We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Lashondra Thomas a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Lashondra, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Before we get into specifics, let’s talk about success more generally. What do you think it takes to be successful?

Hello,

As a single parent of 3 children here in San Diego, I became displaced or homeless. I worked really hard and went back to school and started my journey in esthetics. From there I wanted to expand my business so I started making candles. Soon I was able to move myself and my children into a nice home and open a studio in mission valley.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Hello

I have always had a passion for makeup and esthetics. When I was struggling to find myself and a career I decided to go back to school for esthetics. After receiving my license I work for a few different people. However I ultimately decided to go for it and work for myself! I have never looked back. I opened peachie artistry 4 years ago.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I had to unlearn being afraid. All the things that I have been through in my life caused me to be afraid. I had to learn to push past those things and really just believe in myself.

Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?

I don’t have a ton of followers but I did build my business solely on social media. I put my work out there with confidence and made sure people knew where they could find me. And it has really helped me.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Www.instagram.com/peachieartistry_spa