Chrissi Elle shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Chrissi , so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
Yes! I recently launched my global consulting firm. What we do is help women build wealth ecosystems and create powerful marketing rollouts. Our very first project was with a Nigerian fashion designer, and it turned into a global success. Without spending a single dollar on ads, the campaign spread from America to Africa, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, South America, and the Middle East.
What made me most proud was seeing my client’s business grow. She gained new clients, expanded her following, and sold more of her pieces. But what also moved me deeply was what it did for women everywhere. In the middle of a world that feels divided, this one gown brought women together. Young and old, from different cultures, they saw themselves in it. In the comments, women were talking to each other, celebrating one another, and finding joy.
That is why this matters. It is not just about selling clothes. It is about showing that when strategy is done with purpose, it can create profit and something rare: unity, peace, and legacy.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am Chrissi Elle. My journey began as a wig designer, where I helped women express confidence and elegance through luxury hair design. That was the foundation, but today I stand as the founder of a global consulting firm that builds wealth ecosystems for world-class women. At the forefront of my work is helping women create structures that allow their money to grow beyond their businesses, while also designing powerful marketing rollouts and strategies that merge elegance with enterprise. My brand is not just about growth, but about refinement, elevation, and positioning women to move with strength and clarity on the global stage.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
A moment that really shaped how I see the world cannot be told without first knowing who I was before the world told me who I had to be. As a child, I was larger than life. I loved art, music, and fashion. At seven years old I was sketching gowns and imagining myself as the world’s biggest designer. At other times I believed I would be a singer, because I loved to perform. I wasn’t shy… I was the child who spoke to everyone, who made people feel taller, and who never let bullies make others feel small. That essence of boldness, creativity, and connection has always been with me.
The moment that crystallized my sense of power came years later in college during a fundraiser for NAMI. What started as a quiet bake sale turned into something unforgettable when I decided to bring energy and life to the event. I rallied my classmates, engaged the crowd, and before long our table was alive with momentum. By the end, we had raised $500 and won the fundraiser. But what truly shaped me was when the chancellor approached and asked about NAMI. Everyone turned to me, and I spoke. I explained the mission, connected it to veterans on Veterans Day, and delivered an answer that moved the room. I had always known I had the gift of speaking, but that moment confirmed it and helped me realize the depth of who I was becoming.
That shaped how I see the world today. I learned early that power is not just about standing out, it is about standing up, for yourself, for others, and for a purpose. It is about turning creativity into connection, and connection into momentum. Those lessons from childhood boldness and that first moment of confirmed power are the same forces that drive my work now on a global scale: using strategy and storytelling to unite, to inspire, and to create lasting impact.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Yes, there were times I almost gave up. Rejection seemed to come back-to-back, and I was losing people I cared about back-to-back. I felt attacked in a season when I thought I should have been reaping the rewards of my hard work. Instead of results, all I seemed to gain was knowledge and experience, which I now realize was God’s way of building me. I’ve learned that sometimes the real reward is not the outcome, but the wisdom, resilience, and strategy you develop in the struggle.
But in those moments, I also realized something deeper: giving up was never an option. God did not bring me this far just to leave me here. To give up before victory is won would be giving the glory to the devil, to haters, to those who wanted to see me fall… and I refuse to do that. I also thought about the people who were betting on me, the ones I’m meant to impact. And beyond that, I thought about the people I have not even met yet. To give up would be a disgrace to the lives I have yet to touch, to the people who don’t even know they’re waiting on me, but who are depending on the solutions, results, and impact that God has placed in me to deliver.
Suffering has taught me what success alone never could: that perseverance shapes your voice, your drive, your creativity, and your very essence. It forges a different kind of strength. And I’ve come to believe that our mission in life is never just for us… it’s for the people we already serve and the people we have yet to meet. That’s why I press forward, even in the hardest moments, because giving up would mean withholding what God has placed in me to give to the world.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
One of the biggest lies my industry tells itself, and really what many industries believe, is that success only happens one way. People are told that if they look the part, follow the rule book, or chase visibility, that will be enough. But the truth is that real, lasting success is not about copying someone else’s blueprint. It is about the frameworks, the structure, the background, and the values you build on.
I also believe you can make a business out of anything. At its core, business is nothing more than creating a solution to someone’s problem, no matter what form it takes. The difference is in believing in it deeply enough yourself, and then getting others to believe in it as well. That is what turns ideas into movements.
Whether it is in fashion, beauty, finance, or marketing, the same principle applies: without systems and a wealth ecosystem behind you, success is temporary. What actually takes someone to the next level is the creativity to chart their own path and the discipline to sustain it. That is why in my work I focus on helping women design strategies that are built on more than image. They are strategies that allow them not just to rise, but to endure and expand on a global scale.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
The story I hope people tell about me when I’m gone is that I gave people the courage to keep going, even when life tried to convince them to stop. That I was the kind of person who could walk into a room and make people feel taller, stronger, and more capable of becoming who they were meant to be.
I want to be remembered as someone who inspired people to be the best, to do the best, and to never be afraid to step outside of the boxes the world tried to put them in. I want people to say that I encouraged them to see life bigger and broader… not just to see it, but to do it, be it, and believe it.
For me, legacy means showing people how to defy gravity, how to shape the world rather than simply live in it, and how to anchor their lives in humanity and philanthropy. And if there is one line people remember me by, I hope it is that I lived life “My Way.” I believed “Nothing but the Best”, and I carried the spirit that “The Best Is Yet to Come.”
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Chrissielle.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissiellelife?igsh=bjQzOXRnOHdjbmY4&utm_source=qr
- Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/chrissi-elle-0240aa373
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrissiellehair?_t=ZT-8z9b864InK2&_r=1
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Chrissi Elle
