ASSOCIATE EDITOR, DJ WASHINGTON

HAIR STYLES BY DJ WASHINGTON

COOLBREEZE TOUCH OF HAIR LLC

ADDRESS: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO PHONE: 719-726-4154 WEBSITE: COOLBREEZETOUCHOFHAIR.COM

BIOGRAPHY OF

DJ WASHINGTON

“We do not have to be what has been spoken over our lives, what has happened to us, or what the world may label us as, but we can be what God says about us.” -DJ Washington.

DJ Washington, owner of Coolbreeze Touch Of Hair LLC is a New Orleans native. A jack of many trades and educational background, Ms. Washington has made a life for herself as a mother, stylist/braider, and woman of God. Ms. Washington made Colorado her home in May of 2006 when she married her late husband, David Washington. She has always believed in the empowerment of minority businesses, especially women. Ms. Washington has co-founded the Know Your Worth Women Empowerment Group on Facebook, along with I love Me Journey LLC/Extreme Hip Hop with Diamond owner Treneicia Dunlap. Together they fill encouragement to women, have an annual cancer benefit, and participate in many different programs to uplift the community. Being a cancer survivor herself, Ms. Washington uses her platform to bless other cancer patients from Dr. Pikart UC Health Cancer Center. Despite any adversity Ms. Washington has encountered, her faith in God and support from her Philippian Church of God in Christ Family under the leadership of Pastor Herbert Lofton have gotten her through them. Ms. Washington’s message is simply to be a Victor, not a victim.

With such a strong foundation, Ms. Washington makes sure she creates a comfortable, encouraging, and relaxed environment for her Coolbreeze Touch Of Hair, LOYAL to get their hair done. With over a decade in the hair business, she changed her status from being an everyone one public stylist. She considers herself a private stylist, and her clientele is built on referrals only. She offers so many different services and lives by her business motto, ‘Quality Hair Services Doesn’t Always Have To Be Expensive. While offering affordable services, she also finishes her services at incredible speed. “I remember being in Hair school, and the teacher told me that I would not make much money spending all day on someone’s hair. She taught me that fast, quality work would bring me more clients. I try not to offer services that go over 5 hours, but if I do, I charge accordingly. I used to hate sitting in a salon all day, hearing mess, and have 5 of us show up at the same time to receive service from the same stylist. I don’t want to be that way. I want the stereotype of African American salons to change. I’m only one person, but that’s all it takes, and maybe more will fall in line.”

Ms. Washington’s never-ending desire to be her best, give her best and live her best, is what drives her business success. Her children are the force behind her strength today. “My kids are my world. They helped me to go on even when I don’t want to. I’m so blessed to have my babies and will work hard everyday to make them proud.”

With a new business change, a healthy lifestyle, a new love in her life, and her growing participation in the community, Ms. Washington is the epitome of a Strong Black Woman.