At the age of 12, Elizabeth Faye was expelled from school for coloring her natural hair with a box of dye. But as fate would have it, this led her to a chance encounter that would change the course of her life.
Her parents booked her a color correction at a fancy upscale hair salon. While sitting on the hairdresser’s chair, Elizabeth started sharing every little detail of her life to her stylist – Brandon.
For the first time in her young life, Elizabeth felt heard, beautiful, seen, and loved.
This cemented a bond between Elizabeth and hair salons, and eventually paved the way for her professional journey as a hairstylist.
A single act of kindness changed the life of Elizabeth Faye. Today, as a hairstylist turned coach, Elizabeth is determined to help transform the lives of others like someone did to her.
In this Exclusive Interview, we interact with this incredible entrepreneur and learn more about her journey and beyond.
From visiting a hairstylist that changed your world to today a hairstylist turned coach that is changing the world, what has been the journey like for you?
The journey has been a wild ride. So much learning and growth. The entrepreneurship journey is truly the greatest opportunity for personal development on a fast track in the best way. There are highs and lows, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
What prompted your interest and subsequently your foray into the coaching space?
I began working as an assistant in a salon that was very education-forward where I was working for salon educators in the beauty industry. From day one, I’ve worked backstage on hair shows, teaching at salons, working alongside educators at salons, etc. I also come from a family of educators. My grandpa was a teacher, my father does a lot of work within the church such as teaching and guiding hikes, yoga, etc.
Teaching has been in my blood. I became a beauty school teacher at Paul Mitchell for four years and then taught at Redken for six years. From there, I went on doing independent education since 2014. My transition from hair educator to business coach then led to a healing journey that really led me to goal setting and manifestation.
Talk to us about your client approach, one that has facilitated the career transformation of 1000s of individuals.
I am a business coach that hones in on attracting wealth, shopping online, marketing, and working with educators on establishing their mission and curriculum. However, the strategy is only 20%, when 80% of career transformations derive from personal and spiritual development.
Our signature framework, Sacred Success Method, blends strategy, somatics, and conscious work. Somatics is understanding the nervous system [this is where breathwork comes in and is one of the best ways to heal your nervous system] and marrying the mind and body together and mixing it with business strategy.
Blending strategy, somatics, and subconscious work together is very important to me because it really brings together the science and spiritual side of success and empowers others to understand it and to lean into their own tools – which are themselves!
What is your vision through Hair Love University? How is it empowering and impacting the hairstylists community and beyond?
My mission is to help hair stylists show up as the most authentic version of themselves, which is going to require some healing work as well as strategy and skill to help them feel aligned in their work and attract wealth in a really aligned way. I want them to feel really lit up about what they do because they really are in such proximity with people all of the time and are often seen as a trusted space where people feel comfortable confiding in them.
I know firsthand as a former hairstylist and salon owner that I was there through some of my client’s biggest milestones [marriage, divorce, babies, death, etc.] and people really turn to us as a close person in their life. I want to help hairstylists be well and regulate their nervous system as they act as that rock for other people that sit in their chair.
I believe we are all a part of The Ripple Effect, but hairstylists touch so many lives, and if I can help them, then I am quite literally helping hundreds of thousands of people.
Brief us about the importance of visibility and for women entrepreneurs to put their personal brand out there.
This is why I do a lot of personal and spiritual development work with people because putting your brand out there is sharing your heart. Sharing your perspectives, desires and how you want to serve people can be a really vulnerable thing to do as female leaders.
As we lead, we have an opportunity to share from the heart space, to collaborate, and to empower. Sharing your mission and heart is incredibly needed – your story matters!
As an entrepreneur, coach, speaker, author, and mother, what does a day in your life of Elizabeth Faye look like? How do you ensure work-life balance?
Typically, the morning starts with Cacao [I love a daily Cacao] and bringing my nine-year-old to school. Then, I coach a few days a week, so taking a moment to get grounded, light some incense, and then start my day with some rituals is very important to me. After a day of coaching my clients, we have dinner and family time [typically involves board games].
Other days, I am in a lot of CEO meetings [either in bed or from my hanging chair] and blending my rituals into the day which can look like breathwork, meditation, or taking a walk. I am a big believer in moving energy through dance and yoga. In between all of that, I am often speaking, traveling, and hosting retreats.
To ensure work-life balance, it is important to build in those small rituals. It can be making your nightly bath or drinking your daily beverage ritualistic. It is really bringing intention and slowness into these different spaces of your life. Oftentimes, I bring in coaches and experts to guide me so I can constantly learn, grow, release, and be cared for because the higher level of a performer you are in your business, the higher level support you are going to need in your life and your self-care. Lean on your support system – you are going to need to even out that load to show up for yourself and your business.
Finally, what does the future look like for you and your brand?
I am now a Tedx Speaker, and I am publishing a book in the fall! I am looking forward to more speaking engagements and continuing to coach high level humans and doing breathwork exercises in huge settings. I am looking forward to working with more corporate brands and schools, as well as helping more people change their life.
I am dabbling in more projects that are outside of the box – music and products that are more ritualistic. We just came out with a conscious song titled, I Am Loved Devine, on Spotify.
This interview is part of Exeleon Magazine’s celebration for Women’s History Month. The entire month we are releasing multiple interviews, stories, and articles of established as well as emerging women entrepreneurs.
