Q&A With Latoishanai Jeter, CEO of Qpon Queen WNY
Qpon Queen WNY is a Coupon Consulting Firm that was established in March 2016 when the President and Founder. LatoiShanai T. Jeter wanted to expand from just selling from her stockpile to assist in providing for 8 children on her own after a messy divorce
Tell us a bit about Qpon Queen WNY.
Qpon Queen WNY is a Coupon Consulting Firm that was established in March 2016 when the President and Founder. LatoiShanai T. Jeter wanted to expand from just selling from her stockpile to assist in providing for 8 children on her own after a messy divorce. Determined to provide for her 8 children on her own just as she had when she was married she started having stockpile pop-up shops and coupon courses throughout the community. Focused on being able to share her journey in becoming financially free in just 1 year she began her journey in connecting other couponers just like her who wanted to assist in building a community where people could have one platform to learn and secure the skillset of couponing.
Facilitating courses for senior citizens at the Salvation Army and free community courses across various public and private schools throughout the Western New York area allowed her to expand in the states of Minnesota and Louisiana allowed and securing team members who were on the hit TLC show Extreme Couponers and having such successors in attendance for out community coupon courses has solidified our ability to provide the best and latest methods and strategies to guarantee that you to can become an Extreme couponer within 30-60 days.
What gave you the idea for your business and how did it start?
After separating from the father of my 8 children. I found myself alone and needing to make sure that I could financially support my children without the assistance that I once had. That was when I decided to take my couponing to an extreme level and not just merely save a few bucks on my grocery bill but however receive massive amounts of merchandise when it reached its lowest price point to build a store in my basement and that’s how it all started. In the coupon world we have something called “overage”. Overage is when your coupon that attaches to your product purchased exceeds the retail value and allows you to receive money added to either additional items in your current cart or depending on the store it will allow you to receive that overage in your pocket. Well I used my overage to buy supplies for my then dwindling furniture revamping business. It wasn’t until I had a customer that came to purchase a bundle come to me and let me know the amount of money that could be made from teaching others how to coupon. And the journey began from stockpile pop up shops at Cancer Caregiver support groups, to private coupon courses then free beginners coupon courses for members in the Western New York area and even free senior citizens coupon courses. Currently we at Qpon Queen have partnered with several Extreme Couponers who are nationally recognized on YouTube and even the hit TLC shows’s Extreme Couponing Series.
What’s your favorite thing about your job?
My favorite thing about my job is that I am allowed to assist those who do not know where to start or how to begin couponing. I get to teach those who were once in my position how to get out of that position and stay far away from it. I also get to assist grandparents who have taken on the role of a parent the second time and need assistance in stabilizing and growing their fixed income.
What are your keys to making yourself productive?
I maintain productive because this dream is vividly clear in my mind and the more that I put into this journey, the more I learn, the more I grow and the more I produce. My children motivate me daily as well as the other couponers that have joined the team and also beleive in my vision.
Tell us one long-term goal in your career.
My long term goal is to have a platform where no matter if you are starting out on your coupon journey or if you just need some helping looking for deals, Qpon Queen WNY will have a couponer just like you to guide you through!
What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned through the course of your career?
The most valuable thing I have learned is to NEVER give up! I am personally creating something that does not exist per say at the moment and if I do not keep pushing through what is perceived to some as a fail then I will never reach my ultimate goal.
What advice would you give to others aspiring to succeed in your field?
The only way that they can beat you is to out work you!! Never stop working!!!
What are your favorite things to do outside of work?
I really love to coupon and save money! This isn’t just a business module but a lifestlyle that is mandated being a single mother of 8 children.
Name a few influential books you’ve read and/or websites you keep up with that you’d recommend to readers.
A New Earth – Eckart Tolle
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
