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Mom, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Business Mogul and Fashionista; meet Lakertisha Slade Mciver. . . known to friends and family as Tish Mciver. A modern-day renaissance woman, she balances family and business, all while preserving her lasting friendships. In Beyond the Makeup: My Guide for Balancing Self, Faith, Family, and Love, she challenges you to live a full and impactful life while learning from mistakes, conquering challenges and ultimately developing and nurturing positive relationships. Come take a look behind the curtains of her life as Tish exposes vulnerabilities, setbacks - glorious victories - - rallying you to walk tall, drink from the fountain of courage, and strut into your destiny!
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940164201005 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Lakertisha Slade Mciver |
| Publication date: | 07/25/2020 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
About the Author
Lakertisha Slade Mciver was born and raised on the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina, her family and friends refer to her as Tisha, the “Diva”. However, everyone that crosses her path will agree that she has the most genuine spirit. Ever since she was a young girl, she has always had a passion for modeling, the fashion industry, traveling around the world and her strongest passion was being a successful Entrepreneur.
She graduated from high school with honors and went on to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, again with honors, and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. As a Senior in College, she obtained a chance to travel and study abroad as an exchange student in Central America. She attended Universidad Interamericana, in San Jose Costa Rica, where she studied Spanish, International Business Management and Marketing.
While in college she found excitement in pursuing her own business with Mary Kay Cosmetics. She was on the fast track and became a Mary Kay Sales Director in record time, leading her personal team and Unit members to earning cars, becoming top sellers, and empowering lives for the better. Mary Kay has allowed her and her family to live a lavish lifestyle, which she continues to operate in the spirit of excellence while teaching her family the value of having faith and integrity. After graduating she worked as a banker, teacher, and her main focus has always been to continue to build strong connections and relationships through Mary Kay. She also helps her husband in their family business of successfully owning and operating Donna K’s Southern Cooking, formerly known as Floyd’s Soul Food Restaurant, of 25 years.
She enjoys ministry as well as volunteering in her community. She works red carpet events, models at fashion shows, and is also a phenomenal make-up artist for over 23 years.
People say that her life is like a juggling act, and she does an excellent job of balancing her career and her family of thirteen people, including maintaining her personal and social Life. She is married to the love of her life, Jevon Mciver, and they have seven beautiful children and six grandchildren, but she flinches at the word Grandma … she is called “GLAM-MA or Gi-Gi!” As the matriarch of the family, she is a devoted wife of twenty-three blessed years, loving mother, and caring friend.
Her principles that she lives by is putting GOD first, family second, and career third. She has received many accolades and awards in her Mary Kay career, such as number one salesperson for her unit that was ranked number eight in the nation out of fifteen thousand units.
Since she was a little girl she would confess that she was going to become a millionaire; due to her unwavering faith in God, her focus, and true dedication to her dreams, she is well on her way! Her enthusiasm is truly contagious, her ambition is real, and she has a natural ability to lead and motivate people. Tish loves all people and continues to live her life by the Golden Rule, which is “Do unto others as you will have them do unto you.”
Her favorite quotes are: “Never let people put your 8x10 vision in a 5x7 frame.” and, “When you know what you want and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it … no excuses!” Her favorite Bible passage (KJV) is Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm You, Plans to give you hope and a future.”