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 Afro Puffs and Ponytails is very proud to present our story on an ambitious young lady who is doing a wonderful job at making her dreams come true. Her name is Brittany Rose and she is a full time college student AND the owner of More Than Cheer LLC. We had an opportunity to learn more about her and we proudly share her story!

 

Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. -Please Tell us a little about yourself Ms. Brittany Rose  

Brittany Rose - I am a 22 year old college student. I grew up in Northern Virginia and I’m currently attending school in Richmond, Virginia. I have a passion for entrepreneurship and personal development. I am in my last year of college and will be graduating with a degree in Marketing from Virginia Commonwealth University. I love meeting new people and finding out how I can help them move towards their goals. There is no better feeling than seeing someone accomplish their goals and knowing I was a part of helping them achieve it.   



 Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. - What exactly is More Than Cheer, LLC?  

Brittany Rose -More Than Cheer is a sports management company that specializes in “spirit sports” (cheerleading, dance, etc). We provide recreational classes, conduct camps, and manage recreational and semi professional teams across the state of Virginia.      


 
Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. - Share with us the inspiration behind More Than Cheer, LLC?
 

Brittany Rose -My first year of college I attended a small school in the midwest on a cheerleading scholarship. When I arrived (half way across the country) I met my new cheerleading coach who had replaced the coach that recruited me. I loved the friends I made at the school but the cheerleading program wasn’t what I expected. That summer I returned to Virginia and started to plan out what I would do while attending VCU. My first consideration was to take a job with a street marketing team, when a family friend told me to start a business. She said, “You have been cheerleading forever, you’ve already been a cheerleading coach, and this street marketing thing sounds dangerous. You are starting a business!” We sat down planned it out and I hit the ground running.   



Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. – Share with us some the challenges of having your own business?
 

Brittany Rose - 

There is a new challenge everyday! But that’s why I love owning a business, its never boring. My most pressing challenges are learning to create systems within my company. Its really important to me that I create a business that can run whether I am in the office for 2 hours a week or 40 hours a week. Part of what is challenging about creating a business like that is to be able to find the right management team and the right instructors. 
Also, I have a unique personality that doesn’t allow me to sit still very often. I’m always doing way more than I need to be. Sometimes it creates stress and time management becomes a challenge.  Overall, I conquer every challenge by taking small steps towards my goal every day and by keeping a strong support system around me. I choose friends that have similar goals, think positively, and motivate me to push past what I think is possible. I am really blessed to have a family that loves and supports me constantly.  
  

Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. - What are some of your goals for the future?
 
Brittany Rose -  First, to make the world a better place then what it was before I was here. Secondly, to create a life of financial and time freedom by continuing to build my company, More Than Cheer.
More specifically, I would like to develop a non-profit organization that can serve underprivileged communities by creating more cheerleading and dance programs, spread my message of empowerment to young people, grow More Than Cheer to serve at least 1,000 girls across Virginia, travel around the world (Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Brazil, Jamaica, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, etc), and create an empowerment campaign for African American youth.
 
Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. – What advice do you have for young African American/Black Girls?
 
Brittany Rose-
1. Decide what you want to do with you life.
Don’t let anyone discourage you or say you can’t make a living doing what you love. I love cheerleading and I found a way to cheer for a living.
 
2. Structure everything you do to help you accomplish what you have decided to do with your life.
Even if you don’t know exactly what you want to do start doing more things that you like to do and try to find a common thread that runs through all of those activities, narrow things down as you go.
 
3. Use your resources.   
Saying you don’t know something or you don’t know how to do something should never be an excuse. With Google and the internet there is NO way you can’t figure it out. If the challenge is more difficult than a simple Google search find people that you can ask for advice from. I have a mentor that lives all the way in FL, we have never met, someone told me about his company, I looked him up, called him, emailed, and facebooked him, until he had time to talk to me for 15 minutes. Now I am a part of his training group and he had helped me double my company!
 

4.  Keep Good Friends.  You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time around. Look at the people you spend the most time with, do you want your life to go in the same direction as theirs? If not, it doesn’t mean they are a bad person, it just means you want different things.

5. Be persistent
 There is always a way to accomplish your goals. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give up. 

Afro Puffs and Ponytails, Inc. -Thank you so much Ms. Brittany Rose for sharing your story with us! For more information about Brittany Rose and More Than Cheer, LLC, please visit the following links.

Check out the USA Today article featuring More Than Cheer:http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/2011-01-30-life-stages_N.htm
Website: www.Morethancheer.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brittany-Rose/154958964546585