We were lucky to catch up with Veronica Pope-ricketts recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Veronica thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

My parents believed in me, they believed that I can do anything I wanted to do. Them believing in me made me believe in myself. Believing in myself gave me an abundance of confidence to complete anything I wanted to accomplish. Their belief in me, always gave me the sense that the sky is the limit, and no boundaries could stop me from reaching any of my goals. Growing up I was an athlete and having my mother at my games cheering me on, reassured me of her support and her belief that anything I do I would be great at it as long as I put my all into it. This was right because the confidence has gotten me to a point in my life that I am today knocking down may barriers, and being able to execute goal after goal. This said confidence at times did have me overlook the hard work and commitment it would take to reach certain a heights.

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.

Growing up as a little girl to adult women hood I’ve always been interested in self care. As a teenager I began to wear a lot of different perfumes because I love smelling good. I found myself spraying perfume on myself multiple times a day; which lead me to do research on how to make perfume last longer. At this point I was introduced to essential oils and essential oil fragrances. I began to buy less perfume and more oil which lead to buy ing just oil and mixing them to make my own frangrances. People would always compliment me on how good I smelled so I would give some of my oils away when people would ask. With a finance and business background thoughts of a business was wandering my mind so i furthered my education on essential oils and learned all of its benefits and then started my business.
Xxotic Essence LLC started with just fragrance oils , then extended to include body butters, bath salts , car fresheners and yoni steams.
My brand promotes being rare, and being confident in one’s self. There are studies that show people generally are more confident when they smell good. It’s been proven that scents trigger the Limbic system in the brain which is responsible for emotions. So smelling good can trigger emotions such as; happiness, joy, and confidence which explains why people that smell good have good self esteem. I always tell my clients and people that I meet , anything that you believe you can do , you can do , so having high self esteem is a very important trait in people that want to complete their life goals. Xxotic Essence LLC strives on having exceptional customer service by exceeding the customers needs and being able to provide infomation about each product. Xxotic Essence LLC builds lasting relationships long past the point of sale. Xxotic Essence LLC prides itself on providing luxury products for an economical price.
I am most proud of building a business from the ground up, having vision, doing the neccesAry work to bring the vision to life. I am happy to be able to provide customers with a life changing experience and life changing products that can alter your mood to a happier state and add confidence to one’s life that will better their life in more ways than one without breaking the bank.

What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?

The most effective strategy for growing clientele has been focusing on providing exceptional customers service , which I’ve learned is through active listening , and providing an exceptional quality product. Being the face of my brand, in my mind every interaction can become a transaction simply by genuinely listening. Optimizing the internet and utilizing it to your advantage by visibility through different channels; social media, google, different ads. Lastly confidence, believe in your business and what it has to offer so much, because when you believe so will others.

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

Atomic habits by James clear. The message I got from this book was that small changes can lead to significant results and small habits done consistently can improve well being. I now focus on the small, because small consistent improvements in my business practices and everyday life will reflect in significant growth long term. l

Contact Info:

• Website: Www..Xxoticessence.com
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