A little over a year ago I uprooted my entire life, quitting my job, desprately grasping on for dear life in a search for happiness and self love. On a whim I quit my job which had been chipping away at my mental health for months. Not only was I suffering, but my family and friends were also impacted. I was standing on the side of a busy road in South City St. Louis, I had pulled over and the only thing I knew for sure was that I was about to quit my job. I knew that I could no longer function under the weight of that situation.
It took me less than 24 hours to realize that there were two things I knew for certain, I am a damn good mom, the other thing was that I smoked a lot of weed and it helped me be the best mom that I could be. I knew nothing about cannabis other than that I smoked a lot of it. I decided that day to launch a blog where I could confide in the world about my passions and finally share a part of myself that I was tired of hiding.
To be honest I had no idea how the next year would unfold, I had no idea that people so desprately needed someone just like themselves to look up to and talk to. I had no idea that I going to make it, that I was going to be okay. I had no idea, but boy am I glad that I chose myself that day, in that moment. A month after my blog launched over 40 THOUSAND people had seen and engaged with my account, I was blown away, the decsion to go to MJBizCon was one that would forever change the course of my life, and at that time I had no idea.
Last year I met so many people who would end up becoming integral parts of my life, including a random IG message from a crazy lady named Robyn who I now couldn’t imagine my life without. The year unfolded and there where many ups and just as many downs. I learned a lot, I learned the science behind cannabis, I learned that I knew aboslutely nothing and that if I was going to continue being the person that I had decided I was, I had to do my homework. What I learned blew me away and for the first time in my life I knew that I had found the industry I belonged in, but I was still lost, I had no idea what I was going to do in this industry, I had no idea who I was. On top of all of that, I wasn’t not a confident or happy person, I had no idea how to choose myself, love myseslf, or even fill my cup up first. Boy did I have to go through it to get to today.
With lots of opportunities in the industry, I bounced around, feeling around in the dark for something that made sense. Thats when it happened, everything fell apart. It was the day after my 30th birthday and my world exploded. My poor decision all came to a head and something had to change, with that I quit drinking, I got back on my antidepressants and I decided that it was time to grow the eff up. I was employed part time at that point by a marketing company as the office administrator, I kept the breakroom stocked and wrote an ungodly amount of content about basement waterproofing and french drains. It was awful to be honest, that being said it allowed me the flexibility to get my children when needed and move around still for The STL Stoner Mom purposes. I knew that something big was coming though.
I am not sure I can pinpoint the moment that the owner of the marketing company and I decided that starting another company under our umbrella would be a good choice, but we did. Digital Smoke was born, a Cannabis ONLY marketing agency. A cannabis marketing agency that was staffed with people who where not only marketing professionals, but people who are passionate about cannabis on a personal level. We busted ass, our marketing company has 30 years of experince, we have over 160 clients throughout the US. Now we are able to provide this expertise and passion to the industry that I have so much love for. We built a company unlike any other, but I am not going to type my entire pitch here, email me if you would like to know more lol. So if you were wondering where I had disapeared to, I have been out here building generational wealth and my legacy.
All of that being said, MJBizCon 2022 aka 2.0 was a little different, Digital Smoke was stationed on the first floor of the Expo Center in booth 1217. The entire week blew us away, not only did we get some amazing leads, we even were able to find a few potential employees. As Vice President of Sales, I came back and talked to all of the people I had met last year and over the past year with a new confidence and authority that previously did not exist. I commanded respect and met people who will forever being my friends. On top of that I had plenty of time to fan girl over all of the incredible people who inspired me to become exactly who I am today. Finally, I was able to make many valueble connections for Digital Smoked and Stoner Mom alike.
I never imagined that I would be here, I never thought that I would think I was pretty awesome but here we are. While chasing your dreams and choosing yourself isn’t the easiest path in life, it is the best choice that you could ever make. I still have so much to do and so far to go and grow, but I know that 14 months ago I said checkmate and started playing the game of life my way. Another thing I want to mention is the fact that when I made this move it sucked in many ways, some of my own family members stopped talking to me claiming they didn’t agree with my lifestyle choices. I can happily report back today that those same family members are way more supportive than I could have ever imagined. I am beyond lucky. I am beyond prosperous.
Thank you to each and everyone of you who has come along with me on this journey. Here is to many more blogs!
Also you may have noticed I am working on moving things over to my new blog site! Please bare with me through this transition <3
Xoxo mom
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