We were lucky to catch up with Brittany “Celebrity Brenea” Murphy recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Brittany “Celebrity Brenea” thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. How did you come up with the idea for your business?
I literally started my company with $50 and 1 bundle. When my Mom was diagnosed with Breast and Thyroid Cancer, she has been a Celebrity Hairstylist and Makeup Artist for over 25 years. Being self-employed, she had money but no health insurance, so I started my first hair company: Celebrity Luxury Hair to help pay for things she needed help with. She still had my younger brother a left leg amputee and my Grandfather who has Alzheimer’s to provide for. The Hair Business Plug came from people seeing how my company grew over the years and how I literally started with $50 and a bundle. I was asked by some other women who wanted to start their own companies to make a Facebook and I did. The word got out and just keeps spreading today the group has over 7k members. Which lead to me becoming a U.S. Based vendor for over 100 other companies worldwide. Honestly, how I got this far still blows my mind. I did nothing special but trust God and put in hard work and stay consistent. I can say education is key, you have to study and learn about the industry you are in and keep yourself educated on the changes it has made.
Brittany “Celebrity Brenea”, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I started doing hair at 9 years old. I’m what you would call a shop baby, I’m the daughter of Celebrity Hairstylist and MUA Paris “The Dutchess or Beauty” Murphy. My Great Grandmother and Grand Mother both did hair as well. So hair is in my blood it’s a God given gift and talent that I was born with. I was given my 1st bundle of virgin hair bundles at 13 by my mother and I feel in love even more. This year I’m Celebrating 1o years of business. It has not been easy but it’s definitely been worth it. Celebrity Luxury Hair is an online Virgin Hair company that specializes in providing my customers with the highest quality virgin hair available in the world, as well as the very best buying experience that won’t break their pockets. I also offer 100% Siberian Mink Lashes and Slay Me Edge Control. Which is my personal Brand of Edge Control.
The Hair Business Plug is a U.S. Based Virgin Hair Vending Company. That also provides educational and business coaching services for people who are just starting out in the business or already in and just need extra help with their business. I teach everything from writing a business plan to customer service and how to carry yourself as a business owner.
Can you open up about how you funded your business?
I started my 1st hair business Celebrity Luxury Hair with $50 and 1 Bundle of hair. My mom was having a Grand Opening for her new shop right after she was diagnosed with Cancer. One of her long time friends and client Mama Kamp was my very first customer. I was taking Pre-Orders only and she believed in me in my dream. I started promoting and passing out flyers on foot and slowly my business started to pick up slowly. With every order I used the profit to invest back into my business and build my inventory.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
The quality of products I provide for an affordable price. I’m very personal with my customers I reach out often to say thank you to them. I’m not afraid to share my story of struggles with them. My customers are life family to me. They understand that I am human and I have good days and bad days just like them. I feel we connect on a deeper level because I am so open,
Contact Info:
- Website: www.celebrityluxuryhair.com
- Instagram: @celebrityluxuryhair
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/celebrity
- Youtube: Celebrity Brenea
Image Credits
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