Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Dejeanna Harris. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Dejeanna , appreciate you joining us today. Can you share a customer success story with us?
My business started to roar in the mist of covid. I personally have a number of friends/family members that work in the medical field. With that being said they were always complaining about the dryness of their hands, dry patches, etc. With all the alcohol based hand sanitizers, glove usage, there was no preventing this. That is until I stepped in with Soraya Scents Skincare. I gave everyone of my friends a sample of our best selling turmeric body butter. The feedback I received was amazing to say the least. The results were endless. Dry patches were visibly disappearing within just days of usage with turmeric body butter. My customers always update me with positive reviews as well as before & after pictures. This is something I encourage because I don’t want to just talk about how amazing and beneficial I believe my products are, I want the public to be able to see for themselves visually that these products do indeed work! For all skin types.
Dejeanna , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Hi my name is Dee. CEO of Soraya Scents Skincare. The name Soraya comes from my first born beautiful, courageous daughter. Anija Soraya. I always knew I wanted to start a business and leave it to her, and that’s just what I did, all while creating mommy and daughter time, creating products and having fun together. I started this business 3 years ago, with the intent to create products that will leave you feeling confident in your skin. Confidence ultimately comes from how you feel within yourself… and skin problems can impact this negatively. Trust me I know! I have always had eczema, and suffered from severe dry skin myself. Every product I’ve ever been prescribed by a doctor or bought over the counter because of reviews I’ve read online, have always worked for a short amount of time but not a long time. My skin problems resurfaced, and even worst than before at that. This is when I knew I would have to solve my own problem! 3 years ago I had my son, who was born with eczema, and had sensitive skin just like his mama. Now it’s one thing for me to be dealing with such frustration when it comes to my own skin but my little baby! I said no! The time is now. While on Maternity leave I started researching, experimenting, mixing, writing in journal after journal until I finally created the perfect products that not only have been proven to work, but are all natural! Containing no steroids, no preservatives, and are safe for both babies and adults! I say this all to say, the time is now! Make the change now! Throw away the Johnsons and names you can’t pronounce, and give Soraya Scents a try!
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
The only story that comes to mind that illustrates my journey and how it is I became who I am today would have to be the story behind a resilient mama and her daughter. As I mentioned before Soraya Scents wouldn’t even be a thing without my daughter! I had my daughter at a young age. 17 to be exact. I was in my last year of high school living in Mississauga. Freshly kicked out of what use to be my home, I didn’t have many options. I decided to go stay with my boyfriend at the time for a day or two. Fast forward my only option was a shelter in Whitby. I remember always thinking “ this will never be our lives again” everyday! I was going to make it by any means! I took the go train from Whitby to Mississauga every morning until school was done. There was no way I wasn’t going to finish school. A couple months later we had secured our new home. It was a basement apartment nothing fancy but it was ours. From there I always worked, however always knew I wanted more, I wanted my own, I wanted to create a legacy. Which I am still creating, no where near. However my journey is only beginning, this is the start of something much bigger then me. The point is I never gave up, through it all you must mentally be prepared and believe that your life or whatever you may be facing, won’t be that way forever! Change is inevitable, which only means growth will come. Keep going keep pushing, those dreams will not always be a dream!
Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
The best source of new clients for me have been word of mouth. Honestly nothing works better then to hear something positive being spoken about. Once you hear something works you almost feel inclined to try it yourself. Majority of my customers come to me and mention they had a friend or co worker that was using one of my many products they tried, loved and came to order themselves. No better feeling for me to know that people are speaking positively about my business, but also inviting others to put their trust in me. This is why I pride myself on what products I put out to the public. I appreciate my customers so much.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @sorayascents
- Other: Email- [email protected]