Today we’d like to introduce you to Miyalani Wagner.
Hi Miyalani, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
So I come from a long lineage of incense makers; My grandparents brought The Incense Match to market during the 70s, traveling across the country doing trade shows, hand packaging individual matchbooks, and eventually becoming a well known and sought out novelty incense item in the USA, and remain so to this day. My dad has since taken over the company, and I have been surrounded by that entreprenuial spirit my entire life. How Incentional came to be was during a “burn to release” session. You know, burning things like fixations on toxic cycles, and limiting beliefs, and releasing what no longer serves me. At the end of this beautiful ritual, I couldn’t get the campfire smell out of my Philadelphia apartment for days. It had me thinking… “How could such a shaping and mindful ritual smell so bad?”. That is when Incentional was born. I knew if I was experiencing this problem firsthand as a girl who only lightly treads in the ritual world, there were plenty of people struggling with the same thing. Now I share my product in stores across the United States and improve peoples lives just one prompt at a time.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
I love this question because it really made me reflect. Smooth? No. Owning a handmade business that requires you for the production, the manufacturing, the shipping, for the marketing, for the maintenance, for the press releases, for the pop-up shows and expos, and doing it while working other jobs is difficult. I am the only owner of my business. I find that I can’t accomplish every new release, new scent drop, new idea in the time I would ideally want it to be done. There have been moments of self doubt after a few shows where I failed to even pay off the vendor fee or when I have days of radio silence on my website. However, all of these things are what I signed myself up for! There are so many blessings that are found in each of these struggles, like learning how to work through your vulnerabilities, speaking with confidence, moving forward even when you’re tired, learning delayed gratification… I have learned all of these in times of weakness. I think it is about as smooth as it can be!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I’m not sure if this is regarding my professional life outside of Incentional, but that is how I will answer this question.
Outside of Incentional, I wear a lot of hats. I am the Head of Marketing and Design for The Incense Match. I am the person who creates and maintains all of our listings, posts and creates for social media, and designs up and coming packaging for new drops. It allows me a lot of space for creativity. Alongside this, I am a project manager for a professional organizing company. I love this because I get to experience first hand helping others and changing their lives. I listen through their stories, learn why they accumulate so many items, and help them release them and move forward lighter. My approach is empathetic and full of love. I am also a courtside waitress for the Sixers, and I learn a lot about multi-tasking and sales in this job, and I am very good at it.
All in all, I am known for my desire for inclusivity, for making others feel heard and understood, and show that creatively and in the way I treat others. I am most proud of what I have created with Incentional because I feel like it is the embodiment of everything I have learned and want to become after all of these years.
Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
Connect with me on instagram @incentional_
Email me: incentional@gmail.com
Pricing:
- $18 for our Incentional Ritual Tin. – 3 Fragrances (Rain, Goddess of Egypt, Jasmine) -Includes tin and clip to burn your paper Incense -9 heart opening prompts -48 opportunities to burn
- $14 for our Ground Ritual Kit. -Sandalwood Scent -6 Prompts geared toward grounding -Clip provided. -36 opportunities to burn
- $14 for our Release Ritual Kit -Spiced Ember Scent. -9 prompts geared toward release and embodiment. -Clip provided -36 opportunities to burn
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.incentional.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/incentional_/
- Facebook: Incentional: Incense with Intention
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miyalani-wagner/
