Badass Basic Bitch
Brianna was born in New York and raised by a single mom of 5 kids. Through her struggles with self-worth and battling an eating disorder for over a decade, Brianna found herself packing everything in her Honda Civic and moving 3,000 miles to California where she knew no one, to chase an entrepreneur dream.
She found her passion, voice, and used her scrappiness and hardships to achieve something no one ever thought she could; creating a multi-million dollar company, which she sold. But then she found herself in the middle of her own divorce leaving her a single mom of 3. Now, remarried, Brianna lives in Austin with her husband and four children, as she continues to build companies and empower women to see they are enough.
So, what is a Badass Basic Bitch? It all started at an event, in a deep debate when another woman called Brianna a “basic bitch”. Quick off the mark, she replied with, “I’m a badass basic bitch”. We are often quick to judge and quicker to jump to our own conclusions. This woman knew very little about me. She judged me simply on our few interactions with each other. She coined me how she felt I fit into her view.
These Baddie Bs are everywhere. They’re our neighbors, women at church, soccer moms, or single women at the bar. These women are all of different religions and races, they are poor and rich, married, divorced or single. But they all have one thing in common; they are ordinary women doing extraordinary things. And now, it’s time their stories are told.
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Badass Basic Bitch
What Is My Greatness? Lessons from Leadership and Life Changes with Ciji Evans
On this week's episode we have the honor of hearing the story of Chief Warrant Officer Three, Ciji Evans. She has now served 20 years as an active duty soldier in the U.S. Army, completing two active combat international tours and two domestic tours. Ciji shares lessons she learned in leadership and in her current transition back to civilian life as she strives for freedom after retirement.
Ciji Evans is from Jonesboro, Louisiana, and graduated from Jonesboro Hodge High School in 2003. She joined the United States Army at the age of seventeen and reported to Fort Jackson, SC for Basic Training one month after graduating high school. She has now served 20 years as an active duty service member. Her last tour of service was at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst where she served as Chief Warrant Officer Three with the job title, Human Resources Technician. Her tours of service have been both stateside and abroad. She has served in two active combat wars and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. She has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal and several other accolades but the reward she values the most is the strong relationships she has built with the Soldiers that she had the privilege of serving with. Leadership is a passion of hers and she believes emotional intelligence is at the forefront of any great leader. As she prepares to retire from the military she is quickly reminded she will be a Soldier for Life. She desires to continue to serve others with a special emphasis on veterans and lower-income communities. Ciji’s main goal after retirement is to enjoy FREEDOM and to be able to take more risks since her life has pivoted from surviving to thriving.
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