We had the good fortune of connecting with Alyssa Hopkins and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alyssa, why did you pursue a creative career?
I was never the type to want a career sitting behind a desk. Working with my hands is what I do best, when it comes to being creative. In school I was very interested in all things artistic or creative. Now I get to express myself in a creative way everyday, by being a hairstylist, Braider, and Loctician.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Building Beauty by Rheana B has been a challenging but worthy road. I began working in at a few different types of salons, where I learned the ropes in the beauty industry. I learned so many valuable lessons, like every client isn’t for you and how great it feels to make someone love their selves a little more with a new hair style. Being in the beauty industry can be challenging at times with trends changing and trying to stay relevant and not loose myself in the content forward world me live in. But I love what I do and building new relationships is the best part right next to being apart of peoples special occasions like birthdays, vacations, and just needing to get cute real quick.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
My favorite place in the DFW is the new entertainment plaza in The Colony, Texas called Grandscape. They have live music some weekends, a high end put put golf, an VR like game night at Electric Gamebox, and video games, bowling and more at Andretti’s.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My husband definitely deserves the ultimate shoutout! He has been the supporting and encouraging me throughout my entire career. I wouldn’t be able to grow the way I have without him.

Website: Styleseat.com/AlyssaBradley

Instagram: @Rheanab

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/RheanaBBeauty/

Image Credits
@Shotbymello

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