We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Miroslava De Leon. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Miroslava below.
Miroslava, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.
Making the decision to leave my professional corporate job to start my own business was definitely not easy (letting go of health insurance, 401k, pension, benefits, etc.) and was scary not knowing if my business was going to be successful or not. However, I took a leap of faith and followed my heart and it has been the best decision I have made for myself. I can truly say I love what I do and I never have to “work” another day in my life. I believe that taking risks means opening the doors to endless opportunities. I took the risk to leave my career in corporate America to start my own business from the ground up. I left a stable and secure job and used all my savings into launching my own business without knowing if I was going to succeed. There was no guaranteed monthly income, no guarantee of success. I have sacrificed spending time with family and friends to focus on growing my business.
Miroslava, 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?
Conceal Touch is a company that specializes in Paramedical Restorative Tattooing. I work with Breast Cancer Survivors by providing 3D Areola’s after a Mastectomy. I also cover scars known as “Scar Camouflage” which consists of custom matching the patient’s skin tone using pigments and tattooing the scar. I also offer treatments for Stretchmarks.
I am definitely proud to be a Latina Business Owner and to be able to help individuals regain their self-confidence. I always wanted to help and support women feel empowered and confident in their own skin.
I have been invited to be a speaker at international conferences in Mexico, Dubai and Puerto Rico.
As a supporter of lifelong learning, I have been trained in Paramedical Tattooing in several countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and United States to offer the best quality and prestige work in Paramedical Micropigmentation.
Education, for me, means professional awakening and improvement.
I speak Spanish and English Fluently.
Other than training/knowledge, what do you think is most helpful for succeeding in your field?
Being a small business owner is definitely challenging. Often in the beginning, you are wearing multiple hats (marketing, sales, customer services, etc.) That being said, creativity and originality is so important to make your business stand out from the rest. It takes more work than most people will ever realize and you have to be willing to stick through the lows when times get hard. When you are passionate about what you are doing, you are determined and persistent to daily grind. If you truly love what you do, you will always be successful at it.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
When you start a small business, you have to be willing to accept that you will most likely not be profitable your first year. You have to stay determined, and push through and most importantly believe in yourself. I recall paying rent my first year in business and I only had 5 paying customers throughout the entire year. You have to be willing to pick yourself up when you fall down and times are hard. In the beginning, you will make mistakes! And that is okay because we all do. Don’t blame others for your mistakes, learn to own them and use those mistakes as a learning lesson. Mistakes makes you stronger and wiser in your business decisions going forward.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.concealtouch.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/concealtouch_bymiroslava/