I’m Jesi, I’ve been “that girl” I have a laundry list of career moves and businesses that have brought me to this point, the time when I deep dive into teaching other women what I have learned through my own comeback story! From sorority girl to wedding planner, baby boutique business to direct sales success story, I have had quite the journey of failures and valleys that have gotten me to today.
In 2012, I joined a new Direct Sales company and took my experience in the industry, burning excitement and a passion for helping women and hit the top of the compensation plan. I lived out the dream of becoming a 6 figure earner, earned lots of amazing free trips and made magical memories with friends. On the outside, everything looked pretty amazing. On the inside, I was dealing with crippling anxiety, stress, financial fear, major brand issues and a nagging worry about the house of cards crashing down.
Crash it did, after 6 years of building with one brand, and giving it everything I had, my business started to crumble. Burnout, exhaustion, poor leadership from corporate and bad culture created a time bomb that went BOOM right into our lives. In one year, I lost over 100,000 in income. It was incredibly scary and humbling and I wasn’t sure how I was going to recover.
I pivoted into Real Estate and continued to work both full time and shifted my full time direct sales career back into side hustle mode for 2 years. We paid off debt, I lost my Dad to cancer, I lost friends, I worked three jobs one hot Oklahoma summer to make it work. It was not easy, pretty or glamorous. It was definitely not a success story. It was a deep, dark valley but it took that valley to learn, grow and realize what was really important to me and what kind of life I wanted to create for myself and my family.
In 2020, I walked away from the brand I had been a part of for 8 years. I left behind a team of over 3000 men and women, top leadership perks and special treatment because I felt deep in my soul that it was the right thing to do. I aligned myself with a new skincare company and continued working full time in real estate. In our first few weeks at my next network marketing company my team rank advanced 5 times and broke records. But old wounds don’t heal unless we do the work to heal them. Joining a new brand was fun, exciting and gave me hope but I still struggled with the experience I had gone through in losing my previous business and income so dramatically. Over time I embraced the concept that healing is more important than hustle. Alignment is more in tune than achievement. Therapy is a tool that everyone can benefit from.
As my soul tuned in to what felt right and I listened to what God had for me I decided to move forward with open hands and an open heart. I cannot wait to see what God does next in my journey.
Your comeback stories are the inspiration behind the movement…as we gather together, our bodies rest, our souls recover and our passions burn bright again. Together we climb the mountains out of the deepest, darkest valleys. Together, we are all Comeback Queens.
