AALI Speaks August: Trai'Shaun Beard 

Ms. Beard is an entrepreneur who was born and raised in Mansfield. She left her hometown for a few years to go to school and travel. As she spent those years traveling, she was not sure where her entrepreneurship journey would lead. She is now a cosmetologist, business coach, and CEO of Akua Hair Clinic and iSlay Beauty Co.

With her extensive background in business and her experience in owning her own company, Ms. Beard will talk about her journey of discovering her passion of helping people feel beautiful on the inside and the outside, and turning this into the successful business that it is today.

She will also share the lessons she has learned about starting a business, the ‘why’ that makes a person launch a business, choosing which type to start, and taking action in order to make these dreams come true.