Meet Tyanieka (ty) Jackson

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Tyanieka (ty) Jackson. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Tyanieka (Ty), thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?

I believe the concept of resilience is something that has been present all around me both as a child and in adulthood. I can recall the resilience that I saw in my mother as she raised me and my brothers as a single parent, working midnights as a Registered Nurse, taking care of my grandmother, and simply making a way for our family to have a quality lifestyle while denying herself and wearing a smile. Resilience is a word that I haven’t thought about often but as I reflect, it has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. The word embodies having a sense of toughness; having the ability to bounce back when life knocks you around and just being able to withstand the ebbs and flows of daily living while standing strong. I believe that my resilience comes from a couple of places; one being from watching my mother give so unselfishly of herself during her life and another being from my faith in God which reminds me that that I am never alone on this journey of life and that I will achieve any and all goals that I set for myself if I remain steadfast and don’t quit. I have goals of building a company that will actually exemplify resilience in that our mission is to encourage busy women to set aside time for self care in the midst of all that is going on in their world; to choose to make their bodies tough and resilient in order to maintain a high quality of life.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

POSHnFIT was created in 2017 when I was given the opportunity to work with a business mentor. My mentor taught me how to birth a product from my imagination into the world. At this stage of my life, I was watching my mom deal with congestive heart failure and kidney disease which caused me to start analyzing the state of my own health journey. Being a busy wife and mom of three, I decided that I wanted to create a product that would make it easier for busy women to incorporate fitness into their jammed packed daily schedules. The Grab It & Go Fitness Travel duffel was born- a product that incorporated two things that soon became my favorite means of self-care: travel and fitness. I created the ultimate fitness duffel that doubled as a wonderful travel companion bag as well. Some of the features on this bag included shoe storage, wet storage, water bottle pouches, and a yoga mat holder. These features were intended to offer style, convenience, and organization, which are all features that we need to make our lives easier and more manageable. We had women top of mind when creating this incredible duffel.
POSHnFIT is proud to offer a new line of Grab It & Go Fitness Travel duffels in 2025, where we will be introducing our sustainable line of recyclable vegan leather duffels with even more features to make the lives of the busy woman the best that it can be. Stay tuned!

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

When starting on a new journey in an area that may be unfamiliar to you, I have found that having Faith in a higher power, being diligent to the journey, and being teachable have been the three qualities that have helped me the most. My faith in God is my foundation that lets me understand that although there will be difficulties on this journey, I am not alone, and I will be successful if I do not quit. This leads me to my next quality which is diligence. Anybody who has ever been successful in entrepreneurship will tell you that you must be steadfast on the journey. I understand that diligence is required to grow and scale POSHnFIT to the point where it is positively impacting the community by creating jobs and mentorship which is one of our goals. To reach this goal, we must continue to move forward and know that quitting is not an option. As entrepreneurs we must also be teachable. We must be willing to leave our comfort zones, keep an open mind, and be like sponges- soaking up knowledge in all environments. My advice to anyone in the first stages of an entrepreneurial journey would be to first believe that they can have all the success that they desire. If they believe in their hearts that this journey is truly attainable for them- they must continue to walk it out- even in fear, they must continue to walk and grow. We will all get our desired destinations eventually if we do not quit.

One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?

We at POSHnFIT are currently wanting to grow our brand via collaboration with influencers who resonate with our mission which is to encourage and motivate women to start and/or maintain a healthier lifestyle. Our Grab It & Go Fitness Travel duffels were created to promote style, convenience and organization for the purpose of helping women to embrace and implement a lifestyle of wellness and self-care in their daily busy regimens. We would love to partner with other brands to help with promoting our products and our message.

Contact Info:

Suggest a Story: BoldJourney is built on recommendations from the community; it’s how we uncover hidden gems,
so if you or someone you know deserves recognition please let us know here.
Productivity
Where do you get your work ethic from?

We’ve all heard the phrase “work hard, play hard,” but where does our work ethic

Productivity
Tactics & Strategies for Keeping Your Creativity Strong

With the rapid improvements in AI, it’s more important than ever to keep your creativity

Productivity
From Burnout to Balance: The Role of Self-Care

Burning out is one of the primary risks you face as you work towards your