“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” ― Steve Maraboli   All my single mother’s, this one is for you!   I am pumped to welcome Vicki Severson to the T&T mic! Vicki was a teen mom who turned tragedy into triumph and took on the world to create her own path. This path has been an eclectic one- Vicki’s experience runs from banking, being an EMT, journalists, a model, a sports radio personality, a paranormal investigator, and a tornado chaser- but most importantly, a mom. Vicki is now a successful business owner of Buckshot Productions with a mission of hiring all single moms. Vick’s states, “I want to show all of these women who don’t see their worth, that you can build from a pile of ash. You can have nothing and make something beautiful and successful when you believe there are no limits.” This is an awesome and inspirational conversation for ANYONE facing adversity, Vicki is here to tell you and prove to you that you are resilient and capable, just keep the faith and keep showing up- just like she did. Let’s go!   Highlights: Facing adversity and building resilience. Not knowing the path, but trusting in it. Breakdown, breakthrough, believing. Marketing, branding, and video. Trail blazing and the hard days. Single mom’s, society, and disrupting stereotypes.   Vicki Severson: Founder of Buckshot Media, Vicki Severson, has walked the low roads and risen to success and now she’s on a mission to help other women reach their wildest dreams. Vicki was a teen mom. Her daughter’s father left her on her knees in the driveway of her childhood home one night when she was 17. She was 8 months pregnant and watched him drive away, leaving her to raise her daughter, Kimberly by herself. “I remember standing in the welfare line. I was 17, wearing an oversized dress from Goodwill. I wouldn't look anyone in the eye but I could feel them staring at me. Judging me. Hating me,” she recalls. “The day I took Kimberly home from the hospital at two days old, I watched happy families taking their babies home in minivans, to white picket fences. I started to pity myself, to feel unworthy, but then I looked down at my new baby girl and I promised her in that moment, that I would never let us be a pity case. We would defy the odds and show the world that a teen mom and her child can be just as successful as anyone else, and we were.” Having no choice but to drop out of high school, she earned her GED and went straight into working full-time as a bank teller for Wells Fargo at 18. While her friends were at Prom, she was working 12-hour days and teaching herself the ins and outs of banking. She worked her way up in banking, and became a Branch Manager, managing 14 bank employees by the age of 22. The journey of trailing blazing from there with a move to rural Brush, CO and working in journalism, tornado chasing, and investigating the paranormal! These days, Vicki produces a reality show for the Sportsmans Channel which she films with her boyfriend and business partner, Mark Leffingwell. The duo works with names such as Duck Dynasty and Black Rifle Coffee collaborating on social media and television episodes. Vicki’s goal is to hire a team of single moms to run her company Buckshot Media in order to show them their worth and capabilities and give them the foundation to chase their dreams. Vicki is also a survivor of domestic violence and is writing a course to help women escape abusive relationships and rebuild their lives from scratch as she has on multiple occasions. @therealvivkiseverson www.vivkiseverson.com Buckshot Media: Helping brands connect with audience with emotional and disruption marketing. FB @buckshotmediacolorado Instagram: @buckshotmedia      Connect with T&T: IG: @TurmericTequila Facebook: @TurmericAndTequila Website: www.TurmericAndTequila.com   Host: Kristen Olson IG: @Madonnashero Tik Tok: @Madonnashero Website: www.KOAlliance.com