This week’s Go Get IT Girl is Rochelle Yanique, a woman who listened to her entrepreneurial spirit and started her own business.
If I was asked 5 years ago what I’d be today, I would probably never say entrepreneur. I always loved politics and as president of my student government in high school, I knew I would be working in government. I still have my passion for politics, but I found that my natural talent of styling hair could serve as a means to make money while in school.
The motivation to start my own company came while I was a graduate student at the University of Miami. With little money, I had to find creative ways to keep up with the latest trends. Having already acquired basic knowledge about hair from years of going to the hair salon, I started to blog about different techniques I would try. Before long, word about my techniques and the fact that I could do hair spread fast on campus.
Today, I enjoy the best of both worlds. I have a great career in government and I also have the opportunity to educate others about my passion for hair styling. Through my blog (www.iamrochelle.com ) I offer invaluable information for young women who like me, are searching for inexpensive ways to keep up with the latest hair trends.
The motto that I live by is “The Fear of God is the Beginning of Knowledge”– no amount of formal education can be equated to the understanding of the power of God.
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