Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship: Building Sherrell Hair Designs From the Ground Up

I’ve loved doing hair since I was 12 years old. Back then, I’d spend hours braiding my friends and family, never realizing it would one day become my purpose. In high school, I took years of cosmetology classes — learning the craft, the care, and the creativity that comes with this industry. But when it came time to decide what was “next,” I listened to what everyone else wanted for me.

My family pushed me toward college, and I’m still grateful I went. I earned my degrees, gained amazing experiences, and learned how to show up as a professional woman in this world. But deep down, that same girl who loved doing hair at 12 never went away. She was still there, quietly waiting for me to choose her again.

The real turning point came when I became a mother. Motherhood has a way of stripping you down to what’s real — it forces you to see yourself clearly. When I had my son, I realized how much of my life I had spent trying to please others instead of honoring who I truly was. Becoming a mom helped me slow down, reflect, and start embracing me — the version of me who creates, who nurtures, who gives love through her hands and heart.

Then came one of the hardest chapters of my life: going from a married mother to a single one. Divorce changes you. It humbles you, breaks you open, and rebuilds you with strength you didn’t know you had. But through that pain, I found power. I learned to depend on God in a deeper way. I learned to set boundaries, love myself harder, and stop apologizing for who I am.

That’s when Sherrell Hair Designs became more than a business — it became healing. Every client that sits in my chair reminds me that I’m walking in purpose. That my journey — from that little girl who loved braiding, to the woman who rebuilt her life — wasn’t in vain.

My story is proof that it’s never too late to return to yourself. To do what sets your soul on fire. To follow your own voice — not the world’s expectations.

If you’re reading this and you’ve been afraid to start over, I hope you know this: God has a way of bringing you right back to where you belong. And when you get there, you’ll understand why every twist, turn, and tear was worth it.

✨ Stick to what you want — not what others want from you. Because peace lives in purpose.