Danielle is an energetic entrepreneur with a passion for designing a fulfilling life for herself, while encouraging others to do the same.

Danielle is a DYNAMIC CREATOR.

Danielle owns multiple successful businesses, is a published author, a dynamic speaker, a consultant for business professionals, an IIN certified health coach and a dedicated philanthropist in her community of Wilmington, NC.

During Danielle’s childhood, Danielle experienced abuse, trauma and financial instability. During her experiences in entrepreneurship, Danielle has experienced sacrifice, failure, hardship and all levels of instability. If there was one thing Danielle always believed in, it was herself. At 37, Danielle owns over 2 million dollars in assets and counting.

With an overwhelming amount of passion, grit, perseverance, and a strong work ethic, Danielle surrounded herself with the right people and MAGIC started to happen. Danielle firmly believes that using your past to fuel your future is the secret to personal and professional growth and success. Through recognizing the purpose of everything she endured, and only seeing the past struggles as future gains, she was able to make it to the other side of trauma and hardship. Now, Danielle feels she has reached the pedestal of FREEDOM. Freedom is one of her favorite words, and her goal is to get others to this extraordinary place, which is part of her 7F’s philosophy.

Through consulting, mentorship and coaching, Danielle had supported many colleagues and employees to start their own businesses through the years. During this rewarding process, Danielle fell in love witnessing the growth and contributing to the personal development of others. After doing this for over a decade, Danielle decided to start helping others professionally in 2024.

In her state of FREEDOM, Danielle has designed, built, and purchased properties in Wilmington and Costa Rica. She is currently developing a treehouse retreat and planting a fruit farm in Costa Rica, a passion that dates all the way back to her childhood! Since 2015, Danielle has planned and hosted many nonprofit events, where she has donated and helped raise well over $100,000 for her community in addition to serving on a few nonprofit Boards of Directors and committees. Danielle’s interests include weightlifting, dancing, hiking, and seeking nature adventures around the world. Her simplest joy is walking her two rescue dogs, Cairo and Clarke.

More about Danielle…

2010

Danielle graduated with her CIDA accreditation and a Bachelors of Science in interior design with a concentration in sustainability from Endicott College. She packed her Plymouth Neon and drove down from Beverly, Massachusetts to Wilmington, NC, sight unseen to find safety and create a new life for herself.

2014

Danielle founded her first company, Port City Design Group.

2015

Danielle created and developed 3 product lines that allowed her to team up with local small businesses and nonprofits.

2017

Danielle was a top 10 North Carolina finalist in the Toastmasters International Regional Speaking Competition (you can watch it here!) and was the recipient of The Carousel Center’s Tinman Biggest Heart Award, a local nonprofit that contributes to the healing of domestically and sexually abused children.

2018

Danielle was the recipient of the Wilmington Business Journal’s Women to Watch Awards for the Business Category. (You can watch here.)

2019 – 2022

Danielle self-published 3 children’s books as part of the Smunchkin Series, on the topics of loyalty, friendship and bravery.

2020

Danielle entered the real estate industry with her first Airbnb investment.

January 1st, 2021

Danielle published her autobiography titled 180 Degrees, Emerging from Childhood Darkness. (Find her book here.)

December 2021

Danielle took her passion to Costa Rica.

2022

Danielle expanded her passion in Costa Rica.

2024