I started C3 Vending out of desperation for time.

 

I've worked in healthcare for 20 years, and I'm proud of that work. God has had His hand on every issue, every challenge and every promotion. My faith leads my life.

 

But after my daughter was born in 2025, I was forced back into the office. I couldn't be home to raise her the way I raised my son, and that broke my heart. I was depressed, but I kept pushing through, going to work and coming home, with no plan for anything more.

 

Then life hit hard. In February 2026, my father-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. In June, while we were away on a family vacation in Florida, he passed, just 36 hours after Father's Day. That Father's Day was the last time we saw his smile and shared a meal with him.

 

When we got home from Florida, we found our house destroyed by a leaking condensation line, along with more than $120,000 worth of memories. My mother's suite on the main floor was ruined. Her home, her safe place, was taken from her.

 

I cried, and I cried. I warred in the spirit, and I cried some more, until I heard His words. In my prayer time, I repeated them out loud to the Lord: "I only need a window 🪟 of mercy, and I'll crawl broken and bloody on my faith through it to better days."

 

So I started to plan, a crazy, blind-faith plan.

 

I had no financial means to fix anything, but God did. I didn't know how to bring His vision to life, but God did. I was approved for a small loan that I thought was meant for my home. Instead, God led me in a crazy way, toward vending. I spent thousands of hours researching into the wee hours of the night. In July I wrote my plan. In August I called the property manager of my building, and within four minutes he said, "Absolutely, Alexis!" In that moment I knew I was following God's plan.

 

Then I took the biggest leap of all and bought my first machine. Brick by brick, I built C3 Enterprise Ventures, doing business as C3 Vending. I learned the hard way, through overbuying, underpricing, product flipping and figuring out locations. Today we have two live machines and a third launching soon. I still work full-time in healthcare, and I build this business by night.

 

My first goal is to give my mom a home again and help her retire. Then I want to rebuild our home into a forever family compound, and one day step fully into who I've always been: an entrepreneur. Every machine is a brick in that foundation.