TAMI CURRY TALKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LANDING RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS, & SELFCARE TAMI ON GETTING STARTED

Fancy: So, what was it like getting started?

Tami: So, in business, you have those moments, you ' re up, you ' re down In the beginning, of course, it still is now, but in the beginning, it was very exciting and exhilarating I remember spending 72 hours, like multiple times straight up, just creating and researching the brand and what I wanted it to look like and determining how I wanted us to show up in retail in the world. So it was very tough. As I said, having four children and being a single mom makes it even more challenging But I love it I'm very passionate about my brand, so it's very much worth it I would tell anybody who's interested in curating, whether it's in business, whether in beauty or whatever industry that you ' re interested in, you ' re going to have those moments, those up and down moments It's just always important to take some time for yourself and to reset

Fancy: Right. What did you do before opening your business? Were there any skills that you took away from that and now utilize with I’Mat?

Tami: Yes I come from the property management industry, so I resigned from property management about three and a half years ago Since then, I've been a fulltime entrepreneur Utilizing my property management background definitely helped me transfer those skills over in terms of marketing, in terms of managing teams and multiple properties and assets, and things of that nature Also being able to show up in terms of customer service and being in the field with the people and engaging with them, solving their problems, and offering solutions to them are also useful skills that I possess

Towards the last part of my career in property management, I worked in a corporate office because I've always wanted to work in a corporate office I'm like, I'm going to work in a corporate office one day I just was so focused on it It was really mostly to prove a point like, “Hey, I deserve to be here just like anyone else ” While getting there, I was able to work in marketing, accounting, and acquisitions- just pretty much everywhere in the corporate field and also being a trainer. Being exposed to those things was essential. I was able to transfer all of that knowledge into I’Mat Dream Brand