Today we’d like to introduce you to Bianca Harris.
Hi Bianca, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I am born and raised in Toronto, Canada. My father lived in California for the larger part of my life and visited often, so I had always dreamed about making the move, and finally I have arrived! My story has always begun with art. I began as a dancer as a child and throughout my teens. As I finished college, I decided to enroll in makeup school (because I had always done my makeup for dance). I did that for over ten years but it began to feel stifling. I was searching for something else. After doing some exploring, I decided to do an event for women by women and the theme was centered around how cultivate a career in a creative industry. I enlisted the help of some of my most talented and trusted friends.
We did a panel event and the brand WIPPWellness was born. I then began directing and overseeing the execution of large-scale events, workshops, and more. Through that, my career began to change and expand into a more aligned vision of what I wanted for my life. I began doing numerous speaking engagements and deepening my own personal wellness journey. While expanding my company, I enrolled in various trainings in breathwork yoga, meditation, and sound modalities. I now of course live in Los Angeles, where I am working on another adaptation of my brand (stay tuned) and working with several incredible collectives, brands, corporate clients and brands. I mention all of these changes and evolutions because for a long time, I felt bound to stick to a career I had invested so much in and felt like a failure to start over. I am grateful I stuck to my gut and moved through the fear of “starting over”.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It has anything but a smooth road. Being a creative person can be tough because you get bored easily and tend to move on quickly to a new project. That has been a challenge but staying consistent and committed is when I truly feel fulfilled. It is also incredibly hard to move to a new place and essentially start over. It has been humbling and eye-opening but also expansive. I can go on and on about the numerous struggles of being a freelance artist or a business owner, but what is the other option when you have an entrepreneurial spirit?
I truly think that the biggest struggle is overcoming myself. And that is not only in my career but in my life. My own limiting beliefs, the beliefs of those that raised me, my perception of what I “should be”. So much of my struggle has been shedding the layers. Shedding all the things that get piled onto us in life. That is why I do what I do now to help others shed and through that, I become more of myself.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a wellness entrepreneur. I specialize in direction, artistic creation, and healing arts. I like to integrate my knowledge of breath work, meditation, music, art into large-scale events and digital content I am extremely proud of some of the events I produced and oversaw. But I would say I am most proud of not giving up. I think my ability to think big sets me apart. I like to take a project and keep expanding on it and watching it evolve with no bounds. I think I am always looking to expand in my personal growth as well (but that is not always a picnic) it can be incredibly confronting and uncomfortable.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
Ummmm the weather? Lol Of course! The ocean, the mountains. Evidently, my answer is nature, I will not reveal in print what I dislike!
Contact Info:
- Website: iambiancaharris.com
- Instagram: @iambiancaharris
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iambiancaharris/
- Other: wippwellness.com
Image Credits
Natalie Caine
