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THE Life

20 ENTREPRENEUR moms YOU’LL LOVE

“I believe that my children are
truly proud of me. They look at
me as a superhero.”

Tanisha Cunningham
Founder & CEO of Live to Grow Enterprises, Inc
Verona, New Jersey
Tanisha Cunningham is known as a Life
Cultivator. She teaches others how to identify
and remove those things in their life that would
hinder them from moving forward so that they can
begin to create a lifestyle of continued growth. Her
passion is in helping others see success in every
area of their lives despite the challenges they may
have gone through. Her areas of expertise is in
women empowerment and as a youth advocate for
young adults transitioning out of foster care.

MMIA: Do you ever regret your decision
to become a full-time entrepreneur?
TANISHA: No. Being a full-time
entrepreneur allotted me the time and
flexibility to be the kind of mother my child
needed.
MMIA: How do you balance the roles of
mommy and entrepreneur?
TANISHA: T here is never a balance
between being a mother and an
entrepreneur. Each day is met with a
decision of what is priority and what would
this be the best decision for my family at
this time.
MMIA: How do your children feel about
mommy being an entrepreneur?
TANISHA: I involve my son as much
as I can in what I do. Whether it’s taking
him with me to an event when possible
or helping me with the administration
of the business. Involving him helps
him understand why I may be too busy
sometimes and even inspires him to want

to become an entrepreneur as well. He
loves the fact that I help people and even
more proud when he hears how I was able
to change their life.
MMIA: Does your husband/mate support
you and your business?
TANISHA: I am currently a single
mother, but I do have the support of my
ex-husband and his family when it comes
to what I need to be more effective in my
business.
MMIA: What advice can you give to the
woman who is reading this right now and
thinking there’s no way she can while
running her household?
TANISHA: When you are passionate
about doing what you have been gifted to
do, you make no excuses as to how you’re
going to get it done. Instead of saying “I
can’t because” start saying “I will despite”
and watch how your words create a way out
of what seems to be impossible.

Tanisha Cunningham
IG: @tanishacunningham
Twitter: @t_a_cunningham
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