My career, and personal life as a curly girl, completely changed in 2011. I was introduced to a very new, up and coming curly haircare company - DevaCurl. Prior to this, I had been a hairstylist for about 7 years, but I never felt like I truly 'fit in' in the beauty industry. I had never felt like there was a true place for me and my curly clients in this salon culture. I have a curly story like most other curly girls - I struggled with my hair, experience traumatic salon experiences, never had good products to use, and never really felt that my hair was ever "pretty'. When I discovered DevaCurl as a product line and a cutting technique, I was truly intrigued. I took a Level1 DevaCurl Cutting class in Memphis, TN in 2011, and my mind was blown! I learned more about the technical aspects of cutting and the importance of head shape and the science of curly hair in that one 8 hour class than I did in all of cosmetology school! Once I returned to the salon and began to cut curly hair dry, curl by curl, I knew that my whole life and the lives of every curly person in my chair was about to change! 

  I threw myself in to the world of curls, and 7 months later, I found myself in New York City at the DevaCurl Academy, learning from the best of the best in the epicenter of curl culture.  I literally cried on the last day of class because I didn't want to leave! I had finally found "my people" in the beauty industry. After the Advance Class, I just knew I HAD to be a part of this brand! I followed them all over the South East, volunteering at hair tradeshows and assisting in cutting classes. I'll never forget the day the head of the education department called me at the salon and asked me if I would like to join the new 2012 Education Team, it was one of the best days of my life!