WNBA Rookie Flau'jae Johnson and Her Mom Kia on Balancing Family and Business as Client-Manager Duo
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Natasha Dye
22d ago· 5 min readen
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Summary
PEOPLE magazine profiles WNBA rookie Flau'jae Johnson (Seattle Storm, 8th overall pick) and her mother Kia, who manages both her daughter's basketball and rap careers. The article explores their unique mother-daughter dynamic as client and manager, highlighting Kia's role as a single mom of five who instilled a go-getter mindset in Flau'jae. It covers how they balance their personal relationship with their professional arrangement, with Flau'jae's serious, driven demeanor evident since birth.
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That unstoppable mindset is something Flau'jae likely acquired from 'go-getter' Kia, a single mom to five kids.
WNBA star Flau'jae Johnson and her mom Kia tell PEOPLE how they balance their relationship as client and manager.

