by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 20, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Jess: I was an entrepreneur since I was 16. Babysitting, then later selling Avon and Mary Kay. A friend who worked with my fiance was one of the first owners of the Hotdogery food truck. Two years ago they asked me to help on the truck part time to make some cash. My...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 19, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am nine years old and started making my own beauty products but I was eight when I got the idea. My mom has a cleaning business and I wanted to start my own business and be independent. She made me get a business plan and do the work. I started small and she...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was on drugs and living in a trap house in Foley. I almost died multiple times. I have been sober nine or ten months and I am back to my normal body weight. I had gotten down to 120 pounds. I was hanging around the wrong crowd and there were a lot of emotions and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Fairhope and have fostered 18 children. My mom always wanted to have foster kids and give them a better life. When she died, she told me, ‘you have so much to offer, promise me you will help someone else along the way.’ I didn’t know what she meant. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 15, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have been in Polka Dots for 30-plus years and my daughter has been in for six. It is special do to this together. I was born and raised in Mobile and Mardi Gras was a family thing so I always wanted to parade. It is such a rush to ride through Mobile and see...