Meet Author and Entrepreneur, Ikisha Hugee

Ikisha Hugee, 35, mother of three beautiful children,  grew up in the streets of Alexandria, Louisiana in the Sunset Projects. Ikisha attended Long Island University Brooklyn campus(private college) Ikisha Hugee was inspired to seek change for herself and so many others after her own struggle of dealing with childhood trauma and 10  years of battling a drug addiction.  Ikisha believes that ev

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eryday she recovers to be a better version of herself and an inspiration too many.   That despite all her flaws, she believes we all can become a beautiful butterfly.

Inspiring author who recently wrote “My Journey Friends”, which is available on Amazon.com, and business owner of iKey Llc, who chooses to give back to her community in many positive ways. Ikisha understands that the cards of life for us were probably not dealt properly, but we can make lemonade out of lemons and take control of our life and shape our destiny. 

Ikisha plans to host a multitude of community events  to help aid in the change of the economic structure In her hometown. Eventually starting her non-profit, Elevated Key,  to aid in resources and provide creative outlets for financial success.  For now she chooses to read to the children in her community to  aid in  building our children’s voices. 

Ikisha’s motto: “We are in this together and it will take a village to repair our mistakes”.

 

Christina: What is your SwagHer? What makes Ikisha, Ikisha? 

Ikisha: My Swagher is to be real at all times and never cross lanes that don’t speak to my purpose. My personality, I’m a goal-setter; that’s the only language I speak. To emphasize, our community is a condition to focus on the problem, and I love figuring out the solutions.

Christina: What inspired you to start Elevated Key? 

Ikisha: What inspired me to start Elevated Key because I wanted to set a contribution in my community to give back to our youth. In Alexandria, LA, there are no open community centers or entertainment parks available for the youth. Our kids have turned to violence which is increasing at a high rate. I want to be able to provide kids with an alternative outlet to express themselves instead of running to the streets.

Christina: Tell us a little bit about your new book, “My Journey Friends.” Where can readers go to purchase it?

Ikisha: I wrote My Journey Friends to provide readers with some moral words that help builds a child’s character. Knowing cherishing what you have and being honorable will help you far in this life. Knowing that life has purpose is essential, and that was never embedded into the right way, so I had a tough time. I’m inspired to do my due diligence to make others aware. But the book is available on Amazon here. 

I want to give a special shout-out to Dr. Sherri Brown-Jackson with DAM Consulting and Publishing for bringing my book to life and your professionalism.

Christina: How did you come up with your motto? Can you tell us what it means to you? 

Ikisha: Many women are guarded due to trauma and the fear of being judged because we might lack in certain areas of our lives. I want others to know that as black women, our families are depleting out, we are losing our men to institutions and graveyards, and our kids are dying in the streets. We need to be accountable and support each other in the process.

Christina: Tell us about iKey LLC. What services do you offer? 

Ikisha: I call myself the central Louisiana prescription and the cosmetic contact plug. Still, I have a multitude of color contacts, lashes, “Pick up Your Feelings” shirts, organic face masks, bath salt, and designer frames. My motivation to start my company came from being tired of always begging for assistance with daily bills. So I took control of my situation and decided to put in work to help my situation.

Christina: What is a day in your life like? 

Ikisha: Well, a day in the life of IKEY is that I meditate before I jump on social media, eat a light breakfast, and work out. I work at home as a parent support for mothers who are looking for direction in their life handling day-to-day issues, such as work, kids, and lifestyle. I designed my life for my kids to always be present in my life and every aspect. So we have family time, and I minimize my phone time.  

Christina: Do you have any upcoming events or projects you would like our readers to know about? 

Ikisha: I’m working to push my books into the school system to become a motivational speaker and look to other schools in other states.

Christina: Is there anything else you would like to share?

Ikisha: I would love to share that we have to prepare ourselves on every level; it’s more to life than drama, mess, an issue where we are always victimized, and overthinking situations. We need to know that the mind is a powerful tool, and you have to be very careful and what you indulge in. Our communities are behind and are struggling, and those who make it don’t reach back. We have to start living ourselves and helping ourselves if we want to see some significant advances for the black economic system. 

 

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Website: https://ikeyllc386.company.site/