Sistahs Connect Podcast

Taneice Lewis’s experience led to her owning and creating a salon where all women experience the feeling of safety and feel beautiful.  Listen to how she does just that in Episode #11. Simeko Hartley is a Harlem native who always wanted to own her own business. Although she was extremely successful in her New Jersey based natural hair care salon business, she chose to close her doors and try a new adventure. Being raised by her aunt, Simeko was trying to find her way in the world.  Through visualization, Simeko chose how she wanted her life to look.  She chose to mimic the life of her grandmother who owned businesses the entirety of Simeko’s life.  Watching her love her businesses is how Simeko’s grandmother laid the groundwork for her own entrepreneurship.  After she saw beautiful African American women loving their hair, she chose to go natural.  After moving to New Jersey, she did could not find any natural hair care salons, so she did what came natural to her:  created her own! At the height of her succe