My emergency prayer approach had worn thin and I was desperate for the Lord’s assistance, desperate for His calling me to more, urgently requiring answers, and searching for peace in the storm.
I had an eleventh-hour epiphany, if this was what working hard and the hustle brought, misery and anxiety, I didn’t want it.
Finally, I admitted I couldn’t do work or life without Him any longer — I needed help and if He was the God I’d heard and known about then He was going to show up and help me. I was willing to get still and wait on God for the first time in my life.
So, I got down on the living room floor of my Harlem apartment and asked for forgiveness for making decisions without Him. I repented of my need for recognition in a world and for people that were not fulfilling me. I surrendered my title, my dreams, my work, and my life and I had a simple ask, “Lord what’s up? I’ve really gotten myself into a mess and I need Your help to get me out of it. There has to be more to this life. I don’t want to have to strive to find purpose.”
I thought after posing that question I would maybe be able to withstand thirty minutes of stillness at best, as I had the attention span of an ant, but He had other plans, and that thirty minutes turned into eighteen hours over the course of three days. I had a literal come-to-Jesus moment.
In which, a dialogue ensued between me and His Holy Spirit. You can call me crazy, that’s fine, I’ve been crazy and wild for the world and now I’m crazy and wild for Jesus, I don’t mind. I’m no longer here to please the world or “fit in” I’ve realized I, and we, are made to stand out. I now perform for an audience of one, Jesus.
It’s almost hard to articulate in words what that three-day road to Damascus experience entailed, but I am living proof that my moment of surrender completely changed the trajectory of my faith, my work, and my life in the most amazing ways. The immediate difference? I had peace that surpassed my understanding, joy that became my strength, and, although I didn’t know all the details, a new path to purpose.
Where I thought I’d screwed up He ensured me, as the God of the universe, that He could fix it and where I’d felt less than He confirmed to me that I was loved and He had a great plan for my life. He’d always had a plan, He was just patiently waiting for me to come home and acknowledge Him.
I asked simple questions for those three days and received revelatory answers, but I think the biggest message and repeated impression I received was, “Evie, I’ll fix it, and this will be the ride of your life, but I want all of you. I’m going to teach you how to find this peace and joy anywhere.”
In all honesty at the end of those three days I didn’t want to leave my apartment, but now leaving meant leaving in peace, joy, and in confidence like I had never experienced in my life. I knew that I knew He was real and He was for me not against me.
Now three years later, I’ve successfully escaped hustle culture and I am still walking His peace and crazy joy! And I am moving into some of the most incredible adventures and Kingdom relationships in my faith, my work and my life. Adventures and opportunities that trump anything I could have ever imagined or accomplished on my own. I’m helping other Entrepreneurs, Founders, and Visionaries, build what God has placed in their hearts while also teaching them how to gain peace and His perspective in their faith, their work, and their life.
God’s taken my mess and He has turned it into His message using all my slip-ups and even my mistakes that brought experience to help people who don’t know how to find their meaning in the mission. Because outside of God’s mission you won’t find true meaning, you will constantly be searching for the more, the next best thing, the next greatest idea.
In short, I help Entrepreneurs of all kinds, Founders in various industries, and Visionaries who are ready to build and discover peace in the hustle, predestined purpose in the mission, and promised prosperity in the outcome.
• I was born with the entrepreneurial & consultant gene. I snuck out of our apartment at 4 & sold scrap fabric door to door. My mother wasn’t thrilled about my life choice, but it’s still the best $10 bucks I’ve ever made. At 12, I started a babysitting business in my neighborhood. Staff, my “best friends,” were required to take the safe sitter course at the YMCA & sign an agreement — I bring the gig, I get a 10% cut.
• I’ve established more industry first companies & created campaigns for more iconic brands & individuals than you can shake your iPhone at; Karl Lagerfeld, Sony Music, Black Eyed Peas, Usher, LVMH, Ferragamo, Saks Fifth Avenue, Aimee Kestenberg, Southwest, Kingbaby Studio, Levi’s, GQ, CBD Beauty Corner, Bitcoin Conference & NFTglee. I’ve defined brand objectives & strategies — standing shoulder to shoulder with great leaders, quite the rush.
• I’m a Tech/Data, Marketing, Blockchain and Business junkie. Building tech stacks, business modeling, integrated marketing tactics & creating internal processes & workflows for scale. I’ve worn many hats and that is how I prefer it. My nickname is the Jill of Many Trades.
• My network effect spans over 25 states & 3 countries. Yes, I love people, dig defining conversations & divine connections.
• I started as a model, booked a Fashion Tradeshow, outsold the sales staff & secured placement in top wishlist accounts. Albeit my career started at 17 in wholesale distribution. Two decades later, I’ve worked in over 13 different industries & helped found multiple companies. Industries include blockchain, crypto, NFTs & Web 3.0, SAAS & CRM software development, travel & hospitality, fashion, beauty, music & entertainment, food & beverage, wellness, CBD & cannabis, sustainability & social impact, non-profits & more. I believe no industry is too great to find your stride of excellence in.
• How I sum up my career, “If it’s impossible, my Bible says nothing is impossible. Hard times are defining times — oh the places & spaces you will grow.”
• Best advice, “Listen to your gut. Go against the norm. No question is a stupid question. Work in honesty & integrity even when no one is watching. If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional wait until you hire an amateur.