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Welcome to Operations Unfiltered, the
podcast that takes you behind the scenes
of influencer and talent management.
I'm your host, Zuryna, and today
is a really special episode.
I'll be joined by the founder
and creator of Ty's Garden.
Ty's Garden is an organization
located in the DMV.
Her specialty is holistic wellness events,
everything from dry, vegan brunches to
journaling sessions, even a walking group.
In this day and age where anxiety
is high, depression is high,
and it's hard to make friends.
I thought, why not chat with someone
who's making waves in this space?
She's curating events, selling
products, working a full-time job.
How does she manage to do all this and
post on Instagram like she's supposed to?
Don't worry.
We did a deep dive into all the
things and we talked about how
to have a work-life balance while
managing so many different things.
So without further ado, let's
get into this week's episode
of Operations Unfiltered.
I.
Zuryna: Thank you so much for joining me.
I always love meeting with
entrepreneurs, especially my women
entrepreneurs because I feel like
where our own little sisterhood.
But welcome.
Thank you so much for coming.
Can you give us a little bit of an intro
about who you are and your business?
Tyra: Of course.
Thank you so much for having me.
My name is Tyra Sellers.
I am 29 years old and I
am from Bowie, Maryland.
Yay.
I grew up in the DMV area.
I, went to Morgan State University
for undergrad and studied health,
education, love, love it, and
to the University of Maryland to
get my master's in public health.
I also just ended up
staying in the DMV area.
To be honest, I have
never lived elsewhere.
I, this is home for me.
There's no place like the
DMV to be honest, so I.
Outside of that, I do work full time.
I have been one.
We love multiple ads.
Yes.
Zuryna: Entrepreneur and you work?
Tyra: Yes.
I will have a nine to five.
I've been working in healthcare
for seven years now and that.
Honestly led me to my passion outside
of, just professionally, into the
healthcare, health and wellness space.
So outside of my business Ties Garden, I
do help people professionally and I also.
I just have a passion for wellness
and I can share a little bit about
how I got started with that too.
Yeah, Ty start and my business
Zuryna: is, I was gonna say,
'cause I wanna know how you came.
Well, of course your name is Tyra.
But talk to me about what that name
means and what does it symbolize for you.
Tyra: Yeah, so Ty's Garden, when I
originally made my business and was
thinking about starting a business back in
2020 when we were all in quarantine, yeah,
I needed an outlet and I was like, I need
something that's gonna keep me creative.
I need something that is
gonna keep me inspired.
So when I thought about a place where I
felt the most at peace, where I felt the
most growth, even for myself, even, even
as a child, I thought about a garden.
So my mom used to have a
garden in our backyard.
My grandmother has one of the best lawns
on the block, so I know that's right.
She has one of the best
lawns on the block.
So a garden for me was just always
a place for growth and tranquility.
Right?
Yeah.
So I'm just like, I'll
just name a ties garden.
A place where you just feel
loved and you know, at peace.
Right?
Yeah.
With that being said, I really
just started out wanting to sell
like products, you know, herbal tea
oils, body butters, and I really
just honed in on tea, wellness tea.
So I do have four wellness
tea lines now, so,
Zuryna: oh, come on.
I didn't even know that I'm
gonna have to go do my research
because I'm in my tea era.
I'm trying to slow down on the coffee,
so I will have to pick that up.
Tyra: Yeah, so tea is,
uh, it just, I love tea.
I love matcha.
I love green tea.
I love a lemon, ginger, jasmine.
So the four teas that I do have,
one is a jasmine tea, one is a
herbal detox tea, a green tea
one is a energizing infusion tea.
So it is kind of like a pick me
up, which you can like, yeah.
In
Zuryna: the morning to replace my coffee.
Right,
Tyra: exactly.
Okay.
Is a, um, immune sy immune booster.
So that one helps you lift up your
immune system and it's just great
for, something feel good, something
opposite than like green tea or, yeah.
Zuryna: So you, it's, so you
went from just the, the products
to now you're into events.
I saw that you, the word that you
use are self-care and community
wellness, which I absolutely love that.
So talk a little bit more about what that
looks like and how you've infused the
Ties Garden mantra into these events.
Tyra: Absolutely.
So I will say I would've never
thought that I would be curating
and hosting wellness events.
Yeah.
I started off only wanting to sell
products and after a while, to be honest,
as you grow into your business, 'cause
this is essentially my fifth year, but
this is my second year doing events.
Mm-hmm.
I felt like something was missing.
I was just like, I have
a service element in me.
I have a.
Party planner, you know, a coordinator,
organizer, organizer, um, bug in me.
And even just personally outside
of just my business, like I do plan
events for my family, for my friends.
I love just having all the
madness come together and making
something beautiful for people too.
Yeah.
Enjoy themselves so.
I started out just like, let
me try to do an event that
is, you know, wellness based.
So my very first event was trauma
informed yoga class that was located
in Baltimore at a dance studio.
And that was really powerful because
we actually did journaling and then
we actually just did a lot of deep
breathing and movements that allow
your body to relax from any, you
know, pain that might be in your
neck and your stomach and your leg.
That is so important.
Yes.
A lot of times we're carrying like
pain and energy in our muscles that
we don't know how to release, so there
are certain movements that just tap
into your mindset that help you, you
know, become stronger in that moment
and also release tension as well.
Zuryna: I love that so much, and
I'm unpacking this in therapy now.
I've never realized how much stress
and tension I hold in my jaw.
And doing that so long over
time, definitely has, it
doesn't do well for you.
So I love spaces like that.
And I love that you're curating that.
So what events do you have
coming up down the pipeline?
'cause I'm interested, I'm intrigued
and I love this wellness aspect.
Tyra: Thank you.
Yes.
So over time again, ties Garden has
evolved into community wellness.
So I am primarily based in the DMV.
Mm-hmm.
I have been doing a lot of speaking
engagements for wellness events, so
I do guide a lot of conversations
regarding the importance of social
wellness and the importance of
having a community in general.
Yeah, that's exactly what Ties Garden is.
So, moving forward, I do have a
rooted in friendship series that
is in partnership with a local.
Organization, nonprofit that allows
you to get outta your country,
get out of your comfort zone, and
meet new friends in a new city.
So it's Houston, Philly, um,
Charlotte here in the DMV Baltimore.
So we are taking off in
Philly actually tomorrow.
Oh wow.
Perfect timing.
Our first rooted in friendship,
um, event, and that is actually
a springtime wellness social.
So in that event, we will have an
opportunity to make a floral arrangement,
uh, journaling as well, a wellness walk.
We'll have some mocktails, good
conversation, and it's just.
All of my events are surrounding one.
You should be able to meet an
intentional connection, someone new.
Mm-hmm.
You should be able to tap into your
inner child some way or another
through activities, small activities.
Just feel good.
And you should just be able to have a
good time, have some self-reflection.
Um, I also have a vegan brunch
on Sunday, so I'll be going, oh
wow, this is a jam packed weekend.
I'm loving this.
Yeah, I'll be going to Philly.
Coming right back to DC And the uh, brunch
on Sunday is actually a dry brunch, so
it's a alcohol free bar located Oh wow.
Eighth Street?
Yes.
Located on eighth Street
in DC called Binge Bar.
That bar, as I mentioned, dry bar,
but it's a wellness based brunch.
However, we're still gonna have a dj.
It's still a cozy, intimate vibe, and
it's for those who are tired of like
the regular boozy brunch scene in dc.
Sometimes people don't wanna drink.
Sometimes, you know, you may just wanna
chill spot before you do something else.
And it's just a nice feel good again,
cozy vibe for those who love brunch,
who wanna do something different,
but don't want too much chaos and
want, you know, just a nice seat
Zuryna: at the table for brunch.
Yeah, a cute outdoor event
because you know what?
I can count on so many times
where my friends are like.
I would love to go here.
And then we pull up and there's
people throwing up outside and we're
like, oh no, this isn't the vibe.
Let's go girl.
So for you to create something like
that to, to harness that type of
energy, I absolutely love that.
And as a marketing person, a marketing
operations person, I'm always thinking
about creating a persona so that way I
can market specifically to that person.
So if you had to think like that,
who would the ideal person, person
be to to attend a Ties garden event?
Tyra: Oh, that's a good question.
To be honest, I would say my events are
for anyone, anyone who is looking to,
number one, have a good time, number one,
have a deeper connection with yourself.
And, um, I will say my primary
audience can be from men to women,
25 to 45 years old, sometimes
older, sometimes younger as well.
However, I do also have a huge vegan
community, a wellness foodie community.
I've been preparing myself for 20
years, so I have a huge plant-based,
um, just persona that is honestly
also a huge part of my business too.
Mm-hmm.
I would say in general, you know,
if you are looking for something you
know different, if you're looking
for something that is truly wellness
space, a space for you to grow, a space
for you to relax, meet new people.
It's ties.
Gardening is a place for you to feel like
you're able to grow physically, mentally,
and spiritually, emotionally as well too.
'cause a lot of times, you know, I think
what being in quarantine taught us, why
we have so many different types of social
groups now is like, we need community.
You know, we need to
find something that is.
Powerful beyond just being
behind a screen, you know,
Zuryna: beyond the superficial you.
That is so true.
And the thing that you said that that
really spoke to me was that intentional
connection because I think a lot of
times, especially with these networking
events, there, there's no, it, it's not
genuine, it's very much surface level.
So that really stuck out as something
that would, you know, make a ties
garden event something different
than just these regular events.
So.
That's something that I say, if you're
looking for that friends, please
invest in going to a Ties Garden event.
Please
Tyra: come through.
I would love to have you and I, and I
promise like a lot of people who come
to my just like, wow, I met so and so
and you know, I didn't know that, you
know, I lived in the same neighborhood.
Or we actually plan on going to the
same event in a couple of weeks.
Like one thing I also speak about
at my speaking engagements as well
is just that a lot of times, whether
you are at a wellness event or not.
You are there for a reason.
Yeah, and I like for people to really
understand that, you know, God doesn't
place you in certain spaces for no reason.
Mm-hmm.
You know, you're, even when you're going
out, even if you are a brunch, even if
you are, you know, walking in the park
and you have a conversation, you never
know why that person is speaking to you.
It could be something small or it could
be like, you know what, a couple years
ago we met, but now we're actually, you
know, attending the same event together.
Or, I can't
Zuryna: tell you how many times that
has happened, and that's why they call
Baltimore, Baltimore for that very reason.
So yes, I.
Completely agree with Yes.
Tyra: And that is something that
I realized within the past two
years for sure, especially with
curating and planning events.
Like, you know what?
There are people in your
life who you may not think.
That they're there for a reason, but they
Zuryna: really are for sure.
You never know when you might
need to, as my grandmother used
to say, pull out your Rolodex.
I'm like, grandma, what is a Rolodex?
It's that little thing that
you, it's your contacts book.
No, exactly.
Yes.
It's that little thing with,
yes, so, and now I find myself.
One of my taglines is that I tell people
that I am the master networker or I, I
aspire to be that master networker because
I wanna have people in my Rolodex that
I can call to connect with other people.
So if I'm like, I hear you have
an idea, girl, I have the business
owner that can help you with that.
So that's my truly my goal.
And I love spaces like
this that can help me.
Add to my Rolodex.
So thank you for curating that space.
And you mentioned the, the beauty
or the necessity of partnerships.
I heard you say that you had
things at a dance studio.
I heard you mention that you're
partnering with the nonprofit.
Mm-hmm.
Can you speak to the, the value or the
necessity of partnerships, especially
as an, uh, entrepreneur, a black
entrepreneur, a woman entrepreneur?
Just speak to the value of that
and how that's impacted you.
Tyra: Absolutely.
I would say number one, being a
community-based organization, partnerships
are so important and partnerships are also
intentional because when you look around,
a lot of times we think that we need to
go to these major corporations like, okay,
I wish I could be sponsored by Nike or.
I wish I could be sponsored
by box water, you know, just
a different, you know, brand.
But when you really boil down to
it, you have a organization or
someone who, you know, just got
started in with grassroots efforts.
Mm-hmm.
That may be just a space to create,
you know, something that your community
actually needs, like a food bank or.
Um, like, you know, give backs, clothes,
you know, a lot of people have been
doing, um, feminine products for
women in prisons and things like that.
So those community partnerships
are so key, and I will tell you
that they have brought just the,
it's like an abundance of growth
in my business in general, right?
Because.
Number one, you're connecting
with like-minded people.
And number one, you guys have the same
mission that aligns one way or another.
Mm-hmm.
And then when you just the power of
putting two and two together, it just
literally creates something beautiful.
So I will say, if you are starting
a business, if you are trying
to figure out like, okay, I need
to figure out what to do next.
Try partnership.
Yeah, partnership.
Try, you know.
Something that will allow you to mix your
net worth network with another group or
different resources and watch how that
partnership can grow as long as you guys
have the same mission, as long as you guys
have, oh, it'll align one way or another.
Zuryna: I agree wholeheartedly and I
think that that's the one thing that
I've tried to help guide my, my small
business clients is just understand the
power of, of bartering and collaborations
and partnerships is so beneficial.
I think when I say partnerships, a lot
of times people automatically see dollar
signs, but they don't go back to the
root of the word, which is partner.
Mm-hmm.
And I'm like, that is so crucial,
especially 'cause we're all
trying to get it out of the mud.
We're all trying to.
You know, start from the bottom.
So sometimes businesses might not have,
you know, a marketing budget, but we have
marketing service or marketing effort.
I can shout you out just
like you shout me out.
So I, I love that you're speaking to that.
And to that point, I'm also
a content creator manager.
I've also booked talent, so I know
that there is the money side of it.
Have you gone that route
to promote your events?
And if so, how did you do that?
And what was that process like?
Tyra: Yeah, absolutely.
So I would say the way that
I promote my events, honestly
is through ads, to be honest.
Yeah, I do a lot of ads through Meta,
Facebook, Instagram, um, I also have
an affiliation with Posh, the app,
so I work very closely with the posh
community and they have also helped
me with a partnership just promote.
And exp expand, you know,
spreading the word about how posh
is, um, supporting events in the
DMV area and other areas too.
Mm-hmm.
I'll say it took me a while to even get
comfortable with like, paying for ads.
'cause I was just like, why
do I need to pay for an ad?
Zuryna: Yes, yes.
You that speak to that, give this.
Use this like your journal.
'cause so many people are so scared to say
Tyra: that.
So say it.
Oh yes.
I'm just like, oh my God, I
gotta pay this amount for an ad.
But to be honest, like advertising is
key because the more people that at least
know about what you're doing is very.
Yes, you can do word of
mouth, which is always good.
A lot of people run their business
off of word of mouth or only
through referrals, which is great.
However, when you're doing something
in particular, like curating community
wellness events, you want the
community to know about the event.
Right?
Exactly.
So you do have to, you know,
invest a portion of what you do
have into, you might wanna pay.
$30 to have 2,500 people view your ad.
And like, okay, from that 2,500 people,
I have 50 new followers that are 50
people that can come to a future event.
So I think that people, if you're
thinking about, okay, what do
I need to do to get more of my.
Presence out on social media or just
advertising in different spaces?
The best thing about it's
just make sure people see you.
It's about visibility.
Visibility, yeah, visibility.
Making sure that people can clearly
see what you're doing, and it's also
about making sure that people can
see your craft, what you're good at.
That's also about, it's like
promote yourself, you know?
Mm-hmm.
Like I'm about to have a word here.
Uhoh.
Come on, you preaching today.
Let's go.
I will tell you, like it took me such
a long time to get out of my phase of
like caring what people think, you know?
Yeah.
Oh my gosh.
I'm embarrassed to even just post this.
I'm embarrassed mm-hmm.
On myself.
But I literally tell you, if you don't
believe in yourself, nobody will.
If you don't promote yourself.
Yeah.
Nobody is gonna promote you.
'cause you're just like, she's
not even promoting her own stuff.
Why should, well, they
Zuryna: don't even know.
Like, so if I, I didn't know you were
doing that, and so you are really
speaking a word honestly, because I
speak to so many entrepreneurs, so many
business owners who had these amazing
ideas and they feel exactly like you.
They're scared, they're like.
What if nobody likes it?
What if nobody, me?
I even felt like that.
What if nobody comes?
And you know what?
There's always one person in your
corner watching and rooting for you.
Even if you don't think that they are.
They are.
So do it post the picture.
That's why some of my captions
on my pictures are like,
sis post the picture post.
And Yes, I'm talking to you.
You know,
Tyra: like.
Post it.
It doesn't mess somebody.
Whoever is meant to see it is going to
see it, but you're absolutely right.
You do have to just get out
of that mindset that like,
okay, this is embarrassing.
I don't know how people
are gonna perceive this.
And I will say, you know, a lot
of times, even with events, like
I'm expecting 20, 25 people.
Sometimes only five people show up.
It rained that day.
Well, we
Zuryna: just
Tyra: mouth pivot.
It's a pivot.
It's
Zuryna: a exactly
intimate gathering at that
Tyra: point.
Yes.
Literally.
It's literally intimate gathering and
a lot of times, like those events that
were meant to have, you know, those 20
people and only five people show up.
It was meant to be intimate.
It was meant for people to be able to
share a little bit more than they would
have at a group, at a larger group.
You know?
Yeah.
It was meant for a little bit, you know,
of a deeper connection because someone
just lost a loved one, or someone is in
a state of grieving, or someone is about
to, you know, do something really major
and they need that community support.
So a lot of times like what I'm
learning now, just like, you know what?
Whatever's meant to be will be.
It will
Zuryna: be.
Oh, I love that.
That's been happening to me.
So much.
So many people have said that
this week, so I'm like, I,
this is a mantra for a reason.
And you, you spoke, I, I recently
went to an event hosted by Bubbly tv.
I, I'll have to, I.
I have to shout out her, her event
because that's exactly what happened.
She was saying, oh, we we're
supposed to have 40 people come,
and only 10 of us showed up.
But it was exactly what
we needed in that moment.
It was, it was truly
exactly what we needed.
So you are right and sometimes things
happen right on time and, and I love that.
And things
Tyra: happen the way
that they're supposed to.
A lot of times we have to let go
of the concept of control mm-hmm.
And allow things to literally flow.
I, I'm a huge, um, believer in that too,
like allowing things to actually flow.
Yeah.
Important because you will
get, you know, get riled up and
everything, you know, just to, yeah.
You know,
Zuryna: an anxious
Tyra: anxiety.
Zuryna: Yes.
Tyra: No reason.
It's
Zuryna: not a fun state to be in at all.
It's like my cortisol
level is always high.
That's not somewhere I
want to be in at all.
I'm telling you at all.
But another thing that really
drew me to you, which I.
Didn't realize was the, the
comment on your page in your bio.
That's this planting Pilates
seeds and I am a Pilates girly.
I love it.
I love that so many of my
brown, black and brown girly.
I'm really embracing it.
I just need them to make
like a Pilates trap class.
'cause I'm the girl that likes a little
bit of ratchet with my That's right.
Funny.
Tyra: Me too.
It depends on my mood.
Like, you know what, sometimes I need
a little bit energized, like yes.
And sometimes it's like,
okay, I need to calm down.
I've been a little stress.
Yeah.
But to be honest, the upbeat
stuff, literally stress for me.
And then also the
Zuryna: calm relieve stress for me too.
Yes.
But talk about your Pilates journey
and how you're weaving that.
And I know I feel like I'm, I've,
we talked about you incorporating
some Pilates Vince into Ty's
garden, but I would love that.
So talk about your journey to Pilates.
Yeah,
Tyra: so I originally started my Pilates
journey actually this past November.
So November 20, 24.
And I go back to this, 'cause I
mentioned this earlier, I felt
like something was missing.
Missing.
So a lot of times as you go throughout
your journey of having a business
in general, you're gonna feel like,
okay, what am I gonna do next?
You know, it's just like, I'm doing this.
I need something different.
What exactly am I going to do next?
So I was like, I sat with myself.
I was just like, I still
need a service element.
You know?
I still need someone to help me give
back in a way to help people feel
good and to help people grow, right?
Mm-hmm.
So I, I went back and I thought about it.
I was just like, when I felt my
best self, I was doing Pilates.
So when I felt, when I came
strong, when I just felt really
confident I was doing Pilates.
Mm.
Zuryna: And
Tyra: I went on to look into
getting the certification.
I told myself, I was
just like, you know what?
Let me really try to pursue this
and loop it in with Ty's Garden.
So ever since then, I did the training.
I'm still in training.
It's a long process, but I'm sure
Pilates community is amazing.
Like it has truly allowed me to just gain
another community in that space, you know?
Um, the, whether it's men or women, people
who are seasoned, who have been teaching
Pilates for 20 years, for people who
literally just got their certification
within the past couple of months, like
the Pilates community is truly huge, and I
Zuryna: so admire that.
It's like you find all of
these passions that you.
Sort of kind of found a way to
extend, it's like you love the
wellness aspects from Ty's Garden.
You found a way to weave
other things into it.
I just love that and I admire people who
are able to do that and execute because it
is really hard, or, well, I would say it's
easy to write things down, but to execute
them and follow through is another thing.
So you're doing it.
You're doing it.
I appreciate it.
Yeah.
Yes.
So.
With that, what role would you say
that self-care plays, whether it's
in your events, in your own personal
life, and how do you weave that in?
What do you do to make sure that you're
putting yourself first as an entrepreneur?
Tyra: Absolutely, and that is a good
question because I'm telling you, some
days I just like, oh, this is too much.
But I will say.
I will say that self-care, and I feel
like I, I'm hesitant always answering this
question because there's a self-care era,
you know, a phase right now, everyone's
talking self, but I always try to remind
people that self-care is literally what
you define it as and what you make it.
Yeah, it's what society is telling
you, oh, you need to be in Pilates and
you need to be a Pilates girly to, you
know, say that you're a self-care girl.
No, self-care could literally mean taking
a walk for 10 minutes down the street
to allow yourself to clear your mind.
Mm-hmm.
Self care.
Mm-hmm.
Um, turning your shower routine into
a actual spa moment, you know, like
self-care could mean, you know, making
that process a little bit longer to give
yourself what you need in that moment.
So self-care is literally
having a check-in with yourself?
Mm-hmm.
Like.
I'm a little stressed right now.
I have attitude.
Attitude, but I don't wanna talk about it.
But you know what, maybe I'll talk about
it once I clear my mind a little bit.
That is what self-care is.
And as long as you are
having those self check-ins,
Zuryna: yeah, um,
Tyra: self check-ins with self-care,
once you check in with yourself,
you're able to care for yourself.
So I love that.
Extremely important, you know?
Yeah.
And don't allow society to tell you
that, oh, you gotta go to the spa.
You need to do a spa day every other week.
You need to, you know, get
your nails, your hair done.
If you're not feeling beautiful, maybe
you should try to do something with
your hair or try something different.
You know, only you know
what you need, you know?
So, yeah, that is how I define
self-care, even for myself.
Like I'm, you know,
life is hard, you know?
It's a lot going on in the world.
You do have to know what you can
direct your energy towards, what
you can take, what information
you're taking in, and um, you know,
it's just important to really just.
You know, have Grace with
yourself and Oh, I love that.
I have Grace for sure.
Yeah, but I don't have it all
together these two days, but
let me try again on Friday.
Zuryna: You seem so grounded and I love
that, especially because you have so much
going on and at Operations Unfiltered,
we have to get to the nitty gritty of it.
We like ensuring that we can
tell, we can equip our listeners.
With the right people,
processes, and tools.
Now you've told us a little
bit about your process.
Now tell us a little bit about the tools.
Now, I've come across your ads and
they are the most aesthetically
pleasing thank you ads I've ever seen.
What tools TE technology do you use to
create your content to manage your life?
Gimme all the tea.
Okay.
I will give you the tea.
No pun intended.
Tyra: Number one notion.
Notion app is how I stay organized.
Okay.
Notion is like a journal, it's like
a digital journal, it has a calendar.
I can just, that's where I call
myself brain dumping, right?
Yeah.
So I'll brain dump and organize a lot
of my ideas and concepts and strategic
planning on Notion and they have a Notion
app and they do also even have templates
for you to follow and you know, make up.
In your app or whatever,
but I love notion.
I've been using Notion since 2020,
so yeah, I would say that, oh,
you are a notion, girly notion.
I use notion
Zuryna: too.
I think my issue is that I try to adapt
to whatever my client uses so I can
never be fully married to anything.
Yeah.
But I like notion I do have a workspace.
Mm-hmm.
I, I, I'm, I would say I'm
a a sometimes notion girly.
Tyra: Definitely.
And like I would say, the way that I
even organize it is not even too crazy.
I have like personal, and when I mean
personal is my personal brand, so Tyr.
Monet is my personal brand.
Yeah.
And Ty's Garden is my business.
And then I also even have
like a space for professional.
I do have a nine to five.
So I do have certain things or certain
goals I need to hit for my marks, for
my professional career that, you know,
you should have goals everywhere.
You should have goals personally.
You should, yeah.
If you should have goals for your
business, you know, so that's how I
like to organize my notion spaces and
you know, like I said, just brain dump.
And then the way that I actually organize
all of my documents is Google Doc.
Um, you know, of course you pull up,
I have all my files and everything
there, Google Drive, things like that.
Mm-hmm.
My to-do list is in my Reminders app.
Yeah.
So free time.
I need to do something.
I put it in my reminders
app in my to-do list.
So I let, I just go, I'm like,
okay, this is unchecked, this
is unchecked, this is unchecked.
So let me do this.
And even like, if I'm on the phone with
someone, okay, let me just put it in here.
'cause that way it just stops
me from forgetting, you know?
And then, you know.
Mm-hmm.
And I always, I forget
things all the time.
Like, I'm like, oh my gosh, I
didn't write this down so I forgot.
Or.
I do sometimes take mental notes too.
So I would say definitely a to-do
list keeps me honest for sure.
Yeah.
Zuryna: I can't tell you how many mental
tabs I have open at one time and that's
I'm, so that's why I'm like, yeah, so
sometimes I re resort back to being a good
old fashioned pen and paper type of girl.
'cause I need to
physically cross it off and
Tyra: a lot of times.
Even.
That's a really good point because
a lot of times when I do have so
many things or so many tabs open in
my mind I need to just write Yes.
I literally, like I lie to you and I, I'll
put at the top of my paper brain dump.
Yes.
Everything that is on my mind,
the best time of the day.
Like everything that is on my, I'm just
like, just, just write everything down.
Then you'll feel better.
At least that way I can see it
and categorize it, you know?
Exactly.
I would do that.
To be honest, I don't do
that every single day.
I do it maybe like once
a week or whenever.
Yeah.
Zuryna: Honestly, it's so freeing
and I didn't realize how much
stuff I am holding in my head.
So those sessions are needed.
Now are you a completely
solopreneur or do you have a team?
Yeah, I'm
solopreneur like this is all me, girl.
Do you ever have moments where
you looking at the mirror, you
like, now I'm the help too.
I gotta do everything.
Yeah, sometimes I'm just like,
Tyra: you know what?
I just, I gotta figure it out,
you know, just like sometimes,
yeah, we're gonna thug it out.
I'm just like, Ugh, how am I doing this?
And then some people will just like,
Tyra, how are you doing all this?
I'm just like, I don't really know.
Zuryna: I think when you're driven
by something that truly fuels you,
it doesn't really feel like work.
Yes.
People always ask me, how do
you churn out these podcasts?
Or how do you have these ideas?
I'm like, it truly doesn't feel like work.
I just like running my mouth, honestly.
Like it really is.
So
Tyra: I love that.
It's fun.
Absolutely.
It's just fun too, you know?
It allows you to, for me, myself,
it allows me to be creative.
So on my creative side,
I've been using Canva.
I live you not for like 15 years
now, or whoever old Canva is.
That's how long I've been using Canva.
So Canva.
So you're a
Zuryna: Canva
Tyra: program.
I'm like.
Canva Pro, like Canva,
everything for sure.
Zuryna: I can tell.
You're like I said, your graphics.
I'm like, no, she's, somebody has to hire
her as a graphic designer because it's.
Tyra: Yes, I do.
Thank you so much.
Yeah, I make all of my flyers.
Um, I don't have a graphic designer lit.
I saw this, uh, TikTok or something,
or this video, and it was this
girl who's doing content and was
just like, introduce your team.
It was her graphic designer,
CEO, everybody, hr.
Hr, it was all her, and I was just
like, yep, I resonate with that.
Well,
Zuryna: exactly, and that's why I'm so
happy that you're prioritizing self-care
in whatever form that looks like and
you're putting it into your events.
So not only are you living
it, you're actually preaching,
practicing what you preach.
So I'm here for it.
What are your long-term
goals for Ty's Garden?
Tyra: My long-term goals,
that's a great question.
I want to expand.
I think my first step with having a event
outside of DMV, you know, is my first, you
know, you know, getting my foot out there.
'cause it's always scary doing
something for the first time.
It's terrifying.
Terrifying.
So I definitely want to expand.
I want Ty's Garden to be able to
reach, you know, a community not
only here in the DMV but nationwide,
even internationally, to be honest.
I want, um, my brand to just be the
go-to space for wellness and community.
Mm-hmm.
I wanna continue having
partnerships in different, you
know, regions, different areas.
I also, you know, even with my
Pilates as well, I want to be able
to be in just different spaces,
especially for people who need them.
Zuryna: Yeah.
Tyra: Not have it as, you
know, seen as such a luxury.
Because I think what a lot of, um,
you know, black women are doing with
Pilates is it's helping us realize
that you don't have to be in luxury.
To be able to feel like you afford
Pilates or Pilates is, you know,
only for people who can afford
it or it's a luxury service.
No.
Pilates really is a practice
that allows you to have a deeper
connection with your body.
Yes.
Your core, it literally allows
you to do, this is how I explain.
I was like, Pilates allows you to
do everything better, literally
from to running, to walking,
to having correct posture.
It just makes you stronger
mentally and physically.
So I
Zuryna: completely agree.
I had a baby three years ago
when I started doing Pilates
and my core was horrible.
After a year of doing Pilates, I feel
the strongest that I've ever felt.
So I can, it truly, you have to.
Sometimes some of those moves,
some of those foot and strap
moves that they had us do.
I'm like praying through 'em.
I'm like, there's no way
I can get through this.
But the fact that I've done it, I've
been walking out feeling like Bambi.
But that is, it's, it unlocks
a new level of strength.
So, yeah.
I totally get it.
Um, and I guess the last piece
is, if you could sum it up in one
word, how would you want someone.
Using that one word to feel when they
leave, when your ties garden events.
Tyra: Good question.
Zuryna: Love.
Ooh.
Okay, love.
We need a lot of that in this current
Tyra: climate.
Absolutely love.
Because I always think that love is
just one of the highest acts and, um.
Just evolution of self love
is a, is all around us.
We just have to pay attention to
it a little bit more, you know?
Yeah.
Zuryna: Focus on those.
Tyra: What did you say, those
intentional connections.
Yes.
Love is all around us.
We just have to focus on it more,
especially in this world now and.
You know, even just personally love is
expendable to even someone I just met.
Like, thank you for even just
coming to one of buy events.
Thank you for even sharing a little bit
of who you are, because a lot of times
everyone is dealing with something.
Even for myself dealing with
something, you have no idea
what they're dealing with.
Zuryna: Yeah.
My grandma always used to
say that You need to smile.
She would always say, fix your face first.
She was like, you never know what
someone's going through or how
that one smile could impact them.
So you are definitely correct and
I hope that anyone who who attends
this event will feel that way,
and I can't wait to attend one.
Hopefully I can go to one in May.
So that way I can feel the love
because the energy you exude
from social to, like, even on the
call today, I, I truly feel that.
So I'm excited to see what's next for
you and how can everybody keep up?
What's next?
What events do you have for May?
I know you mentioned rooted in
friendship, but give us all the tea.
Yes, absolutely.
Again, no pun intended.
Tyra: Yes.
So moving forward, yes, you can
catch Rooted in Friendship Philly.
Again, it's tomorrow, and the
next one is actually gonna
be in Baltimore on May 17th.
So that is rooted in Friendship Baltimore.
And then the next one for Rooted
in Friendship is a series will be
in DC and that is to be announced.
Zuryna: Okay.
Tyra: Outside of that.
Yeah, outside of that, you can
catch the dry vegan brunch every
fourth Sunday in DC at binge bar.
I will be there along with
partnering with a, um.
Talent in the city, DJ musician, as
well as a mocktail brand, a community
mocktail brand that is primarily
based in the DMV, so that is also a
really good community-based event.
Outside of that, I do have pages
and Pilates coming up with a good
friend of mine, she's a therapist,
so we'll be doing some intentional
journaling sessions and Pilates.
Zuryna: Oh, well keep me posted I my way
Tyra: and yeah, just more of these
spaces in the city and surrounding
areas and I'm really excited because
I want to continue to branch out and
like I just said earlier, you know,
continue to partner with different
organizations that have a mission that
aligns with mine and also continue to,
even though I've shared with this someone.
She, uh, provide services that
are free too, because I think
that is what we need a little bit
more of in this, in this season.
So definitely more free opportunities
for people to enjoy wellness.
Zuryna: Yeah, I love that.
And thank you for creating those space.
How can people follow along on socials?
What's your website?
How can they buy the tea?
Because I'm sure I, I've said it
enough, they need to get some tea.
Tyra: Yeah, so you can follow
my business page at Ties Garden.
One word, um, TikTok is
actually Ties Garden.
Okay.
Website is ww dot ties garden.co.
My personal page is, it's Tyra Monet on
Instagram and actually all platforms.
Zuryna: Yes.
Well tap in, tune in, make sure
you go to some of these events.
Feel the love and report back.
I know you'll have an amazing time.
Thank you so much for today.
This is amazing.
Tyra: This
Zuryna: was awesome.
I really enjoyed
Tyra: this chat.