We were lucky to catch up with Jessica Small recently and have shared our conversation below.
Jessica, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
I think I got my resilience from childhood traumas. From experiencing so much death before the age of 16. Extreme heart ache. And big lessons on what I don’t want out of life and to happen.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
At this point in my life and career, I feel like I’m really focusing on not only my personal representation to clients, but also all my stylist in the salon representation to their clients. The world is at an all time heated war with in its self. I feel it’s so important to put on that therapist hat for our clients and try and give that love and positivity back to them. I think the world is really lacking love thy neighbor mentality. And everyone is on defense at all times. It is projected that it is unsafe to have different ideologies, different political and religious views, but I’m trying to keep it safe and remind people how important and special and OK it is to be different. And to learn from each other again.
In my salon it seems to be a very happy safe space. And people really look forward to their appointments in even scary times. And that I’m trying to hold tight to right now.
Not only am I trying to refine our skills with hair but also for the people.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Starting from the bottom and truly honing in on your skills, start with perfecting all of your hair skills and then learning to expand from there. Fundamentals are so important. I was treated like a solider in my assistant days. No moving talking. Just standing and watching. Perfect outfit. Perfect form. And learning at all times. Our haircuts had to be so perfect. Every line combed every line cut. Blow dry so smooth and refined. I would complain then. But now I’m so Grateful for my hard work that gave me such amazing work ethics to this day.
Alright so to wrap up, who deserves credit for helping you overcome challenges or build some of the essential skills you’ve needed?
I think God has been my greatest strength on someone that I lean on for answers for strength for faith, perseverance. Also to help guide me to find peace to get the time to build more skills
Contact Info:
- Website: https://jessicarosesalon.www.com
- Instagram: @jessicarosesalon
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