We had the good fortune of connecting with Franchell Smalls-Lewis and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Franchell, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
This is a great question. I honestly never thought or desired to have a business due to the fact I didn’t see many successful African American Females having one around me. My husband was the person that initially gave me the idea to start my social media business. I was always on it and learning the exploring the newest trends. From there I realized that entrepreneurs needs were far greater then just social media and I identified skills I already had started to over more services to support their needs.

What should our readers know about your business?
FSL Services is your premiere Virtual Assistant Agency setting up female entrepreneurs with high skilled and trained VAs to handle the daily administrative tasks. We go above and beyond to ensure our clients business grows and thrives.

Being where I am today in business took a lot of self discovery and confidence building to know what I bring to the table is important and I’m truly gifted to do what I do in supporting others.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Being that I am still relatively new to the area (3 years). I am still learning and exploring. However, here are a few places to definitely check out

Food Spots: Marvin Restaurant and Lounge,Creole2 Geaux, Delaney’s Diner RH Rooftop Restaurant

Places to check out : Easton, Scioto Mile and a Ohio State Football Game

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?
I would like to shoutout my husband who gave me the idea to start the business and who listens to all my ideas and business plans from start to finish. If it wasn’t for his encouragement I would have never started FSL Services

Website: https://fslvirtualservices.wixsite.com/my-site

Instagram: FSL Services

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fsl-media-services/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fslmediaservices

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fslservices

Other: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/fslservices

Image Credits
Purple Star Photography

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