07/16/2025
Last week? Brutal.
Storms outside. Storms inside.
➡️ Key personnel dropped the ball.
➡️ A vendor mistake cost us dearly—and they disappeared when it mattered.
➡️ Money stolen.
➡️ 4 locations were closed due to flooding.
➡️ 2 sandwich units and 1 ice machine went down.
➡️ And yet, catering in multiple cities still had to happen—with excellence.
➡️ Smiles still had to be real, not rehearsed.
This is what leadership looks like in real time. Not in theory. Not in a book.
It’s doing the hard things when the weight of everything is on your shoulders.
It’s staying steady when everything around you shakes.
And through it all, I kept thinking of a few of my Unshaken values that built all of this:
💥 Fall. Rise. Repeat.
Because the world doesn’t pause for your struggle—but neither does your purpose.
💪 Grind Before Glory.
Because it’s not just about showing up—it’s about doing so with resolve, excellence, and joy, regardless.
The photo I’m sharing was taken in one of my stores—closed, dark, and quiet.
I paused there for just a moment, surrounded by silence, to re-anchor.
Sometimes, before you rise again, you need stillness.
Stillness to remember who you are. Why you started. And where you’re going.
To all those affected by Tropical Storm Chantal and the devastating flooding across our region—my heart and prayers are with you.
May you find strength in the shaking and rise again, grounded in resilience and hope.
So no—it wasn’t a feel-good week.
But I’m walking out of it with something deeper than relief.
I’m walking out of it Unshaken.
