecting with great people, exploring new opportunities, considering different viewpoints, acquiring knowledge, growing, changing, sharing and in many other ways, we’ve been sowing seeds of growth for Pooka. Along the way we’ve also had many roadblocks, set backs and opportunities that didn’t produce what we hoped. BUT I see now that we are reaping a lot of the rewards from things that we thought were deadends or failed opportunities. I say all of this to say, SOW YOUR BUSINESS SEEDS. Make connections and don’t worry If you feel nothing comes out of it, In due time you’ll reap benefits. Gather knowledge, even though you don’t see how it might be helpful now, in due season you’ll reap benefits. Talk to people, listen, share and do what you can to help others and in due season you’ll reap the benefits. Do the hard work now and don’t give up and I believe in due season, YOUR season, you will see all the amazing results of the seeds you’ve sown! I am going to stay inspired and positive, be faithful and keep sowing, 2013 is going to outdo 2012, my season continues!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
You don't know about @blackenterprise?? Let me tell you! #31daysonbe
Well it’s official I’ve been all over my town and probably yours swiping copies of Black Enterprise! I went to a small newsstand and asked for their copies and do you know what they said? “What’s Black Enterprise? Never heard of it!!!” Are you kidding me!!
- Black Enterprise has over 527,655 million readers!
- Black Enterprise is 42 years old!
- The very 1st cover subject was Mississippi Mayor Charles Evers He was an example of the ingenuity and determination needed to run black-owned businesses such as the Medgar Evers Shopping Center, named in honor of his late brother, a prominent civil rights leader slain by an assassin in 1963.
- Black Enterprise magazine got President Barack Obamas’ first print interview
- BE is a social butterfly!
- BE has an active FaceBook Page with 43,000 fans and growing! It's a super place to connect with like minded business owners. Check it ou here https://www.facebook.com/BLACKENTERPRISE
- Alfred Edmond Jr. is the Sr.VP/Editor-at-Large and one super guy to follow on Twitter. He Tweets interesting stuff about business, along with motivational messages that are sure to inspire you to new heights. Follow him here! @AlfredEdmundjr. (His Twitter bio says he's "superhuman" too, so call him on that one! :)
- Black Enterprise will host the Black Entrepreneur's Conference & Expo this coming May in Chicago. Get more information here http://www.blackenterprise.com/events/entrepreneurs-conference/ec-registration/. Be sure to check the site regularly for other events hosted by the magazine. They offer some great stuff, including an annual Golf & Tennis Challenge.
- Black Enterprise has it's own iPad app! That's right, it features their exclusive Wealth for Life content to help you gain financial security, advance in your career, or be your own boss. Get the complete issue of the magazine plus streaming video, slideshows, and much more in an interactive experience. Download it on iTunes here http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/black-enterprise-wealth-for/id385822656?mt=8#
- Well, I came up with 9, so now it's your turn. What did I miss? What do you know and love about Black Enterprise Magazine? Share your favorite things about this amazing publication, so we can make sure we check it out!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Why Yes! I Will Autograph Your @BlackEnterprise Magazine! #31daysonbe


Friday, March 2, 2012
#31daysonBE - DAY 2

Thursday, March 1, 2012
#31daysonBE - DAY 1

WoooooooHoooooooo!! That was my exact reaction plus a lot of tears when I found out I’d been chosen for the cover of the March is of Black Enterprise Magazine! What a blessing! GOD is good!! So how did it all begin??? Well, years ago my mother gave birth to a baby girl..Okay, we won’t go that far back!! Through a twitter exchange, I was chosen to answer some questions about the use of social media for our business and had a great interview with a reporter and from there it was on! I thought it was going to be an online story, then they called and said they were sending a photographer, then they said I was being considered for the cover! Check out my behind the scenes video of the shoot! This has been a nail biting month, googling and trying to get any glimpse of the issue. Then last week, a friend congratulated me on making the cover, to which I replied, “We won’t know until next week, if we were chosen.” and he said, “Well its on their fanpage!” This was followed by screaming, crying, yelling, jumping and praying prayers of thanks!
I was actually booked on #IndieCruise, for women in the beauty biz and had to leave before the issue came out! I traveled with my Indie/Beauty that Cares Sister Handmade Soap Coach. It was nerve wracking being away, but I got same great support and ideas on how to maximize exposure from my Indie Beauty Sisters! The Indie Beauty Network and founder Donna Maria Coles Johnson have been a great source of support for Pooka from the very beginning! My Indie sisters also had to stop me from swimming ashore to get a copy! It was a long(but restful) week!
We were contacted by Black Enterprise to do a live chat! We’ll let you know the details!
We were also contacted by The Michael Baisden show to be on the show!! Michael Baisden has been a big supporter of our Pooka Journey. We’ll be on the show Wed. March 7



