From Hardship to Innovation: The Story Behind PoshListings and the AI Platform Built for Local Business Owners
Most companies begin with a big idea. PoshListings began with a survival instinct. My childhood didn’t have a lot of safety nets. My mom worked in nail salons, then later as a psychic to help us get by. We weren’t cushioned by savings or family money. We were guided by hustle, resourcefulness, and the belief that tomorrow could be better — if we kept fighting for it. There’s something powerful about growing up that close to the edge. It teaches you how to adapt. How to think differently. How to turn nothing into something. That early pressure built the mindset I would later need as an entrepreneur: No excuses — build your own future. But when you’re a kid with more struggle than structure, classrooms don’t always make sense. I wasn’t the student teachers pointed to with pride. I was the one they overlooked. I wasn’t handed success. I went out and chased it. And sometimes, I’m pretty sure that made all the difference.
