We had the good fortune of connecting with Cyrú Elaine and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Cyrú, what role has risk played in your life or career?
I think risk taking plays a major role not in just my business but in every single aspect of life. In order to succeed, I feel like you have to take a couple of L’s and risk to actually get where you wanna be. Taking risk has been a major part of why my business has prospered, one day I could be doing great and the next things can be falling apart but learning to keep going a roll with the punches will get your business where it needs to be.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
When it comes to my professional life, my brand I get most excited when I see my customers satisfied knowing I did my job right by offering nothing but great quality and great customer service. I got here by staying consistent, knowing how to brand yourself is TOP TIER but also BE YOURSELF don’t change. It wasn’t easy for me at all, every obstacle that was thrown my way I learned from so I know not to run into the issue again. It’s apart of owning a business “you fall and get back up right?”

I’ve learned that you have to have tough skin, promotion is your best friend, and you are your BIGGEST CRITIC!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
This is a great question! The city of Houston is full of things to do, I’ll go eat at the Taste Bar, Turkey leg hut. Seaside for brunch, Kamp, Lost & Found, Bar 2200, Amahle Bar and Lounge. They also have pop-ups cool museums and arcade. If you’re into that

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would love to shoutout all of my family, friends, customers and the Anumi Modeling Agency. Every single person pushes me to do better, even thought I have those days of wanting to lay in the bed all day and lolli-gag around because of how things are going. They have all pushed me in different ways to get up and to not settle!

Instagram: IamCyruElaine

Twitter: @savage_hooch

Other: Business Page : @hairbyspeedyb

Image Credits
Anumi Model Photographer: Quinton Murihead Make Up: Serena Shanae

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