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Today we’d like to introduce you to Sierrah Chavis.
Sierrah, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
At the age of 18 years old, I left home to go away to college. Little did I know I would go from being this outgoing extrovert with so much ambition to save the world to suddenly finding myself in a very abusive relationship that started off with verbal abuse and put-downs and then quickly turned into physical abuse. I became so consumed with trying to save and make a relationship work that I didn’t realize I had already lost myself and I lost self-love. Then at the age of 23, I was diagnosed with cancer and that completely changed my life. As scared and lonely I had felt, I knew that I had to push through the adversity and stumbling bocks because my children needed me and I needed them. I graduated from College with my Bachelor’s in Social work and Non-Profit Management and from there I went on to teach and worked my way up as an administrator and now Director of Education at United Way South Hampton Roads. I started a Non-profit call Wi Girls which a mentoring program for girls in Elementary and Middle School and currently in a rebranding phase and will be relaunching Wi Girls to Bossy Girl network where our mission is to empower women to support the next generation of girls who are aspiring to be leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs. By creating a sisterhood and network that will influence them through mentorship, leadership, scholarship and service. I have written three books and two of those were co-author projects. I am an author, activist and sit on several boards that support work in education, law and domestic violence. I also co-founded the Survivor Advisory committee for survivors of domestic abuse.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Absolutely not the road to where I am today came with a lot of bumps in the road to a lot of failures and No’s and being rejected but what has kept me going was my Faith and committed to wanting to be a part of the solution to stop the generational curse and be a change agent for my girls and for my community.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Bossy girl empowers women to support the next generation of girls who are aspiring to be leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs. By creating a sisterhood and network that will influence them through mentorship, leadership, scholarship and service.
Our Pillars are:
Networking
Wi lead brunch
Bossy Girl mixers -networking
Bossy Girl PodcastScholarship
Scholarship
Sisterhood
Mentoring young women in middle and high school about public speaking, attitude, leadership and entrepreneurship
Mentoring young women in college – personal development, entrepreneurship, resume writing, setting goals.
Bossy Girl cohort women inspiring girls with HerImpact
Service:
Walk a Mile in my Shoes Walk/ Run event –
Fashion Show: (Annual Fundraiser) raise awareness and raise money to support the organization and our programs (for both children and adults) – work with a local vendor for children and have them walk=
We offer 12 weeks training in a cohort. We are looking for junior/ seniors in high school and college student women who aspire to go into nonprofit leadership positions or business entrepreneurs. This cohort will prepare them to be the bosses that they are without fear. The cohort members will be paired with a mentor throughout the 12 weeks to learn and grow as a leader. Over the 12 weeks, they will learn:
What it takes to lead and own a business
How to break barriers in nonprofit
Finding your purpose / honing in on your niche
Developing goals
Defining success
Building a brand
Social media presence
Developing a business plan/ support with funding to get a license for your business or nonprofit
Giving back and the importance of service
At the end of the 12 weeks, the graduates will graduate and be given access to a mentor to help them in their new Endeavor the end have a graduation and provide them with a mentor, funding to get an LLC or nonprofit license and write a business.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I love the ATL it’s a vibrant city and a great place for young professionals entrepreneurs and to meet new people and networking.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.sierrahchavis.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wichangeorg/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sierrah.willis/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sierrahchavis/
