We had the good fortune of connecting with Antoinette Turner and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Antoinette, any advice for those thinking about whether to keep going or to give up?
There have been quite a few times in my life that I have been at the crossroads of asking myself, should I keep going? Or should I give up? In my opinion, deciding on whether to give up or keep going depends on each individual’s circumstances. If giving up gives you peace, then by all means let it go. But if your passion and perseverance drives you to keep going, maybe this is something worth fighting for. I have had many challenges with my business, not one time have I ever thought of giving up. Making natural, healthy handcrafted products is my passion. I feel I am doing a great service creating products that are beneficial health wise for the entire family. This is what drives me, this is what keeps me going.

What should our readers know about your business?
Queen By All Means Creations makes all natural hygiene and beauty products catered for the entire family and all ethnic backgrounds. What sets us apart from others? Our products are made with all natural ingredients and does not contain alcohol, aluminum, baking soda or parabens that are harmful to our bodies. We first started out with All natural deodorant for kids and adults called Fresh Lil Pitz for kids ,Fresh Pitz Legacy for men, Fresh Pitz Dignity for woman and this product is trademarked. We have also expanded our line with our latest product, Queen Antoinette’s Mango Butter Hair & Skin Moisturizer. We are extremely proud to have our products on marketplaces such as Walmart & Amazon and can be purchased on our company’s website freshlilpitz.org. Is it easy? Absolutely not, being a small business, we have encountered many challenges, how we overcome them is by prayer, critical thinking, support from advisors, mentors and the resilience we pull from deep within to keep pushing. Some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way are accepting the fact that most friends or family will not support your business or use your products. I used to obsess over who supported my post and products on social media. What I realized, is the social media support plays no significant role in the success of our business, and trying to understand why I had very little support, took to much of my mental capacity on something that will never yield tangible results. My focus is to keep our business presence relevant. We are a small family business that started two years ago making natural products right from our kitchen and we still do today. Our focus is to create natural healthy products for the entire family and hope to be a household brand. We take pride in our products and we are dedicated in researching natural ingredients that help to maintain a healthy well being and way of life.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
We would definitely have breakfast at the Breakfast Klub located downtown Houston, Kultures or KISS for lunch. We would have a relaxing spa day at Escape Spa, stop over at Trez Art and Wine Bar and finish the night out at KRU Lounge. The Heart of Her Riding Ranch and Rivas Boys ATV Rentals are definitely places to check out!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to thank my Grand Creator for all that he has done and continues to do for me and my family. I would like to give a Shoutout to my Co-Owner, CEO and Founder of KBAM Entertainment, my husband Carl Turner for his continued love and support. I would also like to Shout Out the HCC Entrepreneurial Initiative program and Open for Business Women Entrepreneurs and the Founders; Karen Sharpe HCC Business Advisor, Tamala Austin HCC Director of Open for Business, Marshette Turner HCC Director of Houston MBDA and all of the wonderful women I’ve met on this panel. The BCWF for Honoring our business at the 50 Shades of Green Black Market Extravaganza and the Tex-Mex and Southern Soul “Ball Till You Fall” Event happening Dec 30th 2023. Last and certainly not least, all of my dedicated customers who continue to show Queen By All Means their continued support. We thank you all so much! Big Shout Out to you all!

Website: www.qbamcreations.com

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Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/freshlilpitz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QBAMCreations

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