FEARLESS Friday: Chary Jay (Video)
FEARLESS Friday: A blog series about inspiring women who have developed their talents and creative passions in unique ways. These are photographs and stories of a select few artists and entrepreneurs that encourage the pursuit of outstanding endeavors, in spite of fear, while redefining the meaning of success. If you love this post, check out the entire FEARLESS Friday series.
Meet Chary Jay… a beautiful, kind, and inspiring vlogger with an amazingly addictive channel on YouTube. I got to meet with this talented woman recently during her trip to Toronto. We recorded a video! This is the first time I’ve recorded an interview for Fearless Friday (or for anything ever). I was a bit nervous at first, but Chary inspired me to do it! I hope you enjoy our short chat. It’s full of motivational words and behind the scenes information about Chary Jay that some viewers may not know like how she got started, how she overcomes fear, and what motivates her to record new video content and be the inspiration that she is. I was personally touched by her story and feel like she shares many valuable lessons that we all could benefit from.
Click Play below to watch the Fearless Friday interview with Chary Jay…
Chary Jay is one of the original influences in the natural hair world, and she was a major source of inspiration to me as I embarked on my very own hair journey over 2 years ago. I have watched her for so long to the point where I felt like we were friends. That’s the awesome thing about her channel. She is so real and down to earth, plus she shares her own personal struggles and triumphs as well. Chary is beautiful inside and out. She is a great source of inspiration when it comes to positivity through hair, fashion, and beauty for girls and women around the world. Chary is a light and she spreads love and self acceptance through her channel which I highly recommend to anyone searching for some positive words and motivation to be exactly who you are. Also, this talented lady has almost 100,000 subscribers and 7 million views on her channel. The woman is a movement all by herself!
One of my favorite things she said during our interview was this:
“If you share your truth then other people can not only relate to you more, but also not feel so bad about their circumstances.”
This is absolute truth. Another amazing thing about Chary is that she has made a place for herself in the heavily saturated YouTube world simply because she has stayed true to her passions. She began as a journalist and then started recording videos once her circumstances at work changed. She fell in love with the process and her YouTube channel began. The most moving part of her story is her recent struggle with depression, which she also shares in our video chat.
Take a moment to watch the video and learn from someone that is incredible and very much a role model.
In addition to recording a video for Fearless Friday, I got to meet Chary’s boyfriend Derek! They make the most adorable couple! I took them to a few spots and we did some sight-seeing, ate some delicious food (they tried roti for the first time!), and enjoyed the city as best we could in the winter. You have to check out the vlog of their trip to Toronto which shows the entire adventure as well as some behind the scenes footage from their day together, I’m in the vlog too!
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TORONTO VLOG ON CHARY JAY’S CHANNEL!
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Click here to visit Chary Jay’s YouTube Channel.
And don’t forget to keep up with Chary Jay on social media via Instagram: @charyjay // Facebook: @charyjay // Twitter: @charyjay
