Today we’d like to introduce you to Karla Quinonez.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Bellavidaklshair: “Bella Vida/Beautiful Life”:
It is my mission to assist and empower my customers to live a life they can only dream of. I envisioned my business with my fundamental elements of obtaining success, taking risks, and trusting God with all that I do. I understand that life is not always easy, but you must never give up! My family means the world to me. I come from a lineage of sturdy independent women listing my grandmother, mother, sister, to myself, in this fierce family tree. I also come from humble beginnings and I have always had the self-fulling desire for achievements and success. I started my journey by pursuing Cosmetology School and quickly receiving my certification. Easy as counting one, two, three, I was on my way to becoming a very ambitious hairdresser, or so I thought. I was employed in the corporate world spending much of my time handling day-to-day matters in the workplace. In the midst of my corporate career, I also became a mother to a lovely little boy.
With the series of events happening which we call LIFE, I then decided to put my dreams on hold and attend to events, hair, and fun only a small portion of my time as a hobby. After many years of working the corporate operations, I started to realize what I loved to do what shut down on me years before. Why could I not wake up every morning happy to get ready for work? I started to spend so much time at work that I lost my sense of time with my family. I had no time for hobbies or fun. I would look forward to the weekend to spend time with my family because work was becoming my entire home and even life! This had to stop! I took the huge leap of faith and built my business with the ideology of starting a profession that could help me pay for the daily necessities but also allow me the flexibility to spend time with my family. With so much obsession over hair extensions, traveling, and having a sense for fashion I thought why not? Who am I not to take a risk? After all, I was the one who expressed the freedom of changing your image and creating any hairstyle imaginably on the weekends. Yeah, I was that individual! Style was MY ART and I kept telling myself Bellavidaklshair was going to be a business built on creativity to my clients. “We must do all with love or just not do it at all.”
I wanted to blend a little bit of everything imaginable to encompass the brand of Bellavidaklshair. KLS stands for Karla (Owner) Lorena (mother), Stephanie (sister) we are women, real women with busy lives. Hair Extensions to me has meant fun, sexy, easy, and change. You can change your look and be whoever you want to be. My business is based in Dallas, TX but anyone in the US can purchase as we are also on-line accessible. Here you can find Tape Extensions, Clip-in Extensions, and our most popular product the Bella Ponytail Extensions. I have a big vision for Bellavidaklshair but it does take a team to keep us steadily flowing. I’m an advocate for teamwork and I have luckily collaborated with other great entrepreneurs who share the same passion for life and for success. Bellavidaklshair is up and coming hair extension store. Our growth is customer based and my goal is to serve the customer and provide the best experience possible. I aspire to leave a legacy behind of hard work, compassion, freedom, the American dream with a fashionable twist.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
A wise man once said, save all that you can and spend very little to none on pleasurable items or material possessions, it will go a long way! I spent most of my business introduction on self-help material such as; books, supplies, classes, websites, marketing, and inventory. But this is just a fraction, I can go on! Plus, wait for it… quit your stable paying 9-5 job with benefits and start a business from scratch will probably have everyone looking at you like, that sounds like a great idea! But really, whoever said it would be easy? I’ve heard it takes at least three-five years to even consider yourself successful. I hope to believe Bellavidaklshair is living success daily! Each order processed and each positive client review means a trophy on my achievement shelf! To think, there are others out there that love what you do, stand for, your product, and advocate your business is great!
My advice to other women is to give your dreams a try! It is terrifying (I mean I am scared every day) but every day is a new day with new obstacles. It is always worth it in the end if you really want the grand prize or the gold at the end of the rainbow, you pick! Start small, invest in yourself your wellbeing. Leave everything negative behind this includes people, places, things that don’t serve you well. Don’t feel bad and do what feels right and makes you happy! Give your own self a pat on the back some days you deserve it!
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Bellavidakls Human Hair Extensions and Ponytail Extensions – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
I started Bellavidaklshair because I love hair extensions and how they look and feel on me. I know that I wanted to minimize the time it took me to get ready being a full-time working mother of a three-year-old. I needed to meet deadlines while still feeling gorgeous and attractive. I, unfortunately, lost a lot of hair after my pregnancy which was very noticeable. My confidence fell very low. I needed and wanted to do something about it so I created Bella Ponytail Extensions. I quickly fell in love with how convenient and fast I can wear my ponytail to meetings, shows, photoshoots, events, and gym. I felt it looked amazing and receive many compliments on how shiny, silky, and fashionable my hair looked. I love how quickly you can transition hairstyles and how affordable and fast it can be. Speed is the new wave you must be fast and efficient at what you do. Bellaponytail Extensions are Human Hair and Master Mix (nonhuman) hair we provide quality as well as affordability. We also carry Tape Extensions and Clip in Hair Extensions which are only 100 % Human Hair. I want to be the next business being ordered like Amazon Prime sales. I want to allow my customers to purchase the best quality of hair, transparent on quality, and I want to provide fast/easy delivery.
Our mission is to be nice, do the right thing, passionately serve the customer, and be kind!
Are there any apps, books, podcasts or other resources that you’ve benefited from using?
YES! OMG, it’s essential for me to start my day with gratitude so I listen to Joel Osteen as I journal my feelings, thoughts, or accomplishments. I am an old soul and love to use a notebook for this. I also read books here’s my top 5; A curious Mind, Sacred Success, Calming The Caos, Big Magic, and Use what you’ve got, Every day is not sunshine and rainbows so, I enlist the help of apps like Affermations and Shine to “pick me up” when I need an extra push. My favorite podcast currently would have to be Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.Bellavidaklshair.com
- Email: karlaquinonez@bellavidaklshair.com
- Instagram: @bellavidaklshair
- Facebook: @bellavidaklshair
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