We recently connected with Rochel Marie Lawson and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Rochel Marie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Crazy stuff happening is almost as certain as death and taxes – it’s technically “unexpected” but something unexpected happening is to be expected and so can you share a crazy story with our readers

When I graduated from Electrical Engineering School at the age of 21, which was my second degree, I interviewed with every major Electronics firm in Silicon Valley. Every interview, I was told I passed with flying colors, and then the men conducting the interview would lean back in their chairs and tell me… “You are going to work with men that are probably your father’s age until we can figure out how to make them comfortable; we can’t hire you just yet; however, we really want you to be expecting a phone call from us so we can move forward….” I never got that call.

This was the major reason I started a woman-owned, minority-owned telecommunications installation company in Silicon Valley in 1990: I could not get a job.

This created a tenacity within me that has driven me to be a Top 50 Woman -Owned Business in Silicon Valley

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am Rochel Marie Lawson, known as the Queen of Feeling Fabulous. I own two successful businesses. My first business is the first woman-owned, minority-owned telecommunications installation company in the U.S., which has also been named one of the Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses in Silicon Valley.
My second business is Blissful Living 4 U, which focuses on wellness, wisdom, and wealth for women. I hold summits called The Brave, Bold & Unstoppable Women’s Summits, which are focused on assisting women entrepreneurs and career professionals to build, sustain, and expand their empires. From the summits I hold, I donate part of the proceeds to supporting our women veterans. In addition, I recognize and honor women veterans who are doing bold and unstoppable things in their community to support other women veterans. I am a multiple international best-selling author, podcast hostess since 2010, certified international speaker, and inductee in the Best-selling Speaker and Author Hall of Fame. I practice the holistic discipline of Ayurveda as an Ayurvedic Nurse Practitioner, and I use this in all that I do for my wellness, wisdom, wealth, business, and life. Most importantly, I teach others how to do the same. The thing(s) I am most proud of in the midst of running not one but two businesses, I was able to raise my children to be exceptional children who took the wisdom I shared with them while they were growing up and incorporated it into their lives which has led them to be extremely successful in all of their endeavors, to be healthy, wealthy and wise. I am proud to have been able to start a business that has lasted since 1990 and continues to be a thriving business and then be able to start a second business, utilizing my knowledge, wisdom, and expertise as a Registered Nurse, Ayurvedic Nurse Practitioner, Certified Meditation Specialist, and Detoxification Specialist to assist women to balance the pillars of wellness, wisdom and wealth so they can “have and live” the life of their dreams. I love having my summits and watching the transformation of the attendees at the event take place, I love doing my podcast and having conversations with some of the most amazing healers, wisdom experts and wealth experts. I taking deep dives into the exploration of the blockage women experience when it comes to their wellness, wisdom, and wealth and assisting them to transform/release the blockage(s) and experience the flow of wellness, wisdom, and wealth in their lives. I am proud of my talk show Bold & Unstoppable, which is a show that features a panel of guests, and we discuss topics that affect women in today’s society to bring more awareness to women on a global level and to begin the unification of women in the US and around the world so we can be the change agents to make the world a better place. And so much more…

Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?

First, to manage a team effectively, you have to know their character and personality type, how they receive and process information, and what task they are naturally inclined to do well. Once you have this information, which is easy to obtain, you can create a management strategy that allows the team to be successful and allows communication that will be received by the team members in a positive way. This strategy also allows them to be open and honest with their communication back to you.

Maintaining high morale can be easily accomplished once you know the personality and characteristics of your team.

The personality and characteristics of team members can be accomplished by having them take an assessment tool that I have used for 33+ years. This tool is simple and has allowed me to understand how each of my team members communicates and receives information, their style of working, and if they have leadership skills and are comfortable leading a team or if the fit for them is to be more creative or the “task-oriented member of the team.”

Can you open up about a time when you had a really close call with the business?

There was a pivotal moment early in my business where I went to the bank to make a deposit into the business account and there was no money in the account. I had payroll and business expenditures due and was shocked to hear that all the money that was in the bank account the day prior was gone…..

Contact Info:

• Website: www.blissfulliving4u.com and www.alldaycableinc.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/rochelelawson
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/rochele.lawson.5
• Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/rochelemarielawson
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rochelelawson
• Youtube: https:// https://bit.ly/3KV1tDU

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Mira Mira