Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in personal care but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Valerie Mya, founder, and CEO of Spray Valet, located in Los Angeles, Miami, and Las Vegas, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Spray Valet is a mobile spray tanning company open 24/7, guaranteeing you step into your most colorful life possible. There is no one kind of Spray Valet individual. We are both loud and quiet, busy and balanced, introverted and extraverted. We are a community that connects all walks of life and encourages everyone to live their best life!
Tell us about yourself
Being an Intuitive Healer and an Entrepreneur, I am inspired by making the most of my life. I take everything I embody and use it to help all my clients in both of my businesses. I started Spray Valet many years ago when I needed a part-time job. Overnight it became a success and pointed me in the right direction of my whole soul purpose.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Seeing Spray Valet go from a side hustle to an app-based service in multiple cities has been amazing to watch. I would say my biggest accomplishment would be that I listened to myself every step of the way. I trusted the timing of it all instead of rushing the process.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Learning to take "time off." As a business owner, you don't have the luxury of clocking out and forgetting about work, and in my case, we are open 24/7, so we really don't stop. I had to learn to let go more and trust that everything was fine, and if I stopped for a bit, the company wouldn't fall apart. Of course, I found Spray Valet did better when I gave it space to breathe.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
My three tips would be to know you are the only one who can do what you do, to trust yourself over everyone, and know there is a solution and answer to everything. These three things were a game-changer for me in everything I do.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
98% of the world is not doing what their soul came to do. Every one of us has a unique soul purpose, and when you tap into it, you are bound for success. There isn't a better time to get clear on it and run towards it. The energy of the planet is supporting it now more than ever.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://sprayvalet.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprayvalet/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sprayvalet/
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