Articles Women of Inspiration™ Podcast -Jennifer Ménard-Shand
Women of Inspiration™ Podcast -Jennifer Ménard-Shand, Founder & CEO, Staff Shop | 100 Women of Inspiration™ Book Contributor | @StaffShop
The Devil Tried to Conquer Me & Lost I am an Indigenous-French-Canadian woman, and a successful entrepreneur. I am also lucky to be alive. At age 13, I pointed a knife at my drunken bi-polar stepfather, while my mother lay on the floor with broken glass pressed into her chest. Would this be the night I couldn’t keep her alive or I would die? For most of my teens I lived with a mother who chose alcohol and a cycle of abuse over protecting me and I sought my own escape down dark paths filled with bad decisions. My salvation was my biological father and good people along the way who saw light in a world that was becoming increasingly dark. By age 18, I chose a path that distanced me from my troubled teens. By 30, I had what many define as success – a luxury car, a six figure salary, a stellar wardrobe door I couldn’t close but I was empty of purpose. I found that true purpose in renewing my Christian faith and in realizing that life was more than profit and materialistic things. In doing so, I opened my heart again to love, vulnerability and authenticity. As the Founder & CEO of Staff Shop, I am blessed with a platform to keep my dreams alive and help others achieve theirs. My story is about faith, passion and freedom.
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