Friday, August 12, 2016

Feature #116: Gianna Brown, Managing Partner


Name:  Gianna Brown 

Current Job Position Title:  Managing Partner

Company Name: Gemuity

Contact Information: giannabrown@gmail.com

Special skills: Dream developer, wealth strategist, business expansion, and teen mentor.

 Describe your job story: 
I started working at 12 by babysitting and doing hair . I made flyers and eventually turned my mom's garage into a salon. These two trades funded my extracurricular activities, such as cheer leading. By 18, these two ventures had amassed about $50,000. If only I had a money coach back then, I would probably be a millionaire two times over. After Spelman, I worked for Kaplan and then transitioned back to entrepreneurship. I then taught for a few years hoping to sew global business into the minds of such amazing teens. I transitioned from this field to entrepreneurship again when health challenges impacted my  mom, dad and grandmother all in a 12 month period. I became even more dedicated to my mission and to helping other build a legacy. Now, I am in the process of opening 10 offices across the United States and in Puerto Rico. It's exhilarating and I know my future kids and generations thereafter will be iin a great situation

 What did you want to be when you were a child/ teenager? 
Since the younger portion of my years was in Valdosta, GA, I attended primary school with people from all over the world. Moody Air force Base was just 10 minutes from my home. So when I started my first business at 12, doing childcare, I would proclaim, " I want to be an international business woman." That goal had superseded the other goal of being a pediatrician. 

 Are doing your dream job? 
Yes, I am building my dream empire.
 
What do you like MOST about what you do? What do you like the LEAST?  
The least favorite part of owning my very own firm is moreso with the procrastination of clients. We see peoples lives change in a millisecond everyday so when people forfeit now and replace it with later, it can be quite catastrophic. 

 Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?  
Firms in 10 different states including Puerto Rico. A global mogul that has partnered with other professionals to genuinely elevate, educate and empower over 1,000,000 individuals and families.

Are you happy with where you are in life? 
Yes, I am happy, but I am not content. Content is the adversary to growth and the best friend to mediocrity. Having the ability to awake each day and doing God's will is the source of my unwavering happiness.

What more do you want to do with your life?  
Well, that would be a novel as I have laid out the next 30 years of my life....but at the end I want my future grand kids to say....because of Grandma or GiGi....we can. The world is our oyster. It's all about preparing the path for the kids I've yet to bear and their kids. It's all about the legacy.

What drives/motivates you? 
The sacrifices and lives before me, the present ones I see that are older and younger than me....the ability to look at the transitions of generation,,,so the fights can not be in vain and so the future generations success doesn't hinge upon getting funding for their dreams, but having it readily accessible where they don't have to ask anyone for a job but are the creators of jobs.

What else do you do? 
I speak at schools and colleges. I travel. I garden. I dance salsa. I organize events, like the Educators' Wealth Summit on June 4th.

What is your advice to those who are seeking employment and have no hope? 
Create your own business; employ yourself and write off the process.