Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Stacie H.. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Stacie , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?

This latest project was very purpose driven, Becoming a children’s book author has been very exciting to say the least many doors have opened just from me being my authentic self. My love for children has always been top tier. At the age of 43 I finally did it ! I authored a whole children’s book !

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

Humanitarian work is my favorite thing to do. It all started with a vision back in 2007, I created Baby Ink and now 15 years later I’m still on that same mission just under a new name Toddler Tings! Paint.Play.Create we host free pop up play experiences for children of all ages however we have a special place for toddlers and children with special needs. We host these events in our local community also providing a safe and nurturing environment while doing so. Second to that I’ve recently partnered with L.A Care Health Plan launching a brand new literacy program in their new community resource centers featuring my new book Little Voices With Lots Of Feelings. I host a weekly class taking children on a unique reading experience learning Healthy Affirmations ~ I have a lot I’m involved in lol I definitely create balance to enjoy it all I love what I do !!! Lastly, I have another brand its called Fresh Finesse Flowers it’s a trendy Pop Up Flower Bar we can literally set up anywhere flowers make me happy they bring a sense of peace and joy to any situation launching this business during the pandemic and having all the opportunities thus far I mean never would I have ever imagined I would be at Sofi Stadium with my flower stands lol stay tuned there is definitely more !

How did you build your audience on social media?

When it comes to social media and your audience content matters, like for me how my pictures look how they are staged it’s like I almost try to tell a story. When I first started posting I would get heavy feed back like your pictures aren’t clear you need to upgrade your phone lol and boom soon as I did that I started to post more and more it became a thing ! I like bright color content for both my brands especially for the children’s brand children like bright colors they can identify more its like very intriguing for my flower brand I try to correlate color patterns based off seasons its real easy to do and based off that alone my audience just started to grow from there and when major brands started reaching out I knew I was on to something. I would like to add posting and building an audience does take a lot of personal time because if your not posting then you have no audience you have no following you have to keep people interested that’s the only way your brand will grow

Can you talk to us about how your funded your business?

Ha ha, when it comes to funding lets just say I hustle hard and what I’ve mastered was let one business support the other and the crazy thing is I don’t have any business credit cards nor have I ever received a business loan I it’s crazy but I’ve made it work I’ve sold everything from dipped strawberries to baby onesies my hustle has been a whole vibe it really keeps me humble so my only advice is stay the course and when it comes to getting your bag do what you have to do lol

Contact Info:

• Website: www.toddlertings.org
• Instagram: @toddlertings and @freshfinesseflowers
• Other: https://linktr.ee/contact.stacieh

Image Credits
Little Voices With Lots Of Feelings Written by: Stacie H. Illustrated by: Mariam Poppins Fresh Finesse Flowers Owner Stacie H.