Stacey J 09 AJ

RAISING VIBRATIONS

Written by Oroscia Lowe

STACEY J. GHOLAR: ENTREPRENEUR, MEDIA PERSONALITY & CEO

LIVE365 Founder & Lifestyle Influencer, Entrepreneur, and Skincare advocate Stacey J. Gholar, empowers women to reclaim their peace and confidence; reclaim their femininity. As the CEO of Skin Life, (@itsskinlife) Stacey J helps women look and feel their best. “Beauty starts from the inside out”.

During her exclusive interview with LUL Magazine, Stacey J shared how she learned the importance of cultivating the life that you desire at a young age. She described growing up surrounded by classy ladies such as her mom and aunt. “My father instilled positive and motivational things into me like “Live your life; Stop waiting!” said the Chicago Native. “There is always a better way; It’s important to have an expansive mind”.

After working in corporate America for some time, Stacey J stepped out on faith and began her entrepreneurial career. Utilizing her professional skill set, she began working as an Executive assistant for her cousin; Actress & Entrepreneur LisaRaye McCoy and Singer-songwriter Syleena Johnson. With an appreciation for good conversation, she started doing interviews and motivational moments on radio. She now serves as host and founder of Live 365.Radio; a podcast that educates and empowers listeners through conscious dialogue. In 2014, she founded Live 365 Empowerment, an organization geared towards self-care components for women over 40. “We must feed ourselves with positivity to raise our vibration,” said Stacey. “It takes time, I read, I apply… I believe in doing the work”

During the creation of Skin Life, Stacey J began working with a company to research the best ingredients for skin care products. Skin Life specializes in restoring and maintaining the skin. The line offers a day and nighttime regimen. It includes products such as a non-acnegenic antiaging serum, a facial bar soap, for brightening and cleaning the skin; Sea Moss Mist spray infused with sea moss high in minerals and The Face Vitamin; a collagen booster designed to hydrate your skin.

As she continues to empower women to be the best version of themselves both inside and out, Stacey J. believes that “If you become a better you, it will resonate with others around you”. She remains enthusiastic about living life to its fullest extent. Be sure to follow Stacey J on all social media platforms including Instagram @therealstaceyj.

Navigating through a male dominated industry as a woman requires someone who is not afraid to build her own doors when others say no. There is an unspoken overcompensation that has to happen in order to be seen at the same level that is easily given to men. When you think of an Emcee, Host or on-air personality; naturally your mind may drift to a male. When women step into this industry they have to work twice as hard and hear no more than desired. Despite the challenges that AJ faced over this past year, she has been able to step on the necks of everyone who said no, did not give her a shot, or simply overlooked her because she was a young black female starting in the industry.

Growing up; Aj had lived the “American dream” that most people dream of. Happily married parents of 26 years, a nice home with the white fence and the dog. Aj shared that she and her younger brother wanted for nothing because their parents made sure they went through the trenches so that she and her brother didn’t have to. Aj was always very active and played just about every sport aside from hockey. Her dream was to become a famous soccer player. She started training at a very young age and was able to mentor under a player from the USF team and eventually worked her way into attending and playing for USF. She eventually made her way into playing professionally for a Guyanese team. She suffered from an injury and her “life plan” was derailed.

Aj made her way into radio by applying for the position through a Facebook post. When she arrived there were 200 people waiting to be interviewed and only four people were selected. Iheartradio put Aj in the position to be around others who had tenure and provided insight on how to catapult further into the industry. Unfortunately, Covid slowed her down just as her career was taking off. She didn’t let this slow her down, instead she switched gears and decided to get more hands on.

Within a one-year span and being under the influence of Tamara James, DJ Nikki Reignz and Dj Ghost Writer, Aj expressed that she is forcing people to recognize her hard work. She has worked her way into being able to host at one of Orlando’s biggest night clubs, Ember, with crowds of 800 people for events such as Wine Down Wednesdays Saturday Brunch, Sunday Funday and so much more. To be in position to control how others are made to feel by leading the atmosphere one must naturally be charismatic. Grabbing the attention of an audience is easy; but keeping everyone happy and engaged is a craft that you cannot teach. When Aj has the mic in her hand, she said that it makes her feel good to be able to relate to others, take them away from their long days and tap into her passion and drive.

AJ’s long term goal is to become a mogul. There is no limit to the areas that she wishes to tap into. For her, the work is just getting started and she plans to open up for big shows. The club life for now is good but it’s not enough. She expressed that she doesn’t want to be boxed into the space of doing LGBTQ events but to be able to bridge the gap and do things all inclusive. Aj was raised with the mindset that in life you work hard; twice as hard when you have something to gain. In this industry AJ plans to take it all.

GIVE ME THE MIC

ANEZHA BLUNT (AJ) by Cyn The Great