We recently connected with Chanel Miller and have shared our conversation below.

Chanel, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Alright, so you had your idea and then what happened? Can you walk us through the story of how you went from just an idea to executing on the idea

Believe it or not I started my music business on passion. I was an independent contractor going on some tours for a few year prior to Pandemic. As time went along and meeting a lot of people from all over the world I learn buiness and how to build relationship and the differences of transaction and networking. I developed an image of what I want to build and how I want to be seen as on both sides of my life (professional and personal). I had an idea on what I wanted to build and how I wanted to build it and wrote everything out and God gave me the ideas.

I launched my business officially 2018 after a short tour I did and developed some networking advice and insight that I researched on how to do it. The rest God gave to me. I had no idea on how far I wanted to take it but I wanted to be impactful and transform others to build their ideas too so wanted to give them opportunities that they talk about but never take a chance to do it.

The main step I took was writing my vision and ideas out. Habakkuk 2:2

Then I started with foundation so I had to research what it takes to build a strong business and research Warren Buffet, Daymond John and Tyler Perry. They each have amazing stories so I wanted to pull from their execution.

Second step, had to discipline myself to take a risk, start and make it work. Through every step of build just make it work fail or great results work on 10 step plan that you make consistently work to build within a deadline your business. Everything that you truly believe and burns in your soul is more than passion. It’s destined and purposed to help someone else other than you. They are waiting for you to make that move and take that risk.

Third thing is finish what I start. A lot things that I have done I don’t drop the ball I just lose interest after I have mastered it and they have reach a limit or limit of where it has been build to.

As I built my business I learned to properly structure it and add other entities within it. Which lead me to learn more about whqt is uncommon but not done by anyone.

I was on tour in 2019 and I would to dress up most nights for dinner with fiends and fl workers and I always would get compliments on my risky polished style. So I took the words and expressions seriously and worked on it in my mind but didn’t write it out until late 2021 with drawings. As I used the same steps for my music business I was in a new field but had to reach more and market more much I see has been just a crazy journey to get it just right. It’s been encouraging but discouraging at the same time because you see it but takes time to tangibly see it and the process of trusting the process is the hardest thing. It’s worth it once it starts. I’m always touching fabrics, blends and percentages to see what works for how I want my clothing to feel and look like. I am constantly working to improve th brand to make the next trendy well rounded collections or pieces of clothing for my clothing and as time goes it’s a lot of backline work to do to market and make it e-commerce. The website will be up and finished by Jan 2024. Www.fome.black

Chanel, 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?

Milestone Movements is a Company with helps and pushes people ideas to the next big turning point in their life. In any industry we help you build it and help you discipline your mentally to see it through. It is the Holding company

FOME’(Pronounced For Me’)
Is a clothing line you can wear for your day job and whatever night career or profession you work in. Its has collections of Formal, business and fun dress down attire

WHiM Band is a Jacksonville Fl Cover Band
We perform all around Jacksonville fl. the band consistent of 3-8 pc band.
Eric Wright
Ihlan Martinez
Royce Turner
Justin Walker
Jarell Harris
Justin Roberts, etc
We have many other players that work with us locally and we make it happen on a whim. You just never know what’s going to be played with us. Pop, rock, country, soul and funk, hip hop etc.

I’m proud of each on the operations companies
I work and hired some people on the team that have the sam drive I have and we appreciate each other through every journey.

The clients love that it is a female drummer and singer in the band I get alot of supposed looks in they don’t see a front person but hear me and the guys. We love every moment that we can bring them back to the best time of their lives.

What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?

The effective strategy is social media and make sure everyone has a spotlight and feels special and apart of every step. Let me sing or dance or rap with the band or have them request custom color for clothing from the company.
Thats how I build my clientele

We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.

I turn my passion as gift into something of a side hustle while building my life into what I wanted and I had no idea on what I wanted it to be. So music and being a drummer was second nature and In playing locally in Jacksonville I created a name for myself and build an image of my brand. That brand developed into a business when I was exposure to other cultures and tours in music

Contact Info:

• Website: Www.whimband.live
• Instagram: Instagram.com/whim_band
• Facebook: Facebook.com/band_whim
• Youtube: YouTube.com/whimbandjax

Image Credits
Yuri L. Robinson Photography
Coastal Captures Photography