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he entrepreneur shares candidly about building her business and recovering from breast cancer.
“Who said, you can’t build an empire when you hit your forties. You are never too old to build a legacy and have an impact on society that is positive. My mission is to build a platform that will be a light that will shine and serve for others… to be a voice in the community to inform, inspire, educate, and entertain.”
Those are the inspirational words of Letrise Carter, Digital Media Expert and Influencer. We sat down with Carter to discuss her business acumen and recovery from breast cancer, a major challenge that she faced in 2019. “I became cancer free and can say that I am now a Breast Cancer Survivor and Warrior,” she declared with a huge smile.
MY VISION AND MISSION WERE BIGGER THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE, AND THAT ACTUALLY SCARED ME.
From STRUGGLES to SUCCESS Meet Digital Media Expert and Influencer
LETRISE CARTER by Icylin Morgan
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As Carter begins to speak, you get a glimpse of the powerhouse’s ability to focus on the fundamentals to elevate her brand. During our interview, she was poised, strong, thoughtful, and refreshingly forthcoming. One thing is sure—there is no stopping this warrior. VBD: Give us details about you and your story. LETRISE: I am Letrise Carter, an educated Black single mother who dreamed of impacting others in the community to rise above their circumstances. I became a mother during my junior year of college, and with the support and encouragement of my professors, advisors, and mentor I was able to stay in school to finish my bachelor’s degree in accounting despite all the odds against me. I was the first to break the generational curse among the Black women in my family. I desired to have more for myself as well as
