We were lucky to catch up with Violeta Mileva recently and have shared our conversation below.
Violeta, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What do you think it takes to be successful?
My grandma Violet told me this quote in Bulgaria when I was a little girl, which, later in my life I inked on my heart so i never forget… “Success is achieved by the one who has lived well, laughed often, and loved very much. They enjoyed trust and love from good people. They have filled their niche and achieved their mission. They left our world better than they found it.”
I walk this path today and named my company Champïone. To put the power in the person who enters our world, to be their own success story while we hold your hand: a winner in healing your skin challenges, your self esteem, your intimacy, and be a Champïone in all aspects of Mind, Body, Skin.
When I was little, my grandfather was always making me race the neighborhood kids. And after losing month after month for 1 year straight, the day came where I finally crossed the finish line first. And I’ll never forget how my grandfather was yelling so loud that the next town over can hear “CHAMPÏONE! CHAMPÏONE!” I was smiling blissfully from ear to ear for days.
1. What it takes to be successful is to NEVER QUIT regardless of the uphill climb.
Find what really gets you excited and even if you get 100 “no’s” that 101 will be your “yes”. Success is failure turned inside out. Rest if you must, but don’t quit. Many times I have been tried, defeated, challenged, frustrated, rejected, and lost many relationships due to my dedication to never quit and share the power of trees with the world. I always saw the light at the end of the tunnel and now everything I could have ever imagined is present in my life.
But what I want others to know is that now more than ever is the time to stick together, to support our communities and help each other thrive. Just like what Champïone’s motto is: “The trees’ roots are what bind us in the core after all” We are all connected. We do not survive individually we survive collectively. Mind, Body, Skin, Spirit connection. Connected with nature and connected to each other. That is what we do. All of our products and services are geared toward longevity of these principles.
2. What it takes to be successful is also to have an AMAZING TEAM that all believe in the same vision. Isolation is a silent killer based on research from Oxford Academy. So do your work with people in alliance to your major purpose. Whether it’s an 8-figure business, co-creation of a family, or a mom and pop coffee shop you need more than 1 person. Biggest lesson I learned here, is how to delegate and find people that truly align with the vision and mission of my company.
3. Lastly I do not think you can have success or happiness for that matter without SELF ESTEEM. People with high levels of self esteem get along better with others and live a happier life. How much you like and value yourself is self esteem. You’re either increasing your self esteem or protecting it. Regardless, it highly determines your happiness, the risks you take, and the confidence you have going toward your success. If you feel valuable you will attract more abundance in every aspect of your life (the relationships, the house, the career). The less valuable you feel the more you will attract the darkness (the loneliness, the lackluster job, the not feeling good enough to get your dreams) To heal people’s skin challenges, Champïone works simultaneously with self esteem to achieve your skin goals.
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Violeta, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My name is Violet and I am the Founder and Creator of Champïone by Mileva where we help people reach their maximum potential in Mind, Body, and Skin. We work with people who struggle with various skin challenges (aging, eczema, acne, chronic dryness). We also work on self worth, self esteem, and personal intimacy for real healing. We specialize in merging the use of creme de la creme TREE RESINS and ELECTROMAGNETISM to bring ultimate healing. Trees give us the breath of life, print our abundance, and are one of our greatest healers with only the Pinaceae tree family producing this potent immune resin. Tree resin, roots, tree sap and other exotic botanicals are our main ingredients that heal. Western medicine is just discovering the power of tree resins and the numerous scientific and medical journals, such as PubMed, are backing up these findings.
I was particularly alerted to harmful ingredients in cosmetics when I volunteered to work at the beauty parlor with terminally ill children for 2 years. “I was tired of seeing kids that were sick using products that could potentially make them sicker. I noticed the makeup that was provided to me had harmful ingredients that are banned in many countries, which are out of alignment with my core beliefs. So I asked myself as I looked in this child’s eyes, ‘How can I put something on them that might hurt them even more? Like an explosion in my heart, the idea for my company, Champïone, was born.
Being armed as a beauty professional by trade and passion, I set to work in the cosmetic lab. And I created my very first 2 products:
The Multifunctional Skin Saver, a 5-in-1 makeup that replaces toxic chemicals, makeup and skincare all in one. One of a kind in the market.
The Panacea Potion- Youth Longevity Serum, the skin elixir of immortality.
Later on I created “nature’s antibiotic” the Salve it all -Beauty Balm Concentrate that has helped over 10,000 people completely heal from eczema. From working with terminally-ill kids in the beauty parlor, to helping thousands of men and women worldwide discover their greatest power, join our world and become part of this life-changing community!
We create multifunctional products that perform more than one function so you need less products, resulting in less waste. We also have regifting packaging so we eliminate the need for waste and you are invited to make someone’s day. If you know someone who is struggling with a skin challenge, self esteem, self love and are ready for a quantum leap reach out to us. Our gift to your readers is this Powerful Book of healing with over 87+ healing secrets ($22 Value) that you can start implementing now. Here is the link to download https://www.championebymileva.com. Free download as a PDF directly on your phone for easy access. Enjoy ✨
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
My resilience has been tried and tested since I was a young girl. To really toughen up my character so I can be in service for others in this way. Changing friends, cultures, and continents mid-childhood, did not make me be complacent and stay in the same hometown (Targovishte, Bulgaria) as the one I was born instead I came to the land of dreams. I was in and out of child care while my parents were hard at work. It was a pretty lonely time, however the gift of this was to find joy within my own company. Then entering a new school with no friends and a different language did not make me run away to the familiar, even though I was bullied and jumped. I stayed in FAITH, and TRUST. I was just excited for the possibilities to come. I did not allow fear to break me down all the way.
The hardest challenge to overcome was when I opened my shop in 2019 at the 3rd St Promenade in Santa Monica. The pandemic hit strong in April 2020 and the city closed the entire strip, I was never prepared to be full-time online. How could I? I was used to traditional brick-and-mortar-type retail shopping. With in-person shopping, I knew I would see 10 to 20 people per minute walking past my shop.” I experienced emotions of anxiousness, doubting, questioning what to do. On top of that, my dog passed away and everything was turning into gloomy doom. However, I had a great support team. I gathered experienced people and strategized on expanding in the online marketplace.
Terms such as Social Engine Optimization, Influencer outreach, Gifting samples everywhere, A/B testing became part of my daily vocabulary. “Now things are starting to pivot,” I said. “Getting discovered and gaining trust from online consumers was the hardest to overcome. But now, our online business is rivaling what we used to do in our retail store.”
To finish with the quote that has kept me resilient all these years, from the famous Champïone Winston Churchill “Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
We’d really appreciate if you could talk to us about how you figured out the manufacturing process.
Yes I manufacture my own products and plan to continue to do everything in-house in our Champïone lab. I met my manufacturer in a very serendipitous way. I was at a time in my life where I had to pivot in my business. I moved my entire life from Florida and drove cross country to open up my shop on the 3rd St Promenade in Santa Monica. I was living my dream life, sharing Champïone with a forward thinking community. People here appreciated the value of Champïone tree resin/electromagnetism products and services, our products were flying off the shelves. Working and living by the beach it was a dream come true.
I met my manufacturer one sunny day when he was shopping with his family. HE saw what I was creating, and wanted to be apart of this revolution. He invited me to his headquarters in Ontario and it was fate after that. We became partners and run Champione full time. We formulate, package design, label, wax seal, and R & D all in this magical place of creation. We use only organic, natural botanicals, and practices that are sustainable. It’s so important that we hold the same vision. We enter our lab space with the smell of fresh roses steam distilling, and the vast smell of pine resin filling every corner of the room.
Connections, having a great network, and self discipline is key to my success. I have a master’s in Human Science Product Development and a diploma is organic skincare formulation. Although manufacturing alone was fulfilling and worked in the beginning, nothing is better than having a team of experts who are there to support you. And what I want those of you reading this to know, this is also possible for you. Even though I was blessed to finding the perfect match of a manufacturer, shop around and really meet everyone face to face to feel in your heart it is a good fit. Have a dream, constantly meet and engage people with your vision. Most of all I acknowledge God for guiding me to be in service daily and feeling the fruitful blessings flowing in return. Due to all of this, I can do it for all of you that cross my path.
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Christina Todd