We had the good fortune of connecting with Walynn Collins and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Walynn, what role has risk played in your life or career?
Taking a risk has played a major part in my career, I wouldn’t be where I am. if it wasn’t for me taking a risk. I’ll prolly still be depending on a paycheck.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I initially started off in the beauty industry in 2014. I was one of the many few in my hometown that was selling hair. Eventually it just grew from there & then I also got in the fashion industry, & opened up a clothing store in 2017 in my hometown Lake Charles, La! I mean everything kind of went hand in hand. The hair was already doing pretty good to social media, so that kinda added a razzle dazzle to the clothing store. It wasn’t easy growing a business with no help at all. Especially online with the hair orders! It seemed like every year I was just growing more & more. Which is great! If you have the help but I didn’t have the help I needed & then it just became stressful & tiring, so I decided to walk away from hair after all those years & get into logistics! So I got a few things I’m working on with the trucking business that I’m super excited about (:

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Lol, it ain’t many places to go here but even if it was literally they know I’m taking them to Meeks! From chill spot to turn up spot! Great food & vibes! You can always count on Meeks!!!!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Pearl Nelson.

She’s literally been in my life since I was at least 6 years old. She always instilled me that it’s not where you coming from but where you going. As a parent figure I never had nobody believe in me more then her, I can’t thank her enough! I don’t think she understands the impact that she even have on and in my life. Still to this day!

Website: www.walynncollins.com

Instagram: @walynncollins

Image Credits
@lovelayphotography @sydneysamphotography

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