She Built Ohio’s First Accredited Permanent Makeup School

About this episode

Isaac Williams interviews Shay about her journey in establishing Ohio's first accredited permanent makeup school.

In this episode of Keepin’ It Cleveland, host Isaac Williams sits down with Shay, founder of Be Browed, Etc. and the creator of Ohio’s first accredited permanent makeup school, to unpack the journey from artist to educator, advocate, and business owner. This conversation explores how Shay entered an industry with little formal regulation, recognized a serious gap in training and standards, and took on the challenge of building a legitimate, accredited path for others to follow. We talk about...

People in this episode

Host: Isaac Williams

Guest: Shay

Topics covered

• permanent makeup
• education
• business
• advocacy

Keywords

• accredited
• training
• standards
• artist
• educator

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Be Browed, Etc.

Books & works: Keepin’ It

Places: Ohio

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