Welcome back to Fearless, Inspired and Free, a weekly conversation with Dana Wright and the women she has been fortunate to connect with to discuss their life's journey, the great things they are doing, overcoming life's obstacles, navigating their work and personal businesses; becoming Fearless in their actions, Inspired to live authentically and Free to live a life they choose!

Fearless, Inspired and Free Podcast endeavors to build a community of learning, appreciation, encouragement, resilience, growth, acceptance, kindness and support!

This week's guest, Vanetta Denise Roy is a self-described mother, grandmother, employee and boss! She has a Masters in Education and is employed as an educator in public schools with a specialty in special education. She is also the owner of Surfs Up South Shore and Surf's Up Old Town in Chicago.  Vanetta is a genuine lover of life and humanity.  She is free spirited, always rooting for happiness and what that means to you! Vanetta, LOVES people and watching scary movies. She believes in love and hates when people judge! Vanetta encourages people to be "fearless enough" to challenge the “norms” and what society tells us to be. Vanetta says she was "once a young mother who has finally become a grown ass woman!" (this made me chuckle).

Vanetta delves into why she feels we have to be fearless and challenge what society tells us to be. She also talks about how genuine love restores and brings you joy and that we are responsible for our happiness. 

We discuss the fact that we don't always believe that we are enough! Social media has somewhat distorted images and makes it harder for the youth today to accept that they are good enough and being themselves is the true goal.

When talking about her journey from young single mother and student to employee to business owner, Vanetta illustrates her walk and how "sacrifice and struggle comes before success", and that "God lines up everything you need when it is the right decision".

In the end Vanetta stresses that the Laws of Attraction are real and how the positive energy you put into the universe is reciprocal!

You don't want to miss this very honest and open conversation about motherhood, running a business, why she loves her students so much, parents who sometimes encourage you to deter dreams thinking they are protecting you and how in the end you have to be true to yourself. 

Find Vanetta on Instagram @vlive_baby and follow her restaurants @surfs_oldtown (1143 N Wells, Chicago) Surfs Up South Shore (2236 E 71st St)