Cardinal Sigitas TamkevičiusLithuanian Cardinal, Former Soviet Prisoner of Conscience & Champion of Religious Freedom

Wix Story: with Dedra Allen

Name: Wix Story: with Dedra Allen
Uploaded: 2015-08-12T12:53:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Channel: Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius
Description: In this first‑person segment, Deidre Allen, owner of Jadoah Salon and star of WeTV’s Cutted in the ATL, recounts her journey from discovering hair as a…

12 Aug 2015 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

1:26

In this first‑person segment, Deidre Allen, owner of Jadoah Salon and star of WeTV’s Cutted in the ATL, recounts her journey from discovering hair as a lifelong passion to launching a professional cosmetology career at age 18‑19. At 19 she became a single mother, which motivated her to pursue a cosmetology license at All American Beauty Academy in North Carolina. Noticing that beauty school omitted business training, she resolved to teach hairstylists how to run profitable salons. She now offers business‑focused classes, and streamlined student registration by integrating the Eventbrite app on her Wix website, receiving automatic email confirmations. Allen emphasizes her early‑morning dedication, passion for the industry, and the fulfillment she feels when helping women feel beautiful.

Chapters

I'm Deidre Allen, owner of Jadoah Salon and star of WeTV's Cutted in the ATL. Hair has been a part of my life as long as I can remember, but professionally, I started around 18 or 19. At 19, I became a single mom. Becoming a single mom really prompted me to go ahead and do something that I felt could benefit me and my newborn son. I went to All American Beauty Academy in North Carolina to get my cosmetology license. In beauty school, they're not taking any other time out to show you the business side of hair. And I've always said once I got my own business, I would make sure to show other hairstylists how to make their business profitable. I'm offering these classes for students to come in and get these lessons about business before they actually start to do business. I was trying to find out an easy way for my students to register for my class. So I went on my Wix site and got the Eventbrite app. They would go online, register for the class, and I would get an email saying they are registered. And it was just as simple as that. Getting up at 4 o' clock in the morning isn't easy if you're not passionate about what you do. I feel like I've accomplished something in my industry. When the women are feeling their most beautiful.