The Story

DeeAnne White is a girl adventurer, traveller, American expatriate, and lover of cricket, golf, wine, Jimmy Choos and life.

She’s also a former Fortune 50 executive who had it all, and decided to start over with a fresh perspective. During a successful 20 year career in corporate America, DeeAnne grabbed the brass ring with both hands. As one of the few women to reach the top tier of the investment industry, she travelled endlessly, lived what others would describe as a dream life, and redefined what it meant to be a woman in a man’s world. She also knew it was a life of quantity versus quality, over consumption instead of savouring, and of emptying rather filling her Charmed Life. Although DeeAnne enjoyed all the trappings of her former life tremendously, she made the decision that the price to maintain it was one she was no longer willing to pay. When everything was stripped away, she realised that the only things that mattered were the people you love, and the happiness that comes from having the time to truly live life.

DeeAnne began Live the Charmed Life to share the ways of building a life you love, because somehow she’d become the person others came to with those sorts of questions. She’d been the girl many would call if they wanted to plan a trip to London, learn how to find Mr or Ms Right, get the name of a fantastic restaurant in NYC or Las Vegas, pick the perfect bottle of wine, be successful in the boardroom while still being a lady, cultivate close relationships with those they care for, start over after a difficult transition, throw a memorable backyard party, or get a perspective from behind rose colored glasses. She realised that what she and others were actually seeking was a life and career they enjoyed, and experiences that made a difference in their lives (regardless of cost); in a world that had become fascinated with career success, big houses and even bigger bank accounts.

In all honesty, DeeAnne’s an ordinary girl who thoroughly enjoys the brilliance she find in others, who is ridiculously curious, and who’s never once thought anything was impossible. She’s had many bumps in the road, but her strength has been in finding the fun regardless of circumstance, taking leaps of faith even when she was terrified, and rebuilding after the inevitable storms roll past. It seemed important that others see the opposite side of what goes into building a Charmed Life. There’s often confusion, hard work, soul searching, and a requirement for being courageous that goes into making dreams come true. Live the Charmed Life, and the upcoming Ebook, are meant to be a guide for anyone else that finds themselves on the same path, and who might need a bit of encouragement in creating the life they want and deserve. So whether you’re on the corporate fast track, or the lifestyle design track, you can build a life around priorities and experiences, and leave the meaningless behind.

DeeAnne will be writing about her current adventure in which she moves to the UK for the man she loves, launches a new career in writing, follows the sport of cricket, decides which ONE pair of Christian Louboutins she’ll buy this season, possibly breaks 90 on the golf course, and continues to travel the world in high heels. She’ll also be incorporating home, health and love into the Charmed Life; as she works her way to a simply elegant life of less, because she believes there’s a place between minimalism and extravagance that’s waiting to be explored.

I hope you’re entertained. I hope you’re engaged. Most importantly, I hope you’re inspired to begin your own adventure into The Charmed Life!