“WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH THIS?”
SEARCH: Jasma Kinard
SHE ANSWERED IN A BIG WAY By Lucy M. Pritchett Photos by Patti Hartog
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ometimes, with a little nudge, a good idea turns into a great idea. After working as a stylist for 10 years in an open floor salon, Jasma Kinard felt the time had come to, as she says, “step beyond the chair” and open her own business. That was the good idea. The great idea came when Jasma looked at a small salon space for rent in the historic Heyburn Building at Fourth and Broadway and the manager showed her a much larger suite of offices that had housed a medical practice. “She asked me, ‘What could you do with this? What if you took this space and brought people with you?’” Jasma says she decided to take the opportunity at hand to think bigger. That nudge was what inspired Be Unique Salon Suites, an upscale salon offering space to other women to start and grow their own independent businesses. Jasma and her husband and business partner Freeman
Kinard totally renovated the area and promoted the suites on Facebook, its website, and by word of mouth. “We started with five business owners in April 2016 and now there are 14 independent owners including mostly beauty professionals, but we also have a caterer, travel agency, and a gift boutique.” Jasma, who still works as a stylist and manages the suites, says her entrepreneurial dreams turned into something bigger than she ever thought. So much bigger, in fact, that a second location at 6th and Main opened this month with 11 independent business owners. “As we expand, I can help more and more women see their dreams come true. We give you the space to do what you love,” Jasma says. “We are a place for women to grow and learn their business and hope they will expand.”
Jasma’s Bucket List • Travel to Cuba and Brazil. • Open a 30-suite facility to continue to help more women start their business. • Start a charm and etiquette school for girls ages 11-17.
“I want to listen to people who have what I want,” Abbey says. “I am a funnel. I don’t let a lot of junk in my head.” — Abbey Mueller, life coach and founder/owner of Abigail Academy
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SO WHAT DOES SHE LISTEN TO? • Sermons from Southeast Christian Church, and Abbey feels that the pastors from Southeast — Dave Stone and Kyle Idleman — are humorous, humble, and inspiring. • Podcasts from Christine Caine and Timothy Keller. “When I need a head shift, I’m definitely going to listen to one of these speakers,” Abbey says. See what she needs at TodaysWomanNow.com. SEARCH: Abbey Mueller
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Abbey’s Bucket List • Buy a beach house. • Have my company profit without me needing to go to work everyday. • Have a family.