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PHOTO CREDIT: Victor Group LA DAY IN THE LIFE OF BAUS MADE By Chelsey Sincerray PHOTO CREDIT: 2 with Reese in Black: Derrel Todd. Reese in White: Victor Group LA Branding strategist, marketing professional and CEO of Victor Group, Victoria Reese has built an agency that continues to bring clients’ ideas into fruition. In an exclusive interview with MADE Magazine, Reese shared her experiences and story behind the beauty and business of her developing her brand. MADE: Can you provide background on Victor Group. How and when did it start? VR: Victor Group started in February 2014. I have always been doing Victor Group and always been a brand architect, but that’s when it started. I was working full-time in advertising and really just looking for a way out. Looking for some type of fulfillment that I wasn’t able to get. I had worked in advertising with a few agencies, and I’ve even worked in talent booking as a Hollywood assistant. I had really amazing jobs working with A-List celebrities, but it just never gave me everything that I needed - I knew I needed more and should have been doing more. So when I started Victor Group I went to go see a life coach, where he helped me organize and list out what I was interested in, what I like to do and what I saw my future as. I literally only saw him for one session, and with that I was able to develop and birth Victor Group. From then on, it has been blessing after blessing. One of my testimonies is that when you are a doing things that are in your purpose, you’re doing things that you’re excited about and good at, all of these doors open. That’s because you