It started with early morning magic tricks as a child, that involved rocks in my ears.I would do magic tricks. The goal- pulling it out of the adjacent ear.

I had always dreamt of having a magical life.

But for years, I felt discontent.

I started to believe that my family was right about doing hair, about being broke and burnt out for the rest of my life. I was already working 40 hours per week PLUS adding weddings and salon parties to my evenings and weekends.

I was pretending to be a person that the industry told me to be, but it just left me tired. I just thought this was normal. Unfortunately, I continued to do this long after I began teaching Luna. But don’t worry- we are DONE with that. 😅

My career as a stylist has brought me in many different directions. From commission to booth renter, suite owner and now a salon owner- I’ve likely been where you are.

After five years of being commission- I knew I couldn’t offer every service for much longer. I knew I needed to set boundaries.

Once I did, I begun to see that I was capable of amazing things- when I focused on ONE THING. As I realized what kind of life I could create, I decided to no longer limit my earning potential. I started to take chances.

In 2017, I broke into New York Fashion Week- working with international designers for Jon Reyman and Aveda.

In 2018, I became an independent stylist, booth renting in the break room that I renovated. Only doing the services that fed my soul and servicing clients that believed in me.

I opened my own salon in March of 2020. 9 days after opening, like many of you I was shut down.

I made $500,000 my last year behind the chair full time, in 8 months. I never imagined that I could do this- AS A HAIR STYLIST.

After all, my COUNTY has 62k people and my TOWN 17k… the closest airport is an hour away but people were flying to me!

For the past 5 years, I have been teaching other stylists from across the globe how to change their lives, while being their authentic self while SAYING NO and you can too.

I am a mom, a wife, an entomology collector, art aficionado, music enthusiast, a Beatle MANIAC and a Lord of the Rings KNOW IT ALL.

I am not a mortician after-all- but my love for science and the macabre has created a special nook in this industry for me.

xoxo Ashlee ♥