Woman Founded Self Defense Company to Spread Awareness, Empowerment
Oklahoma City (PRWEB) October 01, 2013 -- Janis Tanksley founded self-defense company Defense Angel after personal events left her feeling helpless.
Now her goal is to empower the powerless.
“Following an abusive relationship, I was afraid for my life,” Tanksley said. “Upon leaving, I realized I had no way to defend myself against my abuser.”
Tanksley said she felt defenseless, ultimately taking a conceal carry class to educate herself about gun safety.
Eventually, she married the owner of the gun store where she enrolled in her conceal carry class. Tanksley soon realized carrying a gun was not for everyone, and wanted to create a way to market non-lethal self defense products to the masses.
“I realized that some people will not or cannot carry a firearm,” she said. “However, personal safety is extremely important to me, and I wanted to create a way for the general public to protect themselves in a non-lethal way.”
Thus, Tanksley and her husband founded Defense Angel in the fall of 2012. The name, she says, holds special significance for her family.
“My son, Tyler, was killed in a car accident in 2011,” she said. “Defense Angel is named in his honor.”
More than a multi-level marketing company, Defense Angel promotes empowerment through employment, providing consulting positions to men and women around the nation.
Tanksley said she wanted Defense Angel to not only educate people about self defense, but provide them with a means to support their families.
“For me, protecting and providing for my family is empowering,” she said. “Defense Angel helped me spread that feeling to others.”
Defense Angel is a multi-level marketing company founded by Janis Tanksley in the fall of 2012. Focusing on products from stun guns to pepper spray, Defense Angel aims to protect and empower America through consulting and its products. For more information contact Janis Tanksley at janis(at)defenseangel(dot)com or (405)-476-4222.
Korey McMahon, McMahon Marketing, http://www.mcmkt.com, +1 (405) 928-3395, [email protected]
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