Meet HER: Shannon Stovall Grant

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Shannon Stova Grant

HOW SCENT & SUCCESS GO HAND-IN-HAND

BY CHRISTINA RUOTOLO

Shannon Stovall Grant is a Superstar Director, fulltime coach, mentor and consultant, for Scentsy, a company she has worked for the last 13 years. She was a recipient of the shining star with Scentsy in 2017, which is the most prestigious award in the company.

Grant graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in animal science with aspirations of becoming a vet. She worked as a chemist for short time and also studied interior decorating and design at Sheffield School of Interior Design before starting her Scentsy career.

After a difficult divorce, when her kids were young, Grant was working to put her life back together. She met and married her husband, Steve, had children and became a stayat-home mom of four (Payton, now 24, Cayden, 16, Christian, 15 and Andalyn, 13).

“Like many moms, I was caught up in the stay-at-home mom versus career dilemma and was at a crossroads,” Grant says. “I wanted to be able to contribute, and who knew that wanting my home to smell good would make other people’s dreams come true?”

Grant visited her sister in Ohio and remarked on how amazing her house smelled. Little did she know that day and the gift of smell would lead to her success.

“Scents always have a way to connect people together,” she says. “We smell to remember. Scent is powerful. I started my business wanting to contribute and to do something that made me happy. My husband, Steve, taught me how to dream. It all started with a scent and the ability to dream.”

Grant also met an influential woman who became a friend, mentor and guide in life and in her Scentsy career for many years. Grant now has thousands of consultants in her team, Heavenscents. “My spiritual mentor is Gladys. She was the best mentor for me to believe in myself again after a terrible divorce and creating a successful business and legacy for my family,” Grant says. “I define success as more than just money. Stepping into this business gave me confidence in myself so that I could empower others. I went from being a person that looked at other people’s success and thought it was unattainable for me, and then, with hard work, I became a success story. I was able to design a life of freedom for my family while still being present with them.”

Today Grant coaches her team members on how to be successful in their careers by using “GLADYS” as one of her coaching models, making sure her consultants have these elements in order to find success.

Have Gratitude Love Appreciation Be Deep (er) than the scent Be Yourself and unique Have a Servant’s Heart

Grant encourages those she comes in contact with to not just sell to customers but to serve them with a servant's heart that values people. She likes to remind people that success in business and in life has to start with working hard, being consistent, never giving up, letting go of fears of failure, dropping excuses and being intentional in setting goals.

“The best part of my success story is that I was able to incorporate my faith with my passion and work ethic to achieve my dream,” Grant says. “Through this journey, I have been blessed to play a small part in the lives of others to reach their dreams.”

March 2022

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