Meet the Team

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Sherita J Coleman

The Hands Behind the Blends

Hustle Wrapped in Healing was created from a simple realization: slowing down isn't giving up... it's making space for what matters.

For years, I built a career helping businesses grow, leading teams, solving problems, and staying in constant motion. Like many people, I believed productivity was the measure of progress. The busier I was, the more successful I felt.

Then life invited me into a different season.

After navigating unexpected health challenges, including a heart condition that led to a pacemaker at 41, I found myself learning lessons I had spent years avoiding. I had to stop pushing through exhaustion, start listening to my body, and redefine what strength, success, and self-care looked like in my life.

During that time, I found comfort in simple rituals, herbal teas, quiet mornings, prayer, creativity, reflection, and moments of intentional rest. Those practices became an important part of my healing journey and eventually inspired the creation of Hustle Wrapped in Healing.

Today, every blend is handcrafted with the hope of creating those same moments for others. Whether you're navigating a season of growth, recovery, transition, or simply looking for a reason to pause, these teas are designed to support a slower, more intentional pace.

My vision is to grow Hustle Wrapped in Healing into more than a tea brand. I hope to build a community that reminds people they don't have to earn rest, justify self-care, or wait for permission to prioritize their well-being.

This journey has taught me that healing isn't always about fixing what's broken. Sometimes it's about learning to honor yourself exactly where you are.

So pour a cup, take a breath, and stay awhile.

You're welcome here.

Founder & Blend Curator
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Advisor, Creative Contributor, & Strategic Support

Jerald B Caldwell Jr.

Jerald Caldwell Jr. brings vision, adaptability, and grounded problem-solving to Hustle Wrapped in Healing.

A natural relationship-builder and intuitive strategist, Jerald is known for his calm presence, thoughtful discernment, and ability to see opportunity where others may overlook it. His work spans operations, leadership, and creative development across multiple industries, guided by a steady commitment to integrity and purpose.

Over the years, Jerald has explored entrepreneurship in many forms, including founding a local street-wear brand earlier in his journey and continues to evolve as a creative builder. Today, his curiosity and ambition are expressed through new avenues: home ownership, hands-on renovation and repair & land stewardship. He is also a skilled reseller with a keen eye for antiques and well-loved items, bringing new life and value to what already exists.

Professionally, Jerald currently leads a team of administrative professionals for the City of Lake Oswego, a role he stepped into in 2025 after years of community-based leadership. Prior to this, he spent over a decade giving his time, energy, and guidance at a North Portland community center, organizing youth basketball tournaments, mentoring young people, and helping cultivate safe, affirming spaces for connection and growth.

Rooted in a lineage shaped by strong women and enduring faith, Jerald was deeply influenced by a close and meaningful relationship with his late mother, whose passing in 2024 further anchored his commitment to spiritual grounding, service, and intentional living. These experiences inform how he shows up… steady, reflective, and values-driven.

At Hustle Wrapped in Healing, Jerald contributes to idea development, long-term vision, and creative exploration, supporting the brand’s growth with discernment, care, and quiet leadership. With additional entrepreneurial ventures on the horizon, he remains committed to building in ways that are thoughtful, sustainable, and aligned.

“Built by experience, guided by faith, and grounded in what truly matters.”

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Linda Joe Craft

Contributor, Advisor, & Foundational Support

Linda Jo Craft is a woman shaped by lineage, resilience, faith, and service.

She comes from ancestors who survived, endured, and dreamed forward. From Oklahoma red dirt and Mississippi roots to Portland pathways paved by courage and faith. Her life story is one of survival turned into purpose, struggle transformed into service, and pain alchemized into wisdom.

With over 25 years in social work, Linda has devoted her life to healing, both personal and communal. She helped co-create the Imani Center, a culturally sacred healing space, and played a role in the foundation that led to Karibu, where healing continues to live and grow. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Concordia University, sharing knowledge, compassion, and truth with future leaders.

Linda brings to Hustle Wrapped in Healing a depth that cannot be manufactured shaped by 36+ years in recovery, years of therapy, spiritual grounding, and a radical belief in second chances. Her voice carries history, clarity, and grace.

She will be contributing blog posts and reflections to this space, offering wisdom on healing, identity, resilience, and what it means to choose yourself again and again.

She is the echo of survival.
The song of faith.
The breath of redemption.
And a reminder that it’s never too late.

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