We had the good fortune of connecting with Taelor (Trxpxnese) Austin and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Taelor (Trxpxnese), let’s start by talking about what inspires you?
My daughters. They are literally the fire behind my burning passion to succeed in my business and life in general. They were my only source of hope beside God when life and business got (and still gets) tough. From living in homeless shelters to overcoming homelessness and starting a business, they were always there to motivate me to not give up.

What should our readers know about your business?
My brand, Winkful Thinking specializes in providing customers with affordable and convenient lace and hair care products to make hair maintenance less of an expensive experience. Our goal is to help our customers develop cosmetic skills and do it in a affordable way, which sets us apart from every else. We want you to look beautiful and save money too! I’m most proud of the environment and tone we are setting for our customers. Dedication and determination is what got me to where I am today. People are going to tell you that it’s not going to work,or to give up and try something else. And to be 100% honest… some days you are gonna feel like what they are saying is true. But I want you to know this. Any thing is possible. Be brave, bold, and crazy enough to believe in yourself and your ideas. Your future self will be glad you didn’t listen to them. Now it’s not going to be easy. It never is! But keep on going! Having a I CAN DO ANYTHING mindset will help you overcome just that..anything! An important lesson that I’m still learning to digest is success doesn’t always come over night but be prepared when it comes. So stay focus and don’t be discouraged. Pray and have faith that God will work it out. I want the world to know, I have had a lot of losses and bad experience yet I’m still not giving up or in. Life can be like bad hair days sometimes but it’s okay. All you need is a little maintenance to get back in the groove of things.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
If I had a friend visiting I would take them to a trampoline park. Like me my friends are young and full of energy and jumping around like we are 8 year old sure give us a great bit of sleep after. For food I would take them to touchdown wings in Riverdale Ga. Like they have a honey lemon pepper that will having you running back for seconds. We would then go to CRU for drinks and a bit of fun and music. Got to end the night with a good dance party for it to be considered a good time, lol.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to give a shout out to Promise Place. it’s a domestic violence homeless shelter where me and my babies reside. They gave us a place to stay and multiple opportunities to better myself.

Website: http://www.shopwinkfulthinking.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/trxpxnese?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taelor.jackson.75?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@Trxpxnese

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