I'm Jerra and I'm just starting off on a new journey that I hope you will join me on? I have just signed up as a brand new Jamberry Independent Consultant! Very exciting!
What is Jamberry?
Great! I'm glad you asked that (if you didn't I'm going to tell you anyway!), it is a direct sales company that sells vinyl nail wraps, I can almost feel you grown at the thought of direct sales, but stay with me, it's worth it. These are different, they are not bad for your nails or tested on animals, they are non toxic and last for ages, just see the picture below
There are many other nail sticker companies out there so why choose Jamberry? That's simple, they are not just nail stickers, they require heat and pressure upon application to get them to adhere to your nails which in turn makes them last for up to 2 weeks on your fingers and 4 weeks on your toes. They do not contain anything nasty and if I accidentally nibble my nails they wont harm me! The application and removal are the most important part of getting the best out of the nail wraps, I will go through that with you in another post, but for now I want you to be aware that this product is out there, and it is about to take the UK by storm!
My personal reason for joining Jamberry is primarily my love of the company ethics and the wraps themselves, they come in so many designs its hard to choose between them. The company was started by 3 sisters who wanted to save money on their manicures and still look good, they saw a gap in the market and they went for it (Thanks ladies!). But even though they are a multi million dollar company they have kept the closeness of a family run business. We support each other. We help each other and we even have a set of brand values to stick to.
I was invited to a friends party online, I wasn't sure what they were and thought I would give it a go as they had not arrived in the UK at that point. That is where I met Litia, she's my sponsor, but not in an alcoholics anonymous way, in a leader kind of way. She's amazing, she offered me the opportunity to become a consultant and said that Jamberry is about to launch into the UK and I could be part of it. I respectfully declined, how could I do it? someone like me? its just not possible.
I dont like to talk about myself very much, I find it a bit uncomfortable, I am British after all! But for this purpose I shall share with you my 'why'. Jamberry ask you to think of a 'why', why are you doing this? Why Jamberry? etc and my why is short and to the point, I cant make a cup of tea for myself, but I can put on my own Jamberry nails. It seems small doesn't it? Well if you could see me at this moment in time you would see its not a small thing to me. About a year ago I was a teacher, I loved my job, truly loved it, but unfortunately I suffered from a brain virus that left me with brain function issues (basically I shake like I have parkinsons, my speech is often slurred and gruff and I have memory issues too. I should also point out that I have a paralysed right leg too so I walk with crutches, that wasn't the virus though, that's a whole other story!). So when I say its not a small thing, it really isnt, and it got me thinking, if I can do this, other people like me can do this too, us differently able people can have a job, make our own money and be part of society. I had struck gold. The jackpot. The big one. I could do my own freakin nails! I did feel a bit emotional but, as I said, I'm British so all that stiff upper lip jazz came into it.
I approached Litia again, I knew she was expecting to hear from me, she told me I could speak to her about it any time, so I took her kind offer up and we spoke for ages over facebook messenger. I was honest with her about my difficulties, one of which is being unable to speak to someone I haven't previously met as my brain doesn't process it fast enough and her advice was simple 'You will rock it, think of all the people you could help' she was right, I could help others, that was my thoughts too. She listened to me and understood everything I was worried about, she was there when I needed her, day or night.
So here I am, a fully fledged consultant and very very proud to be part of Litia and Tiffany's team. There are so many people I could name on my team who are amazing, but I'm sure you will hear about them on my journey. I shared my story with them all recently and to my surprise they were all very accepting of me, not something that usually happens. I was lucky enough to meet 2 executives this week at a meeting held locally, Lisa and Rachel, they were lovely. Didn't seem to care that I was a quivering mess, just treated me like everyone else (that makes me very happy!). They gave excellent advice and took the time to speak to me afterwards, even had their photo taken with me! I could have burst with pride! I am proud to be working in a company that is inclusive, acceptable and adaptable, they really wont turn anyone away, if you want to do it, you can with Jamberry.
Next time I shall tell you about my first week as a consultant and how I took up the 7 day challenge!
So, buckle up dear friends, it's going to be a bumpy ride!
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