27. If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? lisa Eldridge (she was cindy crawford's makeup artist in the 90s!)

28. What's a misconception people have about you? that i'm intimidating, i'm really friendly just a little taller than the average girl

29. How do you handle stress? i work well under pressure, it takes a lot for me to feel like I can't handle something, however under exreme duress: i hibernate

30. What's something you wish you knew when you were younger? that i won't be the tallest girl forever

31. What's a goal you're currently working towards? trying to perfect the best chocolate chip cookie recipe

32. Do you have a favorite quote? "watch me"

33. What's your favorite type of cuisine? queso + tacos + good tequila 

34. favorite kansas city guilty pleasure? dolce bakery blackout cake, french custard cookies + cream ice cream, kc cookie poppychow cookie 

35. What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday? at arrowhead stadium watching the chiefs win

36. What's the last movie that made you cry? the barbie movie

37. What's the best gift you've ever received? for my 40th birthday this year my husband wrote a list of 40 things he loves about me and i honestly think i'll never be over it 

38. what's your favorite season? i'm totally a "ber-girl" give me all the fall decor and jackets and boots

39. What's a habit you're trying to break? time on my phone but plot twist: my business is run off my phone ;)

40. How do you stay creative? scroll tik tok or instagram

41. What's the last photo you took on your phone? oh gosh, my phone is filled with clients and inspo pics, lol but my most recent photos are of my kids visiting our little baby niece and nephew

42. What's a favorite memory from childhood?a mary-kay makeup party at one of my friends houses, kind of kickstarted my love for glam

43. What's your favorite thing about yourself? my delusional blind confidence, don't tell me i can't do something

44. What's a skill you'd love to learn?
currently trying to become a golfer

45. What are your hobbies? I LOVE TO BAKE AND TRY ANY RECIPE from *BROMA BAKERY* on tiktok

46. What's the most important thing in a friendship? authenticity and an open heart

47. What's a piece of clothing you can't live without? sneakers

48. what's something you wish you were good at? design: web, interior, clothing

49. 3 truths and a lie: i was the high school homecoming queen, i am a guiness world record holder, i'm 5'10" and a half, i have a single on spotify

50. your go-to or signature perfume? nishane - hundred silent ways

51. WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU DO BEFORE GOING TO BED? TAKE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF VITAMINS AND HEALTHY DRINK CONCOCTIONS + GET OUR LITTLE OUR PUPPY, WELLER, TO BED

52.where do you see yourself in 10 years? hopefully transitioning into some type of professional coaching role
 
53. What advice would you give to someone starting out in the beauty industry? SEEK OUT AND BUILD STRONG GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR "COMPETITORS" THERE IS ENOUGH BUSINESS TO GO AROUND; yOU WILL FIND YOUR SUPPORT GROUP and believe me you are going to need it; SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE WINNING

1. what is your enneagram number?
 3w2 - i'm a helper (people pleaser?) at my core but i also am an ambitious and enthusiastic 

2. how did you get into the beauty industry? my early love of hair + makeup: watching my aunt in the 90s crimp her bangs and tease the HELL  out of them into a ball and put on 4 shades too dark of foundation and then look at me and she'd say how goodh she looked

3. What's the best way to start your day? a workout or hug from my babies

4. Coffee or tea?
  thou mayest *smooth operator* drip coffee with starbucks cinnamon dolce creamer

5. What's your favorite breakfast? my husband makes the most incredible breakfast pizza

6. What's your morning skincare routine like? 
Elemis oil cleansing balm + Vichy hyaluronic acid +     Vichy vitamin c serum + biossance squalane oil + charlotte tilbury magic cream

7. How do you stay motivated? i've never wanted to be the absolute #1 but i always have strived to be at the top or be in the group that's winning.

8. What's the most challenging part of your job? finding a balance, this is honestly the most amazing job but i also have AN amazing family who i don't want to miss out on watching them grow

9. how would you describe your personality? WARM, EXCITABLE (WILL LIKELY THROW YOU A PARADE), POSITIVE, I  CRACK MYSELF UP BUT I DON'T THINK I'M COMEDICALLY FUNNY 

10. What's your favorite book? last book you read/listened to? The nightingale / don't let her stay

11. What's a hobby you enjoy? I really enjoy playing pickleball, my mom is a pickelball pro

12. How do you unwind after a long day? epsom salt bath, super hot with an ice cold towel over my eyes and a stanley filled with icewater

13. What's your favorite travel destination? our honeymoon to st. Thomas in the Virgin Islands

14. How would you describe your personal style? athliesure/comfort, usually wearing something lululemon and usually wearing sneakers

15. Who's your style icon? jennifer aniston

16. What's your favorite fashion trend? high-waisted anything

17. What's your go-to workout? indoor cycling / treadmill tik tok  13/3/30 + madeline moves app

18. What's the last song you listened to? probably a taylor swift song (total swiftie)

19. favorite products from sephora?
 dior dream skin, fantasize mascara, giorgio armani eye tint, makeup by mario blushing viel, natasha denona eyeshadow palette, fenty $weetmouth gloss, givenchy prisme libre powder

20. must haves from ulta?
 ardell 420 + 421 lashes, youthforia chemical reaction blush, maybelline sky high mascara, drunk elephant bronzing drops

21. favorite hair tools + products?
 bioionic 1" long barrel curling iron, bablyiss titanium flat iron, sexy hair heat protecting spray, aiir dry texture spray, kenra 14 hair spray, kevin murphy angel hair shampoo + conditioner, k18 leave in treatment

22. favorite cocktail? i'm in my "mom water" era but for real cocktail i love a good caipirinha or a cosmopolitan 

23. DID YOU GO TO THE TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR? ARROWHEAD KCN2 EASILY THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE

24. FAVORITE NON-MAINSTREAM TAYLOR SWIFT SONG? ACOUSTIC VERSION OF DANCING WITH OUR HANDS TIED

25. DO YOU HAVE ANY HIDDEN TALENTS? i can do a backflip of the high dive

26. WHAT'S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE? chocolate chip pancakes with peanut butter and maple syrup

1. WHAT IS YOUR ENNEAGRAM NUMBER?
 3W2 - I'M A HELPER (PEOPLE PLEASER?) AT MY CORE BUT I AM ALSO AMBITIOUS AND ENTHUSIASTIC 

2. HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY? 
MY EARLY LOVE OF HAIR + MAKEUP: WATCHING MY AUNT IN THE 90S SHE WOULD CRIMP HER BANGS AND TEASE THE HELL  OUT OF THEM INTO A BALL AND PUT ON 4 SHADES TOO DARK OF FOUNDATION AND THEN LOOK AT ME AND TELL ME THAT SHE LOOKED  SO GOOD; SHE REALLY DID .

3. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO START YOUR DAY? 
A WORKOUT OR HUG FROM MY BABIES

4. COFFEE OR TEA?
THOU MAYEST *SMOOTH OPERATOR* DRIP COFFEE WITH STARBUCKS CINNAMON DOLCE CREAMER

5. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST? MY HUSBAND MAKES THE MOST INCREDIBLE BREAKFAST PIZZA

6. WHAT'S YOUR MORNING SKINCARE ROUTINE LIKE? 
ELEMIS OIL CLEANSING BALM + VICHY HYALURONIC ACID +     VICHY VITAMIN C SERUM + BIOSSANCE SQUALANE OIL + CHARLOTTE TILBURY MAGIC CREAM, MAYA CHIA THE SUPER BLEND

7. HOW DO YOU STAY MOTIVATED? 
I'VE NEVER WANTED TO BE THE ABSOLUTE #1 BUT I ALWAYS HAVE STRIVED TO BE AT THE TOP OR BE IN THE GROUP THAT'S WINNING.

8. WHAT'S THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOB? 
FINDING A BALANCE,....THIS IS HONESTLY THE MOST AMAZING JOB BUT I ALSO HAVE AN AMAZING FAMILY WHO I DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON WATCHING THEM MAKE CORE MEMORIES

9. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? 
WARM, EXCITABLE (WILL LIKELY THROW YOU A PARADE), POSITIVE, I  CRACK MYSELF UP BUT I DON'T THINK I'M COMEDICALLY FUNNY 

10. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? LAST BOOK YOU READ/LISTENED TO? 
THE NIGHTINGALE / IRON FLAME

11. WHAT'S A HOBBY YOU ENJOY? 
I REALLY ENJOY PLAYING PICKLE-BALL, MY MOM IS A PICKLE-BALL PRO

12. HOW DO YOU UNWIND AFTER A LONG DAY? 
EPSOM SALT BATH, SUPER HOT WITH AN ICE COLD TOWEL OVER MY EYES AND A STANLEY FILLED WITH ICE WATER

13. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATION? 
ST. THOMAS IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS!

14. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL STYLE? 
ATHLIESURE/COMFORT, USUALLY WEARING SOMETHING LULULEMON AND USUALLY WEARING SNEAKERS

15. WHO'S YOUR STYLE ICON? 
JENNIFER ANISTON

16. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FASHION TREND? 
HIGH-WAISTED ANYTHING

17. WHAT'S YOUR GO-TO WORKOUT? 
INDOOR CYCLING / TIKTOK TREADMILL  13/3/30 + MADELINE MOVES APP

18. WHAT'S THE LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO? 
PROBABLY A TAYLOR SWIFT SONG (TOTAL SWIFTIE)

19. FAVORITE PRODUCTS FROM SEPHORA?
DIOR DREAM SKIN FACE CUSION
FANTASIZE MASCARA, GIORGIO ARMANI EYE TINT, MAKEUP BY MARIO SOFT POP BLUSHING VIEL,
NATASHA DENONA EYESHADOW PALETTE IN
*NEED A NUDE*
FENTY $WEETMOUTH GLOSS
GIVENCHY PRISME LIBRE POWDER SHADE 3 ROSE

20. MUST HAVES FROM ULTA?
ARDELL 420 + 421 LASHES, YOUTHFORIA CHEMICAL REACTION BLUSH, MAYBELLINE SKY HIGH MASCARA, DRUNK ELEPHANT BRONZING DROPS, ULTA ULTRA-DARK EXPRESS TANNING MOUSSE

21. FAVORITE HAIR TOOLS + PRODUCTS?
BIOIONIC 1" LONG BARREL CURLING IRON, BABLYISS TITANIUM FLAT IRON, SEXY HAIR HEAT PROTECTING SPRAY, AIIR DRY TEXTURE SPRAY, KENRA 14 HAIR SPRAY, KEVIN MURPHY ANGEL HAIR SHAMPOO + CONDITIONER, K18 LEAVE IN TREATMENT

22. FAVORITE COCKTAIL? 
I'M IN MY "MOM WATER" ERA BUT FOR A REAL COCKTAIL I LOVE A GOOD CAIPIRINHA OR A COSMOPOLITAN 

23. DID YOU GO TO THE TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR? 
HECK YES! ARROWHEAD KCN2 EASILY THE BEST CONCERT EXPERIENCE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE

24. FAVORITE NON-MAINSTREAM TAYLOR SWIFT SONG? 
ACOUSTIC VERSION OF DANCING WITH OUR HANDS TIED

25. DO YOU HAVE ANY HIDDEN TALENTS? 
I CAN DO A BACKFLIP OF THE HIGH DIVE

26. WHAT'S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE? 
CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND MAPLE SYRUP

27. IF YOU COULD HAVE DINNER WITH ANYONE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE? 
LISA ELDRIDGE (SHE WAS CINDY CRAWFORD'S MAKEUP ARTIST IN THE 90S!)

28. WHAT'S A MISCONCEPTION PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT YOU? 
THAT I'M INTIMIDATING, I'M REALLY FRIENDLY JUST A LITTLE TALLER THAN THE AVERAGE GIRL

29. HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? 
I WORK WELL UNDER PRESSURE, IT TAKES A LOT FOR ME TO FEEL LIKE I CAN'T HANDLE SOMETHING, HOWEVER UNDER EXREME DURESS: I HAVE TO SLEEP IT OFF

30. WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU KNEW WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER? 
THAT I WON'T BE THE TALLEST GIRL FOREVER

31. WHAT'S A GOAL YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS? 
TRYING TO PERFECT THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE

32. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE?  
"WATCH ME" 

33. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CUISINE? 
QUESO + TACOS + GOOD TEQUILA 

34. FAVORITE KANSAS CITY GUILTY PLEASURE? 
DOLCE BAKERY BLACKOUT CAKE, FRENCH CUSTARD MORE COOKIES + CREAM ICE CREAM, KC COOKIE POPPYCHOW COOKIE 

35. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY? 
AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM WATCHING THE CHIEFS WIN

36. WHAT'S THE LAST MOVIE THAT MADE YOU CRY? 
THE BARBIE MOVIE

37. WHAT'S THE BEST GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED? 
FOR MY 40TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR MY HUSBAND WROTE A LIST OF 40 THINGS HE LOVES ABOUT ME AND I HONESTLY THINK I'LL NEVER BE OVER IT 

38. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? 
I'M TOTALLY A "BER-GIRL" GIVE ME ALL THE FALL DECOR AND JACKETS AND BOOTS

39. WHAT'S A HABIT YOU'RE TRYING TO BREAK? 
TIME ON MY PHONE BUT PLOT TWIST: MY BUSINESS IS RUN OFF MY PHONE ;)

40. HOW DO YOU STAY CREATIVE? 
SCROLL TIK TOK OR INSTAGRAM; PARTNER WITH MY FAVORITE CREATIVES IN TOWN FOR EPIC PHOTOSHOOTS AND GO OUTSIDE THE BOX

41. WHAT'S THE LAST PHOTO YOU TOOK ON YOUR PHONE? 
OH GOSH, MY PHONE IS FILLED WITH CLIENTS AND INSPO PICS, LOL BUT MY MOST RECENT PHOTOS ARE OF MY KIDS VISITING OUR LITTLE BABY NIECE AND NEPHEW

42. WHAT'S A FAVORITE MEMORY FROM CHILDHOOD? 
A MARY-KAY MAKEUP PARTY AT ONE OF MY FRIENDS HOUSES, KIND OF KICKSTARTED MY LOVE FOR GLAM

43. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? 
MY DELUSIONAL BLIND CONFIDENCE, DON'T TELL ME I CAN'T DO SOMETHING

44. WHAT'S A SKILL YOU'D LOVE TO LEARN?   
CURRENTLY TRYING TO BECOME A GOLFER

45. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? 
I LOVE TO BAKE AND TRY ANY RECIPE *BROMA BAKERY*  ON TIKTOK MAKES

46. WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN A FRIENDSHIP? 
AUTHENTICITY AND AN OPEN HEART

47. WHAT'S A PIECE OF CLOTHING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT? 
SNEAKERS

48. WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU WERE GOOD AT? 
DESIGN: WEB, INTERIOR, CLOTHING

49. 3 TRUTHS AND A LIE: 
I WAS HOMECOMING QUEEN,
I AM A GUINESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER,
I'M 5'10" AND A HALF,
I HAVE A SINGLE ON SPOTIFY

50. YOUR GO-TO OR SIGNATURE PERFUME? 
NISHANE - HUNDRED SILENT WAYS
+ LEDDA ORRIS 22

51. WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU DO BEFORE GOING TO BED?  
TAKE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF VITAMINS AND HEALTHY DRINK CONCOCTIONS + GET OUR LITTLE OUR PUPPY, WELLER, TO BED

52.WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? 
HOPEFULLY TRANSITIONING INTO SOME TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL COACHING ROLE
 
53. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE STARTING OUT IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY? 
SEEK OUT AND BUILD STRONG GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR "COMPETITORS" YOU WILL FIND YOUR SUPPORT GROUP; THERE IS ENOUGH BUSINESS TO GO AROUND; SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE WINNING

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