CINCINNATI (WXIX) – An Over-the-Rhine enterprise proprietor took her most cancers prognosis to launch a thriving magnificence studio whereas serving to others.
If you need an appointment at Forehead OTR on West Court docket Road it might take you a month or two to get a spot.
Honour Hook, who owns the studio specializing in Microblading, says enterprise has been booming since she opened three years in the past.
The trail to opening her personal enterprise in OTR was not a path she envisioned for herself years in the past.
Hook has all the time had a love for the sweetness trade. She moved from Cincinnati to New York when she was 17 to pursue a modeling profession, however quickly discovered she wished extra.
“Found I didn’t actually love modeling as a result of it actually wasn’t concerning the individual, the girl,” Hook defined. “It was extra concerning the superficial aesthetic and I wished to do extra within the leisure area.”
So, she packed up and moved to Chicago to check comedy and improv attempting her hand at standup. She even landed a gig on the Apollo Theater.
“For seven years, I used to be doing standup and in addition working within the magnificence trade by day,” recalled Hook. “Doing standup comedy by night time.”
Her profession was taking off; touchdown a TV contract for a feminine comedy present known as “Shelarious.”
All of it got here to a sudden halt after Hook was recognized with cervical most cancers.
“One thing that you just don’t anticipate to occur to you if you’re thriving as a 30-year-old individual,” stated Hook. “I had stars in my eyes actually. I wished to. I had plenty of goals I had plenty of targets. I used to be doing very well in my stand-up profession. I had been featured on tv and [cancer] stops your life chilly.”
To give attention to her well being, Hook moved again dwelling to Cincinnati to be with household, present process chemotherapy and radiation.
Ultimately, she returned to her roots within the magnificence trade after dropping her eyebrows to most cancers remedies.
She perfected the artwork of Microblading, turning it into a brand new profession.
Deciding to tackle a brand new threat, she opened Forehead OTR however hasn’t stopped there.
Hook lately landed a industrial spot for the brand new face of Olay.
“If there’s something you’ll be able to be taught from life, it’s to not be set in your plans as a result of your plans can change at any second and the carpet may be pulled out from beneath you,” Hook stated.
Via the ups and downs, triumphs and defeat, Hook says she appears like she’s proper the place she’s imagined to be.
“I completely love coming into this area,” Hook stated. “I really like my purchasers a lot. It’s extra than simply providing an important service. You’re providing a connection, you’re providing an expertise, and I believe that’s what makes a profitable enterprise, in order that excites me.”
Hook says her secret to success will not be being afraid to be a bit reckless and taking a threat.
She says to permit your self to be pushed by your ardour, not your worry.
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