Empowering Women Through Fashion – An interview with Michelle Akers

Over the course of the following five years, Michelle decided she wanted to pursue another dream of hers: starting her own women's collection. During this time, she learned the ins and outs of running a business, made friends with other business owners, and oversaw numerous pop-up shop events in New York City.   And in December 2009, while working as an account executive in the fashion sector. Michelle finally made the decision to open her own online boutique.   In today's episode, Michelle Akers talks and shares the process of starting her business and how every collection acts as a continual reminder to all women to step into any room and SHINE, no matter what they are going through.   Questions on this episode Michelle has answered: How did "Live in Fashion" start? How Michelle became who she is now? When did Michelle decide fashion was for her? The process behind helping women to look beautiful and to feel beautiful? Understanding of what she does looks like and how this going within process "the lab"  can make & be applied to your life? (When the creative side gets quiet) The dream scenario of Michelle of Live in Fashion 30 years from now? What is success for you? When you have a woman who puts on a Live in Fashion piece,  what is the one thing you hope for her? What is Michelle's resilient heart story?   Key Points: Went school for fashion. Helping dreams and ambition come to life Step out and do my own thing Learning the parts of it Ups and downs Get to the point where she starts to choose. What social media gave us. The mind behind Michelle's success. "It's all about you." The feeling of being overlooked and ignored Pieces that speak for you. Quiet time is okay All about what they feel Taking FEEDBACK and APPLYING it  Let things just sit for a second Hold a different standard of myself. DIFFERENT ISN'T SO BAD. People's intentions are different from ours.   Quotables: "If you're not excited about what you're doing, then you're doing the wrong thing."