Boot Camp to Brand: How the Navy Lit the Fire Behind Skai Brite
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Let me tell you something—when people ask me how I got started, I don’t say “I always dreamed of owning a candle business.”
Nope.
I say, “I joined the Navy on a bet.”
And that wild-ass decision changed everything.
Back then, I was just trying to prove something—to myself, to the people around me. I walked into that recruiter’s office without a clue what was coming. I needed laser tattoo removal. I was underweight. I couldn’t even pass the swim test.
But the universe and my recruiters—had other plans. They helped me get everything I needed, and I made it in.
Boot camp was no joke.
They chopped off all my hair. I cried. I struggled. I damn near failed that swim test…until I passed it on the very last day. I clawed my way through every obstacle and when I graduated with honors, they called my name, gave my family VIP seats, and I stood tall.
From there, I became an aircraft mechanic. I deployed twice. I became a Navy RDC and trained civilians to become sailors. And yes I did all of that while pregnant. Discipline? Yeah, I know something about that.
But here’s the part people don’t always connect:
That same hustle? That same resilience? That same fire? It’s what built Skai Brite Candle.
This isn’t just a business to me. It’s the next chapter of my transformation. Every candle I pour is made with the same level of precision, care, and intention I had to survive boot camp with. Every wax melt is wrapped in the same discipline I carried through deployments. And every scent carries a story just like this one.
I didn’t start Skai Brite to “just sell candles.” I started it to light up healing, to create peace for people who feel everything a little too deeply. Just like I do.
From boot camp to brand I’ve been through fire. Now I create it.
If you’ve ever had to rebuild yourself from scratch, if you’ve ever said “yes” to something just to prove you could, then you already know:
The glow up is real.
And it smells damn good, too.
🕯️
Skai Brite forever,
—Easha