In this episode of Mentor Me, host Anastarcia Palacious asks Adrianna a question some people may already be thinking: Is she only COO because her father started the company?

Adrianna responds by taking us through the work behind the title. She explains how she gained experience in customer service, cash management, human resources, operations and other areas of the business before advancing into executive leadership.

She also discusses a side of success that people rarely see. Adrianna became a mother at 21, around the same time Island Luck began. She recalls attending her son’s soccer practice and realizing that the other parents did not know she was his mother because her own mother had attended the practices, games and school pickups while Adrianna worked.

The conversation explores childhood epilepsy, working motherhood, family support, female leadership and the responsibility of building generational wealth. Adrianna and Anastarcia also discuss why women are often reluctant to talk about salaries, capital and financial goals, and how that silence can affect their ability to negotiate and grow.

• Why Adrianna believes leaders should understand every level of a business
• How she responds to assumptions about her success
• What her childhood health challenges taught her about resilience
• The sacrifices she made as a young working mother
• Why accepting help does not make a woman less capable
• How women can create stronger financial and business networks
• The role of faith, curiosity and discipline in Adrianna’s growth
• What she wants future generations to remember about her legacy

Mentor Me presents lessons from leaders who lived them. Follow host Anastarcia Palacious at @homeofstars and share this episode with someone who needs encouragement to keep learning, growing and earning trust.

In this episode of the Mentor Me Podcast, entrepreneur Glenette Fowler shares the untold truth about entrepreneurship, leadership, business success, depression, sacrifice, and the price of chasing an extraordinary vision.

Everyone celebrates successful entrepreneurs.

Few talk honestly about what happens behind the scenes.

In this powerful conversation, Glenette opens up about building Heroic Concrete, navigating leadership in a male-dominated industry, battling depression, sacrificing relationships, understanding equity, creating generational wealth, and redefining what success truly means.

Whether you're building a business, leading a team, considering entrepreneurship, or simply trying to become the best version of yourself, this episode offers practical leadership lessons and honest conversations rarely heard in business podcasts.

• Building a successful business
• Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean
• Women in leadership
• Founder burnout
• Mental health and depression
• Business strategy
• Equity and ownership
• Generational wealth
• Leadership lessons
• Building a legacy
• The real cost of success

Mentor Me is a leadership and business podcast hosted by Anastarcia Palacious, featuring honest conversations with entrepreneurs, executives, changemakers, and leaders about the lessons that shaped their lives.

Mentor Me brings you conversations with extraordinary Caribbean leaders whose lessons belong on the global stage.

If you enjoy podcasts focused on leadership, entrepreneurship, business growth, and personal development, be sure to subscribe for new episodes.

Before the titles, before the spotlight, there was a moment that forced Leslia Miller-Brice to confront a hard truth — her strength, the very thing that made her powerful, was also costing her the life and love she wanted.

In this deeply personal episode of Mentor Me, Leslia shares the story behind the transformation:

• growing up between two households and finding her identity • being raised by strong women in an inner-city community • how her aggressive nature impacted her relationships • the moment everything broke — and what it forced her to face • how faith, self-awareness, and responsibility changed her life • her journey into leadership, politics, and service in Seabreeze

This is not just a story about success.

It’s a story about truth, growth, and becoming.

If you’ve ever struggled with being misunderstood, too strong, or afraid that who you are might cost you what you love — this conversation will stay with you.

✨ The Spark: Growth begins with truth.