and presented it at the meeting. and i think in the end it was really more about the person, you know, like, can i be around this person every day? it s always about the person. can i trust this person? can i connect? yep. and it was much less about. you know, they were impressed with some of the polaroids and things that i had, but, you know, you know, then we just kind of went from there. and what were you doing on a day to day basis? what does that work involve? oh, it s everything. it was everything from packing a vacation, you know, picking out what you re going to wear, maybe to dinner or to an event. um. but that day to day for someone like beyonce could be maybe you re just going to dinner with your husband, or maybe you re going to a huge red carpet. you know, so it s kind of being ready and preparing for, let s say, any curveball, any last minute event or, you know, whether it s like a month or two out, you know, preparing for a big carpet or a music video. it could honestly,
afterthat, i remember just my aunt s voice ringing in my head, like, no, you re never stingy with food . and i. so i said, you know, sure, bring him . and by the end, it s just kwasi and i and we re talking about our goals. and in the end, i m telling him i want to go out on my own soon. i was an assistant at the time. and he said, well, you know, she s looking for someone . and i m like, yeah, get me a meeting. yeah, whatever. you know! and he actually got me a meeting about a month later and i started. i did a trial for over a weekend. wait, wait. before you even get to that, can i ask, how do you prepare for such a game changing, potentially game changing.? i honestly didn t! because i had been working so ferociously as an assistant, i was making money, i didn t really have that much time to.to really build a portfolio. so i did some quick shoots, i had some polaroids, some ideas, um.and, you know, i i pitched some ideas
i was making money, i didn t really have that much time to.to really build a portfolio. so i did some quick shoots, i had some polaroids, some ideas, um.and, you know, i i pitched some ideas and presented it at the meeting. and i think in the end it was really more about the person, you know, like, can i be around this person every day? it s always about the person. can i trust this person? can i connect? yep. and it was much less about. you know, they were impressed with some of the polaroids and things that i had, but, you know, you know, then we just kind of went from there. and what were you doing on a day to day basis? what does that work involve? oh, it s everything. it was everything from packing a vacation, you know, picking out what you re going to wear, maybe to dinner or to an event. um. but that day to day for someone like beyonce could be maybe you re just going to dinner with your husband, or maybe you re going to a huge red carpet. you know, so it s kind of being ready a