February 28, 2024 • 30 mins
Have you ever found yourself at a career crossroads, seeking something more from your 9-to-5 life? Amberly Shreve's transformative leap from corporate America to becoming an entrepreneur is a journey that may resonate deeply with you. Galvanized by her desire to align her work with her personal values, Amberly shift towards promoting kindness and authenticity in professional settings is not just refreshing – it's revolutionary. Our conversation traverses her compelling narrative, providing insights on how small acts can cultivate a powerful sense of community and appreciation within the business world. Amberly's experiences prove that these gestures are more than niceties; they are strategic relationship builders that can amplify referrals and loyalty.
Navigating the complexities of balancing a thriving business and a bustling home life is no small feat, Amberly tackles it with grace and practicality. Our discussion ventures into the art of juggling these demanding roles, with Amberly offering sage advice on time management and self-care practices that are critical for anyone riding the seesaw of work and family obligations.
Wrapping up the episode, we reflect on the unmistakable warmth that comes from a simple yet increasingly rare act – receiving a heartfelt card. In an era ruled by digital communication, Amberly reminds us of the profound joy and connection that can be sparked by such a personal touch. Her stories illustrate the undeniable impact these gestures can have, not just in nurturing business relationships, but in enriching our personal lives as well. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or someone contemplating a brave new path, Amberly Shreve's inspiring story and the lessons she shares are sure to embolden you to infuse your work and life with heartfelt purpose.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, I'm Coach Mickey and I'm so glad that you've
joined us, and if this is yourfirst time joining us, come on
in and make yourself comfortable.
For those of you that join uson a regular basis, I am so glad
that you do.
Thank you so much for alwaysreaching out to all of our
guests and please connect withthem.
They love hearing from you andI appreciate all your comments,
your questions and yoursuggestions for people that we
(00:21):
have on here, and it has been somuch fun to actually hear from
you, as my circle of friends andthey love hearing from you also
.
So today is gonna be really funand it's one of my favorite
subjects and I happen to meetthis lovely, lovely person.
She is amazing.
She I'm just gonna wrap it upreally quick she is a mother, a
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sister, a friend, she's abeliever and she has got this
incredible company that justchanging hearts and businesses
with connections, and I'm gonnajust introduce her and let her
jump right in.
How are you today?
Ann-rili Shreve.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
I'm well, mickey.
Thank you so much.
It is such an honor and apleasure to be here with you
today.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
It's gonna be fun.
So I'm excited because when youtold me what you do for work I
mean, will you switch gears foryour career and what you were
doing compared to what you'redoing now is just seems so much
more your passion and likegetting to know people and doing
what you do.
So I'm gonna let you go aheadand share that.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Yeah, so back.
You know, sometimes I forgetabout that life, but I spent
over 22 and a half years incorporate America and
unfortunately, treated verypoorly during that time.
So I decided that it was amission of mine to go ahead and
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leave that space, after years ofharassment and degrading and
devaluing, so that I couldreally find myself and my
purpose and my passion.
I started making cards when Iwas about 12 years old and then,
once I came into the corporateworld, I mostly human resources
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and office management.
After I left there, I reallyfelt as though my world needed
attention, it needed to berebuilt.
My husband didn't reallyunderstand what was going on
because you have to remember,you know, we're in a generation
that you just kind of suck it upright and you just deal with
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things and that is not what Iwanna teach our girls and what
we want to teach our girls.
And I really felt as though Ihad the weight of the world,
wanting to be an example to themand, honestly, I just really
got on my hands and knees and Ijust started to pray through it
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all because I felt like myentire life was in wildfire and
I knew that if I did not takethe steps now, then I was
probably going to go even in adeeper depression that I was
already in.
So I took myself through thesteps and learned more about
myself, getting curious aboutwho I was, what I wanted, and it
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was a really difficult time fora while trying to figure out
all of those things.
My husband and I we worked hard.
We had some things that weneeded to repair within our
marriage and within ourrelationships and the
relationship with my girls, andwhen I finally started the
career piece, I knew that Iwanted something at home,
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because the girls loved me beinghere.
So I dabbled in finance and alittle bit of insurance.
At the time it was very, veryheavily male dominated and a
space where it was more aboutthings and not about people, and
I knew that that was not thespace for me.
So once I started networkingand really figuring that out, I
had gone to a networking eventand met my business associate
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and he told me about promptingsand I knew that it sounded very
interesting.
It scared me so much that I hadto pray about it and I didn't
even call him for like two and ahalf weeks because I was so
nervous about it, and so Ifinally called him.
I talked to my husband and hewas so funny because he's like
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oh you know, there's you mightdo better in insurance.
And I said you know, I don'tthink that insurance is for me.
So I decided to go with my gutand I really just delve in and I
just learned how to buildrelationships and I learned how
to teach people acts of kindnessand I used how I felt back in
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corporate America.
You know, we all deal withthings throughout our life,
whether we have toxicrelationships or places in our
lives where we are struggling orwe have traumas.
We all have these things.
So use them in a way to benefitthe person that you are and use
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them to help heal yourself,because that's literally what I
did.
So, going through learningabout how to speak with others,
about teaching acts of kindness,really learning how to connect
with people on a more meaningfullevel, and that has now taken
me to where I am today and Ireally have the opportunity to
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connect, establish and helpothers maintain and build their
beautiful connections and givetheir clients the ultimate
experience.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I love it.
I love the fact that you took achance, that you went with what
you knew in your heart youneeded to change and then to
take that and I don't say risk,but I can't think of another
word because I know, would saythat, oh, you're taking a risk,
you know.
But you know what?
That's what keeps life exciting.
If we I called corporate carwith.
I had shared that with you offOff air and I said I've been in
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the corporate world too.
I actually worked in marketing.
I was in with head of marketingat that time.
It was called gtm, all on thatbefore Verizon bought it and I
kept working and working andworking and bringing all these
things, and I kept thinking, ohmy gosh, it's like there's a big
spider up on top andeverybody's stuck in the court.
You know, corporate cobweb,you're just stuck and it takes
very, very few people, but italso takes a lot of courage to
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say this isn't for me and I wantto do something different that
is going to serve and bebeneficial and sit well with you
.
When you lay your head on yourpillow at night, it's like do I
feel like I really accomplishedsomething?
That really made my heart singand I love the fact that you
said this is not for me, this iswhat I need to do, and then to
go out and do that.
I want to Elaborate a littlebit more.
(06:44):
I want you to explain when yousaid go out and teach people
about kindness.
You know, can you share with usa little bit about what you,
what you mean by that, and howyou, how you incorporate that to
what you do?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Sure.
So most Business relationshipsthey're, they're they're mostly
transactional.
There's someone's looking for aservice and you provide the
service and you're done.
Well, I believe it's more thanthat.
I believe that when you build arelationship that you, you
build a friendship there, theybecome a part of your family and
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you build that relationship foryears to come.
We don't just want the one anddone's, we want people who we
are going to do life with.
We want to build Communitywhere we have one another to
support each other.
We're not meant to do things onour own.
So I really believe in thecommunity aspect.
I really believe in us workingas a team, and these, this
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service and our relationshipmarketing tool gives you the
opportunity to to build verystrong relationships within
business, and it provides such aspace of authenticity and it, I
believe it actually provides aplace where it shows
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vulnerability and when youappreciate someone, you, you
stay memorable to them becausethey they are going to remember
who you are.
They're going to remember Mostof all, how you made them feel,
and that's the key.
We all want to feel seen, heard, valued, understood and
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appreciated, and that's trulywhat we all want.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
I agree, I agree and and what was the quote was like?
People remember.
They'll remember 20% of whatyou said.
They'll remember 80% of how youmade them feel, of course, and
yeah, and I think a lot ofbusinesses Don't get that, you
know again, they get.
They see you as a number, theysee you as data, they don't see
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you as an individual.
And when you Tell me what youdid in regards to these, these
send out cards, and let's talkabout that, because this puts a
whole new Element and level tobusinesses to be able to reach
out and make that one-on-oneconnection.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Yeah, it does, and it's such great questions.
So we have a web-based platformthat you can go on, and it
doesn't matter if you arelooking for touch points
throughout the year birthdays,maybe you're a financial advisor
and you're looking to celebratethe anniversary of that policy.
Maybe you're a realtor and youtruly want to give your clients
the ultimate experience.
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You want to take that photo infront of that new home and you
want to thank them.
Thank them for choosing you.
I mean you're, you're makingsuch an impact and Helping them
with one of the most importantdecisions of their lives.
It should be more than just anemail or a text message.
You should want to be able toprovide something for them that
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they are going to have For yearsto come.
Build those relationshipsstrong and then they can go back
and say gosh, it was sowonderful working with such and
such.
These cards allow you to be ableto keep in constant contact.
I always recommend at least onetouch point a quarter, because
you are going to stay top ofmind.
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It increases your referrals, itincreases your customer base.
I mean, you know as well as Ido if, if you go out and you
just do something one time, oh,and then you forget about it,
you don't really realize orthink about the experience that
you have, but when someone isconstantly reminding you of who
they are and how they've shownup for you.
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Well, when they go to meetsomeone and say you know what I?
I just met with someone and ITold them a little bit about you
because I really believe thatyou could help them, and that
says so much about who we areand the difference that we're
looking to make, because it's adomino effect when you share and
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spread kindness to one person,they are going to do it to
someone else, and then the nextperson and the next person and,
before you know it, look howmany hearts and lives that you
have touched and changed in thisworld by Sending out
appreciation because you cared.
And If you need help and you'reso busy that you want so badly
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to take advantage of the service, but you're not quite sure how
to do it, we have virtualassistants to help you, so there
should be no excuse to be ableto send out kindness and
appreciation.
We are here to help you.
We are a community oflike-minded people who are here
to service and help you blessothers, so that way you can be
the best expansion of yourself.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
I love it and, as you know, my circle of friends.
All of the information to beable to reach out to Amberley
and see her her wonderfulbusiness and what she does will
all be embedded in the YouTubechannel, but it'll also be in
the podcast too.
So please, please, please, feelfree to click on that and then
reach out to her.
But I want to share a storywith you, amberley, that came to
my mind when you were talkingabout making that difference.
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Something that can make onelittle thing can make such a big
difference, and I'll keep itreal brief.
So I was, I was coaching andone of my dads ran a very large
corporation and we were talkingon the sideline and I knew he
was.
He said to me he goes do youknow anybody's looking for a job
?
And I said, well, I said I knowof anybody, I'll let you know.
(12:22):
And he said, yeah, I just he go.
Well, have you done, indeed,and all that?
And he said, yeah, I'm doingall that stuff.
So he's came back to me acouple of days later and he said
I said he, how's it going?
And he goes well, I had anabundance of people that sent me
in their applications and theresume and I said how do you get
through all of those?
He goes?
I know he goes.
I had so many of my, didn'teven know what to do he goes.
So my assistant and my HR andall that was going through it
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and and I said but I foundsomeone.
I said that's great.
And he said you know, it wasinteresting is that this person
is not really.
They were over qualified,matter of fact, they didn't have
some of the qualifications Iwas looking for.
And I said well then, what wasthe difference?
And he said, when we get donewith the interview, and because
I went through all these peopleand he goes, I narrowed it down
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and he goes, and this one reallywasn't on my radar.
However, he said, but the nexthe goes, like within two days.
He said I ended up getting athank you card.
He they sent me an actual thankyou card for taking the time to
interview them.
And he said and that's theperson I hired.
He goes because I thoughtsomeone who would go out of
their way and go above andbeyond, even though they didn't
have the job to send me a thankyou card for my time, is the
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type of person that I want partof my staff within my
corporation.
He goes that fits my culture.
So you're absolutely right, onesmall thing, active kindness,
can make a huge difference.
But also it told me that thatcompany that's their culture,
because they're looking forsomeone who is willing to do
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that and go above and beyond.
So what?
So what you do and what youoffer, you know can take that
one person you never know to thenext level, to the next thing,
because it's one little act ofkindness that went one step
further than somebody everexpected.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Absolutely, and we have over 30,000 templates that
you can choose from.
We have mantras, I think.
Thank you for the business.
I think encouragement is a hugepiece.
There are a lot of people doinga lot of life right now and
it's not always easy.
And I think, being aentrepreneur and a business
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owner and forward thinking,imagine what it would look like
if your client, you sawsomething on Facebook or you
actually took a moment I mean ittakes less than three minutes
to send out a card.
I mean it might not even takethat long and you sent them
something just to encourage them.
Imagine what would happenwithin that relationship.
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And I really feel as though itmatters.
You matter and they matter, andI think when we treat others as
though they matter, it reallydoes make a difference in the
world.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
So now your cards, are they virtual or they
physical?
I mean, are they both?
So what are your cards entailed?
Speaker 2 (15:11):
So these are all physical cards and I can give
you just a few examples I canput up on the screen.
So here's just a few of some ofthe ones that we have.
Those are lovely.
We have gratitude, appreciation, and then you can customize on
the back of the card yourbranding so that people know
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exactly how to get in touch withyou.
They're never going to forgetwho you are and most people they
will put the cards up on thefridge and then you know when
they have friends or family overand they'll say, oh, you know
what is this, this is sobeautiful.
And when they look inside andsay you've received cards from
your financial advisor, you'vereceived cards from your realtor
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, you've received cards fromyour bookkeeper or your CPA or
whomever your virtual assistantand we say, well gosh, I don't
receive any cards from my people, and it makes a difference.
It makes a difference.
So I just believe in.
I think sharing our acts ofkindness with one another really
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does make a difference in otherpeople's lives and it truly
shows the type of person thatyou are, how you're showing up
and really the impact thatyou're having on others.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
It's that is so profound, and you're absolutely
right.
And I wanted to add also to youknow, some may look at the
refrigerator and say, well, myfinancial advisor doesn't send
me cars, but then there could besomebody who's there that is a
financial advisor and go.
That's a brilliant idea.
Speaker 2 (16:48):
I need to start sending out cars to my clients.
Absolutely, absolutely yes.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
So tell me about you.
I know you've got you wear alot of different hats and I know
you.
You know you do a lot with yourfamily and, besides doing, I
knew you are definitely ago-getter and you're out there
making a difference in the world, and so what's some of the
favorite things that you reallyenjoy doing?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
Well, we have two little girls and I guess they're
not so little anymore Teenagers, almost.
One's almost a teenager and weare huge in softball.
Our Otis Daughter Place travel.
Both girls play rec softballand we absolutely love the sport
and being able to make memorieswith the girls.
We love the beach, we lovefamily walks and playing outside
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together.
We do have a rescue puppy, sowe enjoy playing with her as
well.
We're, I would like to say we'repretty simple people.
You know church on Sunday,throughout the week, you know
the private lessons, thepractices, all the things, the
meal planning, life.
You know I, the mom, had wehave so many right.
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So us mommas out there we aremaking it happen, but that's
pretty much me.
I'm looking to really grow abeautiful community of
like-minded people that we cansupport one another, because
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whether you're dealing with themama side or the business side,
we should all be supporting oneanother and I truly believe in
lifting up other women and otherpeople and providing a safe
space where they can share andbe curious about what's going on
in their lives and we can cometogether in community, because I
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think there you make the mostdifference.
Speaker 1 (18:53):
Yeah, and we wear a lot of different hats,
especially as a womanentrepreneur, as a mom, like you
said, and we wear all thesedifferent hats all the time.
And I'm gonna ask I just wannasee, because I know a lot of
people are probably thinking thesame thing.
I get this question quite oftenfrom my circle of friends is
how do you find the work-lifebalance?
Because you've got families and, just like you and I, we're
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taking kids to practice ormaking meals and we're doing
this, and we've got this longlist of things that we're doing
outside of trying to run abusiness.
But what do you do?
What is your secret?
What do you do for your time?
Work balance.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
Sure, so well, my husband and I we work very hard
to be a close net team.
There are times where he willtake our oldest daughter to
practice, where I'm kind of athome, maybe meal prepping, maybe
doing a couple of things aroundthe house, and then we flip
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flop the things that he's reallygood at.
He sort of takes he takes thatand I take the things that I'm
really good at, and then we cometogether and we just make it
work.
As far as the business and allof those other things, I time
block.
I learned this from a veryimportant colleague in my life.
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She advised me to time block andif I don't, then I overstep my
boundaries with myself and Iwanna make sure that I honor
myself and my needs, because weall need time for self-care, we
all need time to be able to sitand go over things that we need
to sort of process and deal with, and sometimes we also need a
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moment just to step away andreally breathe and have time
with loved ones and to be ableto make memories, all of those
things.
So I think time blockingfiguring out what you want,
figuring out what you're good atwithin your home, within your
family we have a pretty tightschedule.
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It's a little more flexibleover the weekend, but sleep is a
huge thing in our home.
I believe good sleep and eatingwell lots of water contributes
to a healthier lifestyle for us.
So that's a big part of what wedo as we come together as a
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family.
Speaker 1 (21:17):
That's nice, because when you've got a partner that
can help you with that loadespecially with the family, that
makes a big difference.
But I do want to touch onsomething that you brought up
which I think is very importantis self-care.
I think a lot of times weforget to block that time out.
I just started with thatcalendar where people can log on
and schedule the times with me.
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However, what I realized islike wait a minute, I need to
schedule some time for me.
It's like I've got to have timeto be able to eat.
Honestly, sometimes I just takean hour and a half and go to
the gym, or maybe just take awalk down to the beach or just
go outside and get some air I go.
I'm just as important as myclients.
I'm just as important as theother people that I'm trying to
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help thrive with their business.
I need to be able to take careof me, because if you're not
taking care of yourself,everything else is just not
going to work out either.
You've got to be there for yourkids and your family, because
if you're not taking care ofyourself, how are you going to
take care of them?
I had a friend of mine who cameon one of my earlier podcasts oh
my gosh.
Well, and it's been a while,but she made an analogy that I
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thought was really brilliant.
She said I always take care ofmyself, because it's like the
airplane.
What's the first thing they sayto do?
Put the oxygen mask on youfirst, then put the oxygen mask
on your child.
It's the same thing.
It's like how many times are wegoing to put on oxygen mask
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Because we're trying to saveeverybody else?
We're the one gasping for air.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
Yeah, it's so true.
The South Pier piece is so true.
It's so important for us toreally love ourselves.
That is all part of lovingourselves.
Honestly, it took me a reallylong time to learn how to do
that.
It was something that I had towork on myself because I would
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always put myself last.
A lot of things come up whenyou put yourself last.
A lot of things that I had towork through.
It has been constant work onmyself and now that I can love
myself more, those things I'mstill working on.
Still working on loving myselfmore, still working on the
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self-care piece, still workingon daily how to honor my needs
and making sure that myboundaries are set for myself
and for my family, because a lotof times, as we have kids, they
can overstep boundaries and ourspouses can overstep boundaries
.
We want to make sure thateveryone is living in a space
where they feel safe and heard.
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Those things are trulyimportant.
Am I perfect at everything?
No, I'm not.
I'm not a perfect person, but Iwill tell you, implementing
these things and learning how toincorporate these into our
lives has made our home ahappier place.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
I love it.
There's something that I'vealways realized Even a perfect
rose still has thorns.
There is no perfection.
I love it.
That's what we need tounderstand as women, as
individuals, as people thatdon't thrive for perfection.
It doesn't exist.
It really doesn't.
It's like to even think that wecan even accomplish that.
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We're imperfect.
That's just the way we are.
That's the way we're made, andembrace it, love it and be run
with it.
We've got about two or threemore minutes.
Is there anything that wedidn't cover, that you'd like to
share, that you'd like to saythat we can give to our circle
of friends?
Speaker 2 (24:57):
Well, I guess I encourage all of the people, the
listeners, all of you out therethat are searching for an
opportunity.
You're not quite sure where tostart, you're not quite sure
what you're meant to do.
Just ask yourself what do youwant, what do you truly want in
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this world and what would makeyou happy?
I don't think people really askthemselves that.
I don't think couples reallyhave those types of
conversations.
I think that it's importantbecause when you're caught in
the everyday, that's a toughplace because we're so used to
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all the things all the time.
I think once we slow down andwe figure out the things that we
want and we are able to show upin a way of respect and value
and really considering the otherperson's feelings, I think then
we can take a step back andreally be able to honor each
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other's needs.
I would love the opportunity tospeak with anyone who's looking
for an opportunity.
They're not quite sure wherethey are in their lives.
They have questions, they feelstuck.
I'd love to be able to speakwith them.
Look, there absolutely is noperfection.
Life is messy I mean seriouslylike any given day.
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There's laundry, there's dishes, there's stuff, people are
running around the house,there's all kinds of stuff, but
we still are living large.
We are doing what we need to do.
We are making a difference.
I just want to be able to sharethat with the world.
Change.
Hearts touch lives and do thisall one card at a time, so I'm
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truly grateful.
Speaker 1 (26:50):
Thank you.
Thank you so much for beingwith us today and then just give
a shout out for your website.
How can they reach you throughyour website?
Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yes, of course.
So you can reach me atsendoutcardscom.
Forward slash Amberley Shreve,and that's a m B e r l y s h r e
v?
E, and I am on all social mediaplatforms under my name and on
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tiktok and Instagram under atBeachgirl Shreve.
I.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
Love it.
So, and again, your link willbe embedded into this podcast
and also into the YouTubechannel so you guys can click on
that.
Thank you so much for beingwith us today.
I love your insight, your story, I love what you're doing.
I love the fact that you tooksomething that you really
believed in and and you ran withit and that is so, like I said,
that it just gives me so muchinspiration and, again, it takes
(27:44):
a lot of courage and and I lovehearing stories, and so do my
circle of friends.
So thank you so much forsharing that with us today.
Speaker 2 (27:50):
Thank you, mickey.
It's been an absolute honor anda pleasure.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
All right, you guys.
Thank you so much for beingwith us and, again, please
connect with Amberley I thinkyou would absolutely love her
cards and for every occasion,whether it's for your business
or personal.
It is something I think thatwe've kind of lost track of and,
and I know for me personally,there's is something fun and
touching when you do receive acard in the mail, and you know,
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and we usually don't get a lotof mail, so when you do go out
to your mailbox, you'll havesomething fun to at least Open
up when you, when you arrivethere, again think I want to
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Hey, I'm Coach Mickey and I'm so glad that you've
joined us, and if this is yourfirst time joining us, come on
in and make yourself comfortable.
For those of you that join uson a regular basis, I am so glad
that you do.
Thank you so much for alwaysreaching out to all of our
guests and please connect withthem.
They love hearing from you andI appreciate all your comments,
your questions and yoursuggestions for people that we
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have on here, and it has been somuch fun to actually hear from
you, as my circle of friends andthey love hearing from you also
.
So today is gonna be really funand it's one of my favorite
subjects and I happen to meetthis lovely, lovely person.
She is amazing.
She I'm just gonna wrap it upreally quick she is a mother, a
(00:41):
sister, a friend, she's abeliever and she has got this
incredible company that justchanging hearts and businesses
with connections, and I'm gonnajust introduce her and let her
jump right in.
How are you today?
Ann-rili Shreve.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
I'm well, mickey.
Thank you so much.
It is such an honor and apleasure to be here with you
today.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
It's gonna be fun.
So I'm excited because when youtold me what you do for work I
mean, will you switch gears foryour career and what you were
doing compared to what you'redoing now is just seems so much
more your passion and likegetting to know people and doing
what you do.
So I'm gonna let you go aheadand share that.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Yeah, so back.
You know, sometimes I forgetabout that life, but I spent
over 22 and a half years incorporate America and
unfortunately, treated verypoorly during that time.
So I decided that it was amission of mine to go ahead and
(01:44):
leave that space, after years ofharassment and degrading and
devaluing, so that I couldreally find myself and my
purpose and my passion.
I started making cards when Iwas about 12 years old and then,
once I came into the corporateworld, I mostly human resources
(02:08):
and office management.
After I left there, I reallyfelt as though my world needed
attention, it needed to berebuilt.
My husband didn't reallyunderstand what was going on
because you have to remember,you know, we're in a generation
that you just kind of suck it upright and you just deal with
(02:28):
things and that is not what Iwanna teach our girls and what
we want to teach our girls.
And I really felt as though Ihad the weight of the world,
wanting to be an example to themand, honestly, I just really
got on my hands and knees and Ijust started to pray through it
(02:49):
all because I felt like myentire life was in wildfire and
I knew that if I did not takethe steps now, then I was
probably going to go even in adeeper depression that I was
already in.
So I took myself through thesteps and learned more about
myself, getting curious aboutwho I was, what I wanted, and it
(03:12):
was a really difficult time fora while trying to figure out
all of those things.
My husband and I we worked hard.
We had some things that weneeded to repair within our
marriage and within ourrelationships and the
relationship with my girls, andwhen I finally started the
career piece, I knew that Iwanted something at home,
(03:33):
because the girls loved me beinghere.
So I dabbled in finance and alittle bit of insurance.
At the time it was very, veryheavily male dominated and a
space where it was more aboutthings and not about people, and
I knew that that was not thespace for me.
So once I started networkingand really figuring that out, I
had gone to a networking eventand met my business associate
(03:57):
and he told me about promptingsand I knew that it sounded very
interesting.
It scared me so much that I hadto pray about it and I didn't
even call him for like two and ahalf weeks because I was so
nervous about it, and so Ifinally called him.
I talked to my husband and hewas so funny because he's like
(04:18):
oh you know, there's you mightdo better in insurance.
And I said you know, I don'tthink that insurance is for me.
So I decided to go with my gutand I really just delve in and I
just learned how to buildrelationships and I learned how
to teach people acts of kindnessand I used how I felt back in
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corporate America.
You know, we all deal withthings throughout our life,
whether we have toxicrelationships or places in our
lives where we are struggling orwe have traumas.
We all have these things.
So use them in a way to benefitthe person that you are and use
(05:04):
them to help heal yourself,because that's literally what I
did.
So, going through learningabout how to speak with others,
about teaching acts of kindness,really learning how to connect
with people on a more meaningfullevel, and that has now taken
me to where I am today and Ireally have the opportunity to
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connect, establish and helpothers maintain and build their
beautiful connections and givetheir clients the ultimate
experience.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I love it.
I love the fact that you took achance, that you went with what
you knew in your heart youneeded to change and then to
take that and I don't say risk,but I can't think of another
word because I know, would saythat, oh, you're taking a risk,
you know.
But you know what?
That's what keeps life exciting.
If we I called corporate carwith.
I had shared that with you offOff air and I said I've been in
(05:59):
the corporate world too.
I actually worked in marketing.
I was in with head of marketingat that time.
It was called gtm, all on thatbefore Verizon bought it and I
kept working and working andworking and bringing all these
things, and I kept thinking, ohmy gosh, it's like there's a big
spider up on top andeverybody's stuck in the court.
You know, corporate cobweb,you're just stuck and it takes
very, very few people, but italso takes a lot of courage to
(06:21):
say this isn't for me and I wantto do something different that
is going to serve and bebeneficial and sit well with you
.
When you lay your head on yourpillow at night, it's like do I
feel like I really accomplishedsomething?
That really made my heart singand I love the fact that you
said this is not for me, this iswhat I need to do, and then to
go out and do that.
I want to Elaborate a littlebit more.
(06:44):
I want you to explain when yousaid go out and teach people
about kindness.
You know, can you share with usa little bit about what you,
what you mean by that, and howyou, how you incorporate that to
what you do?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Sure.
So most Business relationshipsthey're, they're they're mostly
transactional.
There's someone's looking for aservice and you provide the
service and you're done.
Well, I believe it's more thanthat.
I believe that when you build arelationship that you, you
build a friendship there, theybecome a part of your family and
(07:18):
you build that relationship foryears to come.
We don't just want the one anddone's, we want people who we
are going to do life with.
We want to build Communitywhere we have one another to
support each other.
We're not meant to do things onour own.
So I really believe in thecommunity aspect.
I really believe in us workingas a team, and these, this
(07:42):
service and our relationshipmarketing tool gives you the
opportunity to to build verystrong relationships within
business, and it provides such aspace of authenticity and it, I
believe it actually provides aplace where it shows
(08:04):
vulnerability and when youappreciate someone, you, you
stay memorable to them becausethey they are going to remember
who you are.
They're going to remember Mostof all, how you made them feel,
and that's the key.
We all want to feel seen, heard, valued, understood and
(08:26):
appreciated, and that's trulywhat we all want.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
I agree, I agree and and what was the quote was like?
People remember.
They'll remember 20% of whatyou said.
They'll remember 80% of how youmade them feel, of course, and
yeah, and I think a lot ofbusinesses Don't get that, you
know again, they get.
They see you as a number, theysee you as data, they don't see
(08:48):
you as an individual.
And when you Tell me what youdid in regards to these, these
send out cards, and let's talkabout that, because this puts a
whole new Element and level tobusinesses to be able to reach
out and make that one-on-oneconnection.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Yeah, it does, and it's such great questions.
So we have a web-based platformthat you can go on, and it
doesn't matter if you arelooking for touch points
throughout the year birthdays,maybe you're a financial advisor
and you're looking to celebratethe anniversary of that policy.
Maybe you're a realtor and youtruly want to give your clients
the ultimate experience.
(09:28):
You want to take that photo infront of that new home and you
want to thank them.
Thank them for choosing you.
I mean you're, you're makingsuch an impact and Helping them
with one of the most importantdecisions of their lives.
It should be more than just anemail or a text message.
You should want to be able toprovide something for them that
(09:51):
they are going to have For yearsto come.
Build those relationshipsstrong and then they can go back
and say gosh, it was sowonderful working with such and
such.
These cards allow you to be ableto keep in constant contact.
I always recommend at least onetouch point a quarter, because
you are going to stay top ofmind.
(10:11):
It increases your referrals, itincreases your customer base.
I mean, you know as well as Ido if, if you go out and you
just do something one time, oh,and then you forget about it,
you don't really realize orthink about the experience that
you have, but when someone isconstantly reminding you of who
they are and how they've shownup for you.
(10:33):
Well, when they go to meetsomeone and say you know what I?
I just met with someone and ITold them a little bit about you
because I really believe thatyou could help them, and that
says so much about who we areand the difference that we're
looking to make, because it's adomino effect when you share and
(10:53):
spread kindness to one person,they are going to do it to
someone else, and then the nextperson and the next person and,
before you know it, look howmany hearts and lives that you
have touched and changed in thisworld by Sending out
appreciation because you cared.
And If you need help and you'reso busy that you want so badly
(11:16):
to take advantage of the service, but you're not quite sure how
to do it, we have virtualassistants to help you, so there
should be no excuse to be ableto send out kindness and
appreciation.
We are here to help you.
We are a community oflike-minded people who are here
to service and help you blessothers, so that way you can be
the best expansion of yourself.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
I love it and, as you know, my circle of friends.
All of the information to beable to reach out to Amberley
and see her her wonderfulbusiness and what she does will
all be embedded in the YouTubechannel, but it'll also be in
the podcast too.
So please, please, please, feelfree to click on that and then
reach out to her.
But I want to share a storywith you, amberley, that came to
my mind when you were talkingabout making that difference.
(12:01):
Something that can make onelittle thing can make such a big
difference, and I'll keep itreal brief.
So I was, I was coaching andone of my dads ran a very large
corporation and we were talkingon the sideline and I knew he
was.
He said to me he goes do youknow anybody's looking for a job
?
And I said, well, I said I knowof anybody, I'll let you know.
(12:22):
And he said, yeah, I just he go.
Well, have you done, indeed,and all that?
And he said, yeah, I'm doingall that stuff.
So he's came back to me acouple of days later and he said
I said he, how's it going?
And he goes well, I had anabundance of people that sent me
in their applications and theresume and I said how do you get
through all of those?
He goes?
I know he goes.
I had so many of my, didn'teven know what to do he goes.
So my assistant and my HR andall that was going through it
(12:45):
and and I said but I foundsomeone.
I said that's great.
And he said you know, it wasinteresting is that this person
is not really.
They were over qualified,matter of fact, they didn't have
some of the qualifications Iwas looking for.
And I said well then, what wasthe difference?
And he said, when we get donewith the interview, and because
I went through all these peopleand he goes, I narrowed it down
(13:05):
and he goes, and this one reallywasn't on my radar.
However, he said, but the nexthe goes, like within two days.
He said I ended up getting athank you card.
He they sent me an actual thankyou card for taking the time to
interview them.
And he said and that's theperson I hired.
He goes because I thoughtsomeone who would go out of
their way and go above andbeyond, even though they didn't
have the job to send me a thankyou card for my time, is the
(13:28):
type of person that I want partof my staff within my
corporation.
He goes that fits my culture.
So you're absolutely right, onesmall thing, active kindness,
can make a huge difference.
But also it told me that thatcompany that's their culture,
because they're looking forsomeone who is willing to do
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that and go above and beyond.
So what?
So what you do and what youoffer, you know can take that
one person you never know to thenext level, to the next thing,
because it's one little act ofkindness that went one step
further than somebody everexpected.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Absolutely, and we have over 30,000 templates that
you can choose from.
We have mantras, I think.
Thank you for the business.
I think encouragement is a hugepiece.
There are a lot of people doinga lot of life right now and
it's not always easy.
And I think, being aentrepreneur and a business
(14:25):
owner and forward thinking,imagine what it would look like
if your client, you sawsomething on Facebook or you
actually took a moment I mean ittakes less than three minutes
to send out a card.
I mean it might not even takethat long and you sent them
something just to encourage them.
Imagine what would happenwithin that relationship.
(14:49):
And I really feel as though itmatters.
You matter and they matter, andI think when we treat others as
though they matter, it reallydoes make a difference in the
world.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
So now your cards, are they virtual or they
physical?
I mean, are they both?
So what are your cards entailed?
Speaker 2 (15:11):
So these are all physical cards and I can give
you just a few examples I canput up on the screen.
So here's just a few of some ofthe ones that we have.
Those are lovely.
We have gratitude, appreciation, and then you can customize on
the back of the card yourbranding so that people know
(15:33):
exactly how to get in touch withyou.
They're never going to forgetwho you are and most people they
will put the cards up on thefridge and then you know when
they have friends or family overand they'll say, oh, you know
what is this, this is sobeautiful.
And when they look inside andsay you've received cards from
your financial advisor, you'vereceived cards from your realtor
(15:54):
, you've received cards fromyour bookkeeper or your CPA or
whomever your virtual assistantand we say, well gosh, I don't
receive any cards from my people, and it makes a difference.
It makes a difference.
So I just believe in.
I think sharing our acts ofkindness with one another really
(16:21):
does make a difference in otherpeople's lives and it truly
shows the type of person thatyou are, how you're showing up
and really the impact thatyou're having on others.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
It's that is so profound, and you're absolutely
right.
And I wanted to add also to youknow, some may look at the
refrigerator and say, well, myfinancial advisor doesn't send
me cars, but then there could besomebody who's there that is a
financial advisor and go.
That's a brilliant idea.
Speaker 2 (16:48):
I need to start sending out cars to my clients.
Absolutely, absolutely yes.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
So tell me about you.
I know you've got you wear alot of different hats and I know
you.
You know you do a lot with yourfamily and, besides doing, I
knew you are definitely ago-getter and you're out there
making a difference in the world, and so what's some of the
favorite things that you reallyenjoy doing?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
Well, we have two little girls and I guess they're
not so little anymore Teenagers, almost.
One's almost a teenager and weare huge in softball.
Our Otis Daughter Place travel.
Both girls play rec softballand we absolutely love the sport
and being able to make memorieswith the girls.
We love the beach, we lovefamily walks and playing outside
(17:43):
together.
We do have a rescue puppy, sowe enjoy playing with her as
well.
We're, I would like to say we'repretty simple people.
You know church on Sunday,throughout the week, you know
the private lessons, thepractices, all the things, the
meal planning, life.
You know I, the mom, had wehave so many right.
(18:07):
So us mommas out there we aremaking it happen, but that's
pretty much me.
I'm looking to really grow abeautiful community of
like-minded people that we cansupport one another, because
(18:28):
whether you're dealing with themama side or the business side,
we should all be supporting oneanother and I truly believe in
lifting up other women and otherpeople and providing a safe
space where they can share andbe curious about what's going on
in their lives and we can cometogether in community, because I
(18:50):
think there you make the mostdifference.
Speaker 1 (18:53):
Yeah, and we wear a lot of different hats,
especially as a womanentrepreneur, as a mom, like you
said, and we wear all thesedifferent hats all the time.
And I'm gonna ask I just wannasee, because I know a lot of
people are probably thinking thesame thing.
I get this question quite oftenfrom my circle of friends is
how do you find the work-lifebalance?
Because you've got families and, just like you and I, we're
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taking kids to practice ormaking meals and we're doing
this, and we've got this longlist of things that we're doing
outside of trying to run abusiness.
But what do you do?
What is your secret?
What do you do for your time?
Work balance.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
Sure, so well, my husband and I we work very hard
to be a close net team.
There are times where he willtake our oldest daughter to
practice, where I'm kind of athome, maybe meal prepping, maybe
doing a couple of things aroundthe house, and then we flip
(19:49):
flop the things that he's reallygood at.
He sort of takes he takes thatand I take the things that I'm
really good at, and then we cometogether and we just make it
work.
As far as the business and allof those other things, I time
block.
I learned this from a veryimportant colleague in my life.
(20:11):
She advised me to time block andif I don't, then I overstep my
boundaries with myself and Iwanna make sure that I honor
myself and my needs, because weall need time for self-care, we
all need time to be able to sitand go over things that we need
to sort of process and deal with, and sometimes we also need a
(20:35):
moment just to step away andreally breathe and have time
with loved ones and to be ableto make memories, all of those
things.
So I think time blockingfiguring out what you want,
figuring out what you're good atwithin your home, within your
family we have a pretty tightschedule.
(20:55):
It's a little more flexibleover the weekend, but sleep is a
huge thing in our home.
I believe good sleep and eatingwell lots of water contributes
to a healthier lifestyle for us.
So that's a big part of what wedo as we come together as a
(21:16):
family.
Speaker 1 (21:17):
That's nice, because when you've got a partner that
can help you with that loadespecially with the family, that
makes a big difference.
But I do want to touch onsomething that you brought up
which I think is very importantis self-care.
I think a lot of times weforget to block that time out.
I just started with thatcalendar where people can log on
and schedule the times with me.
(21:38):
However, what I realized islike wait a minute, I need to
schedule some time for me.
It's like I've got to have timeto be able to eat.
Honestly, sometimes I just takean hour and a half and go to
the gym, or maybe just take awalk down to the beach or just
go outside and get some air I go.
I'm just as important as myclients.
I'm just as important as theother people that I'm trying to
(21:59):
help thrive with their business.
I need to be able to take careof me, because if you're not
taking care of yourself,everything else is just not
going to work out either.
You've got to be there for yourkids and your family, because
if you're not taking care ofyourself, how are you going to
take care of them?
I had a friend of mine who cameon one of my earlier podcasts oh
my gosh.
Well, and it's been a while,but she made an analogy that I
(22:21):
thought was really brilliant.
She said I always take care ofmyself, because it's like the
airplane.
What's the first thing they sayto do?
Put the oxygen mask on youfirst, then put the oxygen mask
on your child.
It's the same thing.
It's like how many times are wegoing to put on oxygen mask
(22:42):
Because we're trying to saveeverybody else?
We're the one gasping for air.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
Yeah, it's so true.
The South Pier piece is so true.
It's so important for us toreally love ourselves.
That is all part of lovingourselves.
Honestly, it took me a reallylong time to learn how to do
that.
It was something that I had towork on myself because I would
(23:09):
always put myself last.
A lot of things come up whenyou put yourself last.
A lot of things that I had towork through.
It has been constant work onmyself and now that I can love
myself more, those things I'mstill working on.
Still working on loving myselfmore, still working on the
(23:31):
self-care piece, still workingon daily how to honor my needs
and making sure that myboundaries are set for myself
and for my family, because a lotof times, as we have kids, they
can overstep boundaries and ourspouses can overstep boundaries
.
We want to make sure thateveryone is living in a space
where they feel safe and heard.
(23:55):
Those things are trulyimportant.
Am I perfect at everything?
No, I'm not.
I'm not a perfect person, but Iwill tell you, implementing
these things and learning how toincorporate these into our
lives has made our home ahappier place.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
I love it.
There's something that I'vealways realized Even a perfect
rose still has thorns.
There is no perfection.
I love it.
That's what we need tounderstand as women, as
individuals, as people thatdon't thrive for perfection.
It doesn't exist.
It really doesn't.
It's like to even think that wecan even accomplish that.
(24:37):
We're imperfect.
That's just the way we are.
That's the way we're made, andembrace it, love it and be run
with it.
We've got about two or threemore minutes.
Is there anything that wedidn't cover, that you'd like to
share, that you'd like to saythat we can give to our circle
of friends?
Speaker 2 (24:57):
Well, I guess I encourage all of the people, the
listeners, all of you out therethat are searching for an
opportunity.
You're not quite sure where tostart, you're not quite sure
what you're meant to do.
Just ask yourself what do youwant, what do you truly want in
(25:19):
this world and what would makeyou happy?
I don't think people really askthemselves that.
I don't think couples reallyhave those types of
conversations.
I think that it's importantbecause when you're caught in
the everyday, that's a toughplace because we're so used to
(25:41):
all the things all the time.
I think once we slow down andwe figure out the things that we
want and we are able to show upin a way of respect and value
and really considering the otherperson's feelings, I think then
we can take a step back andreally be able to honor each
(26:03):
other's needs.
I would love the opportunity tospeak with anyone who's looking
for an opportunity.
They're not quite sure wherethey are in their lives.
They have questions, they feelstuck.
I'd love to be able to speakwith them.
Look, there absolutely is noperfection.
Life is messy I mean seriouslylike any given day.
(26:26):
There's laundry, there's dishes, there's stuff, people are
running around the house,there's all kinds of stuff, but
we still are living large.
We are doing what we need to do.
We are making a difference.
I just want to be able to sharethat with the world.
Change.
Hearts touch lives and do thisall one card at a time, so I'm
(26:49):
truly grateful.
Speaker 1 (26:50):
Thank you.
Thank you so much for beingwith us today and then just give
a shout out for your website.
How can they reach you throughyour website?
Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yes, of course.
So you can reach me atsendoutcardscom.
Forward slash Amberley Shreve,and that's a m B e r l y s h r e
v?
E, and I am on all social mediaplatforms under my name and on
(27:17):
tiktok and Instagram under atBeachgirl Shreve.
I.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
Love it.
So, and again, your link willbe embedded into this podcast
and also into the YouTubechannel so you guys can click on
that.
Thank you so much for beingwith us today.
I love your insight, your story, I love what you're doing.
I love the fact that you tooksomething that you really
believed in and and you ran withit and that is so, like I said,
that it just gives me so muchinspiration and, again, it takes
(27:44):
a lot of courage and and I lovehearing stories, and so do my
circle of friends.
So thank you so much forsharing that with us today.
Speaker 2 (27:50):
Thank you, mickey.
It's been an absolute honor anda pleasure.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
All right, you guys.
Thank you so much for beingwith us and, again, please
connect with Amberley I thinkyou would absolutely love her
cards and for every occasion,whether it's for your business
or personal.
It is something I think thatwe've kind of lost track of and,
and I know for me personally,there's is something fun and
touching when you do receive acard in the mail, and you know,
(28:15):
and we usually don't get a lotof mail, so when you do go out
to your mailbox, you'll havesomething fun to at least Open
up when you, when you arrivethere, again think I want to
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