Exploring Life & Business with Mia Thomas of MiaMarie Collection & Designz by marie

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mia Thomas. 

Hi Mia, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My name is Mia. I am a twin & the youngest sibling out of 4. I was raised and born in East Cleveland and eventually moved & attended Bedford high school. Through the years of high school, I was taught lessons and learned many things. I lost friends, fell out with people but one thing i always remembered was to always be you no matter what. If you’re a good person, it will never matter what people have to say. To fast forward, in 2019 I had surgery that I thought would just be a one time process, but for 4 years I was fighting through a personal body issue. I was back & forth to the hospital, to having more surgeries than I expected. Consistent Days I couldn’t sleep, didn’t want to eat & couldn’t go to work. The pain was such a depressing feeling i couldn’t even explain, my energy would just be drained. Till this day I’m still fighting through it, it caused me so much weight loss to where at one point I was only 95 pounds. Now I’m on a special diet, to help my body. I would always get questioned & asked about my weight. Jokes would be said but i never let words affect me, because i loved myself regardless of the size i was, i remained the same person. Sometimes things change for a reason & One thing i always remember when I’m going through obstacles is God has me right in his hands. Long nights i would just get on my knees and pray but i never gave up i just kept the faith and just kept trusting in his name. All years I spent in school, my senior year was during covid & towards the beginning of the year we switched to online at home. During that time, we thought it would be for a small amount of time. It turned into the rest of the year. Class of 2020 never had the chance to have a graduation, prom or senior night. The most important year to me got cancelled and I felt like no effort was put into bring our senior year together. The feeling of not being able to experience all the activities of the last year in school was a unreal feeling. That left all seniors in an uncomfortable position struggling to get into colleges, to not having no hope, and not feeling happy for the next move. I felt like all my hard work over the years went to waste. After i graduated, i decided to not attend college during Covid & online. Instead i planned on attending school to get my real estate license. After school, I was working & I started my first business in 2020. It was Called MiaMarie Collection selling accessories like hats, jewelry, purses & more. I continued with my business attending pop-up shops and doing activities to help my business grow. Going into the next year, On October 27th, 2021 I was in a terrible car accident that almost caused me my life. Inside the car I was with my sister in the backseat & my two other friends in the front. A car had cut in front of us & the driver lost control of car. The car had flipped over multiple times and hit a tree, so much damage to the car happened, it was totaled and the glass was shattered everywhere. I was put in the back of the ambulance truck & took straight to the hospital. I had woke up in a hospital bed not knowing i was in a accident, i lost memory and blacked out. All i felt was pain and blood all over me. Turned out we all made it out alive with minor injuries but i had the worst injuries. My jaw had broke on the right side of my face and was hanging down. My face had scars and scratches and my body was in consistent pain. The doctors thought it was best for me to stay in the hospital for a few days. I had to eat out of a straw for 7 weeks & my mouth got wired shut for 6 weeks. For about 6 weeks i was using a talking app to speak for me. Not only was my mouth wired shut, it was screws all through my gums. During the time i couldn’t sleep the pain i was going through was already enough but the medication i was on made me feel worse to having to throw up while my teeth was completely shut together. In & out the hospital, from surgeries left to right. This was the worst feeling you could ever feel, it felt like I missing a part of me. I couldn’t remember how everything happened. I felt like I passed away and came back to life. I was in a dark space for a while but I didn’t let it make me unmotivated. God let me survived because he knew I had a purpose to serve. When you fall, you get right back up. God put me in that position for a reason & you just have to look at the big picture out of the worst situations or you will just sit in that sorrow. During that time, I would lay down & cry multiple nights but towards the middle of the process, I knew I wasn’t myself and it gave me more time to think and get my thoughts together. I was praying & connecting so much closer to God than the connection we already had. During the time I was still trying to heal, I would still send out Sunday messages of uplifting words & motivation, that I’ve been doing for over 4 years. Even though I was fighting through the most traumatic time of my life, I still remained myself. Even when I thought certain people would be there, I was there for myself & that made so much stronger than I ever was before. Me & my friends making it out, was such a blessing, we been friends for 10+ years & God knew we was always meant to be Forever Friends & that we needed each other. I knew that me still having a good heart, I will be blessed in the end. While I was in that position, I created a blog & podcast. I knew I would make it eventually but while I was in this position it pushed me to get it done and it was nothing but God speaking through me as I typed & created it. God gave me another chance to live & I will forever be grateful. Going through this process was hard dealing with nights being & feeling so sick. I thank God everyday because if I wasn’t in that position, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. It opened my eyes to so much as a person and the people around me. I have a more clear understanding of life and a different perspective of life. Overall, it made me into a beast & i can’t be stopped. I know what’s for me & I’m more humble than ever. The hustle & dedication in me is unmatched. I also created 2 more businesses while in that position. Now it’s time to make them grow and elevate to the next level. Im currently on a path of finding everything that’s for me & everything is falling right in place for me. The blessings that have been pouring into my life is nothing but good energy being put out in the universe. I am the chosen one & Gods favorite. I will share my story as many times as God put me in the position to tell. I’m still healing till this day, going to physical therapy & recovering from injuries i had, while still having another surgery coming up but just know God always have a plan, just trust in him & leave it in his hands to work with. My strength is unmatchable because I kept the faith. All the obstacles I was facing made me who I was today. Don’t let it stop you, keep going no matter what. Everybody has a purpose & story to tell.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Every road has its rocky roads. There is always ups & downs but Life is what you make out of it. It was definitely challenging for me after the incident. I had to get used to my body changing, accepting things differently & really just healing myself while still dealing with the pain from my last surgery I had before the incident. Other then that it’s been a smooth road, knowing everything is about to fall right in place. Everything that I prayed for is on its way, the blessings are coming quicker than expected, living life to the fullest, letting nothing stop me. I’ve overcome the most challenging obstacles & I’m proud to say, I can overcome what’s next coming my way. The energy you put out in the universe is what you get back. Be positive, Positive things will start happening.

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about MiaMarie Collection & Designz by marie & working on my clothing brand also coming up?
I currently run 2 businesses & I’m working on my clothing brand. My First business is called MiaMarie Collection selling accessories, like jewelry, hats & more. What makes my business different is I also offer items for men. For example, I make men bracelets & keychains not just for my girls. As of right now I’m working on new inventory while running my other business called Designz by Marie, this business consists of, custom items like ashtrays and I make T-shirts and logos. I plan on continuing to make clothes & eventually make my own clothes for my brand. I came up with my brand & making clothes while I was in a dark space. I love being creative & doing things differently. So, I decided to start that business & be creative in my own way & creative with the clothes I make. My clothing brand, is different from all other clothing lines. Details will be dropping soon. I also have a blog called The Chosen One that includes my podcast. God gave me a different mindset to speak into the world & speak into people’s lives. God gave me a gift to inspire others & to speak on his name through me. I believe God is the reason why you woke up. So why not believe in him & trust him? He put his life on the line, and people can’t take a few seconds to thank him. What’s different about me, is my target audience is for everyone, no gender or person in particular. Every month I upload scriptures & a podcast every month. I’m new to having a podcast & talking. I’m so used to typing and speaking through text, now God gave me an opportunity to speak & as I continue, I’m going to get better & grow. I go by MiaMarie with all my businesses. I also have a YouTube, more videos will be uploading starting this month, so stay tuned.

What do you like best about our city? What do you like least?
I like how my city have hustle in them, everyone mostly have a business they are running or working with others to make money. I don’t like how it’s so much hate and nobody want to see you win. For an example, people are dying left to right just because of hate & jealousy. If somebody doing better than another it’s automatic evil energy. That’s why I plan on moving soon. You can’t elevate in a city full of hate. The energy is negative. I like to be around positivity, support & love. Surround yourself with people that want to see you win.

Contact Info:

• Email: Miatwin1@icloud.com
• Website: www.chosen1blog.com
• Instagram: _.miaaaaaaa
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiaMarie333
• Youtube: https://YouTube.com/channel/UC1CednNdYXmk28a_274ttpw
• TikTok: Miamariee333
• Other: https://linktr.ee/MiaMarieee