TheStartofSomethingNew

By Karen McConnell-Jones

The launch of a new business can be looked at as the start of something new. Allowing you the opportunity to explore while walking on unfamiliar grounds, yet growing your purpose into a fruitful blessing to those who are in need of your provided services.

As we know, most new businesses start from a place of something that we love to do, what we are gifted at, or have acquired a passion for. Now, taking this as a start of a new business is truly our first step toward becoming entrepreneurs. We usually invest our own money in getting the business started and up off the ground We succeed if the business turns a profit, which now serves as our income, as it helps up to continue to grow our business efforts.

A great entrepreneur must be able to effectively communicate, sell, focus, learn, and strategize. An ability to continuously learn is not just a key entrepreneurial skill, but also a very valuable life skill. Growing a business requires a sound strategy based on inherent business sense and skills. An entrepreneur is made by being committed to calculated risk-taking and perseverance against all odds. As an entrepreneur, it is likely that you will make mistakes along the way, however, success comes from learning from your own mistakes If you can turn that idea into something that solves real-world problems, you are on your way to becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Meet Michelle DeMarcia Davis

Vision & Purpose (V&P) Community Magazine is pleased to have Michelle DeMarcia Davis as our front cover featured story. Michelle is a newly welcomed entrepreneur in Forest Park, Cincinnati As we know, it is important for her business to have the best positive spotlight possible in order to generate the proper momentum needed to get her business up off the ground and off to a successful start.

Michelle DeMarcia Davis, after enjoying over 20 years of working for great corporate companies, has now managed to harness all her unique skill sets and launch her own business, the L.I.V.E. Live Network, LLC. Michelle has taken her expertise from customer service and managing to graphic design, writing, life coaching/mentoring, marketing sales, and substitute teaching, to manufacture a complete packaged company of business development solutions. Her vision is a clear pathway on how we assist each other as we L.I.V.E. (Lead Invest Visualize Evolve) F.R.E.E. (Forgive Revive Empower Edify), in order to bring our purpose to fruition

Michelle speaks very candidly with me about what a new business owner looks like from her perspective and why now. “What led me to want to start my own business is seeing my hard-working matriarch and patriarch, parents, along with the great business owners I’ve been blessed to know are an inspiration. All these factors are truly what led me to this moment as a business owner. I am motivated because coaching and mentoring are in line with my mission, vision, and purpose in life. I enjoy writing and graphic design, as it is another fun way for me to create and tell a great story. After being a girl scout troop leader for several years I withdrew from my position in order to adjust to being newly married and raising a family. Now, thirteen years later, I am launching L.I.V.E Live Mentoring, as an umbrella up under my company. L.I.V.E. Live Mentoring is a safe space to learn, socialize, make friends, and grow. Since a lot of our teens i l d i i ti iti d d ’t dri , the i t inly of kly onli t hing , and s e

Michelle goes on to share “I must admit my biggest challenge getting started is narrowing down what I am doing and whe should my focus be first Also, challenging, is the time it takes to start a new business. I have to remind mysel because I can do a variety of things doesn’t mean I shoul all at once. My family is very important to me, so I stri healthy work-life balance. I would like for my busines more family time and resources for myself and others. As continue to walk in my purpose, God will continue to s show out, letting me know, I can do and enjoy both. R business takes hard work, dedication, and consistency. I stay prayed up to recognize distractions, and not let it t course, as I must stay the course and stay focused.”

As an entrepreneur Michelle balances family by being intentional about putting God and her family first, remembering she won’t get the years back with her family. Michelle’s twins attend school online which allows the family to spend a lot of quality time together Michelle makes sure that her twins are still socializing and interacting. She signs her boys up for a lot of church, community, and library programs, plus they have a great Nu Phi Gamma Youth Auxiliary group. She’s blessed that all the experiences and seasons shared with her family help to contribute to her life experiences, making her business of life coaching and mentoring even that much stronger. Michelle likes to focus on what she can do, instead of what she cannot do. She is so grateful that God has blessed her with a healthy, loving, and supportive family. L.I.V.E. Live Mentoring allows a balance where all of her family, friends, and community can work together while making a positive impact on society and future generations.

Michelle knows that it is her faith that has compelled her to move forward. “I’ve been blessed to be introduced to God at a young age by my parents and grandparents. I was baptized at the age of eight My mom kept and keeps us active in church she is still making sure her grandchildren and great-grandchildren are connected to God and actively going to church as well My mother has truly shown us the way to our faith. This is why I truly believe in walking by faith and not by sight. I stay prayed up to walk in obedience I am amazed at all of the great things God does exceedingly and abundantly, even more than I could imagine. This is a Corinthians 2:9-10 moment, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” This is a part of my faith walk. Although I’ve been through a lot of losses, I have a “peace that surpasses all understanding” that allows me to focus on how blessed, highly favored, and protected we are in the midst of the evil and chaos that surrounds us. The “But God” factor and my growth mindset is the only reason I am able to get up, smile and focus on contributing to society.”

Michelle continues to express. “This is why, for me, giving back to my community is a must-do. It is truly second nature for me. It is nothing for me to be seen helping out where ever and whenever I can I mentor at Winton Woods High School to an awesome group of mentees and which so happened to be where I graduated in 1997. I enjoy Substitute teaching for the Winton Woods City School District when I can. Also, I am an Adjunct Instructor at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, where I attended as well. Membership and Recruitment for Wilberforce University, where I also graduated in 2004 I recently volunteered and took my twins on a tour of Indiana Wesleyan University, as they had testing there for their school. Also, my twins are part of an awesome Nu Phi Youth Auxiliary that keeps us volunteering. I have a free little library in my front yard, which gives children an opportunity to get free books. Last, but not least, I am a parent volunteer with the non-profit Camp B Y O C ”

Michelle's strong belief in seeing the Vision while living the Purpose has purposed her to do the great work that she has achieved so far, as of today. She further believes in Cor 2:9, which bears repeating "Eye hath not seen nor ear heard what God hath prepared for those who love him " Knowing this and that her life is for God's many good purposes keeps her constantly in prayer to "walk by faith and not by sight." She shies away from things seen as a distraction. Perhaps, to consumed them she wouldn't be who she is today “Purpose to me is why we are blessed to get up each day. One of the many great books I've read that explained it the best is "The Purpose Driven Life ” The best description I found is Pastor Rick Warren reveals the meaning of life from a Christian perspective five purposes that you were created by God to fulfill: worship, unselfish fellowship, spiritual maturity, your ministry, and your mission. Sometimes when God gives us the vision, it doesn’t always make sense to us, but we know we must act in His will of what needs to be done. That's why mindset, positivity, and purpose are my passion for Life Coaching and Mentoring.” we start to bring this rview to a close, helle takes a deep th of gratefulness and itude, as to be in this ment. She has done the k Now, she is ready to ent and launch her new pany to the world. “I thankful to V&P mmunity Magazine for opportunity for V E Live Network to eatured and the ching of L I V E Live ntoring. Also, to be to share the spotlight h some of the amazing den gems of my munity here in cinnati is truly a sing and a proud ment in my life Yet, e important the loving port of my family ns the world to me To supportive husband I k God for you and I you very much With , uniting us we will inue to move untains together. The of family, friends, and community has truly n my anchor. Ephesians 9 KJV says “For by e are ye saved through h; and that not of rselves: it is the gift of : not of works, lest any man should boast.” Amen!