Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to April Marie. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
April, appreciate you joining us today. Parents can play a significant role in affecting how our lives and careers turn out – and so we think it’s important to look back and have conversations about what our parents did that affected us positive (or negatively) so that we can learn from the billions of experiences in each generation. What’s something you feel your parents did right that impacted you positively.
As a child you’re always admiring those older & more achieved than you . We often want to be like those that impact us the most ; police , firefighters, doctors , etc . But the most important people in my life were the 2 wonderful humans that raised me & instilled lifelong values, my grandparents . One of the most important things I remember them always telling was , “I can be whoever I worked to be.” Not dreamed & thought of but WORKED to be . Faith without work is dead & I choose to have faith in myself & work to become who I was destined to be . I appreciate those words & they live in my thoughts daily .
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
My name is April Marie & I’m your future makeup artist based in Stone Mountain,Ga . I specialize in contributing to making people feel more beautiful ✨✨✨ •
📍Stone Mountain
🚗 Mobile
✈️ Traveler
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👰 Bridal Events
🤰🏾 Baby Shower
🎂Birthdays
🎊Holidays
📸 Photoshoots
🎥Video Shoots
👘 Fashion Shows
🤷🏾♀️Just because & more
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
I think the way I was able to gain clientele rapidly was my extrovert personality. I’m not scared to introduce myself & my business to anyone . I’ve given my cards to men to give them to their wives , sisters , friends , etc . You never know where your next client may come from . My reputation is always respect first & profit later . When you make someone feel as they should , you’ll see money will come . Don’t ever exchange values for money , you’ll lose money every time . I’m known to have a “sassy” mouth but I mean no harm . I’m only being firm about separating business & friendship . The combination of a great personality & respect will always equal to more clients & in turn you’ll gain profit as a bonus .
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
One of my favorite lesson that needed to be unlearned was “be friendly” . NO be respectful & fair . It’s a challenge sometimes to get your client turned friend to separate the two relationships but it must be done. Just because I’m able to balance both doesn’t mean everybody can. I’ve never lost a client over money but I have about respect because I allow them to cross certain lines as a fiend & now the respect is gone as a client . A bittersweet feeling but it’s needed to have a successful business
Contact Info:
- Website: MejestikBeauty.com
- Instagram: @Mejestik..Beauty