We had the good fortune of connecting with Ma’Kayla Pitts and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ma’Kayla, can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
My family is from Chicago, IL and moved to Forrest city Arkansas. My upbringing was a bit of a rollercoaster. With that it taught me a lot on how to live with gratefulness and to handle stressful situations with grace.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I am most proud of the foundation line that I recently just dropped to my collection of cosmetics. I got to where I am today by never giving up on myself. Making sacrifices even though I didn’t want to. Nothing about being an entrepreneur is easy and I love the challenge. I overcame those challenges by accepting that success doesn’t happen overnight and the work will pay off. The lessons I have learned is that you will fail and that’s okay, just keep going. I want the world to know that my brand of cosmetics caters to the mua’s that aren’t huge. The ones that are learning, and pursing their dreams. My brand shows what you can do when you set your mind to it. When your determined and hungry for success.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I would take that friend to Memphis, it’s about an hour away from Forrest city. We would go to the Peabody hotel, it’s absolutely beautiful hotel. We would do a lot of things such as brunch, outside activities and lots of excursions!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would give a special shoutout to my grandmother and my parents. My grandmother recently passed in February, she always told me that you should live with no regrets. That I should take the opportunity when given to me. She was my angel on earth and I miss her every single day. My parents always pushed me to do more. That no matter what has happened one I go through it , to keep going and never give up.

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