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

Hi Lauryn, other than deciding to work for yourself, what else do you think played a pivotal role in your story?
I would say furthering my education in hair care and business has been a big contribution to my success

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
what sets me apart from others is customer service and quality over quantity! I try to provide the best service possible by being a listening ear and hearing my clients needs and also by simply still being a stylist to provides a shampoo with your service It took a lot of long nights working on heads after heads, learning and perfecting my art! Lots of money on classes from fellow stylist and also a lonnnggg time in cosmetology school. It wasn’t easy but I wanted it bad, I was hungry for it and it came easy and natural to me, so I put forth all my effort and prevailed
I faced struggles of comparison and
thinking I wasn’t good enough, slow months messed with my mental about it all! But I never gave up and I focused more on me and my craft
One big lesson I’ve learned is not to take things personally, saves the headache and at the end of the day it’s just business.

I want the world to know that the moments you feel like giving up think about your why! L.A styles wouldn’t be where the brand is today if I gave up! I want to continue to provide great service and be apart of bringing back a good reputation for hairstylist around the world

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to give the biggest shoutout to my Mom and my girlfriend! They are my biggest supporters and love to see me win! And lastly Shoutout to my big sister Emoni! Rest beautifully sister! LLE

Website: https://lastylesco.as.me/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.astyles_

Other: TikTok-https://www.tiktok.com/@l.astyles

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