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The journey from talented creative to successful entrepreneur is rarely straightforward, especially when life throws unexpected challenges your way. Shea Bryars embodies resilience as she shares how she built a thriving interior design business while navigating single motherhood and overcoming breast cancer.
With disarming honesty, Shea reveals the pivotal moment she recognized her own limitations. "The smartest thing I ever did was hire my counterpart," she explains, highlighting how delegating financial tasks transformed her business. This wisdom applies universally: identify your unique strengths, focus intensely there, and partner with others who excel where you struggle. For creative entrepreneurs especially, this balance can mean the difference between burnout and sustainable success.
Shea's approach to design transcends aesthetics, focusing instead on how families actually live in their spaces. "My job is to create that home that looks like you, feels like you, gives you peace, and makes your family function the way you function," she shares. This philosophy has allowed her to expand beyond local clients through virtual design services, where she's discovered clients place even greater trust in her vision when distance separates them.
Perhaps most compelling is Shea's candid admission that despite 28 years of industry experience, she still battles imposter syndrome daily. In an Instagram-perfect world where comparison is constant, her mantra resonates deeply: "Don't compare your giftings to others. The Lord has you right where he wants you." This grounding in purpose rather than perfection has carried her through cancer treatment, raising teenagers alone, and building a business that honors both her talents and her priorities.
Whether you're considering entrepreneurship, facing a health crisis, or simply trying to balance work and family, Shea's story offers both practical strategies and profound encouragement. Success isn't measured by comparison to others but by creating work that authentically reflects your unique gifts while leaving room for what matters most.
website http://www.sheabryarsdesign.com/
Instagram @sheabryarsdesign
Facebook @sheabryarsdesign
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Speaker • Author • Business Strategist • Founder of Women Like Me
Julie Fairhurst is a force of nature disguised as a woman with a pen and a business brain built for impact. As the founder of the Women Like Me Book Program, she has opened the door for women around the world to share their truth, heal their past, and rise into their power. Since 2019, she has published more than 30 books and over 350 true-life stories — without charging a single writer a dime! Why? Because women’s stories deserve daylight, not gatekeeping.
With 34 years in sales, marketing, and successful business leadership, Julie knows how to turn storytelling into influence and influence into income.
Her mission is clear and unapologetic: break generational trauma one story at a time and help women elevate both emotionally and financially. She doesn’t just publish books, she builds brands, confidence, and possibility, giving women the tools to rewrite their futures, grow their businesses, and lift their families with them.
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The journey from talented creative to successful entrepreneur is rarely straightforward, especially when life throws unexpected challenges your way. Shea Bryars embodies resilience as she shares how she built a thriving interior design business while navigating single motherhood and overcoming breast cancer.
With disarming honesty, Shea reveals the pivotal moment she recognized her own limitations. "The smartest thing I ever did was hire my counterpart," she explains, highlighting how delegating financial tasks transformed her business. This wisdom applies universally: identify your unique strengths, focus intensely there, and partner with others who excel where you struggle. For creative entrepreneurs especially, this balance can mean the difference between burnout and sustainable success.
Shea's approach to design transcends aesthetics, focusing instead on how families actually live in their spaces. "My job is to create that home that looks like you, feels like you, gives you peace, and makes your family function the way you function," she shares. This philosophy has allowed her to expand beyond local clients through virtual design services, where she's discovered clients place even greater trust in her vision when distance separates them.
Perhaps most compelling is Shea's candid admission that despite 28 years of industry experience, she still battles imposter syndrome daily. In an Instagram-perfect world where comparison is constant, her mantra resonates deeply: "Don't compare your giftings to others. The Lord has you right where he wants you." This grounding in purpose rather than perfection has carried her through cancer treatment, raising teenagers alone, and building a business that honors both her talents and her priorities.
Whether you're considering entrepreneurship, facing a health crisis, or simply trying to balance work and family, Shea's story offers both practical strategies and profound encouragement. Success isn't measured by comparison to others but by creating work that authentically reflects your unique gifts while leaving room for what matters most.
website http://www.sheabryarsdesign.com/
Instagram @sheabryarsdesign
Facebook @sheabryarsdesign
Join the Movement - Women Like Me Community
Who Is Julie Fairhurst?
Speaker • Author • Business Strategist • Founder of Women Like Me
Julie Fairhurst is a force of nature disguised as a woman with a pen and a business brain built for impact. As the founder of the Women Like Me Book Program, she has opened the door for women around the world to share their truth, heal their past, and rise into their power. Since 2019, she has published more than 30 books and over 350 true-life stories — without charging a single writer a dime! Why? Because women’s stories deserve daylight, not gatekeeping.
With 34 years in sales, marketing, and successful business leadership, Julie knows how to turn storytelling into influence and influence into income.
Her mission is clear and unapologetic: break generational trauma one story at a time and help women elevate both emotionally and financially. She doesn’t just publish books, she builds brands, confidence, and possibility, giving women the tools to rewrite their futures, grow their businesses, and lift their families with them.
Julie's Website