Inspiring Conversations with Alexis Lamour of Tenacious Prepared Swans Group

Today we’d like to introduce you to Alexis Lamour.

Hi Alexis, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
When the world shut down in 2020, I became a young entrepreneur. I stepped forward with determination instead of fear. With a strong work ethic and a desire to serve my community and be the best parent I could be, I started A Touch of Lamour Cleaning Services, a residential and commercial cleaning service. Business grew quickly, clients trusted me with cleaning their homes, offices, and buildings, word spread, and my company thrived even in the uncertainty of the pandemic. My ex husband played a major role in my success, as I started a mobile detailing business for him a few years before Covid and was able build my own cleaning business with his assistance.

But life shifted unexpectedly. After contracting Covid‑19 and experiencing long‑term health effects, I faced a difficult decision: close the cleaning business I had built from the ground up. Instead of letting the setback define me, I transformed it into an opportunity. I reimagined A Touch of Lamour as a professional writing service, leaning into a passion that had always come naturally. Writing was always my forte, resumes, cover letters, power of attorney documents, credit dispute letters, and more. Because I love to write, running the business felt effortless.

By 2024, my ambition stretched further. I obtained my DOT number and launched a courier service Lamour Enterprises, expanding my entrepreneurial footprint. That same year, I put a 20‑year plan into motion, a vision rooted in service, empowerment, and long‑term community impact.

After learning the process of opening a group home, I realized my calling was bigger than a single facility. I want to reach youth who are often overlooked: adolescents in foster care and group homes. I envisioned an online mentorship platform that could support them no matter where they lived.

By 2026, that vision became reality. I am the CEO, Founder, and Owner of Tenacious Prepared Swans Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing virtual support, mentorship, and a safe haven for adolescents navigating foster care and group home systems. Alongside four dedicated women, I have built a space where these young people could feel seen, valued, and supported.

Tenacious Prepared Swans Group focuses on:

Building safe, healthy, long‑lasting relationships

Teaching life skills rarely taught in school

Providing emotional support and mentorship

Partnering with organizations to expand opportunities for youth

The mission is simple but powerful: every young person deserves a chance to succeed. This organization opens that door.

My ultimate goal is bold and deeply needed — to build a facility that can house youth, teen parents, and individuals with disabilities. A place where safety, stability, and opportunity come together under one roof.

What began as a cleaning business during a global crisis has evolved into a legacy of service, empowerment, and purpose. My journey is proof that setbacks can become stepping stones, and passion can become impact, as I was a group home resident and a foster child.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
My journey wasn’t smooth, glamorous, or supported. It was forged in the middle of some of the hardest years of my life. While building businesses and trying to create stability, I was also battling major health issues, including diabetes, a condition that reshaped my entire life and repeatedly knocked me off my feet. Hospital stays, unpredictable symptoms, and constant fatigue made it nearly impossible to keep jobs, even when I wanted nothing more than to provide for my children.

I come from a large family, yet my biological mother chose to have meaningful relationships with only four of my siblings. For years, I was treated as if I didn’t belong, as if I was somehow inherently wrong. It took time—and a lot of internal work—to recognize how much I had allowed that rejection to shape my mental health and daily life. I kept hoping for the mother–daughter bond I longed for, but eventually I had to accept that I couldn’t keep sacrificing my well‑being for a connection she wasn’t willing to build.

The weight of everything eventually pushed me into one of the most difficult experiences a parent can face: homelessness while raising three children. I was fighting illness, fighting for stability, and fighting to keep my family together all at the same time. Every day demanded a level of strength most people never have to tap into. It was a season of survival, resilience, and unwavering determination to protect my children from the chaos around us.

What changed everything for me was becoming a mother myself. I have three children, and with them I found the unconditional love, the bond, and the sense of belonging I had always hoped to experience. Through them, I learned that I am capable of giving the very thing I never received. I stopped looking back at the relatives who pushed me away and started focusing on the family I’ve created.

The challenges I faced as a teenager—feeling like an orphan even with people around me—shaped my resilience. They taught me how to stand on my own, how to love deeply, and how to parent with intention. When I look at my life now, I can honestly say I’m proud of who I’ve become. I’ve built stability, joy, and a loving home for my children. And I can confidently acknowledge that I’m doing an incredible job at both parenthood and life.

And through all of this, I learned some hard truths.
I learned that every smiling face isn’t a friend.
I learned that silence protects your peace.
I learned that moving quietly brings better results than announcing my plans to the wrong people.

So I made a choice: for the last four years, I stepped back from dating, from social circles, from anything that could distract ME. I isolated myself not out of fear, but out of purpose. I focused on my goals, my mental health, and my children. I rebuilt my life from the inside out.

And despite everything, the illness, the loss, the betrayal, the instability, I still created businesses, earned certifications, launched a nonprofit, and built a mission that now impacts the lives of youth who need someone exactly like me.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Tenacious Prepared Swans Group?
Tenacious Prepared Swans Group is more than a nonprofit, it’s a lifeline, a safe haven, and a community built for adolescents who are too often overlooked. We specialize in providing virtual mentorship, emotional support, life‑skills education, and relationship‑building guidance for youth in foster care and group homes. Our mission is to ensure that every young person, no matter their background or circumstances, has access to the tools, support, and encouragement they need to succeed.

What makes us unique is that this organization was not created from theory, it was created from experience. I know what it feels like to be unsupported, misunderstood, and forced to rebuild from nothing. I’ve battled major health issues, including diabetes, endometriosis, SVT, and more that changed my life. I’ve endured divorce, relocation, homelessness, and the pain of being shunned by family who should have been my foundation. I’ve raised three children while fighting through hospital stays and job losses.

Those experiences shaped the heart of this organization.

Can you share something surprising about yourself?
Something surprising, and honestly, something most people would never guess from the strength of my brand is just how much of my journey has been built in silence, sacrifice, and deep personal transformation.

Most people see the entrepreneur, the founder, the woman running multiple businesses and a nonprofit. They see the polished results. They see an active mother, friend, colleague. What they don’t see is the version of me who had to rebuild herself from the ground up while carrying burdens that would have broken many others.

Most people who know my work or my organization are surprised to learn that everything I’ve built was created during one of the hardest chapters of my life. Behind the scenes, I was battling major health issues, that completely changed my lifestyle. I was going through a divorce, relocating, and trying to stay afloat while dealing with co workers that would do things to sabotage my job in attempts to get me fired. I fought battles dealing with a stalker that had no regards for authority. All while still smiling and showing up.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.touchoflamour.com
• Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-lamour-7b18b3358

Image Credits
There a 4 images of the women that work with me to successfully operate this project. Angela, Desseraye, Karen, and Michelle