Ep. 32: Derricka & Erricka- How The Traylor Twins Turned Their Trauma Into Beauty, Faith, & Resilience

Today on the Friends in Beauty Podcast we welcome Derricka & Erricka Traylor, owners of Transformations Beauty Studio, to the guest chair. Transformations Beauty Studio (TBS) started in 2016 by twin sisters Derricka and Erricka Traylor in Atlanta when they turned their personal experience of mental health battles and self-love into a Transformation studio for black women. 

 

TBS was formed after both sisters dealt with emotional and mental trauma they never thought they’d grow from:

• In 2015, Derricka’s husband and young son at the time experienced a home invasion, leaving her husband learning to walk again and leaving their family to rebuild from nothing.
• In 2015, Erricka lost everything after an engagement gone wrong. At that moment she learned that having everything tied to someone you aren’t bonded to by marriage is the wrong route to take.

Feeling low and disconnected from the world during that time, they sought to create a business that allowed them to feel strong and complete again. They wanted something to represent their change and what they’d be bringing to their client's lives.

 

From that day forward they realized how important it was to have multiple streams of income, women being able to love themselves enough, feel beautiful and be mentally fit to stand on their own two feet and a place women could let go, rebuild, and transform from traumatic moments in their life. 

 

Although these two could  have built a business in any area due to their many talents; they decided on something that was filled with passion and purpose. At a young age they both were introduced to the beauty industry while working at their grandfather salon washing hair. Using their childhood experience, combined with Ericka’s background in business management and sales and Derricka’s in cosmetology – they’ve been able to help transform their clients' appearance and boost their confidence, while promoting a happy, safe and healthy environment.

 

Both Erricka and Derricka believe that “Women struggle every day with their appearance and insecurities. when clients come to Transformations Beauty Studio not only do they receive a stylist and quality hair but they receive sisterhood, a life-coach and someone to confide in.” Operating on those values Transformations Beauty Studio has grown to be one of the most popular salons in Atlanta, GA. Customers are guaranteed a genuine experience, deep concern about their hair goals and leaving happy knowing TBS has their back. 

 

In this episode Derricka & Erricka shared:

• The story behind creating Transformations Beauty Studio
• What it takes to build a reliable team
• How they go about standing out in the beauty industry
• The importance of multiple streams of income
• And they also offer their advice to other women who are experiencing trauma on how to redirect their energy into walking in their purpose
• And so much more.

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