Pursuing Your Calling & Persevering with Pro Makeup Artist Andrea Walker

Andrea Walker is a mom of 2 toddlers and 1 fur baby, a Pro Bridal Makeup Artist for 8 years, a Salon & Studio Owner who is pursuing her unicorn dream at full force! She has remained authentic and driven with her brand and purpose while faced with personal and professional obstacles. 

In This Episode: 

• Doing whatever it takes to pursue your calling 
• How to grow your business in the bridal makeup industry 
• How to juggle multiple businesses while also being a mom
• The importance of taking care of your mental and physical health
• Persevering through personal and professional obstacles 

Episode Notes:

How to grow your business as a makeup artist:

• Word of Mouth/Referrals 
• The Knot
• Instagram 
• Ask for reviews from former clients 

Advice for new moms: 

• Ask for help 
• Don’t ignore your needs 
• Don’t take on the weight of the world
• Hire a babysitter, have groceries delivered, etc.

What Andrea would tell her 21 year old self:

• Say No 
• Speak Your Truth 
• Stand Up for Yourself 
• Don’t care what others think of you and your decisions 
• Don’t waste your time being around people who gossip 
• Surround yourself with with people who are positive, inspiring, pursuing goals 
• Don't Wait! 

Quotable Moments: 

“Working 40 hours a week and doing 25 to 30 weddings a year. Two full time jobs and no life but it was what I needed to do to finally separate and leave my full time job and pursue makeup full time.”

“If you stay in your comfort zone, you’re not going anywhere!”

"This is my calling. This is my purpose. This sucks right now but I know 6 months from now I will be good!"

“Don’t have the mom guilt. You need your own life! It’s hard in the first year or two to identify yourself as anything other than a mom.” 

“In order to do what you need to do. Help yourself! If that means taking one day a week to have a babysitter and getting out of the house to get work done. Prioritize what needs to be done and take a minute for yourself!” 

“Someone told me this: Your life and your priorities are like juggling a bunch of balls. Some of them are glass and some of them are plastic. You have to figure out which ones are glass and which ones are plastic and you have to be ok with dropping the ones that are plastic.” 

“Don’t give a single thought to what anyone is going to think about what you’re doing. You're not for everybody!” 

“Community over competition.”

Connect with Andrea: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreawalkermua/

The Knot: https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/andrea-walker-makeup-artistry-romeo-mi-878360