We recently connected with Carmelle Hasan and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Carmelle, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – walk us through the story?
Throughout my lifetime, I have taken many risks. Some were small. Some were big. But all were in some way life-changing. I look at taking risks as stepping out on faith & testing my ability to trust that everything will always work out for my greater good. Our success is directly linked to our ability to step out of our comfort zone into the unknown. That’s what having faith is all about. A big, life-changing risk that I took was when I decided to relocate with my 10-year old son, who is now 18 years old, from Atlanta, GA to San Diego, CA without any support, no pending opportunities, no place to live and very little money.
Let me paint the picture for you. I was going through a shift in my life. I had recently moved out of the city, after living in & around the city of Atlanta for the majority of the 10 years that I had lived there. God had detoxed & cleansed my network of business relationships & friendships. He was making all things new. Something I did not understand at the time. It didn’t feel good at all. I was in a challenging place financially, spiritually, mentally & emotionally & didn’t know what each moment would bring. The decision to relocate all started when I began to work with a Nigerian family about 45 minutes from the city of Atlanta & got an amazing opportunity to relocate to Rancho Cucamonga, CA to continue my work with them, with all travel & accommodations paid for, & a contract job waiting for me. But after further research, if I was going to continue to be successful as a holistic professional, I would need to relocate to either Los Angeles or San Diego instead. I prayed & meditated about it & eventually decided to decline the contract opportunity & start from scratch, with no clientele in that area & little to no network in San Diego, CA. Why? Because the opportunities were there & God kept reminding me that He would never leave me, nor forsake me. I have to admit, it gave me slight anxiety. However, I stayed positive & focused on taking it one moment at a time.
That season of my life would be one of the most challenging, yet enlightening & beautiful, times of my life’s journey. It taught me the meaning of true peace, wealth, friendships, family (both chosen & blood-related), faith & belief, love, motherhood, tribal & village living, sacrifice, wisdom & much more. It would become the foundation of my current lifestyle & why I am so unapologetically me. It’s why I achieve a certain level of success, when others are still stuck at the 6starting point. It is why I have been invited & found myself in certain rooms that most have only dreamed of & some could never even imagine. It’s why I hold my head high, even when it seems too heavy to at times. It’s why I am resilient, bold, a risk-taker, a firm believer in my faith in God & my God-given abilities. It is why I currently have a global wellness & healing business & have had clients from the royal palace to Hollywood to the single-mom to the struggling teenager. It is the reason why I continue to work so hard. Because I know that what is at the other end of the journey is a life to prosper, not harm me, to give me a future & a hope.
I currently run my global business mostly from my computer in a small town in Mexico, or wherever I choose to at the time. I’ve hosted a number of events throughout Southern California, have clients who travel to Mexico to work with me more intimately, instead of virtually, have 2 books currently available & in the process of growing my businesses more internationally. I live a life of peace & have created a sacred space that I will always call home. A life of poverty & lack is no more. I choose abundance & freedom! The freedom to choose! This is only the beginning…
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
My name is Carmelle & I’m originally from Tennessee. I moved to South Carolina to live with my family on our family land, owned by my father & my large extended family, when I was 8 years old. In 2005, I relocated to Atlanta, GA, after studying fashion design in downtown Chicago & giving birth to my now 18-year old son. He was almost 2-years old at the time of our move & I was ready to network & create the life I’ve always dreamed of in a new city. After almost a decade of working 9-5 jobs & working in entertainment & fashion on the side, dreaming that one day I would get a big break & would be able to work my fashion business full-time, my life took a life-changing shift & I had to make some very difficult decisions.
Those decisions brought me to a place where I needed to begin seeking within & taking better care of my physical, mental & spiritual health. There was no more pretending & masking the truth, pain & trauma within. I decided to take my health into my own hands & go back to what my parents taught me growing up: living a healthy lifestyle & using holistic practices for healing purposes is a powerful tool. So, I embarked on a journey of self-healing & never turned back!
This was my gateway into working in the holistic wellness & healing industry. I began to heal in ways that was beyond enlightening, & I wanted to share it with they world! I wanted every single-mother, mother & woman to know what was potentially possible for them. At the beginning, I began digging deeper & enrolling in secondary education programs for a more formal outlook on biology & wellness. During my studies, I began to offer one-on-one sessions to single women, moms, the youth & men to get an idea of what my passions & strengths were within the field. Eventually, I settled that women, moms & families would be my major focus. I help people to live a life free of dis-ease & illness, using holistic practices & simple lifestyle changes. This is something that I have been able to achieve for myself for over a decade. I haven’t had a cold, or anything similar, for over 10 years, so I know I’m doing something right. My services & products include, but are not limited to: a discover session (to assist you with discovering the root cause of dis-ease), one-on-one, group & family sessions, healthy lifestyle guidance & customized plans, plant-based lifestyle cooking sessions & catering, grocery store tours, customized handmade healing-care packages, intracellular cleanses & more. I also travel to speak & educate organizations & the community about healing from the root cause of disease & providing simple strategies & tips for maintaining a life of wellness & host community events & workshops in southern California.
I’m set a part from others because I have an anointing & purpose that is unique to only me. I do not have competition within the industry, because only I was created to do the work in the community the way that I can. I provide an individual experience to each client. There is no cookie-cutter formula that works for everyone. The foundation of my work is based on bio-individuality. There is not a one-size-fits-all way to wellness. each person is a unique individual with highly individualized physical, mental, emotional & spiritual needs. I do not ‘sell’ products. I customize products & services based on my clients’ needs. I will not compromise someone’s health for capitalism & wealth. I did not choose this work. I was chosen for this work.
I’m most proud that I have been able to stay true to my business practices, no matter what the industry leaders are doing & the direction they are taking. I’m here for the healing of God’s people. I’m also honored that my community trusts me with their wellness & healing goals. That is what keeps me going. I want my community to know that I am dedicated to assisting them with achieving their lifestyle goals, according to their determination & willingness to do the work. I will always go above & beyond to see to it that they receive all that they desire & more. I’ve had clients fly into Mexico to work with me for a month, conducted hundreds of virtual sessions, cooked & customized packages for celebrities & community leaders & influencers, worked with an entire family to assist them with their family health goals & spoke on platforms that I respect & admire. Every single time I get an opportunity to serve my community, when it’s in alignment with my assignment, I will always choose to serve in my highest capacity.
Alright – let’s talk about marketing or sales – do you have any fun stories about a risk you’ve taken or something else exciting on the sales and marketing side?
My absolute favorite marking & sales stories is when I got the attention of Anika Noni Rose by posting something on my Instagram profile, & having the honor of creating an entire healing-care package for her to assist with cleansing her new home. I’m one of those people who don’t get caught in the hype of ‘celebrity status’, as I view us all as special in our own light. However, Hollywood has always been a space where I recognized the need for healing in so many ways. I knew that when I moved to the west coast that my goal was to be a resource for Hollywood entertainers & executives, as they are major influencers in our society & their healing behind closed doors & in front of the camera would be a vessel of healing for our community.
With this in mind, when I saw that Anika Noni Rose liked a photo that I posted on my Instagram page, I posted a screenshot of it to my stories thanking her for the love & letting her know about my desire to serve her in her wellness & healing needs. She responded with a direct message with a huge interest & she became one of my first clients in my new project to serve Hollywood. She requested a package that would assist her in cleansing her new home & allowed me to customize a healing-care package for her that was one-of-a-kind & unique to her needs. It is typical for individuals in Hollywood to receive free gifts from brands around the world, but she never asked for anything for free. She quickly asked me how to take care of the payment for the products & paid the invoice without question. I’m beyond grateful for her continued business & support & trusting me with such an important occasion to serve. This was such an emotional exchange for me because she saw me. She had never had a conversation with me before. There was no business referral. God allowed her to see me & my God-given abilities, despite my journey to that moment. I am forever grateful that she listened to the nudge & extended the opportunity to earn her business.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
A huge resource & tool in my journey has been Napoleon Hill’s ‘Laws of Success’. This was a major guide in the beginning of my journey to relearning & retraining my mindset & thought patterns. Over a decade ago, I stopped watching television & listening to the radio for over 3 years & played these laws & principles on my headphones all day long. I was working a 9-5 job & when I had to answer a phone call I would just take one of my earpieces out, so that I would always have positive words feeding my subconscious mind. When someone would start yelling or saying things against what I knew to be true I would tune into my earpiece & tune out the noise. Only positive things & the truth would have access to my thoughts & my heart. This was life-changing for me! These principles & laws are now engraved into my subconscious mind & have become a part of my daily lifestyle.
Contact Info:
- Website: linktr.ee/discover_carmelle
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCktv3hASXPJB8VZg2iUEmiQ/videos?view_as=subscriber