We recently connected with Enise Dalisma and have shared our conversation below.
Enise, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today To kick things off, we’d love to hear about things you or your brand do that diverge from the industry standard.
“Make a difference with the things that make you different”.
A statement that speaks cacophonous to me as an individual, my name is Enise Dalisma also known as “Kourtney the shopper”. I am the owner and personal shopper at Kourtneys Foreign Kart LLC.
During the commencement of this company, I started it with the thought of being different from the average personal shopping company. My goal was to offer a “Wow factor” the wow factor for the company was to offer a virtual sense to it while taking our clients’ needs as my very own. The difference was within me as I served each client with care and passion. I understood and still do understand that in business one must think of its customers and clients.
The difference with us at Kourtneys we strive to offer supreme services and better ourselves though client and customer feedback. It is a goal of ours to learn and grow more and more each day as we strive in this industry. While offering virtual was a great thing we also offered live broadcast at various stores during the peak of the pandemic it grew our client base tremendously, this was far from the industry standard, and it set us apart.
Enise, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My name is Enise Dalisma, currently 25 years of age I am a serial entrepreneur, personal shopper and business mentor. Born and raised in the Bahamas to Haitian parents and now residing in South Florida. I recently relocated from the Bahamas as mentioned to Florida about 4 years ago. One thing I would say right now is if someone had asked me 5 years ago if I saw myself being where I am today, I would say no. I am ever so grateful to God for his blessings over my life. As I speak to other upcoming business owners and audiences I would always say “the test is for a testimony and the mess is for a message”. Growing up less fortunate was not easy however it played a role in molding the humble, self-motivated and ambitious young woman that I am today.
Upcoming TikTok sensation “Kourtney the shopper” would also be me and this fall under my shopping and logistics services company that I run and operate in South Florida. The name of this company is Kourtneys Foriegn Kart llc, it serves in the logistics industry and offers a wide range of services. Some of the services that we offer are Personal shopping, virtual shopping, pickups, delivery, trucking, warehousing, shop-alongs, driver services, wholesale vendor locator, vendor listings and much more.
Kourtneys Foreign kart was launched during the peak of the pandemic as I searched for ways to invest my time into my future financial stability due to the events that we faced in the world. The company is committed to helping customers and businesses save time and cut cost. We are the bridge for Caribbean shoppers that travel to South Florida solely to shop and replenish their needs. Our company gave birth to its popular service “virtual shopping” and “live walk-thru” during the curfew brinks of the pandemic which allowed us to grow in a mind-blowing manner. Our Facebook: Kourtneys Foreign Kart is currently at 32 thousand likes and 33 thousand followers in the span of about two years. The virtual shopping service bookings allows the clients that books the leisure of shopping via video calling, providing an experience of a lifetime through shopping. Live walk thru was a sensation as well which gave our viewers the opportunity to learn more about us and our services while walking through virtually via live broadcast in favorite department stores such as Ross, DDs, Burlington just to name a few. We take pride in our services and products that we offer, and they are served with passion.
While I never saw this as a career path for myself it all started when the pandemic provided me with the fuel needed to go for more than I was accustomed to while working my 9-5. I started due to the need for more income and also being a person that loves shopping it was ideal to offer this service. During my brainstorm to start a business I needed to start a service-based business that would not require much capital to start it. Living in the U.S I also realized the leisure of shopping online as well which provided another avenue for me and the ideas that lead to starting the company.
At this very moment I can say I am most proud when businesses and business owners are able to expand as a result of this company I have started. One of my clients that I served since starting is now opening a new store in the Bahamas, she has utilized our services to the utmost and takes great advantage of it. As I spoke to her the last time, she booked a “shop along” I reminisced on when I first met her to the growth I am watching before my eyes. Her growth is because of her own hard work and dedication and being able to contribute to her business’ growth is a beautiful thing for me.
Using our services is easy as we operate by bookings, as a new client you can book our services on our webpage at www.kourtneysforeignkart.simplybook.me and be added to our schedule. We offer availability from Tuesday to Saturday based on our business hours.
We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.
My Business was prayed for to be elevated and expanded with God’s help and my commitment however during the first few months of the launch I worked for the sense of security that I needed financially at my 9-5. I then became aware that this side hustle could do exceedingly and abundantly well if I put more energy into it. Kourtneys potential to grow was always there I simply feared low days, those days where you don’t make any money however with the right persons in my corner, I challenged myself to do better. I enrolled in the Marc Coley Business Academy, and I took on all task and challenges that came my way. Most business owners don’t invest in a business coach or business mentor, but I sure took that challenge on to learn and elevate myself and my companies. First challenge was I told myself that every day I needed to make a minimum goal which I set. My coach then challenged us to make 10k a month it was then that I truly had a wakeup call, at this time I wasn’t making half that much, but I was determined to take on the challenge. I strategically planned how I would make this a reality for myself and accomplish it to the best of my ability to not only make my coach proud but make myself proud as well and that I did. To wrap it all up I was afraid to take the leap of faith, the leap that would take me to the next level. Most times we are afraid because of the financial security that our jobs provide us with.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
Yes, absolutely recently I underwent a situation that played a role in deformation of character as a business owner. My image was something I cared for deeply, I cared so much about how people saw me as a business owner that it made me unhappy and depressed. However, I started to get out of that shell and truly start to be me and transparency allowed my happiness to come and make itself present in my life. A situation that could’ve been avoided then happened in my life, it dampened my spirit and as I looked back at videos, I saw myself allowing negativity to impact me. In that moment nothing raced my mind more than motherhood and business however it happened so fast there I was being recorded in a manner that was not social media presentable nonetheless in the blink of an eye I realized it was made public as my phone rang uncontrollably. My heart raced but for some weird reason I remained very calm, I watched as my character was deformed yet still, I wondered why I was so relaxed. I felt no need to defend myself, I felt no way in the moment as a matter of fact I felt a sense of peace so suddenly hit me that I began to pray and figure out a way to turn negativity into positivity. I realized that negativity only last for so long so why add fuel to the fire. There I was being resilient throughout the entire situation I kept my head held high and moved with grace and class. I began to transform into someone even more beautiful inside and out. I was then invited to speak in Atlanta, Georgia by Lauren the CEO of Luxuryrosee she held an event that was called “Revive Her convention” I spoke on the topic of resilience to a room full of Entrepreneurs from different states. Being able to come back bounce back from that difficult situation was a blessing.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.kourtneysforeignkart.as.
me/ - Instagram: @officialenisedalisma_
- Facebook: Kourtneys Foreign Kart and Enise E Dalisma
- Other: tiktok: @kourtneytheshopper
Image Credits
@moses_j_amisial // Platinum photography