Meet Ms. Octavia D. Perkins

 

We recently connected with Ms. Octavia D. Perkins and have shared our conversation below.

Ms. Octavia, so great to have you with us and we want to jump right into a really important question. In recent years, it’s become so clear that we’re living through a time where so many folks are lacking self-confidence and self-esteem. So, we’d love to hear about your journey and how you developed your self-confidence and self-esteem.

Honestly the Confidence and Self-Esteem moved in today took a lot of Unlearning and removal of Negative self talk.

Growing up in a household were you believe approval is the Highest form of Acceptance, you move in certain ways to gain what you believe is respect and thank goodness that as life brought it’s various as well as necessary experiences that brought understandings that would bring Self-Awareness!

Growing within and learning more of who I am at my core is overtime what has lead to me continuously building my Confidence and Self-Esteem.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

Welp, hold on to your seats for this journey!

I am the proud Founder and Owner of FWO(Fooding With Octavia), which was created in 2022 out of a need to show up better for my 14 year old Son Cairo and myself during his battle with Stage 4 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in 2022!

After eating honestly, not the great options on repeat I found myself pre-prepping food items to take for his Inpatient stays and would also place small groceries orders so that we had better choices on hand. As he came towards the end of his treatments, people on my Socials would ask how I was doing this and if the service was available. Three months from then after hosting our 1st Friendsgiving Giveback, FWO would be offering Meal Preparation services as well as Event and Catering! Oh by the way, that was 2022-2023. Since then we’ve provided various Corporate Food services, Food Campaigns, also provided Catering and Kitchen management services for our First Wedding September 2024.

As we move into 2025 forward, FWO is looking to launch our Signature Sauces & Kits and also Food Prep items. We have also locked in contracts from our previous clients for future events in 2025 while continuing to grow our Food Lens!

Can’t forget to mention as the how important it is to lead my team by example, so with 15+ years of experience I thought it would only be right to also level up our services and add to our skills!

Very excited to announce as our Founder I will be attending Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts November 2024 and excited for all that will come as FWO continues to grow!

Please follow our Journey on Socials: @FoodingWithOctavia

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I would honestly say my Empathy, genuine Love for Serving others and my ability to continue Growth even through Adversity would be what stands out most!

I truly believe Empathy and Humility are what keeps us grounded as well as connected to other humans even when growing in our life success. It helps us to understand that we are all here navigating our journey and doing our best to grow through this beautiful life!

Being of service is one of the BEST feelings for our Spirit, well definitely mine and creates a space of Gratitude when genuinely done from our Heart.

I’ve heard my whole life “Your so Strong”! Which I now know that is the confidence that I carry in knowing life brings us Growth in order to prepare us for the things we’ve said we’d like to see in our own Worlds!

My advice to you all would be, keep Growing and allow those various life experiences to aid in growing your Perspectives to better interact with other Humans daily!

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

Honestly there would be two books that have been very impactful in my continued growth journey amongst others.

The first would be “The Four Agreements”, which was life changing due to it helping me understand the importance of focusing on my own World and the importance of finding Peace there with some very transformative guidance. My favorite agreement is, “Don’t Take Anything Personal” which is sometimes not easy though after reading that and the other agreements you’ll have a better since of Self.

The second though just as transformational is, “Every Woman Wants 4 Men and Every Man Wants 2 Women” by Mr. B! This Guide has offered continued wisdoms for not just Intimate Relationships but also connection overall and the importance of Self development in order to build lasting relationships in various Domains through our life journey.

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