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From Miss to Mrs. Name is Really Long
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 • America United Pageant, career, Career Coach, Culture, Marriage, Mrs. Washington America United, pageant
I have heard, studied, and researched it all. Common themes of, "But your spouse didn't get your degree(s), so in your career you should keep it Brunner", "But you are married and you should respect the culture / your new family name", "If you have kids, don't you want to share a last name with them".
So I chose both. Because in Mexican culture, I keep my family name and I inherit my married last name.
I am proud to be a Brunner - it represents the family farm I grew up on and the immigrants that were my great grandparents / Grandpa who came to the USA to create a better life for their lineage. If I were to be known as a leader - It'd be that I worked hard, I followed through, and I always tried to do right by people. I live by that and that very much represents the Brunner side of my lineage.
However, being married and marrying into another culture, I also wanted to implement a new part of my identity, which is Reyes. Aaron has been extremely supportive of me as a whole person, my goals in life, and our mutual dreams - He is my encourager, my rock, and provider in many ways. Carrying his family name represents what's now and what's to come, and to me, it was important as a wife, I carry this with me.
So, when I decided to run for America United Mrs., I had a contract to sign when I was initialing for my Mrs. Washington America United title. I originally put JB. Because in my higher ed career, no one will really know me by Jayme Reyes currently, only Jayme Brunner and in my business I am known as Jayme Alexis because no one could pronounce either my first or last name, so I tried to give people an easier way of remembering.
But when all was said and done, I re did my contract with JRB to include and encompass all the names I proudly represent. There comes so much power from claiming all my names for all the different aspects of my old life and new life emerging into one.
Jayme Alexis Reyes Brunner - It's a long name, but that just means it comes with a long list of things to be grateful for. A long list of things to learn from, and long list of people who have come before me in which I get build a life off of what they have built. A long and wide feeling of love when I think of how my name connects different cultures, people, countries, and families together forever.
What did you decide to do with your last name concerning business, career, etc?
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Jayme Alexis LLC - In Review 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018 • Advisor, Athletics, Business, career, Career Coach, companies, Competition Coach, For profit, Life Coach, Non profits, pageantry, pageants, Relationships, Start Ups, transition
No matter what you saw on social media...transitioning a business to a different state and retaining clientele that are willing to do virtual communication over face to face was a major loss for me in motivation and in income...Let alone re-building a network of locals I could connect with about our specialized niches - I am still going through the growing pains of this process. I also hired an advisor to help me with the transition, because well, just like the 10 free growth strategies post, I knew I couldn't do it alone.
But today, I'd like to report that today's tears were happy tears, because despite starting over, I had a reminder tonight when my last client for 2018 texted me their job offer to a respected silicon valley tech company (Zuora)! They were one of the athletes transitioning to civilian life, and I couldn't be more proud of them! I needed to be reminded that no matter how rough this transition has been in many areas of my life, one of my favorite things is celebrating other people's wins, especially ones I'm working with!
And as I am learning to share more about me and what I do, instead of giving vague, awkward statements about higher ed, my side hustle, and what not, I thought I'd do a re-cap of client celebrations in 2018!
I feel very honored, and positively overwhelmed tonight getting the opportunity to celebrate these incredible people:
*indicates volunteer/partner/sponsor role & due to client confidentiality, you may inbox me for details, but unfortunately cannot give out identity details unless given permission.
- Coached 2 side hustlers that made their side hustle come to real life
- Coached 4 athletes transitioning from D1 sports to civilian life
- Coached 1 semi pro league athlete transitioning careers; including a player rights agreement
- Coached 3 clients in career changes; consultations and resume/cover letter make overs
- Coached 4 pageant titleholders in interview prep work (All 4 placed in top 5, including 1 divisional winner in ANTSO and 1 winner winning a full scholarship to Virginia State University)
- Advised 1 pageant titleholder transitioning into a full time career while remaining a Miss titleholder for a major system
- Recruited pageant judges for 3 MAO locals*, 2 TEEN USA state pageants, AP Nationals*, AEM Nationals*, 2 NAM state pageants, & 1 INTL Jr Miss state pageant, SUNBURST
- Advised 1 fashion designer for committee assembly & line production
- Coached 1 fashion journalist in a 2018 journalism contest - received job at TEEN Vogue
- Advised 1 non profit board about values and diversity; Hired their college ambassadors
- Advised mayoral candidate and College President on talking points of college graduation attainment through career options in their city and state post graduation*
- Advised 1 start up CEO on talking points of K-12 to higher ed pipeline
- Advised 2 non profit board/CEOs on talking points of K-12 to higher ed pipeline
- Advisor in Seattle Fashion Week - Hiring of production staff; Selection committee of fashion designers and runway production teams
And what's not listed, but should get credit, is that there were over 50...yes OVER 50 people I referred to OTHER people. Because I know what I am good at, and areas I am not talented in...and I know some clients will be better serviced with a different company or person. I refuse to collect $ in areas I am not experienced in or will not assist in the intended results of a potential client.
Which is why I've been working on a referral directory for my clients. If you have a service you think could benefit the type of clientele I serve, please email me your information at info@jaymealexis.com, and we can connect on the details!
I like living in a world where we are all living lives we really love. Lives that we don't have to water down, lives that are as real in reality as they are on social media. Lives we aren't constantly branding because they are so authentically us.
That is a wish for myself, for my loved ones, and for every client I work with.
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