Ebony Beals takes after her dad. Originally from Canton, Mississippi, he founded a string of successful small businesses in the Los Angeles area, including an auto repair shop, a corner store, a screen print T-shirt shop, a car wash. Toward the end of his life he owned a bike shop and became a barber with his own barbershop, both of which ran for well over a decade, according to Beals.
Born and raised in Southern California, Beals moved to Mississippi 13 years ago, and later this year she’ll celebrate the fifth anniversary of Tousled & Teased Hair Lounge, her own salon just outside of Jackson.
“My dad always said, don’t work for the man, just work for yourself, no one can put a restriction on how much you can make and how quick you can make it,” says Beals. “What he didn’t tell me though was that I was going to work and never stop. Even when I’m off work I’m thinking about work and the different ways that I can make money. Those are the things he didn’t tell me. And even if you didn’t work and make money, the bills are still going to roll in.”
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