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SubscribeWe’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Alexis Holifield. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Alexis below.
Alexis, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What was one of the most important lessons you learned in school? Why did that lesson stick with you?
“Unconventional Wisdom: The School of Life Lessons in Entrepreneurship”
The reason I would title it that is because TRUE Wisdom comes from an unconventional approach to learning. What I mean by that is there is a conventional way that has been standardized in the American school system to learn. Growing up, there was a convential approach was once deemed to be the standard path for success. However; those same conventional or standardized methods have yet to yield the expected results for the needed advancement of this generation, and the next.
So when I think back on one of the most important lessons that I have learned in school, it would have to be the unconventional wisdom that I learned about life lessons, and how it ties into entrepreneurship. Just to be clear, according to the dictionary, the definition of entrepreneurship is the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. What I learned early on is owning a business, and being in business, are the two categories that all individuals fall in regardless of if they take a risk financially, or not. What I mean by that is if you are an employee, you are still in business and your employer is the customer. If you don’t show up and provide the service that you are providing as an employee, your employer will not pay you wages. When it comes to owning a business, if you own a business, your customer is the employer. If you don’t show up, provide valuable service, to your customer, you don’t have a business because it won’t make profit.
So, in the fast-paced world of modern education, traditional curriculum often focuses on textbook knowledge and standardized testing, neglecting to impart crucial lessons about entrepreneurship and the systems for success.
However, there was one exceptional teacher I had in an AVID class. AVID is the acronym for Advancement Via Individual, determination. Mr. Akin, managed to flip the script for his students. He provided us with an education that extended beyond the classroom walls, introducing us to the world of business, entrepreneurship, and life lessons that textbooks simply could not teach, or skipped over.
Set against the backdrop of a typical high school, Mr. Akin classroom stood out as a sanctuary for aspiring entrepreneurs. He recognized that traditional schooling didn’t always prepare students for the real world. The missing piece, he believed, was an understanding of the systems and principles that drive success in the business world. “Implementing the systems for success that the traditional school system skipped over”. It was so impactful, I labeled the notebook for his class “Skip Skool.”
Mr. Akin unconventional approach involved encouraging his students to start their journey of creative learning through learning subject matters like the Stock Market 101, Content Creation, & Game Streaming .
By doing so, he instilled a sense of entrepreneurship that transcended the classroom, teaching the students vital lessons such as agency , leadership, and the enjoyment of being empowered through learning in a creative way. In essence, we learned how to turn a passion into profit, a skill often overlooked in conventional education.
Until today, those have been some of the most valuable lessons in my perspective. Until today these frameworks have attributed LARGLY to clarifying my purpose, & maximizing my performance.
Alexis, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Entering the Financial Industry, Wealth Management specifically stemmed from the desire to obtain the knowledge on what separated “The Have’s and Have Not’s”at a very young age.
It quickly became a realization, that there had to be a difference in the systems and mindsets that created generational wealth builders such as the Rothschild & Rockefellers.
I began deep sea diving into The Wealth Code & The Banking Code at thee early age of 14 due to my Fathers instruction and emphasis on inner standing The Federal Reserve, how it was created and what it was created for.
Considering the challenging topic matter of money, and per learning the statistics around financial illiteracy especially within Millennials , it became the ultimate goal for me to empower and educate Millennial on How Money Works, & How To Put Money To Work For You (Saving & Investing).
Today, I am eradicating financial illiteracy through providing High Level Information & Systems for Implementation. The Millennial Millionaire is a virtual Masterclass providing the fundamentals necessary to begin cultivating a new identity around the mind, (self-actualization), the market, and money.
Information and technology is more accessible to this generation than any other. However; with billions of dollars of software at our fingertips…. The ability to transfer the information into implementation and follow through to ensure the goal is met has not fully been addressed for Millennials. What sets us apart is the ability to teach the Neurosciences and Mechanics of Money that are necessary to obtain and maintain change in the Quality of Life produced by one’s finances.
Any thoughts, advice, or strategies you can share for fostering brand loyalty?
Great question, thank you for asking. One of the key methods that we use to keep in touch with clients and foster brand loyalty as to providing value. During on boarding into The Millennial Millionaire there is a Mindset Assimilation completed to ensure that we fully inner stand the strengths, weaknesses, goals, and priorities..
Through consistent growth and learning there are ALWAYS new questions that arise. Learning is life long. In a subject matter so complex, the ability and say space to ask questions, knowing that there are licensed professionals who can answer the questions personally tailored to your financial goals, and priorities is a key factor is what sets us apart!
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
What I believe assisted me to build my reputation in the marketplace is to providing qualitative Full Comprehensive Financial Planning. Shifting the paradigms of that of an average mind to a wealthy one.
Addressing the subject matters that many financial professionals avoid has also created an edge for me in the marketplace. In addition, ALWAYS going the extra mile for my clients has also increased my reputation.
“ONE ALWAYS DOING MORE THAN WHAT THEY ARE PAID FOR, WILL SOON BE PAID FOR MORE THAN WHAT THEY DO”
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