This episode of the Soul Shift Sessions podcast features a panel discussion with entrepreneurs Dora Jenkins and Kenetra Saintilaire, exploring the “mindset over matter” side of entrepreneurship.
Dora Jenkins owns Petals and Pearls LLC, a women-owned transportation company inspired by her father’s trucking legacy, and Sole of Blaq Pearl, a luxury footwear brand for women with larger shoe sizes.
Kenetra Saintilaire owns Flourish Creative Studio, a paint-and-sip and event space, and serves as an addiction and abuse coach.
Coach Sapphire Starr and Coach Kyle McCloud also share insights.
Betting on Yourself: Kenetra shifted from relying on a 9–5 to creating her own legacy.
Progress Over Perfection: Dora learned to stop delaying launches and to build relationships intentionally.
Purpose Over Popularity: Dora stayed authentic by focusing on impact over trends.
Sharing Your Story: Sapphire embraced telling her story as a teen mom to inspire others toward financial and time freedom.
Fear to Fearless (Sapphire): Trusting her purpose and faith.
Delayed, Not Denied (Dora): Realizing her 2019 venture was only a side hustle compared to her current commitment.
Focus (Kenetra): Letting go of cultural expectations and concentrating on her true path.
Getting Over Self (Kyle): Releasing feelings of inadequacy after seeing other entrepreneurs share the same fears.
Dora: Returning to corporate America after having to park her truck post-COVID, realizing she hadn’t lost her mind or her mission.
Kenetra: Navigating a business purchase in which the former owner was embezzling funds, causing intense stress.
Sapphire: Realigning relationships and choosing herself when others didn’t celebrate her.
The group discusses blind trust, comparing entrepreneurial partnerships to the Thunderbirds flight team—trust is necessary for success. Finding your tribe and supportive community is essential.
Kenetra: Staying willing to learn and pivot; consistency brings financial growth.
Dora: Success is alignment and impact, not sales or followers.
Sapphire: From launching a business to making meaningful impact through her story.
Kyle: Putting yourself in rooms that force growth and leading others better than you found them.
Kyle: Trust the process and find community.
Sapphire: Embrace hard situations—they grow you.
Dora: Don’t shrink yourself; stay rooted in your “why.”
Kenetra: Know who you are so you can know what you want.
Dora’s Small Decision: Returning to corporate work led to promotions, debt clearance, and key connections.
Kenetra’s Wildest Moment: Spontaneously taking over an art studio while dealing with a dishonest partner, supported by her husband.
Dora: “Standing Ovation” (Jay-Z) for her “Pearl” persona; “This Girl Is on Fire” (Alicia Keys) for her “Dora” persona.
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