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20 ENTREPRENEUR moms YOU’LL LOVE
“If you can get up and go work for
someone else for 65 years and still
run your household...You definitely
can run your household and build a
legacy for your family, one vision,
one day, one step at a time.”
MMIA: How long did it take you to go from business idea to
actually seeing income?
LUCINDA: I decided to build my business while I was working.
I refused to leave the job unless I was able to hustle and grind to
produce income.
MMIA: How do you balance the roles of mommy and
entrepreneur?
LUCINDA: I have an awesome support team, but this was not
always the case. My family and friends needed to see that I was
serious about this decision and once the wheels started turning,
the support was growing. My husband now sees that this is not
just an expensive hobby but a sustainable business that pays
more than just the bills.
MMIA: How do your children feel about mommy being an
entrepreneur?
LUCINDA: They think I am famous and they love it. They love
the perks of having me home to pick them up from school. The
quality time that I spend with them and the fact that I am not
stressed from a hard days work.
MMIA: Does your husband support you and your business?
LUCINDA: Yes he does. This did not happen over night. He had
to see that I was making money. He seen the passion but it wasn’t
until he seen the profit that he really supported me 100%. I had
him at 60% but when I stopped asking him for money for my big
business ideas he shifted.
MMIA: What advice can you give to the woman who is reading
this right now and thinking there’s no way she can start a business
while running her household?
LUCINDA: I say it’s the only way. We don’t have a choice. If you
can get up and go work for someone else for 65 years and still
run your household...You definitely can run your household and
build a legacy for your family, one vision, one day, one step at
a time. A proverbs 31 woman, takes care of her home and her
ventures. I say pace yourself, take small steps towards the big
goal.

Lucinda Cross
Founder & CEO of LC Associates
Bronx, New York
Lucinda Cross is a creative life activator, rock the mic renegade, pay
to play empowerment partner and celebrity Life Coach. Her work is
about helping women live a life of fire, fun and freedom. Lucinda Cross
is the best selling author of The Road to Redemption: Overcoming Life’s
Detours Obstacles and Challenges, nationally known speaker seen in
Ebony Magazine, ABC Money Matters, NBC, Hot. 97, Daily News, NY 1,
Dr. Oz, The Bethenny Show, Black Enterprise, The Tom Joyner and the
Al Sharpton Show. Lucinda Cross is the person women call when they
are ready to leverage and monetize their expertise and message all while
creating products, programs and a signature a platform. Over the past
decade, she has discovered surprising trends about why certain people
and businesses succeed. Today, Lucinda teaches how to communicate
and captivate in a noisy world with a short attention span and the
tendency to procrastinate.
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