Story
Founder
Yanika Scott
Cancer Survivor · Believer · Builder
OUR STORY
My Journey of Faith & Strength
Stronger By Design began through one of life’s most difficult battles facing cancer and discovering the unshakable strength that comes through faith in God.
In that season, everything changed. My strength was tested, my faith was refined, and I learned what it truly means to trust God when nothing around you feels certain.
Through that experience, I discovered something I will never forget: Faith doesn’t remove the struggle but it gives you the strength to walk through it.
What started as a personal testimony has grown into a Christian inspirational apparel brand dedicated to uplifting others who are walking through pain, uncertainty, and hardship.
Faith. Perseverance. Purpose.
Every piece created under Stronger By Design carries meaning.
It represents faith during uncertainty, perseverance through pain, and hope in the middle of healing.
This is more than a faith-based inspirational apparel brand. It is a reminder that even in your weakest moments, God is still building strength within you.
Through Christ, we believe healing is possible not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well.
2021
Diagnosis
2023
Remission
2024
Brand Launch
Finding God in the Hardest Places
There were moments in my journey when everything felt uncertain, and I questioned how I would get through it. In those weakest moments, I came to understand a truth that changed everything for me:
God was never absent in my suffering He was strengthening me through it.
What once felt like pain slowly became a place of connection, reflection, and faith.
Every treatment session became a prayer whispered in trust.
Every setback became a lesson in patience and perseverance.
Every tear became a reminder that I was still here still fighting, still held, still seen.
Over time, I began to realize something deeper: I was not simply surviving by chance. I was being shaped with purpose.
This season taught me that even in the hardest places, faith is not distant it is present, steady, and carrying you forward when you cannot carry yourself.
And in that truth, I found strength I didn’t know I had.
Mission Statement
I’m Stronger By Design was born from a personal battle with breast cancer a journey that changed everything and revealed a deeper truth about faith, strength, and purpose.
This faith-based inspirational brand for breast cancer survivors, fighters, and women facing life’s hardest challenges exists to uplift, encourage, and remind people that they are not alone in what they are going through.
We believe that adversity does not define who you are it refines you.
Through faith, resilience, courage, and purpose, this brand exists to encourage every person to embrace their journey, honor how far they’ve come, and recognize that every scar carries a story of survival, growth, and victory.
Our mission is simple but powerful:
To remind the world that we are not broken by our battles we are stronger by design.
Inspired by the strength, hope, and resilience found within the breast cancer survivor community, this brand stands as a symbol of healing, perseverance, and renewed purpose through faith.
BRAND VISION
Our vision is to build a faith-based empowerment community for survivors, thrivers, and women of faith where people feel truly seen, supported, and uplifted.
We want to create more than a brand we want to create a safe space where healing and strength can grow.
A place where pain is not hidden, but transformed into purpose.
Where setbacks do not define the end, but the beginning of something stronger.
Through shared stories, faith, and encouragement, we aim to help people rebuild confidence, rediscover hope, and walk forward with renewed strength.
BRAND AFFIRMATION
Brand Affirmation
“I am stronger than my diagnosis, greater than my struggle, and more powerful than my fears. Every challenge I overcome reveals the strength God placed within me. I am stronger by design.”
This affirmation represents the heart of this Christian-inspired breast cancer survivor empowerment brand, serving as a daily reminder that strength is not lost in the battle it is revealed through it.