Shameela started in direct sales in 1994 in Canada selling natural gas and electric while working for Direct Energy. In 1999 she went to Detroit, as part of the deregulation of energy, and worked across 7 different states, while still building and leading teams with Direct Energy. She had the diligence to maintain top rank as an individual sales producer and with the #1 team wherever she went. She then ended up in Texas in 2003, while still with Direct Energy, but once the company was sold she started contracting from Telecommunication vendors that were in Texas.