We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Na’Kisha Parr. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Na’Kisha below.
Alright, Na’Kisha thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s kick things off with your mission – what is it and what’s the story behind why it’s your mission?
The story behind my mission is that I am a female that has had several female related surgeries and those surgeries have made it difficult to lose weight so my mission is to help any male or female to reach a desired weight with a nonsurgical approach!
Na’Kisha, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My name is Na’Kisha Parr “Nina” I am the CEO of ParrTakeNCare I left my 20 year career in medical assisting to become an entrepreneur I started selling waist trimmer sweat bands which I worked out with all the time made by by other companies so I decided why not get my own I now have over 20 products such as detox tea,waist trainers, dry fit,shirts socks etc any item you need for the gym I have. I am also a bodysculpting technician I perform non-invasive procedures such as ultrasound cavitation laser Lipo and skin tightening these are all alternatives to surgery you can come see me 3/4 times And with my machines I can melt the fat off of your stomach or your sides I also have a machines that helps plump up your booty there’s no downtime there’s no pain you just drink water,exercise and eat right! I feel what sets me apart from other companies is for one I’m a female in my 40s that had several women related surgery so I know how it feels to be stuck at a weight loss number I also am just me I’m very honest I’m not money hungry I’m not gonna take your money and tell you something works for you and you don’t have to put the work in that that’s just not me I’m gonna push you and motivate you! I am most proud of myself because I haven’t given up on my dream yes I’ve had bumps in the roads just like anyone else but I kept going I worked Monday through Friday 8 to 5 I got off work and met people daily to provide them with my products I done that for a year straight before I quit my job if I can do it anybody can I started in my business off of $500 and now look I have my own salon suite that I work out of I was a young teenage mom and now I’m happily married wife of 10 years!
Can you talk to us about how your funded your business?
My funding of $500 came from a cash app from a best friend that I woke up to one morning that I did not ask for nor did I know it was coming before I decided to become an entrepreneur my goal was to become a RN I enrolled in RN school because I was laid off during a pandemic! My friend sent me the cash app and it said to help you while you’re in school she didn’t know that from the time I told her I am rolled up until the time I received a cash app I decided not to go to school so when I text her and told her I was sending her her money back she told me no keep it! I had that money in my account from May 2019 to September 2019 before I decided to buy a LLC come up with a logo and invest in my first waist trimmer.
Have you ever had to pivot?
Yes I have a current story that I had to take a pivot to I am left-handed and I use my hands a lot to do my body sculpting I started having pain in my left shoulder which came to be two tears in which caused me to have rotator cuff surgery and to be off work! My surgery was just August 31, 2022 with a three month downtime but thanks to therapy my arm is doing much better and I am returning to work on November 14 that was a hard thing for me because I thought I worked so hard to build up my business for it just to be on a hold what’s going to happen to my business was going to happen to my clients but thank God people are contacting me on a daily basis asking when am I going to return to work!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.parrtakencare.com
- Instagram: @parrtakencare
Image Credits
Imari Evans