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

Hi Kayla, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
My thought process behind starting my own business was my family life. I need time to be with my family. I need time off when I need it off and I want to be able to provide for my family at the same time. Working for a big wax chain with barely any days off and hard to take vacations wasn’t it for me and I deserved more. I didn’t really have time to think about it. My job made me miss my daughters birthday party after I already had the day off and all!! so that’s when I looked for a studio put my notice in and took that leap of faith! I didn’t even have a chance to tell all my regular clients either. I left with zero clientele.

What should our readers know about your business?
I have a waxing studio here in Greenville NC. And I offer various waxing services as well as facials. It was a leap of faith for sure to invest the money I had into a business I wasn’t sure would work. I was frustrated working for a larger wax chain I put my two weeks notice in and left and started my own. I didn’t advertise I was leaving or anything I started with zero clients!! Granted some of my clients did find me and that was such a blessing. I’m also a IRS EFIN holder so I file taxes as I employ others to file returns as well with their PTIN numbers. This is something I can do virtually so the investment wasn’t as high. I do have to pay for software and such but they give you time to do so. .

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m honestly the boring friend. I don’t go out much at all. If I’m not working I’m in the house with my kids. My friends are also cool with that. In Greenville it’s not much here. A few spots I do enjoy going to are Sup Dogs and the breakfast bar so we would go there. My favorite spots are all out the city

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I want to for sure give a shout out to my family!! My kids motivate me to do my best always. My fiancé supports my every move with my business ventures. And my cousin Kanae helps me sooo much with decor and making decisions

Website: www.yourestybestiez.com

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