From getting arrested as an adolescent, dropping out of school, becoming a mother at seventeen, surviving sexual abuse, depression and anxiety, making millions then walking away from it all; Elina's story is a perfect example of how anyone can achieve success despite their circumstances. Full-time mother. Mental health advocate. Self-made millionaire. High school and college drop-out. Adrenaline junkie. Bad ass. Just a few words to describe her. Since she was a child, Elina was never afraid of risk or a challenge; in fact, she has always embraced it, welcomed it, and searched for it. She started her first company at age twenty when she dropped out of college where she had her eyes set on becoming a doctor. Life had other plans for her. During this time, Elina was a broke, full-time student, and single mother caring for her son on her own. Although she had plans to become a doctor, she still wasn't exactly sure of what she wanted to do with her life; all she knew was that, one day, she wanted to become successful, empower, help, and inspire others. Fast forward a couple years and she helped to build a multi-million-dollar industry from a broken laptop that she used on someone else's kitchen table while living on a mattress behind someone else's couch. During this time, she helped to produce nearly five hundred events in ten different countries and her companies have been featured in countless magazines, news outlets, television appearances, and publications around the world. For years, all the success, traveling, and busy non-stop schedules distracted her from what she knew was of true importance and value: happiness, family, love, and inner-peace. After privately and quietly battling with depression, anxiety, and an unhappy marriage for nearly a decade, she finally gathered the courage to stand up for herself and leave everything behind, including the successful companies that she loved and helped build in order to embark on her personal journey toward inner-success, writing her first book, and starting a new company that absolutely sets her soul on fire. With nearly ten years of experience in event production, she is overjoyed to be passionately working alongside her partner and boyfriend, Kyle, to bring The Inner Success Project's Life Mastery Retreat to life this year. Today, Elina spends her days enjoying the life that truly makes her happy: coaching, empowering, and inspiring others, writing, focusing on her physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual development, hiking, exploring, and spending quality time with her son, family, and loved ones. Inner peace is the new success. - DaVida Rowley For more information on how you can attend The Inner Success Project's Life Mastery Retreats, visit www.innersuccessproject.com
