Your past is preparing you for your future. Today we’re going to hear a story about how one woman pivoted, reinvented herself, her vision for her future – with confidence, class, vision, and audacity. There’s so many lessons in this episode for anyone who is unsure about starting something new – and needs some encouragement on starting again. We’re not talking about starting over, but starting again…because all that you’ve been through is preparing you for where you’re going.
About our guest:
Makini Regal Martin is a published floral, event, and interior designer. Trinidadian-born and Brooklyn-bred, Makini alwayspossessed a natural gift for design. She inherited her love for flowers from her two grandmothers, both avid gardeners and lower enthusiasts. After graduating from Columbia University and honing a successful career in management consulting, Makini turned her keen eye for design and love of flowers into a blossoming business when she launched Makini Regal Designs in 2011. Her design work has been published by New York Magazine, Essence, Design Sponge, The Knot, Munaluchi Bride, Black Enterprise, and many others. After the birth of her daughter, Zuri Rose, Makini was inspired to launch a children’s lifestyle brand and write a children’s book series. The Wonderful World of Zuri Rose: Flowers A–Z is the first book of that series.
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