Episode 20: Hair Dreams 2 - The Namesake Salon that Inspired my Hair Dreams of Being the Shampoo Girl

Host: Lisa. E.

EPISODE SUMMARY

This podcast is dedicated to celebrating the journey of black women to embrace their natural hair, with our host, Lisa. E, aka Natural Born Sistah, who inspires black women to groom and confidently flaunt their natural hair. 

In this episode with Shalita Grant, Tony Award Nominee , Natural Hair Enthusiast and Entrepreneur  talks about her experience as a young girl in the salon with her Grandmother being inspired by her work and the woman who came to the salon to get their hair done. 

Shalita  also talks about her experience with her hair and show business as the combination of the two, led her to make the most important decision in her life. Her hair became number one which led her to the business woman she is today with a product that will blow your mind.  Shalita is serious about her business as you hear her break down how the product got started and how it works strand by strand.  

 Key points from this episode include;

• [03:34] Lisa E. introduces Natural Born Sistah, Shalita Grant.
• [04:36] Shalita talks about personal and professional history starting from childhood.
• [07:07] The Tony Nomination..
• [07:51] Shalita talks about her start on the TV drama series NCIS New Orleans.
• [17:32] Shalita talks about how her hair is hard to maintain during sets.
• [17:59] Shalita uses YouTube as a way to learn how to maintain her natural hair.
• [30:05] The decision to tackle her hair as an actress. 
• [30:55] Shalita discovers the use of plants in her hair regimen from the Indian community.
• [31:42] Shalita talks about the benefits of what Henna does for the hair.
• [40:00] Shalita compares what her product Four Naturals does compared to traditional methods and shares the steps on how to use it.
• [45:03] Shalita talks about the limited amount of time she spends on her hair because of her unique product.
• [45:45] Shalita shows us a neat hair trick she is able to do with some gel, due to the hair products she creates in one simple step. (see the youtube video for visuals)
• [49:36] Shalita talks about feeling good and looking good and turning so many heads because of her hair.  She felt gorgeous in her own skin.
• [50:30} We call our customers Curlfriends.

QUOTES

• “Technology was not really my jam”
• "Accountability is super important " 
• “Our lives as Black Women are already complicated, our hair does not have to be that complicated”
• “If you don’t heal the root issues, you can’t go quick”
• “The idea of putting oil on your hair was foreign”

Connect with Shalita

IG - fournaturalshaircare
www.fournaturalshair.com

Connect with the Host

IG - @naturalbornsistah

IG - @kinkyinthekitchenpodcast

FB - @Natural Born Sistah

Resource

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