Entrepreneur
Introducing
Jules of the Nile
Every year millions of pounds of clothing end up in landfills. My company creates eco-conscious and sustainable t-shirts to prevent this. Every product is made to order and printed on demand. I do not have a supply of t-shirts and sweatshirts to reduce the possibility of textiles being thrown in landfills. When you place an order it is sent off for printing within 5 days and then shipped once finished. So shipping time will take a little longer, but definitely worth the wait!
My healing journey, of mindfulness through CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) prayer and meditation, and how it has blessed me is my inspiration for the t-shirts. So is my love of thrifting, motivational and funny quotes, my Haitian culture natural products. I want to reach the people who are constantly striving through personal development, struggling with mental health, acknowledging it and go through it and are able to move on through action, inspiration, and having a sense of humor.
My t-shirt business captures and expresses who you are as a person in a word, phrase or a sentence. You are free to feel empowered to show up as your authentic, genuine self as you shine and bring joy. My mission is to bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment with my eco-conscious products and design. I put self-esteem, pride and unapologetic sass on a t-shirt because I couldn’t put it in a bottle.
10% of the sales will go to Fleur de Vie an organization that helps Haitian children get the schooling they need to become citizens of the world. You may read more about this wonderful organization here .
Our Mission
We empower you to express, show up, and unapologetically share your sass as your authentic self. With pride in the Haitian heritage, we bring eco-conscious products and designs to the world.
One of my favorite quotes:
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live.
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
Perfection is static, and I am in full progress.
Abnormal pleasures kill the taste for normal ones.
-Anais Nin
The Vision
We amplify voices, inspire curiosity, and change the way people communicate.
We support people who are able to have conversations around mental health, personal growth and diversity. They are not afraid to try new ideas that will not only move them along in the 21st century, they are also in alignment with their values which are to make every employee feel safe, heard and comfortable as they push their own comfort zones to grow.
The Backstory
I was the girl who got into trouble for laughing too loud at church or at school even at work. I don’t know how many times my boss called me into his office because I laughed too loud. HAHA. I was also bullied at school for my dark skin, or looking too African. What does that even mean?! With my natural hair and wide nose. Right on! I never thought of myself as ugly. My classmates’ insecurities and programming were being projected on to me. I just wanted to play and have fun.
Even though my natural essence is joy, I dimmed my light, wallowed in self-pity, spent years in turmoil searching for joy everywhere, but within. I was angry and it showed up in every area of my life, jobs, relationships, living situations. Putting God first, prayer, meditation, therapy (and truthfully the pandemic) helped me wake up from my low-self-esteem slumber and take my power back!
After I lost my mom to cancer, I took to traveling to find ways to come to terms with her death and work on myself. The Netherlands, France and Belgium were respites for me. Of all the things that I did in Europe I was most inspired by the road signs. Putting God first, prayer, meditation, therapy (and truthfully the pandemic) helped me wake up from my low-self-esteem slumber and take back my power!
Most days I’m ok and some days are truly a struggle, but through journaling, therapy, having my own relationship with God and ultimately forgiveness, I’ve been taking it one moment at a time and getting better and better. I realize it’s truly a journey,
As I am healing, I have also been purging people, places and things that no longer serve me and replacing it with better. Surrounding myself with uplifting words as I am learning to speak to myself with uplifting words. I wanted to capture those words and phrases on a t-shirt and carry them around everywhere I go. So I decided to start a t-shirt business (also inspired by my travel to Europe) with those uplifting words.
I have also been learning to speak up for myself and ask for what I need. It’s a continuous practice, but I’m starting to get it. I want to empower and inspire!
For those girls who love their natural hair and dark skin tone and laugh so loud their belly hurts and it’s contagious to others around them. No, you’re not too much! It took me 35 years to get that light back and I want to spread joy in everything that I do. Please enjoy JulesoftheNile!
Here’s to spreading joy one t-shirt at a time!
