We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Phyllis Okon. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Phyllis below.
Phyllis, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love for you to start by sharing your thoughts about the pros and cons of family businesses.
My husband and I founded BLS fifty years ago. Our sons have worked alongside us and, with his passing, have taken the reins of a business that has expanded despite the pandemic. However, my story is one of reinvention. I built the business and then built a legacy, publishing 83 award-winning books. I handle my son’s marketing for the twenty books and three scripts he has produced. Lastly, during the pandemic, I became a medium with a thriving practice that averages 30 or so monthly readings, plus several courses teaching mediumship. I have always lived outside of any boxes.
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?
I am proud of the fact that my husband and I built a worldwide service that handles transportation for the film industry with a 1200-dollar investment. We employ over four hundred people and have expanded to eleven offices, including one in the UK.
When I began writing, I had no idea it would turn into another small industry that would reach homeschoolers nationwide or that one of my books would outsell every book on Amazon for over a month. The Big Book of Silly Jokes continues to be ranked as a best-seller on Amazon. Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex has been made into a script and hopefully will be sold soon to a studio.
Lastly, after the loss of my husband, I turned to mediumship and was endorsed by Seatbelt Psychic Thomas John. This new venture has taken off and created a following that has spawned three books and several courses.
My most important job is being mom and grandma to my kids. They call me the mother of reinvention.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
The pandemic and the loss of my husband caused me to learn to adapt to new trends and policies. I am still on the road, bringing in accounts. I realized you can never sit still.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
Reinvention, reinvention, and reinvention. At seventy, I constantly learn and reinvent to stay relevant in this ever-changing world.
Contact Info:
- Website: www,ladyphyllis.com, www.caroleproman.com, www.britlunden.com, https://blsco.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladyphyllismedium/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladyphyllismedium/, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003959757922,https://www.facebook.com/CarolePRomanAwardWinningAuthorAndBooks/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phyllis-okon-a0206a186/
- Twitter: https://x.com/home
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ladyphyllismedium, https://www.youtube.com/@CarolePRoman-wf2do
Image Credits
Eric Okon- photo
Phyllis Okon personal photos