We had the good fortune of connecting with Jeanique Lightsey and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jeanique, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
My thought process when starting Plant The Seed Financial Literacy was simply “Changing The Narrative” and me thinking “how can I do something to help the next generation that I haven’t seen done before?”…. Financial Literacy was something that came so easy to me because there’s a lack that I witnessed myself growing up and still no emergency towards getting this knowledge to our children today!

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I started my business (Plant The Seed Financial Literacy) October 2020 this has always been a vision for mine but I’ve always been kind of shy and still is lol. I’m most proud because I’ve proved to myself while encouraging others that things are possible once you step out on faith! Owning a business is most definitely not easy at all but dedication, motivation and goal setting will get you where you desire to be! What sets me apart is I care enough to teach real life things in a family dynamic I want to see the parents learn as well as teaching the kids about things that they will experience as they grow older we are preparing them for things that WILL come! As a parent there’s no handbook you just teach what you were taught but it’s gonna take all hands on deck and I’m willing to be apart of that grooming and nurturing to raise well rounded children and help their parents unlearn alot of the negative financial behaviors we saw growing up!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I’m not a huge go out person but I love to eat so definitely some places to have a good time and eat would be Texas Live or Chicken and Pickle for the vibes! I would take them Downtown for those good street tacos that I absolutely love it’s so many to choose from those are just a few!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My children gets the glory because they’ve inspired me to push the limits I once had on myself!

Website: Www.planttheseedfinanciallit.com

Instagram: Instagram.com/planttheseed_lit

Facebook: Facebook.com/jeanique.lenee

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