Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Candace Holyfield Parker . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Candace , appreciate you joining us today. Often the greatest growth and the biggest wins come right after a defeat. Other times the failure serves as a lesson that’s helpful later in your journey. We’d appreciate if you could open up about a time you’ve failed.
Losing a million dollars due to burnout. I failed big time. I had a huge paypall monthly. So many people depended on me daily. I drowned my self in work and helping people. It finally all came crashing down. Once I built a successful brand I thought it was my duty to care of everyone. I did that for years but forgot to take care of myself. I woke up one day and said F everything. I cried and cried. So much money was lost during those months, bad investments, toxic on social media (basically I was a hot 7 figure mess) God had to sit me down and see only him. He restored my faith and vision for my new life I’m an now living. I’m so much better.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I founded Spa Boss Tribe®️ in 2015. It’s the largest Black Spa Community in the world. I saw a gap in education and inclusion for black spa professionals. Year after year we were left out and not included in the top spa magazines nor conventions. I created my own community, spa magazine, black spa expo, black spa awards and black spa hall of fame. It has been 8 years and counting. Over 25 of us have earned over 7 figures in revenue and thousands earned multi six figures from being apart of the community. I have been awarded over 50 plus recognitions from the White House, city of Atlanta and Fulton county for my community service work in the spa industry.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
I have been in business over a decade. I started to experience burnout and decided to take a step back in my company. That one decision resulted in lost revenue, lost of friendships and partnerships. I allowed my business to take over my life. I lost my self over these past 13 years. I took accountability for what I could have done better. I took months off for therapy to get my self together as I live my life publicly as an influencer on social media. I dedicated myself to being a better business woman and leader. My new team has therapy sessions once per month to ensure I am not missing an burn out or unhappiness signs. I had to come back to the marketplace as a new version of Candace to reshape how people not only saw me but felt about me as a friend, business women and influencer. It was real deep therapy work. I also had to restructure my business to make up for money and time lost. It took months but I stayed consistent and followed the new plan. Q4 God spinned the block for me. I would like to tell everyone it’s ok to make mistakes. Forgive yourself, do your inner work and continue to get better. I’m so thankful for new team of 13 beautiful powerhouses that are throughout the United States. They believe in the vision of the spa boss tribe and we will continue to reshape and break down barriers in the spa industry. Lonice Stocker, Stacey Kimber, Kindra Barnes, EToshia McFarland, Zenbella, Dymond Brown,?Jazmine Jones, Rikki McBriide, LaTasha Walker, Stormie Anderson Karma Fouch, Rosalyn Jefferson, Jill Williams, Christal Smith, Chauntae Hammonds and Rhondelle Adams. 2024 Chapter Presidents leading the Spa Boss Tribe®️ Everyone you need a team who believes in the vision. You need people who will love you on your worst day.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
I had to unlearn the lesson of loving hard. We often hear people say “ When I love I love hard!” I learned in therapy that love should be gentle not hard. I had to unlearn that some people and things are only for a season and not forever. I had to get comfortable understanding that one. I always thought once we together it would be forever. This illusion was for my friends. I learned that once my assignment is complete in someone life I move to the next person I’m assigned to during that season. That lesson blew my mind. I’m also unlearning that I have to work so hard 24/7/365 Do you know I have worked 14 years straight no days off. It took my therapist to explain how I have built a solid business and no longer I’m survival mode. I just learned that 2 months ago. Therapy has really changed my entire outlook on life and I responded to situations in addition to how I live.
Contact Info:
- Website: Www.candaceholyfield.com
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- Other: Thank you to every supporter of Spa Boss Tribe and Six Figure Spa Chick
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