Today we’d like to introduce you to Aleshea Carrieré.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I was eight when I experienced the outdoors for the first time.
I was 10 when I sat in Mr. Qusenberrys Texas History class on Meadowknoll drive in Dallas, Texas, and my eyes lit up as he talked of The Battle of the Alamo.
I was 12 when I kayaked in the Florida Everglades.
I was 13 when I visited the Alamo for the first time and cried as others laughed because I was so disappointed at a building I had waited to see for over three years was smaller than I imagined.
The date was November 16, 2001, when I backpacked for the first.
To ask my story is to know how I started. My love of the outdoors and Texas Travel bore as an adult fulfilling a child’s desire. As the years have passed, the education acquired, and the realization that I could become a photographer and writer in my way and share these experiences is precisely what I did.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
I live by the phrase feast or famine. When you work for yourself, it’s a feast or famine lifestyle and only you can hustle and fight for yourself. But, at the end of the day, it’s always better to struggle for your own dream then someone else’s.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with GlitznGrits – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
I inspire women to get outside and realize that the outdoors is for everyone through hyper-local Texas travel.
There’s a wealth of academic research that suggests that a lack of mentors and networking opportunities for women has materially affected the number of women in leadership roles. Smart organizations and industry leaders are working to change this, but in the meantime, do you have any advice for finding a mentor and building a network?
Currently, I sit on the board of Girl Scouts of North East Texas, also known as GSNETX. At our last meeting, we did a networking exercise with a networking expert, and the phrase she said that stuck out to me was, “always look to expand your circle of influence.” We wrote 21 circles on a piece of paper, and then within that paper, we wrote a category we were passionate about or something we did within each circle. We then drew spokes from each circle and posted the name of a person that correlated to that topic. The activity made me realize that I had more people of influence in my network that and many people I could potentially rely on or for mentorship and networking.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.glitzngrits.com
- Email: glitzsngrits@gmail.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/glitzngrits
- Facebook: facebook.com/glitzngrits
- Twitter: twitter.com/glitzngrits
Image Credit:
Laura lee Blackburn, Laura Lee Blackburn, Casey Eubanks, Avery key
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