Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lakeya Allen. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Lakeya , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What was the most important lesson/experience you had in a job that has helped you as a business owner?
The most important thing my last job taught me was about time. working daily to complete someone else dreams was not helping me reach my very own dreams. so i traded punching in a clock to working full time but on my own time building my own dream. I was over worked and under paid and it hit me how much time i spending driving and working then driving and being to tired to spend that extra time with my kids because i was losing myself. When it hit me that i had not time for my kids and my self for self care i had to make a change and build my own dream had to happen.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
My name is Lakeya Allen. I grew up on the south side of Chicago the windy city. Im a single mother of three beautiful children. one girl two boys. I thought i was on the right path in life with working my federal job at the post office as a city carrier and clocking in to work being afraid to lose my section 8, until i realized i wanted more that just a 9-5 doing the same thing for 30 years. i then wanted to invest in myself and learn other ways of making money as long as it was passive and i didnt have to take away alot of time doing this business. i then watch an episode of shark tank and thats when it hit me. Mark stated we needed to have 7 streams of income to become a millionaire and there was mno way i was going to make that happen with just working at the post office. Dont get me wrong it was great pay at that time untill i made my first 20k in 30 days. i was shocked. the following month i mad 40k in 30 days and was just out done. i was like there is no way i am going back to the post office and i just made my years salary in one month. That was 60k in just two months of not so hard work. I became a top credit repair specialist in the credit industry. People connected with me because i fixed my own credit in less than 6 months an dbrought my first house. People were htting me up left and right because they seen it and knew me and where i had came from. I was the disptuing queen. I loved it and it gave me a high like never before. I had finally learned a skill that was lucrative yet it helped others build the same kind of life i had with financial literacy. later others started asking me to teach them my ways and i have taught over 300 people and they get results and it makes me happy that what i give them works.
Can you talk to us about how your funded your business?
When i first started my buiness i was still working at the post office as a city carrier. I then broke my foot and was off work but could still drive so i started to do instacart and hair to pay for all things my business may have needed. i did door dash and that those three things covered my overhead untill i was able to get a better credit score and learned about business credit .
How did you build your audience on social media?
i built my follwoing off my truth. i was open and honest and could relate to many as a single mother on section 8 welfare and low income who wanted a better life for myself and my kids. My following became stronger once i was sharing my personal wins my failures and just being transparent with my life and what i was really facing.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.bjafinancialsolutions.com
- Instagram: bja_financialsolutions
- Facebook: Lakeya Allen
- Linkedin: Lakeya Allen
- Youtube: Mzzkeyaa