Fostered to Success, I take Care of the Living, You take care of the Dead - The Professionals Edition

Host: Lisa. E.
Professional Guest: Tesha MacDonald and Taneka Gillard a.k.a. Twinness
YouTube - https://youtu.be/DGYMP1hCJ3o

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 Tesha MacDonald and Taneka Gillard, Professional Hair Stylists and Influencers, talk about their experience through life as foster children and how hair became what they love to do and profit from.  Growing up as children they learned how to braid hair, self taught as Tesha calls it.  Our conversation was focused on the lifestyles of each sister who are so identical in the physical but so different in spirit. 

These twin beauties are both successful in the same line of work, but in different capacities.  Tesha does it all when it comes to hair, and Taneka loves doing the braids and locs.  Tesha is the entrepreneur and Taneka is the professional as a college graduated nurse who holds 3 degrees.  These women are both epitome of success, beauty, brains and talent.  

 Key points from this episode include;

• [03:29] Meet Natural Born Sistahs, Tesha MacDonald and Taneka Gillard a.k.a. Twiness 
• [04:30] Tesha talks about her background in hair
• [06:49] Niqi talks about her natural hair journey
• [09:14] Tesha talks about her natural hair journey
• [11:58] Tesha remembers Diane Bailey, hair mentor
• [16:50] Tesha talks about how her locs were a burden
• [22:22} Lisa E. talks about transformations from Social Media Influencer Krew Kutz
• [25:58] Niqi challenges Tesha about her husband’s opinion of her hair
• [30:57] Tesha talks about lace front wigs being made for cancer patients originally, who have no hair.
• [34:56] Tesha talks about the things that are in braiding hair such as plastics
• [37:24] Niqi talks about being the college girl and Tesha being the creator/entrepreneur
• [39:49] Niqi talks about her and her sister Tesha’s influences in life as far as school

QUOTES

• “The kink is what I need to hold the braid"
• "Braiding was always my outlet" 
• “Locs are nothing but a permanent braid”
• “We can be creative, because we're artist”
• “Our journeys are different and I believe God put me in nursing to prepare me for my daughter”

Connect with Twinness

FB - @Twinness

Connect with the Host

IG - @naturalbornsistah

IG - @kinkyinthekitchenpodcast

FB - @Natural Born Sistah

www.kinkyinthekitchen. hair

Resource

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