{"id":26420,"date":"2024-08-15T11:49:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/?p=26420"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:27:52","slug":"spotlight-on-amia-mckinney-of-mias-mane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/meet\/memphian-stories\/spotlight-on-amia-mckinney-of-mias-mane\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Amia McKinney of Mia\u2019s Mane"},"content":{"rendered":"

One great thing about Memphis is that this community is full of inspiring entrepreneurs and creative spirits who give so much back to the 901. And today, we\u2019re focusing on Amia McKinney of Mia\u2019s Mane, a licensed cosmetologist with almost 40k Instagram followers and a passion for uplifting other women.<\/span><\/p>\n

She began her cosmetology journey during college with her own YouTube channel, where she shared about her hair, makeup, and lifestyle under the Mia\u2019s Mane brand. In 2019, however, she decided to pursue this venture full-time by enrolling in a cosmetology school. Within 11 months, she graduated as a licensed cosmetologist and has grown her client list exponentially over the past 4 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On August 3rd, Amia held a free Back to School Cuts and Curls event for children and their parents. Kids received a new haircut or silk press and a backpack filled with school supplies for the upcoming school year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for what inspired this giveaway, Amia said, \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to give back to my community, and God gave me the idea to use my talents to help out where I can. My husband and I are both licensed professionals, so it was only right to cater to our youth to help make them feel confident for their first day of school. Not only to help the children, but their parents as well. We filled the backpacks with as [many] supplies as we could with the donations that we\u2019ve received, and we hope it can lighten the load for many!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of offering natural hair and luxury extensions at her salon, Amia also provides one-on-one business coaching through the \u201cMia\u2019s Mane Method\u201d to help other women or entrepreneurs get started on their own cosmetology careers through marketing, microlinks courses, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can check out her website<\/a> to schedule an appointment or follow her on Instagram<\/a> to stay up to date on her journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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