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THANKS, LAUREN. >> GET READY TO BE INSPIRED.
AND THAT IS A PERSONAL TRAGEDY.
OUR NEXT GUEST MADE IT HER
MISSION TO FIND HER HAPPINESS
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. NOW SHE IS SPREADING THAT JOY
THROUGH HER OWN BUSINESS.
OH, AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION
SHE IS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD.
I AM SO HAPPY TO WELCOME TAYLOR
MARIE.
MARIE.
MARIE. HER MOTHER, AND HER
GRANDMOTHER, JACKIE RACE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING
WITH ME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US.
US.
US. WE
US. WE ARE ESPECIALLY HONORED TO BE
HERE TODAY, SO THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. NOW, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
BUSINESS AND ALL THE AMAZING
PRODUCTS YOU CARRY, I WANT TO
GO BACK.
GO BACK.
GO BACK. HOW DID THIS ALL START?
>> WELL, IT WAS ACTUALLY
DEVELOPED FROM A REALLY HARD
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. IT
TIME. IT CAME FROM -- IT TURNED INTO
TOWER.
TOWER.
TOWER. ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, I LOST MY
HUSBAND.
HUSBAND.
HUSBAND. IN THE U.S. MILITARY.
PERFECTLY HEALTHY.
PERFECTLY HEALTHY. AND OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE.
IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME
NOR OUR FAMILY.
SO FOR ANYONE THAT HAS LOST, IT
IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT,
BUT AS A PARENT, I THOUGHT THAT
THE MOVE.
THE MOVE.
THE MOVE. WE SEE HOW TO ACCEPT OUR NEW
NORMAL.
NORMAL.
NORMAL. AND I THOUGHT THAT CALEB WAS
DOING OKAY WITH IT.
I THINK SHE WAS OKAY UNTIL THE
ONSET OF COVID.
SO WHEN COVID CAME, IT WAS THE
UNKNOWN.
UNKNOWN.
UNKNOWN. YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COVID WAS,
AND SO I THINK FOR OUR KIDS,
THEY SORT OF THOUGHT HEY, GROW
KNOW, THE FEAR OF WHAT IF I
LOSE ANOTHER PARENT OR IF I
LOSE ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER, SO
FORTH.
FORTH.
FORTH. AND FOR US, THAT WAS JUST -- IT
WAS DIFFICULT.
WAS DIFFICULT. IT STARTED TO KICK INTO
ANXIETY.
ANXIETY.
ANXIETY. SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF THE
BLUE FOR HER.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE AS
WELL BECAUSE SCHOOLS WERE
CLOSED.
CLOSED.
CLOSED. AND VERY MUCH IN EDUCATION.
AND SO WITH HER NOT HAVING HER
PLAN AND SCHOOL THAT SHE BECAME
TO REALLY PROCESS COVID AND
WATCHING THE NEWS A LOT.
IT WAS A TIME WHERE EVERYBODY
FELT REALLY DOWN.
AND I TOLD HER BECAUSE I KNEW
AS A PARENT, I SAID GET YOUR
MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE.
TRULY FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE,
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
INCREDIBLE BANKER AND SO SHE
CAN MAKE THINGS.
SHE PUTS THINGS TOGETHER.
AND I TOLD HER.
I SAID HEY KAYLA, WHY DON'T YOU
DEVELOP A BUSINESS.
I HAD NO IDEA.
DOE I BELIEVE IN OCTOBER, WE
DECIDED TO TAKE PRODUCTS THAT
SHE COULD MAKE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GARAGE
SALES.
SALES.
SALES. FROM OCTOBER TO THE EARLY PART
OF DECEMBER, THE GARAGE SALE
HAS TURNED INTO A FULL RETAIL
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. >>
STORE. >> AND TAYLOR, YOUR MOM
MENTIONED BAKING.
MENTIONED BAKING. IS IT TRUE, YOU OPTION?
>> I REALLY FOUND ALL THINGS
LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS A LITTLE
BIT YOUNGER, AND I JUST LOVED
MAKING SLIME AND BAKING
COOKIES, SO ALL OF MY FAVORITE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> THAT IS SO AWESOME.
NOW, JACK I CAN, AS A
GRANDMOTHER, YOU SEE YOUR
GRANDDAUGHTER MAKING ALL THIS
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. DID YOU THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I
>> NO. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS
GOING TO BE SUCH A WONDERFUL
BUSINESS THAT IT HAS.
I MEAN WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT COME IN HERE AND THEY ARE
SO -- A JOY WITH WHAT THEY SEE
AND HOW YOUNG KIDS AND WHAT
SHE'S DOING, AND I HAD NO IDEA
IT WOULD TURN OUT LIKE THIS.
>> AND I I THINK ALWAYS THINK
-- WE LAUGH BECAUSE WE CALL HER
KAYLA MARIE.
KAYLA MARIE. WE HAVE BEEN CALLING HER HER
FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME SINCE SHE
WAS A LITTLE KID. A
LOT OF THE.
THIS DOESN'T SURPRISE ME FOR
HER.
HER.
HER. I
HER. I DIDN'T THINK -- I NEVER
DOUBTED THAT SHE COULD BUILD A
BUSINESS, BUT I THINK SHE
WOULD.
WOULD.
WOULD. >>
WOULD. >> HAVING THE SUPPORT SYSTEM
THAT SHE HAS.
SHE HAS SUCH A GREAT SUPPORT
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. OR MAYBE SHE WOULD HAVE STARTED
A BUSINESS LATER.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE WOULD
HAVE HER OWN BUSINESS AT THIS
POINT, IT IS SO COOL.
AND ONLINE OR IN PERSON.
AND TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
BUBBLY BLISS BAR BY KAYLA
MARIE.
MARIE.
MARIE. WHERE IS IT LOCATED.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT AS THEY
COME THROUGH THE DOOR?
>> AND SO, THE PEOPLE CAN
EXPECT IS THAT WHEN YOU WALK
IN, YOU ARE.
YOU DEVELOP A NATURAL AROMA OF
ALL OF OUR NATURAL PRODUCTS AND
THEN YOU MEET OUR FRIEND WHEN
YOU VOLUNTEER THAT COME AND
HELP YOU AND THEY'LL ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY,
AND YOU CAN JUST EXPECT TO
OVERALL FEEL HAPPY AND BETTER.
BETTER THAN WHEN YOU CAME IN.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> DO
>> >> DO YOU THINK SELF-CARE IS
SO IMPORTANT.
SO IMPORTANT. >> I THINK SELF-CARE IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. YOU NEED A LITTLE ME TIME THEY
WILL HAVE.
WILL HAVE. >> YOU CAN OVERALL HAVE A NICE
AND HEALTHY LIFE.
>> WHAT ADVICE TO BE YOURSELF.
TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU ARE.
AND TO HAVE A BIT OF PATIENCE.
SOME THINGS WON'T COME AS EARLY
AS YOU CAN EXPECT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE
BIT AND HAVE SOME OF THAT
PATIENCE.
PATIENCE.
PATIENCE. >> I FEEL LIKE.
>> AND THIS WAS A TEN-YEAR-OLD
BED.
BED.
BED. TEN
BED. TEN YEARS OLD.
AND SHE WAS LIKE MOM, YOU WON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR BILLS
BEING LATE.
BEING LATE. >> WE ARE LIKING IN SURPRISES
US.
US.
US. AND
US. AND I
US. AND I FOUND THIS PROGRAM FOR
IVY LEAGUE.
IVY LEAGUE. AND SHE KNOW DEFINITELY THAT
PEOPLE ENDED UP SPECIAL SHOUT.
>> AND KAYLA MARIE.
AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN
MORE AND DO A LITTLE ONLINE
SHOPPING, WHERE IS THE BEST
PLACE TO GO?
>> SO YOU CAN GO TO AND YOU CAN
FIND ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS THERE.
AND YOU CAN HAVE OUR PRODUCTS
AND BODY PRODUCTS AND ALL