We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Denisha Dorsey a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Denisha, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s start with education – we’d love to hear your thoughts about how we can better prepare students for a more fulfilling life and career
I would change what we are teaching our little people and the amount of hours we are feeding it to them on one subject that probably won’t help solve any problems in the adult life. As a Sex Coach and Boy mom of 3 young Kings why is sex education not around as much? How can We Prepare them better?! Why Not tell the Raw Truth about Student Loans and Credit and Proper ways to budget and live J.UST O.VER B.ROKE (JOB). Discuss more about entrepreneur life the Good and Bad. Business Credit, Grants, Bitcoin, Credit Unions
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?
Allow Me to reintroduce My 2023 self. I was born May 12,1987 in Inverness, Fl. to Mr.&Mrs. Allen&Deborah Dorsey. The fifth of the clan but Baby Girl of 4. I now resign in Stockbridge, GA. As I like to say Florida Born Georgia Raised. As of 2023 I am back to my favorite career of all time Licensed Pharmacy Technician Monday through Friday. Full time Grind Time as a Business Owner everyday but mainly on weekends these days or after workhouse on weekdays. I am The Owner of Design2BDifferentStudio full service salon.& Millie Toy Stories. Follow me on IG I follow back. I offer Loc maintenance, Yoni Steams, Teeth Whitening and Gems 💎, Notary Services, Manicures and Pedicures,& provides Bedroom Kandi And Kandi Koated products on hand. I am now a Newbie to the business and most proud of my Airbnb Host business right now. Shoutout to My HusBae, My better half, my Partner in Crime of the last 17 years/ business partner and our 3 Young Kings Brandon,Blake,&Brycen for always keeping me on my toes and having my back. Team Work definitely makes the dream work and we made this new business venture happen as a family. Forever Grateful. How I got in these industries hmmm… I been doing hair since elementary I guess I learned from the Best my mom& big sisters. From quick weaves, microwave ponytail, til micros and box braids to the boys in the area. I started educating myself on locs and started testing my skills out on others shortly after meeting my Hubby. Who used to force me to do his retwist lol. I loved the fact it was much simpler then braiding hair everywhere, hair glue, pump it up and everyone favorite once upon a time Black Ampro gel… and one of my most successful business Today. How did I get into Airbnb Hosting?? It’s was a no brainer because the Math definitely be Mathing. I am a boy mom and learned years ago hotels are not our friends as a whole. We ventured off to resorts and Airbnbs and the more we visit the more I wanted my own and multiples one day soon. Stay Tuned! Honestly after all the extra fees start coming, the damage fees from kids redecorating folks property and complaining about the size of the tvs and wifi pissing the whole house off I said I would take into consideration all I have experienced and learned and create my own dream vacation home and make it everything I would enjoy and kids to make you feel more at Home away from Home. So we search and searched and now homeowners of a 6bdrm 2Bath, 4car garage home in McDonough, Georgia, with a Treehouse Hookah Lounge out behind the original home. We are fully insured &stocked. From towels&rags to dish liquid, Tide, roll aways, hookahs,All King and Queen beds, All Mounted Smart TVs on walls. Landline& The Best Nationwide SmartHome security. Movie Room,Game Room,Gym,& Office. You can find this property on Vrbo.com (Property:3051299) and on Instagram being promoted on Vrbo page as luxury hideaway in the area. Discipline! That mother lover there. Lol. Definitely gotta be in you and Not on You. Lots of Late Nights and dedication. Positive Role Models. Just being goal Driven and wanting more for your family and just being Really serious about being Success at Everything you do and financially free. Move how you want to move when you ready. Telling yourself No Fun and No eating out kinda discipline for months at a time. The kinda discipline where You Don’t want to Ever Have to tell your Seed/Family No we can’t afford it, maybe next time. Boss or Runner Vibes..Entrepreneur life is not for the weak but definitely the most driven I have been and less stressful since becoming my own boss. Yes I have a 9-7pm again and a few over me but I am still allowed to make my own schedule, network and choose my own attire at the pharmacy. Shout Out to Eden Pharmacy we offer free deliveries people, come see me. I think I enjoy the clients and they pictures and soaking up all their wisdom they share when visiting for deliveries. What sets me aside from others I’m Me… what you see is what you get. I’m honest, loyal and don’t play bout my clients and supporters. I’m always understanding and fair on pricing. When you come to me you will get the full works I think you need even if you haven’t asked or can’t afford it that day. I am a stylist that wash, detox,& deep conditioner my people. It’s always positive vibes and a Good Netflix show on when you come to my salon with a candle burning or sage afterwards. I am a kid friendly salon. What problems I solve for my clients are Everything and I mean what I say. Ask my clients. If you hungry, I feed you. If you need to be Recolored and need it I’m doing it. If you need knowledge or a plug on anything Miss Millie gotcha or can point you in the right direction. I am a great listener always provide positive But honest feedback always. Plus I’m the Kandi Ladii, most of my clients leaving out this door a new person mind body and looks wise. Definitely more open minded and educated on a product or two. Special thanks to my business partner Kandi Buruss and Everyhing she do for her Bedroom Kandi Family and everyone else. We are ranked Best Home Party 4 years in a row and to all our new Millionaire Teams in the company.
How did you build your audience on social media?
How I built my audience on social media…. I went on every popular person platform and click follower to everyone who I thought would benefit from what I do or who might want to do what I do honestly and everywhere I go I wear my shirt, earrings, hoodie with my logo and social media platforms. I prefer these days it’s more beneficial to swap social media information then business cards. They always connected and seeing you and gaining knowledge on your next event. Post And Post and Post til you can’t anymore. Pay for ads. Go Live. Find what hours best to alert your right audience. Who are your people and audience that’s gone help you meet your goals. Tell a friend to tell a friend. Repost your craft. Like your post. Always hashtags.
We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.
My side piece definitely turned into my main during Covid-19. I was forced to quit CVS and stay home with my boys. I homeschooled them the last few years. I only did hair after work when employed at CVS during Covid I was getting cabin fever and sick of being a teacher to three boys all in different grade levels and the lunch lady. I don’t recall what made me go in my basement but I haven’t in years. I went down remember how much space we had that was just going to waste. I started brainstorming and remodeling while taking all safety precautions and tried to give myself clients everything they needed and more. One stop shop. Once I got all my furniture and everything setup and money flowing I got more serious and got my business license and got LLC and started learning more about grants and business credit and credit cards business been flowing lovely since. More followers kicked in and more people telling a friend to tell another friend. I started promoting more and got a website to expand even more
Contact Info:
- Website: www.bedroomkandi.com/11354
- Instagram: Instagram.com/design_2B_Different_studio_llc
- Facebook: Millie BK Toy Stories