We were lucky to catch up with Teleigha Peavy recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Teleigha, thanks for joining us today. So, naming is such a challenge. How did you come up with the name of your brand?
L.Signature Collection by L.Styles means Leigha (me) Collection my styles. I choose a company and brand name that represents me and about me, my style. I want it to stand out. I wanted a name to speak for my jewelry collection.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
Now did I really begin ? It’s all thanks to my grandmother! My grandmother is a Southern Belle. She believes that women should always wear a piece of jewelry, especially earrings. I use to get in trouble because I actually hated jewelry (I was a tom boy growing up). After I had my first child, I had to find ways to not fall into post partum because for her, I had to keep going. The solution was, make myself feel better not only on the inside, but outside too. So when I dress , I really dress even with matching jewelry. I eventually became to love jewelry.

As years went by, one Sunday I was bored, and I went to craft and home decor stores just browsing. Decorating and crafting has always been my passion. Well, I walked down the craft aisle for jewelry making and instantly loved the beads and started getting ideas. I wanted to start making my own jewelry. When I wore the set I made, I’ve gotten a lot of compliments and was asked if I was a designer, my response – No. One person says after my response, “ You should be.”

I thought about it and started taking tutorial lessons. Maybe 3 weeks later, after I made my first set of jewelry, the “paint” begin to chip away. I started researching products that will never fade or wear away. The answer was gemstones ! I’ve started reading about their pureness, metaphysical , and healing properties. Then I discovered that they are mentioned throughout the Bible. My first reaction was, “ Wow! I get it Lord, I can’t run from it! This is what I’m called to do.” No matter what I do, my spiritual side keeps getting intertwined with what I do.

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I’ve begin researching places that sells pure authentic gemstones and browsing the competition. I wanted mine to be unique and a different style. So my journey began! My goal is to keep improving and learning something new everyday!

I want people to share my passion, calling, and creativity! I always considered myself unique and different. I want men and women to feel unique. Let your individuality illuminate to the outside of you.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
Even now there are times i want to quit and give up, but the vision I keep having is telling me I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I know i can’t keep believing all the sales pitches and gimmicks that comes my way, I have to grow organically. I learned after no results received from marketing campaigns and experts. There’s no fast way to success, some takes time to build and grow

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
A time where my business received recognition for my products were when I was invited to a Dubai Fashion Show. It was a success, after thay show , I’m receiving more invites to more shows! Plus my jewelry designs are loved !

Contact Info:

• Website: Www.l-stylesllc.com
• Instagram: Www.instagram.com/L.stylesllc
• Facebook: Www.facebook.com/L.Signaturecollection
• Twitter: Www.twitter.com/L.stylesllc

Image Credits
Photos by Jarvis Redford and Dana Khan Photography of Dubai