We had the good fortune of connecting with Trevienne Barrett and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Trevienne, what is the most important factor behind your success?
The most important factor behind my success is my tenacity. As business owners when things don’t go our way; when we don’t meet our business goals, when the public doesn’t respond to our products the way we expect them to, one can become easily discouraged. But my determination and persistence has always been one attribute about me that people admire and I would give my success and future success to that.

What should our readers know about your business?
The name of my company is Waist Renewed LLC, we provide fitness wear and waist trainers for women who are on a weight loss journey or looking to live a healthy lifestyle. When I started this company my goal was not solely to provide shape wear and sweat belts but to encourage and promote the idea of clean eating, being active and becoming healthier. The tagline for the brand is ‘Be the new you’ and being the new you means making lifestyle changes by focusing on your health. Waist training is an addition to the weight loss journey, it is not a stand alone journey in itself and I think this is where a lot of consumers are misled by other companies claiming rapid weight loss without clean eating. We are very transparent, You have to be active!

The number one challenge for me was gaining expertise in terms of filing business paperwork, ensuring business documents are accurate and current, it wasn’t hard but you learn as you go. If you make a mistake, learn from them. The goal is to keep learning.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
The first place we would visit would be Kaluz restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, the food, the atmosphere, and the service is everything to be desired. Fun things to do would include parasailing at sea rocket SO-FLO, the worlds famous jungle queen dinner sunset cruise and most definitely Blue Martini Bar at the Galleria Mall. To end the trip with a bang we would definitely visit Casa-Sensei located on east las olas blvd it’s a Pan-Asian cuisine restaurant located right on the canal, five star dining and exquisite ambience.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
The fitness industry is a very competitive industry and constant promotion is key. Sometimes the numerous promotional material, gaining ideas can be an overwhelming task. Thanks to my parents Trevor & Kareen Barrett who are also small business owners have always encouraged me to keep the faith. My first career love (and still is) is the hospitality industry and along my journey I have had two mentors/ managers Carolina Bello and Jermaine Bueford that have given me business knowledge, problem solving skills and customer service expertise that I will forever be grateful.

My best friend, Tameka Robinson-Edwards is my number 1 fan she always listens to my business ideas before they became reality, and I can always count on her to provide honest input and feedback.

There is this book ‘a must read’ The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John Mann. It talks about the story of success which can be summarized as in order to gain we must give. It provides clear clarification that some people believe success is about clout and popularity but it’s about authenticity.

Website: waistrenewed.com

Instagram: Waistrenewed

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Other: TikTok: waistrenewed

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