MMIA Magazine - Million Moms In Action Magazine August/September 2014 | Page 33

20 mogul
moms

The passion
Artist
“A key piece to me being a single mom and an entrepreneur
with a busy schedule was me finding the courage to speak my
voice to her father to share the responsibility of parenting.”
MMIA: When did you decide to become an entrepreneur?
QUADEERA: I decided to become an entrepreneur two years after my
daughter was born. I was working long hours, overeating from stress
and lack of time, as well as depression. Although I was fortunate enough
to be surrounded by so many female entrepreneurs and professionals
in my family than most women, I woke up one day, and realized that
I was living in someone else’s dream. With everything I had ever been
taught, known, and read, I was doing the total opposite. I decided to
take a hold of my life, and stop living the life, of what I call, Zombies,
the walking dead, and become the spiritual being, I was put here to be
a reflection of and inspire others to be.
MMIA: How long did it take you to go from business idea to actually
seeing income?
QUADEERA: 1.5 years
MMIA: Do you ever regret your decision to become an entrepreneur?
QUADEERA: Not one bit, if I had regret, it would be not becoming one
sooner. Business owners have decided to do something miraculous,
they have decided to take control of their life despite what I call
circumstantial evidence. They have decided to be a prime example
of what it looks like to have faith and trust the unknown. Business
owners, unknowing to some of them, are some of the most spiritual
people I know; they are a clear reflection of faith in action!
MMIA: How do you balance the roles of mommy and entrepreneur?
QUADEERA: As a single mom, I must plan as much as I can. I write
everything down in my planner, set reminders on my phone, I set sitters
up in advance, and set aside specific mommy and me time. The same
way I plan sessions and events, I do the same for mommy and me time.
A key piece to me being a single mom and an entrepreneur with a busy
schedule was me finding the courage to speak my voice to her father to
share the responsibility of parenting. As women, we so often think, or
want to take on a super mommy role, and this is how we get drained
and give up.
MMIA: How do your children feel about mommy being an entrepreneur?
QUADEERA: My daughter loves that I am an entrepreneur. She loves to
come to my events if she can, she sings my songs around the house all
the time. She loves it so much that she has already started a b