My name is Jacqueline P. Piper, aka “Infinite.”  I am a mother, author, model, fashion designer, Image Enhancer and CEO of Piper Productions, a creative company with multiple branches.  My journey of self improvement and touching the lives of women everywhere started in my mid-thirties.  Before understanding the power of mental strength and realizing my purpose to help others, my life was a series of anticlimactic business ventures and unrealized potential.  On the outside I looked put-together and fashionable, but I wasn’t complete on the inside. 

My experience in the clothing world began when I was a little girl.  My mother, a seamstress, taught me how to sew.  I remember my first experience was helping her piece quilts.  From then on we sewed together up until I moved away from home.  I cherished those times with her and am grateful for the skills she taught me. 

I became a mother at age 17.  It was the best thing to ever happen to me.  Despite the challenges of raising a child at a young age, I was determined to break into the fashion world.  When I was 20 I started making high-quality women’s apparel out of my home under the label Impressions.  In 1993, equipped with courage, vision and a sewing machine, I opened my first store.  Epifani One was a high-end boutique in Dallas, TX.  It was a moderate success, but did not give me the financial freedom for which I yearned.  Something was missing.

The epiphany happened accidentally.  It was February 2003 and I was now in Las Vegas, NV.  At the time, financial freedom was on the top of my list, so I started research.  Everything I read on how to be successful contained the concept that success is mental, not physical.  It all starts with clear goals, positive thinking, and mental strength – a strong inner core.  I looked in the mirror and realized I was looking at an empty shell. I had worked so hard to create a great outer image that I neglected my inner self. 

Through the research I learned what most of us call failure is only a temporary delay; I could still have all I ever dreamed of if I placed my focus on the personal growth I lacked.  Benjamin Franklin said, “It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.”  So I started filling my bag.  I dived into building up my mental attitude and left no stones unturned.  I read book after book, consuming as much knowledge as possible.

I uncovered my desire to help people and make an impact and now that I was armed with the knowledge of how to be successful nothing was going to stop me from achieving my goals.  By 2008 I was ready to begin my journey. 

On June 25, 2008 Girlfriends Meet | Up® was born.  It is a private social club for women, spawned from the need for an alternative to Las Vegas’ nightclub scene.  It is for women in search of making genuine friends.  It is a beautiful combination of business and pleasure for me; I love entertaining and making people happy.  Enriching the lives of these women is a dream come true and Girlfriends Meet | Up® has given me the push to expand and help others in even more ways.  This past June Girlfriends Meet | Up® went national – I want to reach as many women as I can and give them the chance to experience the joys true friendships brings.

On July 24, 2009, I decided to write a book called Beyond Style The Quest.  It is designed to teach people how to become the best versions of themselves and change their life to the better through strengthening their inner and outer selves equally, creating a balance.  The book’s motto is “Changing your appearance, one thought at a time.”  I want to inspire people the way the books I had read inspired me.  I want to share the knowledge I have welling up inside me. 

Through my journey I never lost my love of sewing, of creating fashion.  My label, Exposure Originals®, always continued in the background during all of my other ventures.  Our Vibrating SSexy® apparel collection launched in April.  My goal is to transcend fashion by advocating what it really means to be sexy.  It gives the message that sexiness comes from within; it is a state of mind.  To “Vibrate Ssexy” is to exude sexiness through self confidence.

Now, at age 44, I believe I’ve found my balance and purpose in life.  I have multiple successful businesses and I am enjoying the positive impact I’m having on others.  The accidental insight I gained from success and self-help books started me on the path to finding myself and helping others.  My life today would most likely be average, blending in with the majority, and not really making an impact if it weren’t for the knowledge I received and made use of.  Even today I still read at least three times a week to remain focused and balanced.  It keeps me inspired. 

Someone once said to me, “Jackie, you can’t help everybody,” and my response was, “I can help everyone who comes within my reach.”  I passionately believe that my purpose in life is to encourage, empower, and enrich people’s lives.  Through everything I do I try to have a positive impact on humankind.  I want people to know that with a positive mental attitude, imagination, strength of mind, and energy, they can reach their dreams and make their life what they want it to be.