Ep 68: She Quit Her Job With No Plan and Built Bare Culture

About this episode

Kendria Tangjian shares her journey from a challenging childhood to founding Bare Culture, emphasizing resilience and the importance of safe spaces for women.

In this episode of The Mapuana Reed Show, Mapuana sits down with Kendria Tangjian, the founder of Bare Culture Hawai'i, to talk about her powerful journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a successful entrepreneur in the beauty industry. Kendria shares what it was like growing up in an unstable environment, becoming a mother at 19, and working for years before finding the courage to bet on herself and start her own business. What started as a Brazilian waxing studio became something much deeper. Bare Culture is built on the idea that women deserve a safe space to feel seen, supported, and cared for. This conversation explores resilience, healing, entrepreneurship, and the small steps that lead to big change. If you've ever felt stuck, unsure of your next step, or wondered if you are capable of building something bigger for your life, this episode will remind you that everything is figureoutable. In This Episode We Talk About • Kendria becoming a mother at 19 • Growing up with instability and addiction in her family • The grandmother who changed her life • Leaving a corporate beauty job with no plan • Starting Bare Culture with only two bags of wax • Moving from survival…

People in this episode

Host: Mapuana Reed

Guest: Kendria Tangjian

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• self-improvement
• women's empowerment
• beauty industry

Keywords

• Bare Culture
• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• women's empowerment
• beauty industry
• self-improvement
• trusting your inner knowing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bare Culture Hawai'i