around finishing up her degree in Business Economics at Sacramento City College and owning her own salon. To work towards that goal, she just paid for her own mom to enroll in nail school so one day she can work for and support Alondra. Unfortunately for all her faithful friends and fans in the Sacramento area, she plans to open her first place in San Mateo because of her familiarity with the city and the Hispanic-based clientele out there which make up the majority of her customers. She strongly believes that the key to success is to start looking for grants and investors young, while saving money. And in the beauty industry specifically, finding long term clientele who are faithful to you.
To people who consider starting their own businesses, Alondra encourages you to never give up. Take it day by day. There were times she had no clients, felt depleted, and didn’t want to do it anymore. She even said there would be days when no one showed up and she just wanted to give up. But because she loves her trade and believes in herself, she persevered and clearly it was worth it.
Having a high school sweetheart, her boyfriend of 6 years who is extremely supportive, makes the journey a little easier. She shared that he always makes sure to look out for her best business interests for her, even when she’s not. However, with all serious commitments, and as most entrepreneurs should know, the long strenuous hours can be a little stressful, especially on relationships. Thankfully for Alondra, not only does she have a doting boyfriend, but also a loving family encouraging her every step of the way.
If you haven’t done so already, check out Ms. Valle on InstaGram to see some of her client’s amazing nail art and designs, but also her own! You wouldn’t think someone who does nails all day would want to worry about their own; but she says it’s her best form of advertisement, and as her main tools, she wants them done right at all times. Not as outlandish as some of the designs she does on others, she prefers plain and simple, with a lot of bling. After all, diamonds (or Swarovski crystals in this case) are a girl’s best friend, right?
Alondra clearly Eleva8s the game by doing very high quality work at a low cost, with her main concern being her customers’ happiness rather than the bottom dollar. If this rare attribute doesn’t make her a complete success within her 5 year projection, then her skills alone definitely will. We at Eleva8UP wish her a lifetime of positivity and nothing but success in all her endeavors.
The relationships she built changed her direction in life, and now she wants to continue building them and do nails forever. Then, starting nail school, she realized the potential in doing what she loves full time.
Going to nail school definitely helped her learn the techniques and develop her talent, but she didn’t want to stop there. This young entrepreneur has a good head on her shoulders and is going places. She decided to enroll in business school to make sure this is what she wants to do long term; and if so, learn the best steps to take to make it happen. She not only figure out it was the career path for her, but she also discovered she enjoys the business aspect of things as well.
Alondra’s 5 year plan revolves one day she can work for and support Alondra. Unfortunately for all her faithful friends and fans in the Sacramento area, she plans to open her first place in San Mateo because of her familiarity with the city and the Hispanic-based clientele out there which make up the majority of her customers. She strongly believes that the key to success is to start looking for grants and investors young, while saving money. And in the beauty industry specifically, finding long term clientele who are faithful to you.
To people who consider starting their own businesses, Alondra encourages you to never give up. Take it day by day. There were times she had no clients, felt depleted, and didn’t want to do it anymore. She even said there would be days when no one showed up and she just wanted to give up. But because she loves her trade and believes in herself, she persevered and clearly it was worth it.
Having a high school sweetheart, her boyfriend of 6 years who is extremely supportive, makes the journey a little easier. She shared that he always makes sure to look out for her best business interests for her, even when she’s not. However, with all serious commitments, and as most entrepreneurs should know, the long strenuous hours can be a little stressful, especially on relationships. Thankfully for Alondra, not only does she have a doting boyfriend, but also a loving family encouraging her every step of the way.
If you haven’t done so already, check out Ms. Valle on InstaGram to see some of her client’s amazing nail art and designs, but also her own! You wouldn’t think someone who does nails all day would want to worry about their own; but she says it’s her best form of advertisement, and as her main tools, she wants them done right at all times. Not as outlandish as some of the designs she does on others, she prefers plain and simple, with a lot of bling. After all, diamonds (or Swarovski crystals in this case) are a girl’s best friend, right?
Alondra clearly Eleva8s the game by doing very high quality work at a low cost, with her main concern being her customers’ happiness rather than the bottom dollar. If this rare attribute doesn’t make her a complete success within her 5 year projection, then her skills alone definitely will. We at Eleva8UP wish her a lifetime of positivity and nothing but success in all her endeavors.
and when she said no, they set one up for her right then and there. Even now, to this day, IG the main platform for her advertisement and appointment scheduling.
Now one would think if you do nails so good, it must be an automatic decision on your life direction. Not the case for Alondra. Originally working towards degree in forensic anthropology, nails were definitely not her idea of a full time career path. In fact, she was just going to do nails to pay for school, but ended up falling in love with her work, and more importantly, her clients.
Throughout my conversations with Alondra, one of the key points repeated was how happy it makes her to please her clients and earn their respect through her skills and attentiveness. She said with a big smile, “My clients are like my family.” The relationships she built changed her direction in life, and now she wants to continue building them and do nails forever. Then, starting nail school, she realized the potential in doing what she loves full time.
Going to nail school definitely helped her learn the techniques and develop her talent, but she didn’t want to stop there. This young entrepreneur has a good head on her shoulders and is going places. She decided to enroll in business school to make sure this is what she wants to do long term; and if so, learn the best steps to take to make it happen. She not only figure out it was the career path for her, but she also discovered she enjoys the business aspect of things as well.
Alondra’s 5 year plan revolves around finishing up her degree in Business Economics at Sacramento City College and owning her own salon. To work towards that goal, she just paid for her own mom to enroll in nail school so one day she can work for and support Alondra. Unfortunately for all her faithful friends and fans in the Sacramento area, she plans to open her first place in San Mateo because of her familiarity with the city and the Hispanic-based clientele out there which make up the majority of her customers. She strongly believes that the key to success is to start looking for grants and investors young, while saving money. And in the beauty industry specifically, finding long term clientele who are faithful to you.
To people who consider starting their own businesses, Alondra encourages you to never give up. Take it day by day. There were times she had no clients, felt depleted, and didn’t want to do it anymore. She even said there would be days when no one showed up and she just wanted to give up. But because she loves her trade and believes in herself, she persevered and clearly it was worth it.
Having a high school sweetheart, her boyfriend of 6 years who is extremely supportive, makes the journey a little easier. She shared that he always makes sure to look out for her best business interests for her, even when she’s not. However, with all serious commitments, and as most entrepreneurs should know, the long strenuous hours can be a little stressful, especially on relationships. Thankfully for Alondra, not only does she have a doting boyfriend, but also a loving family encouraging her every step of the way.
If you haven’t done so already, check out Ms. Valle on InstaGram to see some of her client’s amazing nail art and designs, but also her own! You wouldn’t think someone who does nails all day would want to worry about their own; but she says it’s her best form of advertisement, and as her main tools, she wants them done right at all times. Not as outlandish as some of the designs she does on others, she prefers plain and simple, with a lot of bling. After all, diamonds (or Swarovski crystals in this case) are a girl’s best friend, right?
Alondra clearly Eleva8s the game by doing very high quality work at a low cost, with her main concern being her customers’ happiness rather than the bottom dollar. If this rare attribute doesn’t make her a complete success within her 5 year projection, then her skills alone definitely will. We at Eleva8UP wish her a lifetime of positivity and nothing but success in all her endeavors.
“My clients are like my Family."
ELEVA8UP {September 2015}