Sisterly was born out of a mission we are already exercising through our other businesses like the salon and the cafe. Our mission has always been to empower women from all walks of life to dream and help cultivate relationships between them. Many small businesses like my own have been forced to depend on our community during these difficult times. The idea of creating a box came from the mere reflection of my experience as a female entrepreneur and all of the people that have helped me along the way. My hope for this box is that it helps create connections between women from all over and different backgrounds and inspires women to dream and sets forth new and everlasting relationships. A portion of every box sale goes back to our very own communities who are actively being a resource for women and children.

Having been in the Hair Industry for over 20 years, I felt disconnected to its culture and feeling uninspired about the idea of just styling hair in a salon for the rest of my life, and it did not make me feel complete. I began to search within and pick apart the pieces of what I love most about my job, and for me it was speaking life into women and creating an atmosphere that was healthy, inspiring and empowering all at the same time. I feel in order for us women to fully feel ready to step into where we are meant to be, our foundation must be built on confidence, integrity and happiness. I felt the need to create a space that would stir up dreams, connect women to one another through all of the things that we love. A place where you can feel and look beautiful, feel confident to be bold in life, and feel and be transformed by the power of kindness, love to ourselves, and to one another. This to me is what it is all about. I want to reinvent the salon space and overcome any spirit of competition and infuse a new culture of community that is everlasting and one that will change lives.

I believe that women are the future of change in our world. We are multifaceted beings that are strong, resilient, intelligent, creative and filled with compassion. A sense of togetherness should be taught very early on to girls to break the spirit of competition, insecurity and fear. If we can teach young women that what you bring to table along with what I can bring, together we can break down barriers and make amazing things happen. We need each other now more than ever. I believe that when we build bridges with one another through sisterhood, many lives, our communities and our world will be transformed. We hold a special key.

I love, love being a mom! A girl mom specifically! I love being able to see the world so fresh from their perspective and being such a huge part in shaping these girls' lives to be leaders of kindness, generosity and change. I love what it has taught me about myself and my revelation that you could be a mom, and still live out your dreams. I do believe working gives me a beautiful balance that allows me to be me, live my dreams and still be the mother I wish to be for my children.

I would suggest to avoid getting caught up with feeling that you have to measure up to anything because of what women your age are doing, the social media highlight reels. There is no such thing as “arriving” to our final destination. We are ever growing and ever evolving. I say show yourself some grace, prioritize what matters the most and be patient. As long as you commit and keep working hard at what you love, it will unfold beautifully- and at the right time.

I personally love the amber woods scent, specifically the diffuser. The way our place feels, looks, smells and sounds is very important to me! We love how Apothoke compliments our space and the experience we provide our guests.