We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Anesha Smith . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Anesha below.
Anesha , appreciate you joining us today. Can you tell us a bit about who your hero is and the influence they’ve had on you?
My modern day hero would be my mother. I’ve seen my mother face so many obstacles and detours and I have never seen her give up. As a child she would encourage and tell me that I could be anything that I wanted to be. Her genuine spirit gave me a breath of fresh air every time she should would come around. I was able to see her defeat the odds and raise two kids. She never complained, she pushed and pushed everyday until everything was done. The strength and power that surrounded her molded me into the person that I am today. Being able to see a person persevere with so many things to fulfill is quite amazing. She taught me that everything she could do I could do or even better. Watching everything my mother was doing removed fear and helped me overcome every challenge that I faced. The motivation that I seen her display, is now the motivation that I’m living with today. She is still pushing me to do better and she still lets me know I can be whatever I want and I can over come any challenges that I face.
Anesha , 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 am the owner of Hairspice LLC. Hairspice is a brand that contains hair growth oils and beard oils. I started my company around 3 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. I started making hair oil for my hair around 4 years ago. I started creating my own products because I was having issues with hair loss. I was purchasing a lot of hair products from the beauty supply store and a lot of the products were causing irritation, dryness and allergic reactions. Eventually I grew tired of having these constant issues and my hair loss was becoming more severe. I began to do research on organic and natural products and I created my magic potion “spicy growth oil” which contains 14 oils and essential oils. HairSpice does not have any added preservatives or additional harsh chemicals inside the products. Honestly this was the best thing I could have done for my self and my hair at the time. One day I was having a conversation with one of my really good friends and she was a hair stylist at the moment and she knew what I was going through with my damaged hair. She questioned me about the products that I was using because my hair looked a lot healthier. I told her about the products that I was making for myself and she said why don’t you help others who are suffering from damaged hair and hair loss as well. Honestly the rest is history, after that conversation I begin to map out a plan and established my business and it has been going forward ever since.
What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?
The most effective strategy is networking. I love meeting new people and getting their opinions on my product. Also giving samples away and letting individuals try the products and give honest feedback and reviews. The feedback definitely gives the next steps on how to move forward and proceed with my products.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
The biggest lesson that I had to unlearn is to not give up. I have had so many days that I felt my challenges were outweighing the good. I’m still learning that if things don’t go my way or on my time everything will still be ok. Patience is also apart of this lesson. I’m learning that everything takes time and it may take me longer to build my multi-million dollar brand. Regardless of how long it takes I can’t give up, I have to remain patient during my journey. I wanted to give up on myself and my business so many times because I work a full time job as a certified medical assistant, while trying run a successful and productive business, with that being said prioritizing and focusing are essential to my daily life.
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- Website: www.myhairspice.com
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