Synopsis
The Glory in Your Story looks at the power of fearless faith in achieving success in both personal and business life. Monique Rodriguez, the founder and CEO of Mielle Organics, a multi-million-dollar hair and consumer products company, shares her story: the trials and successes in her business. She gives an overview of her journey, so readers can also find success and fulfillment in pursuing their dreams in a God led way. She emphasizes the importance of perseverance and the strength of unyielding faith and persistence.

My Thoughts
This book was so good. Get those highlighter and page tabs ready, you’re going to need them! I love reading other’s business journeys. It amazes me what people can accomplish when starting out so small, and Monique’s story is very inspirational in that aspect. What I learned from this book:
- Faith is the cornerstone of every victory and we should nurture the seeds God gives us.
- No matter how you grew up, you can still be successful.
- We can and need to see beyond your circumstances.

I love that she shares Bible verses that align with her stories this encouraging passage spoke to me: “God causes all things to work together as a plan for good for those who love god, to those that are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28). It doesn’t say all good things, it doesn’t say all bad things either. It’s simple, continue to love God to seek his purpose and anything and everything past or present will work together for your good.” When you have a business and you have so much going on, it’s easy to lose sight of what matters most, so this passage really spoke to me as it’s important to remember God and his plan for you in your business ventures. Not everything will work out, maybe he’s got something better planned for you, which she does talk about in the book. God led her where she needed to go when she thought another path may workout in her favor. All in all, this is a great resource for Christians who have dreams of starting a business!

Themes
Faith
Business

Ratings
Pace: 4 ⭐️
Enjoyability: 4 ⭐️

Thank you W Publishing Audiobooks | W Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book!

Founder & CEO of Mielle Organics, Monique Rodriguez, shares how her trials led to triumphs and a testimony in a new book titled The Glory in Your Story: Activating a Fearless Faith to Change Your Life, Your Career and the World. Mielle Organics is a Black-owned multi-million dollar hair company. But it wasn't an immediate success story. There were challenges and pivots along the way. Monique built resilience, recognized she needed positive partnerships with same values and leaned on her faith in God. Then the blessings flowed.

Through guiding principles, Monique helps readers step into their God-given purpose and live in their glory. There are questions for reflection that I took the time to journal (also my favorite way to pray) and really think about next steps in my own path. She is transparent and ever more inspiring within these 240 pages. The Glory in Your Story is an easy read that can be finished in days but the exercises/lessons will stay with readers for far longer.

The Glory in Your Story is now available.

Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie

The Glory in your Story is about Mielle (pronounced My-Elle) a hair company founded by Monique Rodriguez (a registered nurse turned CEO) alongside her husband Melvin.
She was the first African American woman in the beauty space to partner with a private equity firm (Berkshire) while maintaining majority ownership. Mielle was acquired by Proctor and Gamble (P&G) in 2023 for a reported $640 million with Monique staying on as CEO and Melvin COO of the company. I absolutely loved this bookIn this book, we are taken through Monique’s journey of growing up on the South side of Chicago, meeting her husband, starting her nursing career and building her brand Mielle. She shares her amazing story of turning her pain into power and how starting Mielle helped her through grief and healing. Many things she wrote prompted me to be introspective in my values, character and journey in life. So many wise words to reflect on and grow from. I resonated with the themes of aligning with your true passion and goals, listening to the spirit of God as he guides your through life and navigating life as an entrepreneur.

Monique dropped so many gems on business, faith and finding your purpose. I would describe this book as mix between bio/self-help/business blueprint/faith based. I liked that each chapter opens up with guiding principles and closes with questions for reflection. Monique beautifully discusses her faith and relationship with God throughout the book with supporting scripture quotes. I enjoyed that she does this without her tone coming off as preachy. Instead, it just flowed into the prose and helped strengthen her message. It felt like an authentic read. She is open about her success and failures, experiences in business, and her journey. I appreciated how she discusses and sheds light on black business in the community; how we are seen and valued by these big corporations and our own people. She was transparent with the journey that she took her company, wanting to stay true to Mielle’s mission and inspiring other black business to dream bigger. The Glory in your Story is a powerful, encouraging and inspirational read! Thank you Netgalley and Thomas Nelson for sending this book (eARC) in exchange for an honest review.