Today we’d like to introduce you to Alexis Buchannon.
Hi Alexis, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I had my daughter at 23 years old and I just needed to figure out who I was as a woman outside of being a mother, and that led me to beauty school. I went to beauty school in Knoxville, Tennessee at Tennessee school of beauty in 2020 graduated in 2021 and immediately moved to the middle Tennessee area after being hired on with a brand new company based out of Arizona. My role eventually became regional manager and lead aesthetician. I worked for them for about three years before I decided to go out on my and I have been in business for myself for roughly 2 years and thriving. The road has certainly not been easy and being a first generation entrepreneur, I don’t have many examples of this, but learning along the way has been challenging, yet rewarding.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has not been a smooth road, but it has definitely been a lot of lessons and blessings along the way. When I first moved to the middle Tn area, my daughter was four and I did not bring her with me at first. I wanted to get everything set up and ready so that she could be stable and comfortable. I went from never being away from my daughter to then leaving her to go to a new city hours away. That super hard for us both and I felt really guilty, but I knew that if I pulled it off and stated the course it would be for the better in the long run . When I first got here, things did not pan out the way that it was presented to me in the beginning with the new role at the new job and so I had to pivot and take some detours, but in the end, it all worked out. We spent about a year apart and then she was able to come and move here with me and start kindergarten in middle Tennessee. What I thought would only take me about six months to get together took me almost a year to save up enough money to get our own place and get moved in. So I would say that that was the biggest challenge. As well as now that I am an entrepreneur making the decision to leave my job where I was comfortable, but I had pretty much capped out with the company. So I made a decision to leave the job and my position where I was making pretty good money and able to sustain and take care of us to the uncertainty of entrepreneurship. It has 100% not been easy. I was blessed to leave that previous role and most of my clients followed over and they have been supporting me since.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
As a five year licensed aesthetician, I specialize in full body waxing and sugaring, as well as brow artistry. I offer services in skin care as well. These include customized and basic facials. I would say I am most known for speed waxing and brow artistry. I would say what sets me apart is the authentic experience that my clients receive when coming to me I am very quick, but also very thorough. I am always concerned with the health and integrity of my client skin.
Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs or other resources you think our readers should check out?
The bible, of course.
Pricing:
- Full Brazilian wax or sugar always $25
Contact Info:
- Website: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=33461360
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manifestbeauty_co?utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1RHTEzyBc7/?mibextid=wwXIfr
