Katie wanted to be a hairstylist her whole life and fondly recalls shampooing her grandpas hair and slathering him in old spice and cold creme on her grandma’s face. ''I’m very happy in my career, I love it, thankful + grateful!’’ says Katie mom of 4 (ages 5, 8, 10, 16) ''It’s been a great living for me and a blessing, wonderful clients + relationships + it’s priceless.'' Some of her best memories + friends are from beauty school at The Original Aveda Institute in Minneapolis where she loved every second of it.
Born + raised in MN and dumping hot buckets of water on her car with her baby on her hip to open the door dreaming of life in Florida, she decided ''let’s not wait til we retire!'' She then worked very PT as shampoo assistant for 6mo in eve a couple hours ''when you’re a mom of 4 you have goals/plans'' so she wondered if chair rental would be the way to go even though she didn’t have 1 client and no knowledge of color line other than Aveda. Luckily the busy stylists gave her their overflow!
Post-pandemic, with one goal in mind: ''how do I service my clients!?'' A divine connection led to her finding her dream space + landlord and was up and running in 2 weeks where she has been for 2 years now!
PRO TIPS:
⭐️ Heated seat in car + Hot bath after work
⭐️ Get feet scanned; shoes are ugly but whatever
⭐️ Exercise, stretch, light weights
⭐️ You won't see me on Social Media... If you want to see me make an appointment!
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 Always have a vision + believe in it
💗 ASK: Why did you leave your last stylists? What didn’t you like?
💗 Go to a big salon after school, be a fly on the wall
💗 Show me your most fave picture of you
💗 have grace with your clients when they’re tardy b/c you don’t know when you’re going to be tardy
FAVE TOOLS:
Lightener: Matrix + Cree
Color: Matrix
Toner: Shades EQ
Post Color Service: Biolage Acidic Milk Rinse
Shoes: Oofos
