I’m Amanda Thomas, and I am a career-long financial services marketer turned entrepreneur after more than a decade of trying to (unsuccessfully) fit my life and big dreams into a 9-5 job working for corporate America. My “aha” moment to finally go for my dreams and start my company was, legit, over a glass of champagne overlooking the Seine River in Paris, France…one of my favorite places on earth. I realized that I was never going to have the life I wanted if I didn’t give myself permission to have it…and it’s never too late to start.
Many years later, I am the owner of a successful boutique marketing agency. Several years into entrepreneurship came the time for me to have to give myself permission again…”how dare I have bigger dreams than working for myself,” I thought! While my husband, Herschel, was on deployment to Afghanistan in 2018, I had a lot of time to think about what I really wanted out of life now that my business was established, and I was newly-married to someone with equally large goals and dreams. This reflection made me realize that entrepreneurship and living life to its fullest - what I like to call living an effervescent life - is a constant journey that requires constant self awareness and adjustment.
Adventures in Heels started as my Instagram profile name, but it has since become a “signature” way of life for me. What was first a lifestyle blog to share my favorite recipes, how to plan the perfect trip to Paris, and share stories from my own life turned into a brand of its own, focused on helping female entrepreneurs, and those who love and support them, live a more effervescent life that they define.
Whether you’re here to catch episodes of the podcast, to dream bigger, or just have someone else with you in your own tribe, thank you for being here, and for being part of my tribe.
Cheers,
Amanda