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- Paulina: If you're a mom who needs just one night that's all about you, I need you at Mommy Name Easy, the Mommy Collective Summit on October 1st at the Mayfield in Chicago. We're talking incredible food and drinks, local vendors, live music, amazing raffles, inspiring conversations, and our signature panel featuring moms who are building careers, businesses, and lives they love. Plus, I'm excited to announce that Anna Bellaval will be joining us as our surprise guest for a live conversation and audience QA. Trust me, you don't want to miss this one. Grab your tickets now at theMommy Collective.com. I'll see you there. Welcome to The Mommy Collective. I'm Paulina Rowe, radio host, TV contributor, writer, and mom of one. This is where ambitious moms come to keep their identity intact while navigating motherhood. Here we talk about the real stuff. Career, money, relationships, identity, and everything that gets messy in between. You won't find sugarcoating or cliches. What you will find are unfiltered conversations, real resources, and proof that you don't have to lose yourself to be a good mom. The Mommy Collective is here to remind you you can be ambitious, you can take up space, and you can thrive in motherhood and in everything else that makes you you. Before we get into the episode, make sure you're following the Mommy Collective on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram, and share this podcast with a mommy and Your life who needs a little inspiration or just a reminder that she's killing it. Also, don't forget to sign up for our newsletter and leave us a review so we can keep showing up and reach every ambitious mom out there doing big things. Let's get into it. It's Mommy Collective, another episode, and I'm so excited for my guest today. I have Vanny Hernandez, a style coach, joining me right here on the pod. How are you today? I'm great. Thank you. It's so great to be here on this beautiful day. No rain today, so that's good. Sunny. Yes, yes. It is gorgeous. I'm so tired of the rain. I'm sure you agree. It's becoming a lot. So the thunderstorm. No joke. The storms are like really bad this year. I don't know what's going on. I'm very convinced something's happening. I'm like, this is not normal, but you know what? Today is beautiful. Let's hope it stays like this. So thank you for joining me on the pod today. ⁓ I would love for you to tell us a little bit about yourself. I know you're also a mom as well. So give us a little bit of a background about you. ⁓ my name is Banny Hernandez, which is short for Vanessa, ⁓ as I was telling you earlier. And that's kind of my brand name. And I am originally from Belize, but have been living here in Chicago since two thousand and four. So, you know, a lot of years. Half of my life here, half of my life in in my country. So I got here in two thousand and four. ⁓ to also a Belizean guy and I have two kids, two boys. One is almost seventeen and the other one is eleven. So busy mom of two boys. And yeah, I when I came here, you know, I wanted to just do something else. Of course I started like a lot of immigrants, you know, doing like cleaning and nanning and those kinds of jobs. But I knew deep down that I just did not want to stay there. I wanted to do something else because I've always been really great at school and I really have that ambition in me to just do something else, right? So I started a I guess personal development journey. I started doing network marketing that led me to become a life coach. After doing life coaching, I was doing it, but I still have this in me that okay, want something related to like style, fashion, clothing, cause since small, like I've always, always loved. I know it might sh might sound like you know, like, okay, as a little girl I love playing dolls, but really that's one thing that I really remember, like going to one of my aunt's house, ⁓ and she would have like all these gala dresses and glittery shoes. And I have these vivid memories of me playing with her with those, you know, her clothing and her shoes. So that really was in me. I was like, everything led to like, you know, you know, sometimes they ask you like what's something that other people ask you that it comes out easily to your You know, they look for you. It's like, okay, the clothing. It's like, does this go with this? How does this look? So it's something that's naturally, you know. And so I'm like I tried to combine it with the life coaching and it was doing okay, but I still felt like, okay, I wanna do this more like on its own, right? I was trying to combine it. So that's what led me to like start taking courses, educating myself, investing and things that led me to, you know, now here as a style coach. So Which also has been part of my personal development because to me it's not just about the clothing. Like yes, that's what the clients want. Like they want the pretty outfits and you know, the clothing and everything. But first, like for me it's so important that it aligns with who you are, with your essence, because I can give you like anyone can give you like an outfit. Like you can go to the boutiques, you can go to the s department stores, like anyone can just give you. Right. But really digging deep and really being able to find those things that make you unique and makes you you and then just bringing that out, you know, that makes a a big difference. So it's yeah, it's yeah, the style, the clothing, it's a tool, but it goes beyond that. Yeah, no, a hundred percent. So I feel like you you really do emphasize and focus a lot on helping high achieving women, right, build like a very intentional wardrobe. And I think that's something that I personally struggle with. I'm very like very upfront and vocal about that, you know, dressing with purpose and presence. Just kind of leaning right into like identity, confidence, motherhood, which is like very much what mommy collective is and you know, kind of like you know, our audience. And I feel and that's why I thought you'd be so good for this episode. So I kind of wanted to talk to you about that when it comes from a mom, such as yourself, 'cause you are a mom, but you also have this business, this passion. I mean, obviously something you're like super good at. You know what I mean? And I I kinda wanted to dive into your entrepreneurial side as well, right? So what do you feel like as moms, right? Because a lot of times, you know, what happens is we have a baby or we we start a family, right? And then a lot of times we put ourselves in the back burner, right? Like with the last ones like getting new clothes, new whatever whatever, right? The shoes. Like sometimes we are the last ones and that's just kinda how it happens. And I'm so aware of that, you know, but for a mom who might be listening who feels like she kinda lost her style after having kids Where should she even begin? Like what is your advice? My advice first is to have grace, you know, on on herself because sometimes it's so hard, right? So hard. I mean, you just brought someone to life, right? You everything's going to change, not just your body physically, but also emotionally, because you have gone your body has gone through a process and everyone goes through it differently, right? Some people get it really hard, like postpartum and all of that. And others is just part of the process. So first of all, yes, have grace on yourself. You just had a baby. There's gonna be changes, all kinds of changes. Sometimes we have the support, other times mom some moms don't have any support. So it will look different for each one of them. But I think when ⁓ when she's ready, right, to find herself again, to find her style again, I would really recommend that she starts Very small. So, ⁓ and I said and I shared this in another YouTube video where I was also a guest. Like, if first you used to just stay in your pyjamas, okay, so now, you know, take off the pajamas and put on like a, you know, a t shirt or a pretty blouse that you like, different pants, you know. Don't stay in that. Like start really small, right? Doing something small is going to, you know, you're taking care of yourself, but it's gonna tell your mind some way, like, I'm starting to you know, work on on myself again, on taking care of myself again. So, you know, comb your hair or put on makeup or something, a a lipstick, something really small that's going to help you feel better and it's gonna give you that momentum of like, you know, wanting to do a little more next time. Yeah. I like that a lot. Literally start small and I feel like that's a great place. Like honestly, even like taking a shower might change the game. Yeah, that's something else I would say. Mm-hmm. Something like no that's I think great advice. Yeah. I mean I'm not gonna lie, I'm probably not gonna run to like Nordstrom tomorrow, right? And come back with the fighter. It it's starting small is just the step. You will get into the stores, you'll get all the clothes, you'll get there, you know. And what will work for you? Because I mean, let's be real, like social media, like shows like everything's so perfect. ⁓ You're like, how does this mom she just had a baby and she looks like that? You know, like but you don't know her lifestyle. Maybe she just Doesn't for the picture. Maybe she has all that like help at her house, you know? But your life may look different from her one. So, you know, the comparison trap sometimes we can fall on that. So just do what works for you. Hundred percent. I love that advice. And what about like the idea of even getting dressed or getting dressed up, right? Why do you think that getting dressed makes women feel so emotional, especially moms, right? Why do you think it's it brings that out in a lot of moms? Well, I think a big part of that is because the body has changed. Mm. That's all I'm saying. You know, because now doesn't matter like if you're, you know, used to be skinny or not, like it has to change, right? Like 'cause you just had your baby. Yeah. So definitely it's going to like stretch out somewhere. Like for me it was mostly my belly 'cause I always been so skinny, like it was like a round, you know, really like a soccer ball. Yeah. ⁓ yeah. Your hips, right? Like they they'll get a little bigger, of course. So I think it's that. It's it's like looking in the mirror and seeing that okay, I'm not a size two or zero or four, whatever you were before having a baby anymore. So you get very emotional plus all the emotions that come. I think the hormones and all of that. Something must go must have happened or happens inside the mom's body. You know, the after the baby it's all mixed up in there. So I think it's a mix of everything of like all those emotions plus seeing your body differently. ⁓ it brings that like Kind of like some some moms do lose themselves in the process because now it's you're not the first one, right? Yes, you're gonna take care of yourselves, but like you said, like we get lost because now it's the baby we have to take care of. Like in the first thing in the morning, like he's gonna cry. During the night he's gonna cry. First have to tend to the baby. I mean, it's honest, right? Like it we do kind of put ourselves on the back burner in one way or another, you know, and it it it just does naturally happen. A hundred percent agree. So then kind of speaking off of that, you know, I think with with style and like our own personal fashion, I've always felt like there's seasons for everything, like it changes, right? Just as people, as women, as human beings, we're constantly evolving, changing, right? Like what I wore, you know, fifteen, twenty years ago is gonna be different than today. You know, whether that's because of like style of what's considered in style, right? Or because Like you said, my body's changed, or maybe like I just changed and like now I'm more right. I'm more like, ⁓ I like the comfy stuff now more. This color, you know, whatever it might be. So I'm curious, what are some signs that your closet might no longer be serving you, right? For the woman or the mom that you are today? What are some signs? So one of my messages and when I talk is like I help you build an intentional wadrup for the woman that you are today, right? Because you've evolved, like you said, we got through different faces in our lives. It could be motherhood. It could be a career. It could be you moved somewhere else. Could be you got married or divorced, you know. Different things or you just your style just evolved. Like ⁓ first you used to like florals. I don't talk about myself because I used to be such a pink girl. Like I used to love pink. I mean I still love it, but it's not it has to be like certain kind of pink. But you s I used to be really everything pink, like florals, and now like if you see my closet, like barely anything. Anything floral. So now I've evolved, my style has evolved. So one some of the signs are definitely that like you fight so much more with the wardrobe now, like you're you know, well ⁓ the the women always we always say like we have nothing to wear, right? Although the closet is full of clothing. But I think literally you feel Like, ⁓ my God, I have nothing to wear because maybe some or most of the clothing in there no longer aligns with you. Maybe you have clothing from when you used to work in the office and now maybe you've changed, pandemic came, now you work from home or you are, you know, just doing something differently, but you still haven't done like any kind of like replacing replacing items or things like that. You haven't taken like the time to really Go in there and see what works, what's no longer working, ⁓ all of that. And of course then it's go it's gonna feel like you have nothing to wear and you're gonna be fighting more with your closet because you haven't done that work. So that's why as you evolve, your wardrobe also has to evolve. And that's where, you know, I come in as a style coach, as a personal stylist, like taking a look at like, okay, what does your life look like now? How is it differently? So transitions, different faces faces in your in your life, right? In your lifestyle, how you've evolved, and also in your own style. So you can feel like, okay, I used to be a very in style we have different style personalities and how we describe them and how you wanna show up, right? That's part of the work that that I do. And sometimes maybe you used to be a very romantic girl which you like like florals and pastel colors. But now as you've evolved, like you said, it changes. Now you're more of like a very, you know, casual, natural, right? You enjoy more like t shirts and jeans and sneakers, you know, things like that. So every style has their own unique pieces that represent it. And it's so great when you like understand your own style and the pieces that represent that. And that's because then that's you know at the end. you start investing in those things that align with your style versus doing what we have been conditioned to do. ⁓ that's in sty that's on trend, I'm gonna get it. ⁓ I saw this girl with this pretty outfit, I'm gonna get it. I saw this influencer recommending this, I'm gonna buy it. And then you start just piecing together things that don't necessarily sometimes like identify you, you know? And that's the reason everything becomes like consuming and A piece here and a piece there. It it hasn't it doesn't have any strategy behind or any intention behind. No, that's so that's so real. I never thought of it that way, honestly, until you explained it like that. But that is very true. And what about like being intentional? So speaking of that, you know, the go-to pieces. I know like I've heard that term a lot, and I'm sure you have too. But I'm curious, like, if you were to name five, five go-to pieces right now that every mom listening to should have in their closet according to Vonnie right now, what would that be? Like if you were to ha if you had to be okay, every mom five pieces. And they could be anything from purse, shoes, you know, a black simple t shirt. Whatever you want. Well focus it on moms. I don't like to be the one to I'm not the kind of one stylist who'll say like these five things you need to have and you know why? Because every your life looks different from my one. Yeah. Like your lifestyle is different, right? But I'm gonna try, right? Something that can be a little general for moms because of course moms can much relate than if I was to say ⁓ I don't know, a lawyer, right? Or someone working in the office. ⁓ makes sense, yeah. Mm-hmm. So for a mom yeah, because you have to take into consideration the lifestyle What's yeah, what she does during her what does her week look like, her style, her body shape, you know? ⁓ and then if you wanna add colors, which is that that's like something, you know, ⁓ if you wanna add it. Mostly the style, like style personality, body shape, those are mostly important. The lifestyle. The b the colors, like color analysis, that's kind of like a add on. You can still have those other things, you know, that's just a plus. Some of the things I would say, just to to give it here, I would say definitely a great pair of jeans that Everybody should have that. I agree. Yes. And if it's a dark wash, so much better. Because dark wash it always like elevates the outfit. You know, versus if it's like like wash, it gives that like more casual. So the dark wash, like you can, you know, use it with sneakers and it's still gonna look great. And but if you are going for a date night, let's say like you put on some heels or something ⁓ more dress yeah, dress your top, then it elevates the look. Versus if you had like a dress your top with like a faded wash jeans, you know, like kind of you can picture the true. Mm-hmm. I would say like a relaxed white shirt, like button shirt. ⁓ okay. Mm-hmm. Because that one you can use it button, you can use it unbuttoned with like a tank top and you leave it unbuttoned and then you kind of like, you know, pull it to your elbows. So you can use it different ways. You can just like wrap it around your your waist. You know, you can use it on its own with like some trousers, with jeans, with shorts. Like you can really use it differently. So I would say those two. With a bag, of course. A neutral colored bag. Okay. So that would be either like a taupe or a black or like beige, kind of like that. Okay. And then I guess depending on the weather, right? Where you are, let's Talk right now, maybe about the summer. Well, of course, a great pair of either sandals or flats. Okay. Especially for mobs. Right. Mm-hmm. ⁓ preferably if it's flats, like pointy or rectangular versus like round, you know? Mm-hmm. It just gets it more like a little more modern. And then the sandals, of course, depending on what you like, neutral would be great too, or like some like gold, you know, like those gold colors. Either black. Or yeah, ⁓ black or gold, like metallic gold or like beige. Yeah, taupe. Again, like neutral colors because you can yeah. ⁓ then what else would I say? A nice pair of earrings, you know? I hear that a lot. I know. I have like none, I'm so bad. I like I have my But I how many earrings, but I feel like that could really just elevate a look, you know? Yes, yes. I know some people don't l really like accessories, but even if it's okay, maybe you don't like accessories, okay, maybe just bold lip color, right? Or or pick one thing that can be kind of like your signature. You know, maybe for some it's earrings, for others it might be a necklace, you know, things like that. Again, depending on what your style is, because I won't tell you like where. Big statement earrings if your failed personality is very like casual, natural. It's not gonna feel like you, you know? Hundred percent. What's like one formula you feel like would be a staple for like a mom if I was to like, hey, give me like an outfit, one outfit formula that never fails, right? And I we can say mom for this example too, for the sake of just keeping, you know, more general. But what's like kinda like I don't know, like your formula for a perfect outfit if I was to like, Hey, I'm going out tonight with the girls. Yeah. Well the I think that you can ⁓ it you can't go wrong with the dark wash jeans, good fitting jeans. Like I've been hoping you're gonna say if you're gonna invest in ⁓ jeans, you know, invest more, always invest more in like your basics, you know, which is like your jeans, ⁓ huh your trousers, your you know, shoes that you're gonna use a lot. Yeah, invest more in your basics and then those like Trends if you wanna when you know when trends are on and you wanna try something, you can like go cheaper for that because most of the time the trends won't stay, right? It's just something that, you know, comes and goes. So yeah, definitely would be the jeans, the dark washed jeans and a really pretty blouse. You know, that's where you can kinda show like, okay, a little more about me, about what you like. So if you have like a favorite color, you know, go with a favorite color you you have in your top. And it could be Just a plain top or it can be a buttoned top, you know? And then of course some great heels, at least some kitten heels. Yeah. Yeah. I think as we get older, I'm well, I'm gonna be forty-three in September. So as we get older, like you don't wanna be with your super high heels. No, I don't. I was about to say you're speaking to me. I'm a kitten heel lady. Yes, I'm so I feel so comfortable with the Kitten Hills, you know, it's like not flat, but you know, it's high enough for me. Totally. Okay. I like that. That's a good formula. Okay. And again, doesn't seem like that's even like anything crazy where I'm like, where can I find jeans and a shirt? Like they're Yeah, yeah. Just don't wait last minute, of course, right? Try to find like as I'm talking, if you listen to the podcast, like take that time when you're ready, right? To go and try the different jeans, you know. Take a look mirror in the fitting room, see how it fits, you know. That way when you find a good pair of good fitting jeans, good quality jeans, you're not like, you know, trying to find it for last minute. Yeah, yeah, no, a hundred percent agree. I'm so bad at that. Yeah. Yeah, because it has to be for your size. If if you're tall or you're short, you know, you might need petite. You might need Maybe you do need regular, but still you ⁓ have to know like your insect, like, you know, you want it full length, you want it cropped, you want it, you know. And yeah. So it all depends on what is it that you like and also well taking into consideration your body shape and those things that you wanna highlight, you know, those parts of your body. But yeah, just having a good pair of jeans, like dark wash jeans, that's really one of my big recommendations to, you know, to the moms to have. And if you don't like jeans, well Maybe try a pair of trousers, good fitting trousers, like a little, you know, wide leg. ⁓ like slim wide leg I would say. Because again, depending on your body, if you're like very triangle, which is thicker on, you know, your hips, you might not want to go super wide. So just something more slim. Yeah. But still have have a little wide leg there. Mm hmm. Totally makes sense. And what about, you know, for a mom who might be a more like tighter budget or just like really doesn't know where to start when it comes to shopping and she might not want to spend money in this you know two or three hundred dollars on jeans, which by the way, there are jeans that are great that are not two hundred dollars. So everybody knows for three hundred dollar jeans. But ⁓ where can a mom who's listening, where can she go? Or what do you recommend? Like where do moms like me, right, who I'm like, well I don't want to spend like crazy money, but it's no, we can find good deals. Do you have like go to stores? Cause like one thing I'm not gonna lie about and I'm so honest, is like Do you remember like back in the day when we used to shop at like Charlotte Reals and Barbara Tony One? So okay. So it is to shop here at the Yeah. All of that. And I didn't know at what point was I supposed to stop because like in my high school days, I would go there, Discovery. Yeah. And you can get like a shirt for like, you know, whatever, like eight dollars, and it was great, life was great. But then I was like, I think, and this is no shade. I'm just being honest in my experience. I was like, well, A, I think maybe I'm a little too old for these doors. But number two, like the material after one or two washes, it it it would just was garbage. I'm gonna so on. So my question is like as moms, right, who are again not trying to spend three hundred dollars a pair of jeans necessarily, but you get me. Where can we go? What stores? And then on top of that question of what stores do you recommend, are there certain sales we should look at before? Like, are you a fan of certain yearly sales? Yeah. No, I understand that part that you said because I think we all started there. Es especially well, you know, if you grow up in the when I just came here, like I was like, ⁓ my god, the malls, we don't have that in Belize. So I got so crazy with without those stars like Charlotte Ruse and Wet Seal and I remember the other name. ⁓ five seven nine I think was the other one and and Discovery. I would really just back there. ⁓ but of course, right? As you evolve and you grow and of course what I do, like I educated myself and the more I do this and the more I surround myself with stylists and you know all of those things, I myself am learning. So no shame again, like we said, those who buy there. But it's it's we're buying fast fashion, right? That's what it's called. Like it's fast fashion, like the materials gonna be different. Of course it's going to ⁓ feel and look different and it's only gonna last for so long or so much because that's why it's it's cheaper, right? So yeah, I've I think the things if you wanna invest or start, you know, investing, it doesn't have to be like you're set super like going to three hundred dollars or even two hundred dollars, you know, 'cause not not everyone can afford those kinds of prices. I would really recommend going to like the stores like Marshalls, TJ Mats, you know, those You can really find great pieces there if you are patient, right? Patient enough to to look at the what they have, try it on, because you can really find great pieces there depending again. The only thing is not they don't carry like let's say petite or top, right? It's more like regular size. I don't think I've seen any petite because I I buy petites for myself. But sometimes you can do find some regular pieces that might fit your petite size. Depending on or your towel sizing. Yeah. So yeah, be really patient. But you really I that's where I recommend to start. Nordstrom rack too. I bought Nordstrom rack. Great quality. Yeah, still not sometimes not the Nordstrom price, but still this the brand and the quality. So, you know, I've learned that and you can see the difference. Like you have you invest a little more, especially in the basics, but it lasts more. You feel different when you put it on. Mm-hmm. You know, you definitely feel different when you know you paid more and it's a better quality. ⁓ and then you show up differently because when you feel great, you sh show up confidently and you show up great. Yeah, hundred percent agree. And honestly too, I mean like this may not be the best tip, but something that I do that like much in North Shaw Mark, right? So I don't go into the stores often. Well, what's I'll go and live by one? But like I have a past one sometimes. I think it's at Oak Brook where we live By Chicago, right? So like I think Oakbrook, there's one that's not too bad, and then like downtown. And I work in downtown, but I'm I'm not gonna go to North Bridge of Beyond just because I'm like, okay, it's too far, whatever. I'm out of work, I'm trying to go home. But what I've been though is I'm online shopping, and I know that could be real hit or miss. Then I can't try things on. But I will say as a mom, it does not really I'm gonna be honest and you might not like it, but I'm like something it's like some last bit or like a purse or something, like I'll get a good write socket like I'd log me a clearance section. They even take out more money and I think you have to spend only I did it today, eighty half dollars free shippings. Yeah, I mean there's so many things. You know, like you'll see that okay, I need a good, you know, pair of jeans or ⁓ white pants or something, you know? That's why it's important to go through your closet like at you know, at least on twice a a year, like when the season changes because that way you can see like what's missing. But then yeah, have like a list and that way keep track. For example, you know, when you know it's like Labor Day or Fourth of July or Mother's Day. Like, you know, those stores like always kinda like give sometimes some discount or something. Or they have less like a special going on. So you kinda kinda watch like for those things that you are looking for, right? I think that's so smart. Because again Building your your closet where let's call it, you know, building, you know, your new wardrobe or whatever it is. Like you're right. I don't need to go buy it all today and pay full price. Like you said, like watch for the sales, check different store, right? If you can go in, like I said, try it on because that'll save you. And I'm gonna be honest, I'm the worst at that. So trust me, I know firsthand 'cause I'm always I have some friends who's like, I'm so bad at at returning. I'm like, ⁓ my you know but yeah. I love returning something the first one. But people people do and guess what? You're wasting even more money. Yes, because then it's been more than thirty days. You can't return it. And it doesn't you know? It's a whole thing, a hundred percent. But no, I I love that. I highly recommend, like, yeah, keep an eye out. Put alerts if you have to, like just keep an eye out on these. Yeah, but that's I'm all about like getting them on, you know, less than the full price, of course. ⁓ who doesn't want that? Who doesn't like that, right? Definitely that. ⁓ yeah, the department store. Well, you know, like North Shumrak, which other ones. And yeah, I mean just really look like you can really find good deals online. Well, I do buy mostly online, honestly, because for my sizing, petite I that's where I find more than in person. They don't really have a big, you know, for petites. And if they have, it's like really like limited styles. Yeah. Mm hmm. Yeah. Makes sense for sure. Yeah, I'm an online girl, but Yeah. Yeah, no, that's wonderful advice. And then But try to find, you know, sorry. Try to find those stores too that they have like the physical, like start with those. Because if you have to return it, then let's say they have a love somewhere. If it's Zara, they have a Zara somewhere, you know? That's smart. No, that's really smart. Hundred percent agree with that. And, you know, for any moms I'll I'll definitely want you to, you know, drop your social handle and all that before we wrap up. But my last question for you is what is next for you both professionally right as a stylist, as a style coach, but also as a mom. I know your mom with two boys, you mentioned, and I definitely sometimes I don't know how you do it. I have one kid and I'm like, ⁓ my, this is so hard. And now I'm like, ⁓ my god, those moms that I have four or five, bless their heart. I'm like, complete admiration to them but I don't want more. Yes, no, a hundred percent. So what is next? for you. I know we're talking now it's in the summer, it's the middle of summer, it's July. But what's next for you? Maybe it's this upcoming you know, year, next year. What do you have planned? Okay, well upcoming I have well this coming Sunday I do have like a speaking event, the Latina Boss Babes, and then I have another invitation in September. Like professional moms and in I think it's Wheeton. But yeah, really just I'm also taking a course to, you know, enhance my skills, be you know, just give my clients the best of what I do and really being able to help them so much more in their ward job and their style in how they feel about themselves. And I'm I'm always educating myself, you know, always growing to really, you know, grow my business but also, you know, how I show up and everything. So really just stay because I'm a stay a full sta full time stay at home mom. So, you know, ⁓ I'm the one who like takes them to school and you know, picks them up. So I am busy with that, but in between, you know, I do my business. So really just do what I have to do for my part to keep showing up and staying consistent and just, you know, taking the opportunities that are offered to me. Of course that aligns right with my my mom time and also with my values and You know what I'm all about. Hundred percent. I love it. So where can we follow them on social, on Instagram? ⁓ if anybody wants to book with you directly a consultation or a call, where can they do that? Yeah, so yeah, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook at Style by Vanny. So yeah, right like like how you hear it, Style by Vanny. And and yeah, just really send me a message, you know, I'm really I'd like to have like a get acquainted call just to kinda know each other, you know, nothing about like I just wanna get to know you better. And then, you know, if I see that it's something that you wanna know more of how I can help you, then we s we book like another call just to talk about, you know, how I can help you and just learn a little more about your war job and style needs. But I'm all about connecting, you know, really getting to know the person first because for me it's important that we're both a good fit to Yeah. Hundred percent agree. Well thank you for joining us today. I appreciate you so much. Yes, no, thank you so much. It was really great to be here and I cannot wait for the event that you have coming up, right? ⁓ the summit, yeah, October first, ⁓ in Chicago at the Mayfield. I'm so excited. We just announced a couple of things. We'll be able to be there. I know, yes, our girl Anna Bellaball will be speaking. I'm excited because she's great. She and I have done like some siege stuff and we just have a good time and we're we're too much sometimes, but it's okay. We'll have we'll have a good time. It's a good thing. It's a good thing. But yes, I hope to see you there and and you know, I can't wait to connect again. Yes, definitely. Thank you so much.