Hi Casey, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I started out doing hair by experimenting on myself and willing friends. From cutting hair with hole punchers, to cheetah print mohawks, I’ve gotten to bring so many creations from vision to reality in my 20 years of doing hair. A little over a decade ago, I decided to take all of the knowledge from mentors that had taught me, and salons I worked in, and took the plunge to open my own salon. I did a lot of market research to see where would be a good location, price comparisons, forecasting my cost of goods, etc. I ended up at a Sola Salon suite in Carlsbad, about 15 mins away from the salon I had been working at in San Marcos. Thankfully, my excellent customer service and quality of service allowed me to retain most of my clientele, and MOD Hair Salon was born. I was able to stay in that location for about 4.5 years until I began to outgrow it and look for a place to put down some real roots. A little standalone cottage just on the outskirts of the soon to be remodeled downtown Vista was waiting for me on Craigslist, saw it and signed the lease immediately.