Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Shelby Williams.

🌟 Summary of the Shelby Williams Interview

(From “Money Making Conversations Masterclass” with Rushion McDonald)

The interview features Shelby English Williams, a registered nurse and founder of SEW Nursing, LLC, a luxury concierge nursing firm based in Atlanta. She shares her personal journey from childhood inspiration, to becoming an RN, to ultimately building a business that provides personalized, at‑home, patient‑first nursing services.

Shelby also discusses the challenges nurses face, the importance of compassionate care, entrepreneurship in healthcare, and her annual nursing celebration event called the Nursing Shindig.

🎯 Purpose of the Interview

The interview serves to:

1. Highlight Shelby Williams’ entrepreneurship journey

She demonstrates how nurses can expand beyond traditional clinical roles and launch independent nursing businesses.

2. Educate the audience about concierge nursing

Shelby breaks down what “luxury nursing care” means and how her services differ from standard home health and Medicare‑funded care.

3. Inspire nurses to pursue business ownership

She provides advice, real stories, and a transparent look into the challenges and rewards of being a nurse‑entrepreneur.

4. Promote her event — the Nursing Shindig

An annual celebration and empowerment gathering for nurses.

📌 Key Takeaways 1. Shelby’s Background & Calling

• Inspired by her church community and early exposure to elders.
• Knew she wanted to be a nurse since age 3.
• Progressed through CNA → LPN → RN.
• Her mother’s example and support kept her going through challenges.

2. COVID‑19 Shaped Her Perspective

• Was in RN school during the pandemic.
• Virtual classes, limited hospital access, and intense stress shaped her view of nursing.
• The pandemic reinforced her commitment rather than discouraging her.

3. Why She Started SEW Nursing, LLC

• Leadership burnout in assisted living roles.
• Discovered entrepreneurship via an older nurse on TikTok and a podcast.
• Realized: “You are your own business as a registered nurse.”
• Her company provides luxury concierge care, including:
  • Medication management
  • Clinical assessments
  • Wellness visits
  • Healthcare coordination
  • Accompanying clients to doctor appointments
  • Short‑term or situational nursing support

4. What “Luxury Nursing” Means to Her

It’s not about extravagance — it’s about meeting patients where they are with:

• Personalized care
• In‑home support
• Time, presence, and dignity
• Services that standard insurance‑based care can’t provide

5. Her Approach to Care

Shelby emphasizes:

• Service before money
• Relationship‑building
• Compassion for families in crisis
• Making clients feel safe and understood
• Not being driven by profit in urgent situations

She shares a story about driving over an hour on a Sunday to help a client’s mother without charging upfront — because the priority was care, not fees.

6. Hospice Wisdom

Shelby reframes the term:

• Hospice isn’t always the end.
• Patients can “graduate” off hospice.
• Hospice includes chaplains, social workers, aides, nurses.
• Helps families get affairs in order — from paperwork to emotional support.

7. The Nursing Shindig

A social + educational event for nurses.
Features:

• VIP entrepreneurship session
• Workbooks with business steps
• Keynote speakers
• Food, DJ, dancing (Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide)
• Vendor booths
• Nurse recognition awards

Next event:
📅 August 8, 2026 — Atlanta (ATL Experience)

8. Her Message About Nursing & the System

• Nurses are not properly represented.
• Staffing ratios are unsafe.
• Public doesn't realize the burden of caring for 5–7 patients at once.
• Nurses are mentally, physically, emotionally stretched.
• Yet many stay because caregiving is a calling.

9. Entrepreneurship Advice for Nurses

• Write the plan. Make it plain. Stick to it.
• Fear is real but manageable.
• Stay committed even with long days and nights.
• Keep revisiting your business plan.
• Sacrifice is necessary: she still works full‑time while building her company.

💬 Notable Quotes (Attributed to Shelby or Rushion) On purpose and calling

• “I remember being three years old saying I wanted to be a nurse.”
• “My mother paved the way. She didn’t let me quit.”

On entrepreneurship

• “You are your own business as a registered nurse.”
• “Write the plan and make it plain — and stick to it.”
• “It takes sacrifice. My bedtime may be 2 or 3 AM sometimes.”

On luxury nursing

• “Meet me where I’m at and provide the care I need — that’s luxury.”

On hospice

• “Hospice doesn’t have to be the end. Some people graduate off hospice.”
• “While they’re still here, make them comfortable — however comfort looks for them.”

On patient families

• “You’ve done a good job. You set up services. Now let us help you.”

On service vs money

• “It’s not always about the dollar. My reward is your referral.”
• “I didn’t take a dollar because it wasn’t about that — it was about the care.”

On why she keeps returning to the profession

• “The reward and the service — that’s what brings me back.”

Rushion on trust

• “All you want is for the person you love to be cared for with dignity.”

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