Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ashley Williams . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Ashley , thanks for joining us today. If you could go back in time do you wish you had started your business sooner or later
If I could go back in time, I definitely would have started my business when I was younger but it took some obstacles and self reflection to see that this was my purpose. It’s funny because I actually had just graduated from school as a dental assistant in 2018 but right after that I chose not to work in the healthcare industry and decided to pursue entrepreneurship in 2019.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
I’m Ashley Nichole. I always knew how to do hair as a young girl. I would braid my little cousins hair all the time. I didn’t take it serious until I kept questioning what my true purpose was in life. Every job I ever had never worked out and I could never figure out why. I would always say to myself like what is my purpose, like what am I truly suppose to be doing. One day I was just tired of working for other people and that’s when I started my brand Nicholes Hair Collection. I started my hair company in 2019. I started off with just selling hair but I stepped it up when I started making wigs on a sewing machine. I wanted to provide convenience to my customers. I provide ready to wear machine made wigs. I wash, condition, and style them. Therefore when my customers receive them, they don’t have to do anything but put them on. Now I’m shipping all over the world and I couldn’t be more proud.
Can you open up about how you funded your business?
I started off funding my business with my work income. At the time I was working from home for Amazon as a customer service agent. I would say a year later I learned about building business credit and how to use OPM (other people money). It took me about 3 months to get a business credit score and after that funding just started coming in from different sources.
How did you build your audience on social media?
My number one word is consistent. You have to stay consistent in anything you do. When I use to ask other business owners like how do you do it or what do you do, they would always say staying consistent. I never really understood it until I myself stayed consistent. Post your content on all social media platforms no matter if you get zero likes trust me someone is always watching and ready to support. Don’t give up no matter how hard it gets.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://nicholescollection.com
- Instagram: Instagram.com/nicholeshaircollection